American Idiot

If Kenny G. had a mohawk, he wouldn't be punk If Yanni had dumb tattoos, he wouldn't be punk If Garth Brooks pierced his nose, he wouldn't be punk If Liberace sounded like the Green Day, he wouldn't be punk

Remember when we thought Dubya was as bad as it could get? Hahahaaaaa

Nope

i can't say i'm thrilled about that f bomb unless it turns out billie joe is sucking dick more than 50% of the time

Awful

Awful awful awful

A 9 track album and I couldnt wait for itto be over. I dont understand the love for this dogwater band

It’s the stand out pop punk album for that decade , it’s hard not to listen to this and think of childhood for me . Love it

New to me, pretend music, 1 star. Tom.

Yuck

Green Day have their place. And that place is 1995.

Manages the classic double of being bad and annoying.

Derivate nonsense. If you were producing a film featuring a high school band who were just starting to write their own songs, the songs might sound a bit like this. Manages to rip off Bryan Adams and (err) Travis in the first four songs. Seems happy with ableist slurs, seems incredibly pleased with itself. Not for me, Clive.

Fake vanilla overdone punk for the masses who don't know good music. Too much makeup, too much fake angst, too much whining, too much everything. I resisted this album when it came out, and was hoping that maybe I was just trying to be too cool by not liking this album then... But I can safely thank my too cool younger self for steering away from this one. I still love Dookie, but they just tried way too damn hard on this one. Corporatized rock/punk that just hurts my soul.

нормик

may just not be huge on green day. it was a good album but it might have been too grand at points. the hits are undeniable but other parts don’t fully connect like they should

its tacky and i like it

One of the all time great pop punk albums, one where both the pop and punk aspects shine. I don't revisit this one often because pretty much every song became a huge hit and was overplayed to death, but that happened for a reason. I like Nimrod more, but this is an excellent record.

this went triple platinum in my house when it came out

I've heard these songs basically my entire life and was not expecting to enjoy this very much. But I was surprised how well it all works when listening through. It really is a modern rock opera akin to Tommy and others. It's very consistent and very ambitious. I see why it is as huge as it is. And some of the lesser known hits were my favorite moments. It's not something I plan to listen a lot, but it did click for me. Top Songs: American Idiot, Are We the Waiting, St. Jimmy, Give Me Novacaine, She's a Rebel, Whatsername

Well, isn't this just downright fun! I would've loved this when it came out if I wasn't 2 years old.

By the end of the album, I was done listening to Green Day. Good songs, just too similar to be great.

While not foundational for my youth, it was for many. Overall a good listen. I think a 3.5 rating would better fit.

This was the first CD I ever owned (thanks Aunt Julie!) The album still crushes it 22 years later.

Very nostalgic for me. Some good songs but not as good as I remembered

Great album

5/10. A style of music I've never really bought in to, but I can see the appeal

I generally think that Green Day really fell off after Insomniac or so, and American Idiot has always struck me as corny and not nearly as provocative or smart as it thinks it is. That said, it's pretty catchy and I was less annoyed by this than I expected to be.

Start of rheir demise. Over produced, over image conscious. Eye make-up all over the shop. Might as well be a Billy Idol record. Holiday is decent. Got way worse after this Get back to your old shit eh.

I am still not a huge Green Day fan.

As someone who dislikes 90s-2000s american punk, pop-punk(basically american highschool music), naturally i was very skeptical coming into this album. The only song i knew was Boulevard of Broken Dreams that i think is a great song which i enjoy from time to time. I believe it was a well made album, but still i don’t like this genre and felt like an american idiot listening to it.

This is a classic early 2000s album that captured the zeitgeist of the years immediately post 9/11. ‘Holiday’ rails Bush’s war in Iraq and is one of the most classic anti-war songs of that period. Meanwhile, the title track discusses themes of media corporate propaganda that remain relevant in the USA. ‘Wake Me Up When September Ends’ and ‘Boulevard of Broken Dreams’ deal with themes of grief and isolation respectively. I must admit, I’ve never been sold on the whole ‘concept’ of the album, with characters with names like ‘St Jimmy’ that you are supposed to follow across tracks. I feel the band were a bit too ambitious in that respect and it comes across as cheesy. The one concept-driven song that I do like is ‘Jesus of Suburbia’, but more in spite of the lyrics rather than because of them. Still, this album is a classic for rock fans who lived through this time period.

que album bom, fazia uma vida que eu não ouvia ele

Classic

not my favorite green day album, but still a solid album

Banger after banger! I still love this album so much. I still remember so many of the lyrics. Very fun album. Fav song: St. Jimmy

Whatsername :c

Pure nostalgia. This album represents my early iPod days, my early high school days, and an era where George W was the most embarrassing a political figure had ever been. Oh to go back to a time like that…

