Green Day - Saviors ALBUM REVIEW

[@wadekemmsies7180]

But did it have any features, trap beats, or swedish songwriters?

[@tpags7398]

No but it was 100% pure uncut shit

[@aadliafiq]

💯 % pure uncut rock moment

[@leonsalgeuro]

They will never live that billboard down and I don't think they really deserve to.

[@lepacs14]

What do sweedish songwriters have to do with Green Day?

[@lepacs14]

*Swedish.

[@philly_sports1558]

As a Green Day fan, I was listening to this album and loving it but at the back of my mind I was thinking “MAN, Fantano is gonna hate this” lol

[@e-heromanny4348]

Yeah I feel like he should just stop covering them cuz apparently they can do no right 😅. Like what exactly do you want from Green Day when you put American Idiot in C tier along side the trilogy?

[@philly_sports1558]

@@e-heromanny4348From the other album reviews I’ve seen, Anthony doesn’t really seem to like pop punk (or at least mainstream pop punk) from the past 20 years outside of like 1 or 2 exceptions. He doesn’t even like the biggest pop punk album of the 21st century (American Idiot). And that’s fair and he can like what he likes and dislike what he dislikes. But in that regard he’s definitely operating from a biased mindset. Anyone who has enjoyed pop punk moderately at any point in their life would see this album as a pretty solid release. But since Anthony doesn’t like the genre, he’s gonna dislike the album. It would be like me (someone who hates country music) trying to review a Chris Stapleton album. Even if he’s considered “one of the good ones”, I don’t have that frame of reference because I just don’t like the genre at all. So I would probably just give all his albums 3s or 4s too because of personal bias and taste. And you shouldn’t take my review seriously if that’s the case because I have a bias against the genre as a whole.

[@ZMemme]

Well, honestly, as a Yellow Day, it seems like it got what it deserved

[@StoneColdSteveAutism95]

How does one become a Green Day? 🤔

[@christroyer11]

Yo, we like UrinatingTree, The Owl House and music, we should hang out!

[@michaelmorbius7344]

You would’ve liked this album if you had a yellow flannel

[@itz_richard]

Anthony, you can’t just dock 7 points from the album just because Billie Joe Armstrong is not your savior

[@walkemdownjaquavius]

billie joe had no features, trap beats or swedish song writers, but he is not your savior

[@Picolettto]

But are we saviors if we can't save our brothers?

[@alphalax7747]

My stummy hurt

[@p0werfu11]

The day is green, the flannel is red.

[@rockymachine]

Fantano is mean, I'm going back to bed.

[@littleredruri]

​@@rockymachinebeautiful poem

[@smitty1937]

Anthony: "Nah, not really feelin' this one" Album cover: "Welp, at least we tried"

[@eldensloth]

Underrated comment

[@Nexty_34]

It's even better if you know the context of the image. It's like "and what?"

[@prematuredgravy8033]

There is an unacceptable amount of pink in this album cover.

[@antlerbraum2881]

Amazing album cover

[@loganbench3323]

I feel convinced that if Dookie came out today, Melon would give it a light 4

[@radiobread5624]

Definitely

[@felixorozco4055]

It all depends on context, i'm super convinced. If Dookie released today, and albums inspired by it did, it'd feel like a retread of a long past era. Dookie is partially so well received because ot was the beginning of a whole new era in pop punk.

[@loganbench3323]

@@felixorozco4055 yeah I had that in mind and totally agree, I think I should’ve phrased it like “if Melon reviewed albums in the 90s” because even then I feel like he’d give it a 4 lol

[@philly_sports1558]

“Then we have Longview. A song that’s all about being bored and sitting at home and the song makes me feel exactly that same way. We also have Basket Case where Billie Joe talks about being craaaaaazy with cliched lyrics about his mind playing tricks on him. Just very generic stuff, moving on…” Probably would go something like that lol

[@killerch33z]

@@philly_sports1558☠️

[@redhotchilifan98]

I thought the album was great. He will hate this band no matter what they release

[@dustinmartin6524]

He said Dookie was like an 8 or a 9. And tbh I am STRUGGLING to see anything of substantial value from this record

[@RichieWilliams97]

@@dustinmartin6524 just like one of the top commenters said, he’d give Dookie a 4 if it came out today.

[@dustinmartin6524]

@@RichieWilliams97 Disagree. He gives plenty of great scores for bands of a similar ilk to Green Day. It’s nothing to do with the genre or sound, it’s just that Green Day are releasing sub par music these days compared to their current contemporaries

[@Home-u6g]

​@@dustinmartin6524what band sounds like green day that he's reviewed positively? You can't tell me paramore sound anything like this on their new record. It's absolutely the genre and sound, all green day's actual contemporaries get bad reviews here and Anthony says as much himself that he dislikes where the entire genre is today

[@tommyriner9914]

the album sucked bruh

[@domweber5159]

Yeah look we can’t take your Green Day reviews seriously after that tier video. Bro just straight up doesn’t like them

[@Chuydoesartfr]

The trilogy and American idiot being in C tier just made me never take Anthony's Green day takes seriously again. lol

[@ScreamFace182]

It’s because they’re not death grips, his shtick is getting old

[@Filip_111]

I think he's just a MAGA-supporter lol

[@ScreamFace182]

@@Filip_111 Absolutely

[@homogenicmp3]

@@ScreamFace182 or Kendrick

[@colinfales1244]

i for one was super impressed with billie joe’s vocals on a lot of these songs considering his age

[@starwart2000]

Yeah, this is definitely one of his strongest albums vocally.

[@jackaweplushpro]

@@starwart2000 fr tho

[@bosyogurtlight]

Same with his songwriting, exactly the same as it was twenty years ago, but not in a good way

[@AndromanKaya]

I was surprised i could actually understand what he was saying most of the time. His vocals have gotten so clear and crisp!

