Reviews (page 11 of 16)
Already heard it. Not bad but not my style-too noisy.
Not particularly impressed - but then I never was. Not sure what all the fuss is about really, just the end of grunge.
in a world of incredibly polarizing views on this record, i will maintain my Musical Objectivity and admit that my thoughts on this album are just "it's ok".
Wasn't looking forward to this but in the end... Not bad. I was just critical of Queen II for being guilty of "Excess" and I guess the same could be said of this but at the same time where Queen was yelling their story at me, Green Day here were actually narrating. I can understand the praise it got, and even though I won't go back to it myself it won't complain if someone else puts it on.
Bra album, men traff ikke helt stemingen i dag.
For me it isn't a great album, a good one but it quite misses something. I feel like it tries to much to be sand 3/5
Leuk album en ik snap waar de hype vandaan is gekomen toen der tijd. Flinke stempel voor een hele generatie 2 bangers
I'm not a huge pop punk fan. I can appreciate the drumming, and it's got its catchy and iconic moments.
Again not a bad listen but didn’t really blow me away either. I can appreciate it
Honestly I was wrong, pretty fly for millenialslop
pretty good ngl 7 out of 10
I’ll admit to having been a bit of a snob about Green Day - I mean I was already in my 40s when this record came out, so I’ve never really been their intended audience. But hey, I’m kinda enjoying this. It’s not very adventurous, musically or lyrically, and the social criticism is mild, but still, much of it is better than I’ve always assumed it would be. “St. Jimmy” is probably what I liked most on here. The music on this track is a little more frenzied, and the vocals not miked so prominently. To me the best punk rock is a bunch of short songs that are a big wall of noise and you have to work a little to figure out what they’re saying.
Classic. Album from my childhood. Could be harsher.
This isn't bad. If I'd been in high school in 2004, I would've grooved on it. As it is, I appreciate the ambition, the multilayered production and the various rock 'n roll pastiches (especially on Homecoming). But if I'm being honest, if we're going to go for this level of theatricality, I prefer the batshit OTT-ness of My Chemical Romance.
didn't age as well as I'd hoped. very corporate punk, almost?
Green Day is a guilty pleasure for me. I generally don't like the "pop punk" genre. This album has a few longer, more ambitious songs, and some of the singles are pretty good. But it's not a good album start-to-finish. There's quite a few skipped songs on this album.
Bra punkskiva. Lättlyssnad. 7/10
3.5
Listening session: august 19th, while getting ready in the morning Listened to before: heard two songs before Thoughts: fun album with a few recognizable songs, but I still like Dookie better Favourite tracks: American Idiot, Holiday / Boulevard of Broken Dreams & Wake Me up When September Ends
it has its appeal to a certain audience. this type of American rock is not really my cup of tea, but there are some ok songs that i could listen to. I have given it the service to give it a second objective listen and my opinion remains pretty consistent. There are a few notable songs, Whatsername was the best song. I was going to say Jesus of Suburbia was the worst song, but then Wake me up when September Ends came on. 3.5 stars, but not enough to make it a 4
Jesus of Suburbia better than I remembered
I liked it way more than i thought i would, but it still didn't blow my mind. I simply am not a very big fan of pop punk.
I like Green Day when their songs are short. Good hooks nonetheless.
There's not a lot new songwriting here compared to the kerplunk to nimrod era, but it's still solid work
I had Green Day fatigue by the time this came out, and the avalanche of pop-punk impersonators (Blink 182, Sum 41, Good Charlotte, etc...) didn't help. There's good material here, surely, but it also tends to sound like all of their other good material. Add in overplay, Broadway productions, talking heads jabbering about its optical messaging, and generally too much exposure, and you have an album I was happy to dodge when I could. Listening again more than twenty years later, it's good but not great, despite the messaging being predominantly in my wheelhouse. It rounds up to a 3/5, and you can wake me up when this album ends.
172. American Idiot - Green Day (2004) 8.13.26 Variety: 3 Adequacy: 5 Listenability: 3 Uniqueness: 2 Emotionality: 2 = 3.0 "He steals the image in her kiss/ From her heart's apocalypse" I've never been the biggest Green Day fan ( I gave Dookie a 3.2/5) but their hits were damn solid, and I liked them enough. After Dookie, the next few seemed to have diminishing returns as far as hits go, though "Good Riddance" was and still is pretty huge. By the time American Idiot came out the strongest reaction from me would have been something along the lines of "oh they're still making albums? Huh." When I heard the big single, and read some of the press about the thing, I was a bit more intrigued, but a train wreck sort of way. The idea of a concept album with such very earnest and seemingly well-intentioned but possibly naive ideas did momentarily fascinate me enough to realize I did not want to listen to it. The whole idea had the stink of a massive overreach, and seemed like the sort of clumsy, if admirable take that your average politically responsible highs school sophomore might have. If the term had been in style at the time, I might have said it seemed to be very cringe. It got a lot of critical acclaim though, and though I think I probably align pretty much politically with these guys, it seemed like maybe some of this positive reaction was focused more on the ideas, ambition, and less so on the actual music. When it later hot adapted for the stage, it turned me off even more from wanting to hear any of it, and aside form the two big singles, I'm not sure I've ever heard any more of it. Well into middle age, I find myself a lot more forgiving of this sort of blazenly earnest material, but I also place a lot more value on the quality of the songs as entertainment. Will the melodic content of this balance out the messaging? I like brussels sprouts just fine, but if someone is lecturing me about how good they are, and browbeating me for not eating more, it just makes me want to go eat a steak. THE TRACKS "American Idiot" - The opening track is just as catchy and energetic as I remember, and it's a fine distillation of the band's previous work, cleaned up and performed with a bit of slickness that I appreciate, but that I can't blame some fans for despising. The whole "they sold out" thing doesn't really exist anymore, but I think was probably still hanging on enough at the time. I'm sure the band had been dealing with that nonsense since Dookie though. As an added bonus we got the Weird Al parody "Canadian Idiot" out of this, so... "Jesus of Suburbia" - This was fine. It seemed like a pretty coherent and cohesive song suite instead of a Frankensteined cobbling together of leftovers which these things usually feel like. I noticed an apparent lift of or nod to Bryan Adam's "Summer of '69" near the beginning which was unexpected. I really liked the 50s and 60s throwback elements like the opening drum beat, and the harmonies and xylophones later on. Weirdly it seemed that the bass was VERY low in the mix here, which sucks as that's one of my favorite things about the band. The piano ballad ending was pretty awful, and while I won't be focusing on the lyrics too much ( maybe a little more than normal given the nature of the project) they are pretty uniformly awful. "Holiday" - This is one I do vaguely recall. This feels much closer to the sort of thing I like about the band. Very catchy and punchy, though still missing the giant bass sound I like so much. I tried playing this back at 1.25 speed and it sounds even more like their old sound. "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" - I remember not caring for this when it came out. It seemed too nakedly self-absorbed and self-pitying, despite the undeniably catchiness. I think at the time I likened it to similarly bluntly oversharing stuff by Third Eye Blind. Listening to it now, the lyrical content does not bother that much, and is not that much clumsier than a lot of other very good "woe is me" tracks I could think of. "Are We the Waiting" - The pounding echoey drums on this put me in mind of something I might have heard on a Brice Springsteen album. The slow pace and the chanted chorus probably makes for a good excuse to get those phone lights out at the arena. It's ok, but has a bit too much "Rattle and Hum" U2 about it for my tastes. "St. Jimmy" - Another throwback number, this one's a blisteringly fast and full of that old punk energy. Unfortunately it's lacking in any memorable melodic hooks. Pints for the speed and vitality though. About two-thirds of the way through is gets a bit Who-esque with the harmonies and drumming which was nice. "Give Me Novacaine" - I appreciated the change up here with the acoustic sound at the beginning, and the contrast of the full on balls to the walls chorus work well enough. It's still pretty