The Disappearing Boy Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Warning is like Insomniac for me - not bad, but I've never really been able to get into it. Warning does have Misery though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermione Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 I'm almost certain I read in an interview that it was about an Italian guy who was so good at fashion they had to shoot him. Oh no wait, I'm getting interviews confused with episodes of Father Ted. Billie said he saw Tre wearing a t shirt that had "fashion victim" and bullet holes on it right after Gianni Versace was murdered and it caught his attention because it was such an extreme statement, and made him want to write a song called Fashion Victim. The lyrics aren't about Versace though, aside from the reference in that one phrase. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z J Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 And honestly, your top five list makes my top five list of your top five lists. Is there some sort of banner for this? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted July 8, 2014 Author Share Posted July 8, 2014 Is there some sort of banner for this? There clearly should be. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ifmemoryserves Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 i've never understood why people love misery so much. i skip it almost every time. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Certified Nimrod Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 rest I'd actually put the opening of JOS up there, it's an odd one though because it sounds so much better when isolated it's unreal. Prove it. i've never understood why people love misery so much. i skip it almost every time. Same. I used to like it, but I just think it's boring now. I hope no one murders me for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Fuzz Posted July 8, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted July 8, 2014 i've never understood why people love misery so much. i skip it almost every time. Hah, I didn't realize what thread I was in and thought this was a general statement not related to Green Day. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted July 8, 2014 Author Share Posted July 8, 2014 Prove it. Alright. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzz Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Alright. That's awesome. The "I don't care, if you don't care" reminds me a lot of Billie's accent more prominent in the 90s. The "I sound like an Englishman impersonating an American impersonating an Englishman." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Certified Nimrod Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Alright. Those voice effects bother me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ifmemoryserves Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Hah, I didn't realize what thread I was in and thought this was a general statement not related to Green Day.HAH i wish that was the case Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted July 8, 2014 Author Share Posted July 8, 2014 That's awesome. The "I don't care, if you don't care" reminds me a lot of Billie's accent more prominent in the 90s. The "I sound like an Englishman impersonating an American impersonating an Englishman."My favourite bit is the first verse, it seems more full of vitriol in isolation for some reason. I also love how prominent the harmonies are, it really shows off how important they are to the song. Those voice effects bother me.Those voice effects are on all through the entire album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Certified Nimrod Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Those voice effects are on all through the entire album. They sound fine with other instruments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daughter.of.Rage.and.Love Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 The whole echoing thing sounds weird when it's isolated. But this did remind me of how much I love the sound of Billie's voice on AI. Prob my favourite album when it purely comes down to the sound of his voice. Esp on 21stCB (and on the Trilogy) he started singing in a different way, and I don't like that sound as much as I like his voice on AI. And also previous albums, but AI is like his peak. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Disappearing Boy Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 i've never understood why people love misery so much. i skip it almost every time.I guess cos at the time it was one of their most unusual songs. It still is in a way and it has a really cool beat. Also, it tells a story quite clearly, for a change. They sound fine with other instruments.It's a bit grating on the isolated vocal tracks, but on the proper album, the thick guitars and other instruments drown it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat1308 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 I love Warning. It might not be their best album but it has some of the bands best songs on it (Blood Sex and Booze, Church on Sunday, Waiting, Macy's Day Parade among them) and I love the way Billie's voice sounds. I can see what the band was going for with that record and it's a shame that they never really took that sound any further. Just like I said before, I think Green Day was at the top of their form around the Nimrod-Warning era (I'd also include AI in here). Musically it might be all over the place as Ceadog said, but I think that type of leeway allows the band to shine more than if they were forcing themselves to stick with one theme. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DookieLukie Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 The whole echoing thing sounds weird when it's isolated. But this did remind me of how much I love the sound of Billie's voice on AI. Prob my favourite album when it purely comes down to the sound of his voice. Esp on 21stCB (and on the Trilogy) he started singing in a different way, and I don't like that sound as much as I like his voice on AI. And also previous albums, but AI is like his peak. Totally agree. It seemed deeper and more violent. 21CB was too high for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anaïs. Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Late to the Warning party, but here's my piece--it's my third-favorite GD album after AI and Nimrod. Production is a bit on the tinny end, but unlike Ceadog I think the songs are a pretty consistent quality (Hold On has grown on me a ton and the vocals save Fashion Victim). I'd actually argue it's more of a clusterfuck than Nimrod in terms of consistent sound (Nimrod sounds pretty even throughout with the exceptions of Last Ride In, Take Back, King for a Day and Good Riddance), but to me consistent sound matters less than consistent quality, which Warning has in spades. It's definitely not your typical Green Day album, and not one I'd show to someone I was trying to get into the band for the first time, but overall it's one of their best. Totally agree. It seemed deeper and more violent. 21CB was too high for me. No one listens to me, but I always say Billie sounds like a chipmunk on parts of the title track. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 No one listens to me, but I always say Billie sounds like a chipmunk on parts of the title track. No one listens to you because you're wrong The last chorus of The Static Age, on the other hand... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anaïs. Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 No one listens to you because you're wrong The last chorus of The Static Age, on the other hand... Oh yes. C'mon, tell me those "working class hee-row!" bits don't sound unnatural. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 Oh yes. C'mon, tell me those "working class hee-row!" bits don't sound unnatural. They do sound touched up but I wouldn't say they're particularly chipmunk like. They've never particularly stood out to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Oh yes. C'mon, tell me those "working class hee-row!" bits don't sound unnatural. you're overthinking this, Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anaïs. Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 you're overthinking this, Graham I'm not thinking about it at all, though; it's always bugged me even before I knew to care about such things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myinsanescenario Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Im just gonna say it: as much as jason is part of the band I don't consider him a member of Green Day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mar Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Late to the Warning party, but here's my piece--it's my third-favorite GD album after AI and Nimrod. Production is a bit on the tinny end, but unlike Ceadog I think the songs are a pretty consistent quality (Hold On has grown on me a ton and the vocals save Fashion Victim). I'd actually argue it's more of a clusterfuck than Nimrod in terms of consistent sound (Nimrod sounds pretty even throughout with the exceptions of Last Ride In, Take Back, King for a Day and Good Riddance), but to me consistent sound matters less than consistent quality, which Warning has in spades. It's definitely not your typical Green Day album, and not one I'd show to someone I was trying to get into the band for the first time, but overall it's one of their best. No one listens to me, but I always say Billie sounds like a chipmunk on parts of the title track. Warning is just a pleasant album to listen to for me. It's something I can listen to no matter the mood I'm in ... but tbh, I do think its sound is pretty consistent, which is why it's such a playable album. I never really liked to listen to Nimrod in full because it jumps around so much, it's a shuffle album for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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