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Or people could just observe the obvious fact that it's finished and move on with their lives When did Billie say this was going on forever or to expect a song this week? All of the examples you give involve someone being paid or contracted to do something or promising to do something. This does not. This isn't a committment he made to you, he's free to record and release songs as much or little as he feels like. Billie put out nine cover songs for his No Fun Mondays project during quarantine, along with doing a bunch of other things. He could've just chilled out and done nothing if he wanted. Is there a specific amount of additional songs you think you're entitled to?

Everyone should stop crying and be happy that it ever happened.

Green Day are on the new 'Classic Rock Magazine' 100 Greatest song of the Century so far with American idiot: At the time they recorded American Idiot, Green Day were finished, washed-up, done. The California trio could still fill a room on the fumes from 1994's Dookie, an album that had chimed with a rock scene that needed cheering up after Kurt Cobain's suicide and grunge's death rattle. But creatively and commercially it had been a long decade's downturn, capped by the ignominy, on 2002's Pop Disaster Tour, of Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool trading headline status with their thunder-stealing successors Blink-182. "For some fans," wrote biographer Ben Myers, "it was total confirmation that Green Day had lost it and were resorting to touring with their own lightweight doppelgangers." But perhaps these thirty-something punks still had something up their sleeves. Measured against the globe-shaking events that washed in on the ripples from George W Bush's election and the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the rebirth of Green Day might have seemed like a footnote. For fans of back-to-basics rock'n'roll, though, American Idiot's title track was a joyous chink of light, puncturing the West's febrile mood with a fistful of brittle chords and a clarion call: 'Don't want to be an American Idiot/Don't want a nation under the new mania.' If a creative rebirth seemed unlikely, then Green Day's politicisation was unthinkable. To date, the band's most-quoted line came from slacker anthem, Longview (When masturbation's lost itsfun,you'refucking lonely'). But when they released American Idiot as a single in August 2004, the formerly bleach-haired and goonish Armstrong seemed like a rock star reimagined by Tim Burton and Noam Chomsky, now chronicling the itchy paranoia, media-orchestrated hysteria and gormless White House administration playing out on rolling news channels. "Well maybe I'm the faggot America", he raged: "I'm not a part of a redneck agenda". Locking swords with George W and his red-state support was a risky move for any rock band; only a year earlier, the Dixie Chicks had been blacklisted by the country scene for criticising Bush from the stage in London. To his credit, Armstrong was unrepentant. "We live in times of terror, and now is the time to speak out," the singer reasoned of his new-found ire. "We wanted to face danger, put it on the line and tell people what we think. Rock'n'roll is supposed to be dangerous. That's where we come from." American Idiot's polemic wouldn't have counted for much, of course, if the sugar-rush hooks hadn't forced the song on to every radio playlist across the planet. Despite opening a punk-opera concept album that was often musically sprawling — consider the nine-minute, five-section Jesus Of Suburbia — the title track couldn't have been leaner, simpler or more whip-smart. With Armstrong citing his preference for Quadrophenia's "power-chord, mod-pop aesthetic" over weightier works like Pink Floyd's The Wall, American Idiot wasn't much more than a four-chord thrasher; it didn't even have a riff. Yet the scalded attack of Armstrong's playing reminded you just how powerful a well-struck electric guitar could be. And when the band dropped out then exploded back in at the 2:22 mark, the effect was akin to a detonation. Especially when you watched the heavy-rotation music video, in which Armstong mimed blowing his head off. With 16 years of hindsight, there's a case that Green Day's American Idiot retooled the concept album for the post-millennium. But as the title track flew to No.3 in the UK in the summer of 2004 — reconnecting with older fans who'd drifted away, and kids who heard something in the singalong venom of these kohl-eyed provocateurs — it achieved something every bit as noble. In a world gone to hell, American Idiot's three-minute riot was a reminder that rock still had something to say — and adhered to the old punk maxim that anyone in possession of three chords, at least two fingers and a guitar turned full-up could say it. Not so dumb after all.

What about a shower curtain with the infamous nude hotel picture? That way Billie's not looking at you, but you get to see his butt whenever you walk into the bathroom!

Well the real question we need to ask after all those interviews is: Is he going to play in Y&R for godsake?

Nope! My worst nightmare would be something like this: Don't look at me while I'm naked! 😨

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Considering we barely see arms these days, I'm not holding my breath for more pics like that to come out. *goes quickly to take a screenshot of said post

*shows Billie the booty curtain* AIN'T NO DELETING THIS MISTER!!!!

😂😂 It's way less invasive (for us) and since we may not ever get another, we better immortalize it (and before deleter-billie joe strikes again).

