New single - Look Ma, No Brains! - Out November 2nd

[Maddie86]

Lyrically this song makes me think of Fever Blister, like if Billie was writing these lyrics from a certain character's point of view then I'd say both songs were from the same character 

[Christian's Inferno!]

18 hours ago, Macys said:

look ma is an interesting song that gives off old green day vibes, but it is not a single material come on. 

I don't think the band cares. I don't think they're expecting to get any huge hits. It's honestly probably best if they just release the songs they want to get listened to the most as singles, even if they're not "single material". Almost everyone seems to prefer LMNB to TADIKM from what I've heard, at least here and on the subreddit

[Saviour]

Doesn’t really feel like a track 2 on the album. Feels more like a mid-album track.

Nah’m’sayin?

[Lenny]

22 hours ago, Macys said:

look ma is an interesting song that gives off old green day vibes, but it is not a single material come on. 

I think their promotion strategy since post 21cb has been as such in no particular order:

1) mass appeal single

2) more radio friendly rock/alt appealing single

3) hardcore green day fan single

5 hours ago, roushgreenday1fan said:

This is the new age of singles. Bands drop songs once every couple of weeks to keep fans engaged. It’s why the albums release isn’t very far out too.

Maybe it’s me but it’s hard to be excited for albums anymore in the current format.There’s no mystery, excitement or build up anymore. 
 

I think social media makes certain elements of a release go viral and that produces unnecessary group think. 
 

Such as foamf just being overall terrible and GD is a boomer band and they’ll never make a good record again etc

i actually liked Junkies On A High and thought it was a solid and different song. I know people hated it but I don’t care I appreciated it. I also liked the title track and thought it was good to hear them release a single that is actually different. Still my least favourite album by them for a variety of reasons but those reasons are determined by myself, not by others.

Why didn’t social media and the loudest of the group shout that Green Day’s worst is still better than many other’s best work? 

You can already see negative group think forming on that tik tok lyric. Im glad they called it out. There’s some kid out there in this world that probably feels the negative effects of that platform or any other that’s out there. That voice could be a saving grace for them. 

Theres also a lot of drones in this world now that listen to lyrics at face value and they dont have the IQ to understand you need to read between the lines and actually do some THINKING. 
 

Instant delivery of information right to our palms is starting to make society complacent as a whole.

[CherryBombs&Gasoline]

Didn’t Blink release like 6 singles before the album came out? I don’t like this approach, it takes away a lot of the mystery that usually surrounds a new album, but that’s just how new music is promoted these days. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if we got at least two more songs before January 19. It’s not even important if these songs are worthy of being a single or not. All that matters is to get the attention from the fans. I guess that has to do with streaming and how easy people lose interest in an artist. I won’t listen to more than three singles before the album comes out though. That would just ruin the experience for me.

[pacejunkie punk]

Just heard LMNB on Underground Garage! They played TADIKM first and then went right into the B side. Awesome!

Edit: Now just switched to Alt Nation and they’re playing TADIKM there lol!

[jakdokinori]

I can already tell I am going to play the shit out of this song. 

[Lenny]

8 hours ago, Christian's Inferno! said:

I don't think the band cares. I don't think they're expecting to get any huge hits. It's honestly probably best if they just release the songs they want to get listened to the most as singles, even if they're not "single material". Almost everyone seems to prefer LMNB to TADIKM from what I've heard, at least here and on the subreddit

I don't think it's an expectation thing.

This isn't post-Warning era, there's nothing to prove. 

I think they obviously want it to be well received but this isn't do or die for them. 

1 hour ago, pacejunkie punk said:

Just heard LMNB on Underground Garage! They played TADIKM first and then went right into the B side. Awesome!

Edit: Now just switched to Alt Nation and they’re playing TADIKM there lol!

I heard it's been doing really well on the radio so far. 

We downplay GD sometimes because we have been humbled by the last decade or so. 

I also think we have unrealistic expectation of this song blowing up overnight. 

Even American Idiot took time to build momentum. It did over the course of a month and then never dropped off. 

I'd rather have a normal start that leads to longevity than a huge start and a big burnout moment. 

[pacejunkie punk]

12 minutes ago, Lenny said:

I don't think it's an expectation thing.

This isn't post-Warning era, there's nothing to prove. 

I think they obviously want it to be well received but this isn't do or die for them. 

I heard it's been doing really well on the radio so far. 

We downplay GD sometimes because we have been humbled by the last decade or so. 

I also think we have unrealistic expectation of this song blowing up overnight. 

Even American Idiot took time to build momentum. It did over the course of a month and then never dropped off. 

I'd rather have a normal start that leads to longevity than a huge start and a big burnout moment. 

I’ve already heard TADIKM on more radio stations than I ever did FOAM

[jengd]

I have heard Foam quite a few times recently and it sounds pretty good on the radio!

[Annie, get your gun]

To me it gives me Kerplunk! vibes, idk why. Last night watching the amazon show where I heard it in full for the first time, that record came to mind; songs like Sweet Children and Strangeland. They don't sound the same, but Look Ma brought them back.

 

Also, there's a photo from The American Dream set that shows this song title painted on a door. I didn't see it on the video, but I saw "1981", so I hope that's a sign it's another single. I'd like that because we know that song already and I don't want more songs spoiled 

[Sanity Loan]

I’m just not excited about this one. Maybe that’ll change when I properly hear the studio version once released. Just seems like a 2 minute wall of sound with no variation or interesting deviations.

[Lenny]

2 hours ago, Laly said:

To me it gives me Kerplunk! vibes, idk why. Last night watching the amazon show where I heard it in full for the first time, that record came to mind; songs like Sweet Children and Strangeland. They don't sound the same, but Look Ma brought them back.

