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He has changed his vocal placement in order to accommodate the stresses of touring/aging. It's really not a big deal, and an absolute necessity if he wants to maintain his voice and be able to continue performing for years to come. Look at the amount of old rock stars (Billie's age and older) that literally cannot sing their music anymore. Some of them can't even sing when they lower the key. We should all be happy that Billie is taking measures (and obviously being VERY intentional about his choices) that will help preserve his voice and allow them to keep making music and performing live.

You're off-topic, so you're not within the rules. Stop. And everybody else, if you continue to respond to this user with attacks you're also taking things off-topic and will be given a warning. Our apologies for the delay in responding to the reports. We all have day jobs beyond posting here — shocking, I know — and weren't able to get to the reports until now. But let's get this back on topic and discuss the album, not far-fetched conspiracy theories about a song title's connections to Billie's family and Reddit moderators (geez). Thanks.

I may have been lead to believe “Saviors” is very good.

Leading up to FOAMF, I remember thinking the New Year's Eve show (19 into 20) was on one hand legendary, and on the other hand, an example of a spiraling Billie. He was pretty gone by the end of that night if I remember correctly. The new record/tour was coined as a "party" record, and they all seemed to be projecting that pretty hard, but Billie, due to his addiction, would not able manage that and maintain any kind of control. It's a disease, and it is one hell of a monster. I kind of wonder if canceling that tour and covid didn't save him in a way, ya know? Right now, he seems in a very healthy place, and he is firing on all cylinders. I hope he has the support he needs to stay that way. Touring is a very tough life style to be sober, but others have done it, but you also see why so many slip up time and time again. I like sober Billie... Drunk Billie makes me cringe (sorry lived with an alcoholic, so sensitive subject!) I also like alive Billie, and he has a much better chance staying alive this way, right? We don't need to know the deets, that's all his business, and he'll share what he wants, when he wants, but as someone related to more than one addict, I wish him nothing but the best in his attempt to stay sober.

But even if "Father To A Son" is a dedication to Joey, why should you care? Billie loves his son...Both his sons, but surely also Joey. He didn't start hating him after the Lydia story. And stop saying pedophile. Pedophiles are different things. Rapes are different things. And, to conclude, thank goodness Billie is a smart man and hasn't disowned his son. Thanks to all your hatred, they've become even closer!

“Father Of All… was one of those moments where we were like, ‘Let’s try something new.’ We learned so much from it, and it’s like it has a baby called Saviors!” Billie, I beg you to not describe the album as a FOAMF baby. Looking forward to the full interview!

All of this. I had to step away from them during the FOAMF era because things seemed really not good to me and honestly I was a bit scared to feel too close to them in that moment if things did go sideways. I understand that relapse is often part of addiction and that I maybe should’ve anticipated some backsliding at some point, but after having the absolute best years of my life as a fan during RevRad — which just felt like such a positive, happy, healthy time for the band — I think I was a bit in shock that we were headed back in a dark direction and that they were embracing the party theme so fully in interviews and photo shoots. Green Day has never been a “sex, drugs, and rock n roll” or “party album” type of band to me, and particularly after all they’d been through during the Trilogy era, I did NOT want to go back there again and relive that. Billie is one of my favorite humans. His life and his health are his business, but I want him to be happy and healthy and with us for a long long time and so yes, seeing him sober and seemingly doing very well recently really thrills me. And if he did actually go back to rehab recently, it makes me happy to know either he or his loved ones are keeping an eye on when maintenance is required.

Rain falling from the stars is a poetic way of saying he’s up late at night and it’s raining. It’s a description of rain at night and all the darkness and sadness that implies. Don’t underestimate Billie’s songwriting

https://www.instagram.com/p/CzZRer7OjoB/?igshid=YjVjNjZkNmFjNg== lyrics and reviews of the upcoming songs on the album! https://www.instagram.com/p/CzZSm0ptdYW/?igshid=YjVjNjZkNmFjNg==

I think one of my favourite things about Green Day was how “accessible” they were. I genuinely always felt they were a band with a special connection with their fans. This whole ordeal is just so disappointing.

I appreciate seeing the stream counts and chart positions I’m a nerd for that stuff. What I don’t care about is comparing them to other pop punk bands and making it appear as though Green Day are lacking in some way and aren’t one of the biggest rock legends in the world that’s still performing right now.

UK alternative top 40 2. Green Day: Look Ma, No Brains. 4. Green Day: TADIKM

I took a look the other day at Green Day’s monthly listeners on Spotify and was kinda blown away at how many they have, though. They have 10 million+ more listeners than Blink 182, Maneskin, Foo Fighters, Metallica, Paramore, and The Killers. They also cleared Fall Out Boy, Panic at the Disco, and The Rolling Stones by several million monthly listeners. Bands with a comparable amount of monthly listeners, just above Green Day, were Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Beatles. I have no idea who the most appropriate bands to measure them against are at this point (hence my wide range of subgenres here), but these are all rock or rock-adjacent bands I consider to be mainstream successes and I was kinda shocked that Green Day blows them all out of the water in terms of popularity on Spotify.

