What do you expect for the next Green Day album?

[Virginia Lot Lizard]

10 minutes ago, GDFan2019 said:

Do you think they’ll ever reunite with Rob Cavallo?

I hope so! 

On 11/7/2021 at 6:09 PM, That Dude said:

I expect to hear the word "razor blades" at least twice.  

"hearts" at least 6 times. 

Probably some cigarettes.   

 

And this. Some of this.

On 11/28/2021 at 9:07 PM, That Dude said:

I hope the guys are so inspired the next time around that they don't use any leftover songs at all.

Also, I know they said they would never go into the studio without lyrics again, but recreating the miserable experience of recording Nimrod could be a total win, with a payoff of an amazing album.   One that will have Billie joe crying at the end.  

Speaking of crying at the end, John Roecker says he has over 300 hours on unreleased Green Day footage.    I know I can't buy it off him, but maybe one of you rich bleeper could.   What do you think?   Finders Fee for me?  

 

I like the part about Billie Joe crying at this end. Possible hangover that wasn’t his fault.

[Red]

I don't know what I expect but fuck, just please go full progressive rock and release one last epic concept album please.
Just something that flows without a hitch from beginning to end and tells some kind of meaningful narrative.

Only then I can die happy.

[Flashback]

10 hours ago, GDFan2019 said:

Do you think they’ll ever reunite with Rob Cavallo?

Well it could be that Rob Cavallo produced the upcoming MCR album (if there will be one), so maybe he wants to reunite with GD as well 😄

[Doggins]

I think the new album will be much the same what we've heard the last few years.

I have a bit of a theory that artists are in their creative prime in their 20s and early 30s

Don't get me wrong, I love that They're still making music and hope they continue to do so, I just set the bar fairly low these days

Hope they prove me wrong!

[Christian's Inferno!]

33 minutes ago, Doggins said:

I think the new album will be much the same what we've heard the last few years.

I have a bit of a theory that artists are in their creative prime in their 20s and early 30s

Don't get me wrong, I love that They're still making music and hope they continue to do so, I just set the bar fairly low these days

Hope they prove me wrong!

I think artists sometimes make some of their best stuff in their late 30's / early 40's. I mean, Green Day were in their late 30's when they made 21CB. I think there's a certain maturity that some artists get once they're in their 30's, but by the time they're in their mid-40's they've sort of run out of things to say and then end up saying nothing or just repeating what they've been saying for years

[Doggins]

Yes true. 21CBD is a masterpiece. I didn't appreciate it enough at the time because I was still an AI fanboi and nothing could top that.. but it is such an amazing album

Ah.. the good ol days

[Guest]

On 11/7/2021 at 6:09 PM, That Dude said:

I expect to hear the word "razor blades" at least twice.  

"hearts" at least 6 times. 

Probably some cigarettes.   

 

Don't forget about hand grenades and bottle rockets.

[That Dude]

2 hours ago, Lady Mix-A-Lot said:

Don't forget about hand grenades and bottle rockets.

some guns and blood for good measure. 

 

 

[GDFan2019]

7 hours ago, Christian's Inferno! said:

I think artists sometimes make some of their best stuff in their late 30's / early 40's. I mean, Green Day were in their late 30's when they made 21CB. I think there's a certain maturity that some artists get once they're in their 30's, but by the time they're in their mid-40's they've sort of run out of things to say and then end up saying nothing or just repeating what they've been saying for years

But I mean, like I said, Billie has so much to write about now with everything that’s happened since March 2020: Covid, BLM, the election and the overall political unrest

[pacejunkie punk]

7 minutes ago, GDFan2019 said:

But I mean, like I said, Billie has so much to write about now with everything that’s happened since March 2020: Covid, BLM, the election and the overall political unrest

It doesn’t mean he wants to write about those things 

[GDFan2019]

37 minutes ago, pacejunkie punk said:

It doesn’t mean he wants to write about those things 

Speaking of Billie, he’s back on Instagram!!!!

[GDFan2019]

I just realized that Billie will be turning 50 in February, so what if the theme of the next album is mid-life crisis?!?!?!?

[Beerjeezus]

31 minutes ago, GDFan2019 said:

I just realized that Billie will be turning 50 in February, so what if the theme of the next album is mid-life crisis?!?!?!?

That would be so new and unique and unexpected!

