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I've been impressed with the promotional push for saviors, I think it's 21st century breakdown level

Thanks for posting this! It’s always nice to read positive reviews, even if there’s often quite a big discrepancy between professional critics and fans. But I really hope that this album gets a better reception than FOAM. Btw, calling Dilemma gleeful self-mockery sounds kind of wrong to me. Even if you aren’t aware of Billie‘s struggles with addiction, how is battling alcoholism funny? I get that the video is amusing and sad at the same time but I still think it’s a pretty serious song.

Never forget: UNCUT gave American Idiot a 3/10

UNCUT (music magazine, UK) GREEN DAY, “Saviors” REPRISE 7/10 Ageless punks still letting it rip on 14th studio album Three decades after Green Day's breakthrough LP Dookie and 20 years after the trio upped the ante with the thematic tableau American Idiot, these pop-punk progenitors get back to basics on Saviors. Reconvening with Rob Cavallo, who co-produced their signature records, they unleash 15 compact, primarily pro forma bangers. Along the way, they revel in Billie Joe Armstrong's wry brand of political satire ("The American Dream Is Killing Me", "Strange Days Are Here To Stay"), gleeful self-mockery (*Look Ma, No Brains!" "Dilemma") and nostalgia (1981, "Corvette Summer) before climaxing with the anthemic lullaby "Father To A Son" and the Revolver-esque title track. Green Day's motor, as always, is Tré Cool, who attacks his drumkit with vintage-punk fury and Bonzo-level force. ———————————————————— ROLLING STONE GREEN DAY'S GROWN-UP PUNK The band's 14th album has huge songs and snotty satire for a world on fire By Kory Grow MORE THAN three decades ago, Green Days Billie toe Armstrong was sarcastically singing "Welcome to Paradise." Now at age 51, he's staidly singing, "Welcome to my problems," on "Dilemma," a plaintive, swinging rocker on Green Day's 14th LP, "Saviors,' which owes a debt to Fifties rock and the Ramones. "I was sober, now I'm drunk again," he wails in the chorus. "I'm in trouble and in love again/I don't want to be a dead man walking?" It's one of the album's best songs, and as another pop-punk trio once put it, well, I guess this is growing up. After all, "aging punk band" might be the most oxymoronic phrase in music. But Green Day, much like combat rockers the Clash, long ago figured out the path to mainstream salvation was leaning away from punk and into their big box influences while satirizing the world at large. That approach made the Bay Area trio punk's biggest-ever band, and it's Armstrong's alternating earnestness and sarcasm, combined with some typically hummable tunes, that makes Saviors' something of a return to form for Green Day, who drifted a little too far into pop territory on 2020's Father of All Motherfuckers. Since merry melodies have always been their forte, "1981" is particularly memorable with its chorus - "She's gonna bang her head like 1981" - even if Armstrong's lyrics about slam-dancing in acid rain read, like, totally gnarly. (Armstrong has always had a knack for fluffing up puerile lyrics with smart chord changes.) "Coma City" and "Corvette Summer" are both big rock songs for the sake of big rock. Armstrong's lyrics fall into three categories: songs about growing up ("Dilemma," the acoustic dad-rock ditty "Father to a Son"), silly songs about nothing ("One Eyed Bastard" is a Sopranos- esque goombah rocker that has refrains of "Bada-bing, bada-bing"), and, of course, heaps of social commentary. Some of it is amusing - the conservative satire "The American Dream Is Killing Me," the proud bisexuality of "Bobby Sox," a dig at "assholes in space" bankrupting the planet on "Coma City" But Armstrong misses his target on "Liv-ing in the '20s" when he sounds a little too blithe singing about the deadly 2021 King Soopers mass shooting in Colorado. Still, Green Day have always been less about actual activism and more about laughing while the world around them burns. That atti tude has made them survivors in the hazardous profession of punk rock, and they know it. "Everybody's famous, stupid, and conta-gious," they sing, sending up Nirvana on album closer "Fancy Sauce," "as we all die young someday." But what's impressive about 'Saviors' is how they've gotten (mostly) better with age.

The more I hear it the more I'm digging the hook. BADA BING! BADA BANG! BADA BOOM!

