Tommy's Tonsils Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 It definitely sounds like a part of something rather than a finished whole. The guitar tone is pretty much exactly the same in all of the songs, which gets a little bit boring, and there's kind of a feeling of filler songs with a couple of the tracks (THIS IS THREE ALBUMS WORTH OF MATERIAL, only release it if it's not filler!). I LIKE it, but at this point I'm going to say that this might have been stronger as a double album. But we'll see! I'm excited to hear the other two albums. I'm gonna go back to listening to the album now To clarify, this is only my first listen, so maybe it'll grow on me more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisenberg Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Man it's nice to actually see positive repsonses about the album. The blink site I usually go to is full of cynical pricks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blond-O-Sonic Shimmer Trap Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 I said before that they've always made "relevant" albums, they've always brought records out that do something the last one didn't and I'm glad that Uno has proven to be another one. It's coming from a great place, far from the pressure to follow up a classic that brought about 21st Century Breakdown. Another thing I haven't seen mentioned, it's more confident. I think there's a lot less self doubt on Uno as there is on the early albums. Which is great, as Billie-Joe says in the Guitar World interview, he's been documenting his feelings in songs for so long. It's interesting to hear that progression and hear him sing about stuff with a different angle than before. I think the album is pretty consistent. I am so glad that Carpe Diem has turned out to be tolerable (and actually friggin catchy), because I was expecting it to be cringeworthy and have a play count that remained at 1. There are a few outstanding songs. Stay The Night seems to be the favourite, and I agree it's up there. It's brilliantly constructed, and the "hey-oh" and ending give it a great vibe like a live song. Rusty James is the other perfect song on the album in my opinion. Someone mentioned it's like the sequel to 86, and I like that idea (especially as 86 is one of my all time favourites), as it's sung from the point of view that 17 years later, he's pretty fucking happy with what he's become. I also love Kill The DJ even though a lot of people don't seem to. Nuclear Family gets better every time I listen to it. Fell For You and Angel Blue both evoke the Beatles and Stones respectively, which is fine by me. And the "you're all crazy" part of Loss Of Control is fun. I feel I have to mention the Troublemaker solo, it came as a breath of fresh air since I didn't think too much of the song up until that point. I immediately thought of The Guess Who's 'American Woman' and having just read the Guitar World interview I was happy to be proven right. Every time the intro to Troublemaker starts I can't help but play the D and E chords in my head for the start of Fuck Time. I think it's too early to rate the thing properly, I loved 21st Century Breakdown for the big mashup of styles when it first came out and because it was the first new Green Day in 5 years, but now although I like parts of it, I consider it bloated and self-indulgent so I will wait to let the dust settle before deciding how I really feel about it. But first day's impressions are really positive. TL;DR Stay The Night & Rusty James the highlights, too early to rate the album properly yet but first impressions are good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy's Tonsils Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Another thing I haven't seen mentioned, it's more confident. I think there's a lot less self doubt on Uno as there is on the early albums. Which is great, as Billie-Joe says in the Guitar World interview, he's been documenting his feelings in songs for so long. It's interesting to hear that progression and hear him sing about stuff with a different angle than before. This is a really good point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Angel Blue and Sweet 16 are Uno's hidden jems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlNK Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Hi guys, just letting you know that I've taken the time to upload every song individually to YouTube (just for preview purposes.) I'm still in the process of uploading the last few, but here they are at the moment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUgFvXMxzxY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindsay Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 What I find most interesting about this album is that everyone seems to have a different favourite, which is awesome. There isn't just one song that everyone likes, a different song stands out to everyone and I find that pretty cool. Didn't seem that way with 21CB but maybe that's just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freezing Melons Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Have only listened to it once, I loved it. Wouldn't say as much as American Idiot from the first listen, or Dookie for that matter, but it beats my first impressions of 21st century breakdown. Let's see how this one grows on me And PS, my fav is "Fell for you" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ritz Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 I think I've listened to it enough now to do a ranking: 1 being my most favorite and 10 being the least. 