Green Day to Perform on NFL Honors - Feb 6th

[pacejunkie punk]

Whiskey A Go Go and Seville were by far the best shows of the FOAM era and no coincidence they had the best audiences. The studio performances (talk shows, KROQ, iHeart) were all awkward and off. I can’t wait until they can get back to a real live show, it’s going to be insane, and with the chance to play a tour of back to back live shows they will get more consistent again.  I think if anything they suffer from being off the road too long.

[MarriedtoMikeDirnt]

KROQ was actually good. I’m not gonna lie.

But good has not been the norm here lately. 

This most recent performance only adds to my list of reasons to sell my Hella Mega ticket (tbh, I don’t even know why I bought it in the first place). 

While it was nice to see the boys together again, it wasn’t good. All the excuses you guys are making don’t even make any sense. So what if they haven’t been on stage in a year? They have 30+ years of experience to call on. It’s not like they’re new to this. I’ve seen great GD performance without audiences (and bad ones with audiences). They’ve been playing together since they were teenagers; to say that one year can throw them off is ridiculous. If one year can throw them off, then they must’ve not be that good in the first place (and it’s not even like they haven’t played together in a year, unless you ant to tell me they recorded all of MM2020pt2 in 2019).

And if you think I’m voicing a different opinion for attention, then you’re wrong. I didn’t know I had to be an attention whore to think differently. 

If you want to hang on to hope for Green Day, then good for you. No one’s trying to take that from you. You’re perfectly justified in having your own opinion. I think that the next Green Day album will be great, but I’ve learned not to get my hopes up.

[Montclare]

Whisky and Seville were definitely the two best from the FOAM era, with Seville being the closest to the RevRad vibe.

The Ellen one, I tend to think of this more so than the performance. 

[Squashie]

4 minutes ago, Montclare said:

Whisky and Seville were definitely the two best from the FOAM era, with Seville being the closest to the RevRad vibe.

The Ellen one, I tend to think of this more so than the performance. 

His little clap is so adorable! 😍

[Beerjeezus]

9 minutes ago, MarriedtoMikeDirnt said:

KROQ was actually good. I’m not gonna lie.

But good has not been the norm here lately. 

This most recent performance only adds to my list of reasons to sell my Hella Mega ticket (tbh, I don’t even know why I bought it in the first place). 

While it was nice to see the boys together again, it wasn’t good. All the excuses you guys are making don’t even make any sense. So what if they haven’t been on stage in a year? They have 30+ years of experience to call on. It’s not like they’re new to this. I’ve seen great GD performance without audiences (and bad ones with audiences). They’ve been playing together since they were teenagers; to say that one year can throw them off is ridiculous. If one year can throw them off, then they must’ve not be that good in the first place (and it’s not even like they haven’t played together in a year, unless you ant to tell me they recorded all of MM2020pt2 in 2019).

And if you think I’m voicing a different opinion for attention, then you’re wrong. I didn’t know I had to be an attention whore to think differently. 

If you want to hang on to hope for Green Day, then good for you. No one’s trying to take that from you. You’re perfectly justified in having your own opinion. I think that the next Green Day album will be great, but I’ve learned not to get my hopes up.

But what exactly was wrong with this performance? No one can deny my status as a person who loves to complain about Green Day, but I just don’t see the problem here.

15 minutes ago, Montclare said:

I tend to think of this more so than the performance. 

He’s shaped like a child 

[Virginia Lot Lizard]

2 hours ago, Little Boy Named Booze said:

Why do people bitchin about yesterday performance when it was more than perfect? Complaining about the FOAM release party yeh I get it but yesterday was fucking good. First appearance in like a year and they crushed it!

Crushed it! Plus they looked hot too! 

[MarriedtoMikeDirnt]

2 minutes ago, Beerjeezus said:

But what exactly was wrong with this performance? No one can deny my status as a person who loves to complain about Green Day, but I just don’t see the problem here.

 

3 hours ago, Hungry Hungry Supermodels said:

That performance was utterly pathetic. Billie looked like he had better things to do, and that ruined the whole damn thing. His vocals were so processed that it sounded too good.

Everyone else seemed like they didn't mind being there. The only person who was obviously living their best life on that stage was Tre. Even Mike seemed a little out of it. 

This was disappointing.

She summed it up pretty well.

[Squashie]

4 minutes ago, Beerjeezus said:

 

He’s shaped like a child 

😂😂What is it that all magazines call him? Pint-sized? 

[Virginia Lot Lizard]

16 minutes ago, Squashie said:

His little clap is so adorable! 😍

Omg so cute! 

2 minutes ago, Squashie said:

😂😂What is it that all magazines call him? Pint-sized? 