God I LOVED this! LIke others have said he is so relaxed and open in this interview. So many great moments...the magic leaves with Mike? 🥺. So much honesty in this. Didn't know how Dax would be as an interviewer but was pleasantly surprised. Also, his story about knowing Jason White was cool. I sincerely hope Bilie considers doing more interviews and podcasts like these. Absolute GOLD! Howard Stern would be a good interview if he did a one on one like this podcast. 🥰

Agreed, gleeful self-mockery is an odd way to describe it. It’s more complicated than that, it’s melancholic, almost desperate at times to me, but handled fairly lightly when you watch the video.

I saw a video on this by Ed Sheeran on Howard Stern. In that time he played a single chord progression and covered bits and pieces of multiple songs. He did this in court when he was sued for a chord progression he used in a song. He won the court case. There’s really no unique chord progression or flow of a song unless you’re a prog rock band or jazz fusion band. If anyone should be referenced it should be Deep Purple and Black Sabbath cause that’s what it sounds like. I heard elements of songs like Say Goodbye, the piano part feels Foamlike, similar to meet me on the roof’s verse riff but altered. but the intro riff is a throwback to the days of Billie and Mike getting together to play classic songs. That’s what makes this song special, they have their own in this song now. I also feel a 21cb vibe on this track in the vocals specifically. Maybe because it’s darker in nature? It’s another example of an actual new Green Day song. Another flavour to add into the mix.

I love the little micky mouse cameo in the YouTube video. Thought it was funny since he is in the public domain now

@CherryBombs&GasolineThat’s why I’m not a fan of reading reviews. Reviewers make such weird comparisons to other music and interpret lyrics in really off ways sometimes. I think the emotion behind Dilemma is apparent in how it’s sung, and it’s definitely not gleeful lol.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/green-day-new-saviors-song-one-eyed-bastard-1234940718/ https://www.spin.com/2024/01/green-day-one-eyed-bastard-saviors/ https://www.altpress.com/green-day-one-eyed-bastard-listen/ https://www.nme.com/news/music/listen-to-green-day-defiant-new-single-one-eyed-bastard-3566060

stores will be streaming the album from a one time use digital stream (or at least that's how the store near me is doing)

I found this so comforting and relaxing to listen to. The laid back vibes felt refreshing in comparison to the more rapid-fire-questioning interview style that often produces a stiff, less genuine feeling conversation. I loved the cadence of this that gave adequate space for storytelling & would love more!

Insomniac Nimrod Warning 21st Century Breakdown all sold multi platinum….21st Century sold i think the most for their first week sales for any album and won a Grammy…RevRad went #1 Kerplunk has gone platinum so they didn’t sell 85 million world wide with just Dookie and AI…their other albums sold well

It’s kinda sad that Pink get referenced as the source for this, even by a music news website, when this chord progression first appeared in a song in 1961.

I’m glad they released a song we already knew because I’d like to save SOME of this record for release day lol

For the event in Oslo it says that they will collect your phone. I guess people will have to be more creative with recording it. 😅

Listened to this quite a few times now(didn’t listen to leak more than once or twice) and this is the first song where I’m really hearing what they’ve been saying about this album being influenced by all there other records. I’m hearing Misery, Youngblood, numerous angry, snarling Billie’s. Will need to listen more to get all the references but it’s very cool.

When I initially heard the leak, I thought it sounded like a song that could have been on FOAM (although I think it’s better than most songs on that album). However, after having listened to the album version multiple times now, I’m starting to get strong RevRad vibes. The lyrics still remind me of FOAM, but musically, the song sounds a bit like Say Goodbye to me.

All musician in western music have the same twelve semitones to work with. Of course there are similarities over the years. Ed Sheeran once said in an interview with Zane Lowe that songwriters don't sue other songwriters that often because they all know that. And maybe to be save Green Day sent the song to Pink to clear it and she said that's it okay.

https://redcircle.com/shows/837a696b-9c63-4c80-a051-8efa31bda841/episodes/da1f70ac-2c65-4805-888b-02ed7aeddbf6 It passes the Green Dudes test in case anyone was wondering 😉

I think that was the point of this record, to be a tribute to all 13 previous albums. There are 15 tracks, so maybe 2 songs are tributes to FBHT and The Network, and then Fever could be a tribute to The Longshot.

