Random Green Day Thoughts

[Dakke]

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[Second favourite son]

Amy is a much more powerful song when you realise it's a song about someone who tragically struggled with alcohol, being sung by someone who was really struggling with alcohol himself.

[UNICORN VOMIT]

1 hour ago, Second favourite son said:

Amy is a much more powerful song when you realise it's a song about someone who tragically struggled with alcohol, being sung by someone who was really struggling with alcohol himself.

I have never thought about it that way - but you are so right.  I always wondered why BJ felt compelled to write a song about Amy but had never met her.

[stories and songs]

On September 12, 2016 at 5:11 AM, Hermione said:

I love Green Day so much right now! I never really took a break from them, like I would still listen to Uno Dos and Tre quite often and the odd other song or album and be talking about them here all the time, but for a couple of years I was listening to other music more and wasn't super excited about them. Hearing Bang Bang and now knowing I'll see them live has made them the number one thing I want to listen to every day again for the first time in a long time and it's so great! Loving listening to every album and watching videos and falling in love with them again  

I feel this 100 percent. I don't think I'll ever be completely on a break from them—they're always on my mind in some capacity, even if they're in the very back. They're more a part of me than anything else I can think of, to be honest—they've shaped so much of who I have grown to be over the years. But after tying my identity to this band for a very long time, for the better part of 2013—2015 I took time to be me without them for the first time since I was a tween. I fell in love with things that weren't linked to them in any way—I discovered artists I adore in totally different genres and visited new places without Green Day as my backing soundtrack. My happiness that was sustained over those two years had nothing to do with them, and it was an absolutely wonderful experience. I basically became an "adult" without them—I graduated college, got a full time job doing something I love, etc. They were always with me in little ways, of course, but big things happened during that time that they weren't in the forefront for. 

At the time it wasn't a conscious decision to take a break from them—after the last concert I went to I just wasn't feeling it anymore, and knew it was time to leave things be for a while. But looking at it now, I can say it was one of the best decisions I could've subconsciously made. Because now they're back, and I'm back, and things feel like no time has passed at all, and yet everything is so different in the best of ways. Over the years, as I've grown up and as Green Day has grown up, we've kept growing into one another. I think that's something very special—the fact that this band who came into my life when I was an angsty middle schooler has been through hell with me, and I've been through hell with them, and now we're on the other side somehow fitting together better than ever. 

[UNICORN VOMIT]

@Jane Lannister good luck with getting your tickets.

[Beerjeezus]

9 hours ago, Tinkle said:

@Jane Lannister good luck with getting your tickets.

Thank you so much, dear! 

Today mom and I were running some errands and she absolutely insisted that we ask in the ticket show what spot they would recommend us in the venue. I'm not posting here so much because I want to make sure my internet is fast tomorrow (stupid data limits) but please have no doubt, I'm getting ready for the fight!  

[Chin for a Day]

1 hour ago, Jane Lannister said:

Thank you so much, dear! 

Today mom and I were running some errands and she absolutely insisted that we ask in the ticket show what spot they would recommend us in the venue. I'm not posting here so much because I want to make sure my internet is fast tomorrow (stupid data limits) but please have no doubt, I'm getting ready for the fight!  

Remember you have Billie's favorite fan pulling for you!!  YOU WILL GET TICKETS, because you are my favorite teen that is not my own!!!

[Beerjeezus]

9 hours ago, Scattered Wreck said:

Remember you have Billie's favorite fan pulling for you!!  YOU WILL GET TICKETS, because you are my favorite teen that is not my own!!!

 I know my freaking out is absolutely over the top but can't help it haha. I was almost delirious with anxiety at one point, then I played Misery on guitar for an hour straight. 

[Chin for a Day]

2 minutes ago, Jane Lannister said:

 I know my freaking out is absolutely over the top but can't help it haha. I was almost delirious with anxiety at one point, then I played Misery on guitar for an hour straight. 

Your freaking out is perfectly understandable.  I am hoping to get up tomorrow morning to find out you got tickets. 

[Beerjeezus]

Just now, Scattered Wreck said:

Your freaking out is perfectly understandable.  I am hoping to get up tomorrow morning to find out you got tickets. 

well, so do I!

