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I don't think RevRad was all that "safe." Musically it wasn't especially adventurous, but there are some notable moments. Somewhere Now got shit when it came out for being so "chill." The way it comes full circle with Forever Now is pretty unique. The only similarity I can think of is 21st Century Breakdown and See the Light, but I'd call those "bookends" rather than coming full circle. If I compared Say Goodbye to another Green Day song, just sonically it'd be East Jesus Nowhere, but that was a new sound for them at the time. Outlaws has a different, more haunting sound to other Green Day ballads like 21 Guns. It's unique in the way it follows up songs like Christie Road from a middle-aged man's point of view. Still Breathing is basically pop (and I love it). Most songs on RevRad don't really sound like another Green Day song. The thing that really sets it apart from all other Green Day songs, though, is how openly personal it is. Don't get me wrong, Green Day songs have always been personal. Billie making his struggles so catchy is part of what defines Green Day and makes them popular. That personal element is usually hidden by metaphors and those catchy tunes, though, like a bandaged wound we can't quite see. RevRad is like an open wound. The world knew what Billie was going through and what he'd be singing about. Lines like "my name is Billie and I'm freaking out" sound shallow on the surface because they're so simple, but they're simple because real life isn't lived in metaphors. No one stands up at an AA meeting and says "troubled times, I know I cannot lie, I'm off the wagon and I'm hitchin' a ride." Billie called Still Breathing one of the most personal songs he's ever written and I can see why. "My head's above the rain and roses," "making my way to you," "are you scared to death to live?" and "I've been running all my life" are such vulnerable lines. Even "how did a life on the wild side ever get so dull/full?" and "I ain't gonna stand in line no more," with the way it's screamed are. I find Ordinary World as intimate as the rest of the album, too. Money and fame don't mean someone has everything. Billie spent most of RevRad singing about his issues, so obviously he still has them. The world has issues, too. But he's telling the subject that regardless, what they have together is more than enough and he accepts a life that isn't perfect. Whatever I think of this current era, I can see why he doesn't want to write from that point of view anymore.

From Billie's IG story:

@solongfromthestars Yes, yes, yes, yes! Every time I see the complaint about RevRad being "safe" I honestly don't get it. Sure, it may be Green Day doing what they do best and they don't do anything super out of left field, but I've never considered it a safe record. Totally agree with everything you're saying here.

Cuties!!! Yesterday at Howard Stern And last one is just for @Montclare because, Mike's pant length. Edit: I should preface this with, these are from Getty Images, do not remove the watermark or crop them.

I'd say Rev Rad is their most emotional album because of how straightforward it is. Maybe it's the second after Insomniac, but that's very different.

The nose hair in that first one though.

Unicorns have been stalking me for weeks. I see them on TV, in the store, and in random books. My friend is a teacher and showed me a comic his student made...about unicorns. My niece has a backpack...with unicorns. While browsing watch faces for my smart watch I see this: While looking for Halloween decor I saw this: I'm on to you Green Day...

I really want Mike to get rid of that gold suit that's way too short for him.

Pics from Howard Stern today:

Mike Dirnt just responded back To me in his latest post

I feel like all the singles will be released up front and then album drops and focus is on Hella Mega I feel like once a month we'll have a date to look forward to whether it's an appearance on a show or a song that's dropping Maybe as we get closer some small intimate secret shows where we get to hear some of the new songs played live

I never even noticed until you said Anyway few more Billie's here:

Agreed. Lyrically, I'd say it's Billie at his most emotionally vulnerable, totally exposed. I wouldn't call that "safe".

When you're reading something for work and read the word "uniforms" as "unicorns".

Is it just me or is Mike exceptionally beautiful this time around? I'm usually not Mike-fangirling, but damn😍. The new music just isn't my cup of tea, so I have to find other things I can be excited about😂

After seeing Billie post that fan made poster with his FOAM description, I kind of see what he's going for. Seems the descriptions are in the style of old, cheesy music adverts ("The new soul, glam" etc) you might see in the 50s/60s.

