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18 minutes ago, Beerjeezus said:

I believe we're smarter, more mature and know better than to get in an online fight with a bunch of elementary school kids haha

*old farts instead of all your adjectives :P 

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To be fair theres like only 3 reviews on there that clearly come from Grande fans....the rest seem genuine regardless if they are positive or negative. So like it would be really pointless to annoy these ''fans'' any further by doing the same thing back. 

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1 minute ago, EmmaCharlatan&Saints said:

To be fair theres like only 3 reviews on there that clearly come from Grande fans....the rest seem genuine regardless if they are positive or negative. So like it would be really pointless to annoy these ''fans'' any further by doing the same thing back. 

It’s showing 42 reviews, but there’s 93 raitings, and those are the ones bringing it down ;) 

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3 minutes ago, kaylubd said:

What would I get out of going to a Taylor Swift video and saying "lawl she sux."

HEY DON'T TALK ABOUT MY LITTLE SWIFTIE LIKE THAT 

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Has anyone else problems with skipping on the vinyl at stab you in the heart? I have the Rainbow Puke one and the Pink Black one and both pressings have that problem.

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39 minutes ago, HAPPY ROOTING UNICORN said:

It’s showing 42 reviews, but there’s 93 raitings, and those are the ones bringing it down ;) 

Oh Im just talking about the user reviews that are clearly from Ariana Grande fans....which there is only like 3 of 

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Just now, EmmaCharlatan&Saints said:

Oh Im just talking about the user reviews that are clearly from Ariana Grande fans....which there is only like 3 of 

Yeah, I was just pointing out that the overall grade is lowered by the 94 ratings, not only the displayed reviews, of which I think quite a lot are from our lovely AG fans, they started to pop up all together in a bunch of hours. 

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4 minutes ago, HAPPY ROOTING UNICORN said:

Yeah, I was just pointing out that the overall grade is lowered by the 94 ratings, not only the displayed reviews, of which I think quite a lot are from our lovely AG fans, they started to pop up all together in a bunch of hours. 

Ah ok. Ya that is pretty suspicious if they appeared within a certain timeframe alright. But ya chances are these are mainly pre teens or teens who are just fiercely ''protective'' of their favourite artist. Most will grow out of it...then again some dont lol

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34 minutes ago, alexander_seiter said:

Has anyone else problems with skipping on the vinyl at stab you in the heart? I have the Rainbow Puke one and the Pink Black one and both pressings have that problem.

I think some people have problems:

My vinyl from the GD store still didn't arrive, I hope it won't skip😑

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Just now, Thatsername said:

I think some people have problems:

My vinyl from the GD store still didn't arrive, I hope it won't skip😑

still no arrival for me 

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I ordered the cd and haven’t received it yet either. I think the package is being kept hostage somewhere? Or making a detour through Japan?

I e-mailed the store but they just replied with the link to follow the shipment, which I already have. Just a few more days and I am getting really pissed.

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1 minute ago, Sixtrix said:

I ordered the cd and haven’t received it yet either. I think the package is being kept hostage somewhere? Or making a detour through Japan?

I e-mailed the store but they just replied with the link to follow the shipment, which I already have. Just a few more days and I am getting really pissed.

Keep messaging them. Their customer service sucks, so you gotta stay on them. In my experience, they never even read the initial message properly. I remember asking questions and they'd send me a stock response never addressing my question. I had to email them again to get an actual answer form them.

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21 hours ago, DookieLukie said:

This album sounds very much like Green Day and I suspect you will feel this way too when the initial shock wears off. Father of All...is textbook Green Day with different vocals. FRA is an easy-A GD song, albeit not good. I Was a Teenage Teenager is a classic Green Day chorus. Stab You in the Heart uses the same riff as 2 previous GD songs, and the melody is very GD. Sugar Youth is classic GD riff, verse, and chorus with vocal effects. Take the Money and Crawl is a classic Green Day chorus and verse. Graffitia is straight off of 21CB or RevRad even in terms of melody. This album is a base of Green Day with little changes throughout and maybe 2 songs that sound a bit out of their zone.

I guess I do agree with your points here - you're very correct about the melodies and choruses. It's very simple and very Green Day in that aspect. it's more or less the sound they're tackling that I don't think suits/sounds like them. They're going for that sound that everyone was doing *except* them in the early 2000s - and I just don't think they do it well enough to justify a record of it. That being said, since I wrote that post, I do like the album a little more now. I'm sure it'll grow on me! Didn't like RevRad at first either - love it now!

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2 minutes ago, Cameron. said:

I guess I do agree with your points here - you're very correct about the melodies and choruses. It's very simple and very Green Day in that aspect. it's more or less the sound they're tackling that I don't think suits/sounds like them. They're going for that sound that everyone was doing *except* them in the early 2000s - and I just don't think they do it well enough to justify a record of it. That being said, since I wrote that post, I do like the album a little more now. I'm sure it'll grow on me! Didn't like RevRad at first either - love it now!

It's hard for me to rate newer GD albums cause I haven't tested them against time. First 5 listens I'm on a high cause it's finally out and obviously highly anticipated. Then 2 years later I'm on a low cause I overplayed it and starting to anticipate what's happening next. 

When I was younger I would always show off Kerplunk to people and be like this kinda shows what type of songwriting was about to come. Now I view Kerplunk as the beginning of the best trilogy Green Day has Kerplunk-Dookie-Insomniac. 

