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I don’t think either 1981 or OEB will be singles. I think the next single will be Father To A Son. They’ve been talking about it alongside the other two and it makes all three releases as different as they can be to have wide appeal13 points
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I fucking love the line "Im with stupid, and im all by myself." 😅 🚫🧠11 points
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Spotify streams for TADIKM Day 1 - 248k Day 2 - 487k (+239k) Day 3 - 663k (+176k) Day 4 - 1,078k (+415k) Day 5 - 1,313k (+235k) Day 6 - 1,495k (+182k) Day 7 - 1,718k (+223k) Day 8 - 1,911k (+193k) Day 9 - 2,085k (+174k) Day 10 - 2,336k (+251k) Day 11 - 2,534k (+198k) Spotify streams for LMNB Day 1 - 137k Day 2 - 469k (+332k) Interestingly, LMNB for its 2nd day gets much more streams than TADIKM has gotten in a single day. Perhaps this might actually be the bigger hit for the album?8 points
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Listening to both the singles we have right now and I'm just so fucking happy with how good they sound.8 points
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I think Billie has always had a hangup about feeling stupid since he dropped out of high school. It’s self deprecating but untrue ofc7 points
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My god I've lost count of how many times i listened to this song on repeat7 points
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Look what I spotted on my way home!7 points
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Idiot Forum got done dirty by their host and is no more. From Jason H (site owner): “Our host was bought out by a different company and as a result, the server option used for the forum was discontinued. They were supposed to switch us to the new server on November 1st but they somehow screwed up the transfer and basically lost everything. I can restore our data if I start from scratch and then import a backup of the posts and users but that's not as easy as it sounds, it took a long time to configure the forum and set everything up and all of that is lost. Everything would need to be recreated, all the plugins I used are gone, etc. “ So tragically, it is no more. He is going to focus on other fan content TBA6 points
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I think what I like the most in Look ma is how the lyrics and the music intertwine into something different. I really feel when BJ sings "I'm so far away" with the change of key and the lead guitar is a descent into madness. Then I got two different different messages. One is the Brat-like, where the song is about a total asshole that gets everything he wants, with no mind of collateral damage he does to others. The other one is a heavy take of impostor syndrome, where he describes himself as a fool, but goes too far and is successful. Is kinda the message of I was a teenage teenager, but from another angle. This is good stuff.5 points
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How? Compared to what? 🙄 Um... didd you not read what Green Day posted Saviors is about? I was thinking the opposite, that Saviors would be released as a single along with the album. I mean, if I was a millionaire with my own pro studio, maybe I would record "demos" that sound like this. But most GD demos don't have the massive sound and the expert level of mixing and fx on the vocals that OEB has. I know the 21stCB demo sounded pretty great but OEB sounds much bigger and refined.5 points
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In what universe is it "clearly a demo?" I swear I get dumber every time I read a comment about OEB on this forum. So sick of reading about P!nk. Did you guys know Billie's riff is most likely different enough that they can't be sued? And it's sad all you talk about is the P!nk riff and the hand claps (who tf cares?!) and no one seems to have enough musical taste to mention or recognize Iggy Pop's "The Passenger" melody.5 points
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Oh my god I thought it was just I’m stupid, this makes the whole thing ten times better5 points
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Numbers are down ‘cos I’ve been too busy last few days, will get them back up by Sunday night 😂😂5 points
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I don't care how recent Halloween was, seeing Billie with his 80's hair style singing Christmas carols was something I needed to see!!!!4 points
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With 15 tracks, they could have 1 song be linked to each of their 13 studio albums in some way + Stop Drop & Roll and Longshot. Not Network though since they're obviously not Green Day4 points
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Terminal Vertigo is definitely one of my new favorite Billieisms... and the four on the floor chorus!! so good. I haven't been this hyped since Ivankkka dropped before the Network record4 points
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I love how excited Mike sounds about the shows, playing deep cuts, and the new album. It’s great to hear his perspective.4 points
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They actually do very well with ballads as singles some of their biggest hits are ballads4 points
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Spotify streams for TADIKM Day 1 - 248k Day 2 - 487k (+239k) Day 3 - 663k (+176k) Day 4 - 1,078k (+415k) Day 5 - 1,313k (+235k) Day 6 - 1,495k (+182k) Day 7 - 1,718k (+223k) Day 8 - 1,911k (+193k) Day 9 - 2,085k (+174k) Day 10 - 2,336k (+251k) Spotify streams for LMNB Day 1 - 137,275 A new high for TADIKM in terms of streams, right after a low point the previous day. That increase probably comes from following LMNB on Spotify. LMNB on the other hand has a much lower start than TADIKM, probably to be expected since it's not the lead single4 points
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Not sure why theres no thread for this show????? But this recording makes this song sound soooo much better3 points
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Damn, LMNB is sooooooo goooooddddd. GOD I love this band so much3 points
