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Guys... it was a joke.

They were actually too good.

I guess there’s no escaping the loop

You just stuck your dick into a hornets nest again.

For whatever reason I'm hyped to hear the album when they released the back cover

My guess is they sealed the NHL deal and added FRA

I think there's 3 things that make the album and songs duration an advantage: 1. You're less inclined to skip the song or get annoyed by a song when it's over before you've even made a full judgement on it. 2. You're more inclined for repetitive listens because it's so short so you need to expand your sample size to get a real judgement of it. Then if the hook is good now it's got you. 3. Fans have always complained "I went to xyz show and they pushed too much of their new album". If they were to play 4 new songs it would only amount to 8-10 minutes of the set.

I don‘t think that this would be good for Green Days career and rock music in general in the future

Am I the only one to love FOAMF and FRA ? im really confident in the upcoming album and in view of their recents shows at the AMA’s for example, I think they’re now considered like a proven band, currently they can do what music they want and il ok with that Moreover FOAM is incredible live, the song has a particular energy and it’s not a bad song at all imo

You are not alone, I have a positive feeling about this record as well. But I think you can expect a similar reaction from part of the fanbase when you pee on its head departing from your “canonical sound” and having a unicorn throwing up on your most beloved album cover 😄 And I think the band was/is aware of this and foreseen it, they’re not dumb I am quite positive about the next single being something very different from FOAM, but I am not sure if it will be that in a way that makes the song more “generally accepted” by that part of the fanbase, or even more controversial

maybe they needed to get to 26 minutes

That’s kinda too much for me tbh

I think he has always had a childlike vibe and appearence lol like this one from NYRE:

Even Mark Zuckerberg is more excited for the new Beat Saber Pack than for the new Album

Theyre talking about the 2nd album.👀

I'm still waiting for the Forever Now video

I completely disagree in the case of Bang Bang I think losing the guitar made that song come alive and it’s now surpassed St Jimmy for me as my favorite live performance. He’s such a dynamic performer letting him hand over the guitar responsibilities to Kevin a few times a show now really sets him free. He said he likes it and it shows.

I was looking at this twitter thread from Consequence of Sound and saw this comment: How concerning are the sales at this point? Anyone in the business have perspective on this?

I am very excited for this album!! So far I'm happy with what I've heard. Even though they kept the songwriting familiar to GD standards, the sound is quite fresh.

Let us not discount the possibility we are being fucked with 🦄

You forgot the most important part: "CHA CHA CHAAAA"

Our favorite gremlin taking pics of his boyfriend on stage Tuesday night: his scrunchie face is too cute!

Imo if there's gonna be a music video, it better not be the standard performance vid... I want to see something like still breathing/back in the USA when it comes to videos from them or even music videos in general (just my opinion tho)

Is jumpsalty an insider or something? People seem to be taking this comment as if it actually means something. Does it? As for the album, it'll be fiiiiiiiiiiine. Something like if UNO and Stop Drop and Roll had a baby. Bubble gum garage pop. Critically it'll do fine. Fans will hate it at first; then a week later those same people will be talking about how "they've actually come around to FOAM." Then a month or so later people will be over hyping it, saying how its actually the best album since Dookie or Insomniac and how "its basically just like Nimrod." After the hype settles down I'm willing to bet most will have it above the trilogy albums at the very least. A short, wild, fun ride. And then three years from now we'll start getting the "Does anyone else think FOAM is criminally underrated?" comments; as well as "FOAM appreciation thread(s)." It'll be fine. Your using a green day forum in 2020 for God's sake. Odds are your gonna like this album either way.

They're trying something new. It's a new sound. The vocals have been in a higher range than previous GD music, FOAMF specifically uses a drumbeat that Tre has not used on a previous song. While it remains in a smilar high energy, short & sweet GD structure these songs have elements to them that the band has not used before from both composition side and production side. Even FOAMF lyrically is different where Billie mentions money which is something that's not really touched upon in previous GD eras. Even the marketing & promotions element has been experimental. They've made new appearances and have been more collaborative with other popular artists. This is a very different GD era. I thought he was too stationed after the first leg of 21cb till now. We need some presence out there.

