Shtrudel Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 I watched TV with my parents and there was a report about the whole EMA event. Then they talked about Green Day's appearance and my parents looked at me and joked: "hey, it's your buddies". When the reporter said they're active for around 30 years, they were shocked, because that meant Green Day are older than they look. I told them they're all turning 45 this year and my mom said "That's not how 45 years old looks". Then they played a short clip from their performance of American Idiot (because of the "Trump Amrica" thing) and my dad siad in a sarcastic tone "what a quality music". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Second favourite son Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 6 hours ago, I don't care said: So which performance did you like the most out of the two? Has to be American Idiot. I thought Bang Bang was great, my mum even said she liked it more than the studio version. But when they performed AI it just felt better. The emotion was there, obviously because of the election, the playing was so on point, and they read the crowd really well. When Billie normally seems to leave the last line after the gap bit (is calling out to idiot America) for the audience to sing, but he knew they wouldn't do it so he semi-did it himself. To make such a non-GD, non-rock crowd so excited is exactly what the band, and rock in general, needs right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonj17 Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 I think both performances were completely amazing, but Billie saying, "Stay sexy, my friends," quite possibly might be the best part of the entire show! (Well, that and the terrifying U shaped brown furry thing with the dead eyes 👀) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeachBum Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 In case anyone is looking for pics.http://www.greendayauthority.com/photos/collection/2016-11-06/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumpelstiltskin2000 Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 11 hours ago, moonj17 said: I think both performances were completely amazing, but Billie saying, "Stay sexy, my friends," quite possibly might be the best part of the entire show! (Well, that and the terrifying U shaped brown furry thing with the dead eyes 👀) Yes the "Stay sexy my friends" was most definitely one of the highlights! Only Billie! How could I miss the terrifying U shaped brown furry thing with dead eyes!?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Slash Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 They should have played Still Breathing, I would love to see another Pro Shot of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaraGreenDay Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 "And Billie Joe Armstrong is 44, but he looks about 15" omg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bouncingoffthewallbja Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 21 hours ago, kaylubd said: @bouncingoffthewallbja Wait what bullshit? I missed out on something. During Green Day's performance at the EMAs, the crowd were practically dead! Billie Joe tried a good few times to get the crowd to interact and enjoy themselves. The crowd can be compared to (on a certain level) the terrible iHeartRadio crowd in 2012. It's probably bc the people there were for Justin Bieber/Shawn Mendes and other rubbish acts like that. The crowd just didn't appreciate the fact that living legends were performing in front of them, who have been on the scene for 30 years and counting!! (Sorry this was really long, I just had to get that out about the crowd) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slash Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 I honestly think Green Day should stop performing at these stupid Award shows. The crowd is horrible, Green Day deserves much better than this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
End Of The World Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 2 minutes ago, bouncingoffthewallbja said: During Green Day's performance at the EMAs, the crowd were practically dead! Billie Joe tried a good few times to get the crowd to interact and enjoy themselves. The crowd can be compared to (on a certain level) the terrible iHeartRadio crowd in 2012. It's probably bc the people there were for Justin Bieber/Shawn Mendes and other rubbish acts like that. The crowd just didn't appreciate the fact that living legends were performing in front of them, who have been on the scene for 30 years and counting!! (Sorry this was really long, I just had to get that out about the crowd) It's such a shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouncingoffthewallbja Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 2 minutes ago, End Of The World said: It's such a shame. I know right!?!?? I wish that more of our generation knew what REAL music is, not this electronic/rap/pop rubbish that is apparently 'popular'!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belinda jane Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 5 minutes ago, bouncingoffthewallbja said: During Green Day's performance at the EMAs, the crowd were practically dead! Billie Joe tried a good few times to get the crowd to interact and enjoy themselves. The crowd can be compared to (on a certain level) the terrible iHeartRadio crowd in 2012. It's probably bc the people there were for Justin Bieber/Shawn Mendes and other rubbish acts like that. The crowd just didn't appreciate the fact that living legends were performing in front of them, who have been on the scene for 30 years and counting!! (Sorry this was really long, I just had to get that out about the crowd) it's crazy when you compare the crowd from that EMA's to the crowd at the 2009 EMA's - what a difference. is it all dependent on the country it's in as well? because when they played at the EMA's in 2009 (i'm 90% sure they opened it), the crowd went fucking off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
