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The composition is always fun and that's impressive, Jesus of Suburbia and Homecoming are so good. Great album n.n
Is it the best from green day? Myslalem ze ich nie lubie
Billed as a "rock opera", I hadn't sat down with this album for a number of years prior to this morning, and it's been a welcome nostalgia trip back towards my preteen and teen days. A bit of an overblown concept tying the album together perhaps, but the songs here are undeniable. I'm still of the opinion that this would only have stood to benefit if "Wake Me Up When September Ends" rounded off the album, but numbers such as the title track and "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" have quite rightly earned their status as some of Green Day's most recognisable and widely renowned tracks.
Heard a ton of times and love it.
sounds so much like 2004, great singles
This is mostly rocky fun.
Got to admit, you got me with this one. I was 33 or 34 when this was released, married with a couple kids. This missed me by at least 10 years. I know a lot of these songs, turns out that’s because they are great songs. I’m not a punk, or even a post-punk, but Billie Joe is a great singer and songwriter and this is a really good album.
There are some albums that are a collection of songs, the order of which is unimportant and thematically they don't necessarily match. This is not one of those. American Idiot is an album meant to be consumed as such. In a way, the album could be seen as one long song, which, given the popularity of many of the individual songs on the album, is a testament to Green Day's songwriting and craftsmanship. This is very much a time capsule of post-9/11 America. It is a protest album in the most literal sense. It's easy to forget now but Green Day's cultural relevance had faded almost entirely before American Idiot came out and brought them roaring back to the fore. While it isn't a perfect album in a vacuum, it was the perfect album for this band at that time, and its musical snapshot of the time and place it represents is profound.
Pretty impressively built and executed album. Good sequencing, varied song styles, catchy hooks, great instrumentals. The only thing holding it back it some of the middle tracks are a tad forgettable and have uninteresting concepts. All around a good album. 4/5
Was too much of a music snob who 'aged out' of Green Day to listen to this back in the day, although Idiot/Boulevard/September were virtually inescapable. Undeniably well-crafted pop punk.
I'm predisposed to dislike Green Day because I saw them as poseurs compared to real punk bands like Dead Kennedys and Black Flag. That said, I've mellowed to them as I've gotten older and actually like some of their tunes. This album imo, while better produced, more rangy, and stronger as a concept, is more in the poseur direction. Credit where it's due, they are a tight, skilled group that can write a hook.
Standouts American Idiot Holiday Boulevard of Broken Dreams Wake Me Up When September Ends
Honestly one of my all time favorite rock albums!
This is a very nostalgic record for me, I remember this was the first CD I put onto my ipod. Still pretty solid.
I hate Green Day with the exception of their first album. They are the same as Sum41, Avril Lavigne for me.
Love this album. As a lot of cultural critics are saying lately, where are the countercultural, radical, white male figureheads in the music industry? Where did punk rock go? Feels like the world would be better off with these guys back in the zeitgeist, contributing to the coalition building sorely needed from their demographic.
Well, it's Green Day. What can I say. I'm not a huge fan or anything but I do like some stuff from them, and it's a band I admire quite a bit. This album grows on me the more I listen to it. Fave tracks: American idiot, jesus of suburbia, holiday, boulevard of broken dreams, whatsername. Would I revisit this: yes.
This is probably objectively a 4 but since I’ve been listening to this album since my childhood it’s definitely a 5. The initial track run at the start of the album is so crazy it’s hard to imagine it’s just hit after hit after hit. Was so happy to get this album after a week of 2s.
Beyond teenage nostalgia, it's better than I remembered.
Love it now more than ever.
hard to put this any lower than 4 - it's well made, distinct, good lyrics and culturally significant. the only thing that docks it for me is personal preference - while a unique voice is often good, for some reason, I don't gel with Armstrong's. but, thats a nitpick. wish i could put 4.5
I was familiar with most of this album. September ends is one of the most overplayed songs ever behind only Californication. Green Day debut album was right thing right time right place. This one not so much. 3/5
The best Green Day album, I’ve got this one on CD. One of the best punk albums of all time, I really enjoy this one!
Solid, couple of bangers, great production. I'd forgotten how good green day are. (My god to I hate wake me up when September ends though).
