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There is somee good and some bad. First of all, the good. I heard the song american idiot on the radio and I was very impressed. The lyrics were very rock and roll, and it could make bush bleed on the inside. After hearing holiday, and Boulevard of Broken Dreams I knew I had to know more about Green day. I watched driven on MTV. I liked them alot. So I decided to buy one of thier old CD's. I loved it. So much that On Christmas my cousin bought me the american idiot album. Now, the bad, I was kind of disapointed because I knew Green Day could do better than that. Nonetheless I still liked it. Ithink this album was important in Green Day's caree as well. It made them popular, and made people listen to thier old music.
| Awesome! |  |
This album is by far the best album of the year., simple as that! It also has the best song of the year, or for the past few years for that matter.
All you haters, please listen to the album before you judge. If not, then go back to listening your Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera CDs!
| ...ew... |  |
I have been a Greenday fan since their beginning...and i must say this album had potential...but sunk...instead of keeping true punk roots, Greenday has begun appealing to the general listener. to many hardcore Greenday fans, this is devastating. This is a solid album, but i do not care for the simplicity and mediocrity of the songs like American Idiot. This CD does not stand up to others like Dookie.
| I might be wrong (and radiohead 2 ^^) |  |
i didnt like it ! It listenned at this cd because i had read all the nice reviews but damn ! i thought "its the wrong cd or what ?" really many songs are boring (im not fluent so im not talking about lyrics... but Blv of brk dreams has poor lyrics)
| Fantastic!!! | |
One thing i realised after listening to this cd is that GREENDAY never disappoint their fans.It is their same old music but this time they came up with some strong and matured lyrics.
| this is like heaven to me | |
well i just got the new green day cd for xmas and let me tell u. im obsessed. im going to go deaf from listening to it but hu cares. this is the best cd i have heard in a while i have taken alot of slack from green day haters and they say corny things like "if u buy this cd u r an american idiot. well u know what than im a proud american idiot .if u criticize this cd and u havenet heard its haunting rock opera tunes dont bad mouth it. listen to it before u say anything .seriously one round of listening to jesus of suberbia u will c im not wrong. and now i have the biggest crush on billie joe armstrong im gonna go date some one named billie. ROCK ON GREEN DAY AND FU HATERS
| Starts off well, then.. |  |
This is the first Greenday cd i ever listened to and im addicted to it. It starts off with American Idiot, which i was already sick of, but then Jesus of Suburbia would have to be my favourite track and it is followed by 5 awsome tracks. But then it seems to lose momentum by then and the rest is just very average. But still, definitly worth ur money.
Best Tracks: Jesus of Suburbia, Holiday, Boulevard Broken Dreams, Are We the Waiting
| Rock on! | |
I don't see how any of these people can get off saying anything negative about this album.....Green Day worked really hard to produce this wonderful 'Rock Opera' I love the way each song has a different feel, the kind of 'ethnic' beginning "Extrodinary Girl" throws you off, but then they jump in with the punk. I am not a huge punk fan, and only got the cd after hearing "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" on the radio time after time, and I am so glad I stole this cd from my dad (another Green Day fan). So before you start badmouthing a cd, maybe you should actually LISTEN TO IT, which you obviously havn't.
| WOW | |
This is probably the best cd i have right now. I mean i just love lisntenen to it. It has some cursing so watch out for that but i love pretty much every song even the 9 min ones. Great cd for trips because its long and you can listned to it all the way through.
Best songs: *****Boulevard of Broken Dreams ****American Idiot ****Give Me Novacaine
| I loved it | |
I loved the green day cd..its one of the greatest they could of made...congrats...u really should pick this cd up i loved it and so will you!
good job greenday
**there great live too i saw the premiere of there new cd american idiot they were great**
| SOO GOOOD | |
This is an awesome CD, much more mature than I would expect form Green Day. I'll admit I wasn't a huge fan until I heard the song American Idiot. Everyone should listen to this CD.
| Idiot | |
This album sux. Like actually reeks. Seriously, if you buy this cd then you are an american idiot!
i loved everyother cd but i got this one and then im like wow. this sucks so bad. wow.
| hoodaleehoo!! | |
Great. Obviously it's not going to top their classics like "Dookie" & "Insomniac", but this album is still awesome. A bit of a different sound, but that is expected from a band thats been around so long. This concept album is very creative and original. A great blend of some mellower songs and the good old Green Day sound. I give "American Idiot" a B+.
| I don't really Like Punk, but this is good | |
I'm not even that big of a green day fan. I like a couple of their songs, and when americab idiot came out I was like this is crap. But the song grew on me, and when I heard they were doing tommy-ESQU TYPE Cd like a story behind it and 9 minute songs I was like thats tempting to get. So today I went out and bought it. The result. REALLY GOOD. The guy that said green day crapped their pants is an idiot, he doenst know creative music whn he hears , go out and buy it, you won't be let down.
| it's crap | |
Green Day crapped their pants.
