Green Day announce new greatest hits album ‘God’s Favourite Band’ – featuring new song

[The Bellie]

I personally find it pretty cool to make a record with their greatest hits covering all their carrier until now (greatest in a general way). I have already all their CD's but I couldn't have resisted buying this one in the whole bundle. The price isn't that much of a big deal, nothing pleases me as much as Green Day related and I don't feel the need to buy much stuff aside from Green Day related stuff and guitar playing.

Each of us decides to buy it or not, we'll all get to hear the new song that's for sure. I hope this release will allow new fans to get into Green Day. And all along, I do hope we still have a chance for a live album of this amazing tour.

[Schlappy]

Sometimes green day go too serious, example the mellow drama of the behind the scenes in BIAB (excluding Tre of course)...

but THIS is the kind of silly shit i expect and love from the band. 

[Christian's Inferno!]

So when do people think the new song (or songs if you count the new version of OW) are gonna leak?

[Billie Hoe]

1 hour ago, MysticManiac said:

So when do people think the new song (or songs if you count the new version of OW) are gonna leak?

hopefully not at all

[Hermione]

I just remembered that this photo exists and felt it was relevant to this topic  

I also hope it doesn't leak but I guess it probably will, no way to know exactly when but at least a few days before is likely

 

[herewegoagain]

If/when it leaks it will be the hardest battle of my life #realfan

Just to add my two cents, I don't see the harm in releasing something low-effort like this to keep the momentum up while they're (presumably) working on new music. Keeps the casuals interested, we get a new song (easily available on the Spotify etc for free if you want),  video, hilarious merch and hopefully some entertaining promo and maybe even live dates. Doesn't have to mean a full stop to the Rev Rad era and it's better than complete silence.

[The Bellie]

5 minutes ago, Hermione said:

I also hope it doesn't leak but I guess it probably will, no way to know exactly when but at least a few days before.

This may sound dumb, but how can a song leak before its official release? I read before that Bang Bang had had also leaked before RevRad's release, but I suppose this happens beyond the band's control?

2 minutes ago, herewegoagain said:

If/when it leaks it will be the hardest battle of my life #realfan

I hadn't thought of that... especially if people here would be already discussing it  

[pacejunkie punk]

19 minutes ago, Kuromignonne said:

This may sound dumb, but how can a song leak before its official release? I read before that Bang Bang had had also leaked before RevRad's release, but I suppose this happens beyond the band's control?

A song passes through a lot of different hands on its way to a release. Like a leaked script or piece of film, some underling or assistant from WB or an agents office gets their hands on it and uploads it to the internet to feel special.

[BilIie Joe Armstrong]

I wonder if the video will be for OW or Back In The USA.

14 hours ago, Schlappy said:

Sometimes green day go too serious, example the mellow drama of the behind the scenes in BIAB (excluding Tre of course)...

but THIS is the kind of silly shit i expect and love from the band. 

They are so dramatic in BIAB  I wouldn't want them to be this serious all the time though.

[pacejunkie punk]

4 minutes ago, Jane Lannister said:

I wonder if the video will be for OW or Back In The USA.

They are so dramatic in BIAB  I wouldn't want them to be this serious all the time though.

I’ve really been missing their humor too. I’m hoping there’s also some silliness on the next original album.

[Billie Hoe]

51 minutes ago, Jane Lannister said:

I wonder if the video will be for OW or Back In The USA.

We're still waiting for Forever Now!

1 hour ago, herewegoagain said:

If/when it leaks it will be the hardest battle of my life #realfan

Just to add my two cents, I don't see the harm in releasing something low-effort like this to keep the momentum up while they're (presumably) working on new music. Keeps the casuals interested, we get a new song (easily available on the Spotify etc for free if you want),  video, hilarious merch and hopefully some entertaining promo and maybe even live dates. Doesn't have to mean a full stop to the Rev Rad era and it's better than complete silence.

making sense as always  #greatesthitsaregreatsquad

[Penguin Puffball]

Too lazy to read the whole thread so this was probably mentioned somewhere and I just don't know it, but: I read somewhere (I think on facebook or something) that there were two new songs on this album. Is that true, or is it just the one new song? I forget what page I saw it on that said there were two.