characterless aside from Armstrong stretching himself a bit in the vocal melody. "She's a Rebel" - Possibly the most generic song on the album so far, this one feels like the band got stuck on autopilot and just keep playing the bridge of another better song over and over again for the duration. I do hear what sounds to be some handclaps WAY down in the mix, barely audible. This could have used some more silly poppy touches like that. Imagining this as a 60s garage pop song and I could see it working. "Extraordinary Girl" - The opening of this one with it's world beat drum loop is unlike anything I've heard on any Green Day track. And wow... speaking of a 60s sound, this is maybe the most blatantly power pop the band has been. This is a sound I could really get behind, and it's a very successful take on the genre. Give me a whole album of stuff like this. Recognizably Green Day, but with a seemingly loving nod towards stuff like Matthew Sweet or maybe even the Exploding Hearts. And you can actually hear the handclaps on this one. Thumbs up. "Letterbomb" - Maybe I'm still coming off the high of the last song, but this worked incredibly well for me as well. Cleaner and poppier than their old stuff, but with the same level of energy and speed that I love. This is like if Weezer ( a band I mostly like) had some real balls. "Wake Me Up When September Ends" - oof. Sincere AND soft is not your strong suit, Mr. Armstrong. It only works on "Good Riddance" because of the nasty message buried within and the S-tier melodies. This kind of thing is best left to acts like the Goo Goo Dolls. It vastly improves when the guitars kick in, but loses none of the schmaltz. "Homecoming" - Where the earlier suite sounded more cohesive if a bit bloated and too long, this one does indeed sound like several partial song ideas that were cobbled together, and is far less successful as far as this sort of thing goes. It reminded me of a lot of the stuff I didn't like about the Who's Tommy. It makes the stage musical easier to understand I guess though. "Whatsername" - I did not expect Green Day to drop an 80s new wave rocker on us. This was pretty damned great. I was reminded a little of the Cars, a little of Weezer, and maybe a few other things. And yet it still sounds like Green Day, and not them trying to do a pale imitation. A great closer to a very uneven album. HIGHLIGHTS - "American Idiot" - "Holiday" - "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" - "Extraordinary Girl" - "Letterbomb" - "Whatsername" MIDLIGHTS - "Jesus of Suburbia" - "Are We the Waiting" - "St. Jimmy" - "Give Me Novacaine" - "She's a Rebel" LOWLIGHTS - "Wake Me Up When September Ends" - "Homecoming" FINAL THOUGHTS Being a dyed in the wool progressive/leftist myself, I find the political messaging, and social commentary here to be on point, and still largely relevant. It's the rather blunt, and unartful packaging of that message that turns me off though. The thing that made the band great in my opinion was the slightly edgy, fuck you attitude that infused their super catchy, tightly played, hooky punk pop gems that got in and out quickly. They had a lot to say even on Dookie I'd argue, but they did a much better job of couching their views in great punchy songs that were enjoyable listens. While there were highlights, it mostly felt like a slog. I don't want to feel like I'm doing homework when listening to music, and this comes as close to that as anything we've had on here yet. Armstrong is no Bob Dylan ( not many are, including latter day Bob Dylan) but at least it's admirable that him and the other guys were willing to make their opinion heard, and it likely inspired a lot of young people to get be more politically motivated. Just in the years since then, my inner pessimist seems more and more willing to admit that this sort of thing, if it eve =n does mobilize or inspire, has a very limited shelf life as far as influence goes. The giant boot that's been stamping on the face of humanity seems to have just gotten bigger, and it's pressure much worse. Which makes something like this feel naive and ultimately pointless in the face of the ruthlessness, and aggressiveness, of the never ending push by the chuds in power to maintain that power. Protest music in general always seems like a great idea, and the best of it is full of the kind of subtle craft that implants ideas and makes you recognize hard truths. When I want to listen to a powerful screed against power, corruption, greed, I'll always choose someone like Stevie Wonder over something like this, as the medicine goes down so much easier. And seeing as I'm far too set in my middle class ways to ever help enact any sort of real, lasting change, I'd much rather spend my remaining years enjoying what few pleasures we have left. Musically, this is a mixed bag. The band is matured for sure, and it's very professionally put together, but it feels sapped of the raw energy and fun that Dookie-era Green Day had on a good half of the album, with some glaring missteps, and some very welcome unexpected treats. But I get why it's on the list as a cultural artifact. On a whim I played "Holiday" at 1.25 speed and was pretty surprised at how much better it sounded faster paced. Went back a relistened to the first four tracks that way, and had the same effect on me. Even "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" works really well like this. This is an album for young people who need the ideological reinforcement Armstrong and company can offer, and it entirely missed me when I would have theoretically been its target audience some 22 years ago. What I appreciated most about it was the great playing, and the willingness to occasionally venture outside their formula. It'll never be in rotation for me as an album, but there are several great tracks on here which I'll definitely be revisiting, and their strength, along with the ambition on display are enough to lift it up into a like for me. PLAYLIST ALTERATIONS - Those highlights make a pretty great EP's worth of tracks FURTHER LISTENING - Tommy by the Who - The Wall by Pink Floyd - Sandinista! by the Clash - Rattle and Hum by U2 - Guitar Romantic by The Exploding Hearts
You know what, I've never enjoyed pop punk, but this album is actually doing something, isn't it? Granted, it's got the typical pop punk curse of never having enough enough distinction to differentiate one song from another, but it makes some great choices, like pairing a few songs into these great medleys. Obviously there's no denying that the singles from this are solid, solid tracks, in spite of them being played to death in my childhood. Maybe my only issue with Green Day and this era of pop punk is that over exposure I had to endure before I really had a taste in music. Anyway, any album that's willing to do a fast "1-2-3-4!" In a tiny break of the drums is worthy of a three stars in my book. Take it or leave it, Billy Joe
So much of this is super heavy-handed, way moreso than I remembered from when I first heard it as a teen. I suppose that makes sense though, for a couple of reasons. First, the post-9/11 era caused everyone everywhere to become pretty stupid, and it really was that ridiculous. Second, I was a teen in the target audience, I highly doubt I would have picked up on any kind of subtlety, especially in music where I wasn't particularly looking for it. Still, it's good for what it is.
This was probably the biggest album of the time when it came out, it was everywhere. Everyone seemed to copy that whole black shirt red tie thing. Seemed to give Greenday a resurgence, and really elevated them beyond the usual pop punk status. I loved this at the time, but find it quite tedious now. I was never a huge Greenday fan anyway, but find this a bit more irritating than their other stuff. It’s still canny, decent pop punk classics on there; but it aint for me anymore.
This would've have been after my final Green day album, which was "Warning", so I've probably never heard this. I was surprised to see this on the list, but looking at the amount of plays some of these tracks have had on Spotify suggests this is their most successful album..... In my opinion, this is definitely past their peak and is catering for a much wider audience than their early (much better) stuff. That being said, I enjoyed it mostly. "American idiot" and "Holiday" are the best tracks. I can leave wake me up when September ends. 3.5, but probably closer to 3. Give me dookie over this any day
The music is still a little bubblegum-goes-punk, but I like it a little more than Dookie. There’s more edge. 3.5?
iconic
I was still a fan of Green Day when this album came out. I was with them on Dookie, I was with them after Warning, I left the ship when they wrapped themselves in the flag.
Don't love that they use the R-Slur in Jesus of Suburbia. Boulevard of Broken Dreams still gives me chills though. That opening feels so ominous and achy. One song left so I figured I'd wrap up my thoughts and as always, I enjoyed this album. It's truly a classic. I love anti-establishment in music. Its always a BOP.
Serious nostalgia! But the songs outstayed their welcome
I’m not a huge Green Day fan, but this is a solid album and I can see why it is so popular.