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aight, hear me out, fancy sauce is the longest song on the album sitting at 4:01, how come? a sauce is a mixture of many things. fancy sauce will be a multi-part song that mixes up and features the many sounds and styles that have defined and influenced green day throughout the years (something akin to The Greatest Man That Ever Lived by Weezer). An epic journey that shows all of us that green day was, indeed, the fancy sauce all along. The full name of the song is Fancy Sauce (Green Day is)3 points
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But what if we don't want to split up duties so we can cover Kevin AND Billie3 points
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I thought I already shared his IG and wondered if he could be with them filming something more, I hope so. Was that by person or persons unknown? 😂2 points
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I just listened to Look Ma, No Brains! for the first time on headphones. At 01:27 there is a guitar slide on the right speaker going to the higher octave, that sounds so cool! Everything about that song is totally fun!2 points
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Heads-up: this post will be very long but marks my return to the online world of Green Day fandom. I finally decided to try my hand at Cigarettes and Valentines. I’ve read many posts here and elsewhere in preparation that try to identify all the songs that may have come from those sessions, but what I’m trying to do with this exercise is to curate the strongest album possible out of what survived, paying close attention to song sequencing. If you want the playlist only, skip to the end. My credentials and biases: longterm Green Day fan (20+ years), original member and prolific poster on the GD message board and Greenerton’s, favorite album Warning, favorite song "Church on Sunday." So I went in a direction that the ‘real’ C&V (if it ever existed) probably didn’t, focusing on love songs with lots of drama – almost embedding a mini-concept album about a stormy period in a couple’s relationship in the tracklist. Apparently C&V was intended to be a kind of ‘back to basics’ album (similar to the subsequent trilogy) with more fast and hard songs, but I’ve produced something closer to a mix of Warning, Nimrod, and the 2000-02 pop-punk and garage rock revival sounds (Blink-182 + The Hives). It’s where I think they would have landed without American Idiot, and the more I listen to the final product the more coherent it seems. I think it would have been a pretty great album on par with its two predecessors. Some basic parameters: I’m assuming American Idiot doesn’t (and possibly won’t) exist, but keep in mind the historical context of the year 2003. This would be the first GD album after the 2000 election and 9/11, so political (or semi-political) tracks like “Favorite Son,” “Wake Me Up When September Ends,” and “Governator” would fit with the mood of the time – even if we went further and assumed that the US never invaded Iraq (as I sometimes fantasize). I’m using only studio tracks already available (this means no “Olivia” etc.), with two exceptions: the best AI-mixed fake studio version of “Cigarettes and Valentines” (the song) I could find (which is truly excellent – no way around it, has to be on the album by virtue of being the title track), and the acoustic version of “Wake Me Up…” from Billie Joe’s audiobook (couldn’t find an original demo and the American Idiot version is overproduced for my purposes). If a version of “Letterbomb” without the Jesus of Suburbia stuff existed (and in a production style closer to the rest of the album), I would have definitely included it, but sadly it has to go. There is a brief mention of Jimmy in “Shoplifter” but it’s pretty minor and doesn’t substantially change the song (as I suspect was the case with the “Clusterbomb” to “Letterbomb” transition). When selecting songs, I tried to take the middle road between the absolutely confirmed, the maybe/probables, and some speculative outliers. Ultimately my choices were guided by personal preference and what sounded good. A couple of examples: “Walk Away” may or may not be the same track, but it has that Warning-like sound and fits perfectly in the middle of the album. “End of the World” aka “Roshambo” may have been a Network original that had nothing to do with C&V, but it sounds great as a second-to-last track with the apocalyptic theme. As a stylistic experiment with new wave, it would echo the diverse sounds on Nimrod and Warning (“Misery” anyone?!). Without further ado, here is the tracklist followed by a discussion of sequencing: 1. Too Much Too Soon (3:30) 2. Favorite Son (2:13) 3. Shoplifter (1:50) 4. Cigarettes and Valentines (2:40) 5. Hearts Collide (2:40) 6. Broadway (3:31) 7. Walk Away (3:46) 8. Horseshoes and Handgrenades (3:14) 9. The Pedestrian (2:17) 10. Lights Out (2:17) 11. When It’s Time (3:24) 12. End of the World (2:40) – this is Roshambo retitled (have to assume) 13. Wake Me Up When September Ends (9:19) – with Governator as hidden track after 5 min. of silence (I actually burned this on a CD) Total length: 43:32 (about the same as Warning with one – well, two – extra tracks) I begin with three American Idiot B-sides one after another, which feels weird but makes sense. “Too Much Too Soon” is radio-friendly and would make for a great first single. It’s less serious than what follows but sort of foreshadows it (similar to “Nice Guys Finish Last”). I debated whether or not to leave out “Favorite Son” but it would have appealed to fans at the time and eased them in with the pop-punk sound. “Shoplifter” didn’t fit anywhere else, but it connects back to the Warning sound, fits with the ‘diss track’ mini-theme, and is over relatively quickly. Even if these songs stand apart from what follows, there is precedent for offbeat tracks like “Blood, Sex, and Booze” and “The Grouch” being frontloaded. With “Cigarettes and Valentines” we get into the romance concept. The AI version I picked starts with a lovely slow buildup (signaling that we’re shifting gears) but the production still has that pop-punk sensibility so it acts as a perfect transition. “Hearts