OldKentuckyShark Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 1 hour ago, veggiecorecords said: FTFY Yeah I think I agree with that veggiecorecords 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc32137 Posted October 9, 2020 Author Share Posted October 9, 2020 I’ll agree on it being their best album and I’ll also say Stuart and the Ave has the best Green Day bass line. MyckelJay and tape 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oblivions Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 (edited) I remember being like 11 and walking into the Wherehouse having no idea Green Day had a new album and seeing a giant cardboard display for Insomniac. I thought it was an old album I hadn’t heard like Kerplunk, which I had bought a week earlier at K-Mart, so I grabbed a tape copy and listened to it for a few days before I finally saw Geek Stink Breath on MTV and realized it was new. It’s been my favorite of theirs, by far, since the moment I first heard it. Sad that I’ll never have that experience again of walking into a shop and seeing a brand new record/tape of my favorite band that I had no idea was released. Edited October 9, 2020 by Oblivions nickj and bear801 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear801 Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 (edited) Yeah this one is tied to a lot of memories. in my highschool gym they were taking a break from rehearsing for a Christmas show. I saw a piano, a half-stack amp and a guitar. Not sure why there was a distortion pedal on the floor for a Christmas show but on a dare i turned the amp on and got halfway through Jaded before some teacher came in running. ...so about 60 seconds but man the acoustics sounded like i was playing a stadium Edited October 10, 2020 by bear801 Oblivions 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oblivions Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Question for our collective consciousnesses...there was a TV doc show on either MTV or VH1 maybe 10+ years ago (OR it could have been a well produced video on YouTube within the last 10 years?) where they talked about Green Day and the talking head (who was either a magazine writer or possibly someone from LookOut records?) was throwing some shade at Insomniac and said something like “Green Day wanted to prove they were still punk after Dookie so they released an angry, mean album and I was like ‘Where is this coming from? Your band was never this hard/loud.’” I figure if I only get one chance in my life to finally remember where this was from, it’s this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc32137 Posted October 10, 2020 Author Share Posted October 10, 2020 38 minutes ago, Oblivions said: Question for our collective consciousnesses...there was a TV doc show on either MTV or VH1 maybe 10+ years ago (OR it could have been a well produced video on YouTube within the last 10 years?) where they talked about Green Day and the talking head (who was either a magazine writer or possibly someone from LookOut records?) was throwing some shade at Insomniac and said something like “Green Day wanted to prove they were still punk after Dookie so they released an angry, mean album and I was like ‘Where is this coming from? Your band was never this hard/loud.’” I figure if I only get one chance in my life to finally remember where this was from, it’s this thread. Maybe the VH1 Behind the Music? That was released around 2000 when Warning came out I believe. nickj 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantheriver Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 10 hours ago, Sanspants said: I know the shit they get on here, but SRC has had the Angus soundtrack on sale for $10 a few times. That soundtrack is totally worth it. I tried to order it from them during one of those sales and they refused to ship it out so I wound up getting a refund. SRC sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veggiecorecords Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 23 hours ago, Oblivions said: Question for our collective consciousnesses...there was a TV doc show on either MTV or VH1 maybe 10+ years ago (OR it could have been a well produced video on YouTube within the last 10 years?) where they talked about Green Day and the talking head (who was either a magazine writer or possibly someone from LookOut records?) was throwing some shade at Insomniac and said something like “Green Day wanted to prove they were still punk after Dookie so they released an angry, mean album and I was like ‘Where is this coming from? Your band was never this hard/loud.’” I figure if I only get one chance in my life to finally remember where this was from, it’s this thread. I’m not positive but it might be the documentary “one nine nine four” nickj 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickj Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 On 10/9/2020 at 7:55 PM, Oblivions said: I remember being like 11 and walking into the Wherehouse having no idea Green Day had a new album and seeing a giant cardboard display for Insomniac. I thought it was an old album I hadn’t heard like Kerplunk, which I had bought a week earlier at K-Mart, so I grabbed a tape copy and listened to it for a few days before I finally saw Geek Stink Breath on MTV and realized it was new. It’s been my favorite of theirs, by far, since the moment I first heard it. Sad that I’ll never have that experience again of walking into a shop and seeing a brand new record/tape of my favorite band that I had no idea was released. Almost identical story! I was at the mall on a random Saturday morning and I saw Insomniac (on cassette, even) at The Wall (which eventually turned into FYE). Thought it was an older album or something. Bought it anyway and loved it. Oblivions 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sad Heart Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Debating whether to buy that print or not. $100 is a lot, but I love this fucking album. It’s for a good cause, but I also have a shit ton of prints I need to frame still...hmm. nickj 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickj Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 23 hours ago, Sad Heart said: Debating whether to buy that print or not. $100 is a lot, but I love this fucking album. It’s for a good cause, but I also have a shit ton of prints I need to frame still...hmm. The prints are up! I gave in and grabbed one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revisited Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 (edited) 330+ left. I bet will last maybe another hour day or two before OOS, but hopefully longer if anyone is on the fence. https://www.punkrockart.com/product/winston-smith-insomniac-limited-edition-prints/ Edited October 13, 2020 by revisited Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sad Heart Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Grabbed one. Couldn’t resist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickj Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Does anyone know if this crazy high DR rating is for the upcoming reissue? http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/172575 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrScorpio Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 1 hour ago, nickj said: Does anyone know if this crazy high DR rating is for the upcoming reissue? http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/172575 Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGhostOfRandySavage Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Just now, ROVVLES said: Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Good, the higher the dynamic range rating, the better it usually sounds, lower lows, higher highs. MrScorpio and nickj 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrScorpio Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Good to hear! I love GD but some of their represses over the years sound more like CDs pressed to vinyl. The Nimrod 2xLP was an improvement so I figured this would be as well. Plus, the orange color makes a lot more sense than the hot topic blue that came out a while back, imo. Looking forward to putting this on the platter. nickj 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffbloom Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 I've been waiting for this to go on sale since it went on sale. I just can't get past the price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skacel Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Buffbloom said: I've been waiting for this to go on sale since it went on sale. I just can't get past the price. There is a retail version on black if you don't need the orange vinyl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sad Heart Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 The 2009 pressing had a DR avg. of 12. This is up to 15. Looking forward to this even more now. MrScorpio and nickj 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pushbacktosquare Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 17 hours ago, Skacel said: There is a retail version on black if you don't need the orange vinyl. Fairly certain stores will be getting the orange vinyl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skacel Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 5 hours ago, pushbacktosquare said: Fairly certain stores will be getting the orange vinyl. That may be but I was replying to someone who was concerned about the price and I was simply pointing out there is a cheaper version out there if you don't care about the vinyl colour. https://www.banquetrecords.com/green-day/insomniac-(25th-anniversary)/0093624884576 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickj Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 On 10/9/2020 at 6:57 PM, marc32137 said: I’ll agree on it being their best album and I’ll also say Stuart and the Ave has the best Green Day bass line. You'll enjoy the end of this Snaggle Von Swift, marc32137 and Sad Heart 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SasukeTheRipper Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Does anyone know if this is gonna be a 180g release? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timsimmons Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 I’m guessing not. Usually if they can advertise 180g, they will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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