New album - Saviors - Out January 19th

[StefanD]

The Rolling Stones reviewer really doesnt like the lyrics for "Living in the 20's"

[Killjoy From Detroit]

are you guys looking for leaks? well there's a leak on my roof , water is leaking in , need to call my landlord about it.

[fightwithoutwfight]

I really want to hear Saviors... I think this will be Green Day's best album since the release of AI in 2004.

[Little Boy Named Booze]

I don't know why people are DM'ing me for the leak.
I never said I had one. And as we know their is no leak available yet.

[Eric]

🤦‍♂️

[ekim]

19 minutes ago, StefanD said:

The Rolling Stones reviewer really doesnt like the lyrics for "Living in the 20's"

He just didn't like the way billie talked about a real shooting that happened in Colorado he needs to get over himself same people praised Springsteen songs inspired by true events 

[Killjoy From Detroit]

6 minutes ago, ekim said:

He just didn't like the way billie talked about a real shooting that happened in Colorado he needs to get over himself same people praised Springsteen songs inspired by true events 

it's quite funny how the writer for the article suggest he should write "meaningful lyrics that promote gun control" instead of lyrics like “I spent my money on a bloody, soft target,” and “My condolences/Ain’t that a kick in the head.” as if those lyrics don't go hard as fuck lol.

 

I think it's pretty clear he's taking a cynical stance on the subject rather than a protest one, like with Bang Bang

[stories and songs]

34 minutes ago, Killjoy From Detroit said:

it's quite funny how the writer for the article suggest he should write "meaningful lyrics that promote gun control" instead of lyrics like “I spent my money on a bloody, soft target,” and “My condolences/Ain’t that a kick in the head.” as if those lyrics don't go hard as fuck lol.

 

I think it's pretty clear he's taking a cynical stance on the subject rather than a protest one, like with Bang Bang

Yeah this is an extremely weird criticism the reviewer is making. Just a thought, but perhaps Billie wasn’t trying to write a meaningful song about gun control lol??? If it’s about how fucked up the world is, he’s clearly just playing off of that. Really odd for the critic to suggest…writing a different song?

I could understand the critique if he was trying to write a sensitive song and included something crass, but I can already tell that wasn’t the intent of this song.

[ekim]

Most music critics are failed musicians 

[Redundantuserjinxboy]

Man you guys remember the album 14 speculation thread? Ahhh good times 

[Twundy]

So since we’re only a week and a half from the official release of the album, should we start talking week 1 strategies to help get this album to #1 on the Billboard 200?

I have 4 physical copies preordered, but obviously I’ll only be streaming the album upon release so they can get those streaming numbers. I’ve been streaming their singles on repeat every night while I sleep and I plan on doing the same with the album. I read somewhere that if your volume is turned ALL the way down a stream won’t count, so I have it on very low and use a sound machine to mask it.

If anyone else has any strategies / tips, please share. I want to make sure I’m putting in maximum effort to help our boys out. Especially that first week after release!

[That Dude]

3 hours ago, AlissaGoesRAWR said:

As I've said before, I can't moderate what you're doing in your PMs or outside GDC. Just don't be stupid about it.  

I said "LOOK MOM, I AIN'T GOT NO BRAINS...." 

[Carnaggy]

NOBODY share the leaks with me. That would be so horrible!!! 😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉

[That Dude]

2 hours ago, Little Boy Named Booze said:

I don't know why people are DM'ing me for the leak.
I never said I had one. And as we know their is no leak available yet.

I think everybody's DM'ing everybody.   I emailed the record label but there's a near-zero-percent chance they are going to give me anything, so no point in messaging me, guys.  And if by some miracle they did send it to me, I absolutely would never share that with anyone.   I might run around telling people that I'm best friends with Green Day now, but no leaky-leak business.    lol.  I just want to have a big ole' positive review out in a timely manner on YouTube.   