The embargo is lifted on the 15th so maybe we'll get some more in-depth reviews/track-by-tracks around then.

God I fucking love how chunky the bass on this is. And I could listen to the ending over and over again.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/green-day-new-saviors-song-one-eyed-bastard-1234940718/ In a statement, Armstrong said “One Eyed Bastard” began as just a riff, “a shuffle, almost like a Black Sabbath kind of riff.” He continued: “Lyrically, I was just reflecting on bad times in life. That’s the thing about nostalgia, sometimes you think, ‘That was an awful time.’ Everybody’s got that ugly place in their life where they have to deal with ugly thoughts — it could be like revenge or whatever. Thankfully, I have an outlet in songwriting.”

I am starting to believe that Billie is really a chia pet.

So logged on last night I put the signed copy in my cart went to pay and by the time I entered my info it was sold out I’m like the fuck I think a copy should be held for orders that’s in progress

I like it. It's definitely one I'll prefer at the concert it has a know your enemy anthemic vibe

The Hey-Ohs were definitely for us and the bada bings a thank you to James Gandolfini

To be honest I still don’t really get the comparison to So What. Sure, the riff goes down the scale in a similar way but the guitar notes are different. I’d never have picked up on anything if people hadn’t mentioned it. And I was a huge fan of that song when it came out!

I'm loving everything about this Record! 4 bangers out and 11 more to come

Less than 2 weeks/2 weeks away from the album, wow we've come so far since the 1972 speculation thread 😂

I have purposefully avoided looking at opinions on this song and I had no idea what to expect. Oh my god, might be my favorite so far? Out of what you expect for their sound but it’s incredible and so heavy!

I think they Hey-Ohs and Bada Bings are gonna be great live. I feel like those were the lines written for us to song along to and that’ll be really fun

I don’t get all the hate for this video, would you have preferred a static image or a loop like the Holy Toledo one? It’s not a music video, it’s a visualizer to accompany the song release on YouTube.

It's not laziness. I write reviews for various publications and it's all about hitting that deadline. If you're lucky you get the album a few weeks in advance to make your deadline. Sometimes it's only a few days. They want to get these reviews out ideally before the album drops because the week after it comes out they're already moving on to the next thing. It's all about timing, which honestly sucks the fun out of reviews.

OEB is growing on me as well, it has some of that East Jesus Nowhere energy although obviously not quite as masterfully crafted. The new mix is really great besides some slightly thin sounding BVs at times - really fun song to turn up loud on a great system, which I've really been missing since 21CB. Hats off to CLA (still not liking the mastering however although it is a little less noticable on this one)

noooo my Mix With The Masters subscription ended in November and NOW this video comes up 😂 the one about Boulevard of Broken dreams was interesting!

We gotta hear music made by Billie and his dad. I can only imagine how good that would be.

So much vinyl 🫠

I find it funny that they chose Master of Puppets to play on Green Day Radio, considering It's the one Metallica song they used to tease all the time during the Warning tour.

Yes I loved that abd they had their fans as extras

This is how I feel. I really don’t want to be reading other people’s opinions for 6 whole days before I get to form my own, so I’ll just be avoiding spoilers that week. I enjoy the quiet ritual of listening to a new album on my own, so I have no desire for a group listen, even though the idea is cool in theory.

This is the best song we heard so far. Super catchy and hard riffs.

I also really liked the segment that he talked about his mom. She has lived through so much historical moments. And to be 91 and still going for a walk everyday and still have that self independence, it's amazing.

I laughed at the Steamboat Willie inclusion. 😂 He spells his name with an ie, it’s only right. I get why it’s not for everyone, but I think it’s a banger.

woo! was able to grab one, they’re gone already 😅

I still think OEB isn’t really a single worthy song…I wish let Dielemma breathe and push that right now before the release of the album

In this song, I really appreciate the way Billie sings "I am so grateful, forever faithful to..." at the end of the first verse. He sings it with a sarcastic quiver that fits the message perfectly.