Yeah but he’s more like fun-sized ❤️ and now that you mention it pints are fun too.

[Squashie]

2 minutes ago, Virginia Lot Lizard said:

Omg so cute! 

Yeah but he’s more like fun-sized ❤️ and now that you mention it pints are fun too.

I’ll drink to that 🍻! 

[Beerjeezus]

2 minutes ago, MarriedtoMikeDirnt said:

She summed it up pretty well.

So it sounded too good and you thought Billie didn’t look enthusiastic enough? Are you sure that’s enough to state the band is soon to be over? For real?

[Virginia Lot Lizard]

I do not understand why anyone is complaining. This performance was amazing and sounded great and it’s a pandemic for heavens sake.

My only complaint is Billie’s hair being too long in the back and he looked sad like in his soul but he still crushed it. He’s a professional and he crushed it. And he’s one of the biggest talents of our time. 
 

They looked great, they sounded great and Tre Cool was like the brightest star and looked like he was living his best life and showing the world exactly why he is often considered one of the greatest drummers of all time he was a fire so good and looking good too. 
 

And holy f%#^ this made up for the disgusting disappointment that was NYE.

They killed it. I’m very impressed.

[MarriedtoMikeDirnt]

1 minute ago, Beerjeezus said:

So it sounded too good and you thought Billie didn’t look enthusiastic enough? Are you sure that’s enough to state the band is soon to be over? For real?

Of course I can’t say the band is over based off one performance. 

That opinion was formed based off the recurring trend of Billie being out of it. At first I thought maybe it was just that FOAMF sucked and he didn’t like the songs, but even without playing something off that record he still looked like he’d rather be doing anything else in the world. I think he’s just bored of Green Day (that’s why FOAMF was experimental and why we got another Network album). It’s obvious that Billie enjoys playing music, but I haven’t seen his typical showmanship in a while. 

[Virginia Lot Lizard]

33 minutes ago, MarriedtoMikeDirnt said:

Of course I can’t say the band is over based off one performance. 

That opinion was formed based off the recurring trend of Billie being out of it. At first I thought maybe it was just that FOAMF sucked and he didn’t like the songs, but even without playing something off that record he still looked like he’d rather be doing anything else in the world. I think he’s just bored of Green Day (that’s why FOAMF was experimental and why we got another Network album). It’s obvious that Billie enjoys playing music, but I haven’t seen his typical showmanship in a while. 

He seems happiest when he’s playing the small sweaty gross shows (I.e. the Longshot) and Mike and Tre seems to avoid that for the most part except for like their private parties/birthdays. They seem like the big giant shows are their favorites.

Billie happily hit the road for almost a year with those small show with the Longshot right after getting of the giant stadium and festival tour and it looked like he had the time of his life? Yes he’s a workaholic which is worrying but also to do that. A dirty sweaty small club tour. He looked so happy! 

That’s why I gave the unpopular opinion that it looked like he didn’t care for the Rev Rad tour and looks jaded sometimes. I think he needs both worlds. And after the Trilogy it was like he was keeping himself on a tight leash and wanted to bust out. And then it was like he almost did with the Longshot.

I don’t think a happy person would get off a tour like that and then jump right into a small club tour with a new record and a departure from the stadium circus of a tour. I’m not a rockstar I don’t know what it’s like but mostly they wouldn’t regress like that but he could and he did and he looked like he was having the time of his life.

I think he needs small shows and big shows and it was a little unbalanced for a bit. And it’s probably a lot unbalanced now. No interaction or sweaty surprise shows at small venues. And the extra projects? It feels like the Network just got dumped and forgotten.

That’s why I think there’s more at play than he’s just bored because there’s no audience.

It’s like sometimes he wants a do-over or to live life again in a different way. He’s still young, talented and energetic enough to do that and that’s lucky. The one good thing about achieving that level of success they did so early. They got so much so fast and I wonder if he misses stuff. He definitely misses stuff. Why bother with small uncomfortable stinky shows unless you love it. It’s not for the money.

[pacejunkie punk]

4 minutes ago, MarriedtoMikeDirnt said:

Of course I can’t say the band is over based off one performance. 

That opinion was formed based off the recurring trend of Billie being out of it. At first I thought maybe it was just that FOAMF sucked and he didn’t like the songs, but even without playing something off that record he still looked like he’d rather be doing anything else in the world. I think he’s just bored of Green Day (that’s why FOAMF was experimental and why we got another Network album). It’s obvious that Billie enjoys playing music, but I haven’t seen his typical showmanship in a while. 

I say again it’s not fair to judge him without an audience because that’s really where he shines.  

No one can say if he’s bored of Green Day or unsure of their direction but at this point if they used the band as nothing more than a money making machine to finance the side projects I’d be fine with it. They’ve reached the point where they have little else to achieve with Green Day, it can be anything they want it to be now.   