I once enjoyed this type of punk rock but associate it to a particular boyfriend and as a result greenday now gives me the ick
'Now everybody do the propaganda / & sing along to the age of paranoia.' It's almost inconceivable to think of just how depressing W Bush's America had been given the current state of affairs, but if you need a reminder, this 'punk opera' is a good place to start. 9 tracks, but really closer to 14 or 15, American Idiot is a time capsule at the personal, national, & political level - it's pretty remarkable just how embedded in my unconscious each & every song here is, even tho I don't think I ever sat down & listened to the whole record. In that way, it's a rousing, almost disturbing, success. But it's also preachy, sophomoric, repetitive, &, for lack of a better phrase, it could be better. Anyway, for me, American rock from '01 to '05 is The White Stripes.
With Green Day I have a love and hate relationship. Sometimes when I hear a song I really love it but the most part of their discography doesn't anything to me. Also on this album a few great songs, for ezample the epic Jesus of Suburbia. But also some standard punk rock tracks, especially in the middle of the album
I have to give Green Day credit for their ambition here. An ultra-political punk rock opera is certainly an interesting idea, and they almost stick the landing. The music here ranges from good to excellent, but I felt the strongest portions were when they stuck closer to their punk roots, like Holiday and St. Jimmy. The longer 9 minute suites felt strangely repetitive, and I didn't think Billie Joe Armstrong's voice fit the ballads. The narrative aspect of this album starts out strong, but ends up falling apart by the end as they begin straying away from the core themes of the album. The political messaging didn't fully work for me, either; while I do believe the band had specific critiques of the American government, it hits a strangely individualistic note that ends up diluting the message. As I said, I respect the ambition, and most of it ends up working, but a lot of it doesn't fully land for me.
tried playing along with the album and it really was all power chords lol crazy and really fun experience, that being said listening gets a bit repetitive. boulevard of broken dreams and wake me up when september ends still the only songs id listen to again
This is not my type of music. But the album is catchy and quite driving. But it is very monotonous for me. It fits the background for the working process.
Some hits. A bit overrated
I mean it was better than DOOKIE
Feels strange to say that I'd never actually listened to this before, given how much I'd treasured everything from 1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours, via Pinhead Gunpowder, and right up to Nimrod as a young'un. Don't really need to hear any of the singles again (especially 'Wake Me Up...'), but there's enough here in tracks like Letterbomb to make me want to merrily break out the Dookie guitar chordbook, so that's got to be worth a three, for the old days.
It remembers me of tony hawk games, but even with the nostalgic stuff it bored me while listening.
I remember Green Day making a slash and their one song I recall hearing on the radio was “The Reason.”
I liked few songs, but in general this is not my style of music
Jesus of Suburbia starts off decently but it's far too long imo
Joo tätä on tullut joskus oikein kuunneltuakin. Ihan siinä hilkulla, ettei mee sietämättömäks saundien sun muun tuotannon osalta. Joku mai kemikal bromance sitten käytti samaa tuottajaa ja teki aika samankuulosta tavaraa viivottimen kanssa ja se on sitten jo ihan hirveetä ulostetta. Mutta tässä nyt sillain tää pumppu nyt loi nahkansa uusiks ja pysty työntään semmosen "hei kasvettiin aikuisex" -levyn. Semisti menee yliyrittämisen puolelle, mutta on tässä paljon hyvääkin biisiä. Osittain sitten kun niiton soiteltu helvetisti niin on sit ähkyt ja kai se on pakko kattoa homman ohi. Siinäkin mielessä tää on kans vähän JÄNSKÄ taitekohta, että tän jälkeen tulleet riin deit on niin epämiellyttävää, ettei niitä halua ees yrittää kuunnella. Eikä tää loppujen lopuks niin paljoa niistä eroa. Periaatteessa nelkun levyn, mut kyl tää "veden virtaamisen" jälkeen on kolkki, kun nää kaikki rokkioopperat sun muut vaikuttaa vähän semmoselta, että pitäs jotenkin uudistua mut ei sit kuitenkaan ihan osata. vaan menopunkki on leipälaji. Ihan hyvä yri kuitenkin.
6.5 / 10
It’s held up well.
I remember when this one came out. Found a lot of the singles enjoyable and catchy. That is until it got overplayed and it's brilliance was shoved down my throat. Revisiting it, in whole, it's okay. Still some fun, but a lot of my bitterness remains and I can't see it's brilliance
2000s teenage angst at it's biggest and loudest. Never been that crazy about concept albums/rock operas, and this doesn't move the dial for me. Some the band's strongest singles on this however, just a decent pop-punk record all around. Fav Songs: American Idiot Holiday Boulevard of Broken Dreams She's a Rebel Wake Me Up When September Ends
I like the singles from this album. I appreciate the band’s distinctive sound. I like the singer’s voice. What I found listening to this album—which is 57 minutes long but has only 9 songs—is that I don’t need a whole Green Day album. A couple songs is enough. ;)
Не погано,але не моє,оцінка:6.5/12
2,5
Bon, ben c'est clairement pas mon truc. L'espèce d'entre-deux entre du pop rock et du punk, non seulement ça ne me parle pas, mais en plus, ça me rappelle des mauvais souvenirs de mon stage où un de mes collègues mettait tout le temps du Pennywise. Heureusement, Green Day, c'est beaucoup mieux que Pennywise?
It's Green Day alright
Alright not very exciting first album but there were some enjoyable parts didn’t listen through though
reminds me of naomi. I thought the songs were good but i dont think id choose to listen to them myself.
It was fine a few great songs other were eh
Neprišiel som im nikdy na chuť. Niektoré piesne sú fajn, ale zvyšok má nechytá.
some ok songs
A big hit from my early teen years. Quite good. The rest of the album surprised me considering the first 2 songs are mega hits. I like the 2 song tracks, they make for seamless transitions.
Liked half of the two part songs
Really doesn't do anything for me but giving it a 2 feels harsh.
classiqua mais pas trop mon truc
It’s an okay album. I remember all the hits being overplayed on radio. They were catchy. Green Day can write good pop punk tunes. This album isn’t amazing but I can understand why it’s on the list.
A great album. Not the masterpiece it was first touted as, but it is incredibly strong. There is still too much filler on it, and that lets it down.
punk rock
I remember listening to this one in my childhood. It holds up pretty well today, sans some of the wording and lyricism. Favourite Track(s): Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Wake Me Up When September Ends Least Favourite Track(s): Letter Bomb, She's a Rebel, Give Me Novacaine
Surprised me with its musical force. Their political lyrics are kind of lite-beer but the songs pretty fuckin rip. The band can find a groove and get a loud, live-on-stage feel. They’re still not punk - they were never punk - but they’ve found a unique sound. And I still don’t know if Billie Joe really sings like that or it’s a bit.
pretty much sort of okay!!! theres obviously a handful of tracks on here that like....it feels weird to say i Like them so much as im just Attached To Them in a way that feels different from my normal avenues of Articulating An Opinion On Music. as for the rest my general green day feelings apply....i struggle with billie joe's stiff singing (tho he's found his Timbre at this point for poppy deployment), and despite the leap in ambition this is still a p samey record across its mildly bloated length, but i do find the personality of the band very likable. its a pretty spotty tracklist but even if it wasnt, i rly only have so much appetite for green day songwriting at a time. this is kind of Tommy for gen x and millennials, for better and worse in both overlap and differences. tommy is so bizarre that its remained an object of fixation and frustration for me, where american idiot i know Exactly what it meant emotionally to both its creators and its audience. its easier to appreciate, but i am less likely to think ab it i suppose.
Awesome
Mhmm interesting
I remember this album was pretty big when it came out. I was always hearing Boulevard of Broken Dreams and Wake Me Up When September Ends. This album was just ok, I felt like it got a bit boring after a while.
