Popular Post Spike Posted December 9, 2014 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 9, 2014 Anyone who says Jesus of Suburbia isn't a masterpiece is a fucking idiot. Remember that guy who said Sweet 16 was better? Fuck. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chin for a Day Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Anyone who says Jesus of Suburbia isn't a masterpiece is a fucking idiot. I will admit that I think Billie must have been drunk, or really overtired when he said that 99 Revolutions was the best song he's ever written, but JOS is sheer brilliance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maid Meringue Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Remember that guy who said Sweet 16 was better? Fuck. Sweet 16 is my favorite song from Uno! But yeah I'm glad I wasn't around when that guy was active, I would have taken that statement personally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z J Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Remember that guy who said Sweet 16 was better? Fuck. Remember? The dude haunts my dreams I'll get him one day man One day 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Disappearing Boy Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 *shudders at the thought of Sweet 16 being better than JOS* 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Remember? The dude haunts my dreams I'll get him one day man One day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmLRTVYgEq4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNICORN VOMIT Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 I am struggling to think of any song ever written that is better than JOS & its not even my favourite GD song. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z J Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Exactly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Chilling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unextraordinarygirl Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 JOS isn't my favorite song either. It's good but I don't know about brilliant. I read something an interviewer wrote once about Billie Joe being a child prodigy and I was thinking 'no not really'. He's a good song writer but no prodigy. Mozart was a prodigy not Billie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chin for a Day Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 JOS isn't my favorite song either. It's good but I don't know about brilliant. My brain is starting to hurt again 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNICORN VOMIT Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 My brain is starting to hurt again haha - no JOS is a brilliant song but not my favourite 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphin Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 My brain is starting to hurt again JOS is phenomenal, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlissaGoesRAWR Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 I wouldn't say it's necessarily my favorite song to listen to all the time, but if I had to pick what their "best" song was, objectively, it'd be hard to argue anything but JOS. It's just too epic, in the truest sense of the word. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DookieLukie Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Guys, we shouldn't bully some random person or threaten to kill him/her. We're not Tumblr; we're better than this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maid Meringue Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 I love JOS, but I'd like to think that a track from Nimrod would be the best song they've written. Is JOS spectacular due to it's composition in length? Breaking the sections apart, they're just good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AlissaGoesRAWR Posted December 10, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted December 10, 2014 I love JOS, but I'd like to think that a track from Nimrod would be the best song they've written. Is JOS spectacular due to it's composition in length? Breaking the sections apart, they're just good. For me, it goes beyond the music, length and lyrics. It's more of the entire concept — the introduction to the title character, the themes and overall feel of the album. To me, American Idiot (the song) is just a prologue, but JOS is the true beginning of the album. The punchiness of those first two lines makes it nearly impossible to not listen to the rest of the song. Beyond that, it was unlike anything the band had ever done to that point, and was definitely a risky move. So in the context of their careers, it's also epic in that regard. But once everything is tied together at the end of the album, with Letterbomb (the lines "You're not the Jesus of Suburbia, etc.") and Homecoming (the line "We're coming home, again" contrasting with the line "You're leaving home"), it's impossible for me not to consider JOS the coolest fucking thing ever. Like I said, it doesn't mean it's the song I listen to most, but I don't understand how anyone can dislike it. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNICORN VOMIT Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 I love JOS, but I'd like to think that a track from Nimrod would be the best song they've written. Is JOS spectacular due to it's composition in length? Breaking the sections apart, they're just good. Which track? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chin for a Day Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Beyond that, it was unlike anything the band had ever done to that point, and was definitely a risky move. So in the context of their careers, it's also epic in that regard. But once everything is tied together at the end of the album, with Letterbomb (the lines "You're not the Jesus of Suburbia, etc.") and Homecoming (the line "We're coming home, again" contrasting with the line "You're leaving home"), it's impossible for me not to consider JOS the coolest fucking thing ever. Like I said, it doesn't mean it's the song I listen to most, but I don't understand how anyone can dislike it. It's not just that it was a risky move, it was. But it was a move that not only showed what the band was capable of, but that they were capable of things that very few bands were able to accomplish. The entire album elevated them to a totally different level. JOS is the epitone of that accomplishment. I agree that it is not the song I listen to the most, but when you talk of their greatness, it is the song you think of the most. There are very few bands that can write a song like that. One of them, The Who, recognized GD just this past week by saying how they liked their cover of A Quick One. That is quite an accomplishment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z J Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Guys, we shouldn't bully some random person or threaten to kill him/her. Unless they deserve it 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 jesus christ it just got so intense in here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maid Meringue Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Which track? I'm honestly not sure, which is why I said "a" track. My first thoughts are Scattered and Reject though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNICORN VOMIT Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 I'm honestly not sure, which is why I said "a" track. My first thoughts are Scattered and Reject though. I wasn't having a go - I was just curious what you thought. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maid Meringue Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 I wasn't having a go - I was just curious what you thought. Oh no, lol. I hope I didn't come across as tart either 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unextraordinarygirl Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 I'm not saying AI itself isn't brilliant because it is. I still listen to it everyday. JOS just isn't my favorite song. I prefer Holiday, Boulevard of Broken Dreams and I love Homecoming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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