Beerjeezus Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 2 minutes ago, Siddharth_471 said: Yep, lyrically most of American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown are powerful/great. But structurally more like a ballad-type. Idk why couldn't be a ballad powerful. I just don't relate that word to being fast, upbeat or something like WTP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chin for a Day Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 22 minutes ago, Siddharth_471 said: Sorry, but Whatsername is nowhere near "powerful". It was recorded in such a manner to achieve more dry sound. It' a great song and yes we want something powerful, not like Whatsername but more like Welcome To Paradise, Basket Case, Geek Stink Breath, Brain Stew, Jaded, Nice Guys Finish Last, Scattered, Hitchin' A Ride. What GenXIdiot said. It may not be powerful musically, but the meaning it conveys is so powerful. It is just so beautiful. Almost everyone has had those "what-if" moments. What would my life have been like if one small thing was different? It's not really a regret but just a wonder what would have happened. Billie's vocals are just so perfect on it. The monotone perfectly captures the mood. I listen to AI, it ends with that and I am so touched. Don't take everything so literally and please stop speaking for everyone else. 19 minutes ago, Siddharth_471 said: Yep, lyrically most of American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown are powerful/great. But structurally more like a ballad-type. I wasn't talking structurally. I'm actually taking back a little what i said. Just because a song isn't fast or high energy does not mean it is not structually powerful. Whatsername was structured to be powerful, but in a way that makes you feel something, something you can relate too. A ballad can be more powerful than a really upbeat song based n what the meaning behind the song is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
localinsomniac Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 20 minutes ago, Siddharth_471 said: Sorry, but Whatsername is nowhere near "powerful". It was recorded in such a manner to achieve more dry sound. It' a great song and yes we want something powerful, not like Whatsername but more like Welcome To Paradise, Basket Case, Geek Stink Breath, Brain Stew, Jaded, Nice Guys Finish Last, Scattered, Hitchin' A Ride. Very few songs I've ever heard have moved me emotionally the way Whatsername did the first time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siddharth_471 Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 5 minutes ago, Jane Lannister said: Idk why couldn't be a ballad powerful. I just don't relate that word to being fast, upbeat or something like WTP. Well, not all of them are ballad and yes the vibe you get from them is really powerful but the the songs I mentioned earlier are a bit more heavier so can be called powerful in exact sense. 1 minute ago, JJ1964 said: What GenXIdiot said. It may not be powerful musically, but the meaning it conveys is so powerful. It is just so beautiful. Almost everyone has had those "what-if" moments. What would my life have been like if one small thing was different? It's not really a regret but just a wonder what would have happened. Billie's vocals are just so perfect on it. The monotone perfectly captures the mood. I listen to AI, it ends with that and I am so touched. Don't take everything so literally and please stop speaking for everyone else. Yes I do relate to AI and Billie's vocals were really great (specially in JOS, BOBD, WMUWSE, Holiday, Give Me Novacaine, She's A Rebel, Whatsername) Guys stop hating me for that, I'm not taking anything literally nor I'm speaking for anyone else and not to mention, AI is surely my top GD album. I think I'm expecting too much for their new album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero_Of_The_Hour Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unextraordinarygirl Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 46 minutes ago, GenXIdiot said: It's meaning is powerful. I stilll cry every time I listen to Whatshername. It's so powerful and meaningful to me it moves me to tears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 55 minutes ago, Siddharth_471 said: Sorry, but Whatsername is nowhere near "powerful". It was recorded in such a manner to achieve more dry sound. It' a great song and yes we want something powerful, not like Whatsername but more like Welcome To Paradise, Basket Case, Geek Stink Breath, Brain Stew, Jaded, Nice Guys Finish Last, Scattered, Hitchin' A Ride. Over-rated single, great song, over-rated single, over-rated single, great song, over-rated single on a mediocre album, decent song on a mediocre album, over-rated single on a mediocre album. No thanks, I will take a ton of tracks like Whatshername over any of these. 29 minutes ago, st_trillie said: Fuckin Jeff being a troll now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerjeezus Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Stop, Jeffy boy. I take no hype from unofficial members. 2 hours ago, Siddharth_471 said: Well, not all of them are ballad and yes the vibe you get from them is really powerful but the the songs I mentioned earlier are a bit more heavier so can be called powerful in exact sense. I think we have to agree to disagree about the meaning of powerful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GenXIdiot Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 54 minutes ago, unextraordinarygirl said: I stilll cry every time I listen to Whatshername. It's so powerful and meaningful to me it moves me to tears. Me too, it's just beautiful. There is a live version on youtube, probably more than one, where Billie sings it with such emotion, that he is near tears as well. That is what I am hoping we are going to get in the new album and I believe it's going to happen: the honesty, authenticity, and vulnerability in the lyrics that have made them a great band for so long, It doesn't matter to me if the songs are fast, slow, loud, soft, guitars, piano, whatever. And it doesn't matter what the subjects are. If the lyrics are meaningful to Billie Joe and his puts his heart and soul into them, as he has done