I'm a HUGE Green Day fan.I've loved everything they've ever done.BUT,this new CD is so bad that it's painful to take that Green Day could have even created it.This CD is so bad.It's far and away the worst thing Green Day has ever done.It's far worse than anything I would have,or could have,ever expected or even imagined from this fine trio.This CD is so beneath them.The only good use for this CD would be as either a coaster or a clay pidgeon for trap-shooting.
Green Day tries to get political while at the same time trying to get fancy with the production.The result,THIS CD FAILS!!!
The lads need to get back to basics ala The Ramones and fast! They should put out a real CD and fast! -before all of their fanbase quits on them.
| Timeless and cross-generational | |
I've been a Green Day fan for a while, but just bought the album after seeing the Broadway show in NYC. It's fascinating how the "messages" resonate with people across generations. I teach English to adult immigrants and even played a couple of songs and gave the lyrics to LONELY ROAD and WHATSERNAME to an advanced class. Whatersername was sort of a cultural curiosity to most of them, but Lonely Road resonated with the experiences of many. More proof of music as a universal and - sometimes - unifying language.
| Awesome | |
I received just what I ordered and am listening to it now. I ordered a CD. Nobody likes you everyone hates you, sorry I'm singing too!
| Top Class album | |
Here is another short and sweet review so here goes. A amazing album I can't stop lisiting to this album. A punk rock opera is a very good discription of the album. There are plenty of brilliant songs. Turn this album up and enjoy.
| Green Day's best album! | |
American Idiot has to be Green Day's best album. I don't enjoy Rock Operas but still this is their best album ever!
Here is my review for each song.
1. American Idiot- 5/5. The first single on the album. I believe this song is about George W. Bush.
2. Jesus Of Suburbia- 5/5. I really like this song but it's so long, due to the Rock Opera.
3. Holiday- 5/5. Another great song. Which encouraged me to buy the album in the first place.
4. Boulevard Of Broken Dreams- 5/5. Great song with great lyrics. I also like the best too!
5. Are We The Waiting- 5/5. I think this song is rather fun. It makes you wanna scream out "Are We The Waiting"
6. St. Jimmy- 5/5. I like this song but sometimes it can be boring.
7. Give Me Novacaine- 5/5. This song seems to be beautiful in a way. I like the lyrics also.
8. She's A Rebel- 5/5. My favorite song on the album.
9. Extroardinary Girl- 5/5. This song is good too but not my favorite.
10. Letterbomb- 5/5- I do like this song but it's so hard to understand!
11. Wake Me Up When September Ends- 5/5. A very beautiful song. Written about Billie Jo Armstrong's father whom passed away.
12. Homecoming- 4/5. Basically the same as Jesus Of Suburbia. Way too long
13. Whatsername- 4/5. This song is good. It starts out slow and then gets higher.
Overal. 5/5. Buy the album!
| A Lot of Things to Get Off My Chest... | |
I am beyond sick and tired of hearing trolls accusing a band for the most nonsensical reasons, the most obvious being "selling out". Reading these "comments", all I can say is that not only do they not know what "selling out" means but their in ability to spell and create an intelligent argument blatantly shows their ignorance. For many years, Green Day has suffered the brunt of all these Neanderthals that couldn't play guitar, even if they were pasted to a textbook written by Clapton or Beck.
Why are Green Day considered sellouts? Well here are the reasons:
#1: Green Day is successful, they made albums that went sold millions. Therefore, they are not one of us.
After reading such a sentence, it's little wonder why Green Day is not one of you. Just because a band is making money or selling millions of copies does not mean they sold out. Led Zeppelin rarely released singles and yet more than two of their albums have gotten Diamond in the USA. The Beatles sold hundreds of millions of copies worldwide and they are considered artists. If we criticize a band like Green Day for selling albums, then we ought to do the same to these bands and THAT would be ridiculous.
In fact, any rock band's greatest dream would be make albums that millions will adore and purchase. With the amount of money they make, the band can be allowed to take chances, which Green Day did with NIMROD and WARNING after the success of DOOKIE and INSOMNIAC. Speaking of taking chances...
#2: Green Day has rejected the roots of punk rock and embrace new types of music, including pop, folk and even progressive rock. They are not punk rock because of this.
