The Upside Downers (New Side Project with Billie, Jason, and Greg)

[Tubbie Head]

Oh Stranger Things inspired band! Nice  

[pacejunkie punk]

44 minutes ago, DookieLukie said:

Really hoping Billie sings. If not, meh.

He doesn’t always sing in Pinhead (or The Network for that matter) and that band is awesome

[Biddymc]

@pacejunkie punk  some serious super sleuthing there, my friend!  Way to go!

 

I am so excited.  I love side projects.

[DookieLukie]

10 minutes ago, pacejunkie punk said:

He doesn’t always sing in Pinhead (or The Network for that matter) and that band is awesome

I don't think he's capable of music like that anymore. It'll probably be Longshot-esque.

[Virginia Lot Lizard]

The Longshot rules. If this is Longshotty but with this awesome group with Jason and Greg included this will rule.

I hope to hell this is Longshot-esque. Billie’s songs for the Longshot were incredible. Greg writes good romancey and darkish and fun rock’n’roll type stuff. Jason is all kinds of amazing. 

I am pretty sure this project will be awesome.

I hope I’m not setting up for massive disappointment. Seriously counting down to July 17th. So excited.

[Slave To The Network]

This is super exciting!

[BilIie Joe Armstrong]

The songs on Spotify sound like Longshot with more prominent bass.

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Beerjeezus said:

The songs on Spotify sound like Longshot with more prominent bass.

This is on Spotify now? I am not seeing it.

 

[BilIie Joe Armstrong]

6 minutes ago, BillieMyLove said:

This is on Spotify now? I am not seeing it.

 

The Zigzag Hearts is.

[michael1989]

Listening now. Lyrically quite reminiscent of Longshot.

[Guest]

Just now, Beerjeezus said:

The Zigzag Hearts is.

OK, sorry, this thread is so all over the place I have long lost track of what is or is not out yet. Guess I'll listen to that LOL. 

[BilIie Joe Armstrong]

2 minutes ago, BillieMyLove said:

OK, sorry, this thread is so all over the place I have long lost track of what is or is not out yet. Guess I'll listen to that LOL. 

I'm so out of the loop on this that i don't even know if there's another band. What I heard was pretty cool though.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Beerjeezus said:

I'm so out of the loop on this that i don't even know if there's another band. What I heard was pretty cool though.

Started listening to ZigZag Hearts and they are quite good. I can see why people thought it was Billie singing. Greg's voice is pretty similar though not exact if you listen closely. 

[BilIie Joe Armstrong]

1 minute ago, BillieMyLove said:

Started listening to ZigZag Hearts and they are quite good. I can see why people thought it was Billie singing. Greg's voice is pretty similar though not exact if you listen closely. 

I'm thinking maybe he picked up the style from Billie. His phrasing is similar to Billie's.

[Doggins]

Hopefully this side project gets the rest of Billie's shit songs out of his system so he can go back to making good rock n roll

 

Edit: sorry I'm tired and cranky

[pacejunkie punk]

3 minutes ago, Doggins said:

Hopefully this side project gets the rest of Billie's shit songs out of his system so he can go back to making good rock n roll

Shit songs? His best stuff has been released under side projects recently.  I’m wondering how much the songs for this band will be co-written and therefore maybe a different beast from his other bands. Maybe this is more of a collaboration like Pinhead and less a solo effort like Longshot 

[BilIie Joe Armstrong]

3 minutes ago, Doggins said:

Hopefully this side project gets the rest of Billie's shit songs out of his system so he can go back to making good rock n roll

 

Edit: sorry I'm tired and cranky

That's just not going to happen. He's gone down the power-pop rabbit hole and it seems he's having fun with it.

[Virginia Lot Lizard]

The Longshot rules all. If this project is like the Longshot but a band and not Billie playing everything I am so excited. Although Billie playing everything is super impressive and I love it. Longshot for lyfe. Omg I hope this is very much Longshot-esque  and a project full of “shit songs”. Those are the best songs. The Trilogy and Longshot = yes. 
 

Fake songs = no. Like when Billie writes from what he doesn’t know. That’s a no. Heartbreak, crushes and power-pop = yes.

[Guest]

Not to be That Guy™ buuuuuuut how about making some good Green Day songs instead of doing 1000 side projects?  Anyone? Billo? No? Okay 

[BilIie Joe Armstrong]

9 hours ago, Nightlife said:

Not to be That Guy™ buuuuuuut how about making some good Green Day songs instead of doing 1000 side projects?  Anyone? Billo? No? Okay 

[BilIie Joe Armstrong]

look what else was posted on Greg's bands' YouTube channel:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KP6sDXmjwWk

[jengd]

22 minutes ago, Beerjeezus said:

look what else was posted on Greg's bands' YouTube channel:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KP6sDXmjwWk

Doesn’t seem to be a working link?

[BilIie Joe Armstrong]

Just now, jengd said:

Doesn’t seem to be a working link?

oh how about this

 

[jengd]

31 minutes ago, Beerjeezus said:

oh how about this

 

😂😂😂 are you suggesting this is the new side project (joke, I know Rocky is no longer with us) but could Lennie have been learning to sing?

[Guest]

It's funny, while trying to find the Upside Downers on Spotify yesterday (I know it's not out yet but I got confusing info LOL), I did find some band called the Upside Downs, which did this cover where basically they took that cover by that girl (whose name I forgot) and stuck some rap in it? Kinda cool I guess?