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Nimrod and the trilogy are kindred spirits.

 

I played a few personal highlights from the trilogy yesterday and I was amazed at how many words I remembered mostly because I was so young when they came out and didn't know I could spend my time listening to better music.

Guitar solo in "Oh Love" kinda rips though and "X-Kid" is still solid.

 

Had to update my profile pic since my Green Day kick has spilled over to this week.

 

So I saw this on the Green Day Reddit yesterday. They asked, if you were in charge and could choose what songs Green Day play at a concert, what would you choose?

You can pick up to 30 songs. Not sure why someone would go shorter, but it’s an option, I guess. Just no more than 30.

Really no limits as to what you could pick beyond that. Anything from their discography, b-sides, cover songs, whatever you desire.

these are the 30 I picked. But I wouldn’t have them play these in this order. I just picked songs as I went through their albums.

• Going to Pasalacqua

• Paper Lanterns

• Disappearing Boy

• 80

• Who Wrote Holden Caulfield?

• Welcome to Paradise

• Basketcase

• When I Come Around

• FOD

• Armatage Shanks

• 86

• Stuck with Me

• Stuart and the Avenue

• The Grouch

• Scattered

• Platypus (I Hate You)

• Haushinka

• Blood, Sex, and Booze

• Waiting

• Desensitized

• Don’t Wanna Fall in Love

• American Idiot

• Jesus of Suburbia

• Whatsername

• Peacemaker

• Murder City

• Stay the Night

• Revolution Radio

• Forever Now

• I Was a Teenage Teenager

 

Did anyone pick FOAM front to back 3 times?

 

Haha no, they seem to have the same general consensus that it’s awful.

 

UH-HUH, YEAAAAAAA

 

I don’t think I even know 30 Green Day songs.

If they did all of Dookie, all of FOAM, and the Godzilla remix of “Brain Stew” I’d be more than happy.

 

There were over 30 Green Day songs officially released before Dookie even came out.

 

Burnout
Longview
Welcome to Paradise
Basket Case
When I Come Around
Armatage Shanks
Geek Stink Breath
86
Brain Stew
Walking Contradiction
Nice Guys Finish Last
King for a Day
Good Riddance
The Grouch
Warning
Church on Sunday
Fashion Victim
Castaway
Minority
Jesus of Suburbia
Letterbomb
East Jesus Nowhere
Stay the Night
X-Kid
Bang Bang
Revolution Radio
Bouncing off the Walls
Still Breathing
Youngblood
Pollyana

 

Not even one pre Dookie song?

 

It’s been a freakin minute since I listened to Kerplunk but there is seriously some great stuff on here. Re-remembering how much I love Who Wrote Holden Caulfield?

 

Nah, I like those records just fine, but I don’t like them enough to hear any of those songs over most of those from Dookie onward.

I wouldn’t be upset hearing a bunch of them, just not a part of my ideal set list.

 

Kerplunk is a fantastic album. I'd love to hear that one live in its entirety to be completely honest.

I just listened to Revolution Radio for the first time in a little while and it is still a great listen, I know not everyone agrees but it still holds a special place in my heart. My real hot take is that while I love 21stCBD, I'd rather listen to RR because it is a much less exhausting listen. 21st leaves me a little fatigued by the end, though I enjoy it every time.

 

I don’t think that’s really a hot take. I like RR much more than 21CB. I enjoy the latter, but I don’t think it’s close to top tier Green Day.

 

I will absolutely state that I'm very happy I got to see then on the 21CB tour and even though they've always been a great live band (still are, just wish they changed up the set list more) I feel like that was when they were at the top of their game as a live unit.

 

Although not a favorite of mine, 21CB delivered as a follow up to American Idiot.

 

Rev Rad is better than 21CB, that's pretty easy to me lol

 

it is not

 

I don’t think about either very often tbh. They’re not offensive to me but I don’t come back to either almost at all

 

Ok, ideal setlist

Welcome to Paradise
Minority
Geek Stink Breath
Armatage Shanks
Going To Pasalacqua
Burnout
Stuck With Me
The Grouch
Church On Sunday
Who Wrote Holden Caulfield?
Redundant
Castaway
Hitchin' A Ride
Brain Stew/Jaded
Stuart and the Ave
Coming Clean
Misery
Waiting
2000 Lightyears Away
Letterbomb
Basket Case

Jesus of Suburbia
Good Riddance



One day I'll check out the post 2004 stuff

 

Better chance of me getting through Rev Rad front to back. No chance of that with 21CB, even if the best songs are probably on that one. Really my main criteria, amount of skippage

 

Yea, RevRad is a much more enjoyable album than 21CBD. I don’t hate 21CBD, but it’s way too long. A lot of the songs feel bloated. There’s 17 actual songs at like an hour 10 minutes. Where you get Nimrod with 18 actual songs and just under 50 minutes. 20 minutes with an album context is a large amount of time. The highs of 21CBD just don’t carry it to being one of the greats.

senior year high school me would go insane with this set. Although, I’d swap out Misery for another banger instead.

oh, and post 2004 is such a roller coaster of quality. You should definitely at least check out 21st Century Breakdown and Revolution Radio

 

Also 21CB does not stick its landing well, at all. the final two songs sound like a big finale but they have absolutely nothing to say, so they don't stick in the brain and just add an extra 10 minutes to the album