[@misturflufflez3497]

ill agree with that, super improved from the previous one. idk how its so much better but it definitely better. i found the vocals on Father of All... to be like nails on a chalkboard so good for him

[@MyToasterIsMoist]

One thing I can say about this Green Day album with absolute certainty: It sure does sound like Green Day

[@rddsknk89]

Do they though? I feel like in songs like Corvette Summer (where they basically just wrote a shitty 80’s dude bro song) they don’t even sound like Green Day anymore. A sort of weird uncanny valley of sounding like a band from 40 years ago but also modern? In the past you could at least say that Green Day has a very distinct sound, but with these last two records I don’t even think that’s true anymore.

[@jackasmaracas4362]

Sounds like watered down car advert music.

[@thecomicsario]

​​​@@rddsknk89I get that songs like Bobby Sox or Corvette Summer don't sound like Green Day, but that's a weird argument on an album that has songs like Look Ma No Brains, Coma City and 1981, which clearly sound like cuts from something like Nimrod and Strange Days, Living in the 20s and One Eyed Bastard which go back to the kinds of faster tracks that American Idiot and 21stCB had in them

[@StoneColdSteveAutism95]

​@@thecomicsario Look Ma No Brains, Coma City and 1981 all sound like Ramones songs to me. Bobby Sox, Dilemma, Goodnight Adeline and Suzie Chapstick all sound like Weezer. The most bizarre one to me though is One Eyed Bastard which has the riff during the chorus that sounds almost identical to the one on Holiday lol.

[@justinh7560]

Glad they moved away from the “Google Pixel commercial” sound

[@kurdt_]

I know this album hits harder for me as a hardcore green day fan but seeing melon nitpick some of the few lyrics on this album that could be interpreted uncharitably while glossing over some of the most honest and brutal reflections the band has had on Billie's struggle with substance abuse, his sexuality, his relationship to family, to fans... idk it just comes across as biased and downright unfair

[@javierrodriguez4707]

Pretty rushed and shallow review from Anthony imo. Saviors has much more depth musically and lyrically than just this review.

[@williamxb]

SO true

[@josephsuarez9594]

I wholeheartedly agree. It’s confirmation bias to the nth degree on Anthony’s take. This album was literally an homage to Americana and was for the most part relevant, not woke. I’m kind of disappointed that Anthony didn’t take the time to deconstruct and expound Green Day’s point of view. What Anthony sees as cheesy, run-of-the-mill and contrived lyrics are really artistic, expressive, and profound underpinnings of Green Day’s music as a whole.

[@jmarkiewicz]

@@josephsuarez9594 agreed 100%. just goes to show how people see punk rock these days. people just see billie saying these things just cause he's in a punk rock band, rather than actually listening to what he's saying. the album feels like passing the torch in so many ways, especially with the songs saviors and fancy sauce. society's attention span is becoming increasingly worse, just as planned.

[@Ganjau]

Fantano not liking Green Day? Whoda thunk

[@velvet-ambiance]

he likes Green Day lmao

[@Clevername22726]

@@velvet-ambiance he hates every single one of their albums except dookie

[@velvet-ambiance]

@@Clevername22726 basically every Weezer fan but swap dookie with the blue album or Pinkerton

[@Clevername22726]

@shiho_stan kinda I guess greenday fans like all the bands 90s and 00s albums tho at least from what I've seen

[@ThisDude234]

​@@velvet-ambiancehard disagree. Only Green Day albums ion like is Uno, Dos, 39 Smooth, and Father of All. All the other ones I like

[@noncehuntersfc7414]

Wow Anthony, this one surprised me! I personally thought the album was decent enough, but “The greatest album of the decade” and “the strongest of 10’s”?

[@spaceraisin.]

Loving the comments here actually backing up the album

[@bethemooseef6647]

I fuck with this album dilemma Father to a Son Living in the '20s Suzie Chapstick are modern day Green Day Classics

[@javierrodriguez4707]

Now Green Day will change the lyrics in Living in the '20s and start singing "I got a melon and I'm fucking it senseless".

[@spencerbentley7039]

This was genuinely so funny

[@chriskeilman]

I laughed more than I should have at this

[@shcoobydubious]

Meh, I’m a Green Day fan and recognise the flaws on this record but overall it’s a return to form with a polished, heavy production, simple but clever riffs, and some of Billies best vocal deliveries; I’m thinking the screams on Bobby Sox and 20’s. The art work also deserves some credit, maybe their best after AI? I would give the album a 6-7/10

[@sam-hg1mx]

totally agree!!

[@siroshcelot]

The art takes it back to like the clash and ramone esk era

[@tylerchatham7093]

I'm a very biased Green Day fan who owns Father of All on vinyl and would also give this one like a 6.5.

[@nickbisesi578]

Totally agree

[@alphadoge8639]

Idt a 6 but a 7/10 is great

[@TD95Productions]

I found this album to be refreshing and very inoffensive. I surprisingly enjoyed it.

[@TheSkaOreo]

Put that on the back of the box.

[@DamienTheCat]

Refreshing and inoffensive? This isn't what I want to hear when someone describes a "punk" band's new album

[@matthewshipman165]

If this album doesn’t get out of red flannel territory for you then honestly idk what you want from a modern Green Day record.

[@bernardoquege4097]

i don’t think he wants a modern Green Day record tbh

[@matthewshipman165]

@@bernardoquege4097 but that’s all he’s gonna get. “Old” Green Day’s last record was 23 years ago, why go into this new one expecting that?

[@coleturner6906]

@@matthewshipman165 Doesn’t mean he wants old Green Day, just not this new one🤷🏻‍♂️

[@ScoopedMids]

For it to be good?

