Popular Post HAPPY ZOMBIE UNICORN Posted February 6, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 6, 2020 In love with this ❤️ 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jengd Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 8 hours ago, Sheenius said: Before you know it everyone's mom is gonna buy out all the tickets We already are 😂😂🦄🦄 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HAPPY ZOMBIE UNICORN Posted February 6, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 6, 2020 Another good review: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/green-day-father-of-all/ “It’s a genuine blast hearing Green Day lock-in with music this peppy and spirited, at least for a little while. The album aims for instant gratification and achieves it so efficiently that it can’t help but burn fast. They band have no secrets to share; they reveal them all upfront, and its most eager hooks can begin to grate after just a few spins. But there are worse things than a record that doesn’t play the long game. Father of All Motherfuckers asks for almost none of your time and makes good on it. Who knew Green Day had a record this humble left in them?” 6.7/10 They gave 5.1 to RevRad to put this in the right perspective One can agree or not with this, but the closing bit I underlined is why I consider this band such a unique gem. Legacy act? No thank you ❤️ 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross_19 Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 I've given the record a few spins now and overall I'm finding it a solid listen like many of you. I'm enjoying the production much more than I thought I would, I've seen a few people describe it as a "headphones album" and I definitely get what they mean by that now. I'm left wanting more, like I knew I would when they revealed the length, but its okay, I've had long enough to ready myself for a short, energetic album and thankfully thats what we have. Naturally I'm gravitating toward the faster, punkier songs initially because I always do with Green Day albums, but the slower cuts are growing on me with repeated listens. Meet Me On The Rof is a fun, fresh sound for them, really enjoying that one. Stab You In The Heart and Sugar Youth are back to back bangers, though I wish they hadn't reused the Fuck Time guitar sound. Take The Money and Go would probably be my favourite but the "or you can suck my cock" line is putting me off slightly, I just can't see myself playing that one in front of others. Enjoying the record on the whole though, the lyrics aren't anything special but there's definitely some awesome tunes on there and like many people, it blows me away that they can still kick ass at being Green Day while surprising me at the same time 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jengd Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 (edited) Great review, read like the writer actually knew GD and the Billie JOEL Armstrong - yikes! So excited for tomorrow sorry, just to be clear, I meant the pitchfork one. Edited February 6, 2020 by jengd Addition 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAPPY ZOMBIE UNICORN Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 3 minutes ago, jengd said: Great review, read like the writer actually knew GD and the Billie JOEL Armstrong - yikes! So excited for tomorrow sorry, just to be clear, I meant the pitchfork one. My radar is lately focused on the Billy, I missed the Joel ahhaha 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yojimbo Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 Those single choices doesn't really do any justice to the album, do they? After a couple of listens, I think my favourite tracks of the album are Meet Me on the Roof and Junkies on a High. Also, is that Butch Walker's voice in Stab You in the Heart and Graffitia? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMS-Gd Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 (edited) Pitchfork gave a good review to FOAM? WTF, they hate green day Edited February 6, 2020 by EMS-Gd 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAPPY ZOMBIE UNICORN Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 3 Stars review from DIY magazine, same as RevRad https://diymag.com/2020/02/06/green-day-father-of-all-album-review 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Denice Posted February 6, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 6, 2020 I just listened to Graffitia like 20 times in a row, I don't really know, just put it on repeat while I was doing other stuff. My fiancée probably hates me by now but I don't care, I love that song. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HAPPY ZOMBIE UNICORN Posted February 6, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 6, 2020 I want to listen to the real record so badly. Tomorrow can’t come soon enough. (Don’t send me links, I made a vow of chastity ) 3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Beyza Posted February 6, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 6, 2020 I can't believe tomorrow I could listen it for the first time. I have been waiting for so long, it seems kinda unbelievable right now lol 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumpelstiltskin2000 Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 This thread is growing so fast I can't keep up with it so apologies if this review from the Independent has already been posted! https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/green-day-review-father-of-all-a9319456.html Green Day review, Father of All Motherf***ers: Onslaught of frenzied energy comes at the expense of innovation Glam and messy it may be, ‘inspired’ it is not In a statement accompanying Green Day’s Father of All Mother****ers, frontman Billie Joe Armstrong bemoans the current state of rock and roll, championing their 13th album as “inspired… A NEW sound for us. Dirty and messy… I want our attitude to be on the level as these young hip hop acts. The baddest rock band on the planet that gives a s**t.” It’s hard to know if Armstrong is being ironic. Glam, anthemic and messy Father of All… may be, but “inspired” and “baddest” it is not. They do, however, deliver on the promise of a “new sound”. From the opener, you wonder if this is indeed the pioneering Nineties pop-punk trio that, in 2004, spawned the politically charged rock opera American Idiot. Armstrong’s recognisable vocals have been replaced by falsetto and distortion; by the penultimate track, “Take the Money and Crawl”, it sounds as though he is singing from within a high-school locker. If you didn’t like the opening song, it’s unfortunate that the second, “Fire, Ready, Aim”, has a near-identical key and pace – another misfire. There is no denying that Father of All… has a raw, frenzied energy, but its onslaught of straight rhythm-chord bashing and hand claps is at the cost of experimentation and interest. “Stab You in the Heart” is straight out of the 1950s’ 12-bar-blues songbook. Not that the album is devoid of strengths. There are immediate melodies here, in “I Was a Teenage Teenager”, and the anthemic “Meet Me on the Roof”, which would sit perfectly alongside The Vaccines on an indie-night dancefloor. But that’s it, really. Zipping along in a mere 26 minutes, Father of All… feels like a rush, but not of the adrenaline kind. Although – to these ears – its brevity is a plus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verycool99 Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 2 hours ago, Yojimbo said: Also, is that Butch Walker's voice in Stab You in the Heart and Graffitia? I believe so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumpelstiltskin2000 Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 Another one here from the Duluth News Tribune: Album review: Latest Green Day album is by far their worst effort At this point in their existence, Green Day has done a million things for the cash. In the '90s, the cardinal sin for bands was "selling out." How that was defined was pretty loosey-goosey, but the prevailing notion was that bands should act according to their own codes of ethics, and stepping outside of those codes to chase trends for financial gain was considered a no-no. Look at what happened to, say, Metallica — they discovered black fingernail polish and guyliner and started playing blues-rock and ballads with hurdy-gurdys on them, and the backlash was historic. Metallica was supposed to lead, not follow. Punk-rockers Green Day managed to make it through a large portion of their career without angering their base, even though they made even bigger changes, at least sonically. To go from the massively-successful "Dookie" album to the acoustic ballad "Time of Your Life" in only a few years is a pretty impressive feat. Perhaps the band's dependability in other areas and their lack of image-tweaking helped. Even when they put out the largely-acoustic "Warning," they still retained somehow their fundamental essence. At this point in their existence, Green Day has done a million things for the cash, and they've tinkered with their sound in a number of ways that seem craven and questionable. But it's only with their new record that it seems as if the group has lost the plot completely and is solely making music in the hopes that they can place their songs in commercials and EA Sports video games. Their recently-announced summer tour with fellow traitors to rock Weezer and Fall Out Boy is more evidence of this. The 26-minute "Father of All…" is a shockingly-bad 10-song collection full of generic riffs, gaudy modern production, ill-advised vocal choices, uninspired songwriting, and just plain pure stupidity. It's like a late-period Aerosmith album, only without all the integrity. The best thing about the record is that it doesn't go on for very long, but, instead of seeming like a choice made to ensure the energy levels stay high, it feels as if the band knows that 20 tracks of this junk would have no chance of being tolerated by anyone with working ears. The opening title track is probably the album's best, and this is mostly because you haven't had to sit through any of the other tracks before it. Billie Joe Armstrong's falsetto approach is new and doesn't totally stink, but listening to him singing "Come on, honey" and "Count your money" does. "Fire, Ready, Aim" follows directly, and is basically the same exact song with the same sort of chord progression and bland "Ahh" vocal overdubs flying all around that make it sound about as rock and roll as a Jonas Brothers deep track. "Oh, Yeah!" is an abomination built on a sample of Joan Jett's "Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)," a song written