Green Day is a great band. Not always my favorite band, but I understand and appreciate them as artists. It’s funny that they made a musical out of this album, because even if they hadn’t, I’d still be getting rock opera vibes. Solid album. Maybe a little too much Broadway drama, but it was fun and enjoyable.
★★⅝
5/5
8.5/10 The least punk punk-album ever, but that's a good thing because I like music thats ambitious and well produced. Ive listened to this so many times when I was in highschool. I thought maybe Id grown past it but I really enjoyed it again and the story evoked some emotions in me as well.
*I really enjoy Green Day, but don't love this album. Same Green Day, but it's really whiny. And not in a fun emo or punk-rock way. RATING - 5/10
Lowkey better than I thought it would be, had heard American idiot and Holiday on repeat in high school but never heard the whole album. Extraordinary girl/letter bomb was my favorite song I hadn’t heard yet
Really strong album. The story throughout, the highs and lows, the melodies.
Classic album with some incredible protest songs.
Love punk
This is one of the first albums I've received on 1001 Albums that I was already familiar with, and it's a tough one for me. I love early Green Day, but this album came out during a time of strong political opinion and issues (much like today). What differs for me personally is that I was much younger and didn't want to be involved in politics. The media was seemingly overbearing and I used music as an escape from it all, so to have an album like this come out from one of my favorite bands at the time felt frustrating to young me (oh the privilege). All this to say: I do not have fond memories of this album, and had to try and reset and give it a fair shake twenty years later. If there is one thing American Idiot is not, it's subtle. Very clear in their disdain for the American military involvement in the Middle East and the Republican leadership of the time (George W Bush), as well as the wave of xenophobia that swept the US after 9/11. With hindsight, hard for me to disagree with their take, and it's shocking that they are seemingly quieter with the current administration. Musically, I still don't think this is their strongest effort. In their desire to make their feelings known, they lost of a lot of the cleverness to their lyrics from previous albums. Some of the music feels derivative (I still, to this day, can't hear "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" without wanting to override the lyrics of "Wonderwall" by Oasis). A lot of the lyrics wouldn't fly today either, even when used intentionally to show the bad intent of others, and it's a bit jarring. It's not as bad of an album as my memory wants it to feel like, and I'm glad I gave it another shake, but still don't think "based on the quality of the music" that it's a fantastic album. It's not a bad album, and it has an important part in music history, but still think Green Day has done better.
Fuck yeah!
Pretty overrated
man patika, bet biskin vienveidīgi
This album was played everywhere when it first came out. It was also the first album that my eldest child ever really got into, and we had to play it constantly in the car on journeys. It still sounds great today. There are some albums that define an era, and this is one of them. I'm more into jazz, funk, soul etc, but this is one of my favourite albums. An easy 5 stars for me.
Classic punk, love the band.
no esta mal es como una pelicula americana mola
I listened while scraping paint with a heat gun. I thought that this isn't too bad. Then I put on music I enjoy and realized that I like scraping paint with a heat gun more than I like this album.
Surprised how vibrant and tight this feels.
They get an extra point from me for continuousy calling out the fascist regime at their shows. That's punk. I do like them though.
I guess they call this pop-punk, but to me it's slickly-produced hard rock showtunes. It's even got a power ballad. I guess I see the charm but honestly it makes me laugh.
this is probably the best album ever if you're like 14
Good album. I liked the punk elements it has and it still seems culturally relevant. An album from my childhood so I like it a lot.
Repeat listen
It's a classic. Middle school memories
Good nostalgia hit. Damn those songs are long
The album reads as one long intertwined fever dream, taking the listener through the dystopian land of American suburbia. No song stands alone as a 5, but the journey they create together is infinitely repeatable. I stand by this one
Hahaha. This is as far from a masterpiece as you can get. Every track sounds like it was written by a marketing team in Converse for people who think rebellion is a font choice. A soundtrack for kids grounded for the weekend. A middle finger pointed towards yourself.
