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Post by singingsparrow on Feb 27, 2009 18:15:03 GMT -5
Watching their live DVD a few years ago, and hearing them lead a bunch of English people singing "American Idiot," suddenly the song took on a whole new meaning. Sorry, I'm just not a big fan like I used to be. Yeah, you know, Brandon Flowers made a comment about that, and he was actually somewhat on point. I get that the band could hardly play a show without playing "American Idiot" and I get why that particular show was chosen, but there is a little bit of strange symbolism in seeing a bunch of UKers "not wanting to be an American Idiot". It changes the context of the song entirely. I suppose it's just one of those things that you shouldn't read too much into. I can't take Brandon Flowers' point seriously though when it must be considered that "American Idiot" is their highest-career peaking single in the United Kingdom by themselves (only their collaborative cover single with U2 peaked higher) Thus I feel they had little choice but to play the hit regardless, even if the band was well aware themselves playing the song across the Atlantic could affect the song contextually. Surely Flowers must have known that. Sincerely, Noah Eaton
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Post by pen on Feb 27, 2009 18:29:25 GMT -5
Hm. Actually, I think makes me take Brandon's point more seriously, but eh.
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Post by blurple on Feb 27, 2009 21:00:25 GMT -5
Anyone else see this debuting at #1? I would be extremely shocked if it doesn't.
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Post by singingsparrow on Feb 27, 2009 21:14:26 GMT -5
Anyone else see this debuting at #1? I would be extremely shocked if it doesn't. If the single surfaces at the beginning of the week of its release (it'll leak surely before its designated adds date)..........it inevitably will. If it's released mid to late week, however, it'll likely debut elsewhere down the chart then surge to #1 the second week. Sincerely, Noah Eaton
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Feb 28, 2009 2:38:09 GMT -5
I feel like Grampa telling stories to the kids sitting around the lemon tree here, goddammit. Hot Simpsons reference!
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Post by Pipa on Mar 7, 2009 9:41:34 GMT -5
"21st Century Breakdown" leaked a couple days ago. It still has the epic-ness of "American Idiot", but it also shares the same sound as their previous hits. It's right in the middle.
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Post by pen on Mar 7, 2009 10:34:22 GMT -5
The song, right?
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Post by Pipa on Mar 7, 2009 10:41:54 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2009 10:47:32 GMT -5
Watching their live DVD a few years ago, and hearing them lead a bunch of English people singing "American Idiot," suddenly the song took on a whole new meaning. Sorry, I'm just not a big fan like I used to be. That's kinda the only meaning it's ever had in the UK...
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Post by pen on Mar 7, 2009 10:56:58 GMT -5
Watching their live DVD a few years ago, and hearing them lead a bunch of English people singing "American Idiot," suddenly the song took on a whole new meaning. Sorry, I'm just not a big fan like I used to be. That's kinda the only meaning it's ever had in the UK... Fuck the UK. I said it. Whatcha gonna do?
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Post by Ron57 on Mar 7, 2009 23:50:39 GMT -5
"21st Century Breakdown" leaked a couple days ago. It still has the epic-ness of "American Idiot", but it also shares the same sound as their previous hits. It's right in the middle. More like 2 weeks ago. xP But to be honest I didn't think it was all that interesting. Plus it's only the demo...I was kinda disappointed. I'm waiting for this to leak.
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Post by Pipa on Mar 8, 2009 10:57:25 GMT -5
"21st Century Breakdown" leaked a couple days ago. It still has the epic-ness of "American Idiot", but it also shares the same sound as their previous hits. It's right in the middle. More like 2 weeks ago. xP But to be honest I didn't think it was all that interesting. Plus it's only the demo...I was kinda disappointed. That was a demo? Gee, I figured 320kbps would be legit.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Mar 8, 2009 11:04:45 GMT -5
More like 2 weeks ago. xP But to be honest I didn't think it was all that interesting. Plus it's only the demo...I was kinda disappointed. That was a demo? Gee, I figured 320kbps would be legit. The bitrate of a file has nothing to do with how "finished" a song is.
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Post by Ron57 on Mar 21, 2009 16:57:19 GMT -5
www.greenday.com/splash_black.php?accesscheck=%2Flogin_check.phpThis is supposively a sample of 21st Century Breakdown, and it sounds actually pretty decent to me (Despite it being the same thing repeated over and over again). I didn't really like the demo that leaked of the song, it just sounded too bland and boring...plus it had a piano intro. I really want something else to leak.
