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Chris lord alge posted a pic of him with Mike and tre and he said it's from today, so hopefully they're putting the final touches on the mix right now!

This is what happens when we don't get a teaser in so long! People turn to drama. I think one of the best things about having an old friend is that you can go without talking or seeing that person (sometimes completely accidentally) and then give them a call out of the blue one day as if nothing happened. These are married people with families, I don't know why there's any expectation that they'd see each other all of the time outside of work. Quick reminder that Mike played the Halloween Coverups show. And that the band aren't super active on social media in general so not running into a post of that particular combination isn't exactly a longshot (hehe get it) - also the fact that it's always seemed like (at least since AI) when recording parts it tends to be Billie and Tre playing together to start with and then Mike records later, as seen in HLAHG etc. I think that's just the way the band locks in best for recording so it's not a surprise that in studio photos it's more common to see Billie and Tre together than anything else; and often Billie alone as he is usually acting as a producer just as much as Rob is. Anyway - I'm thinking if they're back in mixing it's safe to say they had something done but then wrote extra material, decided to change some things etc. and now they're back having recorded all of that to finally review CLA's mix of the album. Meaning it's basically done, probably some final touches of automation and printing of the mixes on CLA's part and then mastering! Which really shouldn't take more than a week or two imo. Of course we still don't know whether they'll sit on a finished record until 2024, but this gives me some hope that we are indeed getting the record this year, probably autumn or something considering the state of vinyl production etc. That could mean a Spring single 🤔

There’s nothing wrong with the relationship of Billie and mike. Mike literally bought him a mustang for his birthday last year. If someone’s different opinion on stuff really bothered Billie to the point that he didn’t want to be friends with them anymore then I don’t think the band would’ve recorded Bill Maher’s theme song.

Whenever we get this album, I just really want a fresh setlist. Hell even just change up the order and swap out 2 songs if that's all they're willing to do. Looking at the last setlist and seeing the exact same thing as the past 2 years was disheartening. I don't expect a 21CB epic setlist that changes every single night anymore (but that would be incredible to have again) but something like the RevRad setlist would be nice.

Then stay away for a while, no need to take it away from everybody.

People should stop speculating about their personal lives. They've been friends for like 40 years at this point. They didn't talk for months after iHeartRadio 2012. This is nothing new that they're not appearing on same pictures together. Green Day wont continue on if either leaves, that's for sure. Jesus christ this thread already has 320 pages? What the fuck? Has there been any news on possible release date or albums status?

I hope that once they’re finally doing press for this album the first question they get asked is, “You started recording in October 2021 and were shown to still be mixing this record in February 2023. Why did it take so long?”

They still seem to have a professional relationship good enough to record a new album together and tour. Maybe they don’t hang out as much because they’ve known each other for the last 40 years, maybe there’s been a rift (and I could see how that might happen), but at the end of the day, I’m not worried, because if nothing else, they’re too businesslike to break up the band over personal differences.

I’ve learned with GD and more specifically with BJA over the years is that they get excited and vocalize stuff impulsively. I take what they say with a grain of salt. I’m personally tired of albums dropping just to say we dropped an album. It worked for the trilogy as something different that was unique to that era but it feels like we’ve been stuck in this bad dream for far too long. I want them to push out quality this time. The excuse is gone, they’ve fulfilled the record label deal and theyre onto whatever is next. Make it worth something and dont rush and waste our time. I dont want to see a tour date here in 2023 where they play Pop Disaster tour post AI version setlist. I want a show that is unique to an era. 21cb leg 1 is a perfect example of that experience. At the time I didn’t appreciate it in full but as I look back it was absolutely a great setlist. Even when they came back a year later the setlist changed but was still as rich. if you offered a show in 2023 with the recycled setlist and script or a 2025 show that pushed their show into a new direction I’m going to take 2025 every day of the week.

Here's the new picture posted by Chris Lord-Alge ( am i wrong or behind them we can see Rob Cavallo? )

I finally found a full version of their 2009 SNL episode and it's fun because it was like the beginning of my descent into madness. I was a casual fan and didn't really like KYE, as a SNL stan I of course was watching the episode and it was the first time I heard 21 Guns and loved it. That made me more willing to see them live and three days before the 21CB tour date near me, I bought a ticket to the show and became obsessed after that. Just a fun trip down memory lane. Also funny to see Tom Hanks cut Tre off as they walk off in the Goodnight Saigon sketch and Billie try to fuck with Will Ferrell during the goodnights 😄

Green Day rumored to have been invited to replace Blink-182 at Lollapalooza Brazil with their imminent canceling (due to Travis' injure). Really hard to pull off with less than 30 days, but the dates would work.

It seems like they’re happy taking their time with this one, which I'm totally okay with. We’ve actually been pretty lucky post Rev Rad, with the Longshot, FOAM, No Fun Mondays, The Network, etc. at this point I’m happy for them to buckle down and be more deliberate with this one. I don’t see this coming out until late this year at the earliest, but maybe even next year.

I thought for a second the new album name was Championship.

Plus I read an interview with Patrick Stump last week where he said they (Green Day) hang out together even after the shows and day offs like a big family which he dont know about other bands

Yes. That's why I think it's really interesting why they are still mixing with CLA, although he was already mixing the album almost one year ago.

Ah yes, The Hexology. Coming to a streaming platform near you.

Please don't be called American idiot part 2, please don't be called American idiot part 2....

I’m thinking that when we first saw CLA, he was mixing the EP we originally speculated about. Now he’s back, so he’s probably mixing the full album!!!