I randomly fell on a gallery of one of the first coverups show this evening, in early 2018 (the very first coverups how maybe? I don't remember). I already loved Billie's look then (I had as a profile pic his mustache selfie until the whole GDC staff used it as a joke on April 1st 2018, since Billie had already begun to troll us with the Longshot by then ), but I had never seen these pics before, so thought I would share them here . no need to say I love the bellie here and here below these may be my favorite, if you zoom on Billie that slight mustache fits him so well and a couple more

I love Mike, he’s a different kind of attractive from Billie but he’s lovely, not ageing as well - too thin - but lovely 😍

From Billies stories today:

Billie posted a story of what looks like him making a setlist. The number 19 is on there (from an instagram date stamp). Think he’s hinting at another secret show?

I know people want to believe this era and tour were awful and that the band were unhappy or going through the motions... but honestly, the build-up was so exciting and even after rehab, they looked so happy and relaxed live. It was like they were able to throw off the "epic" image for the first time since American Idiot. The smiles in some of these /trilogy sole defender out

Napoleon Dynamite is very divisive. It definitely takes a certain sense of humor to understand, kind of a dry and subtle one. It's very much funny due to its characters. Everyone has people like the characters in our lives, but the movie just turns the dial up on their unique traits. I think people who can notice and appreciate the quirkiness of human beings find the movie funny. Personally, I love that movie. It was the first comedy I think I ever laughed out loud at. I give it a lot of credit for being a character-driven comedy (not just Apatow off-the-cuff improv film) and for having a real emotional core to it. Most comedies throw in an emotional message at the end to make things nice and clean. Napoleon Dynamite has a lot of soul and gets you emotionally invested because of its characters. I think we all have a bit of Napoleon in us at some point in our lives. Because of this emotional connection to the characters, the ending isn't over the top and feels very much earned.

Oh yes, thought I mentioned in talk about the FOAM video 😂. What is going on, Billie usually has the too short trousers and Mike is Mr Stylish, did they swap 😂😂 yeah, like that would make Mike’s short 😂😂 no - it’s to show off his socks! I guess the gold suit has done and will never be seen again.

I love Insomniac. It’s my go to music for housework and ironing get through it in half the time 😂😂

@kaylubd Where did you see the unicorn skeleton?! I need to get that. I was actually looking at Halloween skeletons yesterday thinking someone needs to make a unicorn one.

Someone needs to setup a chart or spreadsheet or something to see if there’s a correlation between those who say Revrad was safe and those who don’t like FoAM so far, assuming a lot of their problem with it is that it’s so different 😂😂

n/m posted in wrong thread

So after hearing the first two tunes and digesting them I have to say that I still love the energy behind the tunes. The guitars have a nice punch but there's still some production issues that I have. No mix can be entirely perfect but I have to say with FRA the vocals are too far back in the mix. I like what Billie's doing vocally and I want to HEAR it. The accentuated bass part in FOAMF is a little bit muddy. That may have been intentional for some kind of dirty effect but once again I want to hear it loud and clear. It can still sound dirty and have tonal quality. Butch Walker has brought something new and I respect that but like anything it comes with pros and cons. If I was in the band I would propose to work with a different producer on each song. Not sure if that's been done before. I think maybe the Foo Fighters did it? I think Green Day would benefit from that. Who would you guys pick?

^ the post vs. story look like they're 20 years from each other

That was my comment I made that he responded to

Yes! So I'm not the only one hearing "donuts at my door!" Though for me it was just "and donuts at my door."

He didn't even have to use his AK. That's how good of a day it was.

Oddly enough, I think I'm a bit more excited about receiving my Father of All Dark Roasts bundle than I am about getting the album right now

I had to make this gif. I couldn't resist it! 🔥

This is ❤🔥💋

Seriously. The fabled "Fountain of Youth" is actually Billie's blood. He looks fucking amazing!

Father of all.. There's a riot living inside of us >>> Tonight we're living inside a bus

As the old saying goes, "Judge a book by its cover"

https://imgur.com/eEai6Jo

How many people are going to get that damn unicorn tattooed on them now?

So there's still hope, right?

Disney Channel is playing the single today guys get hype

Let's just blame Brexit

I really wish this cover had leaked, so everyone could rip it apart and talk about how “obviously fake” it is

The era hasn’t even started and I’m already looking forward to the next one

I waited for months to make a Green Day tattoo, thinking “let’s wait for the new record, maybe it will bring some cool new imagery”. A fucking fat unicorn Hahahah

What a way to start an era If fucking the soul of an entire fan base community like this artwork is doing is not punk, I don’t know what else could be hahaha

Tré's son, Mickey, is the author of this shitty cover... sorry for the words in portuguese but, puta que pariu, galera