Green Day Band • Page 31

I actually think Ordinary World stands up well against Good Riddance and Macy's Day Parade.

Words I Might Have Ate is on a whole other level.

 

I'm going to have to revisit the trilogy soon. Haven't listened in years.

 

I still can't get over how bad Dos was when I first heard it. Some parts were almost just not listenable for me, Baby Eyes to Lady Cobra is just dreadful man. Tre, on the other hand, really was the best of that trilogy. It had some weak songs (DQ, SD&V, ALBNT) but man it really had some good songs too, X-Kid still holds up and I love Brutal Love so much as well as DRB.

 

The trilogy sucks but the new album was a good return to form. Nimrod is a classic and American Idiot will always have a place with me. Not too big into 21st Century Breakdown but it's been a long time since I've listened to it though.

 

Uno and Dos were largely forgettable but Tre was the closest to a really good GD record, still need to listen to RR again, it was alright but nothing too memorable for me bleh

 

I think they have it in them to release another classic. Time will tell!

 

I'm sure they do, you can tell that that shitbag of a dude who's the US president has really started to kick a fire in them. I don't think they'll release anything as iconic again as AI or Dookie again, but I think they'll try and really push themselves for the next one, not hold anything back at all. I'm not too fussed if it's a concept album or not, as long as there is a bunch of banging tunes on there, I'll be happy.

 

Agree about whatshername. I was in a production of American Idiot and that song would make me so emotional. Really wish they'd repress the Broadway Cast Recording on vinyl again!

 

Songs from memory I "liked" (aka the ones who just seemed to be less shitty than the rest and still aren't good) from the trilogy were:

Nuclear Family
The Forgotten
Dirty Rotten Bastards
99 Revolutions

Doing a small re listen now and the guitar just sounds like Billie Joe smashing his guitar against a sidewalk.

 

I just hope there's not as long as a gap between albums as there has been the past few times (five years between AI and 21st, three between 21st and trilogy and four between trilogy and RR)

 

I would be pretty surprised if there was a gap longer than like 2.5 years, they seem to have a lot to say at the moment

 

This still makes me laugh out loud. Especially towards the end.

 

Man, American Idiot was the record that first got me into rock music, when I was about 12 years old. Loved it and listened to all their records for a few years, but gradually grew out of them and haven't really revisited following 21st Century Breakdown. Following a discussion in the Blink forum, I've been going back and doing a discography play through this last week.

What a fucking band. I don't think I ever really appreciated any of the records other than AI and Dookie, but even after almost 10 years I can still recall every song.

And apparently I need to listen to Revolution Radio now after skipping the Trilogy. Can't wait.

 

Saw them on the last date of the Rev Radio tour on Saturday and they seriously are as energetic and crazy as most teenage bands, great showmen. The set was definitely heavy on chating repeat-and-response, and they brought up FOUR fans throughout the show to sing or play guitar (cool, but also kinda got away from the band actually playing).

All in all, they still put on an A+ performance and pulled out some old songs I didn't expect at all

 

Hey September is over. Just waking everyone up.

 

Don’t get ahead of yourself. Still September on my clock. ;)

 

But September is ending.

 

Every fucking year

 

I'll be back this time next year to do it again too.

 

New greatest hits album coming out November 17 with 2 new songs. You can pre order now at greenday.com

Greatest Hits: God’s Favorite Band
1. 2000 Light Years Away
2. Longview
3. Welcome To Paradise
4. Basket Case
5. When I Come Around
6. She
7. Brain Stew
8. Hitchin’ A Ride
9. Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
10. Minority
11. Warning
12. American Idiot
13. Holiday
14. Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
15. Wake Me Up When September Ends
16. Know Your Enemy
17. 21 Guns
18. Oh Love
19. Bang Bang
20. Still Breathing
21. Ordinary World [feat. Miranda Lambert]
22. Back In The USA

 

Isn't that one new song (Back in the USA) or am I crazy?

 

I’m assuming they’re counting the “ordinary world” with Miranda Lambert as the other new song

 

I was expecting a post-International Superhits! album. Excellent tracklist.

 

I wish they did do this. There's more than enough singles from post-Warning to fill an album. A Green Day greatest hits album released in 2017 but lacking Jesus of Suburbia is crazy

Incredibly excited for the new song though