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Didn’t listen to it fully but I like
Green Day swung hard at politics in this album. It was punchy, with a ton of rage built in it.
wake me up when december ends
I just turned 10 when this album came out, and while I didn't truly begin my attention towards music listening for a couple years after, the songs of this album were unavoidable like hearing Rumors on the Adult Contemporary radio. And despite being the prime age for this record and all that post-DC emo bullshit and Linkin Park nu-metal drek, I NEVER wanted to hear this record. It's not that I hate Green Day (could care less/more into Dookie), it's that I could tell at a young age that it wasn't for me. Time to me a good sport and hear this record. American Idiot, the self-titled song, is good enough even though the guitar riff - stop - guitar riff rhythm is annoying. It shows the review theme of this album for me: when the tempo is high, it's fine. The slower song? Oh my G-d there is a reason that this album was very divisive. It was such a commercial success that Green Day changed their slacker 90s punk rock image into......well Green Day of today. As I would normally say, there's plenty of shitty bands in the world and I wouldn't put Green Day in that category. I would for Linkin Park though, fight me. Jesus of Suburbia, sort of a punk medley of 3-4 songs, is kind of a modern A Quick One While He's Away. The best parts of JoS is the middle. It's otherwise cromulent. Holiday I think is the best song of the album. The riff and chorus work perfectly together here. Not sure why some streamed versions combine Holiday with "Boulevard of Broken Dreams", a song to me at this point has lost all meaning and is essentially a meme. That and Wonderwall should not be these big explosive rock songs that people that had to think of rock music would think of those two songs before some better songs that I won't list that will make me feel like a boomer. The composition to Boulevard is good, which makes it superior to Wake Me Up When September Ends, which is essentially everything negative I said about Boulevard of Broken Dreams, but worse. After those songs, I think I'm at the point where I don't know the other half of the album. Are We The Waiting reminds me of how very hit or miss Billie Joe Armstrong's are, and get even worse with that backing chorus too. St. Jimmy is better (again I do not know why some of these songs are combined on streaming). Give Me Novocaine is alright, not much of a standout. She's a Rebel is fine, it's upbeat on this album so it's definitely not bad. Extraordinary Girl sounds like a generic late 90s/2000s rock song. At this point I should bring up that this is a concept album/rock opera about a story that can be summarized like this: young millennial feels jaded about the world!!!!! It's something that's very on-par for the 2000s (and to be fair, it's justified FUCK GEORGE W BUSH). I'll admit I can't be assed to read more deep into the rock opera stuff, though I respect the band's decision to try and not make it hamfisted about the Iraq War (which would've been more fun) in order to preserve the album's legacy. A bit of a costly trade-off for the time, because we could've really used Good Music in the early War on Terror-era over all the shitty "patriotic" country bullshit. One could argue the soul of punk died there without a bigger response against the Iraq/Afghanistan bullshit, but it did exist. Rock Against Bush was around, although not as popular as the dumbass Americans that felt like we needed revenge and not think about the consequence of our retaliation (that sounds very familiar....). I couldn't tell you more about how the general consensus of Americans were thinking at the time, because I was in grade school. Okay back to the album. Letterbomb is the good kind of energy I wish was universal for the album, even if it won't sell as many records as the next song up, that September bullshit song I already talked about. Homecoming is the second of the actually-a-medley song, and it's 9 minutes of basically the same power chord-Billy Joe singing structure that pretty much defines Green Day. It's at that point where American Idiot as an album gets too repetitive for its own good: there was a sharp reason why the Ramones never made an album longer than 50 minutes (aside from live records). THIS FUCKING ALBUM DRAGS ON, your nostalgia glasses can't really blind that. The few interesting guitar parts are on the bridge for the song, which makes it very shortlived. It crumbles on itself, other than the message the album brings out which is probably the strongest part of American Idiot: the idea itself before the executed concept. That sound is coupled with the Loudness Wars in peak form: the perfect storm of many early 2000s rock/metal music. There's dynamics funny enough, washed away by the singing and guitar. I'm curious how Tre Cool views the production on this album because it makes me feel bad for the guy. The last song (on the original release) is Whatsername. That's the name of the women-interest of the album's rock opera. I think I've had enough mini diatribes at this point for a review. The song itself sounds like almost everything else that came out in 2003/2004. This is a real love it or hate it album, but there's very few things I like from the album. The nostalgia of hating the War on Terror/Bush/Osama feels dainty 20 years in the future, as pretty much all of our problems from back then have not been fixed today and things have gone worse for the most part. In short, if you liked emo music and metalcore or nu metal or whatever cringe music was popular at the time: this record is an all-timer. If you're anyone else that has no passion for that era or those music genres: you have a generic (in a Seinfeld is Unfunny effect, although not 100% but plays a part) rock sound for the early 2000s that contributed to the staleness of the genre that would struggle to evolve further in the 21st century. I do leave finishing this album appreciating it maybe 10% more than I normally did (which was maybe at almost zero), but it does not give me a satisfactory feeling to listen or go through it, as the good parts of this album were all spaced from each other. But yeah, I know. People that don't really seek out the weeds of music know "American Idiot", "Boulevard of Broken Dreams", "Holiday" (the good song), and that shit "Wake Me Up When September Ends" crap and are a mainstay in rock canon as the genre struggles to achieve the heights it had in the 50s-90s. Billy Joe Armstrong's voice is divisive, but I think the worst parts of this album is that the power chords and guitar just sound the same on almost every track. Again, the lack of dynamics is understandable for a punk record, but you're making a punk rock opera that's almost an hour long. You NEED dynamics to make that shit sound like you're doing something with it. It just sounds like a loud pop punk record which fucking Blink 182, another band I don't want to care for, could sound better. Green Day made a significant number of moneys from this album, stuck to their new popular image, and essentially retries the same formula from this album over and over again to success (mostly from their large fanbase, good on them to have one). This band would never stay as the pop/skate punk darlings of the 90s that Dookie created for them. Is this "selling out"? I'll leave that question as philosophical insight. Ultimately, I get why this album is on the list. It's iconic, which is a sign for the word that iconic doesn't necessarily mean good or epic or a must listen, just that it was very big for its time against an unpopular war (that started out very popular) and along with Californication by RHCP, some of the last big "rock and roll records". I don't know if it aged well with the loudness war shit, but I didn't fully hate it like I thought I would. I do still dislike the record, in part because most of it sounds too similar and most of the reasons you hear people not liking Green Day come into effect very much so here. Check out next time when I have to listen to Black Parade by MCR and write even more negatively about a band I also never cared for from around the same era that sounds worse. Joy!
I remember a time way back in my youth when a friend of mine was wearing a Green Day shirt and I thought it was from a festival or something. I asked ‘what’s the Green Day?’ Now, probably because of American Idiot, I feel like an idiot for ever having asked that.
Basal. Formativo en mi vida. Habrá mejores. Pero no me importa. Clásico "moderno" 10/10
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
Ratings: 5: I will happily play this album anytime 4: I may occasionally play this album of my own free will 3: I will happily listen to this if someone plays it in the background 2: I will tolerate this if it is playing in the background 1: I will leave the room if someone plays this in the background Green Day in the early 2000s...fading a bit. Certainly weren't generating the same buzz anymore. A punk opera??? OK, whatever. Turns out the songs were great and the hooks numerous. Still holds up today.
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
I’m really happy that’s over
I’m one and done with Dookie. No mas
Cold nostalgia plunge! In 21 years my attention has shifted from the radio singles to the long-form ballads. My love is the same but different.