in the past (like AI), and Green Day puts their heart and soul into the music, then we are in for a great album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerjeezus Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Honestly, I see no need for more old-school, guitar-driven songs. I'm not saying that there shouldn't be any or that I wouldn't enjoy them but I would enjoy if the continued in the direction of more musically complex piano songs. When I listen to Little Girl, Before The Lobotomy or Brutal Love I do see a huge field of new influnces and much broader area for musical exploration. It would be so awesome it they dove further into the Little Girl/Misery mood (I can hear something kind of chansony in that music). I'd trade another Welcome To paradise for another Peacemaker just to see what they can do if they work more on these until now marginal influnces. I see a lot of potential in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GenXIdiot Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 8 minutes ago, Jane Lannister said: Honestly, I see no need for more old-school, guitar-driven songs. I'm not saying that there shouldn't be any or that I wouldn't enjoy them but I would enjoy if the continued in the direction of more musically complex piano songs. When I listen to Little Girl, Before The Lobotomy or Brutal Love I do see a huge field of new influnces and much broader area for musical exploration. It would be so awesome it they dove further into the Little Girl/Misery mood (I can hear something kind of chansony in that music). I'd trade another Welcome To paradise for another Peacemaker just to see what they can do if they work more on these until now marginal influnces. I see a lot of potential in it. Yes!! I love the old school guitar trio songs, but Green Day is too good to be boxed in by that format. I love Warning because you can hear them stretching their creativity a little bit beyond the pop-punk guitar songs. IMO It's Green Day's "Rubber Soul". (and AI is their "Revolver") Ialso love the piano songs, I hope Billie plopped down at his piano to write some of the new songs, it opens a whole new dimension to his songwriting. We haven't seen any piano in any of the studio instagrams, though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
localinsomniac Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 We haven't seen any tambourines either, but I'm not going to count those chickens before they hatch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DookieLukie Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 I used to not like Whatsername but now I really enjoy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooklyn Baby Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Whatsername is my lowkey fave on AI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeNimrod97 Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 7 hours ago, st_trillie said: Shut up, Jeff. Go and annoy birdbrain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdlyon Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Jeff also tweeted "#idon'tknow #haha" right after that Ignore anything he says, he probably knows about as much as we do, if not even less Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akshat Jain Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 maybe that's part of their "planned promotion" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermione Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 They're all such teases, I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GenXIdiot Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 I had a dream last night that the album release date was announced today, and it was October 21. However, I looked it up, and 10/21 is a Friday, so it can't be true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chin for a Day Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 24 minutes ago, GenXIdiot said: I had a dream last night that the album release date was announced today, and it was October 21. However, I looked it up, and 10/21 is a Friday, so it can't be true. Bite your tongue, that would make Seagull sort of right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerjeezus Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 I sort of believe a fall date is way more likely than a spring one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
localinsomniac Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 50 minutes ago, GenXIdiot said: I had a dream last night that the album release date was announced today, and it was October 21. However, I looked it up, and 10/21 is a Friday, so it can't be true. As of July last year, new release Tuesday is now new release Friday. So maybe your dreams aren't messing with you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siddharth_471 Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 On this day in 2013 we first got to know that Billie has written new songs and riffs and if they can record an album like Dookie within three weeks I have no doubt this new album will be released anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerjeezus Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 4 minutes ago, Siddharth_471 said: On this day in 2013 we first got to know that Billie has written new songs and riffs and if they can record an album like Dookie within three weeks I have no doubt this new album will be released anytime soon. Tbh all I remember from this time in 2013 is that he was freshly released out of rehab and we were all sappy about the Rolling Stone interview, THAT photo and new tour dates or bitching about old tour dates being cancelled. Good times... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siddharth_471 Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 2 minutes ago, Jane Lannister said: Tbh all I remember from this time in 2013 is that he was freshly released out of rehab and we were all sappy about the Rolling Stone interview, THAT photo and new tour dates or bitching about old tour dates being cancelled. Good times... http://www.spin.com/2013/03/green-day-billie-joe-armstrong-rehab-album-lo-fi-rock-opera/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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