Billie Joe Armstrong & Norah Jones unveil Duets LP of Everly Brothers covers

[spark in the night]

These songs are growing on me. I like Barbara Allen, Roving Gambler, and Lightning Express

[Ryan]

Just wanted to post a few of the better reviews that I've read for the album.

http://journalstar.com/entertainment/music/album-reviews/review-billie-joe-armstrong-and-norah-jones-foreverly/article_15245c41-a400-5c39-b87e-ed49dedc49bc.html

http://www.savingcountrymusic.com/billie-joe-norah-jones-tribute-the-everlys-in-foreverly

http://www.tcs.cam.ac.uk/music/0031236-review-billie-joe-norah-foreverly.html

http://www.satelliteonline.ca/2013/11/28/7852/

http://www.countrystandardtime.com/d/cdreview.asp?xid=5271

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/record-release-rundown-latest-direction-billie-joe-armstrong/story?id=21050653#2

[Jax Teller]

Τhe more I listen to this album the more I like it. Actually, I love it. Εvery time I hear it I want to pick my acoustic guitar and sing harmonies with Billie and Norah.

[Hero_Of_The_Hour]

Foreverly is "Album of the Week" on RTE Radio1 in Ireland this week meaning throughout the day various DJs will play tracks off the record and Foreverly is the main music prize in every competition/contest on every show all week. It's great exposure. From what I've heard the DJs are in love with the harmonies and the album in general.

[Ryan]

Foreverly is "Album of the Week" on RTE Radio1 in Ireland this week meaning throughout the day various DJs will play tracks off the record and Foreverly is the main music prize in every competition/contest on every show all week. It's great exposure. From what I've heard the DJs are in love with the harmonies and the album in general.

That's awesome to hear! So glad that this album is being very well received for the most part. It gives me hope that Billie and Norah will do a few shows to support it

[Ryan]

A couple more reviews:

http://www.tuftsdaily.com/arts/album-review-everly-brothers-tribute-album-is-fresh-yet-timeless-1.2849284

http://somethingelsereviews.com/2013/11/25/billie-joe-armstrong-norah-jones-foreverly-2013/

[whatshername0303]

I read your reviews and the album must be very good! I can't listen to it now, because it's one of my ideas for Christmas and I need to wait.

[UNICORN VOMIT]

I see it is No. 10 on iTunes alt albums

[Give_Me_Novacaine90]

Best Albums of 2013: David Knowles, Senior Editor

Billie Joe Armstrong and Norah Jones

Foreverly
Perhaps the most unexpected side-project of the year, this unlikely duo have turned out a stellar reworking of the 1957 Everly Brothers album Songs our Daddy Taught Us. Like Phil and Don, both Armstrong and Jones play guitar on the record, and strike a vocal chemistry that will have fans hoping for follow-up records. (Reprise)

http://www.acousticguitar.com/News-Features/Best-Acoustic-Albums-of-2013/Best-Albums-of-2013-David-Knowles-Senior-Editor

[Jax Teller]

A couple more reviews:

http://www.tuftsdaily.com/arts/album-review-everly-brothers-tribute-album-is-fresh-yet-timeless-1.2849284

http://somethingelsereviews.com/2013/11/25/billie-joe-armstrong-norah-jones-foreverly-2013/

I totally agree with these words frοm The Tufts Daily: "The success of their collaboration goes beyond just album sales. They’re introducing a set of classic songs to largely oblivious younger audiences, rendering them timeless".

[Heather.]

Don't know if album sales deserves its own thread, but according to Hits Daily Double Foreverly came in this past week at #41 with 18,120 copies sold.

http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/salescht.cgi

I assume that is the same info we would/will get from Billboard.

On the one hand I was a little surprised it was that low, on the other hand this was an indie kinda thing that most people probably didn't hear about and they made no great effort to make most people hear about it, so whatever

[DookieLukie]

Don't know if album sales deserves its own thread, but according to Hits Daily Double Foreverly came in this past week at #41 with 18,120 copies sold.

http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/salescht.cgi

I assume that is the same info we would/will get from Billboard.

On the one hand I was a little surprised it was that low, on the other hand this was an indie kinda thing that most people probably didn't hear about and they made no great effort to make most people hear about it, so whatever

Hmmm...I expected higher sales

[WhiteTim]

How easy is it to find in stores near yall?

Ive only seen it in 2 Best Buys in Houston none at Targets or Wal Marts

The biggest local store here swears its coming out on Dec 10th...