[Red]

10 hours ago, Doggins said:

Yes true. 21CBD is a masterpiece. I didn't appreciate it enough at the time because I was still an AI fanboi and nothing could top that.. but it is such an amazing album

Ah.. the good ol days

I have a kind of biased opinion because I always loved 21CB as it was the first time I had ever been able to buy a new GD album the day it came out, since back then I had only been a huge fan for a few years, and that was after I discovered AI. The experience of taking a bus into the city and buying the 21CB special edition, looking at all the art on the way home and finally being able to pop the CD into my computer and read along with the songs playing while being immersed in the story and art of the album is an experience I will never, ever forget.

However, It wasn't really until now that I have been listening to it often but with a more critical perspective, that I can fully appreciate just how hard the boys worked on this record from front to back, making almost every single song fully realized and as good as it can be. There is SO MUCH going on musically and experimentally in 21CB that looking back, I just don't understand how it didn't end up being even bigger than AI, honestly. 

It's like 21CB was supposed to be GD's Abbey Road, their magnum opus. It just never seemed to be reflected that way by the public. I remember people saying stuff like "they were trying too hard to be like U2" (Yes that was a real comment I heard 😂), as well as comments like "They think they are bigger than they actually are", or "They copied The Black Parade" (which is one of the reasons it took so long for me to look past the MCR fanbase and start to appreciate the band's music).

It's heart breaking, honestly...

Looking back, I can't really blame the boys for wanting to go back to basics after that, since after all they put so much blood, sweat and tears into almost every aspect of 21CB, and it somehow didn't surpass their previous work in the public eye when this really should have made the band even bigger and even more widely appreciated. A few nights ago I even had a dream that the band put up the 21CB font as their social media picture and then announced another 21CB tour along with a spiritual sequel album. Whether or not that was just a dream or somehow in an alternate universe it actually happened and that version of me somehow communicated it to this version of me is a whole other thing that I am already starting to confuse myself with so I am just gonna see myself out before I end up writing a novel on here about it 😅.

TLDR: The album really is an underrated masterpiece, and I really hope the band will revisit the concept again in the future.

[GDFan2019]

Another thing I just realized, in 2022, it will be the 10th anniversary of the Trilogy!!! I wonder if they will finally give it the love and attention it deserves, play more Trilogy songs on tour, and release a complete Otis Mix of all 3 albums!!!! Because so far, we only got Fell For You, Oh Love, Wild One, and Lazy Bones!!!

[jengd]

1 hour ago, GDFan2019 said:

I just realized that Billie will be turning 50 in February, so what if the theme of the next album is mid-life crisis?!?!?!?

I thought that was the last one 😂😂

31 minutes ago, Beerjeezus said:

That would be so new and unique and unexpected!

I trust you are being ironic!

seriously, am not a FOAM hater at all but it does feel like a mid life last grab at the party side of life.

[Red]

4 minutes ago, GDFan2019 said:

Another thing I just realized, in 2022, it will be the 10th anniversary of the Trilogy!!! I wonder if they will finally give it the love and attention it deserves, play more Trilogy songs on tour, and release a complete Otis Mix of all 3 albums!!!! Because so far, we only got Fell For You, Oh Love, Wild One, and Lazy Bones!!!

I'd love to see some more Otis mixes to celebrate the trilogy but I don't think I see them doing all 3 albums again.

On another note, wow I can't believe it's already nearly been 10 years... Where the fuck is the time going? 

 

[Beerjeezus]

3 minutes ago, jengd said:

I thought that was the last one 😂😂

I trust you are being ironic!

seriously, am not a FOAM hater at all but it does feel like a mid life last grab at the party side of life.

Yes, I would hope he's ready to put the midlife crisis past him - it's been the last 10 years!

[Montclare]

57 minutes ago, Beerjeezus said:

That would be so new and unique and unexpected!

You just made me laugh out loud on the bus.

[Christian's Inferno!]

23 minutes ago, Beerjeezus said:

Yes, I would hope he's ready to put the midlife crisis past him - it's been the last 10 years!

I always hear about how the trilogy was their midlife crisis but FOAMF sounds way more like a midlife crisis to me. At least the trilogy sounded like they were aware that they were aging and stuff. FOAMF just sounds like they're trying to stay young and hip and it's a bit embarrassing

37 minutes ago, GDFan2019 said:

Another thing I just realized, in 2022, it will be the 10th anniversary of the Trilogy!!! I wonder if they will finally give it the love and attention it deserves, play more Trilogy songs on tour, and release a complete Otis Mix of all 3 albums!!!! Because so far, we only got Fell For You, Oh Love, Wild One, and Lazy Bones!!!

