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2 minutes ago, Pereprimus said:

I'm sure for the last part it's definitively lies, if you listen carefully there's no doubt about it , for first part at first I heard  hate too ... then I've listened high volume and clearly hear like instead of hate, and now every time I listen I still hear like 😅 

 

Oh wait I just listened and I was wrong about the second verse, I agree it's lies there. But definitely hear hate/'ate in the first verse

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3 minutes ago, Hermione said:

Oh wait I just listened and I was wrong about the second verse, I agree it's lies there. But definitely hear hate/'ate in the first verse

hard to say for the first verse, anyway very good song, my favorite with Ivankkka so far

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Green Day made a post on youtube about the Network site belonging to them, and that they are NOT the Network. 

 

 

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1 hour ago, jengd said:

The Italian fan page on FB think the missing but Torture, lies, dark vanity, sound about right to me.

Don't think Vanity fits.. saw this on genius lyrics but I am not convinced

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I've pretty much hated almost every album Billie Joe has singed as a whole after 21stCB and I love this EP. It's just too good. Fentanyl is the most interesting obviously but I like all the tracks. Can't wait for the whole album.

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LOVE this EP. I think all the songs are great. Fentanyl perhaps the most forgettable for me, but I still like it. Flat Earth cracks me up and IIAN still slaps. The bass in Trans AM is an earworm also. I applaud this effort. The Network always were my favourite side project because because they're so batshit and I find the slapstick beef with Green Day hysterical. They can turn it up a notch now with the social media too :lol: 

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The EP is great. I love the synth on all the songs, especially Trans AM and Ivankkka. Flat Earth is hilarious (and such a unique topic to write about)! And Fentanyl sounds very 80s—in fact, it kind of reminds me of "I Melt With You" by Modern English.

Looking forward to the full album in December!

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3 hours ago, disappearing_boy_39 said:

it kind of reminds me of "I Melt With You" by Modern English.

Holy shit, I hear it too and I'll never unhear it. 

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32 minutes ago, The Grohl said:

I think Fink has hacked my brain. I woke up with Ivankkka is a Nazi in my head and I've been singing it all day.

That's how I've been with Fentanyl ever since I heard it.

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Wow, I must be one of few that are not impressed by "Fentanyl"... Compared to MM2020 it's a let down, but the other songs I like. Especially IvanKKKa. Flat Earth is alright, Trans AM is quite good. Can't wait to hear the full album (and buy merch :D)

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22 minutes ago, Karl Karlson said:

Wow, I must be one of few that are not impressed by "Fentanyl"... Compared to MM2020 it's a let down, but the other songs I like. Especially IvanKKKa. Flat Earth is alright, Trans AM is quite good. Can't wait to hear the full album (and buy merch :D)

I think the main reason why fentanyl is impressive for people is that it's unexpected, I never thought that this kind of sound would come from the network, it's kind of refreshing and I really dig it. I love Ivankkka, really, but it feels very money money, trans AM is ok and flat earth is funny and catchy as hell. I've got high expectations for the album too right now

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On 11/22/2020 at 11:26 AM, Hermione said:

Oh wait I just listened and I was wrong about the second verse, I agree it's lies there. But definitely hear hate/'ate in the first verse

Yeah, I'm hearing "hate" too and "lies" in the second verse. 

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2 hours ago, pacejunkie punk said:

...that song is a loving and sincere dedication to 80’s music done really well. 

that exact sentiment and vibe are why it reminds me of Dreamcar. (for anyone unfamiliar, Dreamcar is the band made up of Adrian, Tom, and Tony from No Doubt and Davey Havok. if you dig Fentanyl, go listen to the Dreamcar lp. )

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27 minutes ago, Montclare said:

For both this ep and MM2020, Billie's songs are largely my favorite.  We don't quite know the writing process/who writes what, but based solely off of the lead vocals, Tre's songs are the more jokey songs, whereas comparing Billie's to Mike's, Billie's songs feel more like complete songs, whereas Mike's feel thinner.  Like if you removed the 80's element from Billie's songs, there's still a full song hiding underneath, whereas if you started removing elements from Mike's, the song would fall apart; his sound written solely to sound like 80's songs.  Like if you removed the synths from Ivankkka, you still have a Ramones' song underneath.  I feel like there's a complexity in Billie's Network songs that isn't in Mike or Tre's.

Completely agree, they are not daft, there’s a reason Billie is the main songwriter - dare I say, and singer too!

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1 hour ago, dallasthemenace said:

that exact sentiment and vibe are why it reminds me of Dreamcar. (for anyone unfamiliar, Dreamcar is the band made up of Adrian, Tom, and Tony from No Doubt and Davey Havok. if you dig Fentanyl, go listen to the Dreamcar lp. )

You're so right. Dreamcar is just a loveletter to the 80s, but my issue with it is that it's very...familiar sounding, if that makes sense. It doesn't feel like Dreamcar's take on 80s new wave. It's a fun album, but it does sound a lot like what I've already heard. But that's for another thread :P

 

48 minutes ago, Montclare said:

For both this ep and MM2020, Billie's songs are largely my favorite.  We don't quite know the writing process/who writes what, but based solely off of the lead vocals, Tre's songs are the more jokey songs, whereas comparing Billie's to Mike's, Billie's songs feel more like complete songs, whereas Mike's feel thinner.  Like if you removed the 80's element from Billie's songs, there's still a full song hiding underneath, whereas if you started removing elements from Mike's, the song would fall apart; his sound written solely to sound like 80's songs.  Like if you removed the synths from Ivankkka, you still have a Ramones' song underneath.  I feel like there's a complexity in Billie's Network songs that isn't in Mike or Tre's.

This right here. I was listening to the EP this morning and thinking how the jokey songs just don't hit me like Billie's songs. They're fun, but they don't hold up as well. And for me, they're very much mood songs, whereas Ivankkka and Fentanyl I could listen to all day.

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Flat Earty teaser video out! 

I watched it with no sound, but it looks like it filmed at the same time as Ivanka.

Maybe not, it's hard to tell because the band are like cartoon characters or are gross and never change clothes.  

Do they multiple of the same outfits, wash the same one over and over or just stink?  We must know.

Anyone think they will have more mainstream attention this time? 

 

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