Never a HUGE Green Day fan. Loved Dookie when it came out like everybody else in the 90s. This album makes me yearn for the days tot George W. Bush’s stupidity versus what we have now.
taki spoko
it's good but not my vibe
A monolith of an album that pretentious dweebs such as I would be quick to belittle so they can go back to glazing 'Dookie.' That desire is a fallacy however, this album is pretty cool. Chronologically this album finds its self in an transition for the genre of rock. The Strokes and other cool guy* rock bands were actively embarrassing the pop punks of yester year. All the while bands like MCR were turning pop punk into emo. In a way, this album feels like the last hurray for a genre that would fade away from the mainstream. But I mean fuck, its a good celebration. The most iconic songs off this album are well remembered for a reason. Not many can invoke bratty swagger like Billie Joe Armstrong, and the drumming on the album is always energetic and tight. They're simultaneously hooky, danceable, and triumphant. Those adjectives do carry over into most of the songs of the album, HOWEVER, it does make it a tad stale at times. "American Idiot" and "Holiday" pulls this sound off the best and the most interesting music is afterwards, found in the departures from this sound. "Jesus of Suburbia" and "Wake Me up When September Comes' being my favorite off the album. The former brings me great joy as pop punk rock opera is a silly statement and I enjoy reveling in that sound. The constant change in song structure and focus on story telling being the highlights. The latter is perhaps the dead dad song of all time, its not very deep, but truthfully that feels like one of it's strengths. It can be exhausting trying to make your grief feel flowery and vast in it's meaning, the comfort of sleep during such times is certifiably 'real as fuck.' The detractors of this album are a tonally samey mid-section and guitar sound that is a lil boring on this pair of ears despite suiting the music well, please play anything but a power chord, I dare you. its gonna be a 3.5/5 *cool guy rock bands also include bands like yeah yeah yeahs and metric, its a gender inclussive term, promise :)
Classic Green Day. Still think Dookie is the GOAT
Not the biggest green day fan but undeniable how influential these guys have been. Some great chord progressions on this too plus the production pure punk rock in your face
I have to applaud the ambition and the scope here, but Green Day is essentially doing a stadium punk version of Zen Arcade and it's missing the desperation and the heart. The songwriting is legitimately good and I also recognize that this just simply doesn't resonate the same way to me as others. But they've made much better music that was much less regarded.
I haven’t listened to Green Day on purpose since Dookie so I’d never heard this one. It was much better than I was expecting. And 7 minute songs?! Who knew.
Green Day - nothing special. More american than idiot.
круто, есть хиты звучит и не скучно можно переслушать с комментом про диснеевский рок согласен 3.6
When American Idiot came out, I remember being so anti-Green Day that I never really gave it a chance. Twenty years later, it felt like the perfect time to finally sit down and listen to it properly. A lot of that prejudice came from Dookie, which I really disliked as a teenager. Because of that, I assumed Green Day were all loud, shouty punk rock with little substance. American Idiot proved me wrong. There are some genuinely great songs here, and a lot more variety than I was expecting. What surprised me most was the ambition of the album. Yes, there are the big, energetic rock songs, but there are also some excellent ballads, strong melodies and surprisingly good storytelling running through the lyrics. It feels far more considered and mature than I had given it credit for all those years ago. It's still not a genre I would naturally gravitate towards, and I probably won't be rushing back to it regularly, but I came away with a much greater appreciation for Green Day as songwriters and musicians. Sometimes revisiting an album years later can completely change your perspective, and that's definitely what happened here. Favourite tracks: “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” Least favourite tracks: Everything on the album was worth a listen Album artwork: Cool album cover
Masomenos, despues de los hits tiene algunos temas que estan buenos pero no son algo que escucharia
Banger wie Holiday Overall gut aber nd ganz so meins
SIngles are good but I found it a bit boring.
plenty of good ideas, lots of enthusiasm, and very good recording/mixing/mastering, but there's more vocals writing than instrumental writing, and it ends up somewhat samey. also, you can't say that word, buddy.
Another record where I vacillated a lot. At times I caught myself thinking, this is a surprisingly enjoyable song. Then I would think, well that surprisingly long song had an enjoyable section. I thought I would like this a lot more than I did, considering I have generally positive feelings about Green Day. But those feelings don't appear to be based on this particular album. Overall I felt there was something here, but more judicious editing would have helped a lot.
Recall this being on my older brother's ipod. That alone made it cool in my eyes. I was excited to revisit it, but have to say the hits from this album remain the highlights and the hidden gems I was hoping to discover were not exactly there. Feels very of a time and a place to me. Boulevard of Broken Dreams and WMUWSE are the best two songs, and I wish they went into that mode more often. But good, definitely solid.
2004 1. American Idiot: Classic Greenday banger. 2. Jesus of Surburbia: familia. Very nostalgic. 3. Holiday: this album is hit after hit. 4. Boulevard of Broken Dreams: hit. 5. Are We The Waiting: unfamiliar. Softer. I don’t mind it. 6. St Jimmy: unfamiliar. Nice lead in and fits well. 7: Give Me Novocaine: unfamiliar. Softer again. Don’t mind but a bit dull. Others do it better. 8: She’s a Rebel: right style, bit nothingy to me. Easy filler. 9: Extraordinary Girl: as above. 10: Letterbomb: hmmmm I need another listen. 11. Wake Me Up When September Ends: such a huge hit at the time. Practically had its own cult. Well written hit. 12: Homecomeing: need another listen. Gosh it’s long. Many songs in one. Not a fan of the inserts. 13: Whatsername: fine. I feel like the lyrics of this would have suited Dookie better. There a pull between different greenday eras/identities. Quite a front-loaded album, hits wise. Not at all bothered about the second half. Really of its time - it was THE sound. It’s weird listening now when all the problems that it speaks of are deeper/more entrenched and more polarising now than they were even then, and also feeling like all the radio and fame over the years waters down the meaning?
05/29 Some good moments in it. Not bad
Again not a bad listen but didn’t really blow me away either. I can appreciate it
Que des hits mais écouter l’album du début à la fin sous 35°c c’est un peu surstimulant
A casualty of the Loudness Wars*. If this were mixed better, it would easily be 4 stars. Very good songwriting and musical performances. Unfortunately, the volume being maxed out and flattened just kills everything. The dynamics are all gone. It just becomes monotonous, flat, and fatiguing. And it's entirely the fault of the mastering. *For those who don't know... this got bad in the late 90's and early 00's. When mastering a recording, if you turn up the volume level in a mix, it eventually hits a ceiling. Eventually the quiet parts are just as loud as the loudest parts. So there is no dynamic contrast. But recording studios did this so that, when played on the radio, your song wouldn't be quieter than the ones around it.
Some bangers I guess but I don't really enjoy this genre that much. Also the songs are soooo long. Probably the best punk? rock? album out there tho I just don't like punk rock 3.5/5
I enjoyed a lot of songs which are super famous, but the album didn’t really have the WOW factor for me. It’s a solid album but I’ve unfortunately not been able to get into Green Day. I’m yet to put my finger on what’s exactly putting me off but I think it’s vocals… no offence Billie Joe Armstrong.
Not heard an album of theirs, quite enjoyed this, almost a 4
Have heard so many of these so many times on the radio over the years. Fine, but played out and nothing special to begin with.
3.5, otro disco que me devuelve al cole (bad fan porque fue en el 2012)
To much the same
Overblown and overrated. But we sure did play this one out back in the day.
3 for the nostalgia. My brother loved this album and I secretly loved a few songs, but would have never let him know at that time.
I liked this album. Kind of like a punk rock opera. Has a thread to follow, and some good songs with food for thought. Worth giving a few spins. 3.5/5
Ok. This is definitely a progression in songwriting from Dookie. But it's still not my taste. It's pretty solidly done throughout, but again, not my taste. Was I glad it was over? Yup, but it doesn't deserve a 2.
There is some relevancy here based on current events. So there is that. Yet I couldn’t help but be annoyed by all the two songs in one track nonsense. It didn’t help with make this album longer than it needed to be.
its alright, the songs are too long tho
Yayaaaaa 13yr old me wasn't into this... But I really appreciate the nostalgia.
