Jimmy Strummer Posted September 12, 2019 Posted September 12, 2019 38 minutes ago, blackplanet said: [Anthony Fantano voice] I'm feeling a light 7 on this one. [/Anthony Fantano voice] It's not their best song, but it's catchy and it's fun. Funny enough, Fantano himself just came out with a Track Review for it and he absolutely hates it. Oh, so RevRad played things too safe for him even though the intention behind that record was stripping it back and getting closer to that old Dookie sound he supposedly holds near and dear to him; but now that they're taking more risks, not playing it safe, and making music that's totally different, off the wall, and exciting, he's all like "What the fuck is this shit?" He's so representative of what @Ross_19 was saying earlier about people having expectations for this band that are too high for them to ever meet. Nothing they do will ever be good enough for him, so he should just stop reviewing their new stuff and let it go.
blackplanet Posted September 12, 2019 Posted September 12, 2019 2 minutes ago, Jimmy Strummer said: Funny enough, Fantano himself just came out with a Track Review for it and he absolutely hates it. Oh, so RevRad played things too safe for him even though the intention behind that record was stripping it back and getting closer to that old Dookie sound he supposedly holds near and dear to him; but now that they're taking more risks, not playing it safe, and making music that's totally different, off the wall, and exciting, he's all like "What the fuck is this shit?" He's so representative of what @Ross_19 was saying earlier about people having expectations for this band that are too high for them to ever meet. Nothing they do will ever be good enough for him, so he should just stop reviewing their new stuff and let it go. Yeah, I like the dude's videos, but I certainly don't agree with him on everything. I remember him trashing "Burials" by AFI too, and I loved that album.
That Dude Posted September 12, 2019 Posted September 12, 2019 2 hours ago, greenalert997x said: I believe rest of the album will be a stripped down rock and roll in the spirit of iDos! A dose of songs in style of Fuck Time, Makeout Party and Lady Cobra, but with more harmonies Would be great FOAMF is quite catchy but unapproachable at the same time After a moment of refelction, I don't worry about the rest songs (or just less). Billie said that the lead single represents the entire shape of foamf, but it only means they want to keep the spirit of rock and roll. The description and unfortunately... sickening cover art basically confirms that they're going to remain loopy If the single had been filled with synthesizers instead of guitars, I would have been worried, but obviously the ''only'' strangest thing is Billies vocal. I don't suppose he recorded the rest nine songs like that. That would be unforgivable. I cannot wait to hear some beutiful harmonies, Billies natural vocal. I dream about a snippets of his soothing vocal, like in Troubled Times or in Outlaws (the last part). In Outlaws a little distorion on vocal sounds perfect. Since they care less about commercial success, it's quite explainable why they chose that single He goes higher and higher on each track.
Jimmy Strummer Posted September 12, 2019 Posted September 12, 2019 12 minutes ago, blackplanet said: Yeah, I like the dude's videos, but I certainly don't agree with him on everything. I remember him trashing "Burials" by AFI too, and I loved that album. It's like he seems to get some kind of satisfaction from pissing people off. Although oddly enough he did enjoy Paramore's last album which surprised me.
Paxton Posted September 12, 2019 Posted September 12, 2019 44 minutes ago, Jimmy Strummer said: Funny enough, Fantano himself just came out with a Track Review for it and he absolutely hates it. Oh, so RevRad played things too safe for him even though the intention behind that record was stripping it back and getting closer to that old Dookie sound he supposedly holds near and dear to him; but now that they're taking more risks, not playing it safe, and making music that's totally different, off the wall, and exciting, he's all like "What the fuck is this shit?" He's so representative of what @Ross_19 was saying earlier about people having expectations for this band that are too high for them to ever meet. Nothing they do will ever be good enough for him, so he should just stop reviewing their new stuff and let it go. Imagine being this worked up over some dudes opinion on a song that stinks? Yikes....