[@CompletelyInadequate]

@@bernardoquege4097nobody does

[@DTheAustralian]

Last time Fantano reviewed Green Day, everyone was pretty unanimous in their hate of the record. Something tells me that won't be the case with this one lmao

[@philly_sports1558]

He hated Revolution Radio when most Green Day fans see that album as pretty good. In his tier list he also said he hates Warning and 21st Century and thinks American Idiot is mid. Anthony just doesn’t like the band period.

[@WoahLookAtThatFreak]

​​@@philly_sports1558I wouldn't say Fantano "doesn't like the band period". He was a lot more forgiving of the trilogy albums than even some of the band's most die hard fans are.

[@greatgreentea]

@@WoahLookAtThatFreak he justs likes playing devils advocate

[@jimmy22334]

I'm pretty sure Father of All was meant as one last fuck you to Warner Music since it was the last project they needed to release to fulfill their contract

[@Pieguy3OO]

@@philly_sports1558Incorrect he loves Dookie. Aka the best Green Day Album

[@wmvnotmp4]

Nah this is crazy, this album is not a 3 💀

[@Jaytl359]

I don't care what this crazy bald guy says. It's a solid album.

[@DarklordKermit77]

it's a 1 (the 1 point comes from look ma no brains)

[@ReeseHolmes]

This is exactly what I thought Fantano would think of the album. Personally, I love it and think it’s their best work since 21st Century Breakdown and American Idiot. Absolutely love the feel and production of the album. Dilemma, Suzie Chapstick, and Living in the 20s are my favorites, but Coma City, Saviors, and Fancy Sauce are ones I have to warm up to.

[@sexmovesfromchina]

Ironic that the title track seems to be the weakest tune on it

[@xClandestinex]

It is and it may even be better than 21st Century honestly the more I listen.

[@LifeOfJakoby54]

couldn’t agree more

[@lucaorlando97]

I actually didn't mind this album, but thank you fantano for correcting my opinion

[@DarthChaos77]

​@mikedavis8008 They were definitely joking with that comment

[@jackaweplushpro]

I personally really like this album. The singles got me really hyped for it and I wasn’t disappointed. It’s probably one of their best albums since 21st Century Breakdown

[@vincenta8652]

Father of all was just as embarrassing as uno , dos , tre I’ll never Erase night life from my memory. Some of the songs are okay but they don’t sound like singles to me. It feels mid all things considered despite the dookie vibes it gives off sometimes. Idk man. As someone who grew up on dookie and was an avid fan until 2012’s release…every album has been a resounding disappointment

[@jackaweplushpro]

@@vincenta8652 I don’t hate it as much as I hate Uno Dos Tre, but I wouldn’t care if it didn’t exist

[@madeleinep.828]

In my opinion, it IS the best since 21st Century Breakdown

[@19andrewhb92]

It might be better than 21st Century. Definitely the best since that album.

[@NatsumiMovies]

I really wanted you to like this album but then again you made a tier list that put American Idiot and the trilogy on the C-tier so idk what I was expecting

[@fuzzmosisr8601]

Lets face it, American Idiot is basically just a C+ album. Not nearly as good as some of their older work.

[@RichieWilliams97]

@@fuzzmosisr8601 it swept nearly every award. Anyone who claims it’s not a great album are just being weird hipsters. They’d rather Billie Joe write songs about being a “shitty old man” rather than “having big plans.” Yeah, great lyrics, Nimrod.

[@zackzallie8735]

@@fuzzmosisr8601 I don't get the hate for American Idiot. It's not that different from The Black Parade. Hell, I think both albums are fantastic. If The Black Parade gets a redemption arc, there's no reason for American Idiot to be hatred. Gerard Way even admitted to inspired by Green Day ffs.

[@oligarchies]

​@@RichieWilliams97 Ah of course, industry awards, the ultimate stamp of quality. Maybe some people just don't like painfully unchallenging, generic "protest" punk. Weird to try and affirm the quality of an album by shitting on another album by the same band lmao.

[@eeeeeeeeeddddd]

@@fuzzmosisr8601 L no

[@brandynkilpatrick]

Solid 8/10 for me, the best thing they’ve done in 15 years and honestly might get into my top 5 GD albums

[@MrPolandball]

I liked RevRad better tho,

[@NoobMaster-kt7tf]

Not sure if I could rank it in top 5. My Top 5 are Dookie, Insomniac, Nimrod, Kerplunk, 21CB

[@brandynkilpatrick]

@@NoobMaster-kt7tf my top 5 are Insomniac, Nimrod, Dookie, Saviors, American Idiot

[@dandmwg]

I enjoyed the album quite a lot. I'd definitely give it a 7/10

[@heggy_69]

Was this bait

[@coltonrhode916]

Why does melon have such a hate boner for Green Day

[@thedreschcode5713]

Fantano also gave Uno/Dos/Tre a higher rating than American Idiot. Take that for what you will. This album is great.

[@corsiii]

if it was called to pimp a savior it would be a 10

[@2222Public]

🙄😒

[@dawgebredd]

Really funny and original joke

[@grandmaster5183]

​@@dawgebredd if it was called "To Pimp A Really Funny And Original Joke" it would be a 10

[@cutebrute925]

Fantano: "it's an average record" Also Fantano: "I'm feeling a light to decent 3" As Fantano himself said in his review, you can't have it both ways lol.

[@Billiamwoods]

I feel like average can mean mediocre or unnotable. I definitely wouldn't think of it as praise or anything. Like, I would say Disturbed is a pretty average modern rock band and I don't like them. Also are we ignoring the part where he also called it boring and unimaginative in the same sentence?

