Anaïs. Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 The Imperial March was ripped off of Antonin Dvorak's "New World Symphony", and the main title was blatantly stolen from Erich Korngold's 1941 theme to the film "King's Row", but yeah, you get the idea. I don't think there's anything artistic about stealing someone else's melody (or, in Williams' case, their entire song) and claiming it as your own. Chopin too: *shrugs* If Williams had gone on about what an original genius he was to invent the melodies that'd be one thing, but I don't think he's ever denied the huge influence other pieces had on the Star Wars score. And I don't think you could say that, say, "Blowin' in the Wind" isn't a work of art even though its melody is the exact same as "No More Auction Block". Williams didn't literally copy the exact same melody, he added his own touch. Can you seamlessly transition between the Throne Room scene and The New World? Well, up to a point, but they're still distinct pieces: The Kings Row thing is much closer, I'll admit, but I don't think you can take that and say Williams' entire career is worthless. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akshat Jain Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 What a truly empathetic thing to say with tablets of patriotism passing down the gut! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyxLongview Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Is it unpopular to like Kill The DJ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerjeezus Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Is it unpopular to like Kill The DJ?Probably. I like it, though. Especially live. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Libertine Angel Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 I didn't really like it much when I first heard it, but it grew on me and now I do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chin for a Day Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 I agree with Jimmy. I didn't really like it at first but the more I listened to it the more I liked it. It has a cool beat. The lyrics are not stellar but it is a fun listen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyDirnt Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Is it unpopular to like Kill The DJ? I never feel like listening to the studio version, but I think it does sound kickass live! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Is it unpopular to like Kill The DJ? Liking anything off the Shitrilogy (aside from a small selection of Uno tracks--Kill the DJ is not one of them) is not just unpopular, it's in poor taste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anaïs. Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Is it unpopular to like Kill The DJ? The general consensus is that the lyrics suck ass but that's it's one of the best things on the Trilogy musically, which I agree with. Not to overplug Dookiefied Guitars, but the one thing the song is really crying out for is distorted guitars; the album version sounds horribly weak with clean tone, but dirty it up a bit and it becomes the most powerful thing on the Trilogy. It also disguises the filters quite well. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solongfromthestars Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 I don't think the lyrics to Kill the DJ are that bad other than the repetition and the "killing you to death" line (which I assume was intentional to reflect the confusion the song is about). The verses are decent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unextraordinarygirl Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 OMG that song is so repetitive and bad. How can anyone like it? Wait....Who's Nina? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jirachi Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 I like the verses to Kill the DJ but not the chorus. One of the better trilogy songs, though this is coming from a guy who likes over half the trilogy songs decent enough 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Disappearing Boy Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Kill the DJ: good verses, crap chorus. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoopy Doo Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Kill the DJ The Trilogy: good verses, crap chorus. ftfy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisloveslauren Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 My (possibly) unpopular opinions are: -Static Age is one of the worst songs the band has ever released. I hated the album version and despised it live. -Money Money 2020 is a better album than Stop Drop and Roll (which I love). It is the furthest the band have ever stepped out of their comfort zone and it is fabulous. -Misery is superior to all other Green Day songs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNICORN VOMIT Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 My (possibly) unpopular opinions are: -Static Age is one of the worst songs the band has ever released. I hated the album version and despised it live. -Money Money 2020 is a better album than Stop Drop and Roll (which I love). It is the furthest the band have ever stepped out of their comfort zone and it is fabulous. -Misery is superior to all other Green Day songs. Misery is one of the best GD songs ever written but nothing is superior to JOS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unextraordinarygirl Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 I love Misery. It's sounds so different but it's cool.The song I hate is 99 Revolutions. Billie said it's the best song he's ever written, I say hogwash. It's shit! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoopy Doo Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Misery is one of the best GD songs ever written but nothing is superior to JOS. I kinda prefer Homecoming tbh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solongfromthestars Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 I know a lot of fans love Misery but I don't really like it that much. It's alright, I don't hate it, but I think it's overrated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chin for a Day Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 I love misery and the static age is absolutely underrated. It should have been released as a single. I am really not a fan of money money 2000. I can appreciate that it was outside their comfort zone but it is not my type of music 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain peroxide Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Misery is so good. I wish they did more story songs like that. Not that I don't like how autobiographical Billie is, but it's nice to have something different every now and then. Money Money 2020 is okay in parts, but yeah, not a huge fan of it in general. FBHT were a much better side project. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnash Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 The Static Age and American Eulogy are the lyrical highlights of 21CB for me, definitely some of my favourites. I can see why the chorus and its repetition might not appeal to everyone but I think it works as a whole 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post captain peroxide Posted May 10, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted May 10, 2015 American Eulogy is SO good. SO good. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DookieLukie Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 American Eulogy is SO good. SO good. The lyrics are a bit too over-complex for my taste. Comes off as forced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain peroxide Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 The lyrics are a bit too over-complex for my taste. Comes off as forced. That's fair, I can totally see that. I think it works, but I can understand why someone wouldn't. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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