I think he may always write about addiction, perhaps not regularly, but it’s something he has to deal with. I agree that he looks happy and healthy right now, long may that continue.

I miss epic and experimental Green Day, a la 2000-2009; incredible decade of music. Maybe Saviors will match that description but based on the four songs we've heard, with the exception of "The American Dream is Killing Me", I don't think that will be the case. Happy and hoping to be proven wrong!

So I might be the only one who likes this video more than the first one ?? It's so basic and simple but seeing the three of them play together in a small room just made so happy

Commenting directly to people via social media on their appearance and speculating on them having surgery/wearing makeup is so boring and rude whether it's a celebrity or not. Can't blame anyone for being annoyed by that and I don't see what's wrong with expressing it. Thoroughly deserved takedown.

https://www.kerrang.com/how-green-days-new-album-saviors-has-a-similar-approach-to-american-idiot?fbclid=IwAR2HtRx11mZA0vi0MJggNvLm3cv2PBUbIN4rXAbpa20oNR_bacIl9GUhT74_aem_AY9OiRZOBOV0V4JJGFpZqRwbiX3QxBixj08HX16QJjI5SZosp53msETgpFFDQOo6NBc

Highly disagree. It’s been 10 years and it is pot. As a society we can’t walk on egg shells everywhere we go and with everyone we talk to. Part of being post-rehab is saying “no” in these situations. Alcohol and pot are part of society and while the respect towards people who do say “no” is rightfully and thankfully increasing, Billie will be in these situations for the rest of his life and can’t expect everyone to know his personal situation, especially in this case where it wasn’t made public.

You predicted right. https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/green-day-american-dream-is-killing-me-tops-rock-alternative-airplay-chart-1235469014/

I mean, he was very open about the fact that he was drinking again during the FOAM era. In interviews he was basically like “I’m not sober anymore but I’m fine, let the good times roll!” He was also very drunk at a number of side project shows. I actually took a break from them during that time because it just seemed like things weren’t…great. But I’ve noticed in recent months that he appears to be sticking to non-alcoholic stuff and that makes me really happy. I know, he’s a grown man and I don’t know him and it’s his business, but I just really enjoy seeing him clear and sharp and healthy, and he seems like all those things right now. TL;DR I’m not surprised he’s talking about struggling with addiction on this album due to the vibes surrounding FOAM, but I’m also not presently worried about it because he seems to be doing well.

The irony also isn't lost on me that their lead single from this album is about how nobody can afford the "American Dream" anymore.

I don’t think either 1981 or OEB will be singles. I think the next single will be Father To A Son. They’ve been talking about it alongside the other two and it makes all three releases as different as they can be to have wide appeal

Numbers are down ‘cos I’ve been too busy last few days, will get them back up by Sunday night 😂😂

Spotify streams for TADIKM Day 1 - 248k Day 2 - 487k (+239k) Day 3 - 663k (+176k) Day 4 - 1,078k (+415k) Day 5 - 1,313k (+235k) Day 6 - 1,495k (+182k) Day 7 - 1,718k (+223k) Day 8 - 1,911k (+193k) Day 9 - 2,085k (+174k) Day 10 - 2,336k (+251k) Spotify streams for LMNB Day 1 - 137,275 A new high for TADIKM in terms of streams, right after a low point the previous day. That increase probably comes from following LMNB on Spotify. LMNB on the other hand has a much lower start than TADIKM, probably to be expected since it's not the lead single

Not you again.. You've posted enough crap in the SWMRS thread, please don't ruin our excitement for our favorite band's new album. I'm begging you.

I remember at the time he made that comment the impression I got from it was that he meant not from a songwriter’s perspective but from a listener’s perspective. He was saying how he doesn’t have the attention span to listen to a long song and doesn’t think anyone else does anymore. It still may have been bullshit but that was my takeaway. The other bullshit thing he was saying at the time which to me was more out of character and ridiculous was the whole thing about not wanting to hear feel good music, shut the fuck up about your feelings, rock music should make you feel bad, blah blah blah. Like wtf Billie all you do is write about your feelings. One interviewer called him out on that statement and his response was pretty funny. He said he can write about his feelings because “I feel awful” 😂 I laughed about it at the time but it was probably a pretty good glimpse into his mental state then.

Clearly Billie needs to check with everyone in here before he writes a song so we can tell him which words he can and can not use. Collectively we all must be better song writers than him!