That Dude Posted September 12, 2019 Posted September 12, 2019 30 minutes ago, Jimmy Strummer said: It's like he seems to get some kind of satisfaction from pissing people off. Although oddly enough he did enjoy Paramore's last album which surprised me. I enjoy watching bad reviews of things I like.....that's how I discovered Fantano. Bashing Green Day for an album, haha. His musical tastes are the exact opposite of his most of the time so he is fun to watch and get angry at. Lol. John at ARTV also hated it and he's a huge Green Day fan. He and I usually agree on reviews but not this time. Billie is kind of being weird this time around. Watche what would have been a cool skit where him, Rivers and Pete answered questions. But all the questions were dumb except what is your dream collaboration and Billie ended it abruptly. I wanted the answer! Are the three bands secretly working on each others albums? Or is Billie doing a whole personality to go with the album thing???
Jankowski576 Posted September 12, 2019 Posted September 12, 2019 I saw it posted somewhere, but does anyone have who the mixing engineer was on this?
legendary Posted September 12, 2019 Posted September 12, 2019 Anyone outside of Green Day World did make a good review about the song?
Morse Code Guy Posted September 12, 2019 Posted September 12, 2019 Song kicks ass. Also, they literally said on KROQ interview that they’d be getting out another album in 2021, so 10 songs for a year, pretty reasonable. Let’s see if we’d get more singles. Still, the music video for this song is gonna be DOPE.
DookieLukie Posted September 12, 2019 Posted September 12, 2019 7 minutes ago, Morse Code Guy said: Still, the music video for this song is gonna be DOPE. I'm super excited for the aesthetic.
greendepent Posted September 12, 2019 Posted September 12, 2019 Few more thoughs about this song: - Even if it isn't that a "great" song, is fun, catchy and fast. More than enough to keep people asking for something else - Production is great. For a band that always change their sound album to album, this was a really interesting move. It was a matter of time that they embraced this kind of sound. In fact, I think it took too long. This is what I like the most of the song, that raw, lo-fi, hip-hop-ish kind of sound. I'm looking forward for hearing the rest of it. - The Unicorn is great. It kicks so much ass, specially that cringe-worthy bunny of AAF. If they wanted to make a good statement, they did it. Nothing better than fucking up things with a direction behind it.
thisisfineiguess Posted September 12, 2019 Posted September 12, 2019 Just heard FOAMF on a local radio station in Philly. First time i've heard them play a GD song that wasn't one of the 90s hits or boulevard.
GDFan2019 Posted September 12, 2019 Posted September 12, 2019 A bit off topic, but the SongsForAssholes IG now has 71 posts!
Morse Code Guy Posted September 12, 2019 Posted September 12, 2019 1 minute ago, GDFan2019 said: A bit off topic, but the SongsForAssholes IG now has 71 posts! Guess they are just sharing the show’s photos.
That Dude Posted September 12, 2019 Posted September 12, 2019 Anyone want to go deep on the lyrics....what's this song about in your opinion? We are the rivals in the riot inside us? Watched the live performance of it. Heard my local radio guys talking about Hella Mega. I'm officially in love with this song. It's a brave and bold move for a band still finding creativity after 33 years as a band. They didn't sell out and they didn't repeat themselves. The song is good. Sorry Fantano, it's good.