[@shaun7163]

I believe he says "average, boring, unimaginative, basic and bland record", which sounds more like a 3

[@Wuffskers]

@@Billiamwoods I mean imo even mediocre or unnotable is higher than a three, as far as I'm concerned anything below a 5 is various shades of actively bad and I wish I hadn't listened to the album at all. If I listen to an album and it left almost no impression on me good or bad that's like a textbook 5 for me. To me a 3 is like something legitimately painful to listen to and it should be a crime for the album to even exist, and this is nowhere near that bad lol.

[@joachimb5721]

You‘re trying to put things like semantics into a calculator. Mediocre is something I am not really interested in that much, so why spend 5 degrees in a rating system on the nuances of how much something sucks. What would be the point of that. If 3 out of ten means average, I am fine with that, because I care more for the nuances of how good something is.

[@z3rker]

Saviors is not an amazing album but I definitely don’t think it’s a 3/10. I’d give it a solid 5-6

[@angelicahr4667]

exactly

[@father0f4ll]

give it 8 atleast

[@fuzzmosisr8601]

Yeah, it's middle of the road at best, 5/10 is a fair score. But if you read or listen to the music media, they act as though it's a masterpiece and some of their best work lmao.

[@lukekilla3]

I agree, Fantano did Green Day dirty by giving them a 3. It deserves AT LEAST a 5-6 as you said

[@z3rker]

@dogpetdog it’s a review video not a movie. You should expect people to discuss the score in the comments of a review video.

[@stepladder3257]

just from the first listen i knew melon wouldn't give this anything higher than a 5 lol, even if i think this is their best since 21st cb

[@kendash7286]

Sorry Anthony, but I already decided I like this album.

[@jmc1477]

Meh, I like it. I think practically every song has at least a solid to above average hook, and its lyrical shortcomings are hardly unique or a turnoff for me. I think “Goodnight Adeline” is a criminally slept on song, and there are a few other songs that I genuinely really enjoy. The production is a bit excessively poppy, and a lot of the songs blend together (I’ve listened to this album three times, and I still regularly had to play the song you were talking about so I knew which one it was lol) but it’s overall a pretty solid pop rock album. I’d give it maybe a strong 6

[@tomsklanka9436]

It’s a cool album

[@joaquin5929]

Ah yeah im totally not turned off when he says the word p-philes in a cool and edgy way

[@Advent3546]

I liked it too but I could have done with being shorter. It could have been a clean 10 tracks and it would have overall been stronger.

[@carlstrunz2580]

Let's argue: If this same Albums would've been released by Weezer it would have been at least a 6

[@luizhenriquemoreira3980]

true story

[@DanielCh9393]

I can totally see it, lol.

[@StoneColdSteveAutism95]

Funny considering there's a few songs on this record that sound like blatant Weezer ripoffs.

[@homogenicmp3]

True, which it's funny because both bands are so inconsistent but only one gets more shit than the other.

[@kristooof]

8/10 for OK Human, 3/10 for Saviors, let that sink in

[@prodbyblink]

I think we can all agree if this album was called 'To Pimp A Savior', it would've got a 10

[@siroshcelot]

fanthano fans trying not to anal ride the shit out of jokes(IMPOSSIBLE)

[@shokill]

This comment section is convincing me I should probably actually listen to this one.

[@luizhenriquemoreira3980]

it's honestly great!

[@94jmbottaro]

Its a great album. The lyrics are very honest imo, like with most green day songs, they can sound a bit cheesy but its always in a cute yet brave way. Not masquerading pure feelings just because they might be "wrong". Billie has no filter and i admire him for that.

[@Dan-ji4db]

I'm not a green day fan since anything after Dookie and i checked it out from curiosity and thought it was pretty decent.

[@ScreamFace182]

You absolutely should, he just hates anything that isn’t death grips. His content is becoming repetitive by shitting on everything.

[@NS-xx1ze]

Do it it's fun

[@antonionsfw]

this shit is such a throwback to them being the best pop punk songwriters. amazing hooks and good-enough chord progressions and KILLER fucking drums as always. their best album since 21st century breakdown hands down.

[@Remedy462]

Well, yeah, but it still is terrible. 21st century breakdown might as well have been written by a different band compared to this slop.

[@tomasbedoya2901]

I like Saviors, but RevRad is better

[@g-magz9502]

I haven’t watched this yet but I’m assuming he’s shitting on Green Day for bringing nothing new to the table.

[@m_agamer2730]

Anthony hates Green Day for no reason.

[@joaquin5929]

He literally made a whole video explaining the reason (this one)

[@eyeamstrongest]

they are ass

[@alecadabra_]

I think there are many reasons

[@genericpseudonym9246]

Valid tbh

[@scotlandmc1724]

I’m convinced you didn’t watch the video and just looked at the score

[@ewilson712]

I can’t believe he compared “Look Ma, No Brains” to Ramones and then criticized its lyrics for being bad. Bro doesn’t know Ramones 😂

[@wackomastermind64]

Come on it wasn’t THAT bad.

[@Ryan-wr8fx]

That was my opinion of the Avenge Sevenfold album he said was the worst of the worst last year. There were a few unusual vocal stuff, but overall I was vibing with it.

[@frontrowruby6725]

Yeah it was shit

[@nathanbaine1459]

Loved this album. Sometimes its fun to listen to catchy hooks and loud distorted guitars. Not every record is meant to have an indie artist whispering vocals about the patriarchy over jangly guitars to midtempo time structures. If you want to have fun listening to a catchy 40 minute rock record then this one works.

[@bigcheese2128]

Yeah it works and that’s all. Nothing more.

[@LukasOfTheLight]

@@bigcheese2128 But for lots of people it didn't work. People who disagree with you aren't just listening to it wrong. They just didn't find it fun, or catchy, or whatever.

[@bigcheese2128]

@@LukasOfTheLight I didn’t like it. I’m saying at best it’s passable and nothing else

[@alexanderortiz5563]

Dilemma it's one of their best songs by far.

