Random Green Day Thoughts

[Slash]

13 hours ago, DookieLukie said:

Anyone notice that Billie wears his guitar higher now?

Its not that much higher 

[Beerjeezus]

Sometimes he would slouch too much when playing. It's not the best position for singing and he probably doesn't want to have a hump on his back either. 

[End Of The World]

Random: the bridge in Outlaws it's VERY similar to the end of Restless Heart Syndrome. 

[Wretched & Divine]

Another amusing anecdote about my mum and Green Day  I was telling her about Matty Healy (lead singer in The 1975) being pulled onstage to play bass at a Green Day concert when he was a kid/teenager.

Me: Matty was onstage with Green Day when he was a kid
Mum: What? How old is he?
Me: 27
Mum: ... when did Green Day form?
Me: Uh. In the 80s.
Her: How old is Billie?
Me: Um, 43? 44?
Her: HOW LONG AGO DID WE SEE THEM?! 
Me: The first time? Eleven years ago. Or seven years ago for the second time.

She then proceeded to have a bit of a meltdown and demanded I show her a recent photo of Billie, which she was incredulous about and thought was from the AI era 

[Beerjeezus]

11 minutes ago, Wretched & Divine said:

She then proceeded to have a bit of a meltdown and demanded I show her a recent photo of Billie, which she was incredulous about and thought was from the AI era 

Reminds me of how BIAB was on TV a while ago and mom was like "wow he looks good for a 50-year-old!" I told her he was 33 at the time and she said: "he looked good back then and he looks good now!"

[Wretched & Divine]

4 minutes ago, Jane Lannister said:

Reminds me of how BIAB was on TV a while ago and mom was like "wow he looks good for a 50-year-old!" I told her he was 33 at the time and she said: "he looked good back then and he looks good now!"

😂😂😂 A 50 year old! Bless. I love parents.

[Beerjeezus]

1 minute ago, Wretched & Divine said:

😂😂😂 A 50 year old! Bless. I love parents.

It's a family joke by now.  I don't know how exactly it started because it's been years but I think we saw him on TV and mom joked that I like old bands and dad said "no he's young, he's young like me" and since then, Billie has been as old as my dad no matter his actual age. In fact, he's permanently 50 in this household. 

[StuckWithRob]

Random thought... when Billie Joe changes the lyrics of Holiday to "pulverize the Donald Trump tower" it doesn't really make sense, as the original lyrics: "pulverize the Eiffel towers" relates to how the Bush government discredited nations such as France who opposed the Iraq War and would destroy anything that gets in the way. So the new phrase doesn't really fit with the other lyrics. If you're sarcastically suggesting to "Sieg Heil to the president Gasman" etc. you should also suggest not to pulverize but to perhaps popularize/legitimize Trump towers, but then the next line "who criticize your government" doesn't fit with the re-write either. So while I like Billie Joe's attempt to modernize the song, it doesn't really work. As much as the American Idiot songs still resonate today, in the detail they very much belong to an anti-Bush rather than anti-Trump perspective.

[strangestat]

2 hours ago, Rob716 said:

Random thought... when Billie Joe changes the lyrics of Holiday to "pulverize the Donald Trump tower" it doesn't really make sense, as the original lyrics: "pulverize the Eiffel towers" relates to how the Bush government discredited nations such as France who opposed the Iraq War and would destroy anything that gets in the way. So the new phrase doesn't really fit with the other lyrics. If you're sarcastically suggesting to "Sieg Heil to the president Gasman" etc. you should also suggest not to pulverize but to perhaps popularize/legitimize Trump towers, but then the next line "who criticize your government" doesn't fit with the re-write either. So while I like Billie Joe's attempt to modernize the song, it doesn't really work. As much as the American Idiot songs still resonate today, in the detail they very much belong to an anti-Bush rather than anti-Trump perspective.

Dude, I had the same thought. I did a cover of holiday for an event earlier this year, I modernized it by saying "sieg heil to the president trump man" which I thought made way more sense.

[StuckWithRob]

34 minutes ago, strangestat said:

Dude, I had the same thought. I did a cover of holiday for an event earlier this year, I modernized it by saying "sieg heil to the president trump man" which I thought made way more sense.

Yes - that's a much better suggestion! Is there any way we can contact Billie Joe?

[Beerjeezus]

2 hours ago, Rob716 said:

Yes - that's a much better suggestion! Is there any way we can contact Billie Joe?

I've got his number. 

[grene cniht]

6 hours ago, strangestat said:

Dude, I had the same thought. I did a cover of holiday for an event earlier this year, I modernized it by saying "sieg heil to the president trump man" which I thought made way more sense.

That's very cool too but Trump Towers are actually a thing so "pulverize the Donald Trump Towers" sounds way more powerful to me, no matter if the point of view gets a little bit confused.

[21guns&novacaine]

I forgot how much I loved this until it came up in my reccomended. Haven't seen this in years! 

 

[findsolaceinrock]

Random thought..I never really liked the studio version of the song American Idiot...the intensity and anger of the lyrics do not really present themselves in the music (the vocals especially). Fortunately, the first time I listened to that song, it was in Bullet in a Bible, when I was watching American Idiot live on YouTube. I was completely mind-blown by raw power of that song, and how the people cheering during the solo actually made it sound like a revolution. Even now, I always listen to the live version, and I almost always skip the album track of American Idiot. Seriously, compare the music and vocals of this- 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSa8H7eIKaM

to this-

Although I know that most of you would have seen these already, I urge to listen to then one more time.