Woof
This album sucked when it came out and has aged like room temperature milk
Great album.
even back in the days when we would listen to this, i knew that i liked it mostly due to peer pressure. it's not that i hate it, it just feels very very mediocre
Excellent album, and it's American Idiot (the song) that introduced me to Greenday way back in 03/04 - good times. I was surprised to see hardcore Greenday fans say it is not really punk rather more emo. In a way, I agree but this is a fantastic album and listening to it again in 2025 is even more relevant thanks to the political lunacy.
Beste Lieder: Holiday/ Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Whatsername Lieder auf Playlist: 0
oh hello 6th grade
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.
certified hood classic
It was a struggle to get through. I understand its place in history, but it's not my vibe.
One of the first CDs I ever bought. I know a lot of Green Day fans say this the beginning of the end, that may be true, but this album has legs. Whatshername may be a perfect song. American Idiot seems more relevant than ever. Easy 5.
amazing album i love green day favs: american idiot, give me novacaine, whatsername
top 3 impossibile perché questo album è stato su ogni mio ipod PERÓ are we the waiting/st jimmy, give me novacaine/she’s a rebel, homecoming (yaris, a4)
I liked this more than i thought i would
Great nostalgic bangers
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”
Loved it when I was in my early teens. I have a small disdain for green day and other pseudo punk bands, yet I must admit that this is a really good record.
Seriously though, I couldn’t finish this album. It was so bad that it gave me anxiety.
Great record, and prescient. "I'm not a part of a redneck agenda," indeed. Fuck Trump and the oligarchs.
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.
A classic album for a specific generation.
Good album. Some of Green Day’s best songs are here, but there’s a lot of filler too.
Another white people classic I was excited to listen to this because I saw it was only a track and then I saw the dreaded slash symbol God for sake, I had to listen to fucking double the length of what I thought I did of this bullshit this shit became insufferable three minutes in and it lasted for over 45 fucking minutes The problem is these songs are probably the best you’re gonna get in this genre but the lead singer has such a lack of perspective when it comes to the topic she wants to talk about that. I can’t help but laugh so much of this album feels like he was on the precipice of saying something important, but decided to stop before reading anything about the topic you wanted to actually talk about This speak to people who have lived their own own their own experience and have never decided to reach outside of that the fact is so many of these songs are fucking bangers and it pisses me off because they’re catchy, but will I ever wanna listen to a Green Day album again no This album made me feel like I wanted to cut my fingers off yeah it’s just fucking annoying so much about this album just annoyed me the usage of the words like I think there’s something he’s saying there’s something interesting here but there’s just not enough. He wants to to make me believe it and I feel like it’s so shallow and what it’s trying to say it’s everything I hate about American culture in the 2000s Despite trying to be something important sometimes I don’t know again another album I think people who don’t listen to a lot of music or connect with this type of shit would love, but I just was so profoundly bored for the majority of it that I cannot bring myself to give it a good review despite the humungous tracks that are on this Album so yeah
The fact that this album is still relevant twenty years later means that punk rock doesn’t accomplish anything. Well, maybe it’s good for catchy tunes. I did catch myself bopping my head. I think this album may be tainted by the context of representing Green Day’s “selling out” and going “mainstream” despite still being (rightfully) pithy towards authority. They curse a whole lot more than the versions I heard on the tv and radio. Wake me up when September ends is still a banger Are we the idiots? Maybe we graduated from American idiots to American BUFFOONS
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
First 1/3 of album: ok this still slaps. Rest of album: mayyyybe not 😞 But we still needed to collectively experience this as a generation so I'm glad I went through the American Idiot Listening of 2004.I DID NOT ENJOY THIS.
Der er et par ok sange på, men det er alligevel mest en omgang larm. Det er et meget mudret lydbillede hele vejen igennem.
Nervig
pléonasme en dents de scie
classique un poil long
Nostalgic
Timeless lyrics and concept for the disillusion of multiple generations of the empire
This was very good and very nostalgic as a listen. Great collection of songs that still feel as relevant today as they did 20 years ago, super energetic and very enjoyable.
Drums GO HARD!!!!!
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.
In 2004, I was reviews editor of Punk Planet magazine. We had a policy not to review major-label releases, but Green Day's publicist pitched me anyway. I remember telling the editor, "Green Day is doing...a concept album? About politics or something?" It sounded like a terrible idea, but turned out to be their ticket back to relevance. They didn't have especially insightful things to say about post-9/11 Bushdom, but they captured the emotion of the moment, and I always appreciated their ambition. That they pulled into a cohesive sonic package is impressive, especially one this catchy. I wouldn't say you NEED to have three songs that are eight- or nine-minutes long, but good on three dopes from the East Bay for pulling it off.
Another big rock album from the aughts that I never heard until today, although of course familiar with a number of the songs. Well I was missing out. Great songwriting, and these guys do about as much as you can do with distorted guitar, bass, and drums as a trio can possibly do. I also often think of 2004 as the year time both kind of stopped and sped up for me, and how it feels like not that long ago. Yet it is. E.g. when I was a kid to go back 21 years was to go back to early Beatles and folk music, but somehow this happened over 21 years ago. If I had been in middle/high school at the time this came out there is a very high chance I would have rocked an American Idiot hoodie.
Bailed after about 3 songs as it was clearly going to be the same all the way through. Plodding pop rock. Idiots indeed.
There's some decent pop songs in here. But there's an awful lot of noice. What's with all the power chords and posturing? Green Day work best when they're Green Day: back to basics pop punk. No one wants to hear a punk rock opera. I didn't make it to the end. No shit. Like punk never happened.
Was ok. 3.4
This is punk rock glossed up to the point that it has about as much sonic character as a Toto record. The songs themselves are strings of dull metal-leaning power chords topped off with affected singing that sounds more like Broadway than the Bay Area. And really, so many words with so little of substance actually being said.
In my opinion, one of the best albums in the history of rock music. I love Green Day very much, but here is music that seems to have been kindly written for them by God along with all the arrangements.
I'm going to do something I don't usually do here and start with the negative. The album is, entirely in my own opinion, one song too long. A lot of songs on this album and presented in duos and if they weren't I'd be more critical but ultimately a lot of them are paired well. But the final song on the album feels totally unnecessary and a little generic of the genre on what is ultimately a very creative album. Had it ended on the song Homecoming I'd have thoroughly enjoyed it as a song ender and appreciated that this album was a very swift and comfortable 49 minutes or so. So, why did I start with the negative? Because that is my ONE negative. Outside of that I think this album is phenomenal. I had a friend in highschool that loved this album, knew every word and every time we would all make a collective party playlist or have a jam a few songs in this album always fell into the melting pot... and yet never got tiresome. While maybe not musically as fresh, topically this album continues to be incredibly relevant to this very day and probably many days going forward. But even if I scrape back the cultural and social commentary of this punk album, it still sounds great. American Idiot is an incredible opener, Jesus of Suburbia is a long song that justifies every second by constantly changing speed and tone but in a totally fluent presentation so it is never boring nor messy. I don't even need to say a word about Boulevard of Broken Dreams or Wake Me Up When September Ends, song that remained in the cultural zeitgeist for years upon years. You could have never looked for this album specifically and sat down to listen to it this very second and you are without a doubt knowing at least 3 to 5 songs on the album, which certainly speaks to the popularity of this album and again, I have heard many of these songs here and there for the entirety of my life and never once thought "eh not today". I very rarely actively seek out Green Day, but I absolutely do sometimes and they scratch a very special itch. I have a friend that LOVES Green Day so I am sure I will be listening to random bits here and there forever but I know I'll enjoy every listen. An incredibly powerful three piece that really are something special and created plenty to show for it, but I would consider this their best. Best songs: Jesus of Suburbia Worst song: Whatsername Rank compared to everything else so far: 3/17 (Below Dummy, above Superfly)
Greenday mention
5/5
Most influential album when you're in high school and you think Bush will be the worst president you'll ever have to put up with, nice try kid.