[@thereyofwater]

I think it's a top tier album from them. Lot of incredible highlights. Strange Days Are Here To Stay and Coma City being one of the best songs they've had in awhile.

[@grandmaster5183]

What about Dilemma?

[@thereyofwater]

@@grandmaster5183 Also up there.

[@benh-d8733]

I absolutely love this album! Such a good comeback from Father of All... My favorite songs were Dilemma, 1981 and Father to a Son!

[@KableNStuff]

While I wasn't a huge fan of the album as a whole, I will agree with yr picks for favorite songs.

[@GrouchyElijah12]

Yeah the lyrics might not be great, but Billies vocals were top notch on this record for the most part. The heavier instrumentals and production, reminds me of Insomniac with how heavy that record was. I think this album definitely one of their best since the 2000s, definitely not a 3.

[@alphadoge8639]

Nah the lyrics were sick

[@Wooshoo24]

Just remember this guy put the Grammy winning masterpiece of an album "American idiot" that would later be turned into an award winning broadway musical in the same category as the trilogy

[@quasardude]

Nah this is a really solid album from Green Day, even the low points are still pretty fun. Even Corvette Summer is fun to play in the whip. Dilemma is probably the best released Green Day song in the last 15 years too. Living in the 20s goes stupidly hard, and Look Ma, No Brains exudes Insomniac energy. Overall it’s better than Father of All Motherfuckers and I’d probably give it a 7 or so out of 10. Shit is just fun as fuck to listen to imo

[@Snoebal]

THANK YOU!

[@danbam3411]

This ain’t it

[@polisemia_]

totally agree, I really loved this new album

[@colevonrichthofen348]

Hard disagree. Great album for Green Day's fourteenth. I mean simply the fact that #14 has some good songs is amazing.

[@ryanmcclure9553]

If Green Day included a few lyrics about the color of Billie Joe Armstrong’s bootyhole, Fantano probably would’ve given it an 8. ‘Saviors’ is back to basics, but also always subtly reminding everyone that Tre Cool and Mike Dirnt know how to play their instruments. The 1/3 beat hiccup in the instrumental on “One Eyed Bastard”. The bass turnarounds on the “Strange Days” chorus. Dirnt’s relentless bass line to fade out “Coma City”. Tre’s signature genius-but-nondescript style, somehow more honed and intentional. The way the string-drop in “Father to a Son” didn’t feel cheesy, because Mike Dirnt started ripping some nasty shit out of nowhere on his bass underneath. “Lollll I’m Billie Joe Armstrong I’m so crazyyyyy” - every other song on this album is related to Billie’s alcoholism. And how it has intersected with fame and family life. Forgive him for sardonically quoting what he imagines his friends, family, and fans think about him. Billie’s lyrics and mood reflect not only his personal story, but also the national mood heading into 2024. The lyrics are also way more observational than preachy. Per most other reviews of this album, people feel like they’re sighing alongside Green Day, not sitting in a lecture. Fantano didn’t like this album because it was for Green Day fans, which he is not. It’s easy to miss some cool stuff. The verse melody of “Strange Days” is nearly note-for-note the melody of “Revolution Radio”’s chorus. But the tone and lyrics of the songs are complete opposites. I think it’s a clever nod. The “Jesus of Suburbia” character was mentioned for the first time in 20 years in the same song, which is neat for fans. Cavallo produced an album for the lads again (and it sounds full, bright, and very reminiscent of American Idiot). Just let them cook bruh. Green Day isn’t gonna reinvent the wheel. There’s a reason that they’re the biggest superstars to emerge from their era. Critics have always wanted them to be what they aren’t every step along their career - all while they continue to sell out arenas. Who are the real “saviors” of Rock and Roll? EDM musicians who sample Black Sabbath riffs, or Green Day, who are about to run the nation’s biggest rock tour since they last did it with the Hella Mega tour? If Fantano ever gives a Green Day album a positive review, that’s how I’ll know ahead of time that it’s a shit album.

[@horizoniki]

Truly one of the reviews

[@eyeamstrongest]

where did the swedish songwriters hurt you

[@kurdt_]

THANK you!! There are so many great, shining moments in this album

[@nomadic-jack8865]

Blood ion gon read all that

[@jayess8714]

The album is a solid 8/10. A more focused and wiser Green Day. A taste of almost every album on Saviors, couldn't be happier that they're back in such a strong way. Their tour is going to be epic.

[@felixorozco4055]

It was a 6-7 to me. I felt many of the songs were very samey and the production wasn't great. Still has a lot of highlights.

[@Home-u6g]

​@@felixorozco4055the production is practically better than American Idiot production, what dont you like about that?

[@felixorozco4055]

@@Home-u6g there were a few parts wherw i didn't like how snares sounded (like in Corvette Summer). Billie's voice sounded a bit too clean in several songs, and i really didn't like that. I prefer when Billie sounds more raw.

[@Home-u6g]

@@felixorozco4055 I can agree with the snares. Billies voice is definitely not overprduced or anything here, he's just singing cleaner, so that's not really a production thing The main part of this production is everything is really well balanced, the rhythm section is just as audible as the guitars, and the volume is smooth. American idiot on the other hand was released during the loudness wars, so the volume is trying to be as loud as possible as much as possible, and the wall of guitars is the highest priority, leaving a much less balanced level of production

[@nickmathis6136]

This is one of melon’s 3 incorrect reviews of the year. Green Day is admittedly bland for the most part but this is easily their best record since American Idiot. 7/10.

