Random Green Day Thoughts

[Vintage Disciple]

13 hours ago, jengd said:

For me, without going to much into fangirl territory, I really have a thing for Billie’s look during 21St BD tour, particularly the red striped pants/black shirt with badges combo. I have liked all their looks, including (although initially surprised by) AI which has, of course, become iconic.  I also really liked the Foam look when I thought Billie and Mike particularly looked amazing.  

Me too!  I love his 21st CBD tour look, but also his AI, Rev Rad, Longshot, FOAM.  I think Rev Rad was especially amazing because they all looked so happy and relieved.

[That Dude]

On 11/2/2022 at 1:15 PM, cav9mm said:

Here is a question?

 

What do you think Green Day’s peak era was in terms of style. My late mom used to frequently comment on how they had such a good sense of style and fashion.

 

What  era do you think they were best “turned out” or what era do you just like the way they dressed at that time ?

 

For me , The Nimrod era .  

 

 

This is the question I've been waiting for!

Definitively 2007, with the denim clothing and black and white polka dot scarves.  

Saints Are Coming / Simpsons / Working Class Hero are the greatest thing the guys have ever done and they did it in denim.

The new record should  be called Done It In Denim.

 

[Little Boy Named Booze]

I'm a huge Super Mario 64 speedrunning fan on Twitch and someone's playing with a FOAM shirt. I can understand a Dookie one or a AI one. But FOAM is a first.

[Lenny]

On 11/2/2022 at 1:15 PM, cav9mm said:

Here is a question?

 

What do you think Green Day’s peak era was in terms of style. My late mom used to frequently comment on how they had such a good sense of style and fashion.

 

What  era do you think they were best “turned out” or what era do you just like the way they dressed at that time ?

 

For me , The Nimrod era .  

 

 

Pre-Dookie era where Billie had the dreadlocks

 

7 hours ago, Little Boy Named Booze said:

I'm a huge Super Mario 64 speedrunning fan on Twitch and someone's playing with a FOAM shirt. I can understand a Dookie one or a AI one. But FOAM is a first.

bro its you

[redline punk]

believe it or not but one of my favorite hobbies is doing this kind of thing. very amateur but it's fun

https://youtu.be/6mVksuME1rw

[That Dude]

A bit clickbaity, but totally legit.   No lawsuit though, Haha

 

[That Dude]

I am ranking all studio albums by Green Day, the Tubbies and The Network all in one list.  It's tough, and my takes are the hottest thing since molten lava.....

1.        American Idiot

2.        Nimrod

3.        Warning

4.       Money Money 2020 Part 1

5.       Stop, Drop and Roll

6.       Revolution Radio

7.        Dookie

8.        Uno

9.        Father of All…

10.   21st Century Breakdown

11.    Money Money 2020 We Told Ya So

12.    Tre

13.   Dos

14.    Insomniac

15.    39/Smooth

16.     Kerplunk

[dreamykatie]

On 11/2/2022 at 10:15 AM, cav9mm said:

Here is a question?

 

What do you think Green Day’s peak era was in terms of style. My late mom used to frequently comment on how they had such a good sense of style and fashion.

 

What  era do you think they were best “turned out” or what era do you just like the way they dressed at that time ?

 

For me , The Nimrod era .  

 

 

I also really like the Nimrod era. The photoshoots are iconic, their style was on point, and I love how Billie looks in the music videos. (Yes even Good Riddance, even tho he hurt his mouth the day before)

I also love how they look during Warning era, especially how Billie looked in the Waiting music video, with the denim jacket. There are some polaroids that were taken on the set of him that are some of my all-time fave pics of his.

Also, honestly, this transitional/pre-1972 Era. They all look great but again, Billie looks amazing. So glad he's finally embracing his natural salt and pepper hair now. 

[pcj]

On 11/5/2022 at 11:24 PM, That Dude said:

I am ranking all studio albums by Green Day, the Tubbies and The Network all in one list.  It's tough, and my takes are the hottest thing since molten lava.....

1.        American Idiot

2.        Nimrod

3.        Warning

4.       Money Money 2020 Part 1

5.       Stop, Drop and Roll

6.       Revolution Radio

7.        Dookie

8.        Uno

9.        Father of All…

10.   21st Century Breakdown

11.    Money Money 2020 We Told Ya So

12.    Tre

13.   Dos

14.    Insomniac

15.    39/Smooth

16.     Kerplunk

Respect, a really cool list. I'm sure album position numbers will vary from each GD fan for many individual reasons, maybe emotional vs quality, which is cool.

As I've said before, for emotional reasons, I'd have to promote Kerplunk to first please, as the album's release started my GD journey. 39/Smooth second. I'd promote Insomniac also behind Warning. It's so difficult ranking GD coz they are so good, always.

[Little Boy Named Booze]

Time of Your Life in S1E7 of The Midnight Club was strange.

[That Dude]

Just finished the writing stage of my deep dive on Jason White video, and learned a lot during researching.

On his podcast interview, he was asked if he had any say on his level of involvement with Green Day, because the interviewer had been a touring guitarist for his friends Portugal The Man, and they were hesitant to hire friends full time because so many friends hadn't worked out.