I’ve always felt I should enjoy Green Day more. This was no exception
Never really listened to this album as I’d not been as keen on GD post Dookie as that album was so good it was kind of hard for them to live up to that I guess. I’d always believed that no other GD album could possibly be as good as Dookie. How wrong I was! I was aware of the singles on this one but hadn’t realised how well constructed the whole album was as an overall entity. A lot of the album tracks are excellent and the more I listened the better they got. Put all the songs together and it creates an excellent album. Dookie is still my favourite GD album but this is now a very, very close second. Loved it.
Not as much fun as Dookie but a return to form. A concept album that does get a bit weary towards the end, but is crammed full of good tracks.
I’m not the biggest fan of garagey punky stuff from 90s/00s. But these chaps are certainly top of the pile. They seem to pull out melody hooks very easily, and this album has its decent chunk of banger singles.
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.
9/10, would listen to again; love love love Billie Joe Armstrong's voice, Whatshername is my favorite song off of it
Brilliant
This was a big letdown for me back then. Haven‘t checken them out since.
Great album start to finish, and unfortunately still relevant. Btw I want to share this very official music video for Boulevard of Broken Dreams https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IiDQwQQsrL8&pp=ygUmYm91bGV2YXJkIG9mIGJyb2tlbiBkcmVhbXMgc21pbGV5IGZhY2U%3D&ra=m
This really is a blast if you're in the mood for the genre. Probably a 4.5 for me, rounding down because I'm just not often in the mood for the genre.
God I hate Green Day. Watered-down, overproduced, pop-punk trash.
Classic
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.
Nostalgic of a different kind of America from the early 2000s. This was the era where we didn't baby much about every minute detail no matter what household you were in. Am I biased on the fact I grew up while this was on the radio often? Yes. Should I ignore the nostalgia? Hard no. I'm going to relive my childhood now.
Man this is a good album. Oh look, they have another album with a similar cover style released in 2020. I bet that one is like a follow up and it probably is just as good!! Let me listen... Oh god... Oh no... It's fucking terrible!!!!
Brought back memories of a simpler time - when a rich president, born on third, and his cronies, used the power of the office to enrich themselves further at the cost of the American taxpayer. But seriously - A punk album was needed to move the people against the Bush presidency and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Some artists (Dixie Chicks) had spoken out and been ridiculed and pulled from radio. Unexpectedly, the guys that made "Dookie" were the ones with the balls to face this shit and out it the quintessential pink resistance album when the works needed it most.
Favorite Track: American Idiot
00s kid. nostalgic. some boring parts
Ikkje så glad i Green Day, men anerkjenne at detta albumet produserte ein del hits
Oh yes!!! Been waiting for this moment!!! Wake me up when September ends has always been “Chinese national anthem” for us. (Independence day is Oct 1). Love holiday too. Ah so good!
i mean... what an album. just out the gates, it comes out angry, disillusioned, and spiteful at the entire identity of America. Thats punk AF. its probably my millennial showing, but this album just straight up rocks. American Idiot, Holiday, Give Me Novacaine, Wake Me Up when Sept Ends... just all absolute bangers. the callbacks to earlier songs in Homecoming, the fading off of Whatsername, this album just has it all. its a pretty drastic jump from where Green Day had been before, but still just part of a stepping stone as they really focused on the rock opera piece in their next album, 21st Century Breakdown. here's to the soundtrack of a generation. cheers Green Day
So many absolute hits on this album. Some of it might be nostalgia, but even the songs I’d never heard before had cool ideas in them. I loved the “double-songs”. Solid all the way through
I can directly pinpoint this album as being my first introduction to alt/punk rock after Mr sandman was playing this album at 6th grade dances. And it’s not necessarily like I was a huge Green Day fan but the hits from this album truly opened me up to what music could be and not what is just on the radio. This is just a great album. Incredible banger to open with and keeps you jamming all the way through
Amazing. Up there with the top albums on this list. I remember a couple kids in our middle school playing this on stage. I didn’t understand it at all but it was such a bop (that means cool song, for the young whipper snappers reading this).
I have zero notes or complaints on this album. I can't count the amount of times that this album was played front to back on my Walkman in middle school. As an eighth grader I probably wasn't keen to the message of the lyrics, but as an adult they are clear and apparent, especially American Idiot (also, the line "twenty years has gone so fast" hit me like a ton of bricks on this most recent playthrough, considering its been 21 years since release). So many bangers and too much nostalgia to rate this anything less than a 5.
It's crazy that Green Day put themselves back on top of the pop punk genre that they helped create 10 years after the release of Dookie. This album starts strong and doesn't let up. So many hits on here, and being a concept album is just a cherry on top. The double songs are sick! It's a good way to add continuity to the songs without having to do it for the entire album. I'm obviously biased from nostalgia, but if they can make a Broadway musical from this album, it must be good.
So good. Biased as I was there to watch the 911 hangover hit and listen to this album express the feelings we had as teenagers back then. But the songs on their own are great and the album as a whole flows so well. Proof not everything in the early 2000's was awful.
For my first time listening through the whole thing, super enjoyable. I think it's just about perfect, so I rounded up from a 4.
Punk for immature seven year old boys. This is utterly shite and completely without merit.
I didn't think I liked Green Day, but this record is undeniable. Phenomenal top to bottom. Song writing, production, performance, all 10 out of 10.
4/5. Very nice album
One of the first albums I bought as a kid so a lot of this is forever engrained into my memory. I would say it’s a great into to modern rock at the time, varied enough, some harder parts and some slower jams with a general anti gov tinge in response to Bush that resonated with me. Zoomed out, I appreciate Green Day being the only ones at the time to speak out against Bush and the War on Terror but it’s a bit muted and as an album it’s fine. The singles are so 2005 I can’t help but be teleported there in my mind but I don’t think they’re great songs? Holiday is alright enough but idk if I just want to ever listen to it really.
Title track and Holiday / Boulevard are all good. The rest feels like filler; didn’t need to be almost an hour long
Pure nostalgia! Reckon I’ve not listened to this for about 15 years, at least! I’ve problem not even really listened to the big hits for years. Would I think it was a fiver if I heard it for the first time today. Maybe not. But 10 year old me definitely did. Simpsons: Yes (the movie)
Probably didn't need to listen to this to give it 5. Remember hearing it for the first time in Rozza's dad's car, driving to the cinema for his birthday.
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
As good, and as relevant, today as it was when I were a student.
Best Song: Jesus of Suburbia Best album of 2004. Best album of the 2000s?
I've loved this album for a long time.
чуть лучше чем остальные рок альбомы с этой подборки но скучно и я не стала каждый трек слушать просто проклацала и убедилась что тас ниче интересного
Cracking album. Some absolute standouts.