[@buzzwithdrip6347]

21cb is atleast aj 8

[@MrDangerousshark]

​@@buzzwithdrip6347 that is truly one of their worst albums

[@stevenator7313]

Oh Melon. Never fails to shit on bands I like. Nothing ever changes

[@ThePeterH1]

He gave a good review to The Black Parade tho if that's any solace to you

[@130stevieg]

I liked it. Sure some lyrics are eh and can be a little too “on the nose”. But then again we get lyrics like “we all die young some day” and “Ever since Bowie died it hasn’t been the same” that are great. You also gotta give it to the melodies and band performance. Glad to hear Dirnt get some old school bass riffs like on 1981 or Tre doing some actual great fills on Coma City. Billie steps into new territory with Tom Petty-like feels with Suzie Chapstick that I love. I also think Dilemma is the best song they have made since American Idiot-era. Overall I think it is a solid 4 out of 5. Nothing that blows you out of the water but as a band that has been doing it for so long it is amazing that they can put together a fresh take on their sound. (Corvette Summer is actually kinda fun).

[@keyscored3710]

Wow. What great lyrics. Absolutely no one could have written those, pure genius

[@eldensloth]

​@@keyscored3710that's clearly not what OP stated lol. Quit trying to be edgy

[@eldensloth]

@@hiverbleu8878 it's not an idea someone came up with, it's just an opinion. I myself don't care that much for Dilemma but there's no need to make a big deal out of it.

[@dannielhmora]

I get most people not familiarized with the context of punk rock continue to put Green Day in the punk bag, but they’ve never labeled themselves as punks in terms of their music. They came out as kids who played in the independent scene where 90% of the bands happened to play punk rock and that wasn’t even the music they grew into. They're punk rock for their labor in the community and the scene even theese days. They've always claim Gilman's scene philosophy -no homophobia, no racism, no sexism, just community- is not politics, but a lifestyle for them. And speaking about music, Billie Joe’s major influences where The Beatles, Queen, Ozzy Osbourne, Van Halen, Cheap Trick and that kind of stuff. I mean, the man admires the late Adam Schlesinger (yeah, the guy of Fountains of Wayne who wrote music for a lot of cheesy movies).

[@TheSkaOreo]

While true. I think even in this context this album feels particularly soft. Like Blink 182 did it better.

[@Poopstain24]

What are you talking about? They definitely came from the punk scene, and Billie Joe later 'declared war on the term pop punk'. I think Fantano is right by saying their political views are supported by the "punk aesthetic" but not by lyrical content, as seen by the mainstream, we all know they're not really punk anymore (and that's okay, just different).

[@dannielhmora]

@@Poopstain24 Fantano thinks the line "tik-tok and taxes" is some kind of protest. I respect the dude's opinions about topics like production but he clearly gets squat when reading music content. And I get it, his job is being a music nerd, not a critic.

[@commbir5148]

>They came out as kids who played in the independent scene where 90% of the bands happened to play punk rock Yeah, that's just called a punk rock scene. You can say it was punk.

[@NatsumiMovies]

You know Green Day made a good album when the comments aren't filled with 100% uncut rock memes

[@grogu1986]

Nah man this is a solid record. Easily their best in 15 years, maybe even 20. Just a really good modern pop punk album. And they’re still absolutely killing it live atm.

[@rurathn5534]

ahahahaha good one. there is no such thing as good pop punk

[@MasonVis]

​@@rurathn5534you probably listen to indie music. I can just feel it

[@grogu1986]

@@rurathn5534 blink, green day, sum 41, paramore, jimmy eat world, descendents, offspring, nofx, lagwagon etc all have classics in the genre

[@xClandestinex]

This

[@zackthestrongest5683]

I completely agreed with you on father of all but with this one this is green days best since 21st century breakdown

[@marcelo.bassalo]

Agreed

[@TxtTalkMusic]

Fantano HATES 21st Century Breakdown

[@colin8802]

This is their first album I've liked since American Idiot. AI wasn't even my cup of tea (I'll always prefer their older sound) but it had some decent songs and it sounded like they were actually trying, which is the same way I feel about this one. Almost all of the songs are catchy, even if some of them feel like guilty pleasures because they're so poppy and stadium rock-ish.

[@anthonybuitron3909]

If a pop punk record is great, you already know Fantano is gonna hate it 😂

[@LumiNyte]

He does like The Black Parade and Hellmode but um otherwise I suppose yeah

[@thecyberblues7883]

@@LumiNyteyea but the black parade is emo opera rock, not punk. Black parade is a top 3 album of all time for me but it’s a diffrent gerne

[@joe.osullivan]

Imagine expecting a band who has always had corny lyrics and simple pop-punk progressions to stop and start making super meaningful art rock on their 14th album...

[@TotalRunningProductions]

I’m scared for this one honestly

[@FirstLast-nv7me]

why

[@patrickcardwell8363]

Never thought I'd see a trp comment on a fantano video lmfao

[@Elzrydo]

Just listened to the album and it was… alright. It’s not a complete trashfire, did enjoyed some songs from it, but compared to their older projects, we already know…

[@GuyWhoLikesTheSnarkies1435]

The review score may not be warranted for and I can agree with that, but imho it's still a pretty average album at best. I suppose there are some good cuts for some people like you said there but overall for me, this is the type of album that would get bored quite fast after several listens later, no matter how much you want to like it (unless you're an avid listener or a big fan already). It makes me wonder why even bother to drop another record at this point when people can always listen to the classic ones anyway🤔

[@andrewphuck9795]

That’ll happen when a band is 14 albums and 37 years into their career

[@brianmattei7134]

@@andrewphuck9795 Except that's not true at all, Meshuggah still puts out banger after banger.

[@BL-mf3jp]

Yeah it’s a solid 5. Living in the 20s, father to a son and fancy sauce are the standouts.

[@mrlevinielsen]

ANOTHER 10 from Green Day, man?

[@SnatchtheSnail]

He cant stand middle aged millionaires having fun on a record

[@jakobe2076]

Another Fantano L, this is a pretty good record in my opinion

[@Wooshoo24]

He just hates green day lmao have you seen his tier list of the albums ??

