New Song: "Here Comes the Shock"

[jengd]

It’s catchy, it grows on you and it’s fun, what more can we need right now.  I think it’s probably a one off for  NHL and they had fun with it.  I like the video, been doing punk rock aerobics since the 70s 😂😂.  
 

Be bop a loola  baby....

hubby just walked in while it was playing and said ‘here comes the shark?”...

[JOE THE X-KID]

Oh I get it, the shock is realising how Green Day could release such a bad song

[Gonzalo17]

This Song IS better than any FOAM Song that os not Graffitia

[Joe.]

Fucking terrible again, wonder if this is just the permanent sound of the band now?

[JOE THE X-KID]

6 minutes ago, Gonzalo17 said:

This Song IS better than any FOAM Song that os not Graffitia

I respect your opinion but I don't get how anyone could say that. Sugar Youth, Junkies on A High, Take The Money and Crawl, Meet me on the roof run rings around this.

[Joe.]

2 hours ago, JellyTime said:

I think the whole point of releasing this song was to make us think FOAMF isn't THAT bad 

And about the video... It's possible to make aerobic lesson without this amount of cringe 

 

Slaves have an edge to them. Green Day don’t. That’s the difference.

I agree with a lot of other posters, it’s hard to get excited about new Green Day music because they’re actively choosing to release complete rubbish like this even though their side projects have shown a lot of promise.

[Gonzalo17]

5 minutes ago, JOE THE X-KID said:

I respect your opinion but I don't get how anyone could say that. Sugar Youth, Junkies on A High, Take The Money and Crawl, Meet me on the roof run rings around this.

Allí that songs don't have a "Green Day sound" (except sugar youth)... Some ir us still expecting Green Day playing punk rock, not glam rock 

[Hermione]

Did an experiment. I played the song to my mum and my sister played it to her son. Didn't tell them what the song was called, only asked them what the lyrics of the chorus were.

The result? They both answered "here comes the shark 🦈" without hesitation. This is the official lyric as far as I'm concerned. 

[jengd]

6 minutes ago, Joe. said:

Slaves have an edge to them. Green Day don’t. That’s the difference.

I agree with a lot of other posters, it’s hard to get excited about new Green Day music because they’re actively choosing to release complete rubbish like this even though their side projects have shown a lot of promise.

Slaves are great but you aren’t really comparing like for like.  They are a much younger, newer duo and who knows if they will recover and come back, they have been silent since Laurie’s girlfriend died.

[JOE THE X-KID]

Green Day were my favourite band for so long and I always defended them against the 'they're just grown men acting like  teens'  argument. But honestly, i have to agree a bit now. Its embarrasing. They were maturing a lot with 21st Century Breakdown and it kind of went back a bit with the trilogy, but it still felt sincere and I enjoyed it a lot. Rev Rad was very good albeit a bit safe

I even enjoyed FOAM but never really got the attitude they had, it felt off. Billie laughing at the rehab thing and drinking again was like a slap in the face. Its like he struggles with the fact he's getting older and can't handle it. Don't get me wrong, I'll always love them and get excited by new releases but man what happened? I've moved on a bit with bands like Biffy Clyro, Paramore, Foo Fighters, Kings Of Leon etc. They just put out much higher quality material.

[Tubbie Head]

10 hours ago, angryasn said:

Just did some research. Punk Rock Aerobics is a real thing by Hilken. The backdrop is her studio and she does zoom aerobics classes to punk rock music. 

 

i dig it. i get it. i’m FEELING it. also the more i listen to the song, i could see it as being the first track to an album that’s just power and energy and sharp tongue lyrics 

That's awesome!

I sure hope everyone will take 2 minutes out of their day to follow along this workout, it's so fun! 

Green Day care about their fans' health, now that we're missing out on our usual highest intensity workouts: concerts.

Edited February 21, 2021 by Tubbie Head

[Miregal]

8 minutes ago, JOE THE X-KID said:

Green Day were my favourite band for so long and I always defended them against the 'they're just grown men acting like  teens'  argument. But honestly, i have to agree a bit now. Its embarrasing. They were maturing a lot with 21st Century Breakdown and it kind of went back a bit with the trilogy, but it still felt sincere and I enjoyed it a lot. Rev Rad was very good albeit a bit safe

I even enjoyed FOAM but never really got the attitude they had, it felt off. Billie laughing at the rehab thing and drinking again was like a slap in the face. Its like he struggles with the fact he's getting older and can't handle it. Don't get me wrong, I'll always love them and get excited by new releases but man what happened? I've moved on a bit with bands like Biffy Clyro, Paramore, Foo Fighters, Kings Of Leon etc. They just put out much higher quality material.

Thank you!

I agree with you 

[Miko]

Terrible, just terrible. I don't even wanna know how many times Billie said ''Here comes the shock'' during the song. Lyrics are meaningless, instruments are bland and it's just simply bad song. Video is godawful and seems like Billie doesn't know how to make personal songs anymore. Hard to think any positives after listening some crap like this.

[Joe.]