A classic that defined the band. While not a Green Day fan, I can appreciate what they've done and how this music defined the late '00s
Green Day having 2 of the top 3 punk albums is ridiculous, but American Idiot still is pretty great at the end of the day. certainly a cultural touchstone that's aged surprisingly well. the big hits are overplayed but not without good reason. there's a reason why leagues of teenagers born after this album came out still rally behind it deserves to be one of the 1001? yes
Lol. Mislim da ovo ni kao dijete nisam mogla shvatiti ozbiljno, kamoli sad. Ali evo iz zajebancije 2/5, 4/10
What a fun album, full of bangers. There is definitely a nostalgia factor at play, and it is absolutely not perfect, there are duds, (like homecoming) but I'm sorry it's dancy, it's fun, and it still holds up. May be there are not enough ambition to be a five (it feels like they stumbled onto greatness a bit) but a very solid 4 it is.
First 3 GD albums are my faves. This is fine.
My first concert was Green Day on their America Idiot tour, this album meant a lot to me at the time. First CD I bought too, or my parents bought for me at my request..
I may have some sentimental value to this album since it was played frequently in my house growing up, but I hadn't revisited it on my own until now. Although punk rock is not my genre, it cannot be ignored how nearly every track on this album is great. The first four tracks are among the best consecutive songs I've heard on any album so far.
Green Day puts out another punk-pop gem of angsty clean hooks and fuzz box tones. Stadium rock at it's core, but still filled with ear-worms. I can't quite get to 5 here, but it's a high 4, for sure.
It's been over 20 years and these songs still hit
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
This was my first time fully listening through the album. No skips, all bangers
It combines the energy of the 90’s pop punk era with the grandiose theater of the 70’s rock operas in a a tidy little package. Also a perfect album for its time.
Tremendo disco, empezando con 3 temazos emblematicos, sonido nitido y potente con estilo tipo himno epico. La bateria 10/10.
Stupidly good.
The first CD I owned. Doesn’t really matter how good it actually is, instant five stars.
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.
Classic
Very solid rock - I like ballads and more energetic tracks equally
This came out when I was 11 and just getting into 'rock music', so... it's a 5.
Classic!
Nostalgic
rock opera at its finest
Great wee album - was gently headbanging the way through
Bangers
Really enjoyed this one especially after a few dud albums from earlier in the week. That transition from holiday into boulevard of broken dreams gave me a similar level of satisfaction as watching a scoop of vanilla ice cream melting into a sticky toffee pudding.
pretty class. Couple classics on this
Not bad, worth a listen as per usual
A good ‘ol rock album. Very much enjoyed but the songs being 5+ mins are slightly long if you aren’t loving them all.
Some excellent tracks but quite a few skip throughs. Better memory of the CD than the reality of recent listening.
Some absolute classic bangers, some less banging ones but a good album 7/10
Very nostalgic - some big tunes on this one :)
Mjeeh, neither, sheiyyyyöy, this sounds like Ring of Fire, mjööh njääh, holiday is actually quite a decent song with a great riff, bläää, "last song +8 minutes, cool"
An absolute classic for my generation. Full of bangers.
I didn't turn off a green day album
I was 13 years old when this album came out. My obsession with music had begun only five years prior, but it had already become one of the defining aspects of my life. Although I was already hip to many bands from the 90's and onward, my familiarity with Green Day was limited to their radio hits; I enjoyed them all well enough, but never felt compelled to look further into them. Nevertheless, my parents bought me this CD for Christmas a few months after it came out for some reason. I remember being confused, but I made sure to listen to it a few times because I didn't want to insult them. I think I thought it was fine on the first listen - maybe elements of it seemed more polished than I was used to, but it didn't scare me off or anything. I liked it a bit more on the second listen; by my third or fourth listen, I was genuinely surprised by how much I really, *really* liked it. Over 20 years later, I'm still a bit surprised by how much I like American Idiot. There are very, very few mainstream pop-punk albums from this era that I enjoy even half as much. But as my unlikely Green Day fandom and appreciation has expanded throughout the last two decades, it's still hard for me to not view this album as a major accomplishment. I think Billie Joe Armstrong can craft a melody with the best of them, and some of his finest compositions appear on American Idiot. There are certainly some more ~melodramatic~ moments, but for me, they are saved by the strength of his voice and, perhaps even more importantly, his singing style, which never devolves into the horrific oversinging as some of his other contemporaries and influences. In general, the band follows suit, succeeding in their grander ambitions while remaining a tight-knit unit. Even the more bombastic moments of “Jesus of Suburbia” and “Homecoming” - two absolutely tremendous achievements, mind you - never stray so far from their strengths that they feel unwarranted or misguided. I understand that some people got burnt out on the hits and this album's general overexposure; it's one of many criticisms that I understand (for the record, I still think they're all pretty fantastic, especially the title track, "Holiday", and "Wake Me Up When September Ends”). I also understand not being a fan of theirs in general; I understand digging their early stuff but not caring for the direction this album takes; I understand reservations about it being a “victim” of the loudness war. Not only can I respect any of these viewpoints, I acknowledge that, given where my tastes generally lie, it probably seems strange for me to love this album as much as I do. But I’m certainly not going to apologize for it, and I will forever cherish the incredible memories I have attached to it. 5/5
Vilken jävla platta det här är ändå. Tror mitt mest formativa moment var när jag fick Dookie på bränd CD av morsans kollega. Och som jag har NÖTT Holiday/Boulevard… på synth! I mitt svincoola band i typ 5an. Håller än!
Good album
A brilliant encapsulation of early 2000 fun punk rock
This is a no skip album for me. Part of that may be nostalgia, but I love it regardless.
I'm not a fan of Green Day
Not bad but it’s another one of those albums, good in It’s day, that doesn’t warrant praise 20+ years on…
This album proves, how political but catchy, fun and entertaining and (on top) successful a punk rock album can be - without being repetitive! Masterpiece!
If Green Day were trying to convey some deeper message here, it got buried under the commercial pop sound and perfect production. The album reminds me of my mother's closet, everything neatly pressed, folded into perfect rectangles and arranged by color. Unlike my mom's ROYGBIV clothes collection, Green Day have a wordrobe full of black band shirts they ordered from a catalogue and brand new shiny Dr Martens lined up in neat rows. I'd classify American Idiot as a success on every front since it's very catchy, unoffensive, safe and an enjoyable listen for a very wide audience (if that's what the band was going for). As a pop album, it merits 4 stars. As a punk/rock album, it merits 1.
Maybe it's nostalgia but this is an iconic album.
Eu já conhecia esse álbum, comprei ele físico na época do ensino médio e escutei muito. Foi através dele inclusive que eu desenvolvi o meu inglês. Escutando hoje, quase 20 anos depois, percebo a importância do que o Green Day estava cantando na época, sobre o governo Bush e a guerra dos EUA contra o Iraque, o tanto que foi uma questão de ego que destruí sonhos adolescentes como o do personagem principal do álbum. O que eu mais gosto é que ele conta uma história do começo ao fim, de um garoto adolescente punk e rebelde que tem uma desilusão amorosa típica da idade e como a guerra acaba e destrói com a individualidade, a independência e os sonhos de alguém e as marcas e lacunas que ela consegue fazer na vida de um ser humano.
OAKLAAAAAAND
Really enjoyed this. Lots of good songs, nice vocals and a cool vibe. 4 stars
Really marked a formative period of time for me, holds up for the most part
Nostalgia overload.
Not bad but too poppy. I liked the more aggressive songs.
Green Day is not interesting enough to warrant a multi-movement concept album, even if what they have to say is pertinent.