What is wrong with Green Day trying to expand their musical vocabulary? It shows that bands like this are more ambitious and serious about their craft than many of their lazy contemporaries. In the case of AMERICAN IDIOT, Green Day look to The Who, Husker Du, Queen, Dead Kennedys, the Jam, The Clash and even Meat Loaf to create, to the horror of punk fans everywhere, a concept album. Oh my God, run to the hills!!!!
The fact is many bands that fail to grow out of their roots and expand their sound often become redundant and their music less memorable. That's why Green Day don't wanna sound like "punk". Not only they do not want to pigeonholed to one genre but they want to try a new style, to prove that they have greater depth than critics suggest. That shows imagination, not indulgence; creativity, not laziness.
I just love how these "alt. rock" acolytes slam groups like Green Day for incorporating different sound to their punk roots but they don't criticize their heroes like The Clash, Sonic Youth and R.E.M. for doing the same thing. The Clash used R&B, jazz, reggae, ska, rockabilly and gospel for their music. Why are they not criticized? Sonic Youth dared to include actual melodies in SISTER and DAYDREAM NATION. And after they made guitar pop useful for the underground audiences, R.E.M. made a collection of folk songs in AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE. Why are THEY not considered sellouts?
I'll tell you why: because these people are too ignorant to realize that it is pointless to lambaste one band for daring to try something adventurous when their contemporaries have done it too. Common logic says an idea to embrace new sound or try to add something new to their music deserves applause rather than condemnation but God forbid they just accept a group's desire to achieve something original.
And finally, #3 Green Day releases singles, which is totally unwarranted to the underground. Releasing singles is equivalent to selling out to the man.
Going back to #1, it seems that the greatest sin that Green Day has committed, according to these so-called "underground audiences" is that they are trying to appeal to the masses. But what's worse, according to them, is that they release singles, which is like a kiss to death to your credibility. Corporate rockers sell singles, not "punk rock" bands.
Well, releasing singles may be a kiss to death to their "credibility" but these singles are the kingdom of commercial glory and that is why AMERICAN IDIOT has sold 5 million copies in the US and why Green Day are more musically literate than their critics. People need to understand that the best way for albums to sell is for the band to put out accessible singles to get the public to buy the album just for them. Green Day releases singles not to appease the musical establishment but to attract new fans and to get them to relate to their sentiments about the world. Like it's outrageous in getting the public to listen to your songs and getting to relate to you?
If Green Day is a sellout for selling singles, then so are the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Kinks, the Clash, the Who, Guns N' Roses, AC/DC, Ozzy Osbourne, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Oasis, Radiohead, the Sex Pistols, Queen, U2, R.E.M., Michael Jackson, Prince, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Seger, Jackson Browne, Bob Dylan, Def Leppard, Van Halen, Heart, Lynyrd Skynyrd and hundreds of other artists who have released singles to sell records. Think of what you said: any band that sell singles is a sellout and all the bands I just mentioned have sold singles. Just thought I should bring that to mind.
Now, FINALLY, after all that ranting, onto the album...
AMERICAN IDIOT is a brilliant, sprawling concept album that recalls the finest moments of other terrific, messy rock operas such as QUADROPHENIA, THE WALL and ZEN ARCADE and like those albums, AMERICAN IDIOT can be appreciated as either a collection of strong rock songs and as a coherent vision of a turbulent society (in this case, Bush-era America). This album also serves as the culmination of the pop-rock direction that Green Day started in NIMROD and greatly improved in the excellent, underrated WARNING.
The opening title track, with its thunderous guitar riffs, slamming drums and Armstrong calling out to "Idiot America" and not being a part of a "redneck agenda", sets the mood but not the sound, in which from there, the group goes all over the place. This album is cascaded with mini-Queen operas ("Jesus of Suburbia", "Homecoming"), Clash-eseque anthems ("Are We the Waiting"), acoustic ballads ("Boulevard of Broken Dreams", "Wake Me Up When September Ends"), full-throttle punk rock ("She's a Rebel", "Letterbomb") and melodic pop-rockers ("Holiday", "Extraordinary Girl", "Give Me Novacaine").
By any band's hands, this album would have fallen in its face but the tightness, chemistry and ambitions of Green Day bring it together, resulting in a record that is fiery, melodic and enjoyable to listen to. It is a splendid, multi-layered work that shows the maturity of Green Day as a band and Armstrong as a gifted songwriter coming to their own. Along with WARNING, it is their richest and most rewarding album ever released and I recommend ANYBODY (not just punk fans) to pick this up and give it a chance. Any prejudice towards this band ought to be thrown out the window. Just shut up, listen to the album and enjoy.
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