Popular Post CherryBombs&Gasoline Posted January 14 Popular Post Share Posted January 14 (edited) I haven’t been to a listening party and I’ll wait until Friday to hear the album but I’m really glad to read all the positive reactions in this forum. I feel like it’s gotten nearly impossible for Green Day to please fans and certain critics after the release of AI. Most of the albums that came out after AI received generally positive reviews. Even FOAM wasn’t completely hated by music journalists. Sure, it was polarizing, but despite some of the hate it got, it also received praise. Yet some people act as if the band hasn’t done anything good in the last 20 years and I just don’t agree with this assessment. I feel like the band has become a bit of a punching bag for music elitists and gatekeepers who hate them for reasons I can’t quite explain. Maybe it’s because they associate AI with teenage anxiety which is automatically uncool for some people? Or maybe it’s because they believe that middle-aged men shouldn’t make punk rock anymore? That’s obviously silly, but there seems to be this consensus among a certain group that post-AI Green Day just isn’t worth listening to anymore. Take 21CBD for example. That album won a Grammy and people still talk shit about it all the time. RevRad had some of the band’s best songs ever (Bang Bang, Forever Now) and yet it doesn’t necessarily have the best reputation. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying that you’re not allowed to dislike the new album or criticize the band, I’m just really happy to see so many excited fans right now. Because ultimately, that’s the most important thing. It’s a great time to be a fan. Is this the band’s best album since 21CBD? I think it’s difficult to say. I remember a lot of fans saying similar things about RevRad when it came out so I guess we’ll have to wait and see. In general, I think it’s really difficult for any artist to meet people’s expectations after having a massive record like Dookie or AI. Many of us were teenagers when these records came out, meaning that some of the songs hit extra hard because this is a period of life where we are just super impressionable. Plus, these albums are 30 or 20 years old and we all had plenty of time to build an emotional connection with specific songs. You can’t do that with a record that just came out. That’s why I don’t believe that every band is automatically past their prime once they turn 40. But the fans get older and maybe we’re just not as easy to please as we were when we were 15. Edited January 14 by CherryBombs&Gasoline 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Dude Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Hey, in Strange Days they call you guys out for your secret codes in the alphabet. Haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post WhiteTim Posted January 14 Popular Post Share Posted January 14 2 hours ago, Ryan said: Yes. The song, personally, was not a stand-out at all. I guess if you have kids or a great relationship with your parents it may be different, but the lyrics were pretty meaningless to me. Gorgeous arrangement, but probably my least favorite track, by far, on the entire album. I broke down and listened to the song from the phone recording and well cause I have a son and we are going thru a situation right now I cried and can tell this will probably be the song on the album for me 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie1039 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 After going to a listening party yesterday, the new song I remember most is Corvette Summer! It’s super catchy, waiting until the album comes out to listen again. Also, I remember really liking fancy Sauce. Those are the two new standouts for me. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteTim Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 1 hour ago, ekim said: I think "ordinary world" is the most depressing closer, although I like the song itself I don't think it should've been the final track, I mean revolution radio opens with "somewhere now" so why not end it with forever now? I think Ordinary World as a epilogue as the person coming to terms that he is just “ordinary” and he’s made peace with that 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JckThndrclff Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Bobby Sox is strikingly like "Centipede" by FIDLAR in many ways. Chord progression, vocal style, and some lyrical content. Not a criticism Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Hermione Posted January 14 Popular Post Share Posted January 14 1 hour ago, HAPPY ZOMBIE UNICORN said: Me, not going to listen to any voice memos or other crappy recordings. What is clear from the songs officially released so far is that the production value behind this record is pretty amazing, and all of that gets completely lost with these “leaks”. Friday is behind the corner, can wait for it. Yeah I definitely don't want to bother with incomplete or crappy versions. I agree based on the songs so far it sounds great! I'm so looking forward to sitting down and listening to the album 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Dude Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 This is the correct way you should rank these songs. No exceptions will be made and this will never change: Gimme Gimme Strangeness and take away my dreams. 1. Strange Days Are Here To Stay 2. Dilemma 3. Suzie Chapstick 4. Look Ma, No Brains! 5. Goodnight Adeline 6. Bobby Sox 7. Father To A Son 8. Living in the 20s 9. Fancy Sauce 10. Saviors 11. One Eyed Bastard 12. 1981 13. Coma City 14. Corvette Summer 15. American Dream is Killing Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacejunkie punk Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 32 minutes ago, GDFan2019 said: Last night I saw a commercial for Jimmy Fallon and Green Day is supposed to make a special appearance this week!!! But it’s weird, I don’t see them listed anywhere in the guide. Does anyone know what day? There’s a new thread for that. Bill posted that they’re on Tuesday 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 27 minutes ago, Robbie1039 said: After going to a listening party yesterday, the new song I remember most is Corvette Summer! It’s super catchy, waiting until the album comes out to listen again. Also, I remember really liking fancy Sauce. Those are the two new standouts for me. I literally cannot get the "fuck it up on my rock & roll" line out of my head. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nezirath270 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 26 minutes ago, WhiteTim said: I think Ordinary World as a epilogue as the person coming to terms that he is just “ordinary” and he’s made peace with that The reason why i loved revolution radio album is because it feels like a life story for me on a specific year. It's like here's the album of what happened to my life and how i feel during that specific year. And in the end after all those crazy shits that happened, I come in to terms that i decided to leave everything behind and made my peace. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie1039 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 7 minutes ago, Ryan said: I literally cannot get the "fuck it up on my rock & roll" line out of my head. Exactly! It was definitely the lyrics and the way they were sung that makes that song stick out. And I think it had cowbell! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDFan2019 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Along with the album on Friday, do you think they’ll announce a documentary on the making of the album? All those teasers felt like documentary clips!!! I’d like to know when recording actually started because I was shocked to discover that we’ve actually heard a few seconds of Corvette Summer back in late 2019/early 2020!!! Billie posted some studio videos on Instagram (which were deleted before his last deactivation) one was where they blew an amp out, and the other was Billie recording overdubs, and the song was Corvette Summer, the “don’t want no money” part!!! “Don’t want….ah shit!” 