Not my cup of tea
A truly great album enjoyed every single song
Really good and iconic album with many great songs. Only a 4 as I think the final two tracks are quite weak compared to the rest. Favourite: Holidays, Boulevard of Broken Dreams and Give me Novacaine Least Favourite: Homecoming
Good
Ha, mislim, da sm mela ta cd? Možno, da se še nekje skriva. V bistvu kar fino, da je nekaj poznanega za zaključek tedna. I am pooped. Stari dobri "American Idiot" za začetek. Totalno sm pozabila, da je "Jesus of Suburbia" k nek 9 minutni medley. Alpa, da sta "Holiday" pa "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" tud en komad. (Wiki pravi, kar mi je zj k poslušam totalno jasno, da je konceptualen in mišljen k a punk rock opera.) Fak, v spominu mam, k da so mi bli kot najstnici ok, ampak nikol pa nism ful padla v njih, kljub temu, da sm imela ta cd. Zj k pa morm tkole cel album v kosu poslušat, me pa preseneča, kok mi je všeč? Ful mi je tud všeč zvok bobnov na albumu. V glavnem, a pleasant surprise. Nism mislila, da mi bo všeč.
No importa si te gusta green day
I have to confess that I was never a Green Day fan back in the day. It seemed like everyone around me definitely was though. They were massive and inescapable. And probably because of that I felt like they were too popular to really be cool. To my mind, there were dozens of better "real" punk bands our there. The fact that they ushered in an era of pop punk bands wasn't helping either. Previously in this challenge, I listened to their early hit album "Dookie" and ate some humble pie to admit that it was actually pretty good. So much so that I was a lot more open to listening to "American Idiot". I remember the hype around this one. Green Day felt just a little past their prime at this time but came back with a punk opera for the post-9/11 crowd protesting the Bush administration and the Iraq War. Probably because I lived through that era myself, this one really does hit differently. It has the youthful punk energy but with a lot more seriousness, both in terms of composition and concept. We were angry then and more awake to what was happening in the world. There were plenty of good soundtracks to that time but I'm sorry that I slept on this one. In retrospect, those times not feel simple and peaceful compared to the world we're in in 2025. But at the time, it really did feel like we were going to change the world. Nice feeling while it lasted...
Ok, I was not looking forward to this. American Idiot seemed like one of those fangless relics of Bush era discontent that was further watered down by endless radio and MTV exposure. It's actually pretty good minus songs like Boulevard of Broken Dreams, turning into a rousing rock opera by the end. However, it's a little too monotonous along the way... no Greenday album should be a full hour long.
Just the best
Besser als gedacht
Groser Klassiker meiner Jugend
Egentligen bara de fyra första låtarna + Wake Me Up som är bra, men de är så pass bra att det blir en fyra i betyg. Najs nostalgi, skulle nog inte ge så högt om jag hörde det för första gången nu.
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.
vip-profil på playahead 2006… tolv år… har american idiot som profillåt… en annan tolvåring skriver att green day inte är riktig punk… mer relevant än någonsin??
Det är ju fett. Bättre än jag tänkte. Svårt att inte översköljas av nostalgi från mellanstadiet
li didn’t like it the first time around. i get why others do though.
One of my favourite albums from one of my favourite bands. It starts off with three killer tracks, maybe tails off a bit in the middle but I still like the overall song mix. If you like this album, the Bullet in a Bible album contains live versions of most of these songs and is well worth a listen.
5 for the memories
So good.
Nostálgico, animado e imprescindible
Terrible
Classic pop punk with good production.
Very nice i like this typemof Music and his blive is nice and there re lol 5 good songs
Such a great album with serious issues addressed, whilst maintaining Green Day’s humour. Not a wek track to be found
I wouldn’t be the world’s biggest Green Day fan, but even I can admit there is a lot to like about this album. The title track is a barnstormer of an opener, and remains as relevant as it was 20yrs ago. I have always loved “Boulevard of Broken Dreams”, feel it’s the album’s standout, and have always thought “Holiday” was very catchy and ear-wormy. It’s, largely, a brilliant and strong start to an album. However. “Jesus of Suburbia” does not need to be 9mins long and sound like four totally different songs. Bookending the album with another 9min track that does the same thing was unnecessary. I realise I’m probably the minority here, but I also never liked “Wake Me Up When September Ends.” The rest of the tracks I just had no opinion on.
Oooh, this is going to be hard/impossible to rate objectively... I was obsessed with Green Day from the age of 14 due to being the exact correct age when Dookie came out for it to blow my mind, and that obsession carried on for about 10 years (and recently got resurrected for the release of Saviours). Which is to say, there is so much emotion and nostalgia tied up with this period that there is no objective lens to view 10 years of Green Day albums through, this included. This is not my favourite Green Day album (that title goes to Warning, an album considered a commercial failure, but that for me, was their most beautifully weird record) but the margins between my favourite Green Day albums and the Green Day albums almost universally accepted as "The Best ™️" during this period, are tiny. American Idiot (the album) is bloody ambitious for a pop punk band. American Idiot (the song) carries on being hugely relevant and makes you pine for the days when George W Bush was the idiot in question - I admire Billie for continuing to be outspoken about his politics regardless of pushback (and the many weird posts from Mike Dirnt's wife). Like most successful singles from most massively popular albums, I have heard the singles from this album too often, and in too many random shops, to judge them fairly, so I'm going to highlight my favourite non-singles. She's a Rebel is just stupidly catchy and I loved it from the moment I first heard it. Whatsername is another favourite, as is Letterbomb (mostly because it feels like they partially ripped off 86, a song I really like from Insomniac). It just feels like a very cohesive album, to the extent that while I usually get frustrated with nearly 1 hour long records, this properly whips by. It's considered a classic for a good reason. This mark was inevitable: 5/5
Make me feel the rage and angst I should've felt as a 3 year old towards George W. Bush. Homecoming was close to being a skip, but has a banger ending. Points off since the album feels done, but only retroactively, since many albums I've listened to since this released took inspiration. Favorite track: Jesus of Suburbia, love a good 10 minute rock ballad.
I own this one though didn't get into it when it came out like I did their earlier work.
Oh, this is why that guy on Top Gear hates Genesis
o em goodness graciousness. fall 2024.
It's actually really so good.
I feel like I'm a bit too young for Green Day, never really got it tbh
Ohhhhh yeaaaa! I remember sitting in my room with a radio when American Idiot debuted thinking it was the best song ever. This album has so many forgotten favorites if you listened a long time ago. Worth playing all the way through and no skips.
Punkrock, 2004 -> 2
- tällä levyllä on minullekin jo nostalgia-arvoa - on erittäin kovia biisejä, ja hauska huomata miten eri biisit iskee 15 vuotiaaseen severiin ja 30 vuotiaaseen severiin - vähän alkaa levyn sama soundimaailma ja toisteisuus haittaamaan albumin loppupuolella mutta on tämä silti tuote
A fucking masterpiece.
Green Day’s most fully realized album. A must listen.
Favorite: Extraordinary Girl
Good stuff
Always a classic
Good album. Just not my favorite green day album
Cheese balls. Dookie was their peak
3 out of 5. Despite loving Green Day (up to Warning) I didn't like this album when it came out, especially the title track. Now after all this time I think it aged better than I thought it would.
I respect a decent rock opera. Still not my thing. Just polished punk rock that seemed to lose its feel. But big ups to Green Day for still fighting fascism after all these years.
"American Idiot" displays Green Day at their very best and the it was the album that proved that they are far more than the one-trick-pony known from "Dookey". Already during the 90s, some punk rock bands (including Green Day themselves) had gone far beyond the traditional 3- or 4-chord 3-minutes songs with primitive lyrics. "American Idiot" takes this to the max and with it's well-placed tonality changes between parts and ironic and even subtile lyrics, this is actually modern stadium rock with a punky production. And even 20 years later, "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams" and "Wake Me Up When September Ends" are still the reference tracks of how far punk rock can go. Liked it when it came out and watched it become a legend.
