Green Day Q&A Thread

[Todd]

16 minutes ago, Boulevard of Brexit Dreams said:

I just downloaded Insomniac and Nimrod from iTunes

I've listened to them a couple of times on youtube, but i can only really recognise about half of the songs, mainly those from International Superhits

Are those albums similar to one another? Which one is more similar to Dookie?

What are the best songs from them?

Insomniac is a lot more "punk" - fast and dark. I don't know how to describe Nimrod

Here are, in my opinion, the best songs from each that you may like, excluding the Superhits songs that you already know

Insomniac:
- Armatage Shanks
- No Pride
- 86
- Stuart & the Ave
- Westbound Sign

Nimrod:
- The Grouch
- Scattered
- Platypus (I Hate You)
- Uptight
- Haushinka
- Reject
- King for a Day
- Prosthetic Head

[herewegoagain]

Oh to have the luxury of still being new to all of Insomniac and Nimrod

My two cents: listen to everything repeatedly

[Boulevard of Brexit Dreams]

50 minutes ago, herewegoagain said:

Oh to have the luxury of still being new to all of Insomniac and Nimrod

My two cents: listen to everything repeatedly

Out of the songs new to me I'm already in love with Worry Rock, Walking Alone and Uptight from Nimrod, and Bab's Uvula Who and Stuart And the Ave from Insomniac

I already loved GSB, Walking Contradiction and Hitchin' a Ride from IS

I synched my music from my phone to my mac, but for some reason Armitage Shanks didn't transfer, and now i don't have it on my mac, just my phone 

1 hour ago, Todd said:

Insomniac is a lot more "punk" - fast and dark. I don't know how to describe Nimrod

Here are, in my opinion, the best songs from each that you may like, excluding the Superhits songs that you already know

Insomniac:
- Armatage Shanks
- No Pride
- 86
- Stuart & the Ave
- Westbound Sign

Nimrod:
- The Grouch
- Scattered
- Platypus (I Hate You)
- Uptight
- Haushinka
- Reject
- King for a Day
- Prosthetic Head

I'd already listened to a few of those on YT, but most are new - thanks for the advice

[Rob]

Is it true Billie said Insomniac was their worst album? If so, does anybody have a link to the the interview he said that in..

[monkeyupinspace]

Does someone have an idea where I can find Pinhead Gunpowder fonts?

[Todd]

35 minutes ago, monkeyupinspace said:

Does someone have an idea where I can find Pinhead Gunpowder fonts?

There is a cometbus font
http://www.dafont.com/cometbus.font

[Johnsohyt23]

On ‎2014‎-‎03‎-‎04 at 0:27 AM, Liam said:

Figured it was time to restart the as the old one was getting big.

Have a random question about Green Day that you can't find answered somewhere else? Ask here and a team of highly trained and qualified specialists (note: obsessive fans) will answer. Before asking a question, I'd encourage you to search for an answer either here on the forum or on GDA. You can also browse the old Q&A topic if you wish.

hey Just wondering if anyone knows what this little this was its just under bridge on Billie's guitar it looks like a man but I don't know what it really is could anyone help... its just above the input jack

[deadair]

Does anybody know which Ryan Adams song or songs off his album Rock n Roll did Billie sing backing vocals on?

[Jonas01]

Why don't GD Youtube channel publish more live footage from the tour? and whyyyyy canæt we just get a new promo team... It's just awful. 

[MillenniumFan]

I agree with you and I'd love to go on about it. However, it's kind of pointless to do so, because it won't change anything. I think sadly for the time being we'll have to put this issue aside and except it tbh. I will try to reach out to / contact Green Day and give them feedback on, as well as suggestions for their promotional team. However, I kind of doubt that this will change anything and we fans don't get to dictate what Green Day does. But again, I will put forward my concerns and suggestions. If you would like to do the same fell free to do so, the more people comment, the more they might realize that they're doing something wrong. 

Other than that though, there's not much / if anything we can do... 

 

[Ham Pascale]

On 12.06.2017 at 7:04 AM, velvetgrass said:

Does anybody know which Ryan Adams song or songs off his album Rock n Roll did Billie sing backing vocals on?