Collide” is about the start of the night and the exuberance of throwing yourself into love. “Broadway” takes us into darker territory, with the character roaming the streets while suffering (I originally had “The Pedestrian” here but the staccato riffs of “Broadway” stand out more compared to what we’ve heard up to this point). “Walk Away” ends this section on a more reflective note, the first slow song we’ve heard but the lyrics are uncertain – this is not yet a post-break-up song (more like the end of a fight). For comparison, at this point on Warning we were on “Deadbeat Holiday.” Then a sharp break into “Horseshoes and Handgrenades” to pick up the pace. This is an angry and fast song that restarts the cycle of fights and reconciliations. It would make a fantastic opener with the intro riff, but it doesn’t really sound like the rest of the album so would be misleading in that position. On a vinyl pressing (not likely in 2003) it would start side 2. Then into “The Pedestrian,” which has a happier sound but is quite lyrically bitter. Then “Lights Out,” which is technically more about the start of the night but also works as the lowest point of despair. Finally, we get to acceptance and hope with “When It’s Time,” which is similar to “Waiting” following “Jackass” on Warning. It’s a beautiful song that starts acoustic but builds up to a powerful crescendo and includes some nice solo work – it would be too on-the-nose as a final track (you can’t end with what is essentially a power ballad). “End of the World” (aka Roshambo) serves as a pseudo-closer with the awareness of bleak things (apocalypse) perfectly balanced with the redemptive power of love (“All I really believe in is you”). Finally, the acoustic version of “Wake Me Up” is mostly a coda but would be a clear standout track that takes us out of the romance theme and to other themes (family, politics, and the intensely private self – why it has to be just Billie and the guitar). Comparisons with “Good Riddance” and hot takes about 9/11 at the time (especially without Iraq) would have been guaranteed and generated buzz for the album. “Governator” doesn’t fit anywhere but would be a perfect hidden track (the precedent here is obviously “All by Myself”) that would have seemed very funny in October 2003 and would have showcased Mike Dirnt’s vocals for basically the first time. TLDR? Complete YouTube playlist here – please give it a listen start to finish: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtYupMj81pQ2gS_YTMQW8t9WQXKnD_p7_&feature=shared (only platform where all these versions are available) Comments and critiques welcome!2 points
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And the 8675309 melody. Ive actually grown to like this song.i also put foam in for the first time in like 3 years and I gotta say it's actually pretty good. it's def an album made for vinyl side 2 is bangers and the first two on side one. Meet me on the roof and reenage teenage and oh yeah complete trash tho. Also it's sounds awesome as an instrumental album as well.thats what they should do insrrumentsld I stead of Billie writing disposable lyrics and singing in his high pitched voice now2 points
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Have you looked at the pure crap, currently on top of the billboard charts? it pretty much confirms people in the mainstream, only listen to the worst type of music needless to say a rock band in their early 50s probably isn't gonna be appealing to these tone deaf idiots lol2 points
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Like this? https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSp1cA1_8DD4eh2ANHJ3JBso5e0yKap1rliQw&usqp=CAU2 points
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I'm thinking we might get the song Saviors as the next single since it's the title track, I'm guessing they might save a ballad for after the album is released2 points
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I really think Father To a Son will be what we heard in that second teaser where Billie is playing those Beatles chords on his guitar2 points
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How come there’s no more Green Day.fm idiot forum anymore? Did…did we actually come out on top for once?2 points
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Mike mentioned it in an interview and iirc, and correct me if im wrong, a description that was temporarily up for the album said its a ballad about being a father while not having a father yourself, but it was deleted?2 points
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A little late to chime in here, but the more I listen to this song, the more it grows on me! Don't think this song will have quite the mass appeal that TADIKM does (even that one won't have as much compared to previous records) I do however think it's a great track for fans of the band, and while I do think Mike's bits are a bit buried, along with the vocals in general, I think the actual arrangements are super good! Gives me hope for the rest of the record! Here's hoping we get another single drop in December as well!2 points
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I very nearly skipped all of Hella Mega for this reason. I had zero interest in seeing FOB or Weezer, and told myself that I didn’t want anything to do with the gimmick package tour. Then I went to the Chicago show on a whim, purchasing a ticket the day of… then went to Minneapolis, and then to Milwaukee. It ended up being my favorite three week stretch of the year, and I had so much fun. Go out and see the boys while they’re still at the top of their game.2 points
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I appreciate seeing the stream counts and chart positions I’m a nerd for that stuff. What I don’t care about is comparing them to other pop punk bands and making it appear as though Green Day are lacking in some way and aren’t one of the biggest rock legends in the world that’s still performing right now.2 points
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So I might be the only one who likes this video more than the first one ?? It's so basic and simple but seeing the three of them play together in a small room just made so happy2 points