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Forever Now Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Can’t wait. I was just thinking the other day how it would be right around this time now when the GMA summer concert series would start and how it’s been 3 years since Green Day last performed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DookieLukie Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 The solo career continues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacejunkie punk Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 On 5/21/2020 at 1:56 PM, DookieLukie said: The solo career continues. Expand Hey I was coming here to say that! 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillieJoe’sEyelids Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Billie is the gift that keeps giving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beyza Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Even though I’m really excited and happy for this, still feels weird to me seeing him alone like that especially for these kind of events where they used to be all together but yeah that’s how it goes sometimes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BilIie Joe Armstrong Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Long live the solo career Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacejunkie punk Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 On 5/21/2020 at 2:27 PM, Beerjeezus said: Long live the solo career Expand I'm sorry but now that they've proven they can perform together not having them all do GMA just makes Mike and Tre look lame. Maybe they should retire if they don't want to put in the time anymore. Hey maybe Billie will want to do the Hella Mega tour by himself next 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forever Now Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 I’m thinking there’s a possibility Billie will be performing from his backyard to give it that summer concert/ Central Park feel? 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squashie Posted May 21, 2020 Author Share Posted May 21, 2020 On 5/21/2020 at 2:49 PM, Forever Now said: I’m thinking there’s a possibility Billie will be performing from his backyard to give it that summer concert/ Central Park feel? 😎 Expand With cameos by Lenny, Mini, Basie, Axle and Cleo 😂🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DookieLukie Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 I'd love another Longshot record. It's my favorite "Green Day" album since AI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe. Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 How do people not understand that playing live over Zoom is difficult? If they all recorded their parts separately and then put them together then fair enough, but that chances are the three of them all playing at the same time with internet lag would mean they'd constantly be about a second out of time with each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BilIie Joe Armstrong Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 On 5/21/2020 at 3:24 PM, Joe. said: How do people not understand that playing live over Zoom is difficult? If they all recorded their parts separately and then put them together then fair enough, but that chances are the three of them all playing at the same time with internet lag would mean they'd constantly be about a second out of time with each other. Expand That’s why bands record each player’s audio and video separately and then it’s put together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe. Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 On 5/21/2020 at 3:27 PM, Beerjeezus said: That’s why bands record each player’s audio and video separately and then it’s put together Expand On 5/21/2020 at 3:24 PM, Joe. said: How do people not understand that playing live over Zoom is difficult? If they all recorded their parts separately and then put them together then fair enough, but that chances are the three of them all playing at the same time with internet lag would mean they'd constantly be about a second out of time with each other. Expand Which I said, but its then not "live" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BilIie Joe Armstrong Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 On 5/21/2020 at 3:28 PM, Joe. said: Which I said, but its then not "live" Expand When Billie pre-records a video on his own it’s not live either so I don’t really see a difference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe. Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 On 5/21/2020 at 3:31 PM, Beerjeezus said: When Billie pre-records a video on his own it’s not live either so I don’t really see a difference Expand For non-live performances there isn't, for the ones where it is live its a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DookieLukie Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 I think it's pretty clear that Billie is highly motivated to make music and tour, but the rest of the band isn't. Which is fine...they've had a long career. Billie could easily continue on his own and still make great music. He IS Green Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navouxodonosoras Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 He is not Green day. The contribution of the other members especially in the early albums (for example in dookie) is great, despite the fact taht they are not song writters. And as long as this material is one of big reasons the will be remembered for, the other members will always get credit for green day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BilIie Joe Armstrong Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 On 5/21/2020 at 3:49 PM, navouxodonosoras said: He is not Green day. The contribution of the other members especially in the early albums (for example in dookie) is great, despite the fact taht they are not song writters. And as long as this material is one of big reasons the will be remembered for, the other members will always get credit for green day Expand The best Green Day albums are the ones where all of them put effort in writing the songs, I mean, Dookie, Insomniac, AI. They all have good instrumentals on these albums. But if these days it’s Billie doing it all, it’s less important who plays the instruments, but it also makes the music more simplistic, since even when Mike and Tre are playing it’s not the same as when you listen to Dookie. They seemed to have a lot more musical ideas back then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe. Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 On 5/21/2020 at 3:48 PM, DookieLukie said: I think it's pretty clear that Billie is highly motivated to make music and tour, but the rest of the band isn't. Which is fine...they've had a long career. Billie could easily continue on his own and still make great music. He IS Green Day. Expand Signing up for a huge world tour is a weird one for two members who aren't motivated to tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BilIie Joe Armstrong Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 On 5/21/2020 at 4:22 PM, Joe. said: Signing up for a huge world tour is a weird one for two members who aren't motivated to tour Expand To be fair if I made as much as they do I’d tour with Kelly Family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DookieLukie Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 On 5/21/2020 at 4:22 PM, Joe. said: Signing up for a huge world tour is a weird one for two members who aren't motivated to tour Expand A lot of bands who don't care anymore do tours. I'm pointing to the lack of passion for their new music as evidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe. Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 On 5/21/2020 at 5:23 PM, DookieLukie said: A lot of bands who don't care anymore do tours. I'm pointing to the lack of passion for their new music as evidence. Expand True, but not many do year long tours of this nature. QOTSA and RHCP have both said they're gonna wind down touring, so will be doing shorter legged tours with longer gaps in-between them. Whilst Hella Mega is undoubtedly a huge payday, they wouldn't do it if they didn't want to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacejunkie punk Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 On 5/21/2020 at 5:32 PM, Joe. said: True, but not many do year long tours of this nature. QOTSA and RHCP have both said they're gonna wind down touring, so will be doing shorter legged tours with longer gaps in-between them. Whilst Hella Mega is undoubtedly a huge payday, they wouldn't do it if they didn't want to. Expand Then again they also indicated that this tour was a last hurrah of sorts and after that they would do “more effective touring” whatever that meant but it did indicate a slow down or change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montclare Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 On 5/21/2020 at 3:24 PM, Joe. said: How do people not understand that playing live over Zoom is difficult? If they all recorded their parts separately and then put them together then fair enough, but that chances are the three of them all playing at the same time with internet lag would mean they'd constantly be about a second out of time with each other. Expand Agreed. In Prima Donna's Zoom with fans the other day, they were asked if they (PD) would perform a show together while in quarantine and Kevin said no, because the sound is terrible and it would be silly for them to do it now when they can just get together once things are open again. I just think Billie is a workaholic and Mike and Tre are using this time as family time. Simple as that. I'm loving Billie solo though. There are bands who clearly are legacy acts even though one member wants to keep going/create. I think of Fleetwood Mac. Lindsey always wanted to create new albums while the rest of the band just wanted to tour and make money. He would always talk about the big machine (Fleetwood Mac) vs. the little machine (his solo career that allowed him to make the music he wanted). I don't think GD is anywhere near this though; they clearly still like each other. And I don't think Mike and Tre could kick Billie out of the band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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