 

[Nezirath270]

And here we go. It's starting. This is the day.

[Flynn]

1 hour ago, That Dude said:

I think everybody's DM'ing everybody.   I emailed the record label but there's a near-zero-percent chance they are going to give me anything, so no point in messaging me, guys.  And if by some miracle they did send it to me, I absolutely would never share that with anyone.   I might run around telling people that I'm best friends with Green Day now, but no leaky-leak business.    lol.  I just want to have a big ole' positive review out in a timely manner on YouTube.   

 

lol i have no idea why you'd think they'd do that in the first place tbh

[paperlanterns22]

Review just posted from The Irish Times:

 

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2024/01/11/green-day-saviors-pop-punk-survivors-in-dire-need-of-rejuvenation/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

[StefanD]

16 minutes ago, paperlanterns22 said:

Review just posted from The Irish Times:

 

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2024/01/11/green-day-saviors-pop-punk-survivors-in-dire-need-of-rejuvenation/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

haha pretty brutal

[stories and songs]

“In reality, it sounds as if the band have burrowed further into their comfort zone with this record, rather than straining at the leash to move things forward.”

I’m a journalist and it really pisses me off when writers don’t even research their subject. In every single interview, they’ve made it clear they’re not straining at the leash to move things forward and are very much so taking a walk through past eras and sounds. They’re very obviously not aiming to reinvent the wheel and just wanted to make a solid Green Day album fans will love. At the very least, I’d expect a music journalist to seek out a few interviews from the band first to try to determine what sound they were actually aiming for here.

Also kinda side-eyed, “Somewhat surprisingly, two of the best songs here are ones with softer edges.” Is that really surprising when some of their biggest hits are Good Riddance, WMUWSE, and 21 Guns?

Sorry to be grumpy. It’s a 3-star review so it’s not like it’s bad, but it’s just frustrating when people who clearly don’t fully know what they’re talking about are influencing whether people pick this album up or not. I don’t usually get too excited one way or the other about reviews because they’re so subjective, and if people have legitimate criticisms that’s totally fine. But I don’t appreciate poor research that ultimately leads to a negatively skewed review.

[ekim]

52 minutes ago, paperlanterns22 said:

Review just posted from The Irish Times:

 

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2024/01/11/green-day-saviors-pop-punk-survivors-in-dire-need-of-rejuvenation/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

 

30 minutes ago, ekim said:

Sorry journalist  turned music critic but if anyone can save rock it's definitely green day! They've proven their worth multiple times over the  years probably even back when this chick was still shitting her diapers 

Probably just still pissing and moaning about the kids picture on the cover so she's already against the project not gonna let this bitter tools article sway me and the fact she dismissed all the rock and only liked the slower ballads proves she's probably not a fan of rock n roll 

[ekim]

That's what I was talking about the other day lazy ass so called music critics how about talking less about themselves and focus more on writing a fair article you big nose cow!

Just sucks idiots like this get to hear the album before true fans can hopefully no one is dumb enough to base their opinions on what morons like her have to say and go with how much good music green day have released over the years 

[þjáningu]

46 minutes ago, stories and songs said:

“In reality, it sounds as if the band have burrowed further into their comfort zone with this record, rather than straining at the leash to move things forward."

Can't win ... Do something different (foam) and get heavily criticised for it (myself included) or stick to what they know and what people demand they do and get criticised for it 

 

[AlienVisitor]

Will streaming be allowed at the listening party?

[Flynn]

10 minutes ago, AlienVisitor said:

Will streaming be allowed at the listening party?

Mine says to have a fully charged phone so it almsot seems like they're encouraging it, if so I might record some, but I also just wanna experience the moment so we'll see haha

[ekim]

Goodnight adeline soft strums so is this the song heard in the first snippet?

14 minutes ago, AlienVisitor said:

Will streaming be allowed at the listening party?

Stream away and send  link to us unlucky bastards sitting at home lol