A modern pop punk staple. This doesn't reach the highs of Dookie to me, but what does really

Altså det er jo Green DAY. Jeg skal næsten bare lade Anders' ord synge her, give pladen 4 stjerner og move on up

Edgy, angsty, teenage-musik, og det er perfekt. Jeg er på ingen måde flov over, at det er en 5'er. Det her specifikke album er et perfekt eksempel på, at man nok skulle have været der - stod du der i 2004 og følte, at Boulevard of Broken Dreams talte til dig, ramte dig, du var faktisk den, der gik helt alene, og du gad egentlig godt have lidt af det der eyeliner? Jeg ser dig. Tak, Green Day, for dette album - det var og er virkelig fornøjeligt, og det holder fuldstændig i dag, ligesom det altid har gjort. 4.9

God tier Pop Punk. Remember clearly when this came out and it was HUGE. 4/5.

I hate to admit it, but this is a damn good album and one of the best from the 2000s.

Don't think I have ever heard this album in full, the known hit songs obviously stood out since I have heard them so many times in my youth. Can't say I have ever been a fan of green day, but either because of nostalgia or maybe the songs are just good that I was vibing with this album.

This album was pretty much the soundtrack to my teenage angst, so I've heard it thousands of times. Several of the tracks were also played endlessly on the various music channels at the time. I still know most of the words now. Although this is classed as punk, I don't think much of it is overtly political, realistically the majority of it is (since this is a concept album and tells a story) a commentary on being a young adult at the time - probably a fair amount of it would still resonate today with those audiences. There's some great tracks here, and plenty that I could happily still listen to. I enjoyed the re-listen of this album after all this time. There's a couple of tracks that I'd probably skip on a revisit, but some classics that I think I'd always enjoy. Not quite a 5, but would have been if I was rating it back when it came out.

"Whatsername" sums this album up pretty well: a weird intro leaving little room for hope followed by a serviceable second part with your standard catchy "useless in my mind" repeating line. The album's very uneven. "Jesus of Suburbia" was a disappointment with those weird vocals remaining neither fish, nor fowl as the singer tries to be half-punk, half-metal or whatever but also has this standard pop singing, leaving the voice just cringely distorted or something. Even with the music, it was way boring. I've known "Bulevard of Broken Dreams" and "Wake Me Up When September Ends", as these were hits in the 2010s. The former is one of the best tracks on the album, along with "St. Jimmy" and "Extraordinary Girl". These are examples where they do not sound boring, too pop or boilerplate-ish and bring in some worthwhile music or energy. As far as the rest of the material is concerned, it was mostly enjoyable to a certain degree but not outstanding. So while the band seems to possess an ability to create popular music, their flirt with some metal or otherwise hard genres elements was unsuccessful and I'd consider the tracks good enough to be radio hits (as they have become in reality) but not worthy of the 1001 list. P.S. Shortly after writing this review, I learned that we now have a list of 1102 albums instead of 1089.

Thought I would hate it but wasn't bad.

10/10

pop punk greatness

Yep. This is my jam. Probably a top-25ish album for me.

Overall: 7/10 Green Day was probably my first "favourite" band ever, as I was a huge fan of there's in elementary school. This album was always a weird one for me, as I always really enjoyed it but felt that some of the songs weren't up to the standard that I enjoyed from Dookie or Insomniac. I like the rock opera feel of it, but it can be a bit bloated. The real stars of the show are the big suite songs, those two songs are probably the best thing Green Day has ever done. Fav Song: Jesus of Suburbia

Fully willing to admit I’m stupid for this rating, but this is the album that first got me to care about albums in the first place. A pop punk opera should never work, and for a lot of people it doesn’t. But it worked for me. I’ll never forget my friend getting me in trouble as a kid for singing to lyrics to “Homecoming.” Is it the greatest album ever? No, I probably wouldn’t put it in my top 200. But it is still so fun for me to listen to today over twenty years later. Nostalgic favorite.

Alright this hit so hard in high school it does less now but alas

OBRA MAESTRA

Well better than I expected! Of course not as good as "Dookie". But overall a nice album. So: 3/5

I love this album.

2.8/5 kinda goyslop listening to it now but mayb it’s just ruined by how overplayed these hits r

my 150th album!!! another one from my parents' cd collection!!! grew up emo and obviously heard the singles but somehow never got around to listening to this in full... i was still an angsty whiny teenager only two years ago and probably would've self inserted as whatsername as cringe as it sounds so this made me feel seen… loved this

Aż skręciło, bo GD przez jakiś czas miał u mnie nienajlepszy status. Ale eeej, jaka to jest dobra plyta. Pamiętam ją jako dobrą płytę i nie zestarzała się nic a nic. Dobra historia się z tego układa i dziękuję mojej mamie, że kupiła ten album kiedy wychodził.

