Greenday

weemcd

hey guys. I was just wonderin if greenday could possibly come to ireland this summer, since they will also be in the uk. Anyone have any ideas or info on a possible gig? any help would be very much apreciated

honru

If Reading Ireland is incorporated here then yes. If not then I wouldn't count on it. They should play here when they go on a proper tour of Europe.

ferdi

lets hope so, they havnt released a new record so the only hope is that they will come as part of a festival. this is from greenday.com:

August 7-8:
The Summer Sonic '04 festival in Japan.

August 10:
In Okinawa, Japan. As more info becomes available, we'll post it here

August 27-29:
Reading / Leeds festival in the U.K.

ferdi

however if you go here you'll see pictures of green day in studio this month so they are recording something...woohoo:D

weemcd

yeah it was looking at the official site that made me think of a concert. I hope so they rock

dregin

Seen them play 3 times now. An absolute classic live act. billy is a great frontman. I'd love to go see them again.It's a good while since warning came out isn't it? They should be due some new material pretty soon.

dragon_ninja82

Well they did release an album called money money 2020 under the name 'the network' last year, quite an odd album, but im not exactly a greenday fan so thats maybe why it doesnt appeal to me. Theres also some other album that billy joe sang for that was reviewed in metal hammer recently, got a good review but da album is only 15 mins long or sumthin

Zoton

Their new album is out next month

Bungalow Bill

Does anyone know why there was so much backlash against their last album, 'warning' I think??? Songs like Blood, sex and booze were brilliant.

Ro: maaan!

Originally posted by Bungalow Bill
Does anyone know why there was so much backlash against their last album, 'warning' I think???

It was different.
They only said "Fuck" once.
People like the phrase sellout.

...probably.

Zoton

Probably due to the low level of distortion used on the guitars, so less punky.
/shrug

Its my favourite Green Day album tbh.

honru

Originally posted by Bungalow Bill
Does anyone know why there was so much backlash against their last album, 'warning' I think??? Songs like Blood, sex and booze were brilliant.

It was much poppier than their past efforts.

They SO sold out.

begbie

Billie Joe also has another band called Pinhead Gunpowder. I think i got the bands name right. What would be your favourite green day album? Personally i like insomniac. I'm not that big a green day fan anymore but i still think insomniac is there best work.

Ro: maaan!

Pinhead Gunpowder is indeed correct.

Insomniac's a brilliant album. Some of their best songs are on it. And the quality of the sound is by far the best of all their albums. Though I wouldn't say it was my favourite. Maybe second or third. Favourite is definitely 1039... It was just unbeatable from the start.

begbie

Well, i haven't heard 1039. May check it out.:D

Ro: maaan!

It's full name is 1039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours. It's made up of a few EPs they had.

begbie

Yeah, i heard that. It's their 1st album, isn't it? Made up from earlier ep's. Some people regard it as their best, so it must be worth checking out then.

dregin

The knowledge cover is on it, yes?

Ro: maaan!

Yep, track 14 iirc.

ferdi

yeah slappy hours is good, my copy is scratched up real bad at this stage tho