Yosuke Hanamura Posted January 1, 2021 Posted January 1, 2021 32 minutes ago, Eric said: we got nothing out of this. I know, don’t rub it in..
pacejunkie punk Posted January 1, 2021 Author Posted January 1, 2021 40 minutes ago, jetsrule128 said: 21 guns would have been more appropriate Seems they agree https://www.instagram.com/tv/CJfc1NPlaBJ/?igshid=1mt1iv486a1n7
The Grohl Posted January 1, 2021 Posted January 1, 2021 Don't get me wrong it was nice to see the performance again. I always like seeing Green Day on TV and I like Oh Yeah. I just wish they were upfront about it. That being said I don't see the point in rubbing it in. So what we got excited? Of course we are! We love seeing our boys on TV! We just hoped it was something new.
Eric Posted January 1, 2021 Posted January 1, 2021 14 minutes ago, The Grohl said: Don't get me wrong it was nice to see the performance again. I always like seeing Green Day on TV and I like Oh Yeah. I just wish they were upfront about it. That being said I don't see the point in rubbing it in. So what we got excited? Of course we are! We love seeing our boys on TV! We just hoped it was something new. performance was ass. oh yeah is trash. giving green day a pass in 2020 lollllll
Beyza Posted January 1, 2021 Posted January 1, 2021 It’s sad that it was just an old performance. I’m glad I went to bed (it was already morning anyways lol) I looked through twitter in the morning and people (mostly gd fans) were talking about a Tweet that official Fox TV account posted. I didn’t have any idea but apparently they deleted it because of the backlash and stuff. I still don’t get their purpose of tweeting that though
solongfromthestars Posted January 1, 2021 Posted January 1, 2021 Green Day may not be as relevant as they were in 2005, but I don't have a clue who any of the other people on this show are, so...
Yosuke Hanamura Posted January 1, 2021 Posted January 1, 2021 Just now, solongfromthestars said: Green Day may not be as relevant as they were in 2005, but I don't have a clue who any of the other people on this show are, so... It just means they haven’t lost all relevancy. They still make charts after all. 9 minutes ago, The Grohl said: Wow...really? How petty Fox. I guess they don’t realize how many people are still into rock.
The Grohl Posted January 1, 2021 Posted January 1, 2021 On 12/17/2020 at 3:27 PM, The Grohl said: It better not be a "remember when the boys played New Years 2019? Let's watch that again!" type of thing. This comment has aged poorly.
jengd Posted January 1, 2021 Posted January 1, 2021 I am a little surprised by some of the reaction I am seeing, not just here, about this performance. I know we would have loved a stellar, new, live performance, but it couldn’t happen and the risk of a zoom type performance live is huge so really it had to be a repeat. What surprises me is Fox seem to be sulking about being called out for deliberately mis-advertising something, which really most radio and tv companies do all the time! We need to complain more to our relevant broadcasting watchdogs about this whole misrepresentation of what’s really going to be shown, including the p “full live performance” when it’s 30 mins thing. They could easily, and should, have put a strap line or something on all the advertising saying that the performances were neither live or new.
Yosuke Hanamura Posted January 1, 2021 Posted January 1, 2021 19 minutes ago, jengd said: I am a little surprised by some of the reaction I am seeing, not just here, about this performance. I know we would have loved a stellar, new, live performance, but it couldn’t happen and the risk of a zoom type performance live is huge so really it had to be a repeat. What surprises me is Fox seem to be sulking about being called out for deliberately mis-advertising something, which really most radio and tv companies do all the time! We need to complain more to our relevant broadcasting watchdogs about this whole misrepresentation of what’s really going to be shown, including the p “full live performance” when it’s 30 mins thing. They could easily, and should, have put a strap line or something on all the advertising saying that the performances were neither live or new. It’s very obvious why it was done. They had to complete against “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve”, the one end of year party that nearly every household across the country tunes into, regardless if people are actually watching, or just have it on for background noise. We may not like all the acts there, but they sure as hell know how to get the party vibe going on, which made it all the more special (at least for me) when Green Day finally made it on.
