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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!

I can’t believe periods still make people uncomfortable in 2023. It’s just part of life.

I would like to undestand why everybody seems to hate social media references on lyrics, what is the problem?

I watched TikTok every day for a year. It was the worst my mental health has *ever* been by far. I think it is so dangerous for our emotional regulation, our attention spans, and our ability to distinguish between what matters on social media versus IRL. Not to mention the horrifying group think mentality on there. I was an adult experiencing all these terrible side effects of using it daily and finally figured out I needed to stop in order to feel better. What the heck does it do to kids and teens who use it and aren’t old enough to understand how it is negatively impacting them? I hate to sound like an old lady, but I genuinely do worry about what its long term impact will be on our society. I agree that Billie lumped it in with taxes because it’s just part of American life now.

I take the TikTok reference alongside taxes to mean social media is a permanent thing now, an update on death and taxes.

I can! That's why there's Advil. 😉

Billie Joe has always used words to get people to pay attention and I guess always will. There is nothing wrong with the word “paedophile” in itself, it’s the behaviour it describes which is unacceptable, there is a huge difference. I don’t see anything wrong with him using TikTok, the worst is it may date the song slightly but that’s not a big issue.

I get the TikTok line. I’m not in pro-banning anything camp, but there’s plenty wrong with using TikTok and social media in general.

I interpret the line 'She's old enough to bleed now' as symbolizing the end of childhood innocence, implying that she can now perceive the harsh realities of the world, which her parents can no longer shield her from. It's akin to saying, 'You are now old enough to understand how much the world can hurt you'. Absolutely nothing to me. The TikTok reference shows a connection with the present. I absolutely loved that. It showd they weren't dinosaurs anchored to the past

Everyone's situation is different. I don't think you can make a blanket statement like that. Some people can afford it and are comfortable with that. Some can afford it but still don't want to pay for their own reasons and situations. Others can't afford it all even with a job. I understand things increase in price especially with inflation but that doesn't mean people have to like it or support it with their dollars.

Look, Ma is in a Taco Bell commercial 😂

The Drama Queen and paedophile lyrics are both good as far as my opinion goes. The argument ‘they could’ve replaced the word with [less emphatic word]’ shows why they didn’t 🤷🏼‍♂️ Use a strong word to make a statement. If anyone interprets it as ‘we’re actually paedophiles’ then that’s obviously idiotic, and any other take on it must be acknowledging that it’s a metaphor, so why is it uncomfortable? (Or, rather, it’s SUPPOSED to be uncomfortable). As for Drama Queen, it’s not my favourite song but again I think it’s quite a well written metaphor, it’s not like Billie is just pointing and saying ‘LOOK! PERIODS!’ for a laugh…

Get back on topic now, please. Talk about the album.

Okay I am gonna borrow this from Billie from now on. I am a pedophile for this chocolate, I gotta stop eating them

Pretty sure father to son is related to Billie writing a letter to his father during therapy while in rehab so i think that’s what the song is about a conversation that sadly never happened or a letter to his father

idunno. drama queen, nightlife and troublemaker have some real lyrical gems that make me slightly more uncomfortable

It's kind of on topic because the word Pedophile is in TADIKM

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.

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!

Even if the "TikTok and Taxes" thing is just a play on death and taxes and saying "social media has become a permanent thing" in the same way that death and taxes are, doesn't stop it from seeming out of place in the song. Like, look at what rest of the verse seems to be talking about: immigrants, unemployment, homelessness. Then "TikTok and Taxes" is just sandwiched between these things. It doesn't fit there

Conservatives specifically single out TikTok for hatred because it’s GenZ’s app of choice for organizing against them politically. It’s a big reason behind why they wanted it banned.

Drama Queen sure. It's a lot harder to sing along or vibe with a song that repeats the phrase "She's old enough to bleed now" over and over again But Nightlife and Troublemaker just have some dumb/nonsensical lyrics, they don't really make me uncomfortable. Plus all the nonsense lyrics in Nightlife are mostly just from Lady Cobra and Troublemaker is honestly fine outside of the 2nd verse

Yes, praise the Trilogy. PRAISE!!!!!!

