GDFan2019 Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 1 hour ago, Clockwise said: I honestly think if it wasn't for rehab and the meltdown, the trilogy would have performed relatively well and there would be a much more positive perception of it in the fandom and public. It has its flaws, like any other record, but the tide turned on them for this one, unfortunately in a way that they couldn't really control. Exactly!!! Oh Love was all over the radio that summer!!! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 1 hour ago, Clockwise said: I honestly think if it wasn't for rehab and the meltdown, the trilogy would have performed relatively well and there would be a much more positive perception of it in the fandom and public. It has its flaws, like any other record, but the tide turned on them for this one, unfortunately in a way that they couldn't really control. A tide is natural, what happened to them after IHeart was forced. It was not the first time Clear Channel essentially attempted to cancel Green Day. It’s even mentioned in Bullet In A Bible. The event is publicly known as the “Clear Channel Memorandum” and saw Green Day get labeled as music that was “anti-american” and “not appropriate for post 9-11”. In the writing they mentioned only Brain Stew was selected for that category however, that isn’t true. If they started to list multiple songs then Green Day would have more grounds to sue. They ended up pretty much shutting them down entirely in their practice. This is probably why I only ever heard Green Day in movies years before AI. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clockwise Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 1 hour ago, Sheenius said: A tide is natural, what happened to them after IHeart was forced. It was not the first time Clear Channel essentially attempted to cancel Green Day. It’s even mentioned in Bullet In A Bible. The event is publicly known as the “Clear Channel Memorandum” and saw Green Day get labeled as music that was “anti-american” and “not appropriate for post 9-11”. In the writing they mentioned only Brain Stew was selected for that category however, that isn’t true. If they started to list multiple songs then Green Day would have more grounds to sue. They ended up pretty much shutting them down entirely in their practice. This is probably why I only ever heard Green Day in movies years before AI. That’s really interesting, actually. It may not be possible to cancel an act as huge as Green Day but they certainly had the power to take them down a peg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jengd Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 2 hours ago, Sheenius said: A tide is natural, what happened to them after IHeart was forced. It was not the first time Clear Channel essentially attempted to cancel Green Day. It’s even mentioned in Bullet In A Bible. The event is publicly known as the “Clear Channel Memorandum” and saw Green Day get labeled as music that was “anti-american” and “not appropriate for post 9-11”. In the writing they mentioned only Brain Stew was selected for that category however, that isn’t true. If they started to list multiple songs then Green Day would have more grounds to sue. They ended up pretty much shutting them down entirely in their practice. This is probably why I only ever heard Green Day in movies years before AI. This is what really annoys me about radio, to me, they should constantly be playing new stuff by everybody, let us hear new music and we will decide if we like it but they have become the supposed arbiters of taste, so we get to hear what they think we should be listening to! I knew lots of music was taken off playlists in the US after 9/11 but I don’t remember hearing about Clear Channel trying to cancel them. Quite a leap to get back in favour then. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 1 hour ago, jengd said: This is what really annoys me about radio, to me, they should constantly be playing new stuff by everybody, let us hear new music and we will decide if we like it but they have become the supposed arbiters of taste, so we get to hear what they think we should be listening to! I knew lots of music was taken off playlists in the US after 9/11 but I don’t remember hearing about Clear Channel trying to cancel them. Quite a leap to get back in favour then. Well Clear Channel is near a monopoly so if radio stops playing them its most likely due to clear channel. The radio stations that kept playing GD were the alternative stations not owned by clear channel. But theyre very small in numbers compared to what Clear Channel owns. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_real_st_jimmy Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 On 8/25/2023 at 4:32 PM, DookieLukie said: What evidence do they have? They keep posting stuff about some "news coming in October" idk how reliable they are but the insta page is called @ greenday_info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarPunk94 Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 i can see them doing some sort of announcement just in time for the festival in las vegas 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewe Posted November 4, 2023 Share Posted November 4, 2023 Is anyone been able to figure out the lyrics now that the song has been played without any issues? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rx72 Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 3 hours ago, Stewe said: Is anyone been able to figure out the lyrics now that the song has been played without any issues? sort of, [Chorus] She's gonna bang her head like 1981 She's gonna bang her head like 1981 She's gonna bang her head like 1981 She's gonna bang her head like 1981 [Verse 1] She's throwing punches to the beat To the sound of cable TV And she'll never see the world the same She is a Cold War in my head And I am whispering All the change inside of us Oh no [Pre-Chorus] Coffee and cyanide for lovers in the state If this is not a test Got one foot in the grave [Chorus] She's gonna bang her head like 1981 She's gonna bang her head like 1981 She's gonna bang her head like 1981 She's gonna bang her head like 1981 [Bridge] Crime falling on the time Champagne and (bottle something??) God-Bless the end of times Pain, commas(?) and cocaine Slamdance around the rain We lived the truth (???) [Chorus] She's gonna bang her head like 1981 She's gonna bang her head like 1981 She's gonna bang her head like 1981 She's gonna bang her head like 1981 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pacejunkie punk Posted November 5, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted November 5, 2023 I think I have some more here: She's gonna bang her head like 1981 (x4) She's throwing punches to the beat To the sound of cable TV And she'll never see the world the same She is a Cold War in my head And I am itching red On the danger side of parts unknown [Pre-Chorus] Coffee and cyanide for lovers into space If this is not a test We got one foot in the grave [Chorus] She's gonna bang her head like 1981 (x4) [Bridge] Crime falling all the time Champagne and party lines God bless the end of times Pain, comics and cocaine Slam dance in acid rain We live the truth and pretend that it’s the same [Chorus] 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greendepent Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 Gotta say that the song is awesome. The second verse is just nuts! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian's Inferno! Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 Any idea who the "She" is in the lyrics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DookieLukie Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 Still not a huge fan of this song. Seems like filler. Luckily only 2 mins of filler. Odd they seem to like it so much, which worries me about the quality of the rest of the songs. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerjeezus Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 2 hours ago, DookieLukie said: Still not a huge fan of this song. Seems like filler. Luckily only 2 mins of filler. Odd they seem to like it so much, which worries me about the quality of the rest of the songs. Yeah if this is the song they’re playing live ahead of release, I have to be cautious about the rest. Or they just have bad taste 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewe Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 3 minutes ago, Beerjeezus said: Yeah if this is the song they’re playing live ahead of release, I have to be cautious about the rest. Or they just have bad taste Or maybe it's the new Know Your Enemy. A catchy singalong song but not the best of the album. I think it's gonna be the next single for the way that the band push it 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montclare Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 I'm not crazy about it either, but am trying not to judge until I hear the album version. I also think back to RevRad, when my reaction was Bang Bang- Yeah!, Revolution Radio- Yeah!, Still Breathing- screeching halt. But I came to like it and loved the whole album. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1039SweetChildren Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 The song is super repetitive and can't imagine it'll add much to the album, but gotta admit that it's catchy and has been getting stuck in my head! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verycool99 Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 22 hours ago, pacejunkie punk said: I think I have some more here: She's gonna bang her head like 1981 (x4) She's throwing punches to the beat To the sound of cable TV And she'll never see the world the same She is a Cold War in my head And I am itching red On the danger side of parts unknown [Pre-Chorus] Coffee and cyanide for lovers into space If this is not a test We got one foot in the grave [Chorus] She's gonna bang her head like 1981 (x4) [Bridge] Crime falling all the time Champagne and party lines God bless the end of times Pain, comics and cocaine Slam dance in acid rain We live the truth and pretend that it’s the same [Chorus] The words I was trying to work out for months were “slam dance” 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Slave To The Network Posted November 6, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted November 6, 2023 I like it. I'm not head over heels for it, but I do like it. Billie does some very nice things with his vocals on this song. I don't expect every one on the album to be a masterpiece, because that's just unreasonable. But 1981 is by no means a bad song. It's enjoyable and catchy and there's nothing wrong with being just that. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okotavio Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Lights Flash Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 Yeah, it's definitely not a bad song at all, but it kinda feels like they've written better versions of this same song before. Nothing wrong with that I guess, but I do agree that it's a bit weird that they seem to love it so much. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Dude Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 Who is she? I bet it's Gabreilla. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grohl Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 I agree..it's not bad but not doing much for me right now. I won't make final judgements until the official release but now, it's just okay. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devilskind92 Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 On 11/5/2023 at 12:48 AM, pacejunkie punk said: She is a Cold War in my head And I am itching red Really hope this is indeed what he's singing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verycool99 Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 On 11/7/2023 at 1:30 AM, devilskind92 said: Really hope this is indeed what he's singing Apparently it’s “and I am East Berlin” 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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