I was somewhat hopeful that this would be the equivalent of the Clash doing the Who’s Quadrophenia. Instead, it was typical Green Day ranging from the great (“American Idiot”) to the mundane (“Boulevard of Broken Dreams,” “Wake Me Up When September Ends”). I’m sure the latter is what gives them the freedom to do the former. But it makes it difficult for me to call myself a fan. 2.5* rounding up.
Still relevant, and quality music that shows their full abilities. A slight rounding up.
I liked this a lot more than expected. I'd never heard the whole album before. Relatively impressed.
First half better than second outside of wake me up, but amazing album
Decent album - carried by 2/3 songs but they are absolute bangers. Some of the themes still hold true today. Great recommendation.
A masterpiece that captures the turn of the century post 9/11 discontent.
This is literally like one of the best albums of all time! This was such a good fucking album when it came out 20 years ago and I was so lucky to see the 20th anniversary concert for it and omg was it amazing! Every song is great and iconic! They reinvented themselves and made the best album of their career while also reviving it! God tier album!
First album on this list to inspire nostalgia in me
at one point it seemed to me like it was all one very long 57 minute song, but it must have been the heat 3,5/5 💣
very catchy but it is a little corny and annoying the only good thing they ever did only like 3 good songs how did they get so popular
Honestly absolutely no notes. This album is just perfect. Stunning. Socially cohesive. Socially relevant and self-aware. Fascinating to listen to in 2025 and realise the same discontent and dissaffection literally still exists today (and is actally maybe even worse. Goosebumps. Probably my favourite album so far.
Great album, lots of great songs!
Undeniably iconic and one of the definitive 00s rock album. Through a mixture of overfamiliarity and marking the start of Green Day's big decline, I don't think this is an unqualified masterpiece. It's very bloated and a little bit pretentious (as all rock operas are), working much better when it offers banger singles than 9 minute long prog punk (except Jesus of Suburbia).
Really holds up. I know that a few songs have cringey reputations but in the flow of the opera they are good. Big thumbs down to the Spotify track breaks making it hard to add certain tracks to my overall playlist.
Normally hate a theme album but this is very well put together. Some cracking tunes but as always with Green Day a bit overblown
Green Day. Do not need to say much more, avoid at all costs.
Well that was quite the cultural whiplash moment for me
Reminds me of when I got lost after the Milton Keynes bowl gig and my friends mum said she can't take me anywhere
Another casualty of my teenage self’s totally unfounded beefs 😂 such a fun listen, will definitely revisit!
Das esch halt so e rechtig typische 2000er Rock. Es fätzt scho no rächt ond es hed es paar wörk berühemti Tracks wie "Wake me up before September ends" denne. S einzige Problem esch dass es ergendwie emmer e chli ähnlech tönt, ennerhalb vom Albom aber au im ganze Genre.
Great album that I have heard many times. I really enjoy all their work, it really reminds me of my youth. Some big hit songs but also some hidden gems that make for a nice album. I'm sure I will be listening to this one again.
Initially turned off when I saw this I’m sick of their politics blah blah blah. But it’s a solid record with catchy songs. I liked it. It’s 4 stars. Pop punk rock.
Pretty much read the tea leaves on the state of neofascism in the country way back in 2003. I like how almost every song is interconnected with some sort of theme that’s consistent throughout the album.
At least I can say with certainty that I’m no fan of (punk) rock operas. Really no hate towards this album it’s just not for me whatsoever. I’ve heard each song 20x more often than I’d care to growing up and I’ve always felt the same sense of loathing towards it. Re-listening in full as an adult, it did make it plainly clear how flat some of the social commentary really is. It falls far more pop than punk to me as well.
The hyperbolic praise and mystique around this album is downright silly. Billy Joe set out to write "his own bohemian rhapsody" and then we ended up with two songs in a row about "omg gurls!!!" ? Musically the album is just wall to wall full of power chords, bass following the exact same pattern as the guitar, and lots of crash cymbals. Sonically it's only interesting in a couple of places (hello, middle of "Homecoming"). Features a couple of good, catchy songs ("Holiday", "Wake me up when september ends"). Overall though it just feels really inauthentic and "edgy" for the sake of it. Let's throw in 1 f bomb into our radio hits so that we still can make tons of money from them! While also criticizing the radio / media / whatever lowhanging fruit we can get our hands on! Blegh
This does not hold up well. The milquetoast rebellion seems downright silly. I wish it didn’t. That said, I know every song and love many. So I guess it’s above a 3?
ganz schön, aber live sind die halt besser
4.7
It was okay? Holiday sounded like an American version of Blur. The hits were good. The rest went on and on. I wouldn't revisit and didn't save any tracks. Low 3/high 2, but settled on a 2.