It's fine. You can tell they really want this album to suceed and for the most part it does. It just gets a little repetitive and it tries to be more serious than it is. They can say faggot because they are identifying as one. The rest of the slurs really date this.
Interesting to see how this is structured as al album vs a collection of singles. Feel like I need to be listening to this while also reading the lyrics.
Lots of thoughts on this one. This came out when I was in middle school, which is probably the perfect age for an album like this. I personally was never a huge Green Day fan, but my brother was, and this CD was stuck in his car, so we listened to it alot. That being said, I probably havent listened to this since 2006. All in all, it holds up, even if it seems a little quaint now. Definitely some good Bush-era protest music, which was very of its time. The rock opera elements of this are interesting too, and they probably are a more explicit "rock opera" than many famous concept albums. I do think the songs are generally ok, but can't really sustain the length of the album. I would love to give it 2.5, but I can't, so I think 2 is a fair rating.
wake me up when this mediocre album ends
Classic album but far from my favorite they’ve made. This became the album they could never escape the success of with many later efforts calling back to American Idiot but never reaching its heights. Overall the album is catchy and has an interesting concept that keeps the narrative rolling. 4.5/5
Nok en af de mest nostalgiske albums hvor jeg ikke andet end kan tænke på min storebror med pakistaner halsklæde med sort tøj på og nitter i bæltet og bukser. tror jeg elsker hver en sang på albummet fordi jeg har lyttet så meget til det på cd om det så har været i bilen, på teenage værelse eller i skole. Tror ikke der er noget som slår det her som noget af det musik som har haft en indflydelse på min dannelse. Nå men jeg fandt ud af at det er en rock opera. Med fokus på historie i 9/11 og de følelser det lgiesom har medbragt. anyways, jeg bliver sgu nok nød til at give den lidt over 4 men jeg giver den bare 5.
Tired of this lowkey
I didn’t think I would like this but here we are. A little bit of background, I was in high school when this album released, it was everywhere, I didn’t give it a chance back then because I didn’t like either of the singles, I still don’t like them much, i don’t think they’re a good representation of the album as a whole but that’s just me. This is by no means an essential album for me now, just wanted to state that it was better than I expected.
Good fun, though I’m well past my emo-phase.
kellemetes
Thoughtful lyrics and rockin music. What else could you want? Well I want BJ Armstrong to stop doing ballads. His nasally tone works so well with the punk and rock vibe, it sounds disingenuous during September or Boulevard. That’s always bothered me. WHEW got that off my chest. Great album
I knew this album was coming at some point, lol... I liked the IDEA of it and I liked their message, but I was pretty sick of Green Day when this was released and the singles were quite over-exposed in the media I was consuming at the time so I disliked this album. Interested to see how about 20 years' distance has potentially changed that. MID-LISTENING: It has not. I really liked Green Day in college. But I was already getting a little sick of them by Nimrod (1997.) I still like the band, but their music all sounds the same to me now. I guess I've changed because it doesn't sound to me like they have. Part of the repeating bridge in "Jesus of Suburbia" ("It says 'Home is where the heart is' but what a shame,") reminds me strongly of Motley Crue's "On With the Show" off Too Fast for Love, followed by the next part ("City of the damned...") sounding a lot like "Summer of '69." Complaints about the American political climate of 2003-2004 seem so quaint now. This album SOUNDS like it was written with the specific purpose of becoming a Broadway musical, which of course it did (and according to Wikipedia, the band listened to the cast recordings of West Side Story, The Rocky Horror Show, Grease, and Jesus Christ Superstar while recording the album.) Ultimately I was planning to give this a 2.5, leaning closer to 2 than to 3. But then I woke up this morning to see that Dick Cheney died last night, which I interpreted as a sign to give this album a 3.
Angst, I love it
Kind of falls off after bobd. Those first four songs though (and wake me up when September ends)
Tuvieron su exito
One of the most popular albums ever; never gotten around to listening it until now. Its pretty good even if I feel it was a bit long.
American Idiot: Stellar opening track. No notes. Jesus of Suburbia: the 'Dearly Beloved' section has always sent chills down my spine. Simple beat, haunting 'oohs', heart-wrenching lyrics, to then explode in rage in 'Tales from another broken home' is pretty epic. Is 9 minutes too long for a song? Absolutely not this one. Holiday: not much hits like that rhythm section breakdown in the middle, it just hooks you in and does not let go and you cling to every word BJA says like it's gospel. Boulevard of Broken Dreams: encapsulates the neuroticism, numbness and nihilism of adolescence during 9/11 / Iraq war / Bush America so well. An anthem and tribute for those who feel alone in a world gone mad. Are We the Waiting: These are the chants of the lonely in the previous track. The feelings of those in that song are not experienced in isolation, they are the collective experience of all those Americans. Lost hope, they just wait for life to pass them by. St. Jimmy: pure punk energy. The fast pace sandwiched between two slow songs is meant to throw you off-- the anger and rage culminates, and our 'Jesus of Suburbia' becomes 'St Jimmy': drugs, vandalism, anything at all to help him feel something. Give Me Novocaine: Musically and lyrically, this is easily my favourite track on the album, it's extremely vulnerable and heartbreaking, both embracing the pain but self-convincing 'everything'll be alright'. This song has always gotten me through my lowest moments. She's a Rebel: Oh we're picking up the pace now... I think he's met someone! I love the transition to this track: same guitar and similar drum pattern but sped up slightly, it's so subtle but even if you don't listen to the lyrics you can tell there's some hope coming back into our Jesus of Suburbia's life after meeting Whatsername. Extraordinary Girl: an unhealthy drug-fuelled romance... man I love the psychedelic elements Green Day has borrowed here they're super impactful. Letterbomb: that scream is perfection!!! This was my favourite track on the album when I was a teenager, listening to it again now I understand why, it's a powerful af and a breakup anthem. It's definitely musically powerful enough to have been an alternative opening track, but thematically, it had to be here. The last minute is sheer perfection. Maybe it's still my favourite... Wake Me Up When September Ends: another heartbreaker. No notes. <3 Homecoming: 'NOOOOOBODY LIKES YOUU EVERYONEEE LEFT YOUUU THEY'RE ALL OUTTT WITHOUT YOUUUU HAVING FUNNNNN'. Damn these words from 'Letterbomb' really haunted our protagonist. Also, the 'We're Coming Home' part of the song is phenomenal. The drums are the same as in 'Give Me Novocaine', which along with the lyrics from 'Letterbomb' is a nice callback to the mixed feelings our protagonist must be feeling right now. Whatsername: 'I made a point to burn all of the photographs'.... Best closing track I could ask for. No notes. Final thoughts: Damn I'm so happy their masters were stolen-- shoutout to the thieves, otherwise we may never have gotten this masterpiece. Musically, lyrically, conceptually.... they truly brought punk into the 21st century with this album, but with an emo edge which I can't get enough of. Top songs: Letterbomb, Give Me Novocaine, Whatsername (s/o to Jesus of Suburbia) Easy 10/10.
It’s green day
Digger dette. Første gang jeg har hørt ordentlig på Green day, dette overrasker og oppleves som et knallbra album!
Still holds up as a damn good album. No skips.
Not quite on par with their best material, but if you can’t find joy in a pop punk opera you need to lighten up.
Eines der ersten Alben, welches ich mir selbst im zarten Alter von 12 Jahren, selbst gekauft habe. Viele Erinnerungen!
