Kitty Softpaws Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 I like some songs on Dookie and American Idiot. Everything else is ass.For old times sake-Thanks for the laugh,Broham! Then again I am a Green Day Nutswinger so I don't know how valid my opinion is on their music. Those are the 2 most commercially successful GD albums but I wouldn't say they are the best.Uno is great although a lot of it sounds like filler, Angel Blue, Troublemaker, Stay The Night etc. Oh Love, Nuclear Family, Carpe Diem and Fell For You are my favourites from Uno. Dos wasn't really anything memorable apart from Nightlife. Tre is brilliant though, only songs I don't listen to is The Forgotten. The first verse(s) to Dirty Rotten Bastards may be one of the catchiest bits they've done, I can listen to and rewind it for a good while before listening to the whole song. Tre definitely gets my vote with Uno close behind.I think you are leaving off some quality songs from Dos.Stop When The Red Lights Flash and Wild One are my favorites.The Forgotten has definitely grown on me.Maybe I'm not giving Dos enough credit. I'll only listen to it if its next up on iTunes, its not an album I'll willingly click on or put in my stereo unlike Uno or Tre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbo Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 (edited) I was never a die hard fan of them. Liked their pre major label stuff, and a lot of their stuff up to Warning, but they've sucked ass ever since they sold their souls to hot topic in '04. They're nothing more but a complete label manufactured punk rawkerzz. Shame they went the path they did.I listened to their trilogy just out of curiosity, since I heard they abandoned that political rebel against the government concept album crap, and it's a complete mess. There's enough stuff where it maybe could have been a solid single album. But this is a text book case of why multi-released albums aren't always a good thing. It's like they a-listed every brain fart they had in the studio. Edited January 5, 2013 by Bobbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnold layne Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 I really enjoy Nuclear Family and Carpe Diem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeppelin Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 I was never a die hard fan of them. Liked their pre major label stuff, and a lot of their stuff up to Warning, but they've sucked ass ever since they sold their souls to hot topic in '04. They're nothing more but a complete label manufactured punk rawkerzz. Shame they went the path they did.I don't get this. Their sound changed a little bit, they made a well-crafted pop-punk concept album, but because it actually sold in an era where CD sales dried up a significant amount, it's like they sold out. I'm not the biggest Green Day fan, but American Idiot is a pretty damn good album for their genre. Just because some of the album has politically charged lyrics, it's like people think they're trying to capture a sign of the times to sell albums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew07 Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 i say tre is the best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbo Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 I was never a die hard fan of them. Liked their pre major label stuff, and a lot of their stuff up to Warning, but they've sucked ass ever since they sold their souls to hot topic in '04. They're nothing more but a complete label manufactured punk rawkerzz. Shame they went the path they did.I don't get this. Their sound changed a little bit, they made a well-crafted pop-punk concept album, but because it actually sold in an era where CD sales dried up a significant amount, it's like they sold out. I'm not the biggest Green Day fan, but American Idiot is a pretty damn good album for their genre. Just because some of the album has politically charged lyrics, it's like people think they're trying to capture a sign of the times to sell albums.It wasn't just the sound, it was the whole brand in general. The red ties, the studded belts, the guy liner, the whole black uniformed look, all that shit that every other "punk" band was trending at the time, the vague lyrics about rebelling about what the government wants you to believe, it just seemed so label manufactured to keep them relevant. It just seemed so fake to me."I don't wanna live in the modern world""I DON'T WANNA LIVE IN THE MODEEERRRNN WORLDD"Ya know that same "modern world" that they're very much apart of, making millions upon millions of dollars working for a top dog corporation, but yet they're somehow hardcore rebels. Gimme a fuckin' break. . Their (current) lyrics are like Johnny Rotten for toddlers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtle Signs Posted January 9, 2013 Author Share Posted January 9, 2013 I was never a die hard fan of them. Liked their pre major label stuff, and a lot of their stuff up to Warning, but they've sucked ass ever since they sold their souls to hot topic in '04. They're nothing more but a complete label manufactured punk rawkerzz. Shame they went the path they did.I don't get this. Their sound changed a little bit, they made a well-crafted pop-punk concept album, but because it actually sold in an era where CD sales dried up a significant amount, it's like they sold out. I'm not the biggest Green Day fan, but American Idiot is a pretty damn good album for their genre. Just because some of the album has politically charged lyrics, it's like people think they're trying to capture a sign of the times to sell albums.It wasn't just the sound, it was the whole brand in general. The red ties, the studded belts, the guy liner, the whole black uniformed look, all that shit that every other "punk" band was trending at the time, the vague lyrics about rebelling about what the government wants you to believe, it just seemed so label manufactured to keep them relevant. It just seemed so fake to me."I don't wanna live in the modern world""I DON'T WANNA LIVE IN THE MODEEERRRNN WORLDD"Ya know that same "modern world" that they're very much