Sellouts? Really?

This is more of a rant post...here goes...

Green Day have always been called sellouts, ever since they first signed to Reprise records all those years ago. It has been going on all the way through their career, but it has started again just recently when they released their new single Oh Love, and when Billie was chosen to be mentor on The Voice. All I wanna know is why? All the band are trying to do is earn an honest living, they are one of the hardest working bands in the industry and they have made it this far without needing to be on these reality TV shows or having everything handed to them on a plate! Their new single has been completely pulled to bits, yes it is a little different from what we are used to and no it isn't the strongest of first singles ever but it is still a good song! It is something new and refreshing...they can't just stay the same throughout their career because that would be really boring! With some of the appalling music in the charts today it is nice to hear something that doesn't completely suck!

As for Billie selling out by being on the voice...how? Just because he is branching out and doing something a little different? Let's face it, his talent has finally been recognized! He isn't doing anything wrong so why criticise him? Nobody criticised Tom Jones, or Jessie J, or Adam Levine for it! I know this is all my own opinion but seriously! Leave the guy alone!!

Anyway...

Hyper Fangirl moment commence!

Today, July 16th 2012, is the day when we can FINALLY welcome Green Day back...and...what a welcome!

Oh Love has officially been premiered! Wow, what can i say other than IT'S AMAZING!
It's a fresh sound for them, clean and very polished. The beginning is smooth with the acoustic guitar but it kicks in on the first chorus. Like the calm before the storm. The guitar solo in the middle is what really blew me away...wow! I think Rob Cavallo was definitely the best choice for producing the albums, Butch Vig was OK but in my eyes no one compares to Cavallo.

The lyrics...as with every Green Day song, are awesome. It makes me wonder who he is talking about when he sings the line: "Talk my way out of falling in love, falling in love with you" I'm sure all will be revealed in time!

I think the lyrics are a lot more personal than on the last two albums, you can see that he hasn't taken the concept album route again which is good because it shows that they are headed in a brand new direction.

Billie's voice is sounding stronger than ever, I think the Broadway stint has done him tonnes of good! He seems to be able to hit the notes much better! I can't wait to hear it live properly!

If you want to hear it, here it is below! I wanna know what you all think!

*aaaaaaaand breathe*

(Just an after thought, if Billie was on twitter at the same time as the single was released, i wonder how he would react to everyone's tweets? I reckon he would find it hilarious how hysterical we all were! haha!)

Oh Love happened here July 16th

So, in other news

With Oh Love being released to the masses in just 6 days time, the boys have confirmed the artwork...tah dah!:

No Green Day teaser release would be complete without a trailer...a 14 second trailer to be exact, here it is:

The trailer made me laugh. It has been made as a sort of parody to Youtube videos and their adverts that disrupt your videos, and i'm sure many fans (myself included) tried to click the cross! It's official, we have been trolled by Green Day! Bazinga!

The snippet of the song sounds amazing, the riff is so powerful - sounding unlike any Green Day song i have heard before. At first I was unsure about the choice for the single but i feel as though this could be a strong one and could end up being huge.

As for the artwork, I like it! It's clever and has that bombastic punky style that carries right through the trilogy of covers.

Oh Love is expected to be played at 6:00 pt, which i think is about 2:00pm here, so set your alarms!

 Oh and Kerrang will feature the boys on the cover of their July 18th issue so save some pennies!

Boys On Film...

Well today has been a great day for Green Day news.

The first came this morning when it was confirmed that there will be not one but TWO documentaries released next year. The first will be the making of the album trilogy - filmmakers Tim Lynch and co will follow them around when they are rehearsing for the various shows they will be playing and filming a sort of 'day in the life of three rockstars' type thing.

Billie told Billboard.com (where the news was confirmed) :
"It's not going to be the sitting down, head shot of me going 'We started out blah blah blah'. We wanted to get into the lifestyles of rock n roll and playing rock n roll and letting the story kind of tell itself rather than create revisionist (history)"

The boys are also said to have teamed up with Samuel Bayer, who directed the videos for American Idiot, Boulevard Of Broken Dreams/Holiday, Jesus of Suburbia and Wake Me Up When September Ends, and he also directed their live DVD 'Bullet In A Bible'.

The second of the documentaries is made up of footage from Dookie Era so it will be interesting to go from one era to the other with the documentaries - as a way to compare how they were when they first worked with Rob Cavallo and how they are now.

Executives at Warner Bros are hoping that they will be ready by the beginning of next year just in time for the Sundance Film Festival. So fingers crossed!

In the meantime we have so much more to look forward to...definitely making up for lost time!

(My next post will reveal the other stuff announced today so stay tuned!)

Excited? Yes!

When i heard about the three albums being released i didnt really know what to make of it! I mean, I was very happy about it but i was shocked that they were going to take this big step. I thought, how are they going to pull this off? Why are they releasing three albums? What are they going to sound like now?

The thought of new Green Day music is great, i think because it has been three years since 21st Century Breakdown it has been nice to experience all of the hype again, especially with the studio updates and constantly being kept guessing.

Now that the first single 'Oh Love' has been announced, it is becoming more real to me that it is finally happening. I am LOVING the fact that they have chosen that for their next single because it was my favourite from the secret show in Texas last year. I am curious more than anything to hear what it's going to sound like as a proper studio song.

The other thing (and possibly the main thing) that is exciting me about the new albums is the tour! I cannot wait to see them live again. The last time they played in Manchester was quite possibly the best gig i have ever been to, (and i have been to quite a few in my time) just thinking of that night gives me the biggest smile on my face. I just know that the three albums are going to give us the best tour they have ever done! I am so excited for it all to begin!

I would like to hear what everyone else thinks about the albums/tour/single. So, if you want, please leave a comment and tell me. It will be interesting to see the reactions!

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RAGE n LOVE! <3