Talk:Brain Stew / Jaded

25 or 6 to 4

It was actually an issue of Guitar World which brought this to my attention, but has anyone else noticed the similarity in chord-structure between "Brain Stew" and "25 or 6 to 4" by Chicago? The opening riffs are almost exactly the same, except the amount of times each chord is struck is cut in half on "Brain Stew". Plus, Green Day's guitar work during this period was tuned one step down, but otherwise, they're the same. Perhaps we should include something like this?...

"The opening guitar riff bears a striking resemblance to Chicago's "25 or 6 to 4""

Ha, so I'm not the only one who noticed this.

I don't see the similarities (although I only listened to the 30 second preview of 25 from iTunes.)--Greenday21 (talk) 13:47, 1 July 2008 (UTC)Greenday21

There should be a section on this. It's no coincidence, Green Day clearly ripped Chicago off. I'm surprised there has never been a lawsuit. --Darkhawk —Preceding undated comment added 14:39, 16 March 2012 (UTC).

Nonsense. Where are your sources to support this claim? --IllaZilla (talk) 14:59, 16 March 2012 (UTC)

You need to listen to the first ten seconds of 25. They took the opening riff of the Chicago song and make it the only riff of theirs If you just listen to the Itunes preview then you won't hear the similarities because the rest of the song is completely different.Jynweythek (talk) 21:10, 28 August 2013 (UTC)

If Green Day ripped Chicago off, then Chicago ripped Led Zeppelin off. If Chicago ripped Led Zeppelin off, then Led Zeppelin ripped the Beatles off. Who knows who the Beatles ripped off... Search around and you'll find many bands have used the progression.

While My Guitar Gently Weeps - The Beatles (1968)

Babe I'm Gonna Leave You - Led Zeppelin (1969)

25 or 6 to 5 - Chicago (1970)

Black Sally - The Human Instinct (1970)

Brain Stew - Green Day (1995)

InlineRanger (talk) 01:47, 4 August 2014 (UTC)

drug references

interpretations of the song were amended to specify amphetamine withdrawl, due to the references to crosstops, periods of sleeplessness, and being "spun." Previously, the page gave a vugue desctiption of "sicknes."

Vinyl?

I don't think this was ever released on Vinyl, should we take that out of the format? --Imatt711 21:12, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

I own the vinyl single. You're probably uninformed that many albums and singles are STILL released in vinyl - especially by punk and indie rock bands (notably in Britian) - but record chains like FYE and Virgin MegaStore don't carry them. Check your local independently owned record store, Newbury Comics (if you live in New England) or online. Doc Strange 13:15, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

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Sepia Tone

The article claims the music video is in sepia tone. Last I remember, it was black and white. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.214.227.247 (talk) 02:08, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

it was sepiaGreenday21 (talk) 22:14, 17 August 2008 (UTC)Greenday21

Genre

Someone changed Brain Stew's genre from Post-Grunge to Alternative Metal...I reverted that. Please keep an eye on people who just add nonsense --Revilal90 (talk) 02:18, 8 January 2011 (UTC)

Its back. Its also neither. It is punk, as is Jaded.Jasper420 15:52, 2 March 2011 (UTC)