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.

Wow, we fucked up. Should've just pooled a bunch of GDCers together for this ... that sounds great! Have fun!

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.

Link? Context?

Love this interpretation!

Totally with you and have no idea why we’re meant to care what some random thinks. Vocal coaches etc, other musicians can be quite interesting but a lot of these folks just like the sound of their own voices.

Lady Cobra needed exploratory surgery on her vocal chords. She thought Billie could do it because Dexter Holland and Rivers Cuomo are smart, so Billie must be a doctor. That's what Look Ma is about. Look Cobra, I ain't a doctor! In terms of a parent with a 5 year old, I don't obscure much of Billie’s lyrics. But the N word, Fa word and this one I don't want him to hear. There's a lot to explain and I definitely want him repeating these. His mom drops F bombs all the time and cusses like a sailor so the other stuff is okay. Lol

Sad to see my outro lyrics never made the official cut. I could have been the manly cobra to this nightlife.

Might be a stretch but I just know Lydia plays telecasters from following the band. Maybe he just needed a rhyme

Nuclear family

once again theres tons of tickets in the low 100s and that’s in CAD too. I mean if that isn’t attainable over a course of 6-9 months time then there’s bigger issues than not being able to see a show. I’ve missed shows due to personal health reasons and I was always happy for those who had an abundance of health and were able to go. My situation is unique, the world isn’t going to stop because I have a lifelong condition or cannot afford something. I do the best I can and appreciate the small wins I do get. Also the “average Joe” has a job and based on the stats they’re able to afford a $200 concert. No disrespect meant but the world doesn’t cater to the loud minority who can’t fund a $200 ticket over 8 months. Catering to that is a race to the bottom mentality. I do agree efforts could be made to mitigate the costs further though. But it’s not going to be the miracle you are expecting. I do disagree though, a $200 ticket purchase is not directly linked to “disposable income” or high income. I paid $250 to see Rush at 12 years old from shovelling snow in the area. If there’s a will there’s a way. I didn’t want to miss it so I didn’t but I had literally no money. Not to mention credit card debts, or people with small amounts of savings etc. $200 to see 3 classic 90s bands is a fair value exchange. Be thankful the transaction isn’t happening in Canada! Our money is worth less and the government is involved in every possible transaction. $200 tickets become nearly $300. Great idea but the only issue is proximity. I don’t think we have enough people in a single location to pull it off 😕

It’s not advertised, but for anyone interested, I recommend reaching out to the venue directly! They should have a specific email/phone number for suites or special events. My venue had all different sizes — some options could fit 12, others could fit up to like 55 people! My suite includes 16 tickets and came out to about $300 per ticket, so it’s definitely worth it if you have people who you can go in on it with. I think pricing varies a lot depending on the venue, but definitely worth a shot! And I got to skip over the Ticketmaster nonsense and just deal with a human, which was nice. You’re in competition with companies who might also be booking suites for their staff or clients, but I had no trouble reserving one and I’m allowed to pay in installments. And you won’t be the only private party booking a suite — I think a lot of people do this for close family or friends for concerts or sports games (at least, I found a bunch of everyday people on TikTok who have done it, lol), it’s just not talked about a lot!

Wonder if we will get more merch. It’s barebones right now.

Yeah but when you don't want to see any of the other bands it's like somebody upselling you a car with features you don't want. Wow, is that even an advertised option? How many people can it fit? That's going to be awesome! At this point that sounds like it might be a decent deal, compared to the seat/pit prices per person.

lol next you're gonna tell us we deserve health care

I don't know the real lyrics, but I think if done correctly, a callback to Wake Me Up When September Ends would be pretty epic and not corny.

