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Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays my fellow fangirls! Be safe, have a good time, and stay thirsty.

I'm officially down a Billie rabbit hole and I found this and I'm just done. (Click for Kevin and Billie action) (I can't figure out how to make it embed) https://discretionherself.tumblr.com/post/175750460336/you-guys-are-fucking-welcome-lmao-also-dont

I think they'd make the same political points as Green Day, it's nothing that extreme. The Network was just a fun way to do it this time. They could release all their side stuff as Green Day (and it would sell more if they did) but having different bands and secret identities etc just makes things more interesting and is another part of the creativity, and they sacrifice some sales and recognition for that. I'd say not doing a big promotional push is more just part of the fun of keeping The Network a bit of a secret than because of any worries about the content being heard by more people.

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays Green Day fam!

This is still one of my all time favorite Billie looks. My god! Stop being so extremely beautiful and amazing! but don't actually

Thank god GDC is back! I was having to entertain myself with full blown sagas in my head. Now I can get my fangirling out properly. I have to have the content! *Me coming back from my fantasy world with all my pent up fangirling like*

Thirst fairy. 🤣🤣🤣 *sips coffee while the allosexuals go into heat*

They seem to be done with The Network stuff on the socials and that’s sad. Seems too quick, I was hoping for maybe some mainstream promotion and more of a push with the merch. This was such an underground release but the album is too good

Neat.

Man...Kevin looks sooooooo good in that video 😍 Santa, please I've been good..can I please have one of my boys for xmas? ....at least a hug? I am the Lord and Savior of thirst after all

Teach us the ways of Billie’s flat ass, o’ great horny Grohl, our Prometheus.

Looks like Billie isn't the only GD guy to use this as a pet name for Kevin.

It is not the job I asked for. And it's not an easy task. But it's one I do so well. I guess I was born for it.

@BillieMyLove glares menacingly

*the livefeed in my brain right now* Billie got me like

W-Well, T-Thanks a lot!

Merry Christmas!

Oh man....Billie can speak Spanish to me any day. Me gusta

Merry Christmas everyone! Have some delicious Billie Joe.

When played in the correct tune, I actually like when the band uses their more modern instruments for classic songs. Maybe it’s just coincidence, but I think it provides a more punchy sound.

Apologies, though I did try and steer back on topic in my last post! After a few listens of the album in full, I give it a solid B. There's a decent amount of filler, mostly Snoo's (snooze?) stuff. Heard Immunity, THTGY, Stranger all do very little for me. That said, I'm glad they were all so deeply involved in the writing and seemingly had a ton of fun with the project. So many tracks stood out, though- Theory, Digital Black, Time Capsule, Fentanyl, Degenerate, Cancer, Ivankkka, TLM, JFPP all could be condensed to a tight 10 with the Prophecy. But I'm happy they decided to do this. And not just do it but to let loose and expand it as they did. It's a really fun listen when you're in the right mood.

Might as well name this thread “Billie Joe aphrodisiacs”.

Because apparently I am this thread's thirst fairy

Ft. two random dudes.

I don’t Fink so.

I like Popper Punk AND That's How They Get You, beat that! Popper Punk is better but I think That's How They Get You is also cool and funny in how unexpected it is. I just like their audacity to make a dance track with auto tune vocals. Especially coming right after Respirator and Squatter, it's like how much more ridiculous can this get? Even if they're not my favourites I love that the extra weird and random tracks are there taking the album's variety and extremes to another level. I think they're close to flat out trolling with That's How They Get You lol, it's probably deliberate. But it has a catchy beat as well as being amusing so I don't mind.

Didn't have time for a review, but I did a brief write up of Money Money 2020 Part 2 for my year end list: Album No One Expected Even Though We Were Warned: Money Money 2020 Part II: We Told Ya So! – The Network The Network would be my favorite Green Day side project if they were the one’s behind it. But they’re not, so we don’t need to question it. The Network tried to warn us of the prophecy, but we didn’t listen. In a move no one could predict, the mysterious masked men returned this year. When you think about it, it makes sense. It’s in their 2003 album’s name: Money Money 2020. Clearly, they were telling us the year of their return. Still, I wasn’t expecting this. Filled with their offbeat humor, conspiracy theories, references to COVID, and time travel it’s a wonderfully weird album. Anything goes here. Songs insulting Round Earthers and asphyxia dependency? Yup. Fast and furious punk songs that are ripped from a Green Day album? Sure. Oddly seductive tracks about drugs and why Ivankkka is a Nazi? Why not? Instead of sticking with their new wave style, The Network (who aren’t Green Day) expand their sound for a diverse record. “Degenerate” is the funky, seductive anthem Green Day wanted “Father of All” to be and “Jerry Falwell’s Pool Party” has a slinky groove with a killer swagger. It also has a play on Green Day’s “Kill the DJ” lyrics. Guess they really do hate them. “The Art Of the Deal With the Devil” is sexier than it has any right to be. With Fink’s breathy singing and the song’s mellowed, hushed tones it’s an album highlight. Still, their new wave, synth sound isn’t abandoned. That classic Network vibe is what drives songs like “The Stranger,” “Time Capsule,” and “Heard Immunity.” Of course, with 25 songs, there’s bound to be filler. “Amnesia Vagabond” and “Hey Elon” are fine but don’t stand on their own outside the album. “That’s How They Get You” is the biggest disappointment. Three minutes of a looping electronic beat and awful autotune. But at least these songs don’t make the album drag. Oddly enough, a lot of the songs have the same issue as Father of All Motherfuckers: they’re too short. “Fentanyl” and “Carolina’s Ultimate Netflix Tweet” ends abruptly just as the songs are hitting that sweet spot. “Pizzagate” never really gets the chance to start clocking in at 47 seconds and “Theory of Reality” leaves you unsatisfied. Despite this, Money Money 2020 Part II is a blast. It’s a strange album for a strange year. Some songs make you laugh, others make you mosh, and some may even turn you on. It’s a good time all around. You can tell the boys really had fun making it. With an album this strong Green Day should watch out. The Network are coming for their rock n roll throne. Thanks for coming to my TED Talk.