[stories and songs]

Whenever I feel confused or upset about something, I always write it out to get my thoughts straight. I just came across a file on my computer that I wrote right after "Oh Love" was released, and I totally forgot I wrote it but it's alarmingly accurate for everything that would come after. It just talks about how the band felt kind of distant to me, how Billie wasn't acting like himself, and something felt broken and different, but I couldn't figure out what it was and it frustrated me. The whole trilogy of albums idea didn't really ring true to me, and I just wasn't connecting at all with what they were saying and doing. I blamed it on myself at the time—I figured after several years of them being away, maybe I was just taking extra time getting used to them being around again. I was trying to convince myself that I love this band and that three albums was an awesome thing, but I couldn't get excited, and I didn't know why. 

I'm not trying to brag about having psychic abilities (), I was just really taken aback reading it. What struck me the most, though, was that I was terrified I'd never feel the same about them again. I wish I could go back and tell myself it'll get worse before it'll get better, but when it gets better it will be the best. 

[Beerjeezus]

^it felt strange to me as well. I attribute to the fact that I was kind of underwhelmed with Oh Love and the promotion they were doing seemed insincere and meh. 

[UNICORN VOMIT]

2 hours ago, Jane Lannister said:

^it felt strange to me as well. I attribute to the fact that I was kind of underwhelmed with Oh Love and the promotion they were doing seemed insincere and meh. 

How did you go with tickets? 

[Chin for a Day]

2 minutes ago, Tinkle said:

How did you go with tickets? 

Yes, where is she???  I was hoping to wake up to good news

[Beerjeezus]

1 hour ago, Tinkle said:

How did you go with tickets? 

 

1 hour ago, Scattered Wreck said:

Yes, where is she???  I was hoping to wake up to good news

I got them! 

It's difficult to express these feelings but I don't think it has fully dawned on me yet. I've been a fan for almost 7 years and over that time, "seeing Green Day" has become something that "surely would happen sometime" but it has always been such an abstract wish - like when people say they'll make a trip to somewhere really fancy or buy an expensive car but never really act on it. It's really awesome I'm finally past this stage.

When I pick up the tickets I'll have to display them somewhere so I can stare at them all the time to remind myself I'm not dreaming! 

[Thatsername]

6 hours ago, dolce_amore93 said:

Whenever I feel confused or upset about something, I always write it out to get my thoughts straight. I just came across a file on my computer that I wrote right after "Oh Love" was released, and I totally forgot I wrote it but it's alarmingly accurate for everything that would come after. It just talks about how the band felt kind of distant to me, how Billie wasn't acting like himself, and something felt broken and different, but I couldn't figure out what it was and it frustrated me. The whole trilogy of albums idea didn't really ring true to me, and I just wasn't connecting at all with what they were saying and doing. I blamed it on myself at the time—I figured after several years of them being away, maybe I was just taking extra time getting used to them being around again. I was trying to convince myself that I love this band and that three albums was an awesome thing, but I couldn't get excited, and I didn't know why. 

I'm not trying to brag about having psychic abilities (), I was just really taken aback reading it. What struck me the most, though, was that I was terrified I'd never feel the same about them again. I wish I could go back and tell myself it'll get worse before it'll get better, but when it gets better it will be the best. 

Maybe you have a talent in predicting the future, I would try playing the lottery more often But you're absolutely right, somewhere in another thread I wrote something similar. I saw GD 2012 in Konstanz about 3 weeks before Uno was released and there was something very strange about that show. Something aggressive I hadn't known so far from my favourite band. The day after that show Billie got into hospital in Italy, and some weeks later iHeart happened... There was a strange vibe from the moment they announced the trilogy, I somehow felt it but only just realized it when iHeart happened. And although I really, really love many of the trilogy-songs, they will always leave a slightly bad taste in my mouth. But now everything's different. And we can be so, so proud of them

[Private Ale.]

I love the live version of "Amy" and can't make it through the studio version. I used to think his voice got old but this song made me realize it was more about vocal effect or production or whatever. It was basicly someone else's fault.I remember feeling excited about Stray Heart and Amy live  and both ended up being better than studio versions. i think Green Day's crew are not so great ,or "were" i should say. All the artwork,production,mixing was so shitty. It's like Green Day let them fuck the band up.

[Dakke]

1 hour ago, Private Ale. said:

I love the live version of "Amy" and can't make it through the studio version. I used to think his voice got old but this song made me realize it was more about vocal effect or production or whatever. It was basicly someone else's fault.I remember feeling excited about Stray Heart and Amy live  and both ended up being better than studio versions. i think Green Day's crew are not so great ,or "were" i should say. All the artwork,production,mixing was so shitty. It's like Green Day let them fuck the band up.