apart of, making millions upon millions of dollars working for a top dog corporation, but yet they're somehow hardcore rebels. Gimme a fuckin' break. . Their (current) lyrics are like Johnny Rotten for toddlers.That song is called American Eulogy.It's from 21st Century Breakdown not American Idiot. It kicks ass.Sing us the song of the centuryThat sings like American eulogyThe dawn of my love and conspiracyOf forgotten hope and the class of 13Tell me a story into that goodnightSing us a song for meMass HysteriaMass HysteriaMass HysteriaMass HysteriaRed alert is the color of panicElevated to the point of staticBeating into the hearts of the fanaticsAnd the neighborhood's a loaded gunIdle thought leads to full-throttle screamingAnd the welfare is asphyxiatingMass confusion is all the new rageAnd it's creating a feeding groundFor the bottom feeders of hysteriaMass HysteriaMass HysteriaMass HysteriaMass HysteriaTrue sounds of maniacal laughterAnd the deaf-mute is misleading the choirThe punch line is a natural disasterAnd it's sung by the unemployedFight fire with a riotThe class war is hanging on a wireBecause the martyr is a compulsive liarWhen he said"It's just a bunch of hooray for tolerance!s throwing gas into the hysteria"Mass HysteriaMass HysteriaMass HysteriaMass HysteriaThere's a disturbance on the oceansideThey tapped into the reserveThe static response is so unclear nowMayday this is not a test!As the neighborhood burns, American is fallingVigilantes warning youCalling Christian and GloriaI don't want to live in the modern worldI don't want to live in the modern worldI don't want to live in the modern worldI don't want to live in the modern worldI'm the class of 13In the era of dissentA hostage of the soulOn a strike to pay the rentThe last of the rebelsWithout a common groundI'm gonna light a fireInto the undergroundI don't want to live in the modern worldI don't want to live in the modern worldI don't want to live in the modern worldI don't want to live in the modern worldI am a nationWithout bureaucratic tiesDeny the allegation as it's writtenI want to take a ride to the great divideBeyond the "up to date"And then neo-gentrifiedThe high definition for the low residentWhere the value of your mindIs not held in contemptI can hear the sound ofA beating heartThat bleeds beyond a systemThat's falling apartWith money to burnOn a minimum wage'Cause I don't give a shitAbout the modern ageI don't want to live in the modern worldI don't want to live in the modern worldI don't want to live in the modern worldI don't want to live in the modern worldI don't want to live in the modern worldMass HysteriaI don't want to live in the modern worldMass HysteriaI don't want to live in the modern worldMass HysteriaI don't want to live in the modern worldMass Hysteria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeppelin Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 I was never a die hard fan of them. Liked their pre major label stuff, and a lot of their stuff up to Warning, but they've sucked ass ever since they sold their souls to hot topic in '04. They're nothing more but a complete label manufactured punk rawkerzz. Shame they went the path they did.I don't get this. Their sound changed a little bit, they made a well-crafted pop-punk concept album, but because it actually sold in an era where CD sales dried up a significant amount, it's like they sold out. I'm not the biggest Green Day fan, but American Idiot is a pretty damn good album for their genre. Just because some of the album has politically charged lyrics, it's like people think they're trying to capture a sign of the times to sell albums.It wasn't just the sound, it was the whole brand in general. The red ties, the studded belts, the guy liner, the whole black uniformed look, all that shit that every other "punk" band was trending at the time, the vague lyrics about rebelling about what the government wants you to believe, it just seemed so label manufactured to keep them relevant. It just seemed so fake to me."I don't wanna live in the modern world""I DON'T WANNA LIVE IN THE MODEEERRRNN WORLDD"Ya know that same "modern world" that they're very much apart of, making millions upon millions of dollars working for a top dog corporation, but yet they're somehow hardcore rebels. Gimme a fuckin' break. . Their (current) lyrics are like Johnny Rotten for toddlers.I understand it from an image perspective, because their image changed with that album. Personally, I don't really care about image, so I don't argue its significance as far as music is concerned.I mean, if you don't like the lyrics, you don't like the lyrics. But concept albums are a whole different world. Some of them are like statements of their time. I could see Green Day being insulted if they made a concept album every time there was massive political unrest or something. But really, it was a snapshot of its time. Doesn't mean it's automatically good, but I'd rather have a thought-provoking album than a dull one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtle Signs Posted January 20, 2013 Author Share Posted January 20, 2013 According to the Ultimate Box Set pre-order website, the release date for ¡Quatro! has been pushed back to February 12th.¡Quatro!, Green Day's trilogy documentary, was originally scheduled to be released January 29th, according to the same website. Now it looks as if we have to wait another two weeks We have seen bits and pieces of ¡Quatro! due to VH1's hour-long airing of it back in November. When it aired, we wrote a little review, recapping all the interesting finds. Go check that out here.As we reported last week, the first public screening of the full-length version of ¡Quatro! will take place at the X-Games in Aspen, Colorado in a little over a week from now on January 26th. If some of you are attending, please shoot us an email to let us know how it is!Within the next couple weeks, we will certainly be getting a lot more information about the documentary, as well as a concrete release date (we can hope). We will be sure to keep you updated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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