Popular Post Beerjeezus Posted September 20, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 20, 2019 I don't see anything especially unlike Green Day about FOAM, even though Walker's influence is perhaps noticeable, if we assume the heavier vocal distortion is his doing. If that's the price to pay for crisp, audible bass, so be it. On the other hand, it would be completely misguided to believe that this guy: had any say in choosing the wardrobe. 1 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 4 minutes ago, Beerjeezus said: On the other hand, it would be completely misguided to believe that this guy had any say in choosing the wardrobe. I happen to know he reads this every day before dressing himself: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ross_19 Posted September 20, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 20, 2019 I doubt Butch is behind the sound of Billie's voice on FOAM.... you heard Billie in the recent interviews, he wanted to try something new, a different style of singing. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 15 minutes ago, Ross_19 said: you heard Billie in the recent interviews, he wanted to try something new, a different style of singing. I mean Prince is dead, so why not him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arturprocopio Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 Reading so many (extremely) disappointed comments around here keeps me thinking that people want the band to either keep releasing more of the same stuff or change the whole damn world and revolutionize music and whatnot -- nobody has to love everything Green Day does, obviously, but I see a lot of people who feel genuinely hurt or betrayed (maybe by their own selfmade expectations and not much by anything else). Music is supposed to be fun guys 😅 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solongfromthestars Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 I mean I haven't read the whole thread but in regards to the song itself, I don't think anyone's saying anything as extreme as feeling hurt or betrayed. The argument that people want them to keep releasing the same things comes up every time someone voices dislike but I don't think it's that, either. I did say (twice, I think) in my post that I don't expect them to stay the same to please me. That's not what disappoints me or others. I've loved all their experiments from Hold On to Peacemaker to Kill the DJ. We're disappointed in this song because we just don't like it. Obviously, that's sad if we want to love it and get excited. It's not much deeper than that. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooklyn Baby Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 "green day wouldn't troll their fans" lmao this is the band that essentially named their first big album "poop". 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DookieLukie Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 Just because you don't like something doesn't mean there's some conspiracy behind it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleasedToMeetMe Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 6 hours ago, Misery11 said: And FWIW, I think the production on this song is far better than anything off of Revolution Radio. That album has AWFUL production, possibly the worst of any GD release. Everything was either extremely quiet, or glaringly loud. The noticeable clipping at the beginning of Bouncing Off The Wall for example is cringe. I'm not sure what happened, as they produced themselves fine on Warning which has a great sound. But RevRad was not it. Needs a remaster bad. Butch Walker isn't a bad producer, he just tends to produce a lot of pop stuff. I honestly really love the production of RevRad. It might be the best sounding album they've had since American Idiot. 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe. Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 7 hours ago, Nightlife said: Hide contents Just stopping by to say I thoroughly enjoy all the passive aggressive punctuation going on in this thread right now... Just seems so obvious to me 7 hours ago, solongfromthestars said: There's a difference between being employed by Warner because they manage Green Day and actually being part of Warner. Quite right. If only green day chose their own managers and didn't sack the previous because they were unhappy with their management. 45 minutes ago, DookieLukie said: Just because you don't like something doesn't mean there's some conspiracy behind it. Yup, not best pleased with the direction of the album but Billie clearly is, so just gotta ride it out 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteTim Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 9 hours ago, Joe. said: They're employed by Warner because they manage Green Day... Managers generally are employed by the artist not the labels... labels will offer new artists managers but never ever take an manager hired by the label... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashback Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 After all these glittery images and outfits I am nearly 100% sure that the second single of the album will be titled GLITTER 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Alan86 Posted September 21, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 21, 2019 5 hours ago, DookieLukie said: Just because you don't like something doesn't mean there's some conspiracy behind it. That’s being logical, there is no place for that on the internet. Don’t let logic get in the way of a good conspiracy. Honestly though I agree 100% with your point. This is the album and this is the direction Green Day wants to go in. And it’s not even that surprising, there is history of Green Day going with this sound on Stop Drop and Roll!!! and on Dos. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solongfromthestars Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 No one said there's a conspiracy I brought up how controlling the entertainment industry is. It may or may not have influenced Green Day at any point. Maybe it never has but it's possible. That's the case for every celebrity whether I like their work or not. Having actually been close to someone in that position I'll always wonder if I feel there's reason to. It's no conspiracy theory, it's just how it is. People aren't actually even saying the songwriting is what might have been influenced by anyone, just that it's possible for that to happen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermione Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 1 hour ago, solongfromthestars said: No one said there's a conspiracy I brought up how controlling the entertainment industry is. It may or may not have influenced Green Day at any point. Maybe it never has but it's possible. That's the case for every celebrity whether I like their work or not. Having actually been close to someone in that position I'll always wonder if I feel there's reason to. It's no conspiracy theory, it's just how it is. People aren't actually even saying the songwriting is what might have been influenced by anyone, just that it's possible for that to happen. Oh there's a conspiracy theory alright: Craziness has been going on while you were away, that's why people are defensive about this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solongfromthestars Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 38 minutes ago, Hermione said: Oh there's a conspiracy theory alright: Craziness has been going on while you were away, that's why people are defensive about this Oh, I know about that one! But these complaints are about me and I don't think pointing out the nature of the entertainment industry is on that level, especially since I didn't actually say the music was influenced by anyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermione Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 42 minutes ago, solongfromthestars said: Oh, I know about that one! But these complaints are about me and I don't think pointing out the nature of the entertainment industry is on that level, especially since I didn't actually say the music was influenced by anyone Oh ok . I think the other thing is a lot of people were like whoa this doesn't sound anything like Green Day/Billie when they first heard the song (myself included) but then it started to sound more familiar and grew on them. Of course people should be allowed to not like it, and it's always likely that management etc can have some form of influence on things, but it does seem like the band are genuinely into this. And personally I think it does make sense as a creative direction, it has Foxie (the look especially)/trilogy/Longshot vibes and the idea of acknowledging that there's bad stuff going on in the world and saying fuck it and partying/enjoying good things as part of the response isn't exactly new for them, it's the same sentiment Billie was talking about during shows on the last tour. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerjeezus Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 The entire Hella Mega business is 100% what their management did to get them to stadiums and make money 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzalo17 Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 Is not about like or not one song, but a dissapointing first single with a foxboro hot tubs style also in dressing, 26 minutes long album with only 10 songs.... Is not the best way to create expectation in fans... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HAPPY ZOMBIE UNICORN Posted September 21, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 21, 2019 7 minutes ago, Gonzalo17 said: Is not the best way to create expectation in fans... I would not be so sure about that, the first reactions to the song from some fans were a bit rough, but now, especially after the lives and music video, it looks like the average opinion of the fanbase is changing quite a lot, in positive Personally I love it, the whole vibe surely takes something from Foxboro, but even more from many different acts of rock n roll history, and in both cases I can’t find anything negative in this 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penbreaker Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 I listened stop drop and roll 3 times in the row and it's great. Easy, catchy, strait rock and roll. It have 12 song and is 32.38 min long. Song are not too short for me they fit perfect. If we will get something like this now but witch GD brand I will be pleased. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymWarnerGermany Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 Thats the point. Stop drop and roll is nice. its a little fun you can have. But for me Green Day is much more epic and more than just short fun glampunkrock songs. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penbreaker Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 8 minutes ago, AnonymWarnerGermany said: Thats the point. Stop drop and roll is nice. its a little fun you can have. But for me Green Day is much more epic and more than just short fun glampunkrock songs. Yes but it don't have to be. Maybe this album is pure joy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermione Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 49 minutes ago, AnonymWarnerGermany said: Thats the point. Stop drop and roll is nice. its a little fun you can have. But for me Green Day is much more epic and more than just short fun glampunkrock songs. I think even just looking at the lyrics of the first song and the album cover there is more to the songs than just fun. It's more about having fun despite bad stuff going on and there could be some very interesting lyrics based on that. Also not every Green Day album has to have an epic sound, they've done all sorts of things before including short albums with simple music. Big epic American Idiot style is just one of many sides of Green Day. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacejunkie punk Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 2 hours ago, AnonymWarnerGermany said: Thats the point. Stop drop and roll is nice. its a little fun you can have. But for me Green Day is much more epic and more than just short fun glampunkrock songs. Maybe they’re sick of being pigeonholed as epic. Green Day is whatever they want it to be. No two eras are alike really. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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