The demo versions and live performance of the Trilogy songs were far superior to the album versions. They overdid it with the vocal filters (which date back to AI, but were severely annoying on the Trilogy records) and generally the instruments simply sounded too clean. As for GD fucking it up, we all know how bad Billie's situation was at the time they recorded the whole thing and it's quite stunning they actually managed to record some good songs and do a pre-release tour before Billie crashed. He just wasn't himself and nobody really turned things around when things got out of hand, which Cavallo as producer should have done but neglected to. Their crew consisted largely of the same people (Chris Lord-Alge, who mixed all records post-Dookie, Cavallo, who produced all their Reprise albums but 21CB, Chris Dugan, their sound engineer etc) who simply followed BJ's direction and vision and we got the Trilogy, the result and victim of delusion, misguided choices and random lyrics and songs thrown together. Those were dark years, but thankfully it changed them for the better.

[stories and songs]

Wow @Dakke, that hit me hard. Good analysis of how everything slowly but surely spun out of control. I wish such dark times were avoided, but in a way it feels like it all needed to happen this way. They couldn't sustain themselves the way they were headed. Trying to constantly out-do themselves, working hard constantly as to not dry up—I mean, that's admirable work ethic and I love how dedicated they are, but it gets to a point where it's obsessive instead of mere hard work. I'm so happy that they're able to look at everything that went down now that they're on the other side of it and have such a healthy perspective. I love how much they love what they do, and how hard they try to put the best of themselves out there all the time. But not at their personal expense. They're more important. I get the impression that after going through this, they understand that THEY mean more to their fans than a timetable of when they should put out a new record, or if their next record will top the one that came before. We're here because we love their music, but we need them to stick around for a long, long time in order to provide that music. They're not going to lose us when they need time for themselves. 

[Dakke]

2 minutes ago, dolce_amore93 said:

Wow @Dakke, that hit me hard. Good analysis of how everything slowly but surely spun out of control. I wish such dark times were avoided, but in a way it feels like it all needed to happen this way. They couldn't sustain themselves the way they were headed. Trying to constantly out-do themselves, working hard constantly as to not dry up—I mean, that's admirable work ethic and I love how dedicated they are, but it gets to a point where it's obsessive instead of mere hard work. I'm so happy that they're able to look at everything that went down now that they're on the other side of it and have such a healthy perspective. I love how much they love what they do, and how hard they try to put the best of themselves out there all the time. But not at their personal expense. They're more important. I get the impression that after going through this, they understand that THEY mean more to their fans than a timetable of when they should put out a new record, or if their next record will top the one that came before. We're here because we love their music, but we need them to stick around for a long, long time in order to provide that music. They're not going to lose us when they need time for themselves. 

You have expressed my very thoughts with the right words. It's great to see that they can put the whole era in perspective. Only due to those recent interviews I realized how bad things were going post 21 CB and how Billie was basically pushing himself to the brink of collapse. 

[stories and songs]

When I have children one day, I am fully intending on taking them to Green Day concerts and sharing my love of the band with them. So it's not up for discussion–the guys need to be around and healthy so I can show them off to my future kids. I'm not taking no for an answer. 

[Beerjeezus]

6 minutes ago, dolce_amore93 said:

When I have children one day, I am fully intending on taking them to Green Day concerts and sharing my love of the band with them. So it's not up for discussion–the guys need to be around and healthy so I can show them off to my future kids. I'm not taking no for an answer. 

Oh yeah, this. I want to annoy my future husband with babbling about how good Billie looks in his 70s. 

[zeldachick14]

Sometimes i wonder if billie's personality rubbed off on me, or if i became so in love with green day because we have similar personalities.

[tresexy101]

28 minutes ago, zeldachick14 said:

Sometimes i wonder if billie's personality rubbed off on me, or if i became so in love with green day because we have similar personalities.

Zelda, I think it could be both... If you're a huge fan of someone - sometimes you emulate their personalities..   I'm a huge fan of Green Day and I like to be like Tre Cool sometimes (crazy, weird, funny) but then when it comes to my work - well, I'd get fired acting like Tre.  I suggest that since your only 17 and you  feel your comfy in your personality - continue being you and LIVE IT UP BILLIE,  I mean Zelda

[zeldachick14]

6 hours ago, tresexy101 said:

Zelda, I think it could be both... If you're a huge fan of someone - sometimes you emulate their personalities..   I'm a huge fan of Green Day and I like to be like Tre Cool sometimes (crazy, weird, funny) but then when it comes to my work - well, I'd get fired acting like Tre.  I suggest that since your only 17 and you  feel your comfy in your personality - continue being you and LIVE IT UP BILLIE,  I mean Zelda

I think you hit it right on the head. Thanks