American Idiot is not my favorite Green Day album (that distinction goes to 2000's Warning) and it doesn't feel as distinctive and important as Dookie (also on this list). It's still a good album with some strong hits that brought them back into the public eye and gave a simple political message that was refreshing. Surprisingly long tracks (though some of them are really two songs mashed together) for a punk band but they didn't feel long in the way that jam band tracks drag on ad infinitum. Do I think it should be on this list, probably not. It's not enough of a departure from Dookie to feel like something new, though the band has matured and improved, and if I was going to put a second Green Day album on the list it would be Warning, but that's purely because of my deep abiding love for every track on that album.

There are a lot of bitchy 1-star reviews of this album that complain that the politics aren't sophisticated. Dude, it's a Green Day album. The music is pop rock with a punk veneer, and the lyrics are about attitude more than political science. These are good songs - energetically played, more sophisticated than they sound, and well-produced. It's not gonna change the world, but it sounds real good. I know Billie Joe Armstrong's voice annoys some people, but I'm not one of them. And Mike Dirnt is low-key an outstanding bassist.

Classic album, have listened to it before. Love the two songs in one theme

that early 2000s sound i enjoy

No notes.

So glad I happened to wear a hoodie today, as it's the peak outfit for this album. Angsty, loud, over-the-top, and so of its time. American Idiot is an admittedly great song, but the rest kind of pales in comparison and feels like attempts to recapture the energy of that song, but just never quite hits the mark. Favorite Songs: American Idiot, Letterbomb

Always thought this was a post sellout appeal to the youth album. But it’s basically back to back bangers

Gran álbum, muy consistente con su temática y sonido sin volverse repetitivo. Me gusta mucho que gran parte de las canciones sean doble-tracks y que no se sientan eternas.

generic pop

You just can't argue with these melodies.

Favorite Green Day album.

Не зря считается классикой, да хороший апльбом, но пожалуй,я продолжу слушать только в формате "биг хитов"

OK. Not my type of music but not as bad as I thought it would be and I liked a few of the songs that I'd heard before – Holiday, Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Wake Me Up When September Ends. Heard it before? ❌ Listen again? ❌ Rating out of ten? 4️⃣

Solid Green Day at its best

Huge nostalgia factor from 2000a but these songs got overplayed too much that I can’t score higher

I remember quite qell when this came out, and as a teenager at the time I think I was the main target audience then. I liked the titled track and the sisngles back then, but I think only Boulevard of Broken Dreams aged well. Tli like the concept of the album, mixing politics with the story of Jesus of Subirbia but the whole thing was really bad executed: the story is quite shallow and juvenile and the politics are even more shallow with slogans about revolution etc. Listening to this after 22 years was not a good experience and even the song here is a poppy Ramones with a few of Green Day twists. I can tell the album is here because it was popular back then, but it did remind me Simple Plan most times, and even Warning was a best album than this. I love Dookie though, but this is a 2/5

Huge fan of this album and all the layers of narrative and culture that you can analyze, especially as a non-American. I can and will talk your ear off about my perspectives of this album but don’t have time to type them all out. I had the privilege to see this entire album played front to back on Green Day’s 2024 tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of American Idiot and 25th of Dookie. Truly a special concert.

Dä Beat isch guet und vielfältig, d Lyrics und so isch chli wiederholend. Trotzdem recht guet für zwüschä durä:)

7/10

There are a few ok songs but I have never been too keen on this one.

A good ol' Greenday album. A song like American Idiot has only gotten even more relevant with the time. Once that has been said, it's Green Day and as such it's punk just a bit more convoluted than the others. Favorite Songs: American Idiot ; Jesus of Suburbia ; Boulevard of Broken Dreams

I like it - but even though its more complex and probably a better album than Dookie, I still prefer Dookie.

Great album. Probably their magnum opus, although I like a lot of their albums personally.

Ett helt fantastiskt album med i stort sett inga dåliga spår. Fullträff!

Vilka minnen! Älskar detta. Trallvmvänligt, bra låtar osv osv osv.

I enjoyed this more than I expected as I have not listened for years. 1. Boulevard Of Broken Dreams 2. Wake Me Up When September Ends 3. Homecoming

Hatte ich gar nicht so geil in Erinnerung. Aber das ist auch nach den ersten 4 Bangern noch richtig gut!

Starkes, mutiges Album. Bisschen lang, aber nur ein bisschen.

