AlissaGoesRAWR Posted December 24, 2015 Author Share Posted December 24, 2015 Honestly though, are there any GOOD Christmas songs? They're all kind of cheesy and overdone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Seagull Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 1 minute ago, Clayish said: This is really bad. I hope Santa brings you coal for Christmas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe. Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 It's not amazing, but it's a nice holiday treat! I assume this means the guys are in the studio, which is a good thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clayish Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 1 minute ago, Steven Seagull said: I hope Santa brings you coal for Christmas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DookieLukie Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 3 minutes ago, AlissaGoesRAWR said: Honestly though, are there any GOOD Christmas songs? They're all kind of cheesy and overdone. Last Christmas by Wham Merry Xmas by John Lennon Little Saint Nick by the Beach Boys Wonderful Christmastime by Paul McCartney What Christmas Means to Me by Stevie Wonder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZSebs Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 May not be the best song of theirs, and I don't enjoy the filter, but it is nice to hear a NEW something from green day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeNimrod97 Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 I like it but the vocals are too crisp and clean. Good to hear something new. Not too keen on the guitars either because there's no distortion and it sounds a little shallow. Anyway, at least it's something to say "have a great christmas...oh, and something will probably be coming within 2016." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintJimmyvdBlom Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 I truly hope this song has been on the shelf since the trilogy time and this is not really their new style. I hope their new album will be more of Billie's real voice and less of a tuner.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greendepent Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Nice solo. Nuff said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 wow! A Green Day song worse than Nightlife! Merry christmas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DookieLukie Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Yeah the song sucks, but I'm more worried about what's to come now. I'm really hoping this was recorded during the Trilogy or something. If not, clearly Billie has not learned from the Trilogy. Terribly filtered vocals. Chimey guitars. Drums are slightly better but still pretty tame. Bass almost non-existent. Unbalanced mixing. Jeez, this is not looking good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlissaGoesRAWR Posted December 24, 2015 Author Share Posted December 24, 2015 2 minutes ago, DookieLukie said: Yeah the song sucks, but I'm more worried about what's to come now. I'm really hoping this was recorded during the Trilogy or something. If not, clearly Billie has not learned from the Trilogy. Terribly filtered vocals. Chimey guitars. Drums are slightly better but still pretty tame. Bass almost non-existent. Unbalanced mixing. Jeez, this is not looking good. Maybe when I said the guitars sound better, I meant the drums... I don't know, something makes it sounds better than the trilogy recording, but I can't pinpoint what it is, exactly. But man, all I want is to hear Billie belt out actual, (relatively) unfiltered vocals again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteTim Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 1 minute ago, AlissaGoesRAWR said: Maybe when I said the guitars sound better, I meant the drums... I don't know, something makes it sounds better than the trilogy recording, but I can't pinpoint what it is, exactly. But man, all I want is to hear Billie belt out actual, (relatively) unfiltered vocals again! So then Kerplunk? And tech every vocal in every song ever done has some filters used... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DookieLukie Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 3 minutes ago, AlissaGoesRAWR said: Maybe when I said the guitars sound better, I meant the drums... I don't know, something makes it sounds better than the trilogy recording, but I can't pinpoint what it is, exactly. But man, all I want is to hear Billie belt out actual, (relatively) unfiltered vocals again! Yeah! I miss the snarl and passion in his voice. He sounds so restrained. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Seagull Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Green Day fans in a nutshell... Damn you guys are so spoiled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DookieLukie Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Just now, Steven Seagull said: Green Day fans in a nutshell... Damn you guys are so spoiled. We haven't gotten a good album in 9 years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Seagull Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Just now, DookieLukie said: We haven't gotten a good album in 9 years... You got 3. Uno, Dos and Tre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DookieLukie Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Just now, Steven Seagull said: You got 3. Uno, Dos and Tre Terrible albums with a few scattered quality songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okotavio Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Well it's new and just a xmas song so I'm gonna think they just didn't put a lot of work on it so I don't worry about the quality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clayish Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 1 minute ago, Steven Seagull said: Dos Yikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DookieLukie Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 2 minutes ago, Otávio Vidal said: Well it's new and just a xmas song so I'm gonna think they just didn't put a lot of work on it so I don't worry about the quality I miss the old Green Day when everything from B-sides to their Christmas shitty demos had love and quality put into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlissaGoesRAWR Posted December 24, 2015 Author Share Posted December 24, 2015 5 minutes ago, WhiteTim said: So then Kerplunk? And tech every vocal in every song ever done has some filters used... 5 minutes ago, DookieLukie said: Yeah! I miss the snarl and passion in his voice. He sounds so restrained. Maybe what DookieLukie is saying makes more sense, then... like, it just sounds like something is being held back and the filters used for the trilogy are taking its place. Although I have my own opinions about 21CB, even those filters didn't bother me as much as the trilogy's filters, which when paired with the album's mixing, make him sound like he's singing underwater... (Amanda is a good example of that.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Private Ale. Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 8 minutes ago, DookieLukie said: We haven't gotten a good album in 9 years... You got many great songs so stfu . this is just a gift . enjoy it or not in the end your country is not gonna compete on Eurovision with this song. this is not a new album either.like it or stay away from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlissaGoesRAWR Posted December 24, 2015 Author Share Posted December 24, 2015 Aww, Green Day gave us the gift that keeps on giving this Christmas: something new to argue about on GDC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DookieLukie Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 This is a huge overreaction on my part, but something about this song just turned on a switch in my head. I kept hoping Green Day could change and start making quality stuff again, but I think that their time is up. I'll always love their catalog of albums, but I think it's time to cut off my devotion to this band and accept that they are simply existing to exist rather than to create. Billie shows no desire to revamp their sound or improve at all. It's just a Christmas song, but it's about their mentality and their approach, and this is a bad sign of what's to come. If I criticize other bands for getting shitty and staying the same, I can't give Green Day a pass without being biased. So I think this song just took me out of line for their next album pre-order if it comes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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