[QUOTE=exxit152]I thought lawrence livermore taught tre how to play. Or atleast got him started.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, he did.

yep. and tre joined the lookouts when he was 12.

[QUOTE=nag*with*a*gun]whales singing?[/QUOTE]

Indeed, that's what he liked to listen to. You know the sounds they make underwater?

"Mmmmmnnnyyyaa hhnnnnahhh" etc...

It's actually quite soothing for some people. Personally I find it irritating. He was a c*nt anyway.

I've been listening to American idiot alot lately, and it doesn't really seem that much different to their older stuff to me.

there good live

Does Billy Joe play guitar and sing more often than just sing?

Not anymore. Billie plays some single chors in a bar, but the main song structure is played by Jason, I think.

I presume you mean live, as BJ plays all the guitar parts in the studio. Generally, for older stuff Jason goes offstage, so BJ does both. But for AI songs, it's generally Jason playing all the way through, and BJ joining in on guitar for choruses, or as a rhythm part for solos.


As far as I can tell.

yeh, just as far.

if i was him i would want to play everything instead of just singing but...

Maybe he's just being lazy. Playing while singing is much harder....

yeh but obviously he can.

someone should slap some sense into that man.

He likes to run around a lot while singing, and entertain the crowd. And he is very good at that.

yeh but i'd rather hear him play than watch him run around. although...

Well, Jason generally seems capable of playing the original guitar part note-perfect, so presumably Billie Joe decided it was unneccesary. Certainly, if you watch Bullet In A Bible, he's all over the stage, and playing while doing that wouldn't be easy.

yeh jason's good.
I KNOW it would be hard to run around and play. Actually some of the stuff he does in BIAB is pointless but some is funny... like hitchin a ride ( which is also the best song)

[QUOTE=billiejoe84]I presume you mean live, as BJ plays all the guitar parts in the studio. Generally, for older stuff Jason goes offstage, so BJ does both. But for AI songs, it's generally Jason playing all the way through, and BJ joining in on guitar for choruses, or as a rhythm part for solos.


As far as I can tell.[/QUOTE]


You know thats what I meant. :)

It may be harder, but I'd rather see him playing than entertaining.

same^^

Billie Joe isn't a great guitarist though. When it comes down to it, he's a better entertainer than a guitar player.

no. hes not an amazing guitarist, but he's pretty good.

the strong point of the music are the lyrics.

TRagically, in modern Green Day, the strong point may well be the lyrics, but they no longer sing about things close to my heart. I couldn't give a crap about US politics.

More songs about lethargy and masturbation!

hear hear^

what would be a good band to do a green day cover?

[QUOTE=billiejoe84]More songs about lethargy and masturbation![/QUOTE]

YES! I'm an angry lazy teenager with no girlfriend songs!

Thats what got me hooked.

[QUOTE=nag*with*a*gun]hear hear^

what would be a good band to do a green day cover?[/QUOTE]

I'd like to hear Fall Out Boy or Allister do one. Allister especially often seem quite 'inspired' by Green Day so maybe they could make a good fist of a cover version.

yeh. go dookie!!!

but nimrod is good, too, it has several great songs.

FOB?

disgraceness. no, I actually like fob.

how about REM?

Pff to Dookie. Go Smoothed Out Slappy Hours and Nimrod!

I don't think I'd like to hear a Green Day cover to be quite honest.

REM would be interesting, but I would think it would be a bit rubbish.

I'd like to see a band like Against Me! do one, that would be awesome.

bj has a unique voice, anyway, it would sound wierd.

^I just like REM. I'm addicted to End Of The World. Right now I'm listening to it.

If REMplayed totally in the style of that song, it would be good.