 

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This Ariana Grande mess makes me wanna see Billie take a shot at Kpop that would be funny as shit

 

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Then again, that'll just cause a bunch of stupid kpop videos to come up when I wanna see why billie is trending so

 

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4 minutes ago, walking_c0ntradicti0n said:

This Ariana Grande mess makes me wanna see Billie take a shot at Kpop that would be funny as shit

 

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Then again, that'll just cause a bunch of stupid kpop videos to come up when I wanna see why billie is trending so

 

He has done that :lol:

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Was he taking a shot? I thought he just made a bad joke saying Green Day is OG K Pop and then the fans got stupid about it.

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Green Day’s “Father of All…” Fumbles

https://fordhamram.com/74400/culture/green-days-father-of-all-fumbles/

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I thought that Green Day was going to continue the momentum of their “Revolution Radio” album heading into the new decade. However, the difference between what I expected versus what I actually received was disappointing. Green Day’s newest outing left me ambivalent.

The maxim that one should never judge a book by its cover is hard to follow. With “Father of All…” Green Day lazily recycled the album cover from “American Idiot,” sloppily added a stripped down version of their logo and added a disorienting unicorn that looks like it was drawn by a preschooler. My first impression was that Green Day got lazy with the album, and it shows with the quality of their songs.

Clocking in at approximately 26 minutes, the punk veterans do nothing to contribute to the legacy they have built from the ’90s into the 2000s and the new decade. Almost every song concludes at about two or three minutes, enough time to make some listeners beg for a track to be over while leaving others wanting more.

“Father of All…” opens with a track named after the album. Upon listening to the song, it became apparent that this would not be the Green Day album fans have become accustomed to, but rather something new. Green Day takes a risk here with distorted vocals and almost pop-like tunes which would make anyone want to dance in a frenzy. The sound is almost classic, and it works here for Green Day, as they execute the sound well. It was a risk for the band, and it paid dividends because it is catchy.

However, not all risks on this album result in rewards. “Fire, Ready, Aim” sounds sloppily constructed, as the riffs are uninspired, uncoordinated and messy. Green Day is known for sounding messy, but this form of messy lacks the energy it is known for.

What truly ruined this song for me were the cringe inducing, autotuned background vocals which make lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong sound like a squeaky-voiced teenager. Green Day is still a young band, and even at 47, Armstrong hasn’t aged a bit. However, here and in songs like “Meet Me on The Roof” and “Graffitia,” it comes across as if Green Day is trying to be young.

Anyone who listens to Green Day should know that this isn’t something the band consciously needs to endeavor, as they already succeed at sounding timeless. Between the exasperating background vocals, lethargic playing on songs like “Junkies on a High,” and overall teen pop sound, Green Day sounds less like a band of 21st century rebels, and more like music industry sell-outs.

However, things get complicated, because the album has moments where it does shine. What is disappointing is how those moments seem fleeting. Arguably the best song on the album is “Sugar Youth.”

Formulaically, it has everything that made Green Day appealing to its fanbase: rapid-fire riffs, thundering drums and Armstrong proclaiming, “I don’t wanna be a Romeo.” It sounds aggressive and messy with the energy Green Day is known for, and maybe even anti-hero-esque.

They sound like rebels, and that is where the band excels. They are in their element when they play with this style, and it will make listeners want to jump for joy to see that Green Day has not lost that energy.

The track “I Was a Teenage Teenager” excels in the same caliber, as what starts off with a disconcerting bass riff evolves into string-tearing shredding by Armstong and Mike Dirnt. The song sounds like something right out of “American Idiot,” and fans are sure to love it. Tracks “Oh Yeah!” and “Stab You in the Heart” are an especially interesting dichotomy of sounds.

“Oh Yeah!” embraces the sound of modern rock/alternative with effective results, while “Stab You in The Heart” takes a page out of the rock n’ roll playbook of the ’60s with cheesy guitar riffs galore. Nevertheless, it is catchy and ultimately fun to listen to.

In sum, Green Day fumbles with maintaining their fidelity and trying something new. Some of their risks benefit the album, but not enough of them benefit their legacy as a band.

However, one thing is clear: Green Day has not lost the energy of what makes them so fun to listen to. After listening to “Father of All…” it’s unclear where the band plans to go from here. Let’s just hope they don’t make like the ninth track on their album and “Take the Money and Crawl.”

Local CD pick: 'Father Of All...' Green Day

https://eu.sctimes.com/story/entertainment/2020/02/12/local-cd-pick-father-all-green-day/4715573002/

Green Day has released some standout albums in their 34 years, from "Dookie" to "American Idiot." The band's 13th studio album "Father of All..." is a bit of a reinvention of the band. 

A band who has been very political over their previous few releases goes in an exact opposite direction this time. No politics, no rock operas, just a simplistic rock approach. 

The whole album is a throwback 2000s alternative, like the White Stripes and the Hives with some 1960's flair and arena anthems. Coincidentally, the band signed a two-year contract with the NHL. 

Whether you like the recent approach, there's not a lot of effort needed to take in this 26-minute offering, so there's that.

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Lift your spirits musically?   I thought you wanted to make us feel bad, what happened Billie Joe?  Cool interview.  Definitely about to go and listen to the influencing artists of this album.   

 

Green Day on a bouncy house will be "Teenager"

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5 hours ago, Beerjeezus said:

He has done that :lol:

4 hours ago, kaylubd said:

Was he taking a shot? I thought he just made a bad joke saying Green Day is OG K Pop and then the fans got stupid about it.

lol i had said this on discord and jana also brought my attention to it there and yeah i had no idea this happened i was living under a rock at that point

and thank god i was because that shit was stupid

 

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