ChelseaDagger Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 I find it interesting that so many people don't seem to enjoy Oh Love very much. I can understand why, but for some reason that song just got under my skin in a profound way. I was in tears the first time I heard it, and I'm sure it'll choke me up when I see it live in less than 2 weeks. I agree with you....I got goosebumps when I heard it the first time. I really really love that song! But I guess I can see why people wouldn't enjoy it very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Nuclear Family: 89.375 Stay the Night: OMG INIFINITY Carpe Diem: 92.307 Let Yourself Go: 652.4 Kill the DJ: 3.14159 Fell for You: 85.3 Loss of Control: 87.2 Troublemaker: OMG like -12 Angel Blue: 88.936 Sweet 16: 116.8 Rusty James: 158.3 Oh Love: 79.85 Rated very scientifically, thank you very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvrman Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Yes and if you checked back I already said that I hit the wrong quote, I was reinforcing you earlier post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21stcenturyidiot Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 I've listened to 1/2 so far. Bloody social life, thoughts so far? Amazing. least favourite? Fell for you. best? Nuclear family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homero Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 I've listened to 1/2 so far. Bloody social life, thoughts so far? Amazing. least favourite? Fell for you. best? Nuclear family you already posted this haha Sweet 16 is such a big surprise! I wasn't very impressed with the shitty recording we had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen. Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 I think people would like Oh Love a lot more if it had not been a single. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillieJoeObsesser Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Love everything on this album!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dallasthemenace Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 off topic for a second......man, some of the folks here give 'idiot club' a literal meaning. either educate yourself on a matter, or at least brush up on it. otherwise, go back to the things you know, and shut the fuck up about the things you DONT know about. dont preach like youre a goddamn authority when you admit that you know next to nothing about a topic. some of these posts almost hurt to read, theyre so ignorant. not naming names, not pointing fingers, just venting as a result of too much stupidity ingested by my eyes. that being said, i think the record is kinda weak overall. i love it just the same, but its not quite as magnificent as id hoped. but im reserving total judgement until i can go through all 37 songs continuously to hear it as one collection, not broken into 3 chapters. but there definitely some gems on the record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dookmeister333 Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dallasthemenace Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 no requests like that allowed here man. theyll revoke your green card (i love bad puns) take some initiative, think of some keywords, and get to googling.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Even though Sweet 16 is my least favorite song on the album, I don't think it's a bad song at all, it just doesn't really grab me. It kind of pats me on the head and keeps walking. There's not a single song on this album to skip, I love it when that happens. Kill the DJ even makes me dance now when at first I wasn't impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uhleckseee Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 This has probably been said by someone else on the thread, but I haven't read the entire thread, so apologies in advance just in case. I fucking get this album. It took me a few listens, but I get it. This is just about aging in general. Growing more mature, growing more distant from people, growing closer to others. Lost loves, clinging onto old memories (and finally giving them peace in your mind), and not wanting to miss anything else because things keep going....regardless of whether or not you want them to. These guys still want to live life screaming, never wanting to stop ("like a merry-go-round"), and they know that they've gotten far because they're the last motherfuckers standing in their court. This album is comfortable for them since they're already up in stardom. They're in history with their music. They're still pushing their own boundaries, but they've become content with who they are and what they do, and this album illustrates that beautifully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irrlicht Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Kill the DJ: 3.14159 If you use Pi for your rating, where's the fucking number of Euler? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarcasm Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 I rate this album 42. I still hate the stupid countdown in Nuclear Family though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irrlicht Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 I rate this album 42. I still hate the stupid countdown in Nuclear Family though. you mean at a scale of 10? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieces of Truth Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 I rate this album 42. I still hate the stupid countdown in Nuclear Family though. 42 out of bacon? Good choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarcasm Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 you mean at a scale of 10? on a scale of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather. Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 I still hate the stupid countdown in Nuclear Family though. I agree... I like the final quick "5 4 3 2 1" but the preceding part I'm just impatiently waiting for it to end It's still one of my favorite songs on the album though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homero Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 This has probably been said by someone else on the thread, but I haven't read the entire thread, so apologies in advance just in case. I fucking get this album. It took me a few listens, but I get it. This is just about aging in general. Growing more mature, growing more distant from people, growing closer to others. Lost loves, clinging onto old memories (and finally giving them peace in your mind), and not wanting to miss anything else because things keep going....regardless of whether or not you want them to. These guys still want to live life screaming, never wanting to stop ("like a merry-go-round"), and they know that they've gotten far because they're the last motherfuckers standing in their court. This album is comfortable for them since they're already up in stardom. They're in history with their music. They're still pushing their own boundaries, but they've become content with who they are and what they do, and this album illustrates that beautifully. love your review (I agree completely), and your sig Mad Men rocks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastard of 1967 Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Ok, since everyone's getting their rating game on, here's mine (1-100 scale with C=70+, B=80+, A=90+): Nuclear Family: 90 Stay the Night: 92 Carpe Diem: 93 Let Yourself Go: 95 Kill the DJ: 83 Fell for You: 82 Loss of Control: 80 Troublemaker: 85 Angel Blue: 98 Sweet 16: 88 (*Edit - raised from 83 after I figured out the theme -- read on below!) Rusty James: 93 Oh Love: 94 Best: Angel Blue (98) "Worst" (but still good!): Fell For You (82) Overall: 90 (A-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dallasthemenace Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 I still hate the stupid countdown in Nuclear Family though. yeah, pretty much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuridookie Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Obviously i like, has a different sound but it is beautiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Disappearing Boy Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 See now that Green Day has released it on their official SoundCloud, my rule of only listening to official releases is being tested. I shall resist, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastard of 1967 Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 This has probably been said by someone else on the thread, but I haven't read the entire thread, so apologies in advance just in case. I fucking get this album. It took me a few listens, but I get it. This is just about aging in general. Growing more mature, growing more distant from people, growing closer to others. Lost loves, clinging onto old memories (and finally giving them peace in your mind), and not wanting to miss anything else because things keep going....regardless of whether or not you want them to. These guys still want to live life screaming, never wanting to stop ("like a merry-go-round"), and they know that they've gotten far because they're the last motherfuckers standing in their court. This album is comfortable for them since they're already up in stardom. They're in history with their music. They're still pushing their own boundaries, but they've become content with who they are and what they do, and this album illustrates that beautifully. Beautiful! I think we can extend this further in anticipation of the "party from hell" that iDos! is setting up to be. Speaking from the perspective of another Billie Joe Armstrong-aged geezer, growing old is indeed a huge theme here -- I think it permeates all 12 songs on the album, even the curmudgeonly Kill the DJ (which, as I've mentioned before, I anticipate is going to get turned on its head in Nightlife next album). It revisits two questions from Nimrod from a new perspective: What happens when you get too old to be punk anymore (The Grouch); and what happens when "I Love You" just isn't enough (Redundant)? At the end of iUno!, Oh Love ratchets that tension up to the breaking point. Our nameless narrator is in the throes of a midlife crisis -- introspective, alone, deserted by friends and feeling abandoned by even the loved ones he's currently in timeworn relationships with, reminiscing about friends and lovers long gone, and feeling like there's still gotta be something better out there -- the urge to break free from it all, consequences be damned, and go exploring some deep, dark thrills just because he can (blowing up his Nuclear Family in a "bad comedy" of errors is fine and dandy just so long as there's a slice of the action in it for him!) His heart's on the loose, alright, and it's ready to unload -- right into iDos!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anja Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 I find it interesting that so many people don't seem to enjoy Oh Love very much. I can understand why, but for some reason that song just got under my skin in a profound way. I was in tears the first time I heard it, and I'm sure it'll choke me up when I see it live in less than 2 weeks. This is exactly what it did to me! The song really got me from the very first time I heard it and it was even more overwhelming when I heard it live. It's a song you have to listen to LOUD. The intro guitars just sound so epic and Billie's voice gives me goosebumps. I wish more people would see the beauty of this song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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