Starts out really strong but loses its footing in the latter half (outside of Wake Me Up When September Ends)
I like the there's a story running through the album even tho they are all individual songs.
Easy 5 stars
Kinda hate that the songs are 2 for 1 but the 20th anniversary fixes that
Thematically cohesive but it does kinda drag. Blvd of broken dreams will always be my favorite, and give me novocaine is the underrated gem in this album.
A classic
I had never listened all the way through. I couldn't wait for it to finish. I understand that it politicised a new generation of kids, so that's good but it is so repetitively boring - and this is coming from a hard rock/punk fan. It is also overwhelmingly depressing. I like a couple of songs, but overall - never again.
This is a decent pop rock album. I don’t love it, but I don’t hate it either. Maybe I like it a bit more now than I did when it was first released.
About half of this record is good pop punk. And that’s what Green Day is really best at. The rest, I get what they were trying for but it doesn’t appeal to me.
A hard rate for me. I was never into this as much as everyone else was. I'm good with never hearing the Sept song again. Still it's better then a lot of the 3s i've given.
I will get hate from some people that like to gate-keep, but I don't care. I love this album. I have played it countless times, will play it countless more. The whole albums works as a concept and story, and it's a great blend of some of the punk aesthetic that Green Day started out with, blended with an absolute banger of pop sensibilities. Green Day have several great albums, but this one has to be near the top.
A wonderful deep dive into American youth culture in the early 2000s. Multiple genres are interlaced with the Greenday sound to spin the story of St Jimmy and the disaffection felt in George W Bush’s America. From surfer sound to Stadium Anthem it’s perfect.
Nostalgic but still really fresh. Never gets boring or too slow and is filled with classic GD hits like 'Holiday', 'Boulevard of Broken Dreams' and 'Wake Me Up When September Ends'. Over 20 years old and still a banger of an album.
I think part of the high rating is nostalgia but idk that’s a solid album!
This will hopefully be the last time I have to listen to this album. Being a millennial who grew up in the peak of emo and pop punk I have to say, I've never gotten the appeal. The term "Pop Punk" itself feels like an oxymoron. The album is just painfully boring, too long, and way overplayed. Just not a fan of this album or Green Day or Pop Punk in general.
It’s a really good album with a whole lot of range
Potentially a hot take but I think American Idiot is the best Green Day album. The rock-opera thing is ambitious and it mostly lands for me. It's polished (though I concede that's maybe not an accolade for a punk album), it has range, and it's catchy. It takes itself a little too seriously and there are some songs on there that I actively dislike (she's a rebel) but overall I like it.
This was the album that kind of changed my mind on Green day. Not that I dislike them, I actually like them quite a bit in the 90s, but I never took them seriously. They were a fun jokey pop punk band that sang songs about masturbating while bored. Up until this album I just kind of thought that if I had *Dookie* and their greatest hits I'd be fine. This album though really showed some depth that I never thought I'd actually ever see from Green Day. It's not just the sprawling epic of the concept, but also in the musicality which crosses the line between pop punk and classic rock. In fact I hear in a couple of songs some pretty heavy homages to The Who. The singles really hit hard even today. "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" and "Wake Me Up When September Ends", which were well needed moments for me 20 years ago. The title track still bangs even if it it truly of the political landscape of the time. I probably would call "Jesus of Suburbia" and "Homecoming", though, the real anchor tracks of this album, the songs that really shift the concept into high gear. Quite honestly the first half of the album is pure perfection "American Idiot" to "St. Jimmy" (basically the first two sides though I do not consider this a double album). (10) ★★★★★
Didn't like this upon release, bit has come around to it. The hits arr massive. 4..5 stars
Despite being a decent fan of Green Day in the 90s -- especially Dookie and Nimrod -- I kind of felt like this album was a "jump the shark" moment for the band when it came out. I felt like they'd abandoned their punk ethos in favor of trying to be the punk Meat Loaf or something. Not to mention, while they were always sort of pop-punk, they were more pop then punk now. I was probably a little harsh on it when it came out because I do think there's some good stuff here. I think it particularly starts strong -- the title track, "Jesus of Suburbia", "Holiday", and "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" are all pretty solid bangers. From there though, I think it's a bit of a mixed bag. I think the rest of the songs kind of range from just okay to not very good. And while the multi-part rock opera stuff is certainly ambitious, sometimes it works ("Jesus of Suburbia") and sometimes it's a flop ("Homecoming"). The album does end on a good note with "Whatsername", but overall, I don't think the album's execution quite matches its ambition. 3.5 stars.