To look at it optimistically he might prefer to leave it open ended in case he feels like doing it again from time to time. Or it just might not even occur to him that anyone would be bothered he hasn't announced an official ending to it lol, probably always saw it as something he could pick up or put down whenever.

ITWAN went up 2 spots in Rock Airplay to #40.

Don't do that to me when I have water in my mouth! Ya know, Shutterfly makes shower curtains. So you totally could make a shower curtain with that pic.

Don't be mad the postman didn't bring your mail for 3 weeks; just be happy that he ever delivered at all. Don't be mad the lawyer didn't show to your hearing; just be glad he ever took your case. Don't be mad that the doctor forgot your appointments; just be glad he ever scheduled you in the first place. Don't be mad that your husband/wife left you; just be glad he/she ever wanted you to begin with. Ah...love the rhetoric of BJA apologists.

I don't think I got used to it too soon, yet sometimes I remember the days when I got really excited knowing he would share another song. I miss it 💔 But it was so good while it lasted.

He could literally just tweet that it's over instead of never saying anything. It's honestly pretty annoying.

Man...I want to be your view of a successful musician. I will constantly promise projects and never fulfill what I said. I will make money just by existing. I will keep fans just by breathing. Seriously, if Billie didn't have a recent track recent of promising stuff and never addressing it again, and maybe if Green Day didn't put out a recent album that seemed very lazy and low-effort, I wouldn't care as much. But it gets to a point that his "ADHD" is just making him look like an unprofessional mess. He thinks he can just do whatever and we'll pay for it. Sadly, he's right.

What, like you hadn’t got it already.... or is it just me 😊

Be patient. Billie Joe is still on party mode.

In several of them just before he stopped actually. He not only said he was going to keep going but he even named Fox on the Run and Whole Wide World as the two songs he was considering doing next. Why do a slew of interviews promoting something and then just stop putting out songs or talking about it? I get the protests took precedence at first but not now.

On march 30th: Welcome to No Fun Mondays. Going to release a cover song every week until we’re let back out into the world. Are we back out into the world? If yes, then Billie can tell us. I know he could've just chilled out and done nothing if he wanted. But he didn't. He started something. So, Billie. Is it over or no?

He did say he wants to keep adding to it indefinitely in one of the radio interviews

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Rumors say Green Day has released a new album last February 🤷‍♂️

I'm listening to Nimrod and I remembered every time they cut Scattered (the 2nd time he repeats the 1st verse) when they play it live. It happened when I saw them in the Rev Rad tour, it happens on live performances I watch on youtube... And it pisses me off 'cause that's my favorite part of the song and they don't play it often.

My ITWAN order is FINALLY out for delivery. So happy it sat in the Suburbs for a week for no freaking reason.

I forgot it was Monday. Or more accurately, I forgot that No Fun Mondays was a thing.

@The Grohl and @Freezing Melons at this point I don't know what to do about shipping. I keep an eye on things and if they don't show up within 20 days of being "shipped" I start contacting the seller. It's ridiculous, but also makes me feel a little better knowing it's going on worldwide and not just the questionable US postal service...

Look at Tre and Mickey in the fourth pic, wow!

99 Revolutions is not a good song to have playing when you're trying to count how many crochet stitches you just did.

This is exactly how I feel about it too. I think it's got a cool and fresh sound while also staying true to their other work. It's certainly different to what I expected from them, but different doesn't always mean bad!

Not sure if that’s just how horribly biased I am, but I don’t really get the reasons why FOAM is so disliked when it’s really just a standard Green Day album with a poppier sound. If I was to guess I’d expect casual fans would enjoy it (even though maybe it’s the opposite because if I only knew American Idiot, I’d exect something similar.)

Most of the rumours on Tumblr aren't based on anything. Even if someone has spoken to people who know the band, anyone who's willing to share personal things with fans shouldn't be taken seriously. Without speaking directly to the band in a deeply personal setting, it's impossible to know what's really going on in their lives or minds, because celebrities tend to project their public image to everyone but the people closest to them, even relatives and less trusted friends sometimes. I wouldn't worry about it.

Starring Billie and Kevin

Yeah, like ridiculously slow. I get why, but holy crap it's bad. Something else I ordered was delayed by like a week, but the post office never gave me updates, so I thought they lost it. I was about to contact the seller to get a refund when randomly they FINALLY updated tracking -_- Also I'm salty because I was looking forward to spinning the record when I got home.

Billie's version was just playing in the grocery store I was in. Made me so happy to hear a new song from him being played somewhere instead of the same couple songs as always.

Arrived today! Beautiful copy.

Well I didn't buy this but @solongfromthestars bought me this for my birthday today: I managed to find a sealed copy of the pink Hot Topic Uno on eBay a few days ago and so I've treated myself to that. Will post once it arrives (could be a while)