Green Day to perform on Ellen on December 13

[desertrose]

 

[Guest]

Billie sounded like shit during Still Breathing. Maybe he's not feeling well.

[Hero_Of_The_Hour]

That was fucking tedious! Billie sounds like a strangled cat. It's like a bad audition for X Factor  Wtf 

[Fuzz]

That mix was pretty terrible. American Idiot was way too slow. Still Breathing was ok, but the mix was still fucked up. I don't think Billie's vocals were amazing, but the bad mix didn't help at all.

[Ritz]

Why is Still Breathing not available on Ellen's Youtube anymore?

[1039Revolutions]

Just my opinion, but I would have preferred to see something like 21 guns with the AI cast on Ellen, rather than your typical live Green Day performance. It's just not the best fit imo. 

[RougeRogue]

If they won't play it live, they (particularly Billie) won't get better.

And I think that's the reason we're not liking Still Breathing yet. It hasn't been played so it still sounds as unpolished as all the other songs did during that one session (its name escapes me) a while back.

 

[letsdanceon]

I feel like he's so nervous about playing it live that he isn't relaxing enough to make it sound better...I didn't think it was terrible or anything, just not polished

[RougeRogue]

3 minutes ago, letsdanceon said:

I feel like he's so nervous about playing it live that he isn't relaxing enough to make it sound better...I didn't think it was terrible or anything, just not polished

I would agree with that assessment too.

And like I said, a huge indicator of that is the fact that he continues to keep his eyes closed through the whole thing. He's said before- he'll get emotional during a song if he looks out into the crowd during it (he said this was usually the case with September) so he usually avoids it. That's what gets to him the most. And it looks like the same is applying here.

[Fuzz]

14 minutes ago, letsdanceon said:

I feel like he's so nervous about playing it live that he isn't relaxing enough to make it sound better...I didn't think it was terrible or anything, just not polished

We've heard them play it live and it sounded better. Maybe they need more practice. I dunno....

[letsdanceon]

Just now, Andres said:

We've heard them play it live and it sounded better. Maybe they need more practice. I dunno....

I heard it live too, in Detroit. But he knows a room full of their diehard fans are going to cut them some slack, and I would imagine that makes him feel pretty comfortable. I think playing a song like this where he lets his guard down so much in the public eye makes him nervous, and maybe he questions whether he is making the right decision making it a single and that's why they didn't play it for any of these other television appearances. That's just my guess. 

[Fuzz]

Just now, letsdanceon said:

I heard it live too, in Detroit. But he knows a room full of their diehard fans are going to cut them some slack, and I would imagine that makes him feel pretty comfortable. I think playing a song like this where he lets his guard down so much in the public eye makes him nervous, and maybe he questions whether he is making the right decision making it a single and that's why they didn't play it for any of these other television appearances. That's just my guess. 

Yeah that's a whole lot of assumptions that is probably not safe to make. The guy can play a song like Wake Me Up live, then they can play this one too. I don't buy into that argument. They just sounded off unfortunately. Bad mix + not enough warm up or something.

[UNICORN VOMIT]

Honestly SB hurt my ears I wonder if acoustics in Ellen's studio had anything to do with it or BJ is having trouble with his voice - he is chewing gum a lot lately - probably just wishful thinking on my part.

[tresexy101]

It's time to say the inevitable.  Billie Joe and his band, Green Day, may have just put out their last album.  Billie was trying to seek the fountain of youth and was unfortunately not able to find it.  This performance was hard to watch.  Green Day has washed up and will hang it up.  The next 2 albums Reprise and GD will put out are B-sides, the 'lost' Cigarettes and Valentines songs, etc. ...  Awesome fucking band but, in your heart of hearts, (after watching GD on Ellen)  can you really see Billie Joe and Green Day going on another world tour after RevRad?  Peace and Love.  Illuminati. 

[xLumian]

13 minutes ago, tresexy101 said:

It's time to say the inevitable.  Billie Joe and his band, Green Day, may have just put out their last album.  Billie was trying to seek the fountain of youth and was unfortunately not able to find it.  This performance was hard to watch.  Green Day has washed up and will hang it up.  The next 2 albums Reprise and GD will put out are B-sides, the 'lost' Cigarettes and Valentines songs, etc. ...  Awesome fucking band but, in your heart of hearts, (after watching GD on Ellen)  can you really see Billie Joe and Green Day going on another world tour after RevRad?  Peace and Love.  Illuminati. 

Oh please. 

[MaraGreenDay]

56 minutes ago, tresexy101 said:

It's time to say the inevitable.  Billie Joe and his band, Green Day, may have just put out their last album.  Billie was trying to seek the fountain of youth and was unfortunately not able to find it.  This performance was hard to watch.  Green Day has washed up and will hang it up.  The next 2 albums Reprise and GD will put out are B-sides, the 'lost' Cigarettes and Valentines songs, etc. ...  Awesome fucking band but, in your heart of hearts, (after watching GD on Ellen)  can you really see Billie Joe and Green Day going on another world tour after RevRad?  Peace and Love.  Illuminati. 

[DookieLukie]

American Idiot sounded amazing. Still Breathing was rough.

[Whatsinaname]

I think they rocked the Ellen show! He knows what he's doing. He's a professional and it shows in this performance. Whomever their designer is in this era, is on point. They all looked polished, so to speak. 

My sister watches Ellen everyday and sent me a text saying she can't believe she's just watched this! Share the love of Green Day! 

Also glad they played Still Breathing. About time. 

[Jarem Underway]

I think you're all high af, I just cannot agree with all the people saying SB performance wasn't great, or some of the other crap you're throwing at it, it was very good and Billie's voice sounded just fine... oh, and the tresexy guy, he can go throw himself off a bridge.

[Schlappy]

my god y'all are grim

[letsdanceon]

2 hours ago, Andres said:

Yeah that's a whole lot of assumptions that is probably not safe to make. The guy can play a song like Wake Me Up live, then they can play this one too. I don't buy into that argument. They just sounded off unfortunately. Bad mix + not enough warm up or something.

Even though Wake Me Up is another song that makes him emotional, there was still years of distance between losing his dad and singing about it. This one is a lot more recent, I don't see why that's unreasonable to think that maybe he's still dealing with some residual junk even though he's technically "better." I just think being an awkward person as he has admitted, this is really putting himself on display for the world to see. Who *wouldn't* be nervous?

[Whatsinaname]

This band can play into you any way you want to hear it. 

[jengd]

I feel like I am listening to a whole different performance of SB.  Yes Billie is obviously nervous at the start, unusually for him you can hear it right at the very start and I think that maybe tightens the voice slightly but I loved it.  I love these guys for their honest emotions and relatability, their passion and fire so was it note perfect;  no but it was intense and amazing and sounds great to me.   

Also, gotta love that a successful, professional musician with a long history like Billie gets nervous and emotional about a song and not be all hyped on his own ego, there's no "phoning it in" here. 

[Nowhere Man]

Guys I think you are exaggerating here.

Although the mixing wasn't at the best level, I think Green Day made a good performance and although Billie was very emotional and nervous his vocal performance wasn't bad, I even loved this "unpolished" version, it has the soul, and that's the most important. 

[Sixtrix]

8 hours ago, BullwinkleCheech said:

Billie can't seem to reach the notes on Still Breathing. Everytime he sings it live it's out of tune.

He's been reaching much higher notes with songs from American Idiot