Libertine Angel Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 I saw them twice in a week and I thought the KFAD medley, hey-ohs and suchlike were equally awesome both times. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykee Mexx Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Once I'll see them (only typing this makes butterflies in my stomach flutter) I won't mind them doing KFAD for 2 hours straight. But I see that it might be really tiring for those who are not so excited and it sometimes spoils videos for me. Butterflies... yes... know that... GD can´t serve everyone. Small venues should be for the hardcore fans, so they can do something new or different. But in a way, they do it with their side projects. Well, yes, it´s not easy if not to say impossible to satisfy everyone. Oh, really, it spoils videos for you? I´m always fascinated by the atmosphere, it takes me away. Maybe it´s because I can jump over too much hey-ohs if I like to. It's hard not to be excited when you're in the crowd surrounded by everyone enjoying themselves. Half the time I barely notice what song they're playing because I'm so caught up in the energy of the show. Looking back at my alltime favourite Scottish musician I agree with that. I used to follow him wherever and whenever I could, and never got bored, though he was roughly doing the same songs and jokes. But it was so much fun and I loved his singing voice and the crowd going wild. And he was mostly playing small venues, that made it very intimate and personal. Maybe I won´t get bored with GD, too, I don´t know. It may depend on how much I get involved in the atmosphere of the whole concert. I mean, I listen to their albums almost every day, and they are always the same. But I can listen to them again and again. Live and studio. So, I don´t know. Needs some more shows for more experience. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNICORN VOMIT Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Yeah I mean, when I saw them three times in less than a week and they played pretty much the same songs every show and did the same thing during KFAD it did get a bit repetitive. At the same time, it was so exciting to be there in the crowd and to be all pumped up to see them play, no matter what they played. I don't think I would ever go to that many shows on the same tour again though, at least not all in the same week This is exactly how I felt with Soundwave x 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe. Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Basket case is overrated, not green day's best song like people keep saying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermione Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Basket case is overrated, not green day's best song like people keep saying I don't know if that many people say it's their best song. It's really just their first very well known song (here at least, I've heard that Longview was more well known in the US), it's more often an acknowledgement that it was a successful single with a popular video that was a lot of people's first introduction to the band and is one of their most well known and definitive songs than it being rated as musically/lyrically their best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahisaBasketCase Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Basket case is overrated, not green day's best song like people keep saying Basket Case is the first song I heard by green day when I was like 3. My brother had Dookie and when I got into green day on my own about 10 years later, when I listened to basket case it made me feel nostalgic. So I'll always have a special place for it in my heart, hence my username. But it's not my favorite song. It's in the top 10 but there are better songs they've done before and since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Libertine Angel Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Basket case is overrated, not green day's best song like people keep saying It's easily in the top 5 for me, possibly top 3. I fucking love Basket Case. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteTim Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 I don't know if that many people say it's their best song. It's really just their first very well known song (here at least, I've heard that Longview was more well known in the US), it's more often an acknowledgement that it was a successful single with a popular video that was a lot of people's first introduction to the band and is one of their most well known and definitive songs than it being rated as musically/lyrically their best. I'd say Basket Case was more known in the US as well People know Longview of course but Inhesr Basket at least 2-3 times a day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fukingcounterstrike Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Basket case is overrated, not green day's best song like people keep saying indisputably their best song that or tubthumping... okay yeah tubthumping is better 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 indisputably their best song that or tubthumping... okay yeah tubthumping is better What happened to Welcome to Longview? You can't even decide what their best song is. Not a true fan imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe. Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 It's easily in the top 5 for me, possibly top 3. I fucking love Basket Case. Meh, it's a good song don't get me wrong, but on dookie alone Longview and Welcome to Paradise are better. Other than those two there aren't really any songs to rival basket case. Maybe american idiot or JOS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chin for a Day Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Meh, it's a good song don't get me wrong, but on dookie alone Longview and Welcome to Paradise are better. Other than those two there aren't really any songs to rival basket case. Maybe american idiot or JOS When I Come Around and She beg to differ. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Libertine Angel Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Meh, it's a good song don't get me wrong, but on dookie alone Longview and Welcome to Paradise are better. Other than those two there aren't really any songs to rival basket case. Maybe american idiot or JOS They're very close, but Basket Case takes it for me. And as to general contenders, Homecoming and All The Time deserve a mention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteTim Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 When I Come Around and She beg to differ. Eh She is kinda boring on Dookie now live is a different story 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chin for a Day Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Eh She is kinda boring on Dookie now live is a different story It's my # 2 on Dookie. But WICA outshines everything else on the album. As far as Basket Case, overplayed, overplayed, overplayed and overplayed. And did I mention its overplayed? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykee Mexx Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 It's my # 2 on Dookie. But WICA outshines everything else on the album. As far as Basket Case, overplayed, overplayed, overplayed and overplayed. And did I mention its overplayed? Get to the point: you mean it´s overplayed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DookieLukie Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 It's my # 2 on Dookie. But WICA outshines everything else on the album. As far as Basket Case, overplayed, overplayed, overplayed and overplayed. And did I mention its overplayed? Longview is the best song on Dookie. And Basket Case is overplayed but still an excellent song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anaïs. Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 It's my # 2 on Dookie. But WICA outshines everything else on the album. As far as Basket Case, overplayed, overplayed, overplayed and overplayed. And did I mention its overplayed? One could almost say you're overplaying its being overplayed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chin for a Day Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Longview is the best song on Dookie. And Basket Case is overplayed but still an excellent song. Longview is better lyrically, I will concede that. But, the bassline in WICA is better than Longview and the basslines are the focal point of both songs. I did not say Basket Case was a bad song, just that it is overplayed. Big difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 the bassline in WICA is better than Longview I don't even like Longview but Longview is the best bassline Mike's ever written. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Disappearing Boy Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 I don't even like Longview but Longview is the best bassline Mike's ever written.Sassafras Roots?Welcome to Paradise?I feel like something from Insomniac should be here too, but I can't think what. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Sassafras Roots? Welcome to Paradise? I feel like something from Insomniac should be here too, but I can't think what. Well, maybe "best" was the wrong word. Certainly the most iconic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Disappearing Boy Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Well, maybe "best" was the wrong word. Certainly the most iconic.Iconic undoubtedly. Not sure what his best is actually. It would probably help if I listened to them more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Iconic undoubtedly. Not sure what his best is actually. It would probably help if I listened to them more Probably something from Insomniac or Dookie. Stuart & The Ave, Stuck With Me, Sassafras Roots and In The End come to mind. No One Knows is a good shout too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chin for a Day Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Well, maybe "best" was the wrong word. Certainly the most iconic. I will give you iconic as well. I don't believe it is the best. My favorite is WICA, I think it flows the best and adds the most to the song, But if you are thinking musically, I would have to think about that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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