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  1. I agree. They are a lot of things, but they would not troll their own fans. They made the album they wanted to make. There might have been a lot of pressure and expectations in one sense to respond to the current american culture/climate in an AI sort of way, but I think they were smart not to take that bait. The band, as individuals, have all made their political views known, and the truth is, when it comes to the political divide in this country, no one on the right or left is bending their viewpoints, no one is shifting their stances, and it seems like either side's attempt to soap box any topic only further isolates and polarizes the country even further. So, at the end of the day, why give attention to an administration that manipulates and glorifies itself in narcissistic way. At this point, I don't need more news, I don't need to hear one more person's opinion, even if I agree with it. I just want things to be better, and if they are not better, than a little distraction and a lot of fun sounds pretty good to me. What they do down the road may be "more ambitious", maybe not. I just know that this administration is exhausting, and more than ever, I appreciate things that make me smile, and the best way to say Fuck You to someone who wants to bring you down and fuck up your life, is to smile and have a good time. "Nothing says fuck you like a unicorn." I think that's the story.
    11 points
  2. I don't see anything especially unlike Green Day about FOAM, even though Walker's influence is perhaps noticeable, if we assume the heavier vocal distortion is his doing. If that's the price to pay for crisp, audible bass, so be it. On the other hand, it would be completely misguided to believe that this guy: had any say in choosing the wardrobe.
    7 points
  3. That video was.... *fans self. Lovin' Mike in the gold suit with the shades. Hello era of SEXY GD! These faces: (that kit looks so damn good)
    7 points
  4. Me when this was announced: "eh, not a fan of this, not sure if I'll go" Me, sat at the computer ten minutes before sale, refreshing ticket site: "eh, not a fan of this, not sure if I'll go"
    7 points
  5. No one can pull off leopard print like Billie
    6 points
  6. How does Billie make leopard print look sooooo good?! He's looking so fine in that blazer.
    6 points
  7. ^^^ I love how it’s always people who hate the song who support this theory 😂 They are finished with Warner with this album, and they intend to release more music but that doesn’t mean they purposefully put out trash. Albums are still too expensive and time consuming a process to not take seriously. I don’t believe for one minute that they blew this off or recorded songs they didn’t like. Any artist has too much pride for that, certainly Green Day do.
    6 points
  8. I doubt Butch is behind the sound of Billie's voice on FOAM.... you heard Billie in the recent interviews, he wanted to try something new, a different style of singing.
    5 points
  9. Someone reminded me in another thread of all the bullshit Good morning America style interviews they were doing during the Trilogy time, the angry birds, the csi episodes, I think that promotion had the worst shit going around, even before Billie’s issue came out of the ground. And if you are talking about golden blazers, Urie should not be your reference
    5 points
  10. Confirmed: Billie Joe Armstong is a God. 😂
    4 points
  11. I love it, up there with the best GD albums to me. Mike was so cool when playing in Foxies, at my show (which happened the night of this picture) he walked on stage with a lit cigarette on his bass lol, and had the funniest banter And look at Tre's shirt! They're definitely channelling Foxie vibes. It's interesting though because although there's a similar party vibe to FBHT and the trilogy it seems like it has more political content this time. They did partying and the dark side of partying with those albums but this seems more like partying in response to the shit going on in the world. It feels new and fresh to me, I'm really excited for the album.
    4 points
  12. ahhhhh now it works!!!! got my ticket
    4 points
  13. *Hyperventilates* Someone turn on the AC because it is getting pretty. DAMN. Hot. In. Here.
    4 points
  14. I feel like the lyrics to Longshot are more personal than those of RevRad. "I am hyena, at the dog and pony show" kinda describes life of a celebrity
    3 points
  15. Hashtag 😂 I think he really seems to enjoy this self image he has as a complete mess. He’s made a career out of it. One of my favorite Longshot lyrics (which always makes me think of iHeart) is: “Well I can self destruct on any given note/my ruin is my storyline.”