Guest Posted January 1, 2021 Posted January 1, 2021 6 hours ago, Beyza said: It’s sad that it was just an old performance. I’m glad I went to bed (it was already morning anyways lol) I looked through twitter in the morning and people (mostly gd fans) were talking about a Tweet that official Fox TV account posted. I didn’t have any idea but apparently they deleted it because of the backlash and stuff. I still don’t get their purpose of tweeting that though I mean, it's Fox. Did anyone here expect them to like Green Day LOL? I can't believe they even booked them, probably just to get viewers. Anyway, I fell asleep. What happened? It sounds like it was a rebroadcast of the iHeart 2019 performance of Oh Yeah?
pacejunkie punk Posted January 1, 2021 Author Posted January 1, 2021 12 minutes ago, BillieMyLove said: I mean, it's Fox. Did anyone here expect them to like Green Day LOL? I can't believe they even booked them, probably just to get viewers. Anyway, I fell asleep. What happened? It sounds like it was a rebroadcast of the iHeart 2019 performance of Oh Yeah? Worse. It was from the record release party show in February. That show was a low energy mess
Thatsername Posted January 1, 2021 Posted January 1, 2021 4 minutes ago, pacejunkie punk said: Worse. It was from the record release party show in February. That show was a low energy mess Oh dear God no. Oh Yeah is the worst live song I've ever heard from Green Day, and probably even the only bad live song in their catalogue. I can't believe they aired this again, it gives people who don't know Green Day so much a completely wrong impression of their abilities as a live band. I've always blamed the band (or rather the management) for not airing enough live footage to proof to a bigger audience HOW great they are live. And now they had the chance and chose one of their worst performances ever🙄 Remember when we all thought things could change with the new management? How naive we've been!
Guest Posted January 1, 2021 Posted January 1, 2021 18 minutes ago, pacejunkie punk said: Worse. It was from the record release party show in February. That show was a low energy mess Oh, I actually really liked that show! I thought it was a good show! And I loved Billie's look in it (cough pink jacket cough) and thought he gave a solid performance. I mean, I was hoping for something new, but this wasn't a bad choice. I kinda wished they had chosen a song from that performance other than Oh Yeah, but that is the song that seems to be getting the most attention this year, so it makes sense.
BilIie Joe Armstrong Posted January 1, 2021 Posted January 1, 2021 It might have been the best performance of Oh Yeah, but overall, this show just wasn't good. It made me concerned about the upcoming tour.
Guest Posted January 1, 2021 Posted January 1, 2021 2 minutes ago, Beerjeezus said: It might have been the best performance of Oh Yeah, but overall, this show just wasn't good. It made me concerned about the upcoming tour. I really don't know what was so bad about the show. OK, it wasn't Bullet in a Bible LOL, but it wasn't bad. Billie maybe seemed a little tired in places, but show me someone who isn't in 2020 LOL. The year was already starting to suck at that time. Oh Yeah isn't a great live song. The Oscars performance of it wasn't bad, but they could have picked any other song from the release party for New Year's and it would have been better. The media has latched on to Oh Yeah this year, probably because it has an important and timely message, and now that this is the only song they want to air performances of.
BilIie Joe Armstrong Posted January 1, 2021 Posted January 1, 2021 7 minutes ago, BillieMyLove said: I really don't know what was so bad about the show. OK, it wasn't Bullet in a Bible LOL, but it wasn't bad. Billie maybe seemed a little tired in places, but show me someone who isn't in 2020 LOL. The year was already starting to suck at that time. Oh Yeah isn't a great live song. The Oscars performance of it wasn't bad, but they could have picked any other song from the release party for New Year's and it would have been better. The media has latched on to Oh Yeah this year, probably because it has an important and timely message, and now that this is the only song they want to air performances of. I'm not saying it was atrocious, it wasn't "bad" bad, it's just that the whole show seemed tired and so unlike the band that's always made playing music look so effortless, so it made me a little sad.