[pacejunkie punk]

1 minute ago, Penguin Puffball said:

Too lazy to read the whole thread so this was probably mentioned somewhere and I just don't know it, but: I read somewhere (I think on facebook or something) that there were two new songs on this album. Is that true, or is it just the one new song? I forget what page I saw it on that said there were two.

Ordinary World re-recorded with Miranda Lambert is listed as a new song as is a track called Back in the USA.

[Penguin Puffball]

1 minute ago, pacejunkie punk said:

Ordinary World re-recorded with Miranda Lambert is listed as a new song as is a track called Back in the USA.

Ah, I was wondering if the Miranda Lambert addition was being considered a "new" song. Thanks.

[BilIie Joe Armstrong]

1 hour ago, Billie Hoe said:

We're still waiting for Forever Now!

They must have forgotten about that one 

[pouty bitch]

8 minutes ago, Jane Lannister said:

They must have forgotten about that one 

Or Billie was lying again.

[BilIie Joe Armstrong]

15 minutes ago, G-L-O-R-I-A said:

Or Billie was lying again.

Stuff like this makes you wonder - does he speak the truth when he says they're working on a music video? Maybe. Does he speak the truth when he talks about drinking pee? I hope not. 

[pacejunkie punk]

38 minutes ago, G-L-O-R-I-A said:

Or Billie was lying again.

I think half the time he just speaks prematurely anout things they are talking about doing that later don’t pan out. It would be a weird thing to make up. Or it actually is happening. 😉

[BilIie Joe Armstrong]

2 minutes ago, pacejunkie punk said:

I think half the time he just speaks prematurely anout things they are talking about doing that later don’t pan out. It would be a weird thing to make up. Or it actually is happening. 😉

Agreed. He most probably doesn't lie on purpose but talks about stuff he's currently preoccupied even though it isn't meant to come out any time soon or things they're only considering.

[pouty bitch]

7 minutes ago, pacejunkie punk said:

I think half the time he just speaks prematurely anout things they are talking about doing that later don’t pan out. It would be a weird thing to make up. Or it actually is happening. 😉

I know, I was just joking about all the times he mentions/hints at something that never happens. I do believe that they'll make the video, but god knows when it will actually happen.

[stories and songs]

17 hours ago, Schlappy said:

Sometimes green day go too serious, example the mellow drama of the behind the scenes in BIAB (excluding Tre of course)...

but THIS is the kind of silly shit i expect and love from the band. 

 

They were pretty dark and angsty during that time (and for quite a time after that, actually), and I didn't realize it until we got to this era and everything felt lighter and happier. That's how I like my Green Day. This is super fun.

[BilIie Joe Armstrong]

53 minutes ago, stories and songs said:

They were pretty dark and angsty during that time (and for quite a time after that, actually), and I didn't realize it until we got to this era and everything felt lighter and happier. That's how I like my Green Day. This is super fun.

Same. Everything feels so lighter, sincere, less strained and happier. As it they lifted a curtain

[pouty bitch]

Tbh, I think their serious phase is the reason it took so long for me to become a GD fan. I much prefer their silly, laid-back side.

[jengd]

5 hours ago, herewegoagain said:

If/when it leaks it will be the hardest battle of my life #realfan

I feel your pain, I didn't listen to any of the Revrad leaks as I wanted to have that feeling of listening to a new album again and it was tough by the I didn't regret it.

[pacejunkie punk]

18 minutes ago, Jane Lannister said:

Same. Everything feels so lighter, sincere, less strained and happier. As it they lifted a curtain

 

9 minutes ago, G-L-O-R-I-A said:

Tbh, I think their serious phase is the reason it took so long for me to become a GD fan. I much prefer their silly, laid-back side.

I was showing my daughter the video for BOBD and she was saying how emo and angsty she thought it was. Even though I know it dates to a time period when a lot of alternative music was angsty, I never thought of Green Day that way. For some reason while grunge and emo all seemed so dark and depressing and “I’m alone I hate my life”, Green Day’s vibe seemed to be “I’m alone but that’s cool” There was always some underlying sense to me that it was a positive thing. I’ve listened to a lot of angsty music in my day but Green Day was the first band that seemed to say to me, yeah we’re messed up but who cares, let’s have fun and celebrate. That’s what drew me to GD.

That said, the themes of AI and 21CB were definitely darker than what came before. I miss the craziness of Nimrod and earlier sometimes too.  I have a feeling so do they.