Billie Joe sang backing vocals on Do Miss America.

[okotavio]

Does anyone know if Idiot Nation announces pre-sale for concerts at the same time Green Day release its tour dates?

My and my friends are kinda freaking out about not getting Pre-sale for the LatAm tour after renewing our memberships 

[Beerjeezus]

On 19. 6. 2017 at 10:24 PM, Otávio Vidal said:

Does anyone know if Idiot Nation announces pre-sale for concerts at the same time Green Day release its tour dates?

My and my friends are kinda freaking out about not getting Pre-sale for the LatAm tour after renewing our memberships 

IN presale should be announced together with the normal presale I believe... at least I remember it was that way last year for the European dates in January. IN presale wasn't announced for Prague and then it also didn't happen (thank you GD - spared me 20 bucks ) so it looks like they're not doing it.  But the problem is you never know with them, could be a mistake and they announce it later, could be a plan, could be they forgot IN exists.

Question:

I was going though the GDA scans section and couldn't find an article that I remember reading there years ago. It was a short interview with Billie that must have been from some time between the Nimrod era and AI. I remember it includes a photo of him in his king robe, and I believe he began to wear it in 2000-something. Anyway, I remember it was super cringey. The writer asked him about King For A Day and then kept asking him weird personal questions that Billie refused to answer. Anyone knows what I'm talking about? It's been years since I saw it so I really don't recall any details except that it was WEIRD. I still cringe when I remember it.

[AimieeSmith]

Does anyone know why Mike only has 2 amps now compared to his 6 black ones used on some of the AI and 21st BD Tours ?   he used at BIAB i think

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Beerjeezus]

^i wonder how many of them were actually on 

Looks like some a bit bigger amps + heads...I don't think there's much of a difference in his sound so the effect he gets from the two is similar 

[MillenniumFan]

@AimieeSmith

Aren't you comparing Apples with Oranges here though? I mean, the picture from the top seems (to me) to be from one of the club tour shows, so a much smaller concert venue, where there isn't any need for such a large amp/head set-up. The picture underneath from 2009 (or possible 2010) is more likely in an Arena or Stadium...

 

 

EDIT: 

Yes, in Arenas, Stadiums or Festivals he still uses a larger set-up (obviously):

2013:

2017:

 

[Hermione]

8 hours ago, Jane Lannister said:

IN presale should be announced together with the normal presale I believe... at least I remember it was that way last year for the European dates in January. IN presale wasn't announced for Prague and then it also didn't happen (thank you GD - spared me 20 bucks ) so it looks like they're not doing it.  But the problem is you never know with them, could be a mistake and they announce it later, could be a plan, could be they forgot IN exists.

Question:

I was going though the GDA scans section and couldn't find an article that I remember reading there years ago. It was a short interview with Billie that must have been from some time between the Nimrod era and AI. I remember it includes a photo of him in his king robe, and I believe he began to wear it in 2000-something. Anyway, I remember it was super cringey. The writer asked him about King For A Day and then kept asking him weird personal questions that Billie refused to answer. Anyone knows what I'm talking about? It's been years since I saw it so I really don't recall any details except that it was WEIRD. I still cringe when I remember it.

Were they interviewing him over the phone and Billie eventually hung up because he was so annoyed by the questions? I remember one like that.

[AimieeSmith]

@MilleniumFan  Sorry i meant he's using 3 now for stadium shows etc but in 2009 he used 6 for stadium shows . Also Billie and Jason had that black amp with the skull logo on with 6 squares  now they only use 4  squares ....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

@Jane Lannister i can never really hear this bass in any of their live performances - that's maybe why then haha

[Beerjeezus]

1 hour ago, Hermione said:

Were they interviewing him over the phone and Billie eventually hung up because he was so annoyed by the questions? I remember one like that.

I don't think so or at least don't remember him hanging up but that sounds interesting. What were they asking him? 

[Hermione]

1 hour ago, Jane Lannister said:

I don't think so or at least don't remember him hanging up but that sounds interesting. What were they asking him? 