Really liked the overall message behind the album and how well every song flowed together.
I’m only semi- familiar with the song “American Idiot”. Haven’t heard any other Green Day besides this. Update post listening: I don’t love the grungy kind of music, but it’s not awful. Just not my taste.
I was expecting to like this more than I did. Dookie was a better album imo.
First half of this is awesome, does die off in the second.
Good but does lean on its singles
Unbelievable Monday Pull! Not only is this a generation defining album but it is one of my favorite albums of all time. It was an album that had a huge effect on my music taste as well as my development as a person. Hearing these songs again takes me right back hearing this album for the first time in middle school. My first concert was Green Day touring this album and I also got to see them play this album in full last summer. Another easy 5/5 for me.
A giant spectacle I have to give some pause to from a band I don't even really care about.
The title says it all…
It's probably one of my most listened to albums anyway so didn't go back to it. It's currently standing the test of time with the state of politics in the UK and the US. In addition, a great musical if you haven't seen it.
Ah, the days when criticizing the government was so simple and uncontroversial; they literally call Bush a Nazi on ‘Holiday,’ something that wouldn’t even register to anyone today. This “rock opera” style album was a big shift for Green Day, and I think they pulled it off quite well. The tracks all flow together, but it doesn’t lose the pop-punk sound that they are known for. This album was in heavy rotation in my high school days when all my other peers were listening to Toby Keith & AC/DC, so it was fun revisiting this after I hadn’t listened to it in years. The messaging is still topical, and the riffs are good. I’m giving this a 4/5, I don’t care, I loved it.
Fair
One of my childhood favourites. The CD was stored constantly in my portable CD player. Fun to listen to again nonetheless. Easy 5 star for me. Favourite songs: Jesus of Suburbia, Holiday, Are We the Waiting, Letterbomb Least favourite songs: Homecoming Rating: 9/10
Green Day’s American Idiot marks a slight bend toward rock-n-roll from their typical pop-punk tunes and it is a rock opera. I love this genre and while Green Day was never among my favorites, I’ve always like this album. Still do.
Coming out right when America was being the dumbest that I've known it since I was born (Iraq and Afghanistan wars), this whole album is great. This is the kind of music that sooths my savage soul.
Classico
No body loves you everyone hates you
4.3 that was epic and nostalgic song: wake me up when September ends
I hate ticketek dynamic pricing Fav song : holiday
It the music of my early teenage years. Listening to them awakes that feeling in me I had back then - an immense energy that wants to unfold in the core of my body. There is something light and easy in the music. It welcomes us to shake our body and scream out loud the repetitive parts of the lyrics. They appear pubertal but in fact are deep and fundamental. After a few songs I nonetheless became bored and needed endurance. My teenage me would give it a 5, now I’m tending to 3
I really liked this one when it came out. Now, during this relisten, I was so bored.
Van tenir el seu moment,bon disc,tres o quatre grans exits que sonaran sempre i punk per les masses...facil i divertit. Li dono un 7.
Ohhhh high school...
love this, except now I want to cruise the mall and act snarky to my parents.
Brought me right back to middle school. Which, yikes, but at least I had good music taste.
a rock opera for the emo times
I hated this album when it came out 20ish years ago. I’m still not a huge Green Day fan, but I listened to this record 3 times so I could really absorb. 1. It bugs me how many chord progressions are borrowed from existing songs. According to my source, BJA has openly stated he snagged them. 2. That being said, musically I love this album. Lyrically….meh. Concept? Boring and lame. Musically more up my alley than Dookie, but lyrically, Dookie is the shit.
First time listening to it all the way through and it was an impressively good album. I couldn’t believe a band so big could make such a poignant political album and so I didn’t give it a chance back in the day, but it made me appreciate it even more. If KISS’s 1998 decidedly unpolitical album “Psycho Circus” had gone after this rock opera-esque style… well, it still would have been horrible. I’m pretty sure you can draw a straight line between the creation of “Psycho Circus” and 9/11. Which then inspired the Bush administration to strip away American liberties, and in turn inspired the writing and recording of “American Idiot”.
Fast American punk done well a little poppy but all good and a great band live Love the title track which has very relevant lyrics 20 years before trump 7 out of 10
This is an amazing album that I didn't like much at the time. I'd been a fan pretty much since the beginning and I didn't like the "punk rock opera" thing. But it grew on me and I do agree that it's one of the best records to come out of that power-pop revival of pop-punk. Definitely an album everyone should hear before they die.
I hate Green Day, not looking forward to listening. Hopefully some undiscovered gems. They made this into a stage musical after all. After listening: I can see why this translated well into a musical setting. Lots of musical tropes with a rockabilly twist. The best music I’ve heard from Green Day. Unlikely to listen to it again, but I’m impressed. 3.5 rating overall
Overhated Imo a good album
Mid
I didn't love this album when it came out, as I felt it was really overplayed and overhyped. However, listening to it now I really enjoyed it!
super cool, mal wieder in jugendzeiten einzutauchen. schiebt gut an
So many of these songs are overplayed to hell, but man, as an album everything just flows together so impressively. This is probably the best sequenced album of all time. All of the singles are great but I really love Homecoming and Jesus of Suburbia. The later is such an impressive feat for a punk band. It is almost 10 minutes, but it feels like 5 and is jam packed with so many great hooks. High 5!
green gay
Pretty mediocre. Some songs way too long. Doesn't hold up to anything they put put in the 90s, but arguably better than almost everything that came after (though Saviors has some good tracks).
Joda, for all del. Ikke så ille!
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Not bad but why do they rip off Brysn Adam’s „Summer of 69“? This is ridiculous!
One of my favorite albums of all time. Listened to it in full at least a hundred times already.
In my top 10 of all-time favorite albums so cannot be objective about it. I love this record so much - loved it when it came out and listened to it for about a year straight, love it now. Easy 5 stars. Favorites: Too many to choose from Would I listen to it again: Yes
Torn on this one, whilst it's not the sound I like, there is a high level of sophistication here in the song construction and overall concept. Just as I got bored during Jesus of Suburbia and was ready to give up on it the song flipped to a new form (it lasts for nearly 9 minutes and has 5 stages) and kept my interest for the rest of the album. That alone rewards it with 3 stars, as well as for "Wake Me Up" becoming an earworm for the day.
Great anthology album that strongly stood up to the Bush Jr presidency. Sunday drive comfort album.
Ok, but I don't really like.
A really tough one to rate. On the one hand, it's clearly more complex and ambitious than "Dookie," and it's a well thought out, tight package. On the other, I kind of just...like it less? Maybe Green Day was just better suited for stupid fun pop-punk, and they really never needed to bother with trying to go deeper. Probably sacrilege for me to say, but it's how I feel at this point. I also think having seen the fucking god-awful stage musical version of this album didn't help me going into this. Fave tracks: - American Idiot - Jesus of Suburbia - Holiday / Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Are We the Waiting / St. Jimmy - Wake Me up When September Ends - Whatsername - Too Much Too Soon - Shoplifter - Governator
Dookie was the first cassette I ever bought, so Green Day will always hold a grain of nostalgia for me. Even then they felt like punk with a stylist and a press kit, and American Idiot sealed it, where every chorus could score a Super Bowl ad.