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Post by pen on Mar 21, 2009 16:59:55 GMT -5
Piano intros are a horrible bane on our society. Chris Martin and Issac Slade should be burned at the stake.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Mar 22, 2009 1:48:55 GMT -5
www.greenday.com/splash_black.php?accesscheck=%2Flogin_check.phpThis is supposively a sample of 21st Century Breakdown, and it sounds actually pretty decent to me (Despite it being the same thing repeated over and over again). I didn't really like the demo that leaked of the song, it just sounded too bland and boring...plus it had a piano intro. I really want something else to leak. P.S. You can actually hear a long snippet of "21st Century Breakdown"'s intro at Green Day's website. (The song never actually kicks in, though. Wouldn't want to give away too much too soon, would we, seeing that it's still gonna be 3 more months till the album. ;)) Beat you to it a little over a month ago on page 1. ;)
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Post by Ron57 on Mar 22, 2009 15:54:35 GMT -5
www.greenday.com/splash_black.php?accesscheck=%2Flogin_check.phpThis is supposively a sample of 21st Century Breakdown, and it sounds actually pretty decent to me (Despite it being the same thing repeated over and over again). I didn't really like the demo that leaked of the song, it just sounded too bland and boring...plus it had a piano intro. I really want something else to leak. P.S. You can actually hear a long snippet of "21st Century Breakdown"'s intro at Green Day's website. (The song never actually kicks in, though. Wouldn't want to give away too much too soon, would we, seeing that it's still gonna be 3 more months till the album. ;)) Beat you to it a little over a month ago on page 1. ;) Yeah I saw that you posted that actually, cuz I remember looking to see if anyone had xP. But I thought I'd provide an actual link for those that hadn't heard it yet, like myself. And kinda compare it to the demo that we actually heard. Lol.
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Post by blurple on Mar 24, 2009 15:13:52 GMT -5
BOOKED: Green Day - Mathew Cullen, director First single/video from the new album 21st Century Breakdown, due in May...
* artist: Green Day * song: "Know Your Enemy" * label: Reprise Records * director(s): Mathew Cullen * production co: Motion Theory
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Mar 25, 2009 11:43:36 GMT -5
Well, it's been confirmed that the album will be released May 15.
Hopefully still a lock for #1, even with the release being on a Friday?
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Post by PHOBES on Mar 25, 2009 12:26:47 GMT -5
Hopefully still a lock for #1, even with the release being on a Friday? Highly possible, but if not it'll probably be number one the following week.
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Mar 25, 2009 14:36:00 GMT -5
Oh and the track listing is on Wikipedia for anyone that's interested.
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Post by pen on Mar 25, 2009 14:40:43 GMT -5
I dunno how real that is since there's only supposed to be 16 tracks on the album, and that has 18.
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Post by Ron57 on Mar 25, 2009 16:52:04 GMT -5
I dunno how real that is since there's only supposed to be 16 tracks on the album, and that has 18. well that list has 17...maybe one is like a bonus track...?
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Post by pen on Mar 25, 2009 17:16:49 GMT -5
Well if that lists all but "East Jesus Nowhere", it must be the right tracklisting, because Billboard already confirmed "East Jesus Nowhere" is on the album.
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Post by PHOBES on Mar 25, 2009 22:15:15 GMT -5
So not only is there a song title similar to a recent Coldplay hit, but they also have two versions of the song using alternate punctuation, which is also very Coldplay-esque.
And, based on reading some of the song descriptions, it looks like this is likely not a finalized track listing.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Mar 26, 2009 1:35:04 GMT -5
So not only is there a song title similar to a recent Coldplay hit, but they also have two versions of the song using alternate punctuation, which is also very Coldplay-esque. Viva la (insert word here) is a common phrase, though. And while Coldplay has different versions of "Lost," only one appears on Viva la Vida.
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Post by PHOBES on Mar 26, 2009 12:00:30 GMT -5
^Isn't Gloria a character's name as well?
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Mar 26, 2009 23:45:31 GMT -5
Hopefully still a lock for #1, even with the release being on a Friday? Highly possible, but if not it'll probably be number one the following week. I'm not sure about that. Hopefully it makes #1 the week it's released, cause Eminem's new album comes out the 19th.
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Post by PHOBES on Apr 3, 2009 15:49:23 GMT -5
1. “21st Century Breakdown” 2. “Know Your Enemy” 3. “¡Viva La Gloria!” 4. “Before the Lobotomy” 5. “Christian’s Inferno” 6. “Last Night on Earth” 7. “East Jesus Nowhere” 8. “Peacemaker” 9. “Last of the American Girls” 10. “Murder City” 11. “¿Viva La Gloria?” 12. “Restless Heart Syndrome” 13. “Horseshoes and Handgrenades” 14. “Drama Queen” 15. “Static Age” 16. “21 Guns” 17. “American Eulogy” 18. “See the Light”
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Post by aTunes on Apr 4, 2009 14:50:43 GMT -5
Anyone know when we're gonna hear this?
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