    3 points
  16. Regardless of wether I like the song or not, I could share this point of view, the management imposing stuff over the band, if this song and what surrounds it was actually something absurd, out of the blue and the history of the band. But it’s not (IMHO, as everything that follows). Musically, the song is a natural evolution of sounds the band have been experimenting with in the last 15 years, with Foxboro, Dos, Longshot, and more. Lyrically, this is Billie sharing his demons in a fun way, something that he has always been doing, one can like it or not, but I can’t see anything of forced there. On the production side, sure Butch Walker is there, but I can mainly hear this on the positive side of things, I can understand and respect that someone hates the vocal filter (which has been there for ages, maybe not as present, but it’s Billie the one loving it) but I definitely can’t see this “pop” or “FOB style” influence over the song, this sounds 100% Green Day doing some rock n roll to me. From a “style and packaging” perspective, as any other musical album release, they have management consulting, coordinating, and guiding a lot of it. But honestly none of what we saw so far seems forced, not more then any other promotion cycle, certainly less then some cases (see the Trilogy). Damn the music video is the most Green Day thing I saw in many years. Billie’s comments to the song can be weird, cringe, creepy and everything else, but they are Billie as fuck. At the most I can see a certain Reverend influence. Finally, the tour is clearly something coming from the band side, if they didn’t want to do stadiums, they would have not done it, no one forced them, as no one forced them to join Crush and its roster. And Mike is clearly not dressed like Brandon Urie
    3 points
  17. I got my tickets for Hella Mega. July 17 2020 @ T-Mobile Park Sec 323, Row 12, Seat 1 - 2 I finally get to see GD live!! Woohoo 🎉
    3 points
  18. They're employed by Warner because they manage Green Day...
    3 points
  19. That’s not really how it works. Management is there to serve the band and make their wishes comes true. Green Day says they want to play stadiums, so they find a way to make a stadium tour happen. They want to work with a certain kind of producer, they hook them up, etc. but it all originates with the band. When the band weren’t happy with their last two managers they fired them. He works for them. Listen to the Beyond and Back podcast, consider the aesthetic of the Longshot, read what he told Billboard and Kerrang...
    3 points
  20. You..... think the management team had influence on Billie Joe's songwriting? That's a serious statement you're making?
    3 points
  21. Well, I have a lot to catch up on since I've been away for two weeks I'm not going to read the whole thread, so some of these points have probably been made multiple times but I'm going to make them anyway. The song is OK. It sounds better live and I might like it more without the weird vocal filter, which makes Billie sound like an accelerated chipmunk. The title is, as others have said, a different kind of immature to Dookie or even Fuck Time and I'm not sure how it relates to the song. I'm a bit embarrassed to be such a huge fan of a band who named their album that. I realise the cover is a piss take but it's still cringeworthy. Despite their attempt at protesting Warner and fame, I feel the song, image and promo are more Crush than Green Day. Mike has been dressed like Brendon Urie. The song immediately reminded me of Fall Out Boy. I know how many fans think they're Real Punx who 100% make their own decisions, so couldn't possibly be controlled by management; but they're not independant, or they wouldn't be leaving Warner. It's undeniable to me that Crush have seriously influenced this song and era. Some people might love that, but personally I don't. Not because I don't think it's punk or whatever but just because I'm not into the sound or look. I know a lot of people felt it'd be embarrassing to see them pedalling half-hearted political messages. For me, though, some rich old white guys - who've previously preached inclusivity and looking out for each other, but weren't really prepared to practice what they preach, eg. Morrissey - talking about rebelling, rioting and violence is equally, if not more embarrassing. I'm not saying rebelling or rioting are bad. We need to rebel and riot to create a better world. It's just a bit cringeworthy and empty coming from Green Day at this point. The violence part is questionable, especially considering past statements like this: “That’s one thing I hate about the new mainstream [punk]: blatant violence. We get lumped into this bandwagon of this fucked up mentality. To me punk rock was about being silly, bringing a carpet to Gilman Street and rolling your friends up in it and spinning it in circles. Or having a pit with people on tricycles or Big Wheels. The whole thing had a serious message to people, but at the same time it was silly, and people weren’t afraid to talk about love. It’s a different thing going on now.” They obviously don't have to remain the same all their lives to please fans, but this isn't the band who reeled me in with claims of love and inclusivity. It's not their fault. Again, I don't expect them to remain the same to please me, but it's obviously still a bit disappointing. The ticket prices are also disappointing. Yes, they're only as expensive as other bands and there are three huge acts to pay on this tour. I also know musicians have less and less say in things like ticket prices as the music industry grows and becomes more controlling. I guess I'm disappointed in the music industry, not Green Day. And I really dislike Weezer and don't like Fall Out Boy or The Interrupters enough to feel OK about the prices. Which, again, isn't a criticism but just my personal disappointment. Finally, the way some fans have reacted to disappointment is so childish. Whenever I opened social media while I was away, one of the first few posts was another person complaining that disappointed fans were fake or undeserving or whatever. I agree that if someone's hated the band since Dookie but is still sitting around bitching, that's sad and they should get a hobby. But if someone's a massive fan and has loved almost everything, of course they're going to be disappointed if suddenly they release what they feel is a blatant piece of shit (I don't think it's that bad, but some people do and that's fine). It's not a case of being difficult to please or undeserving. It's because they're huge fans and want to love everything but can't. To me at least, that genuine fandom is worth more than unconditional, but obsessive and/or insincere love. I'm actually really sad I can't love the song and can't get as excited as I'd like to. Like, it's a new era and I feel like I'm missing out on all the fun because I can't get into it. I hope it'll all grow on me and I have faith that it will. Maybe I'll love the rest of the album anyway. But this is the first Green Day single I've heard since I became a fan that left me apprehensive for the upcoming era, not excited. I blasted Know Your Enemy and Oh Love on repeat until I could still hear them after switching off. I think I'll go listen to some of the Arab pop jams I heard in Lebanon instead of this.