dudley dawson Posted September 12, 2019 Posted September 12, 2019 Just came here to post Fantano's review but saw it's already been discussed. Highly entertaining lol
Christian's Inferno! Posted September 12, 2019 Posted September 12, 2019 6 hours ago, Jimmy Strummer said: Funny enough, Fantano himself just came out with a Track Review for it and he absolutely hates it. Oh, so RevRad played things too safe for him even though the intention behind that record was stripping it back and getting closer to that old Dookie sound he supposedly holds near and dear to him; but now that they're taking more risks, not playing it safe, and making music that's totally different, off the wall, and exciting, he's all like "What the fuck is this shit?" He's so representative of what @Ross_19 was saying earlier about people having expectations for this band that are too high for them to ever meet. Nothing they do will ever be good enough for him, so he should just stop reviewing their new stuff and let it go. Pretty sure Fantano hasn't liked a GD album since Nimrod
Ross_19 Posted September 12, 2019 Posted September 12, 2019 Doesn't Fantano hate most things that are within the rock and punk genre? Pretty sure I've seen him shit on a lot of bands in the past
WhiteTim Posted September 12, 2019 Posted September 12, 2019 6 hours ago, Jankowski576 said: I saw it posted somewhere, but does anyone have who the mixing engineer was on this? Pretty sure it’s Chris Dugan as he is GD’s in house engineer and he posted about the album that it was great working alongside Butch Walker
BilIie Joe Armstrong Posted September 12, 2019 Posted September 12, 2019 Anybody else hears some Stop, Drop and Roll in the vocal melody of the verse?
Asik Posted September 12, 2019 Posted September 12, 2019 1 hour ago, Ross_19 said: Doesn't Fantano hate most things that are within the rock and punk genre? Pretty sure I've seen him shit on a lot of bands in the past His review is pretty justifiable. This is the only song that made my ears bleed. That falsetto is pretty bad. Even for a non single its low quality
Billie Joes Eyelids Posted September 12, 2019 Posted September 12, 2019 Any guesses on how this song will do on the alternative/rock charts?
MillenniumFan Posted September 12, 2019 Posted September 12, 2019 9 hours ago, Jimmy Strummer said: Funny enough, Fantano himself just came out with a Track Review for it and he absolutely hates it. Oh, so RevRad played things too safe for him even though the intention behind that record was stripping it back and getting closer to that old Dookie sound he supposedly holds near and dear to him; but now that they're taking more risks, not playing it safe, and making music that's totally different, off the wall, and exciting, he's all like "What the fuck is this shit?" He's so representative of what @Ross_19 was saying earlier about people having expectations for this band that are too high for them to ever meet. Nothing they do will ever be good enough for him, so he should just stop reviewing their new stuff and let it go. To be fair, RevRad playing it too safe wasn't the only reason he didn't like it, that would be a straw-man of his review. He also lamented the "poor lyrics" on for example YoungBlood, the arguably poor production and the at times terrible transitions between songs (end of BOTW anyone lol). On the whole, I think he almost certainly has a negative bias towards them, because he started the RevRad video by saying "I lost interest in the band latest after Nimrod". Now that's a very narrow window of music styles he'll "accept" and he didn't even say he liked either Nimrod or Insomniac. So yeah, he definitely has a negative bias towards the band, dismissing pretty much anything that isn't Dookie, I guess, but I don't completely disagree with his criticisms here. I think if you tone them down and give a few extra points in the rating, you'll get to a more reasonable review.
CherryBombs&Gasoline Posted September 12, 2019 Posted September 12, 2019 Ok, so it's time to post something here again, I guess. I'd say the song is...ok? It really doesn't excite me at all to be honest. Yes, it's loud and probably fun live but I do not care very much about it. Which is a rare thing for a lead single from Green Day. I pretty much liked all of their lead singles since I became a fan in 2009, and that includes tracks like Know your Enemy and Oh Love. I'm surprised how so many people say that it's catchy because I think it's rather forgettable. Maybe Billie's voice is so off-putting that I just can't focus on the rest of the song? I dont know. That being said, it's their music. They do not have to make me or anyone else happy. If this is the the direction they chose then I accept that. But so far, it's just not for me. I will still listen to it, but if I wasn't a massive fan of them, I probably wouldn't. But we'll see. Maybe it will grow on me (which definitely WON'T happen with the album cover).
Im.a.basket.case Posted September 12, 2019 Posted September 12, 2019 My in depth review of Father of All... I fucking love it.... The End.
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