I was 17 when this was first released. I was not a huge Green Day fan but I was musically aware enough to know who they were and be familiar with their hits from the previous decade. Even then it was plain to me that this was a cynical attempt to appeal to young people who were genuinely unhappy with the direction the world was beginning to take at the start of the 21st century. I think it genuinely offended me that my convictions were being co-opted for financial gain. Particularly in such a facile an insincere manor. I can't believe Billie Joe was in his 30s when he wrote this. It presents itself as an attack on the Bush administration and the people who supported it, but the actual politics on display are vague and incoherent. Green Day had reached a point where they should have matured with their core audience, but instead elected to continue trying to appeal to angsty teenagers. I felt personally insulted that they imagined I would fall for it. There were other bands writing protest songs at the time, doing it much better and having fun with it. I think out of my friends, those who are a year or two younger than I hold this up as one of their favourite albums of all time, whilst those my age or older largely regard it with ambivalence if not outright disdain. So, trying to put aside the animosity I have left over from when I was myself a very angry young man, I am trying to approach this as objectively as possible. First of all. There is precisely one banger on here. That is 'Holiday'. It's a great tune that I can't help nodding along to. A lot of the other tracks have benefited from the fact that they were inescapable when I was a young adult, and therefor immediately trigger my nostalgia receptors. This will always make you regard a song more warmly than it deserves on merit alone. Musically, it is competent, but it is bloated and self indulgent. I note with horror that there are two tracks on here with runtimes in excess of 9 minutes. A 9 minute pop punk song is an absolute travesty. Just get on with it guys. I was tired of it before it was half way over, and the music just isn't interesting enough to pull me back in. I pushed through just to say I had given it a fair chance, but at the end of the day it is bland turn of the century pop punk dressed up in shallow politics and melodrama. 1 and 1 half rounded up.
Not listening
Love. Still a classic. Millennial must have
Pop punks
Excellent album
Will always be one of my favourite albums. The album that got me into guitar music. Can still sing along with every single word and love every track. Cannot fault it at all. Worrying that the lyrics to American Idiot are as relevant in 2025 as they were in 2004. Favourite track: Homecoming
What is there to be said. This may be my favourite album on this whole generator. This album is just BACK to BACK to BACK pop punk bangers and as its age grows, its relevancy follows. What an album.
Green Day - the seminal California punk band - wrote a musical that has a message and kicks ass. I am here for this. Any more review by me would just feel like completely unnecessary defense. Jesus of Suburbia might be my favorite Green Day song; for sure top 5. Influence 5. Hits 5. Quality 5. Controvertial opnion: I got to see them perform Dookie and American Idiot in their entirties back-to-back in 2025. I think I like this one better than Dookie 5.
Great punk rock opera that tells the story of what was happening in the US in the mid 2000s. Catchy tunes and strong messages made this a great album
Solid album
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The album that put Green Day back on my radar. Fun to listen that brought me back to that specific time.
Enjoyable pop punk. I listened to this on a road trip and when Boulevard of Broken dreams came on my wife pointed at it and said "that's me!". I then told her she is "lonely edgy angsty teenage wolf meme". The use of the f-slur and the r-slur is sooooooo early 2000s I love it.
I could write a book on the brilliance of Green Day, and I could certainly write a journal article about the brilliance of this album. Instead, I will say this: most of the 00s punk and emo scene is trying to tap into the experience of being a poor white kid growing up in a podunk town with either a broken home or an emotionally stunted family. However, most of the bands aren't cerebral enough to really document this experience, so you end up having Lincoln Parks, May Day Parade's, etc. who just seem like whiny white kids because their childhood was too boring. Contrast that to American Idiot which outlines a broadway-worthy epic of a kid who grows up hearing lies that their shitty hometown is the best it gets and finally "makes it out", only to realize that he wasn't given the tools to succeed outside his cage. And I leave behind This hurricane of fucking lies I lost my faith to this This town that don't exist So I run, I run away To the light of masochists Beyond the story, this album has incredible songs. The Offspring may have punchier songs, but Letterbomb rocks as hard as any punk song imo. You change the last word of Whatsername and you have an absolute perfect album. 5/5
This is really good. I'm falling behind so I won't say too much more, but I love an album that was clearly thought through as an album first and a collection of songs second... and then still nails holiday, which is probably my (uninformed) favorite Green Day Song
Maybe it's pure nostaligia as someone who was in his mid- to late-teen years in the early 00s, but this thing slaps. The hits per track density on this album is wild and sadly, still relevant today - somehow even more than it was in the GWB administration of American politics.
I thought I wasn't going to like this (yet another boring American poppy nu-metal band?) but it initially pleased me actually. By the end of the album my initial thoughts were confirmed though. Some fine songs/ earworms but all in all very plain and nothing I will deliberately listen to. It's just not very interesting.
i was not expecting this album to be on here, but as a Green Day fan this was a pleasant surprise. every track was super nostalgic. truly one of my favorite childhood albums. rating: 4/5 vinyl? yes
This was surprisingly good. You have to get past the “punk” singing. But once you do the songwriting is so good
I spent my childhood listening to classic punk albums from my dad's collection and I was 12 years old when this came out. You can imagine the impact it had. Green Day bringing elements of a sub culture to the mainstream for a second time. It's a little cheesy now and the over compressed production is tiresome, but it's still absolutely chocked full of bangers. I teach American Idiot and Holiday to guitar and bass students all the time, and they love them. And that's the real marker.
not a fan of songs that feel never ending and there were quite a few on here. there was some enjoyable moments but overall didn’t love it didn’t hate it
Having heard a big chunk of this, I've grown quite tired of it. But since I use to appreciate this, I figured i'll bump this a point higher .
Good
Absolute modern classic!!
Their seventh album. Punk Rock. The opening track, American Idiot and then Boulevard Of Broken Dreams are my two favourite songs from the album. I am just never convinced by how authentic Green Day really are though. Musically there are lots of power chords, some good bass playing and drums.
For my money, this is the last great classic rock album. For an album from the mid 2000's, it definitely has that air of classic rock bombast that comes from bands like Led Zeppelin and especially The Who, even if it isn't really borrowing from the sound (But again, it does have some Who-like qualities, setting aside the rock opera aspect). I will admit, part of me giving this a perfect score is from nostalgia. I still vividly remember getting the CD for this album for Christmas, and absolutely running it into the ground playing it. But even aside from that, it's just a damn good record that still resonates today. American Idiot obviously is still the most applicable song on the record to today's political climate, but the record rattles off a string of classics after that with Jesus of Suburbia (Probably my favorite song on the album), Holiday, and Boulevard of Broken dreams. There are some songs that don't hit those highs such as Are We the Waiting, Give Me Novacaine, and Extraordinary Girl, but they're still fun enough to where I wouldn't consider them skips. Additionally, Wake Me Up When September Ends and Homecoming (With it's 50's vibes) are great tracks. Generally, when the album slows down is when the songs don't hit as well for me. The hardcore punk section of Are We the Waiting/St. Jimmy is great, but the slow part like I mentioned is what brings it down a little. Letterbox is better than Extraordinary Girl. So yeah, fantastic record, probably my favorite Green Day record and their most cohesive (Although it's definitely a generational thing, as a Millenial who grew up during the Bush years, I'm contractually obligated to prefer this album over Dookie). And I'll keep repeating this until I start hearing other people say it, Tre Cool is one of the most underrated drummers around. His work on this album is great. Also, side note, definitely one of those albums where the "PARENTAL ADVISORY EXPLICIT CONTENT" sticker is synonymous with the album, which is always fun, haha. The album art wouldn't be as good without it. Edit: Despite me going on about it being a 5 due to nostalgia, I am thinking back on this and just seeing the rest of the albums sitting in my 5 rank, and realizing it doesn't quite stack up to those. So yeah, whoops.