    3 points
  22. They totally would, just not this way lol. I fully agree with everything else you wrote. I'm really into the angle they're going with on this. What else, a completely political album making points that have been made in the media thousands of times at this point while everyone's sick of it? An attempt to make American Idiot part 2? Or just completely ignoring the messed up situation in front of their faces? I think acknowledging what's going on and responding to it with an honest feeling of fuck it all and let's have a good time is more interesting.
    3 points
  23. Really? I thought Mike looks amazing. That gold suit and the shades? 🔥 Billie looks so good it almost made my heart stop. Daaaamn!
    3 points
  24. i am totally drooling over this era so far 🔥🔥🔥🔥💥💥💥
    3 points
  25. Gotta say after watching the video the song has grown on me
    3 points
  26. I'd like to see him try to pull off leopard print lycra🥰
    3 points
  27. Right?! So jealous that I just can’t seem pull off more than a leopard shoe... (I love me some leopard shoes)
    3 points
  28. I believe the theory, but they did NOT make this bad on purpose. Maybe the album cover and title bad on purpose, but the content no. My best guess is they recorded 10 fun short little songs they liked as a side thing and made this album out of it while saving the more ambitious bigger things for the next album.
    3 points
  29. Some of the venues aren’t too bad as far as sales go but their are some that are down right ugly looking. Even for it just being the first day
    2 points
  30. I mean I haven't read the whole thread but in regards to the song itself, I don't think anyone's saying anything as extreme as feeling hurt or betrayed. The argument that people want them to keep releasing the same things comes up every time someone voices dislike but I don't think it's that, either. I did say (twice, I think) in my post that I don't expect them to stay the same to please me. That's not what disappoints me or others. I've loved all their experiments from Hold On to Peacemaker to Kill the DJ. We're disappointed in this song because we just don't like it. Obviously, that's sad if we want to love it and get excited. It's not much deeper than that.
    2 points
  31. Except Warner has nothing to do with the band's management. They're two separate entities. The label would have more control over the creative process and with them doing the bare minimum on this particular album, I would question how much say Warner actually has here.
    2 points
  32. Management and the record label are two entirely different things. And you have a lot more power when you’re Green Day in any case than just some musician.
    2 points
  33. This music is 100% Billie Joe. Anyone who has followed his instagram posts and his side project activity since RevRad could see where this was headed. It’s the music he wants to make that says what he wants to say, as always. All Crush and Warner do is package that music and sell it with a visual that matches the sound they are given (and all with Green Day’s stamp of approval).
    2 points
  34. Sorry for piling on, but the Network is a classic example of them trolling fans.
    2 points
  35. Billie got his look so so right for this era. Tre looks great too. Not sold on Mike’s.
    2 points
  36. I feel like you didn’t finish your sentence - leopard print lycra ..... what? We all remember the thong right? 😂😂
    2 points
  37. Hard for me to compare right now because of recency bias. I will say FOAM is much more ear-wormy and better produced/mixed.
    2 points
  38. I like the song, Im excited for the album but in my selfish opinion it's just not nearly as good as Bang Bang and Im not as excited for FOAM as I was for RevRad.
    2 points
  39. I think this era so far has some of the highest energy and coolest/distinctive aesthetic since American Idiot.
    2 points
  40. Loving this era so far...they all look so good!
    2 points
  41. 2 points
  42. Just watched the premiere of FOAMF music video and damn... Billie’s looking better than ever!!
    2 points
  43. I think you just summed up Green Day’s thought and intentions exactly 👏
    2 points
  44. Couldn't stop myself from changing my profile picture. But I've kept the old one as my cover picture.
    2 points
  45. ...They have an album called Dookie. They're plenty immature
    2 points
  46. That’s exactly how I feel too. The RevRad era reflected my feelings at that time 100% because I had just overcome a very hard chapter of my life myself and was „back in the saddle“, ready to live and be happy again. And once again Green Day had magically put into words where I stood right now and what I felt, unable to put it into words myself. They were my beacon, once again. I understand that they’re in a different place now and that they want to move on, but to be honest, I don’t really know or understand where they are, and most of all, I don’t feel it. I’m somewhere else. A lot in this new era still seems weird and forced to me, and it feels .... heavy for some reason. It’s not their fault, I know, and I don’t blame them. It’s just how I feel and I’m glad to know that I’m not the only weird one
    2 points
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