[@jakobe2076]

@joshuakelly5604 yeah I did. It physically hurt to watch that

[@jayess8714]

Fantano thanking his lucky stars that KZbin took away showing the dislike count

[@GuyWhoLikesTheSnarkies1435]

Except creators can definitely see the dislike of their own videos or videos by others, only average viewers couldn't. Fantano just don't care and that's the truth lol

[@Home-u6g]

​​@@GuyWhoLikesTheSnarkies1435 he does care, he's said multiple times in the past he enjoys discourse on his reviews and will often give albums another listen to see if he missed something if people are constantly disagreeing with him. As he should like a normal person? Do not fetishize saying your opinion and blocking your ears to not care about other people's, it's lame

[@GuyWhoLikesTheSnarkies1435]

@@Home-u6g I know you just want to deflect from the topic that's actually being talked about in the Op's comment, but I'm not interested in talking about your stretch right now.

[@Home-u6g]

@@GuyWhoLikesTheSnarkies1435 op's comment was being funny, you are being serious 🙄

[@GuyWhoLikesTheSnarkies1435]

@@Home-u6g Well if that's the case, then it's so lame that it doesn't matter if you answer it ironically because it would still be funny regardless lol. But of course, you wouldn't be able to take my reply very lightly, did you?🤷👀

[@DanielCh9393]

Father of All deserved that 0, but Melon is being to harsh on this one.

[@doofs]

melon as a reviewer of your reviews, i'll give your green day takes a light to decent 3

[@grandmaster5183]

As a reviewer of your review of fantano's review, i'll give your comment a strong 8

[@juliemeadows1843]

Yesssss

[@TomSpence526]

Honestly shocked one more time gets a higher score…I love my two fav bands being automatic red flannels for this channel lmao thanks dad

[@johndeleonardis901]

GD + Blink + Weez are the Triforce

[@hchchc948]

OMT is more varied and expansive, so I can see why. Saviors does feel a bit more authentic - but that difference in dynamic has almost always existed between the two bands.

[@AntiVectorTV]

Green Day? Red Flannel? Buckle up boys, we're in for a banger.

[@iamnickoboy]

Corvette Summer is a bit basic, but it slaps

[@mattd1659]

Sometimes that’s all you need

[@Chuydoesartfr]

I honestly loved this album so much, best Green day album in a MINUTE in my opinion, and I knew as soon as I heard bobby Sox I told myself "man I know fantano gonna tear this to shreds" lol. Still a good ass album to me tho.

[@meciocio]

What do you mean when you got to Bobby Sox you knew Fantano would hate this album. That song is literally Fantano's favorite song from that shitty album.

[@Chuydoesartfr]

@@meciocio well, he hated it, (the album), and the album was actually really good IN MY OPINION so why u mad ☠️

[@meciocio]

@@Chuydoesartfr Do you lack reading comprehension skills?

[@Chuydoesartfr]

@@meciocio I honestly don't care enough to make this into an argument, so have a nice day wit ur miserable ass dude.

[@sammo2560]

bro this album is not even bad

[@WeAreTheInsurgents]

"it's less like a mosh pit and more like the good ship lollipop punk" is a great line ngl

[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

Of all the Green Day albums released since American Idiot, this is definitely one of them.

[@FiveFootFailure]

METAL MELTDOWN

[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

@@FiveFootFailure FIVE FOOT FAILURE

[@FiveFootFailure]

@@themetalmeltdownofficialYOUR REVIEW OF THE NEW CANCER CHRIST ALBUM WAS GREAT

[@p0werfu11]

What does this even mean? It's a Green Day album released after American Idiot.

[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

@@p0werfu11 It means of all those albums released since American Idiot, this is definitely one of them. Hope that helps.

[@Saikocide]

i think this album was great, if you actually just stop comparing it to their old stuff the listening experience is fun

[@jimjam1556]

That's such a lame way to excuse an album. "Just pretend the band hasn't set a substantially higher bar by releasing far better music in the past". You could use that excuse for anything, if you erase your mind of any and all good albums ever made you could conceptualize any terrible album as "good" by simply ignoring any album that puts its quality into perspective. I don't care about the album one way or another, and if you like it cool, but I really don't think that's a good way to justify an album, when I can just go listen to any of their other stuff and have a better time.

[@johndeleonardis901]

@@jimjam1556it’s not an “excuse”, it’s a justification that those who have a bad time with the album BECAUSE a mismatch of their expectations of “what it SHOULD sound like based on what I like from them” versus what the band gives to us The music is still good even if it doesn’t reach the same level of the classics.

[@felixorozco4055]

I think album's decent, but even without comparing it to the band's earlier output. It is hella generic

[@jimjam1556]

@@johndeleonardis901 Good is a subjective term that is largely based on what's come before. If you don't compare an album to anything, then it's hard to call it good or bad, you need context. If an album is substantially worse than a bands previous works, to me it makes it hard to call it good. (Again I'm not saying whether I think this album is bad or not, just the argument in general)

[@BussinandDiscussin]

Comparing to old stuff really is the thief of joy. I stopped doing that to enjoy Metallica albums and it made me a happier person. I now just rate a album from enjoyment and how I think it represents the sound of the band and it opened me up to old bands again.@@jimjam1556

[@nickcds3419]

I hate Green Day but real fans seem to agree this is a return to form.

[@jaysven6153]

I’m not huge into them but I don’t hate them, why do u hate them?

[@davidferreira7535]

I enjoyed this one. Glad that Anthony took his time to review it, so I could have some days of guilt-free pleasure before he convinces me it's trash.

[@gavinzvideodump3083]

If fantano hates it then it must be good

[@philly_sports1558]

Anthony just doesn’t seem to like any pop punk past like 2002. And that’s fair and he can choose what he likes and doesn’t like but he’s definitely operating from a biased place. Like I hate country music with a burning passion so I would probably give every Chris Stapleton album a 3 or 4 because I just don’t like the genre even though Stapleton is apparently one of the “good” country artists.