by convicted pedophile Gary Glitter. It really thinks it's a lot of fun. It's not. This is kinda the overarching issue with the record — it really, really wants you to think it's just a blast, a lark, a party in music form. But it doesn't come off like that. If anything, it's a party that no one except the person throwing it is at, and they're sitting there surrounded by balloons and streamers and a bowl of sad, warm punch while upbeat music plays for no one. This album is for no one. It's not for Green Day's longtime fans. It's not for corporations to use to sell their products. It's not even fun to hate-listen to it. This is just an obnoxious parade float of sounds arranged to be palatable to adult children who hear it in passing, and it is the worst thing Green Day has ever released. It's not that they've sold out and become a husk of their former selves — it's that they aren't even trying to deny it, anymore. Yuck deluxe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platypus2000 Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 My bundle is coming a day early!! Lovely stuff!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jengd Posted February 6, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 6, 2020 Clearly someone disappointed they didn’t get Dookie.12. 5 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAPPY ZOMBIE UNICORN Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 So should I post the Dutch meme again? Is that it? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubbie Head Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 Just reading a couple of pages of this thread is getting me really hyped! Didn't expect such a great reception to the album. Can't wait to listen tomorrow! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Beyza Posted February 6, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 6, 2020 17 minutes ago, Rumpelstiltskin2000 said: The 26-minute "Father of All…" is a shockingly-bad 10-song collection full of generic riffs, gaudy modern production, ill-advised vocal choices, uninspired songwriting, and just plain pure stupidity. It's like a late-period Aerosmith album, only without all the integrity. 18 minutes ago, Rumpelstiltskin2000 said: This album is for no one. It's not for Green Day's longtime fans. It's not for corporations to use to sell their products. It's not even fun to hate-listen to it. This is just an obnoxious parade float of sounds arranged to be palatable to adult children who hear it in passing, and it is the worst thing Green Day has ever released. It's not that they've sold out and become a husk of their former selves — it's that they aren't even trying to deny it, anymore. Yuck deluxe. I mean really does someone have to hate an album that much? I think it’s kinda overreaction and that’s not something really necessary 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Doggins Posted February 6, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 6, 2020 2 hours until it lands on Spotify here in Aus 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 6 minutes ago, Beyza said: I mean really does someone have to hate an album that much? I think it’s kinda overreaction and that’s not something really necessary I really don't see how anyone can HATE this album unless they have a hatred for ear candy or just Green Day in general. Yes, there's a bit of stuff on this album that really isn't suited to Green Day's style like the vocal style in the title track and the god awful pew pew lasers throughout, but there is also some pretty cool experimentation to balance it out. At worst it's average, but it really isn't anywhere near as bad as some people are making it out to be. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAPPY ZOMBIE UNICORN Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 30 minutes ago, RisingRedWolf said: I really don't see how anyone can HATE this album unless they have a hatred for ear candy or just Green Day in general. Yes, there's a bit of stuff on this album that really isn't suited to Green Day's style like the vocal style in the title track and the god awful pew pew lasers throughout, but there is also some pretty cool experimentation to balance it out. At worst it's average, but it really isn't anywhere near as bad as some people are making it out to be. Yeah, this band has always been underestimated and hated by part of the critique. We have to remember that a record like 21CB has 70 on Metacritic, and some of those reviews are absolutely ridiculous and in line with what that Dutch* newspaper is saying today, for example. Even AI was denigrated and smashed by some reviewers, I wonder what they would write about it now that they use that record as holy grail of comparisons. Someone even gave 0 to Warning, I mean, come on. Edit: sorry Dutch and Dutches, for once you have no blame, I read Dutch instead of Duluth 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jengd Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 I never really pay a lot of attention to critics but it is interesting how divided they are, it seems to me like some are just really not getting the point at all, e.g that comment about “c’mon honey, count your money”. I am so excited for tomorrow!! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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