WhiteTim Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 I love Insomniac made my love for Green Day bigger Dookie was good but when I bought Insomniac first week on cassette man my first GD concert was the Insomniac tour My only complaint on Insomniac is the vocals being buried part 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauli Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 How..? It's musically one of the best things they've ever done. Very simple but it's an awesome arrangement. I find it quite boring melodically. The arrangement is good, though. Especially the long intro. But the melody is quite predictable. I am no way saying its bad though- I just don't get why you all praise it so much. Another thing about Insomniac. The lyrics are good. And sometimes I see opinions how early Green Day-so to say- pre-AI- was merely only a tongue-cheek band that didn't take anything seriously. There are some humorous elements for sure and I no way am against that- quite the opposite honestly. But what amazes me, even on Dookie, behind that cover there can be found quite serious, if you get it, overtones. That is even more true when it comes to Imsomniac. I may laugh at those lyrics, in a good way, but those themes are real. Panic attacks, insomnia, maturation and so on. Which is why, when some dump ass rocj journalist categorises Green Day as a joke band, I get irritated. Its ok not to like something, for sure, but I have never get how Green Day somehow is less real than other bands. Since honestly, their lyrics are good. Of course, only a fool cares about things like that, but then again, everybody is a fool sometimes and now it is my turn (again ) but how does something become less real if it is not utterly serious? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Disappearing Boy Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 And then Babs Uvula Who is ASKJFHSADLHFAESKHRO*#$U@O#UOIWQJRWEIAHFS SEVERUS$NAPESANDILIFHSLIAFJEWO(UR(WIRRP#OKO@#J$WOUNDUP 'SEVERUS$NAPE' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOE THE X-KID Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Would it be wrong of me to say that Nimrod has the best production out of all of their albums. The bass is fat and warm. The guitar has a lot of punch and bite without overpowering the bass, and the drum kit has tons of punch and aggression without being overly bright or compressed. The vocals also sit nicely in the mix. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Disappearing Boy Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 While we're talking about lyrics, it's worth mentioning nimrod; easily some of Billie's best. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlissaGoesRAWR Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Are you guys serious right now? Westbound Sign? OH DON'T EVEN. yes westbound sign i'll fight u bro I got you, bro. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 OH DON'T EVEN. I got you, bro. Let's do this. Westbound Sign vs Bab's Uvula - let's fight! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anaïs. Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 'SEVERUS$NAPE' Can't take credit for that one; Tom made the joke months ago. Though the dollar sign was my idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Disappearing Boy Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Listened to Insomniac earlier and some of my favourite lyrics came from Bab's Uvula Who: 'RNGJSNJSNOE84*y*£JIFMKMDFKLSDFKJKJANNUMALLWOUNDUP' 'MISWEFNEF38198*"U80e-2nIFEL'BWEJSNFJAKEPANNICATAAAHHK' 'IFJKASOFNJAJEFU)U£E£FLKM{KFPOK!LKD)!ANMABBLUPRESSUREIZEEEEEEEYYEE' 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Pitting Westbound Sign against Bab's Uvula Who would be like making Stephen Hawking box with Muhammed Ali. Yeah, Westbound Sign would win easily, I see what you're saying 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Pitting Westbound Sign against Bab's Uvula Who would be like making Stephen Hawking box with Muhammed Ali. Stephen Hawking fires a laser from his S.C.I.E.N.C.E.B.I.T.C.H. Wheelchair and opens a black hole above Ali. Ali is sucked in, Hawking wins in the first round. Ali wakes up in an alternative dimension where Tré Cool is regarded as the greatest lyrical mind of his generation, and pizza taste like eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anaïs. Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Ali wakes up in an alternative dimension where Tré Cool is regarded as the greatest lyrical mind of his generation You're saying he's not? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted July 23, 2014 Author Share Posted July 23, 2014 Let's do this. Westbound Sign vs Bab's Uvula - let's fight! Ha, don't be ridiculous. The best song they've ever done vs Westbound Sign? Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Disappearing Boy Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 You're saying he's not? Exactly. 'Want you to spank me and call me naughty' is one of the best lines ever written. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted July 24, 2014 Author Share Posted July 24, 2014 Exactly. 'Want you to spank me and call me naughty' is one of the best lines ever written. That line pales into insignificance next to "Put a belt sander against my skin, yee-haw." 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klytaemnestra Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 How could it be the best line ever written when you've got the tender, emotive "Nibble on my dick like a rat does cheese"? tre didn't write that line though (apologies if i just ruined a joke) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klytaemnestra Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 oh goddamit. you learn something new every day yeah like a rat does cheese was pieced together from different rap songs iirc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Disappearing Boy Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 That line pales into insignificance next to "Put a belt sander against my skin, yee-haw." How could it be the best line ever written when you've got the tender, emotive "Nibble on my dick like a rat does cheese"?Two great examples! Proves the point even more; Tre Cool is probably the greatest lyricist of the 20th and 21st century. Or indeed any century. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlissaGoesRAWR Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Ha, don't be ridiculous. The best song they've ever done vs Westbound Sign? Lol. Tomnomnom, I hate u. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted July 25, 2014 Author Share Posted July 25, 2014 Tomnomnom, I hate u. But you love Babs' Uvula Who? right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlissaGoesRAWR Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 But you love Babs' Uvula Who? right? Eeeeeehhhh.... No comment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted July 25, 2014 Author Share Posted July 25, 2014 Eeeeeehhhh.... No comment. Pff, hillbillies. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteTim Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Bab's Uvula Who? is great great I got a whole new love for Armatage Shanks 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat1308 Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 That line pales into insignificance next to "Put a belt sander against my skin, yee-haw." That girl’s from outer spaceShe’s got a pretty faceShe’s got metallic hairHer tentacles go everywhere From the finest mind of our generation, ladies and gents. Oh, and Sonny Boy, which out of the songs Tre had ever written probably has the most depth (in terms of meaning). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akshat Jain Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 I agree Tre is at least better than Dos, in terms of strong songs. (I'll argue that Dos is actually the weakest link in the trilogy.) But IMHO even Tre kinda ends on a limp note: read DRB and The Forgotten. (99 Revolutions is a bit meh, but the Demolicious version made me realize its potential.) i really respect your opinion, but tre ends with forgotten paying tribute to all those great personalities whom, the world has really forgotten, remember, the starting with Brutal love, the end is justified. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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