3.5
Landmark 00s rock opera that at 57 minutes is more like an extended Nickelodeon TV special than a proper fully fledged Broadway piece. There are a trio of actual classic singles on this but outside of those three good songs, the album is more of a big tarpit of mediocre, melodically samey pop punk that oozes with a slightly different riff or time signature every two minutes. Lots of oppressively dull multi-part tracks and album experience is a bit like “fed up of this boring sludge now… ooh Boulevard Of Broken Dreams is on, yippee… fed up of this boring sludge now… ooh Wake Me Up When September Ends yippee!
So many power punk classics on one album. It may feel dated now, but what a bomb when it came out. Such nostalgia.
Dookie is better. Unfortunately I have to subtract a point for this album containing one of my WOAT songs: Boulevards of Broken Dreams
One of their best. Lyrics and emotion well outside the normal punk pop range. Holiday - My fave.
Absolute banging, like the 2-song-idea as well
I don’t like them.
fun and nostalgia. if the ratings reflect how likely i am to listen again, I am obligated to give a four
I do not like this album
I was 18 when this came out and I couldn't escape it. The songs were EVERYWHERE. I wasn't a fan of it back then mainly because I really loved early Green Day which thisbis a big departure from and the audio fatigue of the singles in this album. 20 years removed, this is a super catchy album with really no bad songs. Lyrically, much of this comes across as faux outrage from an angsty teen. Album is super polished and over produced which can be a selling point for some, but not my thing.
An enjoyable album from a band that has no right to be as good as they are.
Bombastic but enjoyable
Not a fan of Green Day. But they accomplished something special.
An album that begins "I don't want to be an American Idiot..." What's not to like.
Another great album that is just perfectly cohesive. All the songs flow smoothly and the lyrics are great. The album doesn’t age like some that you can tell when they were made. I know there is a loose story to the album making it a concept album of sorts. The songs are punk, poppy, rocking, and introspective. You get a bit of it all here. I haven’t listened to the whole album in more than a decade and I forgot about some of these songs. I like every song but if I narrow it down, favorites include “She’s A Rebel”, “Boulevard of Broken Dreams”, “American Idiot”, and “Wake Me Up When September Ends”
My relationship with Green Day is complicated. I loved Dookie when it came out. Wasn't overly impressed with the follow ups. Had pretty much given up on them by the time this one came out. These days, everything I hear from them just makes me think they're a group of aging musicians who are trying to hard to act like they're still teenagers. Awesome as Fuck? Father of All Motherfuckers? I know I'm getting old and jaded, but Jesus guys, act your age. Rant over. What about American Idiot? I'd heard the big singles ("Blvd of Broken Dreams" & "Wake Me Up When Sept Ends"), and wasn't overly impressed with them. Other than that I'd only listened to the album once or twice many years ago and didn't remember much about it. Today's thoughts: Its not bad. Still don't really like the big singles, but several others are quite good. The title track, "Jesus of Suburbia", "Homecoming" all good extended concept rock. Overall a good listen. Still won't bother with the recent stuff, though.