The mainstream media won't "lose their shit" about anything Green Day says. MM2020 pt.2 doesn't say anything that controversial anyway, except maybe Ivankkka.

This is probably one of my favorite eras to look at - 2002. 😄 Love seeing Billie's proto-American Idiot look- skinny red/white tie, all black-clothing, Les Paul Juniors. He's wearing his classic pants though. No skinny jeans, no eyeliner, & no AI songs! The Images won't upload from the URLs, so I'll just share links to cool photos: 2002 White Necktie Les Paul Jr. - http://www.stockrockshots.com/hotshots/2668gd.jpg 2002 - RED Necktie Les Paul Jr. - http://www.rockphotography.co.uk/LIVE/GreenDay/GreenDay__Distn2002_03.jpg The Woodstock '94 outfit is also interesting to look at

Oohh I haven't heard the Longview one in a while! That sounds immaculate. Wouldn't it be awesome if every punk song in history was re-made with Billie Joe playing it on a Gibson Les Paul Jr.? 😋

That may be overstating their current status. I’m not sure they’re that relevant anymore that the mainstream cares what Green Day says. They called their album Father of All Motherfuckers and no one batted an eye. The mainstream expects them to be boomer punk edgy and “political” anyway.

Unlike the rest 🤣🤣

Quite fun that I ordered a record from the EU store with tracked mail service, and I am getting a package with over a month delay, without a tracking code and from the UK, risking to have to pay Brexit customs

Wasn’t he called The Kid by past band mates The Skulls because he was so much younger than those guys? Maybe the Green Day gang all call him Baby for the same reason

I always thought Billie was singing the whole thing 🤷‍♀️

It's always great to see new stuff from American Idiot, thanks for sharing! It will always upset the selection JR made for HLAHG. He spent 9 months with them and the result is very boring and predictable although I expected something else. I'd cut the performances and the acting bits and put more of their recording process, or writing process. Like I want to see more Billie singing in the booth, them fooling around, and funny stuff, as well as interviews like the one from the future There was a ton of material to choose from and I feel like he kept the best parts. I love the documentary, but it could have been longer (what fan wouldn't enjoy 3 hours or so of GD?) Instead it feels incomplete to me. I actually prefer the video from Fuse. Ok I complained enough. (It's just that I waited for it for too long, bought 2 dvds, signed the petition when there was one, hoped for years... just give me MORE GREEN DAY PLEASE!) 🙏

You might have to leave it under light for a day for it to glow.

Just a friendly reminder that if your conversation is heading off-topic from the Network, you can always take it to a PM. Thanks!

I'm in the UK and mine arrived yesterday. Cover looks like it's supposed to glow in the dark but sadly doesn't

Kevin posted this old vid and man, can he send me a personal xmas greeting? https://www.instagram.com/p/CJJVepoBozF/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Phew, thought we were going to have to get through Christmas with a raging thirst....... 😍😍😍 It is taken from a genuine pic though, sure somebody has the original.

How is the kid so grown up???

I'VE BEEN THIRSTING OVER BILLIE AND I'VE BEEN DYING TO ANNOUNCE IT TO THIS THREAD!!!!!!! LOOK AT THIS BEAUTIFUL MAN! BILLIE SHOULD BE ARRESTED! LOOKING THIS GOOD IS ILLEGAL! DEAD! (sorry this has been pent up for like 2 days and I needed to get it out)

Kevin’s coffee mug. That’s it. Go.. resume you day or whatever aughdontevenknowwhatthepointofthiswas

Jamwich....I like this

I have no idea! I found it on Google. Sigh....I'm swooning so hard over Billie right now. Guess he got jealous of all the Fink love 😂

I hope Billie is doing well. I do really miss him already, but I'm happy he's making the decision he needs to for himself.

Found this baby in storage, was purchased from their website when Money Money 2020 came out!