Also, some songs (like FRA) are just too short to skip Fans be like, "I didn't go to band x's show to hear music from band x!" 😂 It's kind of funny, because if they only play old stuff, people would complain that they're living in the past and not doing enough to promote the new album or whatever 💁‍♀️

Then you made me realize that I'm a diehard fan. 😮

Can’t wait to read the first impartial review of it .

I have mixed feelings about the tour, I don't mind seeing FOB and Weezer, i feel like I would mostly enjoy their set. But if i could choose, I'd rather not see them if it means GD will play a longer set. I also obviously prefer to pay less than these prices. Bought tickets to one show and that for sure does hurt the wallet, but no one is forcing me to buy them, I can also choose to skip tour but I rather save on other things than miss seeing GD. at the same time, the tour is giving GD a chance to gain new fans from other fanbases that like the same kind of music. The tour is getting quite some buzz in the news and a tour like this is a great thing for rock music. So I really hope that people buy tickets and show up to this tour and realize how amazing rock concerts are and how talented these bands are.

Unfortunately though if this tour flops I think all of the bands would take a hit in public image that would be hard to recover from. I don’t want to see that happen. Maybe it’s just early though. I really don’t know, which is why I’m asking.

Accept the bad album into your hearts, I beg you. This isn't a troll album. They really are that dumb. We all know it deep down

I remember being mad when they released the single and the video and thinking it would be forever until the album came out. Holy cow it’s in like a month. Ina month we will finally get to hear it. I hope they do some surprise club dates or a mini-club tour.

I don’t think there will ever be an explanation because they probably just made some minor adjustments, switched a song or two in or out. They said they had a hard time deciding which songs to eliminate and they might have changed their minds. The only thing I’m curious about is why they decided to make a 26 minute album.

Here’s a wacky theory, what if it’s a joint trolling effort by both Green Day and Panicland? What if Magnum Opus was actually Green Day’s album and FOAM was Panicland’s and they just recorded cover versions of each others’ songs?!?!?

I'm sure there's people out there who compulsively masturbate to that

Well hot damn, these pics from NYE are just amazing. I can’t believe the red beanies ones! I love the kiss with Kevin who then goes for the manly slap on the back.....haha, good try Kevin, we see you! 😂😂😍😍😍

Has anyone tried reminding Green Day that they're putting out an album next month?

Oh Kevin giving Billie a new year kiss before his wife lmao

I like both songs in general but I'm not really on board with the high pitched vocals haha. FOAM is much better live! I guess I initially expected something with a bit more depth which is why I was skeptical at first, but i guess it's not fair of me to expect them to churn out 21CBs at every turn 💁‍♀️ every joke can have its truth, but now the joke's on you I never knew you were such a funny guy! Honestly I think that it's a very smart move to have an experimental record be rather short for this same reason. 👍 The people who love it will love it, you get that everywhere. And the people who don't love it will eventually begrudgingly shrug and say "at least it's only 26 minutes."

The flaw is that the club tour would be US only

26minutes of new GD music, if the songs are not good i will listen to foam-lp probably some days and then never again 😕 i cant remember being so NOT-excited for a new GD album before

Suuuuuuuuuuuuuure

Yo, stop making my subconscious start expecting a second album again. I'll buy them from you so I can also experience that, so Take the Money and Crawl!

That’s really lowering expectations for this album you know. It makes it sound like they only gave Warner a bunch of crap to release. Is that what you’re saying?

@GDFan2019 I love you so much 🤗😂

Touchups maybe? Or like @Beerjeezus said, adding FRA? Remember, over 10 years ago they returned to the studio after 21CB was already complete, because Billie had all of a sudden written a new song-- Murder City.

That's the spirit!

I think the Chorus of the next single is "hockey is the best sport / we hate Bratwurst

Soon ™

The criticism of these new songs is far more than "It doesn't sound like dookie/AI so I don't like it". It sounds like there's been less effort put into it. FRA sounds like it was written in 5 minutes