Guest Posted January 1, 2021 Posted January 1, 2021 2 minutes ago, Beerjeezus said: I'm not saying it was atrocious, it wasn't "bad" bad, it's just that the whole show seemed tired and so unlike the band that's always made playing music look so effortless, so it made me a little sad. I can agree with this. I think Green Day has set their own bar so high that whenever a performance is anything less than earth-moving, we are all disappointed. They are indeed an amazing life band; I often feel that they sound better live than on their albums. Oh Yeah just doesn't come across well live. I hope when we get past this pandemic they will play some of the non-single songs from FOAM live. Something like Sugar Youth or Take the Money and Crawl would be great live. It's amazing how much better the rest of the album is outside the singles LOL.
BilIie Joe Armstrong Posted January 1, 2021 Posted January 1, 2021 1 minute ago, BillieMyLove said: I can agree with this. I think Green Day has set their own bar so high that whenever a performance is anything less than earth-moving, we are all disappointed. They are indeed an amazing life band; I often feel that they sound better live than on their albums. Oh Yeah just doesn't come across well live. I hope when we get past this pandemic they will play some of the non-single songs from FOAM live. Something like Sugar Youth or Take the Money and Crawl would be great live. It's amazing how much better the rest of the album is outside the singles LOL. That's what I mean! They just are so badass live - it's not only just about playing the music, but also about the energy they have. It's what makes seeing them live such an experience and as long as it's there, I can forget about some occassional imperfections. I agree with your choices for songs they should play... Graffitia would be amazing too.
pacejunkie punk Posted January 1, 2021 Author Posted January 1, 2021 24 minutes ago, BillieMyLove said: I really don't know what was so bad about the show. OK, it wasn't Bullet in a Bible LOL, but it wasn't bad. Billie maybe seemed a little tired in places, but show me someone who isn't in 2020 LOL. The year was already starting to suck at that time. Oh Yeah isn't a great live song. The Oscars performance of it wasn't bad, but they could have picked any other song from the release party for New Year's and it would have been better. The media has latched on to Oh Yeah this year, probably because it has an important and timely message, and now that this is the only song they want to air performances of. It was sloppy and they didn’t seem into it. When they’re not into it the audience can tell and give no energy back. It was like a low energy feedback loop. Billie screwed up the lyrics to almost half the songs in the set. Even during the interview it seemed like they just didn’t want to be there and couldn’t wait to get out. The whole FOAM promotion period seemed like this to me with the exception of maybe Whiskey A GoGo and Spain where they seemed to be enjoying themselves. Every other promotional performance came off like a chore. But this one was the worst. A record release party where you play the same two singles that had been out for months and nothing from the new album? And a cover of Dancing With Myself sung by Jason and half the “lyrics” mumbled and fudged by Billie? This isn’t The Coverups. It’s like they didn’t care. I actually wanted to hear the new songs. Remember the RevRad record release show where they actually played the new songs and interacted with the crowd? Not here. And to punctuate the evening, they left the event and went straight to a closed club where they played a private event for their friends and family that was the fun high energy show they couldn’t be bothered to do for their fans. From the clips they seemed to be having a blast. That was the real record release party. And yes, like @Beerjeezus said after this I was concerned for the tour. 9 minutes ago, BillieMyLove said: I can agree with this. I think Green Day has set their own bar so high that whenever a performance is anything less than earth-moving, we are all disappointed. They are indeed an amazing life band; I often feel that they sound better live than on their albums. Oh Yeah just doesn't come across well live. I hope when we get past this pandemic they will play some of the non-single songs from FOAM live. Something like Sugar Youth or Take the Money and Crawl would be great live. It's amazing how much better the rest of the album is outside the singles LOL. My prediction is you will never hear any other songs from FOAM live. If they couldn’t be bothered to learn them for the record release party weeks before the tour was set to begin, they had no intention of playing them. Billie attempted an impromptu Graffitia during lockdown and already he forgot how it went and made a mess of it. He never learned it to play live.
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