I was all ready to rag on this but, when viewed purely as a pop album, it does what it sets out to do well. Catchy riffs, some quotable lyrics, and maintains energy. I’m still not much of a fan though and, despite it trying to rail against the politics at the time, it comes across as quite shallow and lacks any real sense of vitriol behind it, possibly due to a pervasive view that this is where they ‘sold out’ and targeted the arenas rather than the more grimy gig venues with music that had greater mass appeal as a result.
it was good but not my style
Nothing new here, but enough catchy pop tunes to keep it interesting
I think that I haven't ever listened this album through. Almost all songs are somewhat familiar and radio hits are rather worn out. Still this solid album that could be rated as weak 3 stars.
Green Day were the second band I really got into after Queen when I was 13, I loved everything from their first album to warning and a chunk of this album but this is where I see the band going downhill personally
I hadn’t heard this in a very long time because back when I was a LOSER I deemed this too uncool to enjoy. Now that I am smart and beautiful I think it’s pretty good.
Been a few years since I've heard this album in full. I think the narrative, of disenfranchised kids finding community and conflict in each other amid a highly politicized and war-glorifying societal climate, still holds up, but musically everything got a bit samey over nearly an hour. Was considering 4 stars, but downgrading to an honourary 3.5.
While listening to this album I realized that there was a period in my life where I was actually listening to this album very frequently. The fact that I could not remember when, or why, or even that I had done it, says everything I could possibly say about this album.
Good
The songs on here that stood the test of time are truly great - but there is a lot in this release that’s just super mediocre/forgettable. I wanted to give it a 4 but I’m just not gonna spin this whole album again - some of the bangers yes, but there’s too much fluff in this imo.
a couple of iconic songs that are good, the others are a bit long but maybe would like if i listened more
Some decent songs on here. Not quite as energetic as you would expect from them. Like the theme of the title track. It’s an okay album. 2.5/5 Might listen again
Had a few really nice tubes on it. I meant to type tunes but I'm going to leave that. They're nice tubes and I enjoyed them. I've never been a rock opera guy. I am a punk fan. I'm conflicted.
not my favorite but nostalgic
I wanted to hate this album more but it was pretty good. Teenager in me is joyed. I don't appreciate this as an actual punk-rock because there's way more bands that do it better and more genuine, but it's a pretty solid pop-punk with some bangers like Boulevard of Broken Dreams or Holiday. But otherwise I'm not a huge fan of Green Day.
Had heard the singles, for me, Dookie was good fun, the rest of their catalog hasn't been hugely interesting. Now, the title track is one I've enjoyed since first hearing it, the rest of this is just alright. I was impressed at the fact they threw down a couple of lengthy tracks with some structure to them, but I'm not rushing out to hear this again.
not as good as Joni Mitchell’s Blue
A priori négatif, notamment de part ma dernière écoute. J’imagine du punk/garage rock moi et très adolescent American idiot est bien quand même ! Je pense que j’aime pas le chanteur et que je trouve les riffs fainéants. Jesus of suburbia par exemple je trouve que c’est une mauvaise chanson. + en 2004 ils utilisent le mort « retard » au 1er degré, ils sont pas bases mais ça ne m’étonne pas D’autres rifs sont efficaces et faut avoir assez cultes (holiday). Mais la voix du chanteur me donne vraiment mal à la tête. La transition holiday dans boulevard est superbe Les paroles sont emos au point d’être énervantes, ce qui est totologique, mais avec cette voix insupportable et ces rifs benêts ça rend vraiment l’écoute difficile. Ça sent le 5 de merci pour les travaux C’est vraiment un des trucs les plus corny que j’ai jamais entendu
I’ve been avoiding this album for more than 20 years — tired of people telling me it was great or a big step forward for Green Day, or it had something important to say. I was a mostly-unwilling participant in Green Day being the soundtrack to my high school years and I was damned if I was going to let it follow me into my 20s as well. 20 years later, I think I was right to avoid it. It’s not horrible, but it has none of the fun and great tunes that made me enjoy Dookie despite it not being my favorite type of music. All the unavoidable radio songs still make me wince and hearing them in the context of the record doesn’t help. Holiday/Boulevard of Broken Dreams probably fares the best of the hits. All that said I do appreciate that Green Day couldn’t make slacker teen punk music forever. It would have been worse if they entered their 30s still trying to recreate the feeling of smoking pot in their parents’ basement. A sprawling rock opera wasn’t the way I expected them to move on, and it’s not something I was interested in hearing — particularly from them. The middle section of the album is the worst part, playing out like a tiresome pop-punk version of Abbey Road, full of semi-unfinished loosely connected ideas. All that said, there is so much evidence throughout this record that Green Day is a band who is meticulous about their craft. It’s kind of daring for a band associated with music that loudly shouts, “who cares!?” to clearly care so much. Maybe part of me wished they still appreared to be as effortlessly cool as they did in the 90s, but looking back now I can’t fault them for realizing that version of Green Day had reached its expiration date. I probably won’t listen to this again. I respect it, even while I admit it’s not really for me.
its alright Not my fav but is a classic
Teenage musicality, pre-teen politics.
A pretty good album, some good songs on it
It’s about as subtle as a sledgehammer but ultimately a good collection of pop rock
Geenday uh american idiot is good and if the music of its genre they do a p good job but just not the right type of noise for me.
Wauw, dit is volgens mij een soort Rumours voor pop-punk. Ik ben geen groot pop-punk fan, maar bijna elk nummer komt bij al bekend voor haha. Lekker album om de week mee te beginnen in elk geval! Wel een heel stom kritiekpuntje, maar ik vind het ergens jammer dat de nummers gecombineerd staan. Ik vind Holiday namelijk een VEEEEEEL beter nummer dan Boulevard of broken dreams. Kan komen doordat die laatste wel echt overplayed is, maar soit. Ook is het middenstuk wel echt flink minder dan wat daavoor komt. De eerste 2/3 nummers zijn allemaal hits. Dan is het een tijdje een stuk minder, dan komt Wake me up when september ends en dan is het weer uitzitten tot het einde. Poppunk loopt wel een beetje tegen het probleem aan dat het goed klinkt, maar ook een beetje als meer van hetzelfde. Daarnaast; de lange nummers van bijna 9 minuten? Waren echt niet nodig. Zo begon dit album erg lekker en neigde ik meteen naar 4 sterren, maar gezien de 2e helft en het belachelijk lange Jesus nummer waar maar geen eind aan komt, word het toch 3 sterren voor mij. Prima pop-punk, maar niet iets wat ik snel nog een keer aan ga zetten. FAVO: American Idiot, Holiday/Boulevard of broken dreams, Wake me up when September ends
Bubblegum punk or just pop wearing punk sensibilities? Kudos to them for rebounding and reestablishing themselves 10 years after Dookie for a new generation.
Hittibiisit on kovinkin nostalgisia jo nykysellään, vaikkei paljoa oo tullu kuunneltua muuta. En oo juurikaan tän emobändin suurin fani ollut koskaan, eikä vieläkään täysin iskenyt.
okay, legalzinho
no es mi favorito de green day ni de cerca, pero algo que siempre he valorado del american idiot es que se siente la esencia del origen de la banda. un poco más romantico, pero con esa vibra punk-rock a flor de piel. lo que destáco particularmente son las letras y las temáticas que se abordan en este disco. aguante green day siempre
While it's not as instantly catchy as most of Dookie was, it's still an enjoyable listen. Favorite track: Holiday
reminds me of middle school but nothing mind blowing
The hits are hits, the rest mostly filler
It’s still strange to think that Green Day did a concept album. It works and feels less annoying than it did when it came out.
I've never really listened to any of the albums post Dookie, maybe because by like, my 20s, I felt too old for Green Day, and their music, at least the singles, seemed mostly worse. That being said, on relistening to this years later, the singles are pretty good here--American Idiot, Boulevard and Holiday. Overall the songs just aren't quite as good as Dookie--many sound a little more general. 3/5
Ok
Knew the singles, but not the album. Protest music for 12 year olds, and that's not a bad thing. Was doing well until they did a nine minute track. The Who is not punk.