It's so easy to get lost in GD's awesome sound, and inadvertently missing the message in most if not all of Billie Joe's amazing song lyrics. I don't think dropping out of school has had any detrimental effect on his use of the English language. Billie Joe is one of the cleverest and foremost songwriters of our time and deserves a far wider acclaim. I really enjoy just picking up my printout of all his lyrics and just read them away from the music. From the early 90's, whether he's writing about girls, friends, or family relationships, or about himself and the emotional effects of the ups and downs of daily life, his heart and soul are in those words. And very importantly his lyrics form a connection with the reader/listener thereby being able to relate to the message in those lyrics. In later albums, his songwriting has included fictional stories and views on political and significant issues of our time. There's always a purpose and meaning to his writing, no matter how obscure. And only Billie Joe would come up with the words 'Bada bing, bada bing, bada boom' in the song OEB and it works. Imho, I don't there's anyone around to touch him for putting meaningful words into song.

I hope so too. Oh Love might not have been as successful as the AI/21CBD singles but it also wasn’t a failure. That song was all over the radio when it came out, at least here in Germany. My girlfriend didn’t know much about Green Day and she instantly recognized the song when I played it. I think the band is often concerned that audiences don’t know the deep cuts (even though Oh Love was a single and can’t really be considered a deep cut), which is why they refrain from playing these songs to bigger audiences. But I honestly don’t think that would be the case with this one because it’s relatively well known and is also a nice sing-along song.

I really agree with this. The recorded version is ok, maybe too bland, but the live versions were really awesome, and the break after the solo really helped to create momentum in the show. I hope they can manage to put Oh Love back in the set for that only reason. On the other hand, this topic really made me go into the memory lane and I started to record covers of the trilogy. And that felt awesome. I love those songs so much

I like Oh Love better live than on the album, I think it’s very soulful, as is Oh Love which is a good song but a bad single I thought.

I don't think anyone was expecting tickets to be $50 but I don't think people expected them to be 200+ per ticket. Lots of folks can't swing that and it's disappointing. The state of concerts is getting to the point where if you don't have mad disposable income, you miss out.

I mean Chester's heavier vocals are metal. Their first 2 albums are nu-metal, which is a subgenre of metal characterized by rock/metal and hip-hop. For those first 2 albums, Mike Shinoda and Joe Hahn cover the hip-hop side of Linkin Park mostly while the guitars, drums and Chester's vocals cover the heavier/metal side I have no idea if what is said in the article is accurate or not and it's best to take it with a grain of salt. But the notion that Chester's screams are not metal is not going to be the reason it turns out to be inaccurate

I see this a lot with tours lately. It seems to be the norm for there to be multiple pre sales: email, Spotify, credit cards, live Nation etc. it's so tiring. I remember the days where you had to be a Idiot Fan Club member to get pre sale access and if you weren't, best of luck in the general sales.

Oh damn, I hope they feel better soon! Definitely the responsible choice if they’re contagious or still needing rest, though. (Also, I hope this hushes the people who were acting like the band canceled Friday’s performance because someone had a minor boo-boo 🙄).

These are the ones I look forward to most. *Strange Days Are Here to Stay - is quite reminiscent—in both tempo and more—of Basket Case *Goodnight Adeline - merges When I Come Around and the subsequent Armstrongian power ballads *Coma City - has a fantastic, memorable tail, stopping just short of a rock opera *Bobby Sox - It starts with slow voice and accordion-like guitar chords, a bit sloppy. After a couple of rounds, the full band kicks in with a very aggressive sound. Billie Joe himself delivers an almost metal vocal performance in the chorus, very gritty, almost Chester Bennington-like (RIP), something rarely heard from him in the past. The song itself is fun and catchy, with hints of Weezer in its demeanor and arrangement. Father to a Son - The most moving piece of the album. It relies on a very acoustic accompaniment (acoustic guitar, piano, strings) and non-trivial harmonic progressions. The almost Beatlesque string section repeats a beautiful ostinato. And Rob asks: 'Are you ready to make rock and roll history again?'

Now I'm really interested to hear Bobby Sox. Surprised to read Saviors isn't worth of commentaries though.

So maybe OEB has been modified? Really great summary for each tracks, can't wait to hear!