I loved Jason's response to this.  He said he's not the best guitar player Green Day could get.  He was asked to do it because he WAS such good friends with Billie, and that he has grown closer with the other guys over the years.

And as for being "the fourth", he said he never really was an official member.  It's always gonna be Billie, Mike, Tre. That the trilogy simply required more of a live recording style than the other records, and he allowed the recording to go faster. 

What a cool cat.  Possibly smoother than Dirnty himself.

 

[pcj]

2 hours ago, That Dude said:

Just finished the writing stage of my deep dive on Jason White video, and learned a lot during researching.

On his podcast interview, he was asked if he had any say on his level of involvement with Green Day, because the interviewer had been a touring guitarist for his friends Portugal The Man, and they were hesitant to hire friends full time because so many friends hadn't worked out.

I loved Jason's response to this.  He said he's not the best guitar player Green Day could get.  He was asked to do it because he WAS such good friends with Billie, and that he has grown closer with the other guys over the years.

And as for being "the fourth", he said he never really was an official member.  It's always gonna be Billie, Mike, Tre. That the trilogy simply required more of a live recording style than the other records, and he allowed the recording to go faster. 

What a cool cat.  Possibly smoother than Dirnty himself.

 

As you say he's a long time friend of Billie Joe. If my memory serves me right Jason was the guy with the girl going to house occupied by old guy in wheelchair in video When I Come Around? Always admired his guitar playing adding to band's sound at live shows as support lead guitarist. And at live sessions like AOL in 2004

Still I considered him unofficial 4th member of band. Super cool guy.

Joined PG in 1994 for Carry the Banner album to replace Mike Kersch who left sadly as GD had signed to major label to release Dookie 

 

Edited November 8, 2022 by pcj
Additional thought

[That Dude]

JASON WHITE IS....

 

[Queenforaday6]

Cherry spice and everything nice wasn't made for only girls 

On 11/2/2022 at 3:04 PM, pacejunkie punk said:

One of my singular favorite looks of theirs was the way they dressed in the When I Come Around video.  Billie's thrift store sweater and Dickies, Mike's bondage belt and punk hair, they all look laid back, cool and amazing.

I love their style on American Idiot and also on Walking Contradiction clip, especially Billie. That beard is quite a charm.

[That Dude]

I tried to imagine the most ridiculous album ranking possible for Green Day.   Is there anyone on the planet that ranks Green Day in this way?   I don't think so, Tim. 

1.       Father of All…  (best album)

2.       Dos

3.       Tre

4.       Uno

5.       Warning

6.       Insomniac

7.       Revolution Radio

8.       39/Smooth

9.       Kerplunk

10.   21st Century Breakdown

11.   Nimrod

12.   American Idiot

13.   Dookie  (worst album)  

[That Dude]

Listeing to "The Saints Are Coming" on Spotify.   The live version, because it is the meaning of life.   

Anyway, Spotify is as bad at lyrics at the Rev Rad booklet because it says that Bono sings "Trump On Shorty" when he is clearly references Trombone Shorty.  

Oh my.  

Trump on Shorty.     What the freak.   Trump on Shorty.   Give me a break.   You gotta be kidding me.  gotta be kidding me.     Trump on shorty.    

 

 

[pcj]

IN REMEMBRANCE

 

50 years ago today, November 16, 1972, Jason Andrew Relva was born. He became a childhood friend of Mike Dirnt. Sadly, he died following injuries he sustained in a car accident on April 18, 1992. He was 19 years old.

Mike wrote the song entitled J. A. R. in remembrance of him.

In the song, Mike is talking about his friend who is now gone and about what it makes him feel. He’s saying that this death made him face the fact that he’s mortal and his life could end any second. Mike is saying that he’s living life just like his friend did, but now his friend is gone and maybe he didn’t give all that he could, but it’s too late now.

 

My friend drove off the other day, now he’s gone and all they say

Is “you got to live cause life goes on…”

But now I see I’m mortal too, I can’t live my life like you

Got to live it up while life goes on

 

And I think it’s all right

That I do what I like

‘Cause that’s the way I want to live

It’s how I give, and I’m still givin’…

 

And now I wonder ‘bout my friend, if he gave all he could give

‘Cause he lived his life like I live mine

If you could see inside my head, then you’d start to understand

The things I value in my heart

 

And I think it’s all right

That I do what I like

‘Cause that’s the way I want to live

It’s how I give, and I’m still givin’…

 

You know that I know that

You’re watchin’ me!

 

And I think it’s all right

That I do what I like

‘Cause that’s the way I want to live

It’s how I give, and I’m still givin’…

 

 

Got to make a plan, got to do what’s right

Can’t run around in circles if you wanna build a life

But I don’t want to make a plan for a day far away

While I’m young and while I’m able, all I want to do is…

R.I.P.

It was first heard as an acoustic demo later that year. The song appeared again on the Dookie demos in 1993 at Art of Ears and Dancing Dog studios. It later featured on the soundtrack to the movie Angus in 1995 and released as 7” single.  It featured on the greatest hits collection International Superhits 2001, and the live album Awesome as Fuck 2011.