14 minutes ago, jengd said:

Slaves are great but you aren’t really comparing like for like.  They are a much younger, newer duo and who knows if they will recover and come back, they have been silent since Laurie’s girlfriend died.

Laurie is busy with a solo project at the moment, don’t worry. Shit news about his girlfriend, saw she had been struggling but didn’t know she’d passed away.

You’re right tho, it’s a tough comparison because you have one band that cares about their music and another that’s decided to be a heritage act.

And of course, nothing encapsulates the punk ethos like some punk rock aerobics!!!! 

[That Dude]

6 hours ago, LiamMartel said:

the sniffing at 1:50 for no reasona butcher thing i guess, and i dont like how compressed  the snareis . alot of things sounding in the background like a ball of sound. , this song does not make sense at all. 

 

I was wondering if that's part of the actual song or just in the video?  

[Hermione]

9 minutes ago, JOE THE X-KID said:

Green Day were my favourite band for so long and I always defended them against the 'they're just grown men acting like  teens'  argument. But honestly, i have to agree a bit now. Its embarrasing. They were maturing a lot with 21st Century Breakdown and it kind of went back a bit with the trilogy, but it still felt sincere and I enjoyed it a lot. Rev Rad was very good albeit a bit safe

I even enjoyed FOAM but never really got the attitude they had, it felt off. Billie laughing at the rehab thing and drinking again was like a slap in the face. Its like he struggles with the fact he's getting older and can't handle it. Don't get me wrong, I'll always love them and get excited by new releases but man what happened? I've moved on a bit with bands like Biffy Clyro, Paramore, Foo Fighters, Kings Of Leon etc. They just put out much higher quality material.

He always laughed about it (starting with the Jeff Matika interview a few months later) and he never said he was going to be teetotal (and never stopped being seen with the occasional drink). They've always been about not taking themselves too seriously and having some silly fun, and they've always made catchy songs. There's nothing wrong with it. There's still some pretty personal and interesting lyrics on FOAM, Billie doesn't hide his struggles with getting older he writes honestly about it. Being older doesn't have to mean losing their sense of humour, there's nothing terrible about putting out a catchy song with a fun video encouraging keeping active during quarantine. 

[Train27]

We get a new song and we complain. Man Green Day is lucky to have a fan base like us lol. I get it that some of you don’t like it as much but still like the band but why post negativity? It’s just like on YouTube, why come to this thread if you don’t like the song that much? 

[Hermione]

3 minutes ago, Joe. said:

 

And of course, nothing encapsulates the punk ethos like some punk rock aerobics!!!! 

What's wrong with it? Harmless fun and exercise to keep active and entertained during quarantine. Real punks take themselves far too seriously for that I guess.

[Gonzalo17]

I like It... It has Green Day energy, with their brand sound... It could fit in Revolution radio perfectly... 

[Train27]

2 minutes ago, Hermione said:

What's wrong with it? Harmless fun and exercise to keep active and entertained during quarantine. Real punks take themselves far too seriously for that I guess.

I’m probably gonna dance to it every day like a routine!

[dannygreen]

7 hours ago, Banjodewulf2247 said:

That was the worst fucking music video i've ever watched. Its like some moron thought it was a good idea to remake the unused whatsername music video from 2004. This shit makes me wanna puke.

 

 

Except for the fact that there is a gulf between the two songs in terms of quality and it makes me sad. 

[Miko]

2 minutes ago, Train27 said:

We get a new song and we complain. Man Green Day is lucky to have a fan base like us lol. I get it that some of you don’t like it as much but still like the band but why post negativity? It’s just like on YouTube, why come to this thread if you don’t like the song that much? 

Problem for me is that I want to like their new stuff (hell, I loved most of FOAM!) but then they release garbage like Here Comes the Shock, which screams unoriginal and laziness about their songwriting abilities. Obviously it's hard to stay positive about it.

[legendary]

I don't know what to say... I always looking foward to the new songs since I'm fan, but now It gives me shame share songs like that.

I tried to think: "Ok, It just a song for NHL promo, don't worry", but the lack of quality is evident, it’s almost embarrassing. 

[Train27]

7 minutes ago, Miko said:

Problem for me is that I want to like their new stuff (hell, I loved most of FOAM!) but then they release garbage like Here Comes the Shock, which screams unoriginal and laziness about their songwriting abilities. Obviously it's hard to stay positive about it.

What if this was a one off song that was a B-Side? They are just having fun and probably released some garbage filler song for the NHL. They just released 2 albums in a year and this song. Honestly I like the other 2 albums better but this song is still Green Day and has Green Day energy and it’s great to see them still making music and staying healthy.

[dannygreen]

After a few listening I don't like it that much. It's just a new song.

I appreciate the attempt of being more modern, using effects and some little new parts. But come on, lyrics are re used again, the style is old again, the best part is "be pop a lula" etc. and it's exactly what they did on sugar youth. Lazy writing again. 

It's like they got stuck into this loop of revival of the old rock'n'roll from the '50ies or 60'ies. I'm feeling like they are losing a bit of their identity with these songs. Foam was the worse I've ever heard from them in terms of quality. I hope for a future release they will challenge themselves more.