Ok
I was never a big Green Day fan growing up. My exposure was mostly limited through their radio hits, but I remember my cousin was a huge fan. We'd play Battlefront II on his PS2 and listen to this album. Listening to it today brought made me wistful for innocence. This album also makes me think of the guy who threw a shoe at George Bush. I hope he's having a good day.
Probably going a little lower than most people on this one. The first 5 or so songs are all recognizable bangers. This one just felt a little soft & lower level than what I like to listen to. I kept thinking it reminded me of other, better music and went Beatles to Bowie to Clash to Ramones back to Beatles back to Clash, etc. Half of the album sounded like it was made by the That Thing You Do band, the Wonders (O-needers).
pretty good
its alright "nobody likes you everyone loves you" is homo asf
Pas mon style
Only heard blvd of broken dreams (and *heard of* American Idiot) which is a song I enjoy mostly because of nostalgia, but never bothered to branch into their stuff. Found myself pleasantly surprised with some of the material here. Much of the tracks are split into different segments and the transitions often feel well-timed and smooth. Of course there is a lot here that I find utterly uninteresting and I came away from this record pretty confident I wouldn’t have the urge to listen to it in full for a while. However, I enjoyed multiple tracks and feel as if there is the potential for it to further grow on me. Wake Me Up When September Ends is great. Don’t see myself coming back much but came away happily here. 3/5.
Primeras impresiones: Mid pero me algunos arreglos me sorprendieron. De todas maneras no es el tipo de música que pondría a voluntad, pero no disgusta y, a la vez, no me emociona tanto.
This was much better than I thought it would be. I remember hearing a couple songs too much and I dreading this listen. Not bad.
Bueno, me hace recordar la adolescencia
I don’t know man, I guess it’s fine. I feel like this was a massive hit & kinda launched these guys to another level. And I understand it’s supposedly smart social critique or sthg. I wanted to at least appreciate it for that reason, or understand what the critics seemed to adore. The problem as I see it, is it sounds so much like Green Day. I just have no patience for the pop punk sound. There were a few moments that sounded interesting but I don’t remember which & I don’t care to go back & find out. I’m granting 2.5 stars & I guess we can round up out of deference to its supposed greatness
The first four songs elevate this album tremendously. The rest of the album kinda meanders in places, with some highlights for me (St. Jimmy, Gove Me Novacaine, Wake Me Up” but the others lose me
This was an album I could swear I had already listened to back-to-front many times, but clearly I haven't. It is filled with an optimistic frustration at post 9/11 politics, but with 2026 ears you can't help but hear the naivety in it. Some of the songs are classic bangers, but there is quite a bit of bland filler. As is life!
Who amongst us on the cusp of Gen Z and milennial didn't have a phase where they thought this was the peak of music? If you say you didn't then ur lying! Looking back it's kinda naff, but then that's only because things were only gonna get worse than George Bush later down the line. But then Billie Joe and co couldn't have known that. It's like, enjoyable upbeat pop punk rock, catchy and fun.
A harsh 3 but Dookie is better and that wouldn't get a 5. That's my justification.
It's not Dookie or Insomniac,but not as terrible as I thought it may be
enjoyed some more than others, wake me up when september ends would be fun to play on drums. didn’t realise a lot of the songs were two in one lol? but yeah idk about this one
Great album and very pivotal release. This record has aged very well given the current state of the US and the world. The music was innovative at the time and Green Day has always had a distinct sound. This is a solid record.
Had some bangers, but I couldn't get myself to finish the album. i might give it a proper re-listen
Maybe my lack of nostalgia hurts me here but this just doesn’t do much for me. Very whiny
The more things change the more they stay the same, yeah?
Although I’m not the biggest Green Day fan, revisiting the album does remind me that it was a pretty good album. But the radio overplayed songs I can live without.
Himnos y sin dudas marcas de una época. No es para mi yo actual!
3.5/5
Alarmingly relevant to the times we live in today. America has always been awful, who knew?
Veramente insipido.
Very first half heavy album, first 4 songs plus Wake Me Up When September Ends were great but the other ones were either boring or just straight bad, very inconsistent album
Day 209 Highlights American Idiot Wake me up when September ends Whatsername
A generational album no doubt, but its cracks are definitely showing. Its commentary is surface-level, with the band never making any actual attempt in political discourse. The music itself is fine I guess, and the hooks are still somewhat catchy.
When “punk” goes mainstream
first time listening to green day, wish me luck. it was really interesting how i have never listened to green day but apart for their iconic songs, i got a feeling of nostalgia listening to the ones i didnt know, weird but i guess being born in the 2000's, i inherited some kind of fondness to music of those years without even know it
American Idiot is a fine album, but I still prefer the earlier albums like Dookie and Insomniac.
I liked American idiot, Holiday/Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Wake Me up When September Ends is just an incredible song. I'm annoyed by the double song tracks. I don't really understand the point if it's done for every single track and makes the songs 10 minutes long. That being said, in every song, I found something that I liked. They just all sounded too similar for me to give a higher rating than this.
2.6 stars
Green Day has great pop instincts....good melodies, pop-punk, with some topical influence. Was a little long/repetitive, but is an important document of its era/political moment, so I'll average all that out to go 3.5 with a round down.
I’ll try give this another listen at some point but overarching sentiment is its hard to seperate what are i think very good songs from the very particular vibe and era that they evoke and also mid oughts animated films
Well written pop-punk songs with good hooks but a voice that irritates the shit out of me. I can appreciate it. Whatever.
Generationally ubiquitous album that is pretty damn corny at the end of the day. Green Day trying to be artsy with 9 minute song "suites" seems like a reach to me. At the same time, half of these songs and riffs are coded to my brain forever so I'll just give this a three and stop thinking about it.
I was firmly in my teenage years when this album came out, I would've been exactly the target audience, but I'd listened to Dookie and Nimrod before this, so my general reaction to this was "what is this punk opera shit about". For many years I avoided this album. Listened to it last year as my partner was due to go to their gigs. Still didn't hit. Sitting down with it again, it's still a frustrating album. There's some great tracks in this - Letterbomb, Extraordinary Girl, and with the exception of Jesus of Suburbia which is about 2 minutes too long, all of the singles still hold up. Does it make me take back all the crap I gave it 20 years ago? Nah, but it's not a bad album.
Nostalgi. Fattade aldrig att det var en slags punk-opera. Hade negativa förutfattade meningar men detta är inte alls så dåligt! Kanske inte lyssnar på hela igen men en stabil 3:a
Crisp and excellently written pop-punk. I made fun of this kind of music so relentlessly when it first came out, and now I really just appreciate “good tunes.” I do think some of the political/concept album stuff is still pretty cheesy and think the horrible musical nullifies some of its legacy. The gulf of quality between singles and the rest is pretty noticeable for me, too.
Nice punk pop rock album
3.4 3x watched the music videos (extended) as well. doesn't compare to dookie
Hmmm, I get why they were popular and I did listen to Green Day in that timeline but I was never a real die hard. They do have a clean, crispness to their punk energy that is very specific to them. Stylistically, unique and worth a listen. This was a decent album.
Good, but doesn't hold up as well as I would like
très sympa. agréablement surpris, bel album complet. 3.5/5
Already know it!
Meh
I'm assuming this came up for me today due to the fact that it's the Friday before Super Bowl Sunday and Green Day was tabbed to play some sort of pre-game show which sent the fucktard conservative MAGAs into a torrid grievance state. Anyway, I don't know what I was listening to in 2004, but it wasn't this. Actually, that's not true. Songs off this album were absolutely everywhere and completely unavoidable. But it wasn't my vibe. Like anyone else, I had a copy of Dookie when it came out and I liked it....still kind of do. But shortly after that I discovered Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Floyd, Sabbath and that's what carried me through high school along with Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and some rap like Tupac and Biggie, Nas, DMX, Snoop and Dre. Suddenly, I saw Green Day for what they were...just pop punk. I never bought another album of theirs and ultimately found Billie Joe Armstrong's voice to be kind of annoying. They had some catchy songs on the radio from time to time but I never wanted to buy an album. And when this came out, I just rolled my eyes. So this is actually the first time I've listened to it the entire way through. It's not bad, but it's not great to me. I'd rather listen to Dookie any day, but that's probably because there's some memories there of being a kid and having that album. You can see where they pushed themselves a little bit creatively on this one, but that's it. Really don't feel the need to come back to this album, so it's a 3.