I believe he will be the first to step out of the band if that were to happen. I know there we're some discussion about his wife also being outside of the "wife's group" at some point. We have seen less of him the last years, but it doesn't have to mean anyting. They all live different lives but still comes together at the stage and in studio.

Hexology??!! 🤣 God I love you guys

Oh no, this album is trilogy: the sequel

Yea, love that doc'. Remember the bit where there's a board in 3 sections, with the name of each song on individual cards stuck to each section on board. Billie Joe is holding a card trying to decide which of 3 to put it. Then just Chuck's it at board. Love it

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21st Century Breakdown for me. Gave me goosebumps every time it started to play before the show

Random Green Day live performance thoughts are random. This is the best live performance of She in E Standard. Shibuya performance from the same year comes close thanks to the solo Billie Joe added to it (press this if you haven't heard it yet) but I still prefer Reading's high energy. Murder City with Billie's own intro and in Eb Standard was much better than album version or other E Standard performances. If you're tipsy and happen to be in concert, this is the best song Green Day has ever produced and nothing else comes even close to it.

Request mods/admin to close/delete this thread until further announcement from the band. We are getting nowhere.. i come here like every hour hoping for a good news just to hear dreadful rumours like tensions between Billie and Mike. I am so fking done.

Okay this is the end of green day. Billy Joel and Mike dork have officially call it quits

I want the first track of the album with Billie shouting "shoooooooo". Just like armatage shanks. Would be wholesome

So glad! That song is such a disappointment. I hope the new album sounds nothing like that. Pollyanna is not a great song. Pollyanna and HCTS were shit for Green Day level but at least it was something new. Grateful HCTS wasn’t on the boring repetitive set lists. Glad HCTS never was played. Holy Toledo was great. Too bad Pollyanna was on the setlist instead. Hopefully Pollyanna isn’t an indication of the direction of the new album. I’m glad they dropped it.

Jokes aside, what are the chances we actually get a double album?

Hexology confirmed. I'm go make videos about it, and ton of rambling, incoherent tracklists. The band could have the tagline "LET THE CRINGE BEGIN" or "SEASON OF THE CRINGE!" 1. Sha..... not here though.

This is tough, because I love the heck out of all three. But I've counted how many top tier songs are on each one, and this is my ranking. Dos is the worst of the bunch, with 4 out of 13 songs that are perfect. Lazy Bones, Ashley, Nightlife and Amy are my favorite ones. Yes, you read that correctly. Tre has Brutal Love, Missing You, X-Kid and Walk Away, and even some of the lesser songs rock pretty hard. I nearly chose this one over Uno, but while this one may win in most 'song against song' cases, Uno is just solid across the board. Uno - I'd say Nuclear Family and Carpe Diem are the weaker songs, but everything else is perfect.

*crashes straight into a wall* “oh noooo… first night in the new house! 😞 “

Blasphemy.

CGI.

I'm sorry I'm going to piss you off here and start up a hornets nest again. How can GD and The Network team up when they are obviously the same band with the same band members. 😝

I suppose it would be fun. A change from the the excitement and frantic activity over on the 1972 speculation topic. I assume the criteria for the knockout will be a straight vote, with the album with most votes progressing. What happens if you have a tie? So you could have the scenario of a semi-final face off of, Kerplunk versus American Idiot. 21st CB versus Dookie. An American Idiot v. Dookie final possibly. Maybe before we start see what the odds are. Who are the favourites and who will be the rank outsiders. FOAM the dark horse?

A better name might be "GD Album Faceoff" or "DB Album March Maddness Bracket" because I too thought this poll was about the new album name

Now, I think that @Redundantuserjinxboy probably has insider knowledge and is onto something here. The word "impossible" is separated in parentheses, which likely means it's important. If you take the word impossible, and count where each letter in the alphabet, you get 9+13+16+15+19+19+9+2+12+5, this equals 110. This could mean two things, either the new album is 110 minutes (just under 2 hours), which confirms the rumours of a double album OR If we divide the supposed album name, 1972/110, we get 17.92 'What's special about 17.92?' I hear @That Dudeask. Well "The American rock band Green Day has released 13 studio albums and 4 live albums", which is the 17 part, and '92 is the first year in the 90s that the band didn't release an album. This leads me to believe, that 1972 will be a culmination of the bands previous albums AND be seen as a gap between Kerplunk and Dookie.

I guess that means when we first saw CLA, maybe they were mixing the EP? And now they’re mixing the full album? Pollyanna was written as a hope for the future in a post pandemic world, but now, the pandemic is pretty much old news, so it makes sense to drop it.

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Sadly that’s not the case. You can very easily find the companies that hire out the musical around the world and see what you get in the pack and sadly there isn’t instrumentals. I also spoke to a friend who’s done the musical and has confirmed you don’t get it

Black eyeliner guitar tones are like answering machine by the replacements

It got thrown into the hurricane katrina mess too. You’re right there was no better time to drop that song. Green Day had no trouble shooting out hits for AI but this song was literally a right place at the right time ordeal.

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From Innings Festival last night https://www.instagram.com/p/CpHV9WBu3GN/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

This is really interesting. It looks like that the original mixing engineer Green Day wanted for American Idiot was Tom Lord Alge (Chris's brother), but since they didn't want to go to Miami to his studio, Tom recommended his brother Chris in LA, who by that point already mixed nimrod and some live stuff and was also Rob Cavallo's right hand. It's kind of weird. Tom was known at that time for mixing a lot of pop punk / alternative stuff like Blink 182, Sum 41, Goo Goo Dolls etc., so I guess that was the connection the band wanted. I'm glad that it turned out like it did in the end. CLA also got his first Grammy for American Idiot.