End Of The World Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 5 minutes ago, Slash said: I honestly think Green Day should stop performing at these stupid Award shows. The crowd is horrible, Green Day deserves much better than this. Right. Oh, and they came back home without the best rock, won by someone who is not rock, at least not today. 1 minute ago, bouncingoffthewallbja said: I know right!?!?? I wish that more of our generation knew what REAL music is, not this electronic/rap/pop rubbish that is apparently 'popular'!!! Totally agree. That is not even music. It makes no sense. If you produce music just to earn money and be "popular", well you don't make music. You are just a business man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouncingoffthewallbja Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 18 minutes ago, belinda jane said: it's crazy when you compare the crowd from that EMA's to the crowd at the 2009 EMA's - what a difference. is it all dependent on the country it's in as well? because when they played at the EMA's in 2009 (i'm 90% sure they opened it), the crowd went fucking off. Exactly! But the huge problem is, artists such as Bieber and Mendes have come onto the scene post 2009, so the crowds at the EMAs probably differ because of this! It's a shame the crowd didn't at least move - just something to show that they were alive and in the presence of fabulous musicians! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belinda jane Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Just now, bouncingoffthewallbja said: Exactly! But the huge problem is, artists such as Bieber and Mendes have come onto the scene post 2009, so the crowds at the EMAs probably differ because of this! It's a shame the crowd didn't at least move - just something to show that they were alive and in the presence of fabulous musicians! so true. can't believe how much has changed in 7 years. fuck - i feel so old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouncingoffthewallbja Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Haha, I know right! Because I can still remember when Know Your Enemy was released, wow that seems not that long ago seven years has gone so fast... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Grohl Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 40 minutes ago, bouncingoffthewallbja said: During Green Day's performance at the EMAs, the crowd were practically dead! Billie Joe tried a good few times to get the crowd to interact and enjoy themselves. The crowd can be compared to (on a certain level) the terrible iHeartRadio crowd in 2012. It's probably bc the people there were for Justin Bieber/Shawn Mendes and other rubbish acts like that. The crowd just didn't appreciate the fact that living legends were performing in front of them, who have been on the scene for 30 years and counting!! (Sorry this was really long, I just had to get that out about the crowd) You know what? I was so focused on Green Day I didn't even notice the crowd But yeah that seriously stinks. I know we all would go nuts if we were there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueshadows Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 13 minutes ago, bouncingoffthewallbja said: Exactly! But the huge problem is, artists such as Bieber and Mendes have come onto the scene post 2009, so the crowds at the EMAs probably differ because of this! It's a shame the crowd didn't at least move - just something to show that they were alive and in the presence of fabulous musicians! I think the crowd didn't really move in general so not just during GD's songs but for all other artists' performances (I watched all of them...) When they did American Idiot, GD was able to engage the audience more and it seemed to me that the crowd came alive a little bit. Props to the guys for always trying their best to make the audience be a part of the performance even though that crowd was not easy at all... that's why their live shows are so good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouncingoffthewallbja Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 10 minutes ago, blueshadows said: I think the crowd didn't really move in general so not just during GD's songs but for all other artists' performances (I watched all of them...) When they did American Idiot, GD was able to engage the audience more and it seemed to me that the crowd came alive a little bit. Props to the guys for always trying their best to make the audience be a part of the performance even though that crowd was not easy at all... that's why their live shows are so good Exactly! American Idiot is one of those songs that the majority of people recognise, so that was a major factor in a better crowd response than Bang Bang. It may also have been because AI was the last performance of athe evening, and boy oh boy, did the show go out with a bang!!!!! 21 minutes ago, kaylubd said: You know what? I was so focused on Green Day I didn't even notice the crowd But yeah that seriously stinks. I know we all would go nuts if we were there! Same, I was just so thrilled to see Green Day performing, I didn't take much notice of the crowd until after I watched the videos back a couple of times! Those performances were truly mesmerising! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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