 

 

[jengd]

Has anyone been able to find a Green Day 2023 calendar yet, I can’t find one?

[That Dude]

I ranked the songs of American Idiot as a warm up to ranking EVERY SONG.  Oh boy, I'ma end up with blood shot eyes...Let me know your Idiot ranking.


Letterbomb
Holiday
Jesus of Suburbia
American Idiot
Wake Me Up When September Ends
Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Whatshername
Extraordinary Girl
Homecoming
Give me novocaine
She is a Rebel
Are we the waiting
St. Jimmy

[pcj]

6 hours ago, That Dude said:

I ranked the songs of American Idiot as a warm up to ranking EVERY SONG.  Oh boy, I'ma end up with blood shot eyes...Let me know your Idiot ranking.


Letterbomb
Holiday
Jesus of Suburbia
American Idiot
Wake Me Up When September Ends
Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Whatshername
Extraordinary Girl
Homecoming
Give me novocaine
She is a Rebel
Are we the waiting
St. Jimmy

Wow! Every song? That's gonna be well hard mate.

I've been scratching head with just this album, holy shit this is my 5th go, here goes.

Holiday.

Boulevard of Broken Dreams

Whatshername.

American Idiot.

Give Me Novocaine.

She's A Rebel.

Jesus of Suberbia.

Homecoming.

St. Jimmy.

Extraordinary Girl.

Wake Me Up When September Ends.

Are We The Waiting.

Letterbomb.

Awe shit, I'm going back to play the album again. I may be back and edit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[That Dude]

1 hour ago, pcj said:

Wow! Every song? That's gonna be well hard mate.

I've been scratching head with just this album, holy shit this is my 5th go, here goes.

Holiday.

Boulevard of Broken Dreams

Whatshername.

American Idiot.

Give Me Novocaine.

She's A Rebel.

Jesus of Suberbia.

Homecoming.

St. Jimmy.

Extraordinary Girl.

Wake Me Up When September Ends.

Are We The Waiting.

Letterbomb.

Awe shit, I'm going back to play the album again. I may be back and edit.

 

It's extremely hard to rank the Idiot songs, right?  I kept feeling a bit basic having the single so high up, but gosh darn they are incredible.   The only song that isn't aging well for me is St. Jimmy.   I actually sick of him, lol.    All the other ones are absolute gold.  

Yeah, I don't know if every green day song ever is possible to rank.   I've got my Top 60, I believe and that list took FOREVER to figure out.   

[pcj]

17 minutes ago, That Dude said:

It's extremely hard to rank the Idiot songs, right?  I kept feeling a bit basic having the single so high up, but gosh darn they are incredible.   The only song that isn't aging well for me is St. Jimmy.   I actually sick of him, lol.    All the other ones are absolute gold.  

Yeah, I don't know if every green day song ever is possible to rank.   I've got my Top 60, I believe and that list took FOREVER to figure out.   

All songs from studio albums, all side projects, covers and unreleased demos. Only about 300+, no prob's. End of the week ok.🤩

[That Dude]

Listening to American Idiot today and noticed something for the first time. 

In Nobody Likes You, the word "go" is echoed. 

and then in Whatshername, the word "go" is also echoed.   

Have I just made the coolest discovery of all time or what?  

Should this be turned into a 90 minute YouTube video?  

 

3 hours ago, pcj said:

All songs from studio albums, all side projects, covers and unreleased demos. Only about 300+, no prob's. End of the week ok.🤩

November 20th.   I'll sit here until then.   

And I want the fictional songs in there as well.    Every fake tracklisting, every joke-song Tre cool has muttered to himself while buying ugli fruit at Trader Joes. 

That song Mike is humming in the shower right now. 

I actually do plan on trying it, but they do have an excessive amount of music, lol.   Maybe studio albums, but gosh darn Shenanigans is better than most of their discography.   and some of the live cuts are better than the studio versions.   Green Day really make everything difficult.   

 

 

[solongfromthestars]

19 hours ago, That Dude said:

I ranked the songs of American Idiot as a warm up to ranking EVERY SONG.  Oh boy, I'ma end up with blood shot eyes...Let me know your Idiot ranking.

Letterbomb
Holiday
Jesus of Suburbia
American Idiot
Wake Me Up When September Ends
Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Whatshername
Extraordinary Girl
Homecoming
Give me novocaine
She is a Rebel
Are we the waiting
St. Jimmy

Ranking every song is a challenge I might accept while procrastinating (and it's a fun idea so you should make a thread for it!), but for now:

• Homecoming
• Letterbomb (the only reason this isn't #1 is because I've overplayed it)
• Whatsername
• Jesus of Suburbia
• She's a Rebel
• Are We the Waiting
• Give Me Novacaine
• Wake Me Up When September Ends
• American Idiot
• St. Jimmy
• Boulevard of Broken Dreams (would be higher if I hadn't heard it 3243490090435845 times)
• Holiday (would also be much higher if I hadn't heard it 3243490090435845 times)
• Extraordinary Girl

[pcj]

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