[RedundantIdiot]

On ‎09‎/‎11‎/‎2016 at 9:23 PM, Wretched & Divine said:

Mum: ... when did Green Day form?
Me: Uh. In the 80s.

When I had the above conversation with my Mum, she said ''so are GD in their 60's''!!

She couldn't believe it when I told her that they're 43/44 years old 

[UNICORN VOMIT]

I haven't listened to any interviews - have I missed anything important - I did see the cello answer👍

[Beerjeezus]

13 minutes ago, Tinkle said:

I haven't listened to any interviews - have I missed anything important - I did see the cello answer👍

Not much happened, they mostly talked about the election. 

12 hours ago, findsolaceinrock said:

Random thought..I never really liked the studio version of the song American Idiot...the intensity and anger of the lyrics do not really present themselves in the music (the vocals especially). Fortunately, the first time I listened to that song, it was in Bullet in a Bible, when I was watching American Idiot live on YouTube. I was completely mind-blown by raw power of that song, and how the people cheering during the solo actually made it sound like a revolution. Even now, I always listen to the live version, and I almost always skip the album track of American Idiot. Seriously, comp

 

Although I know that most of you would have seen these already, I urge to listen to then one more time.

Me neither...I'm not a big fan of that song anyway. Live versions are better though. I tend to skip it too but I do like the transition from it to Jos 

[PursuitOfEpicness]

On 11/11/2016 at 4:15 AM, findsolaceinrock said:

Random thought..I never really liked the studio version of the song American Idiot...the intensity and anger of the lyrics do not really present themselves in the music (the vocals especially). Fortunately, the first time I listened to that song, it was in Bullet in a Bible, when I was watching American Idiot live on YouTube. I was completely mind-blown by raw power of that song, and how the people cheering during the solo actually made it sound like a revolution. Even now, I always listen to the live version, and I almost always skip the album track of American Idiot. Seriously, compare the music and vocals of this- 

it's funny you say that because whenever I listen to the live version that is what is in my head when i think of the song. I didn't realize how much more it actually resonates with me because I usually like studio versions better but you have a good point. Just like when I listen to the live version of JOS that stays with me more too. Certain songs when I think of them the broadway version actually comes to me like Too Much Too Soon.

[bouncingoffthewallbja]

On 8 November 2016 at 8:11 PM, End Of The World said:

Random: the bridge in Outlaws it's VERY similar to the end of Restless Heart Syndrome. 

Nice observation! I never really noticed that before!!!

[End Of The World]

1 minute ago, bouncingoffthewallbja said:

Nice observation! I never really noticed that before!!!

And, I don't know if you agree, but in that part I feel like it was a Muse song (as I have already said in another thread). I mean, powerful toms and snare and changes between guitar and bass are so Muse-like.

[bouncingoffthewallbja]

9 minutes ago, End Of The World said:

And, I don't know if you agree, but in that part I feel like it was a Muse song (as I have already said in another thread). I mean, powerful toms and snare and changes between guitar and bass are so Muse-like.

Yeah, now that you mention it, I do get that sort of Muse vibe in places!!!

[lizziebix]

So I showed hubby the Still Breathing video when it came out.  Thought he didn't like the song (not sure about the video).   But he came home from work telling me that the local alternative radio station played it and he really liked it. 

[Lone]

31 minutes ago, lizziebix said:

So I showed hubby the Still Breathing video when it came out.  Thought he didn't like the song (not sure about the video).   But he came home from work telling me that the local alternative radio station played it and he really liked it. 

Was on my way out this evening and heard Still Breathing on the radio as well. Then on our way back, about an hour and a half later, the same station played it again. It's starting!

[AlissaGoesRAWR]

On 11/10/2016 at 9:08 AM, Rob716 said:

Random thought... when Billie Joe changes the lyrics of Holiday to "pulverize the Donald Trump tower" it doesn't really make sense, as the original lyrics: "pulverize the Eiffel towers" relates to how the Bush government discredited nations such as France who opposed the Iraq War and would destroy anything that gets in the way. So the new phrase doesn't really fit with the other lyrics. If you're sarcastically suggesting to "Sieg Heil to the president Gasman" etc. you should also suggest not to pulverize but to perhaps popularize/legitimize Trump towers, but then the next line "who criticize your government" doesn't fit with the re-write either. So while I like Billie Joe's attempt to modernize the song, it doesn't really work. As much as the American Idiot songs still resonate today, in the detail they very much belong to an anti-Bush rather than anti-Trump perspective.

I don't know, Trump criticizes the current state of the government a lot and personally I'd like to pulverize him (as would many Americans), so maybe it still works?

[21guns&novacaine]

On 11/9/2016 at 3:23 PM, Wretched & Divine said:

Another amusing anecdote about my mum and Green Day  I was telling her about Matty Healy (lead singer in The 1975) being pulled onstage to play bass at a Green Day concert when he was a kid/teenager.

Me: Matty was onstage with Green Day when he was a kid
Mum: What? How old is he?
Me: 27
Mum: ... when did Green Day form?
Me: Uh. In the 80s.
Her: How old is Billie?
Me: Um, 43? 44?
Her: HOW LONG AGO DID WE SEE THEM?! 
Me: The first time? Eleven years ago. Or seven years ago for the second time.

She then proceeded to have a bit of a meltdown and demanded I show her a recent photo of Billie, which she was incredulous about and thought was from the AI era 

It's a known fact that Billie is immortal and immune to the ravages of time.