Blasphemy & Genocide: Unpopular Green Day Opinions, Part 2

[Z J]

I still think 39/Smooth is objectively their worst work, but there are some neat little melodies and harmonies tossed in there.

With better vocal and guitar production, and perhaps some quality control (seeing as its a large compilation), then I think it could best any album from the trilogy.

[The Disappearing Boy]

Basically, this is the best thread on the forum

[Certified Nimrod]

Well at least it didn't do the same thing as 99 Revolutions and bring the whole thing back up months after it stopped being relevant

It was probably relevant when it was written, though.

Well most people are pessimists so it makes sense.

I must insist on being a pessimist, etc.

You beat me to it

I still think 39/Smooth is objectively their worst work, but there are some neat little melodies and harmonies tossed in there.

You better hope that Todd doesn't see that

[AlissaGoesRAWR]

exactly I mean "is it Salvation? Or an escape from discontent? Will she find her name in the Californian cement" cmon

Love, love, love that song.

I think the song definitely has an ability to connect with women more than men, given the female character. In my opinion, especially since he's a dude, Billie's really good at third-person storytelling from a woman's perspective, i.e. She, Maria, Extraordinary Girl, etc., and I never realized until now that's probably why I connect with those songs so much, despite them being considered "weaker" songs by some men.

[Guest]

She is my favourite Green Day song.

[Guest]

She is my favourite Green Day song.

Who is?

[Guest]

Who is?

you're mum lololol

[Certified Nimrod]

She is my favourite Green Day song.

You like Green Day?

[Spike]

It was probably relevant when it was written, though.

What use is that if no one can hear it?

[Certified Nimrod]

What use is that if no one can hear it?

What?

[Guest]

you're mum lololol

no u

[Spike]

What?

It's pointless a song being relevant when they write it if it takes them so long to release it that no one cares anymore.

[AlissaGoesRAWR]

She is my favourite Green Day song.

It's the first song that made me bawl when I saw them live. Felt no real attachment to it before that. Now I cry like every time I hear it.

[Z J]

It's pointless a song being relevant when they write it if it takes them so long to release it that no one cares anymore.

I think the song's content/theme and Billie's statements on the matter are of the kind that hold a place in a class war that very much is still present in the US, OWS movement be damned.

[Spike]

I think the song's content/theme and Billie's statements on the matter are of the kind that hold a place in a class war that very much is still present in the US, OWS movement be damned.

You're probably right, it's just hard to separate the two given that everyone knows that's what it's meant to be about, y'know?

[Z J]

You're probably right, it's just hard to separate the two given that everyone knows that's what it's meant to be about, y'know?

Oh I agree, the song should have been released as a single closer to the time of the movement. But I think that 99 Revs, like Holiday and AI before it (not that it can hold a candle to those two, but the commonality is there ), contains themes that still hold weight beyond the context of the era it was intended for.

[Spike]

Oh I agree, the song should have been released as a single closer to the time of the movement. But I think that 99 Revs, like Holiday and AI before it (not that it can hold a candle to those two, but the commonality is there ), contains themes that still hold weight beyond the context of the era it was intended for.

Out of curiosity, would you add Know Your Enemy to that list?

[Z J]

Out of curiosity, would you add Know Your Enemy to that list?

Uhhh erm

yes

I mean who doesn't need to know their enemy raw ham?

Kidding

[JOE THE X-KID]

Love, love, love that song.

I think the song definitely has an ability to connect with women more than men, given the female character. In my opinion, especially since he's a dude, Billie's really good at third-person storytelling from a woman's perspective, i.e. She, Maria, Extraordinary Girl, etc., and I never realized until now that's probably why I connect with those songs so much, despite them being considered "weaker" songs by some men.

I agree, dunno why it's considered one of the weaker tracks though, I think it's one of the stronger ones haha

[Z J]

I agree, dunno why it's considered one of the weaker tracks though, I think it's one of the stronger ones haha

The way I see it, that album is so stacked (like AI) that it can still be a strong track even though it iis considered to be in the bottom half of the album quality wise.

I think Stuart and The Ave is atop Insomniac far and away.

[Anaïs.]

I think Stuart and The Ave is atop Insomniac far and away.

That's a close second for me, but—Unpopular Opinion time—my favorite song from that album has to be "Jaded". Really, it's its being coupled to "Brain Stew" that makes it so great. The metaphor a previous poster made is apt: playing "Brain Stew" and then skipping "Jaded" is like having sex without the orgasm. You spend all of "Brain Stew" getting used to the slow bump-and-grind tempo, it stretches out longer and longer, and then, just when you're about to get sick of it—BUM-BADA-BADUM-BUMBUM-BADA—the new guitar riff gives you just barely enough warning to recognize that the something different is about to happen before the full guitar, bass, and drums hit your ears like an assault. And the lyrics are brilliant—"I'm taking one step sideways, leading with my crutch/Got a fucked-up equilibrium/Count down from nine to five, hooray we're gonna die!/Blessed into our extinction" is one of my favorite lyrics Billie's ever done.

[JOE THE X-KID]

That's a close second for me, butUnpopular Opinion timemy favorite song from that album has to be "Jaded". Really, it's its being coupled to "Brain Stew" that makes it so great. The metaphor a previous poster made is apt: playing "Brain Stew" and then skipping "Jaded" is like having sex without the orgasm. You spend all of "Brain Stew" getting used to the slow bump-and-grind tempo, it stretches out longer and longer, and then, just when you're about to get sick of itBUM-BADA-BADUM-BUMBUM-BADAthe new guitar riff gives you just barely enough warning to recognize that the something different is about to happen before the full guitar, bass, and drums hit your ears like an assault. And the lyrics are brilliant"I'm taking one step sideways, leading with my crutch/Got a fucked-up equilibrium/Count down from nine to five, hooray we're gonna die!/Blessed into our extinction" is one of my favorite lyrics Billie's ever done.

c'mon the best has to be Panic Song

[Anaïs.]

c'mon the best has to be Panic Song

Oh, totally, "Panic Song" is far and away its best song objectively; "Jaded" is just my favorite.

[Guest]

That last 30 seconds of Panic Song is utterly dreadful though. If they'd ended it before that it would have been perfect, but nope they had to tack on a pointless piece of crap at the end. Ruined it.

[The Disappearing Boy]

Stuart and the Avenue. Best of an average bunch.