Annoyingly I can't remember, he found the subject tiresome so it was possibly about punk. I know the interviewer was really obnoxious about it and scoffing about the fact he'd hung up. I tried to find it but I couldn't. It's a shame because it used to be really easy to find loads of old interviews on random sites or typed up by fans just by searching for bits of phrases in quotes or putting in Green Day interview and a year but so many of them are gone now because a lot of those sites no longer exist. GDA is great for scans but it was fun to search interesting quotes to find the interviews they were from.

[pouty bitch]

This might seem a bit early , but I was just wondering when you think we'll get album 13? (That is, if they decide to make another album, which is extremely likely because they are loving the whole RevRad era and there's no signs of them stopping anytime soon.)

Usually, we get a GD album at least every 3 years, apart from Warning to AI (4 years, probably due to the fact they were working on C&V before they decided to do AI), AI to 21stCB (5 years, probably due to Foxboro Hottubs and the success of AI) and trilogy to RevRad (probably due to Billie's personal issues, Britt's cancer etc).

So do you think we'll get album 13 within the next 3 years or nah?

[Christian's Inferno!]

33 minutes ago, G-L-O-R-I-A said:

This might seem a bit early , but I was just wondering when you think we'll get album 13? (That is, if they decide to make another album, which is extremely likely because they are loving the whole RevRad era and there's no signs of them stopping anytime soon.)

Usually, we get a GD album at least every 3 years, apart from Warning to AI (4 years, probably due to the fact they were working on C&V before they decided to do AI), AI to 21stCB (5 years, probably due to Foxboro Hottubs and the success of AI) and trilogy to RevRad (probably due to Billie's personal issues, Britt's cancer etc).

So do you think we'll get album 13 within the next 3 years or nah?

It depends on the type of album. If it's another rock-opera type album like AI or 21CB (Or if they wanted to make another trilogy ), I think the gap between RevRad and the next album will be a long time. If they want to make another simpler album like RevRad, I don't think the gap between albums will be too long, maybe 2-3 years.

The reason the gap between AI and 21CB was so long was because 21CB was their biggest and most ambitious album to date combined with the amount of touring and appearances they did for AI and the Foxboro Hot Tubs. The reason for the gap between the trilogy and RevRad was because of the numerous issues the band faced during that time. So assuming the album is a simpler album like RevRad and the band don't face any health problems etc. I think the next album will come sooner than most of the others

I'd say Billie has already written some stuff that will appear on the next album as he tends to be always writing new stuff. I do hope they at least try some new things on the next album though because as great as RR is, it doesn't seem to break any new ground for the band, not many new sounds

And I think they will make a new album. I can't see them stopping, they seem to love what they do

[pacejunkie punk]

After being derailed for a time, I think they are ready to focus on the band again and with the success of RevRad and this tour, I'm hoping they go right into the studio next year.  At this point in their career, they've achieved everything they've set out to achieve and the pressure should be off (to the extent it can ever be knowing Billie).  It seems like they're just enjoying themselves a lot more now so the songs should come more easily.  In the past I think the pressure of writing a hit album or following up another hit album messed with their heads a bit and slowed them down.  So I'm hoping for a new album by early 2019.  Just don't overthink it, Billie! 

So here's a question from me: What the heck is that tattoo of on the back of Billie's right forearm that looks like a photobooth strip? It's been making me crazy, I can't tell who it's of.  I need a detailed explanation of many of his tats (Some I know, like Be Silently Drawn. I love the story behind that one).

Edited June 24, 2017 by pacejunkie punk
added a q

[pouty bitch]

10 minutes ago, pacejunkie punk said:

So here's a question from me: What the heck is that tattoo of on the back of Billie's right forearm that looks like a photobooth strip? It's been making me crazy, I can't tell who it's of.  I need a detailed explanation of many of his tats (Some I know, like Be Silently Drawn. I love the story behind that one).

The photo strip is of Adrienne.

[pacejunkie punk]

Just now, G-L-O-R-I-A said:

The photo strip is of Adrienne.

Thanks. Do you know anything more about the story behind it?