Popular Post DeJennsitized Posted August 12, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted August 12, 2016 Bang Bang is the only thing I can listen to right now. I had it on repeat at work, and around lunchtime I thought 'perhaps I should play something else' but I literally didn't want to listen to anything else. I still don't. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PullingTeeth Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 It's really cool to see that the song is doing pretty well in the charts! It's even in front of Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling in the UK, and the song has only been out for a day! How does it do campared to previous singles like American Idiot for exemple? I wasn't a fan at that moment and I'd be curious to know! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermione Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 I've been breaking up listening to it with 21st CB and the trilogy - the two things it most sounds like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterglasshalfempty Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 I guess it's an okay first single an all, but are people seriously comparing it with american idiot? I mean, it's a fun fast paced punk song for the fans, but it's hardly as catchy as american idiot. Still, the direction they're headed in seems promising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerjeezus Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 I listened to it again now...the vocals just aren't it. Definitely better than the Trilogy but inferior to 21CB. (judging using my cheap earphones - I still couldn't listen to it on anything better.) Just imagine this with AI vocals... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian's Inferno! Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Seems like Bang Bang is doing decent on the charts according to these comments. I hope the other singles do too 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chin for a Day Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 1 minute ago, Jane Lannister said: I listened to it again now...the vocals just aren't it. Definitely better than the Trilogy but inferior to 21CB. (judging using my cheap earphones - I still couldn't listen to it on anything better.) Just imagine this with AI vocals... Nothing is better than 21CB except for possibly Foreverly. However, I think the vocals fit the song perfectly. I can really hear that deranged arrogance and insane need for acceptance that mass shooter must feel. I've listened to it about 50 times now, and it just keeps getting better. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerjeezus Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 2 minutes ago, JJ1964 said: Nothing is better than 21CB except for possibly Foreverly. However, I think the vocals fit the song perfectly. I can really hear that deranged arrogance and insane need for acceptance that mass shooter must feel. I've listened to it about 50 times now, and it just keeps getting better. Agreed that the delivery is excellent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Private Ale. Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 "leading man" is a better lyric than little man . Also the line "hurrayy" reminds me of "horay we're gonna die" from Jaded of Insomniac. So,i wanted a small reminder of insomniac,i got what i want , many people got what they want (most of reviews are positive) everything is happy and good. Excited for the rest ,especially the song "Still Breathing" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Seagull Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 I have to say that after the early hype I am not that excited about this first song anymore. I was super excited when Oh Love came out. Well maybe because I had to suffer with 2 shitty rock opera albums in a row. Bang Bang is ok but it's nothing special really when you listen to it a couple times. It has some cool parts like that scream in the middle, but it also has so many unnecessary things going on before it. Also that news at the beginning is starting to get annoying. The verse and chorus are all messed up. Well it doesn't really have a chorus. Maybe it's just too much going on for me. I definitely like the Kerplunk style guitars though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter. Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 2 hours ago, Steven Seagull said: It's been a day and I still have no idea what the lyrics are saying. if you mean the clarity of the words i think the vocal mix is a bit muddy. 28 minutes ago, Jane Lannister said: I listened to it again now...the vocals just aren't it. Definitely better than the Trilogy but inferior to 21CB. (judging using my cheap earphones - I still couldn't listen to it on anything better.) Just imagine this with AI vocals... sad but true. the "celebrity martyr" part would be elevated to such greatness by some AI vocals. 5 minutes ago, Steven Seagull said: I have to say that after the early hype I am not that excited about this first song anymore. I was super excited when Oh Love came out. Well maybe because I had to suffer with 2 shitty rock opera albums in a row. Bang Bang is ok but it's nothing special really when you listen to it a couple times. It has some cool parts like that scream in the middle, but it also has so many unnecessary things going on before it. Also that news at the beginning is starting to get annoying. The verse and chorus are all messed up. Well it doesn't really have a chorus. Maybe it's just too much going on for me. I definitely like the Kerplunk style guitars though. Every time I hear the news intro it makes me curious as to how the album will play out. Will there be more interludes like that throughout the album? I'm hoping it'll have a nice flow so the album will be a great listen all the way through. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Seagull Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 I would cut that out on the album version and just went all in with the guitars. A song should be a part of its own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sanity Loan Posted August 12, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted August 12, 2016 19 minutes ago, Steven Seagull said: I have to say that after the early hype I am not that excited about this first song anymore. I was super excited when Oh Love came out. Well maybe because I had to suffer with 2 shitty rock opera albums in a row. Bang Bang is ok but it's nothing special really when you listen to it a couple times. It has some cool parts like that scream in the middle, but it also has so many unnecessary things going on before it. Also that news at the beginning is starting to get annoying. The verse and chorus are all messed up. Well it doesn't really have a chorus. Maybe it's just too much going on for me. I definitely like the Kerplunk style guitars though. Does anything make you happy? 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerjeezus Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 They might be going for the radio static and short bits of news after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteTim Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 3 minutes ago, Matt. said: Does anything make you happy? Look at who you're quoting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Private Ale. Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 " i wanna be a celebrity martyr" part is insane.Best part of song IMO. and i don't even know what it particularly means. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Christian's Inferno! Posted August 12, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted August 12, 2016 5 minutes ago, Matt. said: Does anything make you happy? The trilogy makes him happy 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Seagull Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 6 minutes ago, Matt. said: Does anything make you happy? It's not really a happy song Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Second favourite son Posted August 12, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted August 12, 2016 1 minute ago, Private Ale. said: " i wanna be a celebrity martyr" part is insane.Best part of song IMO. I've found myself singing it at random points all day. Gonna get arrested if I keep talking about a desire for martyrdom in public 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post spark in the night Posted August 12, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted August 12, 2016 The more I listen to the song, I can see it fit well in the middle of American Idiot. It's like...12 years after St. Jimmy blew his brains out into the bay, he emerges from the underground more fucked up than ever before. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter. Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 9 minutes ago, Matt. said: Does anything make you happy? he likes tom delonge and the trilogy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Seagull Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Just now, Harry Potter. said: he likes tom delonge and the trilogy. That's true 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chin for a Day Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 6 minutes ago, Private Ale. said: " i wanna be a celebrity martyr" part is insane.Best part of song IMO. and i don't even know what it particularly means. I take that to mean that he is willing to die to become famous. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerjeezus Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 3 minutes ago, Private Ale. said: " i wanna be a celebrity martyr" part is insane.Best part of song IMO. and i don't even know what it particularly means. That's pretty straightforward. The shooter wants to be famous for what he does - a celebrity. He doesn't mind getting killed as long as he gets the celebrity status. He dies for his cause - a martyr. Just now, JJ1964 said: I take that to mean that he is willing to die to become famous. Beat me to it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertrose Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Our Favorite Songs Right Now: Green Day, Miranda Lambert and More Green Day, "Bang Bang" Green Day's first studio album in four long years is out in October, and its first single is a harrowing punk rager, sung from the perspective of a mass shooter drunk on twisted fame. They've never channeled American angst so terrifyingly. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/our-favorite-songs-right-now-green-day-warpaint-and-more-w434059/father-john-misty-real-love-baby-w434061 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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