 

Also, there's a photo from The American Dream set that shows this song title painted on a door. I didn't see it on the video, but I saw "1981", so I hope that's a sign it's another single. I'd like that because we know that song already and I don't want more songs spoiled 

For some reason it gives me Nimrod vibes 

2 hours ago, Sanity Loan said:

I’m just not excited about this one. Maybe that’ll change when I properly hear the studio version once released. Just seems like a 2 minute wall of sound with no variation or interesting deviations.

With some of the lofi recordings I heard I felt similar but it grew on me after the Amazon show.

 

[pouty bitch]

The more I hear this song the more I like it. I obviously fucking love the bridge but I keep getting the chorus stuck in my head now and the verses sound good too.

It's taking me longer to really warm up to TADIKM though. I've liked the slow falsetto part since I first heard it, I do enjoy the pre-chorus now and the verses are starting to grow on me. Idk if I'll ever be fully down with that chorus though, it feels kinda nursery rhymey

[Reverend Strychnine Twitch]

7 hours ago, Sanity Loan said:

I’m just not excited about this one. Maybe that’ll change when I properly hear the studio version once released. Just seems like a 2 minute wall of sound with no variation or interesting deviations.

I think the same. Maybe a strong album track but not great enough to be the 2nd single of a new album. 

[CherryBombs&Gasoline]

8 hours ago, Lenny said:

I don't think it's an expectation thing.

This isn't post-Warning era, there's nothing to prove. 

I think they obviously want it to be well received but this isn't do or die for them. 

I heard it's been doing really well on the radio so far. 

We downplay GD sometimes because we have been humbled by the last decade or so. 

I also think we have unrealistic expectation of this song blowing up overnight. 

Even American Idiot took time to build momentum. It did over the course of a month and then never dropped off. 

I'd rather have a normal start that leads to longevity than a huge start and a big burnout moment. 

Absolutely. There’s a massive difference between rock songs nowadays and rock songs from the 90s or early 2000s. There used to be a time when the mainstream was interested I everything from rap to pop music to rock and even metal. But these days are over. No rock band will have a song as big as BOBD or WMUWSE in the foreseeable future. But that goes for all artists in this genre, not just Green Day. 

[Flashback]

10 hours ago, pacejunkie punk said:

I’ve already heard TADIKM on more radio stations than I ever did FOAM

Same! I only heard Oh Yeah a few times but the single Father of All didn't get much airplay...

[Christian's Inferno!]

3 hours ago, CherryBombs&Gasoline said:

Absolutely. There’s a massive difference between rock songs nowadays and rock songs from the 90s or early 2000s. There used to be a time when the mainstream was interested I everything from rap to pop music to rock and even metal. But these days are over. No rock band will have a song as big as BOBD or WMUWSE in the foreseeable future. But that goes for all artists in this genre, not just Green Day. 

Rock bands can still get some pretty big hits with rock songs, obviously not on the level of BOBD but I think they have to do one of the following
- Collaborate with a more mainstream artist
- Reunite and release songs i.e. MCR, blink-182
- Go "mainstream" for an album or two and then return back to a more rock sound i.e. Paramore's "This Is Why", wouldn't have been nearly as successful if it weren't preceded by After Laughter

[Lenny]

4 hours ago, Flashback said:

Same! I only heard Oh Yeah a few times but the single Father of All didn't get much airplay...

Maybe thats regional or down to the station. Both got massive airplay where I am.

[Maddie86]

15 hours ago, Sanity Loan said:

I’m just not excited about this one. Maybe that’ll change when I properly hear the studio version once released. Just seems like a 2 minute wall of sound with no variation or interesting deviations.

I really like it, I like how it just goes straight into the first verse, the drum beat and vocal melody are very power pop to me and it's a fun start to the song, and then I like how tre amps it up in the chorus a little by constantly hitting the kick drum. The bridge could have been a bit more interesting but other than that I think it's pretty solid 

[JardyOfSuburbia]

15 hours ago, Sanity Loan said:

I’m just not excited about this one. Maybe that’ll change when I properly hear the studio version once released. Just seems like a 2 minute wall of sound with no variation or interesting deviations.

Same. I'm sure I'll come around to it, but it feels like another instance of just a filler song which they've had too many of recently.

[Clockwise]

Super excited to have the studio version, I already like it more than American Dream tbh.

[AnonymWarnerGermany]

On 10/29/2023 at 2:34 AM, Sanity Loan said:

I’m just not excited about this one. Maybe that’ll change when I properly hear the studio version once released. Just seems like a 2 minute wall of sound with no variation or interesting deviations.

Hearing it the first time, when it leaked was awesome. But this song just doesnt feel like it should be a single at all. Its a nice album track though.
Wish it would be a song that we didnt hear a leak or a live version from.

[Christian's Inferno!]

TADIKM is not the best GD song of all time. Certainly not better than most of 21CB which is the album it's most similar to. But I think it's welcome on the album as long as there aren't a bunch of other songs on the album that are trying to be the same AI/21CB style tracks

LMNB is not the greatest song either but it's the first track we've got in 20 years that feels like it almost could be on Nimrod or Insomniac

OEB & 1972 aren't the best songs either but I think with the right production, which is one of the best things about the new album so far, they could be genuinely pretty great songs. While none of the songs we've heard are necessarily going to be songs I'll put in my top GD songs of all time, I appreciate the diversity and production of the songs we've heard more than anything.

[That Dude]

Lyrics on screen!

https://youtu.be/1Nin0HtYw0w?si=8E61hfIGChRaXYE1