[robinlovesbillie]

I was at a record store yesterday and I must have spent half an hour looking for the cd (because God forbid I have to ask an employee haha) I looked in the sections for pop, jazz, rock, vocalists, country, looked for the Norah Jones cds and the Green Day cds. Turns out they just didn't have it in stock yet

I went to Best Buy to buy it on the release date -- no one could find it -- turns out it was still downstairs UNPACKED! I made them go get one naturally......but what kind of shit is that?????

[BeachBum]

Going to see if I can find this on the weekend, wish me luck.

[Lindsay]

Going to see if I can find this on the weekend, wish me luck.

HMV had a ton when I went... I found it right away. It was in the new music section.

Haven't listened to the album yet 'cause I actually bought it as a Christmas present for my mom since she loves Norah Jones... to be honest I don't know if I even will listen to it, but maybe.

[Ryan]

to be honest I don't know if I even will listen to it

[Lindsay]

I just don't care all that much for that style of music, regardless if it's Billie Joe singing or not.

[Ryan]

I just don't care all that much for that style of music, regardless if it's Billie Joe singing or not.

I don't either, but I do love harmonies. Harmonies are the reason I think that every Green Day album has been better than the one before it. Haha

[Guest]

I have no interest in spending my money on something I will never listen to, but I'm glad it's been well received.

[Ryan]

I have no interest in spending my money on something I will never listen to, but I'm glad it's been well received.

Listen to it on YouTube or something first to see if you like it and then make a decision after that

[Whatsinaname]

Yeah it's definitely not for everyone. I found my copy at Target and they had nine copies so when I left they had eight. It was in the Hot Hits section (I took a pic and I've tried to share it here not sure why I can't ugh).

Anyway, while visiting my mother over the Holidays, (she's almost 80 btw), I told her to please listen to this CD with me and she said, "I don't want to listen to your Green Day crap". She knows how much of a fan I am haha! I said, I wouldn't do that to you mama! She was so pleasantly surprised and some of these songs she hasn't heard in years. It was a special connection. I shared this collaboration with my older sister who loves Norah, but was reluctant about Billie Joe so she was a little closed minded. I received a text message from her after she listened and it said: Drumroll please, I love Billie Joe and Norah, and she played the CD over three times in a row. It just made me feel like you can't judge a book by it's cover kinda feeling. We connected a lot through this collaboration.

[solongfromthestars]

I listened to half of it before the laptop I was using died. I do quite like it, I guess it's just not the kind of thing that gets me really excited.

Having said that I think it's a great example of how versatile Billie is (probably Norah too but I'm not a fan so I wouldn't know) and a really nice idea. And I keep getting Long Time Gone stuck in my head.

[Heather.]

Yeah it's definitely not for everyone. I found my copy at Target and they had nine copies so when I left they had eight. It was in the Hot Hits section (I took a pic and I've tried to share it here not sure why I can't ugh).

Anyway, while visiting my mother over the Holidays, (she's almost 80 btw), I told her to please listen to this CD with me and she said, "I don't want to listen to your Green Day crap". She knows how much of a fan I am haha! I said, I wouldn't do that to you mama! She was so pleasantly surprised and some of these songs she hasn't heard in years. It was a special connection. I shared this collaboration with my older sister who loves Norah, but was reluctant about Billie Joe so she was a little closed minded. I received a text message from her after she listened and it said: Drumroll please, I love Billie Joe and Norah, and she played the CD over three times in a row. It just made me feel like you can't judge a book by it's cover kinda feeling. We connected a lot through this collaboration.

It does things to people, this album. My roommate has a vendetta against Green Day for whatever reason, she hates their music (she is exclusively a fan of modern rock bands though, which makes it all the more frustrating) but she heard the album when I was playing it and was just like "This is intoxicating. There is something so hypnotizing about this music. It's so pretty" and she actually grabbed the CD case and read it and asked questions about Billie Joe who she never gives a shit about and rolls her eyes when I mention him or Green Day.

So, yeah, this thing is just straight up GOOD.

[Ryan]

I have a good friend that used to accompnay the choir I was in and I turned him onto Green Day about four years ago. He became obsessed. Mind you, this is also a guy that graduated from Juliard as a piano major back in the early 80s and has also been on Broadway. He had this to say about Foreverly, "This is the guy who sings Murder City, and Static Age, and Know Your Enemy. It's incredible that he would do this. He's amazing. He's so verstile and perfect in terms of his technique vocally...especially with his pronunciation and diction. The emotion that these two brought to this album was beautiful. They were perfectly in sync." I don't take anything he says too lightly, because he is probably the most brutally honest person I know. Haha.