Whatever, can you please stop? This has nothing to do with the album. And it's getting annoying. This topic has been exhausted a lot of time ago. If you want to go on talking about this, create another topic. If you have some kind of frustration about your life to vent, try with the gym or another leisure time activity. Thanks.

TADIKM Rock & Alternative - 2 (Last week - 4) Mainstream Rock Airplay - 5 (Last week - 20) Alternative Airplay - 3 (Last week - 13) Canada Rock - 3 (Last week - 12) TADIKM on its 2nd week has made some good progress reaching new peak positions on these charts

https://youtu.be/XzdEPUr1-6g?si=ss9qHdJNQQUGt0YJ

Updated Billboard numbers- Alternative Airplay- stays at 2 Mainstream Rock Airplay- 1, up from 3 Rock and Alternative Airplay- stays at 1 for a second week Adult Alternative Airplay- 18, up from 21 Hot Rock Songs- 25, down from 21 Hot Alternative Songs- 17, down from 14 Hot Rock and Alternative Songs- 32, down from 26 Canada Rock- 1, up from 2

As a 25 year old who listens mainly to rock music, it's amazing how few young rock bands I know of and listen to. Almost all of the bands I listen to are older and have been well established successful bands for at least 15 years. We can talk about how the mainstream is essentially ignoring rock music, how the rock charts are trying to get us to believe pop songs are actually rock songs, but I think it's also on us as consumers of rock music to try to listen to stuff beyond Green Day and other bands from that time, expand our horizons. I'm sure there are an endless amount of great bands that are still relatively new that I just haven't bothered checking out TADIKM new peak positions No. 1 on US Mainstream Rock, from No. 3 last week No. 18 on US Adult Alternative Songs, from No. 21 last week LMNB hasn't charted on any charts, probably because radio stations are still choosing to play TADIKM and not LMNB

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The band has nothing to do with this. This topic is for the new album and new songs. So, please, stop, you and your crusade. It's not nice to see words like Pedophile thrown on a topic that should be about music. And if you really know what a Pedophile is, I think you should stop using such a word so lightly. Again, please stop.

I love how GD does small shows, just like apperaring at a pub tonight? I dont know many bands as big as them that does like this. These guys just love playing music like no other!

A regular ticket is expensive and a platinum ticket is more expensive but for the same thing.

What I wish they would do is sell all pit tickets at the base price and make the VIP packages an optional add on instead of removing so many tickets and making them unavailable to buy any other way.

In between refreshes I decided to do my Duolingo for the day. I think I should take this as a hint.

Seriously fuck this tour and fuck Hella Mega. Prices are ridiculous and pit is already sold out. I DON'T WANT 3 BIG BANDS TOGETHER I JUST WANT GREEN DAY AND A FIRST ACT

Billie did a “personal” thank you video for Spotify Wrapped if you either are a top listener or have them as your #1 artist. Kinda neat.

Are you talking about yourself ?

Updated Billboard numbers- Alternative Airplay- stays at 2 Mainstream Rock Airplay- stays at 1 for a second week Rock and Alternative Airplay- stays at 1 for a third week Adult Alternative Airplay- stays at 18 Hot Rock Songs- dropped off chart Hot Alternative Songs- 20, down from 17 Hot Rock and Alternative Songs- 36, down from 32 Canada Rock- stays at 1 for a second week

It’s not. She’s talking about the apparent delay, that is, the unexplained gap between the making of this album and its release date (2021-2024)

So, I haven’t been to any live events in nearly four years now. I have medical issues that require me to continue being COVID-cautious. It was a no-brainer to skip Hella Mega because it was rescheduled quite early into the pandemic and just wasn’t possible for me. But it’s going to be 2024, and I haven’t seen Green Day since 2017. I miss them like hell and just felt like I can’t *not* see them. Pre-COVID, I was always of the mindset that live events were one thing I felt willing to splurge on, because they’re special opportunities and you never know how long it’ll be before a band you love tours again, if ever. All this to say I booked a fucking suite so that I can see them over the summer as safely as possible. 😂 It’s an outdoor venue and suites are on their own private level, so I feel really good about it safety-wise. Did I break the bank? Mmhmm. Does the gentleman I dealt with to book it think I’m a deranged fangirl? 100%, and he’s correct about that. But I haven’t spent money on anything fun for nearly four years. I am SO FUCKING EXCITED! I booked it with my family who have similarly skipped out on events these last few years and we feel really lucky we were able to make this happen.

We did it 🥲

I fucking love the line "Im with stupid, and im all by myself." 😅 🚫🧠

Fancy Sauce is the longest song on the album fuck yeah I am so ready for Tre Cool to sing the words 'fancy sauce' in 70 different languages for 4 minutes straight.

The album length is 45:55 according to Qobuz. https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/album/saviors-green-day/qq8o9smt7wfdc