jengd Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 On 1/19/2024 at 9:05 AM, HAPPY ZOMBIE UNICORN said: 4/5 from the Standard https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/green-day-saviors-album-review-billie-joe-armstrong-b1133041.html 7/10 “Saviors is a reminder of why you fell in love with Green Day, a triumphant outing that will surely silence the critics” https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/albums/green-day-saviors-triumphant-outing (still they don’t like Fancy Sauce, how I don’t know) I am so behind with these reviews, first three are good ones but why is all the British press giving the album poorer reviews than everyone else? The Independent writer couldn’t even get his facts right! On 1/19/2024 at 11:46 AM, HAPPY ZOMBIE UNICORN said: 7,5/10 https://www.wecb.fm/review-green-day-saviors/ 9/10 https://distortedsoundmag.com/album-review-saviors-green-day/ “Overall, this is an incredibly solid album. Working as a bridge between their two most seminal albums, it adopts that raucous and chaotic element of Dookie yet blends it in with the clean cut and grandiose scale of American Idiot. It wouldn’t be at all surprising to see it creeping into people’s top five albums by the band.” 3,5/5 Rolling Stone France https://www.rollingstone.fr/green-day-saviors/ One of the untouched characteristics of the Californian trio that in all these years has made them an enduring band and above all a beloved band is their sense of reality and humanity. As they grow older and wiser, they become sharper, brighter and more essential but in the end they are still the same as they were thirty years ago! That’s a great last para from the first review that’s lost in amongst all the stupid ads! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jengd Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 On 1/19/2024 at 4:22 PM, HAPPY ZOMBIE UNICORN said: And we have a 5/5 one ❤️ https://newnoisemagazine.com/reviews/album-review-green-day-saviors/ Oh interesting take on Dilemma opening lyrics, the line “it’s not an invitation” being taken to mean, yes I have addiction issues but this isn’t an invitation to you to ask me for all sorts of details. Some great reviews, some not so good and some just poorly written/considered. Interesting to read them even though I make my own mind up. Lots of different interpretation of lyrics and different influences being cited. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pacejunkie punk Posted January 21 Popular Post Share Posted January 21 5 hours ago, jengd said: Oh interesting take on Dilemma opening lyrics, the line “it’s not an invitation” being taken to mean, yes I have addiction issues but this isn’t an invitation to you to ask me for all sorts of details. Some great reviews, some not so good and some just poorly written/considered. Interesting to read them even though I make my own mind up. Lots of different interpretation of lyrics and different influences being cited. I don’t know that I agree with that take particularly when he’s been the one to open the door and let people in to talk about it and has been brutally honest. I think when he sings welcome to my problem, it’s not an invitation he’s saying he’s telling you this is a cautionary tale and he’s not inviting you to join in and party with him, that’s not what it’s about. That it’s a problem not a party invitation. In fact in one of the interview outtakes from the CBS morning show, he was saying how hard it was to see the crowd happily singing “I was sober now I’m drunk again” like it was a positive celebratory thing when he means the opposite. That supports this interpretation. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Montclare Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 1 hour ago, pacejunkie punk said: In fact in one of the interview outtakes from the CBS morning show, he was saying how hard it was to see the crowd happily singing “I was sober now I’m drunk again” like it was a positive celebratory thing when he means the opposite. That supports this interpretation. Do you have a link? I don't think I've seen that one yet. And I had a similar thought, that it's a great song to rock out to, but kind of weird doing it at the same time. Especially seeing the overactors at the NYE show overdoing it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stories and songs Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 1 hour ago, pacejunkie punk said: I don’t know that I agree with that take particularly when he’s been the one to open the door and let people in to talk about it and has been brutally honest. I think when he sings welcome to my problem, it’s not an invitation he’s saying he’s telling you this is a cautionary tale and he’s not inviting you to join in and party with him, that’s not what it’s about. That it’s a problem not a party invitation. In fact in one of the interview outtakes from the CBS morning show, he was saying how hard it was to see the crowd happily singing “I was sober now I’m drunk again” like it was a positive celebratory thing when he means the opposite. That supports this interpretation. Yup, I like this interpretation. He’s been saying that it could be taken as very serious or a joke depending on the perspective of the listener, but the CBS interview was the first time he said people partying in the audience might take it as a fun time, but for him it means something devastating (and did a *stab in the heart* gesture). I definitely don’t see the opening line as saying he’s not inviting anyone into his personal issues, because the song itself, music video, and additional context he’s provided are all seriously so much more honest and frankly, very humbling, than most people would be. It’s not lost on me that he could’ve literally just ignored the fact that he relapsed in the new album and this promo cycle would’ve been breezy, but he chose to bravely open up about it and continue that conversation even though it’s hard. But, it’s additional context like this that reviewers often miss because they’re not seeing the full conversations happening around the album, so I get why that writer could’ve thought that. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jengd Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 4 hours ago, pacejunkie punk said: I don’t know that I agree with that take particularly when he’s been the one to open the door and let people in to talk about it and has been brutally honest. I think when he sings welcome to my problem, it’s not an invitation he’s saying he’s telling you this is a cautionary tale and he’s not inviting you to join in and party with him, that’s not what it’s about. That it’s a problem not a party invitation. In fact in one of the interview outtakes from the CBS morning show, he was saying how hard it was to see the crowd happily singing “I was sober now I’m drunk again” like it was a positive celebratory thing when he means the opposite. That supports this interpretation. That’s exactly how I’d taken it, I just think it’s interesting the different takes people have. This reviewer sounded like they had actually listened to the album properly, which is more than I can say for some of the others. Thought that CBS interview was really good and that bit really made me think yet again, how hard it must be to write and perform some of these songs, they’re so honest and personal. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Dude Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 I am pleasantly surprised Brendon like the record, he's more of a Guns N Rose's fan. Something really interesting, he tried out 3d glasses on the artwork of Saviors! He likes Dookie, nimrod, Idiot, Trilogy, Rev Rad and sounds like he liked FOAM but was a little baffled by it and wanted it to be longer. Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emenius Posted January 21 Author Share Posted January 21 https://amp.theguardian.com/music/2024/jan/21/green-day-saviors-review-laboured-and-world-weary 3/5 The Guardian (UK newspaper) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacejunkie punk Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 10 hours ago, Montclare said: Do you have a link? I don't think I've seen that one yet. And I had a similar thought, that it's a great song to rock out to, but kind of weird doing it at the same time. Especially seeing the overactors at the NYE show overdoing it. Here it is https://youtu.be/64kuX_U16FU?si=gDO-hqVVjshYbLSN It’s a generous thing that he does because he believes in the power of music to touch people’s hearts, change lives and even save lives. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jengd Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 2 hours ago, emenius said: 3/5 The Guardian (UK newspaper) God, another poor review, I’m running out of Uk papers to boycott! 😂 I don’t normally stream music but put Spotify on earlier and thought wow, 30 odd million listeners for Green Day. It’s now saying 31,019,120. Is it normal that it changes like that (in one afternoon) or does mean the number is genuinely growing? I noticed this morning YouTube subscriber numbers are up again too. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAPPY ZOMBIE UNICORN Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 4/5 review https://whynow.co.uk/read/saviors-review-green-day-get-toes-tappin-at-the-american-dreams-funeral Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post stories and songs Posted January 21 Popular Post Share Posted January 21 10 minutes ago, jengd said: God, another poor review, I’m running out of Uk papers to boycott! 😂 I can’t read negative reviews, not because it has any impact on my own enjoyment, but because I take it personally and am like “TELL MY GUYS THEY DID A GOOD JOB DAMN IT.” 😂 3 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giozzam Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Does anyone have the images/text for the Telegraph one, by any chance? I'd like to read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAPPY ZOMBIE UNICORN Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 8.5/10 https://www.thereviewgeek.com/greenday-saviors-albumreview/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur_Rhuan Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Wow, a lot of positive reviews this time! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LaughingClock Posted January 22 Popular Post Share Posted January 22 Extremely positive poll from music fans on Billboard. https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/green-day-saviors-voted-best-new-music-1235585956/amp/ 7 hours ago, Arthur_Rhuan said: Wow, a lot of positive reviews this time! Best reviewed album since AI for sure. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucky_stars Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Saviors is sitting at 72 on metacritic (same as RevRad.) FOAM is 68 and AI is 79 to give some comparison. Will be interesting to see how the user rating stacks up! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAPPY ZOMBIE UNICORN Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 3.5/5 https://www.thepostathens.com/article/2024/01/album-review-green-day-saviors-speaks-on-societal-issues-plaguing-present-day-america Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekim Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 British press like much of the world currently have their heads up the ass of bubblegum pop so I'm not surprised they don't like an actual rock album apparently not enough auto tune and fake drums for these idiots selling bad taste in music to the masses 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAPPY ZOMBIE UNICORN Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 3 hours ago, lucky_stars said: Saviors is sitting at 72 on metacritic (same as RevRad.) FOAM is 68 and AI is 79 to give some comparison. Will be interesting to see how the user rating stacks up! Metacritic is very slow at uploading music reviews, and the music section is in general not very well curated these days. Album of the year has a better picture (20 reviews counted, 75/100): https://www.albumoftheyear.org/artist/137-green-day/ When you look at the user score (61), keep in mind user scores on this website are in general pretty low (fans are not the main audience here), Foam (29), RevRad(60), Trilogy (~40), 21CB (65). And Saviors in 3 days has more user reviews then any of these records in years. Either everyone is listening to it (great), or there’s some review bombing going on. —— 9/10 https://markusheavymusicblog.org/2024/01/22/review-green-day-saviors/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAPPY ZOMBIE UNICORN Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 4/5 https://audiophix.com/posts/green-day-saviors-album-review 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAPPY ZOMBIE UNICORN Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 8/10 https://www.hotpress.com/music/album-review-greenday-saviours-23003709 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAPPY ZOMBIE UNICORN Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 I remember this guy being brought up a lot during FOAM time as the example of the YouTuber fan hating that record. Gave a 4.5/5 to Saviors. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Saviour Posted January 22 Popular Post Share Posted January 22 I fucking hate YouTube reaction thumbnails. 3 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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