02 - Bang Bang

[James11693]

So I've been reading the comments on YouTube and and some of them have been driving me crazy. I've seen a few saying this is alternative rock along with it being softer and poppier than the trilogy. IDK if it's considered punk or pop punk, but it's definitely not alternative. It's also definitely harder than the trilogy.  On a different thought, I imagine the other songs will be a little harder/more punk since Billie wants to destroy pop punk

[BucksCoEric]

1 hour ago, Liam said:

I'm going to have a laugh if they get the tour and he lets the crowd sing that part.

I kinda expect that. The thought of thousands of fans screaming that part at once sounds pretty awesome

[Bastard of 1967]

5 hours ago, Z J said:

I don't know if this has been talked about yet, but I like this song's lyrics as a continuation of Having A Blast. Billie's focus with the gun issue seems to fall to the psychosis-- the hero complex of the people committing heinous gun crimes. He wrote from the perspective of the shooter (I know it was a bomb, but I digress) with Having A Blast. In Bang Bang he's a removed narrator addressing the character from Having A Blast using that biting sarcasm and irony that he does so well to paint the true insanity and futility of mass shooters. I don't know if he even thought of Having A Blast while writing Bang Bang, but the echoes speak to his focus on the issue

Agreed - Peacemaker fits really well into that theme too, the "orgasmic" feeling of committing mayhem to satisfy some sort of personal vendetta.

[Jesus of Seneca]

5 hours ago, PussySlayer said:

I thought they made pop punk popular.

Could someone please tell what actually is the difference between pop punk, and punk rock?

[DoodleBob]

26 minutes ago, James11693 said:

So I've been reading the comments on YouTube and and some of them have been driving me crazy. I've seen a few saying this is alternative rock along with it being softer and poppier than the trilogy. IDK if it's considered punk or pop punk, but it's definitely not alternative. It's also definitely harder than the trilogy.  On a different thought, I imagine the other songs will be a little harder/more punk since Billie wants to destroy pop punk

It's always a clusterfuck when people try to pinpoint a genre on Green Day.

[PursuitOfEpicness]

1 hour ago, Jesus of Seneca said:

Could someone please tell what actually is the difference between pop punk, and punk rock?

That's a loaded question. Some people say Descendents are pop punk and some say they're punk rock. Some say Blink 182 is pop punk and then freak out when you say they are punk at all. It's a wild time you don't wanna get into. 

[WhiteTim]

Heard bang bang on radio finally

[Bastard of 1967]

Holy shit guys, if you haven't listened to this in headphones yet do yourself a favor and do. that. right. now.  What Chris Dugan does to mic Tre's drums.....   My only nitpick about this mix is Billie's vocals get a bit overpowered by the guitars in spots; overall it's the goddamn bomb.

[UNICORN VOMIT]

18 minutes ago, WhiteTim said:

Heard bang bang on radio finally

That's because of BJ's latest instagram

[Z J]

2 hours ago, Jesus of Seneca said:

Could someone please tell what actually is the difference between pop punk, and punk rock?

Pop punk has more focus on melody and softer themes mainly. The riffs are often crunchy and the harmonies are very poppy much like Green Day. They rely far heavier on the hook in pop punk than they do straight up punk. Punk is always fast, vocals are often less polished and the hooks aren't as radio friendly. To put it in Green Day context, the overarching sound of Dookie is pop punk, while Insomniac has far more punk underpinnings (while still returning to those pop hooks at times). Here's a pretty good template for what a pop punk song is outside of GD because I think most bands put a bit different of a spin on the genre and it usually sounds like:

 

[Tiffx]

I am exploding inside just thinking about what this is going to sound like live.

Can't wait!

[UNICORN VOMIT]

I keeping singing the song over & over  - I kinda feel guilty when I say hoorah hoorah - like I'm celebrating - GD what have you done😕

[PussySlayer]

4 hours ago, Jesus of Seneca said:

Could someone please tell what actually is the difference between pop punk, and punk rock?

you people are mixing up mall punk and pop punk. pop punk should be called "buzz pop", because when using a term like "pop punk", the real pop punk kids must constantly defend their bands by saying "it's pop punk, but not that shit on MTV." look at lookout records circa 1996-oh, forgot about the queers, screeching weasel, groovie ghoulies, riverdales..all that shit, didnt you? what would you classify that as? those bands are certainly NOT in the same boat as good charlotte and sum 41. i'm not even going to attempt to define "punk rock", because it's annoyingly controversial and no matter how hard you try, people are always going to have different definitions for it. whatever. however, "pop punk", to me, is just simple 3 chord songs pop songs, mostly ramones influenced, faster paced then most regular pop songs, about whatever. shit that doesnt matter. fun. girls. heartache. beer. whatever. its supposed to be fun. i hate when shit is all serious. this is lame. bye.

michelle shirelle

[DeJennsitized]

I love the way Billie says drama, like 'drawwwww-muh'  

[DeJennsitized]

I kinda can't get over how good the lyric video is?! Like, take away the lyrics and it's an amazing music video. No pressure for the actual music video or anything.  

[Chin for a Day]

6 hours ago, Jesus of Seneca said:

Could someone please tell what actually is the difference between pop punk, and punk rock?

There is an actual definition of both styles of music.  Punk rock is characterized by short, fast paced songs with striped down instrumentation  and anit-establishment lyrics.  Pop punk is pretty much the same, but with more pop influenced lyrics and melodies 

[Tiffx]

Sooo when do you guys think we are going to get an actual music video?

I forget how long the normal wait is.

 

 

[HAPPY ZOMBIE UNICORN]

6 minutes ago, Tiffx said:

Sooo when do you guys think we are going to get an actual music video?

I forget how long the normal wait is.

 

 

For Oh love we had a 1 month waiting between the Lyric and the Music video. I guess something like that. 

[Tiffx]

3 minutes ago, J a c said:

 

For Oh love we had a 1 month waiting between the Lyric and the Music video. I guess something like that. 

Ahh okay thanks! I'm so curious to see what direction they take with the video. 

 

 

[HAPPY ZOMBIE UNICORN]

1 minute ago, Tiffx said:

Ahh okay thanks! I'm so curious to see what direction they take with the video. 

Yes me too, I hope for something that will follow the song's rawness, an angry and dirty music video  

[N A I]

5 hours ago, Jenn123 said:

I kinda can't get over how good the lyric video is?! Like, take away the lyrics and it's an amazing music video. No pressure for the actual music video or anything.  

Me too!! Maybe it's how the album artwork would look like, hopefully.

[Dori_Epiphone]

I've heard bang bang for the 100th time now - still love it 

[Sanity Loan]

While browsing Apple Music and its curated playlists, "Bang Bang" is all over.

- #6 in Hot Tracks (All Genres)
- #7 in "Best of the Week" curated playlist (All Genres)
- #1 in Hot Tracks (Alternative)
- #1 in Hot Tracks (Rock)
- #1 in "The A-List Alternative" curated playlist
- #1 in "The A-List: Rock" curated playlist
- #1 in "The A-List: Hard Rock" curated playlist

[Chin for a Day]

Is anyone hearing it on the radio?  I'm in the NY area and I've checked the play lists for all the local stations and not one is playing it.  At least not one that I could find.  

[Alan86]

I saw the iTunes Store in Ireland had an add at the top of their page too for Revolution Radio. This didn't happen with Uno Dos or Tre or 21st CB.