[MarriedtoMikeDirnt]

4 minutes ago, pacejunkie punk said:

I say again it’s not fair to judge him without an audience because that’s really where he shines.  

Even with an audience, he still gave a lazy performance. This one performance isn’t what made my opinion, it only solidified it. 

[Beerjeezus]

10 minutes ago, MarriedtoMikeDirnt said:

Of course I can’t say the band is over based off one performance. 

That opinion was formed based off the recurring trend of Billie being out of it. At first I thought maybe it was just that FOAMF sucked and he didn’t like the songs, but even without playing something off that record he still looked like he’d rather be doing anything else in the world. I think he’s just bored of Green Day (that’s why FOAMF was experimental and why we got another Network album). It’s obvious that Billie enjoys playing music, but I haven’t seen his typical showmanship in a while. 

I see what you mean, I just don’t think it’s fair to criticize him for seemingly being somewhat down. It’s different when he fucks up, but I just don’t think I can reconcile trying to be a level headed person with insisting that Billie has to look happy and enthusiastic and be 100% wholesome for me to enjoy a Green Day performance. Of course it’s the best when he’s all those things, but it just can’t be forced by anyone, including himself. I don’t know, it just feels like such hubris to be like “entertain me but you MUST look happy doing so or ”

[Hungry Hungry Supermodels]

Here, I made a thread for this off topic speculation.

 

[Guest]

Wow, this morning everyone was so happy with this performance and then I come back here and everyone is arguing. Can we ever have nice things on this site LOL? Anyway, what I will say is that I really liked the performance. If we were all looking for a wild rock and roll show, well, you just don't get that at an event like this, nor do you get it without an audience. I think they did a great job. I think they were great on Rev Rad too. And for everyone saying things have been different since Rev Rad, well, of course: they haven't been on tour since. I don't think we can judge them until we see them on tour again.

[Squashie]

4 minutes ago, BillieMyLove said:

Wow, this morning everyone was so happy with this performance and then I come back here and everyone is arguing. Can we ever have nice things on this site LOL? Anyway, what I will say is that I really liked the performance. If we were all looking for a wild rock and roll show, well, you just don't get that at an event like this, nor do you get it without an audience. I think they did a great job. I think they were great on Rev Rad too. And for everyone saying things have been different since Rev Rad, well, of course: they haven't been on tour since. I don't think we can judge them until we see them on tour again.

I thought RevRad was amazing. They all looked genuinely happy and excited to be on stage performing every night. The pics show it. Were they tied at the end? Sure who wouldn't be after a year on the road, but again, they are human.

[Virginia Lot Lizard]

Tre Cool is amazing and he is shining out so hard in the performance. Please rewatch the video and specifically pay attention to Tre and you will feel the glee and all faith will be restored. And his drumming is most excellent. And his drum kit is really cool.

[Billie Joes Eyelids]

1 hour ago, Beerjeezus said:

But what exactly was wrong with this performance? No one can deny my status as a person who loves to complain about Green Day, but I just don’t see the problem here.

Exactly! They were tight! And a pretty flawless performance. If you're focusing on it not being as energetic as usual, the typical Billie stage antics would have been inappropriate, and actually pretty impossible in these circumstances. People complain about the football montage, but it's a football awards show? Green Day was there to provide music for the montage that introduced the show. They weren't there to grab attention away from it. Again, would have been totally inappropriate and I have no doubt that the NFL explained what their role was and that they needed to keep the stage show pretty straightforward. I think some people are projecting some of their own wants and needs without looking at the big picture. 

[Hungry Hungry Supermodels]

46 minutes ago, Virginia Lot Lizard said:

Tre Cool is amazing and he is shining out so hard in the performance. Please rewatch the video and specifically pay attention to Tre and you will feel the glee and all faith will be restored. And his drumming is most excellent. And his drum kit is really cool.

Of course Tre was amazing. That doesn't change my opinion at all.

[The_real_st_jimmy]

11 hours ago, Tubbie Head said:

That was such a great performance! 

Indeed😋

2 hours ago, Squashie said:

His little clap is so adorable! 😍

I agree heh🥰🥰

[AlissaGoesRAWR]

Just when I think GDC can’t surprise me anymore; the fandom is basing its speculation on the band’s future on a one-off NFL awards show performance set to a montage of football game clips.

I think we’re all just a little too thirsty for live music right now. No need to sound the alarm just yet on their career ending.

I mean, yes, they’re celebrities, but they’re still human. This last year hasn’t been easy on anybody. 

Honestly, it made me feel good to see Billie had put on a few pandemic pounds. Glad I’m not the only one.