No, they're not gonna do anything for the trilogy. At least not anything big. They don't usually do anything big for 10 year anniversaries anyway I'm pretty sure, they're certainly not gonna for the trilogy. Maybe we'll get a few otis mixes but nothing more than that

[Beerjeezus]

9 minutes ago, Christian's Inferno! said:

I always hear about how the trilogy was their midlife crisis but FOAMF sounds way more like a midlife crisis to me. At least the trilogy sounded like they were aware that they were aging and stuff. FOAMF just sounds like they're trying to stay young and hip and it's a bit embarrassing

That's true, Trilogy at least had some edge that felt genuine.

[GDFan2019]

32 minutes ago, Beerjeezus said:

That's true, Trilogy at least had some edge that felt genuine.

Yeah with FOAM, it seemed like Billie put on some kind of persona and even in the interviews where he said he hates long songs and doesn’t want to sing about politics. That’s not the real Billie!!!

[Virginia Lot Lizard]

 

2 hours ago, Beerjeezus said:

That's true, Trilogy at least had some edge that felt genuine.

The Trilogy felt so genuine and it felt like a connection of emotions when I listened to it. Some songs were hit and miss with that but in general it felt like real connection with the listener. Those records were so good.

Genuine is a great way to describe the edge and so much more on those records. So good. Holy hell I can’t believe the ten year anniversary is next year. I still listen to those records a lot more than any other Green Day. They become more timeless and real after living a bit more life and having more relatable experiences. 

Billie Joe maybe needs to live more life again or remember how he felt when he wrote the songs that connect or write from that perspective he’s more than capable and so good at it and maybe not write from a character or an idea that he’s not super connected to. Maybe he became too much of a different guy once he tried the falsetto or something. Maybe FOAM felt more of a caricature of living a vibrant and interesting life than the perspective he wrote from for the Trilogy or the Longshot. Not about edge per se but about a bit more honesty and writing from the heart even if it’s just from the imagination the feels felt real… the writing felt more genuine.

I really wonder what the next record is going to be like. I have no idea. Green Day is surprising and that’s a really good thing. No expectations. I’d be surprised by anything. Even if it’s been done before because that would be surprising too. I have no idea what direction they’ll go next and that’s amazing as a fan. So very much looking forward to what happens next.

[GDFan2019]

1 hour ago, Virginia Lot Lizard said:

 

The Trilogy felt so genuine and it felt like a connection of emotions when I listened to it. Some songs were hit and miss with that but in general it felt like real connection with the listener. Those records were so good.

Genuine is a great way to describe the edge and so much more on those records. So good. Holy hell I can’t believe the ten year anniversary is next year. I still listen to those records a lot more than any other Green Day. They become more timeless and real after living a bit more life and having more relatable experiences. 

Billie Joe maybe needs to live more life again or remember how he felt when he wrote the songs that connect or write from that perspective he’s more than capable and so good at it and maybe not write from a character or an idea that he’s not super connected to. Maybe he became too much of a different guy once he tried the falsetto or something. Maybe FOAM felt more of a caricature of living a vibrant and interesting life than the perspective he wrote from for the Trilogy or the Longshot. Not about edge per se but about a bit more honesty and writing from the heart even if it’s just from the imagination the feels felt real… the writing felt more genuine.

I really wonder what the next record is going to be like. I have no idea. Green Day is surprising and that’s a really good thing. No expectations. I’d be surprised by anything. Even if it’s been done before because that would be surprising too. I have no idea what direction they’ll go next and that’s amazing as a fan. So very much looking forward to what happens next.

Billie was a maniac with all those shredding guitar solos!!! Plus Mike’s killer bass solo on Dirty Rotten Bastards!!!!

[Virginia Lot Lizard]

2 minutes ago, GDFan2019 said:

Billie was a maniac with all those shredding guitar solos!!! Plus Mike’s killer bass solo on Dirty Rotten Bastards!!!!

Yesssssss to all of that! Trilogy for the win… there’s so much there and so much to love…

Why the fuckkkkkkkkkkk was it abandoned? Thank goodness for the Longshot and the Otis Mixes ❤️