Not my thing

Nossa senhora... Só de ver a imagem já vem imagens da adolescência... Imagina tu comprar o CD no lançamento e já ouvir essa pedrada. Mesmo ouvindo até hoje 200 mil vezes por ano, dar um play aqui com um outro olhar chega a arrepiar. Os caras já metem uma música de 9 minutos em segundo... ousados. Mais um álbum que o cu artístico dos caras tavam virado pra lua. 4 hits sequenciais. Ainda vem Wake me up when September ends... justamente no dia 01 de outubro kkkkk. Que timing. O álbum todo é bom, vai tomar no cu. Foda. Dá pra ouvir todo ano e ainda arrepiar.

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I’m not a huge fan of Green Day (or much of a fan at all), but this album directly links me back to being 17 and being sick and tired of hearing Wake Me Up When September Ends. So that’s something!

This album is a masterpiece! I had a copy and when I was a teen boy o used to listen to it everyday after school

A well-known band, well-known songs, not bad at all. Three stars...

Earlier during this project I referred to the White Stripes’ Elephant as “my generation’s Sgt. Pepper.” Well, that makes this my generation’s Tommy. A tighter narrative structure, with all the drama and theatrics of its predecessor. I have to thank my sister, who rushed to the record store to pick this up the day it was released. Back in the day when people still did that.

Albums My Mother Showed Me My mom picked me up from school in 2005. She had just gotten a brand new car, very exciting. She sat my sister and I in the back and said “look in the seat pocket” as we each revealed a CD she picked out for the both of us. I got American Idiot, my sister got something by Usher. Sign o the times. This is my favorite Green Day album for several reasons. The foremost reason being the flow. The message it portrays, the musicianship that the band exhibits and the creation of St. Jimmy are some others. Sign o the times, sign o the times…

Have I listened to this album before No How familiar am I with this album Pretty familiar How do I feel about this artist? I like Green Day Pre-Listen Thoughts: This is one of those albums where I know most of the songs but I’ve never listened to them all together, I’m excited for this one Favorite track(s): Wake Me Up When September Ends, Homecoming Post-Listen Thoughts: This was good, nothing surprising, but it all flowed together really well.

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I was supposed to listen to this album yesterday, but never got to it. I think that's because I heard this album for the first time recently, and didn't really enjoy it too much. I didn't hate it, but I didn't love it. And after a second listen thanks to the album generator, I don't think my opinion has changed much. I'll preface this by saying I already don't love pop punk. So I wasn't expecting to enjoy a whole hour of it. The songs really just blend together (the deluxe version literally merging half the tracklist doesn't help). It feels very repetitive at times. There are some cool moments, though, such as the coda of "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" and the intro to "Extraordinary Girl." I also don't love the lyrics. Maybe I'm not emo enough for this album, but they just come across as cheesy most of the time. And that's without mentioning Billie Joe Armstrong's apparent obsession with a certain slur. Meh. Listen to it if you like pop punk, otherwise it's just okay. ----- #0012 Heard on: 29 Sep. 2026 Rating: ★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆ (182 / 332) Favorite track: Extraordinary Girl Least favorite track: Boulevard of Broken Dreams

Green Day is the black-eyelinered face that launched a thousand emo ships on the seas of MySpace, along with its cousins MCR, Blink, Evanescence and FOB (some of the strangest missing items from the list, probably as a consequence of its original publishing dateand the anti-emo rockist sentiment in vogue in '05). For the span of a few years Hot Topic T-shirts bearing that iconic bloody grenade-heart were the budding millennial's Nirvana tee. I remember having this record loaded up on my beaten-up second-hand iPod nano to accompany my first ever bouts of angst, so the call is definitely coming from inside of the house on that one. There's definitely something to be praised about American Idiot that despite inspiring 10,000 copycats like some Computer Age Velvet Underground and Nico (or maybe a more tryhard Nevermind), Green Day probably remains the best to ever do the pop-punk schtick. The singles off this album are worthy of the oodles of radio time they've received since release. A month ago I went through Dookie again for this list, and it's interesting to hear the evolution - what has changed in GD's sound and what hasn't. American Idiot is certainly just about as polished as pop-punk gets, completely shaving off that razor-edge of capital P-Punk that still lingered in Dookie despite 'selling out' to the major labels. American Idiot still carries some of that Minutemen-ish Pistols-esque DNA but it's alsmost been diluted out. Both are definitely great albums on an even keel tip to toe, so it ultimately becomes a matter of taste between the raw, honest bandroom sound of their earlier Dookie era and their much cleaner aesthetically-polished Idiot period. Personally I think I prefer Dookie's more hot-sauce vinegarish 'kick' to the more accomplished sound of American Idiot (and the former is definitely more interesting lyrically, it must be stated), but I wouldn't fault one side or the other. Fav tracks: American Idiot, Holiday, Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Wake Me Up When September Ends

I am not a fan of this band but this is as good as it gets in their field - pop punk college band. Love the drum sound on this. The rest is tight and to the point. I suspect they wanted to write a hit album and by all measures they nailed it.