[@StoneColdSteveAutism95]

He hated Father of All and that album is anything but good

[@quasardude]

@@StoneColdSteveAutism95well yeah but he also thinks the Trilogy is better than Warning and on the level of Insomniac and American Idiot lol

[@ziggy2391]

@@philly_sports1558he has rated other pop punk bands very high before so that’s definitely not true, green day just doesn’t make good music anymore

[@MichaelAllen-rr2cn]

​@@ziggy2391okay so american idiot is the same level of quality as the trilogy? Cause thats what this guys opinion is

[@Scraps-nt6xy]

Is it the Rubber Soul of Green Day? No that would have to be Kerplunk What about the Revolver of Green Day? That’s gotta go to Dookie Is it the Sgt. Peppers of Green Day? Not at all, that’s very clearly American Idiot But a strong argument could be made that this is Green Day’s Abbey Road A return to form, a return to what made them such a force to be reckoned with in the first place, an album that people initially wrote off as being boring, childish, not up to par with their earlier works, but has retrospectively come to be viewed as their crowning achievement. Their only album that TRULY stands the test of time, with songs and messages that transcend the era in which they were written

[@ewilson712]

I like to think Warning is their Rubber Soul. Kind of a folk rock vibe to it. Nimrod gives me Revolver vibes, with how experimental it is.

[@danbam3411]

You’re giving too much credit

[@commbir5148]

It's an interesting exercise, trying to make parallel albums like this. But I really cringed when you said this album is their Abbey Road. You clearly either underappreciate Abbey Road, overappreciate this album, or both. Abbey Road is a masterpiece, pinnacle album for the band. This is not a masterpiece album.

[@kellyfeger]

To each their own. I love Green Day, and I love this album.

[@junnnn99]

Maybe you wouldve liked this album if it was called "To Pimp a Savior"

[@JammyJD]

I came, I gave a thumbs down, I left.

[@charizardmaster13]

After that tier list melons green day credentials mean next to nothing. Album was a 5 for me tho some good tracks and some very middle of the road stuff

[@BlacqueJacqueShellacque_]

I thought it was a fun record. Pretty damn good for a band of this age. Unlikely to make my Top 10 though.

[@chrissegura1246]

Agreed

[@mattd1659]

Yeah. It’s a fun, solid record from them. I’d give it a 6. Not a classic, and it has its flaws, but there’s enough good tracks on it to make up for the negatives.

[@henryyoutube4359]

We all saw his Green Day album tier list. Nothing he says in this review should be taken seriously.

[@Nik.No.K]

Dude 3/10 is a joke, I don’t think you gave this a chance at all. I’m no die hard Green Day fan and I too thought this was going to be another dull, uninspired, generic output from a band who hasn’t really done anything great in 20 years. The first several singles didn’t do much for me but at least they were clearly better than anything they’d put out in a long time. It wasn’t until I saw the video of them playing in the New York subway that this thing really clicked for me. My head started bobbing immediately from the first song of that live performance and I was thinking they were playing one of their old songs but I soon realized that they were mostly doing material from the new album and I quickly realized that a lot of these songs are pretty great and seeing so many people in the audience singing along with every word of these songs that just came out is also a good sign that this is resonating with people a lot more than their last few records. Admittedly I have not heard the whole thing yet but there are some really solid songs on this album. I think it is a bit simplistic and generic for my personal taste but I still look forward to listening to this

[@Nik.No.K]

I listened to the whole thing, it didn’t blow me away as much as I hoped, the second half does go a little stale for me but from the first impression I give it a 6/10. Solid enjoyable listen, not life changing but decent

[@barry2776]

I was scared to watch this

[@prometheustv6558]

His face when he said they’re the biggest punk band to come out of America ever. 🤣

[@NakoTheNacho]

Savior? I barely knew her!

[@father0f4ll]

You're so wrong. Saviors is ATLEAST a 8/10. 10 personally.

[@basskit_]

Ehhhhhh it's like a 6, and there is no way this can be a 10, too many mediocre songs for it to be a perfect album

[@braincandle]

2:59 The lyric you mention about TikTok and taxes is immediately preceded by the line “Don’t want no huddled masses”, and so I read that together as mocking the right-wing anti-immigrant, anti-government, anti-TikTok movement.

[@danbam3411]

That only makes it worse 😂

[@foundouthowtochangeytnameb1997]

@@danbam3411how?

[@jasonarmstrong5750]

This guy has absolutely no taste, why people see him as a serious and insightful music critic is beyond me

[@duko3000]

Green Day has mega Theater Kid energy nowadays

[@supdog8786]

Let’s be honest the album is better than any recent album from weezer 💀

[@homogenicmp3]

If this album was released by them, Fantano and his fanboys would have loved it lmao

[@thedopestbody]

OK Human blows Saviors out of the water in terms of quality imo.

[@chemicaldawn9402]

Saviors >>> White Album

[@fuzzmosisr8601]

Wrong. Even Van Weezer is better than this.

[@thetonytaye]

I agree and I actually liked OK Human lol

[@syukoshiomy]

sorry anthony, i already formed my opinion on this album. you were too late

[@wooperark]

Honestly, I've begun to respect Fantano more recently - guy knows what he's talking about big time. But... he just doesn't like Green Day. He looks for things to hate. He rated AI on the same level as trilogy after all. And I'm saying that as a man who LOVES trilogy GD (I was 12 in 2012 - formative music taste years). I think, perhaps, he shouldn't review their albums. He's not objective, he's biased against them.

[@ScreamFace182]

He really does. It’s becoming more and more apparent that he’s purposely looking for things to hate about EVERYTHING