1.) Stay the Night 2.) Sweet 16 3.) Rusty James 4.) Nuclear Family 5.) Kill the DJ 6.) Fell For You 7.) Carpe Diem 8.) Let Yourself Go (I think I've burned myself out on it by this point) 9.) Loss of Control 10.) Oh Love 11.) Angel Blue (I think I'm the only one who doesn't love this) 12.) Troublemaker I'd disagree but that's just my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlNK Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 This is easily my favourite on the album. Billie's singing gives me the same feeling I felt the first time I heard 21 Guns. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-Rx8lNwujQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malleus Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 I'll go ahead and post my individual track ratings now too. 1. Nuclear Family 2. Stay the Night 3. Fell for You 4. Rusty James 5. Loss of Control 6. Troublemaker 7. Kill the DJ 8. Carpe Diem 9. Oh Love 10. Let Yourself Go 11. Angel Blue 12. Sweet 16 The lyrics to Angel Blue and Sweet 16 get pretty bad at moments, not gonna lie. After listening to this album like 25 times I can sy that my only problem is the lyrics - they're really lazy at parts. Nuclear Family and Stay the Night have the potential to become classic GD songs that are playead at every show, same with Rusty James. I have a huge softsport for Fell for You so that's why I like it more but if I had to say what I thought were the most impressive tracks on the album I'd go with Nuclear Family, Stay the Night, Rusty James and Kill the DJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Dude Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 So.....Loss of Control is Crushing Bastards I take it. That's good. I just hope Dreamcatcher is featured on Dos or Tre under a new name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malleus Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 I've kinda just assumed Crushing Bastards was renamed as Dirty Rotten Bastards and that it's going on Tre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Dude Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 I've kinda just assumed Crushing Bastards was renamed as Dirty Rotten Bastards and that it's going on Tre. I assumed Loss of Control was Crushing bastards because in the chorus, they say "crushing bastards". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneLessHeadache Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Favorite song so far would be Stay the Night, still don't understand why Oh Love was a single thought It ties the album together nicely but i don't see it as a strong lead single Sooooo excited for friday!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1039SweetChildren Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 I've kinda just assumed Crushing Bastards was renamed as Dirty Rotten Bastards and that it's going on Tre. I had assumed the same thing, but "Loss of Control" is definitely "Crushing Bastards". It probably got the name change to avoid confusion with DRB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malleus Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Yeah, true. I never really thought of it like that but that makes sense. It's not exactly strange that there would be two songs with Bastard in the title as Billie Joe is a lazy one of 'em himself. Loss of Control is a good song title anyway. Whatever happened to State of Shock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Is Rusty James about the death of punk or something like that? Its awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1039SweetChildren Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 I'm hoping State of Shock got a name change too because it's one of my favorites from the secret show audio tracks... I'm pretty sure it's the third song here even though it's mis-labeled as Little Boy Named Train there. You can hear Billie say "This one's called State of Shock..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Dude Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Green Day never lets down. Love the new songs. I can't pick a favorite, but ones that I don't play on repeat are as follows: Angel Blue and Troublemaker. but those two are growing on me. AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre Bruxo Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 I´m keeping myself from listening to the whole album and it´s damn hard! Had to listen to one and picked "Sweet 16", and it is absolutely amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uhleckseee Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 I think by now I've definitely figured out my favorites. I'm not gonna rate the entire album though. lol My favorites are Rusty James, Stay The Night, and Sweet 16. My least favorites are Troublemaker, Loss of Control, and Angel Blue. Everything else just falls in the middle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gd86arg Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Is Rusty James about the death of punk or something like that? Its awesome. For me Rusty James is 86 v.2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJA TC MD Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 I'm still debating whether I want to stream this or not. Even though the band has now put the album out through facebook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
November's Storms Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Damn, I should have quoted that guy talking about the Blink threads being too cynical. Hard not to be cynical when your band have turned into making shit music! It's nice to be able to hold a bit of ground against other bands now that iUno! rocks everyones pants off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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