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nezirath270 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 6 minutes ago, GDFan2019 said: Along with the album on Friday, do you think they’ll announce a documentary on the making of the album? All those teasers felt like documentary clips!!! I’d like to know when recording actually started because I was shocked to discover that we’ve actually heard a few seconds of Corvette Summer back in late 2019/early 2020!!! Billie posted some studio videos on Instagram (which were deleted before his last deactivation) one was where they blew an amp out, and the other was Billie recording overdubs, and the song was Corvette Summer, the “don’t want no money” part!!! “Don’t want….ah shit!” That would be awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Insomniac90 Posted January 14 Popular Post Share Posted January 14 41 minutes ago, Nezirath270 said: The reason why i loved revolution radio album is because it feels like a life story for me on a specific year. It's like here's the album of what happened to my life and how i feel during that specific year. And in the end after all those crazy shits that happened, I come in to terms that i decided to leave everything behind and made my peace. This! I had a similar situation and I felt like I was in a hole. When RevRad came out a few weeks later I started to climb out of the hole and felt better (their new music which I love, new relationship back then, new work, seeing my friends again and so on). So when I listen to the album I think back to that time when it all started getting better and it has a special place in my heart. But hearing these new songs for the first time which makes it harder to wait till friday, I feel kinda proud (?) to have them. I know it sounds a little bit silly, but after 22 years my love for this band haven‘t changed and it seems like they got the potential for a 3rd career after all these positive reviews and they deserve it. Sure FOAM wasn‘t well received (including me) but I think it‘s fair to say they always trying different things and not making another Dookie or AI. I think we will love the new era and like I said before: I‘m glad to call them my favorite band since 2002. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashback Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 36 minutes ago, GDFan2019 said: Along with the album on Friday, do you think they’ll announce a documentary on the making of the album? All those teasers felt like documentary clips!!! I’d like to know when recording actually started because I was shocked to discover that we’ve actually heard a few seconds of Corvette Summer back in late 2019/early 2020!!! Billie posted some studio videos on Instagram (which were deleted before his last deactivation) one was where they blew an amp out, and the other was Billie recording overdubs, and the song was Corvette Summer, the “don’t want no money” part!!! “Don’t want….ah shit!” I really hope that there will be a documentary. But since Billie said in one of the recent interviews that there is no need for a documentary because they can upload old videos to TikTok, I'm not that optimistic anymore... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeJennsitized Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 It’s funny with the talk of RevRad being a personal album for some people because obviously it was released in 2016 and in Strange Days there is a mention of things not being the same since Bowie died - 2016 felt like a shift in our culture and RevRad was the soundtrack to that. It resonates I think, in a similar way to AI being the soundtrack to a post 9/11 world. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nezirath270 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 7 minutes ago, Insomniac90 said: This! I had a similar situation and I felt like I was in a hole. When RevRad came out a few weeks later I started to climb out of the hole and felt better (their new music which I love, new relationship back then, new work, seeing my friends again and so on). So when I listen to the album I think back to that time when it all started getting better and it has a special place in my heart. But hearing these new songs for the first time which makes it harder to wait till friday, I feel kinda proud (?) to have them. I know it sounds a little bit silly, but after 22 years my love for this band haven‘t changed and it seems like they got the potential for a 3rd career after all these positive reviews and they deserve it. Sure FOAM wasn‘t well received (including me) but I think it‘s fair to say they always trying different things and not making another Dookie or AI. I think we will love the new era and like I said before: I‘m glad to call them my favorite band since 2002. If you think foam is bad. There is always the network money money 2020 (and thankfully that happened). Money money 2020 pt 2 is the real green day album of 2020 9 minutes ago, Flashback said: I really hope that there will be a documentary. But since Billie said in one of the recent interviews that there is no need for a documentary because they can upload old videos to TikTok, I'm not that optimistic anymore... The old man got eaten by the tiktok system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insomniac90 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 4 minutes ago, Nezirath270 said: If you think foam is bad. There is always the network money money 2020 (and thankfully that happened). Money money 2020 pt 2 is the real green day album of 2020 The old man got eaten by the tiktok system. Personally I prefer MM2020 😂 But yeah, FOAM was bad and for me The Network isn‘t Green Day (ok sure, they are. You know what I mean 😂). So Network is not Green Day Discography for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 24 minutes ago, Nezirath270 said: If you think foam is bad. There is always the network money money 2020 (and thankfully that happened). Money money 2020 pt 2 is the real green day album of 2020 The old man got eaten by the tiktok system. Money money 2020 pt 2 is terrible! lol, FOAM is way better! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladonutyj Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 2 hours ago, CherryBombs&Gasoline said: since Since Revrad. But I like FOAM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phipsi1996 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 little off topic, but does anyone have the lyrics to rekretvuli yoas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montclare Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 So Billie has released basically every song from These Paper Bullets in in one form or another except the one we've been begging for for years? 😂 Come on Billie, give us Dreamcatcher finally! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phipsi1996 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 48 minutes ago, Eric said: Money money 2020 pt 2 is terrible! lol, FOAM is way better! yea mm2020 pt 2 is bad compared to foam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post M1KEY Posted January 14 Popular Post Share Posted January 14 Billie's vocals are the best they've ever been on this album. We barely get any falsetto but godDAMN he's hitting really high notes and just belting like never before and when there are angry or screaming vocals... wow. Oh and the cowbell was amazing. 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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