I like Green Day, but a whole album was pushing it for me. Very similar sound from one song to the next, much like AC/DC, but I simply don't vibe as much with pop punk.
Extremely theatrical and a little more pop than pop punk but still pretty solid.
If this GreenDay album is on the list I hope it means that either Dookie, Kerplunk, or Insomniac is on the list. Not saying all four need to be, but I'd easily pick any of those three over this one to be on the list. Despite listening to them in the 90s I haven't really listened to them since then. This sounds like Green Day of the 90s, but a bit more polished and less raw and a little less angry. Also, the middle part of Jesus of Suburbia is totally a copy of Summer of 69.
This album is pure nostalgia for me. GreenDay was my favorite band from 11 to 14 years old. It tells the current state of America very well with a song such as American Idiot (even though its from more than 20 years ago). I am listening to the album on Spotify (sadly), and Holiday and Boulevard of Broken dreams (Green Day's 2 best songs) are together on a single track and the transition between the two is just perfect. However not every song is amazing and it was kind of disappointing hearing the whole album because the songs that are actually good I already knew and the rest was just meh at best.
Good stuff but nothing special
Enjoyed this more than expected. Still feels childish
Let's get this out the way first. This might call itself punk, but do yourself a favour and listen to Wire: Pink Flag The Clash: Live at Shea Stadium Gang of Four: Entertainment and see what punk can really be. This is polished, slick and commercial. The political message is a bit obvious and tries to be angry, but doesn't bear comparison with Jello Biafra singing "Kill the Poor" And then it decides to be "Rock Opera" and, boys, this is no Quadrophenia. It's solid, well played, enjoyable rock posing as something that other people did better. Perfectly fine on its own terms, but with aspirations beyond its grasp.
I quite literally felt like I was living in 2004 during the listen - pure nostalgia. Loved it. 3.5
Solid album with some huge hits, gonna take a little more listens for me as I expected something different. To me it seems like punk, just more mainstream and more polished. Not like that raw punk for example dead Kennedys. Still solid tho
Ugh. Although I hate to hate on local Berkeley boys, I really dislike Green Day’s defanged and arena pop rock take on “punk.” I do have to give respect for the ambition of mounting a rock opera, resurrecting that hoary trope from the ‘70s and making it…I guess fresh? I did see it like 15 years ago and didn’t like that either. There are a couple tracks I like on here despite being curmudgeonly overall towards the hometown guys. Three
I predicted it had 13 tracks before listening to it. 3/5
I have tried to listen to punk music in the past and it just never resonates with me. I find this more enjoyable than early punk (Ramones, Black Flag, Misfits, etc.), but it still doesn't produce any lasting effect. The songs are repetitive throughout and even the chord progressions appear on multiple songs. Only the slower Give Me Novocaine and ending breakdown of Boulevard of Broken Dreams seemed to really break the power chord monotony for me. Maybe if i paid attention to the lyrics or message I would get more out of this, but that's not how I listen to music most of the time. People really seem to enjoy this and it's likeable enough to listen to when it comes across on a playlist, but it's nothing I will ever go out of my way to listen to.
I can't believe that this album is more than 20 years old, and no-one learned the lessons they were preaching.
teveel naar geluisterd als 13 jarige in de overtuiging dat t punk was. jesus of suburbia blijft een banger
I really wanted to like this album. I think Green Day get a lot of flack and I have a bit of a soft spot for them. I also genuinely like a lot of music that falls under the pop punk banner. I think this is a good gateway for a younger generation into punk music and I appreciate that. All that said I felt like this album was pretty hallow and repetitive.. I was waiting for a breakthrough moment where I could say to myself "see they aren't that bad!" But it never really came. I still think this album and this band deserve to be mentioned in the conversation of important and influential music of the past however many years... But this album under delivered for me.
Лёгкий рок для подростков с реддита. Песня для титров солнечного приключенческого фильма, вайб Финес и Ферба. 3 из 5 Но ещё раз слушать вряд-ли буду. Слишком мотивациионный, американское единство, день благодарения и т.д Кринжовая речь главного баскитболитса школы о том какие бедные американцы и что бы пережить кризис нужно быть вместе. Под конец просто хотелось побыстрее закончить альбом и слушать что-то приятнее. Действительно понравилась только первая песня и то не на все 100
Good album, I think it just got a little repetitive for me as we went through. Songs were long but had two sides to them. Some standouts include Holiday/Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Give Me Novacaine/Shes a Rebel, and Wake Me Up When September Ends. Overall 3.5/5
I was going to riff on this but it does hold up as an ambitious pop-punk album with theatrical scope
This album came out the year after I had graduated high school and I don’t have the same nostalgic connection to it as some of us. I think of Green Day as being the dad to a whole bunch of goofy punk pop bands that followed them, and then with this album the dad is angrily trying to assert that the family is SERIOUS about politics just like Grandma and Grandpa were
A teenage classic, some of it is a bit cringe these days but I loved it when I was a kid! Took a nice trip down memory lane listening to it.
Wordt ik niet perse warm dan wel koud van maar best behoorlijk
Not totally for me but I respect the cultural impact of the album Favourite songs: Wake Me Up When September Ends, Whatsername Special shoutout to Holiday/Boulevard of Broken Dreams I love long songs
Late comers basically copycat british punk cleaned up for the us market. Well produced but im not 15 years old and ive heard it all before. Singer looks like bit of a tit.
Definitely their best album although listening to Green Day just makes me want to listen to the bands they copy. Totally understand why this would be a 5/5 for a younger listener.
Får 3 fordi Boulevard of broken dreams ga meg 5 på musikkprøven på ungdomsskolen.
Quality arena rock.
I forgot how hard some of these songs hit and I love how politically charged this album is, feels relevant to our current times.
yea its a fun album. good political commentary and again, its fun. 6.5/10
2.5 plutôt, la musique est pas folle mais tout réside dans le message politique quoi
not really my style biut i really liked one song called psycho killer
I liked this more than I thought I would. Concept albums aren’t my thing and Green Day usually sounds very samey to me. But all of the things to like about Green Day are here with punk rock chord changes, breaks, and signature melodies
Ahhh, to be in college again. This albums evokes nostalgia, which is nice. Not sure I'd reach out for this though in future, I've outgrown this early 00s pop-punk-rock.
Nice album
Green Day is not for me. I can see how everyone in the 90's tried to copy them. I am glad I listened to it and I can see the appeal but it is not for me.
I never really liked Green Day but it's amazing how much my opinion is softened by (a) listening to a much worse punk-adjacent album right before this one and (b) the non-single tracks that are not overplayed x1000 on CHEZ et al.
The singles that came out from this album when it was released are all pretty good, especially boulevard. But the rest of them are uninspiring and just ordinary. Not sure why the songs are cojoined. I'll give a 3
I remember when I thought Green Day was punk. Some decent songs from my youth.
Very nostalgic
Awesome
Not a big fan of this type of music, but i enjoyed listening it
it was fine. had some bangers
Ett helt okej album, var aldrig ett jättefan av deras emofas.
It is kind of nice but I don’t think that I would listen to it. I knew 1 song.
자유롭고 힘이 느껴진다
Jesús of suburbia so catchy
I've never listened to any of their songs completly. The album started so good that the end didn't like me that much. I saved only two songs although there were four that I definitely will listen to again.
Solid album, brings back so much nostalgia but doesn’t really “do” anything for me
Not exactly my style in particular, but I like the classics Holiday, Boulevard of Broken Dreams and wake me up when September ends
A classic album, does a great job of telling a very political story - 3.5/5 album
It's good, I just think there are better ones
Bangers but drags a little.
I don't want to sound like an American Idiot here, because I understand that this album IS a rock opera, but it definitely sounds like "Broadway-Style" pop-punk. (I forget which song it was, maybe all of them, but I definitely could see Meatloaf singing it.)
Pas trop mal.
168 Wake me up when this album eeeends. Nah. No esperaba disfrutarlo para nada, mis expectativas eran escuchar distintos sabores de american idiot y luego esta canción, pero estuvo, bien?
So this is Green Day's rock opera, and while I think this album's highlights are on par with my fav songs from Dookie, it's just a lot less consistent. It's got its fair share of classics like the title track, Boulevard of Broken Dreams and Wake Me Up... and some other underrated cuts like St Jimmy, but it's not without its issues. First of all, a lot of the songs have production that feels kinda thin and unexciting. Dookie had so much gas in the tank with fire guitars and drumming, but many songs here just feel very toned down by comparison. I'm talking about songs like Are We the Waiting or Extraordinary Girl. Another issue is the songs that span 9+ minutes, I like a good long song but Green Day is just not really a band to pull that off. The concept is well executed and the band has a lot to say, but I wish the music was more consistent.
Fun but not my favorite Green Day
khá thích một vài bài, lyrics thú vị phết, nhưng melody wise not my style
Synes det har holdt seg bra. Aldri hørt plata fullt og helt ut.
this album was the turning point for this band. i get why people like it… but their mid 90s output is superior in every way. long from doesn't work for them. definitely overlong and cheesy at times. some good tracks layered throughout, though. probably their last decent album, for what its worth.
For a punk act, this is a pretty diverse album. I can see why it was made into a musical.
Buzz saw guitars and great vocals, pleasantly good.
6/10 ну тіпа не моє але було класно (я заснула під останній трек тому що хто робить останні треки на 9 хв)
In my opinion it’s the best album from Green Day
One of those albums that is a perfect version of what it's meant to be but doesn't do a lot for me. It's personal and social commentary but feels like the kid with no real issues in their life in the 2000s listen to this, Eminem, or System of a Down. Good composition and editing, good playing and singing. It's wild to believe this album would mean a ton to someone but I'm certain it does to millions. To each their own.
For me this is too long, but I'm sure the fans loved it. It's too processed for my liking. Feels like a bowl of sugary fruity breakfast cereal. The bits may have different colours but they all pretty much taste the same and lose their crunch after a while.
i lik
gostei, é um clássico dos emos né. já adicionei 2 ou 3 músicas na minha playlist.
Didn’t listen to it fully but I like
Classic Brought me back to highschool. also brought me back to an emberassing cringy-edgeloard time in highschool. Holiday still a banger
Parte bene. Ma generalmente troppo artificiale e costruito
Mid. Liked Wake Me up When September Ends but nothing else really spoke to me.
3/5… it was good but not super my taste. I can appreciate it’s a good album tho
not a huge fan of this style - hugely influential but I'm also kind of an old-head when it comes to rock
I grew up listening to Dookie in my teenage years. That was the perfect album. 40 minutes of high energy and fun. As I grew up I never bothered to listen to their subsequent albums. There's some good songs on here and the messages seem as relevant now as they were then. But it could have been 20 minutes shorter. I'll stick with Dookie.
Good yes good
Technically, this is a comeback album (Dookie came out ~10 years prior) and an absolute smash. You can’t listen without thinking back to the Bush administration. Whether I like it or not, this album is a cultural touchpoint. And y’know what, it feels relevant as ever in 2025. Imagine telling Billy Joel after the album dropped, “Oh you think this is bad? Just wait”
Liked it more than expected. What’s up with all the paired songs?
Sort of Ramones/Kinks mash up makes for a fun album that my kids listened to in the car on many a trip.
Good album. Some of Green Day’s best songs are here, but there’s a lot of filler too.
man this record really was all hits. green day at the top of their game, i bet it went.... gonna guess 5x platinum from wiki: "six times platinum status in the United States" track 8: Homecoming 9:19. should this song be this long? idk man lotta long songs on this record, but it's only 9 tracks. instinct says too long, but i like this one actually, not so repetitive as Stone Roses. Thanks Billie Joe & Co ugh fucking muse came on after this. they're so bad
pléonasme en dents de scie
Stadium anthemic pop punk that carries on the punk tradition of social commentary. Coming out post 9/11, during the Bush administration, its Green Day's take on the current state of America and the decay it sees in suburbia and the american psyche. Its a concept album, I assume, that has that steel thread of a american character passing through this place and time in history. Overall, good songs, better than my previous album of Coldplay, but they're all generic 90s/early-00s rock.
I don't know about this album. I liked Dookie a lot (pretty hot take there), but Green Day since then has never really landed for me. I don't think this album needed two 9 minute songs (he says as a fan of Rush & Tool). I think what saves it is a fond memory of my kid learning "Wake Me Up When September Ends" on guitar when they were little.
Was ok. 3.4
I’ve always felt I should enjoy Green Day more. This was no exception
This one's a classic, and hearing it today makes me feel weird. I do appreciates songs that have gotten older along with me, but I believe it was more a product of its age than a timeless piece of art. It's commercialized punk, which is the worst kind of punk, and it wants so bad to be more than it is. Sadly, I think that, like me, this album has aged a bit badly. If it was any other album it would have gotten a 2, but I'm giving it a +1 for nostalgia reasons and because I can't deny that the music on it is actually catchy, plus there are some hidden gems.
Was never really a huge Green Day fan, and American Idiot was the point where I lost interest in them. I appreciate what they're going for - and it felt pretty bold for a big mainstream album to be this politically focused in the 00s. Just not sure that musically it holds up well for me.
Surprisingly I like this. It has energy, ambition, the songs are punky in their instrumentation but tell a good sweeping story and when they get political are particularly strong.
Title track and Holiday / Boulevard are all good. The rest feels like filler; didn’t need to be almost an hour long
I think this is cleverer than it’s usually given credit for. I think this was pretty good. I think I didn’t like it all that much though.
Previously rated: #102 - Dookie (3/5) *********************************** Album #980 A decent sounding album when that whiny, nasally bitch isn't singing. Did they really need two nine-minute epics on this album? Jesus of Suburbia was good, Homecoming was not. Favorite track: St. Jimmy
First 3 GD albums are my faves. This is fine.
One of the most influential Albums of the early 2000s, everybody knows it and can sing along. Sadly was a bit overplayed on radio, so it lacks a punch, it otherwise would have. DONT WANNA BE AN AMERICAN IDIOT
a very consistently good album, the hits are very iconic and a bit of vibes, great theming too. it's hard to justify why it doesn't personally ring with me as much as it should, with how much quality is here
Twenty years later, the meaning of this album is still as relevant as it ever was. The way that the American propaganda influences the average American in completely justifying the actions of the states is still completely evident. This album shines when they produce music that is meaningful. When it isn't the same energy and passion that they have for the more political songs is turned to a more soulless generic version of them that feels like it only exists to fill up nine to thirteen songs.
Not bad, worth a listen as per usual
Some excellent tracks but quite a few skip throughs. Better memory of the CD than the reality of recent listening.
Good album
Not bad but it’s another one of those albums, good in It’s day, that doesn’t warrant praise 20+ years on…
No importa si te gusta green day
Besser als gedacht
Synd att jag är 21 år sen på bollfar. Hade ju fullkomligt älskat detta om jag bara tillåtit mig att älska det jag ville älska :,( Tänk, vem hade jag varit nu om det blivit så? Nåja, jag fick ju i alla fall Tony Hawk och Holidayupplevelsen med Chris. Och det är ju fortfarande en helt otrolig låt. Och jag känner fortfarande att jag behöver rättfärdiga mig - ”Nej asså det är bara för den är med på den här listan”. Men den är fet. Bara hits. Kommer ändå aldrig lyssna igen. Jag tror det är som när barn äter smör direkt från paketet för de inte fattat att det till slut blir äckligt. Jag har fattat att detta blir äckligt rätt snabbt.