I have had a lot to say about this album, when it came out, telling everyone about it, and the aftermath when it became what I call the last great Green Day album. I would call myself a Green Day fan from when I discovered them in 1994 with Dookie, seeing them in 1995 on the Insomniac tour, love Nimrod and Warning, celebrate the back catalog with Kerplunk and of course American Idiot. It was a good 10 years, and as I may not revisit the band as much, I could revisit any album in that span, anytime. My issue with Green Day is after American Idiot, when their followup album sounded exactly the same, and everything after that was a carbon copy, I stopped listening. So this will be the first time listening to American Idiot in a long time. (The last time I owned this album was on cassette). American Idiot starts it off as the signature Green Day sound of the time, but a great track nonetheless, quite the statement and opening track. Jesus of Suburbia is where the album becomes interesting, the first of two album capping suites. I have said I love concepts, suites, stories, and I love this part of the album. The album really plays out like a movie or a musical from this point on. "This is the dawning of the rest of our lives!" Holiday is a good track, but this feels like a foreshadowing now of the sound Green Day will continue to use for the next 20 years. The transitions are wonderful on this album as we blend right into Boulevard of Broken Dreams, "my shadow's only one who walks beside me" is still one of my favorite GD lyrics. The rythym and flow of this album is pretty perfect, as Are We the Waiting brings it down, before breaking into another favorite with St. Jimmy. The album at this point goes into that classic Green Day form I loved, Give Me Novacaine, She's A Rebel, Extraordinary Girl, and Letterbomb are all GD bangers in my book, and a great centerpiece to the album! Wake Me Up brings the album back down perfectly before we break into the second suite Homecoming, another favorite part of the album. And what has to be one of my favorite tracks on the album, Whatshername. If the album as a whole is a movie, Whatshername is the song playing as the credits roll. This album still sounds great to me as much as it did 20 years ago, and I think I will once again add it to my collection.
Some good moments on this but not really my cup of tea. I get the feeling that they were trying too hard to be radical
Hard to deny how culturally significant the album is (especially now more than ever) but I think Green Day bit off more than they can chew here. All the singles are great, but it quickly drowns in its own ambition to tell some kind of thematic story. If this was a 6-7 track EP it might be something close to a perfect record.
Fuccccckkkk yeeeaaahhhh muthafuckaaaaaaaa
I mean, I know it's not the greatest album ever made, but I was a secret fan growing up and listened to it so many times over the years... Brought up many feelings...
Love this album. Solid from start to finish.
one of my favs of all time, and not just bc it came out when I was a teenager. I'm a sucker for a concept album with tons of harmonies and melodic callbacks.
probably the last album from this band that i would call great since their quality has been wehhhh ever since lolol
7/10… punk / rock
What an incredible album, some big hitters with all the other songs being atleast good. Can't complain
i would love this if i was 13 I mean that in the nicest way possible
Oh, hello again 12 year old me. Skating and listening to this type of music was definitly my eartly teenage years, though if I recall correctly Green Day was never my most listened-to band in the skate punk genre. With the amount of traction and air time this record got, I think it felt a bit too commercial. It really was played everywhere, and this rock genre really was extremely popular and common to hear around the early 2000's. At least that's how I remember it. Anyway, fun album to hear! Since Green Day was formed in 1987, and without any commercial success close to this album, I wonder if it was intentional to try to cater to a wider audience or just a happy accident. Say what you will about the commercial side, when listening through it it's still a really solid record, and understandable that it was received the way it was. The album is just front-loaded with hits after hits, like 'American Idiot', 'Holiday', 'Boulevard of Broken Dreams', 'Jesus Of Suburbia'. Then it's quiet for a while, but saved in the end by 'Wake Me Up When September Ends', which admittedly is a bit cheesy perhaps. Considering how big fan I am (was) of skate punk, it's very strange that I have such a hard time with "regular" punk. Sadly you don't hear music like this anymore being played on the radio, but I still think it sounds very good to this day. Maybe we'll see a resurgence of this soon, who knows. Considering more than half the record are hit bangers, and the ones between are decent as well, I can't give this anything else than 5 stars. If I had to pick the greatest skate punk album, it wouldn't be this. But can't deny that it's still rock solid.
I was 13 when this was released, and I hadn’t really heard of Green Day before. American Idiot was everywhere, though, so I got the album, listened to the hits, and then moved on to other types of music. To prove a point: around 2009, my father wanted to see Green Day live, but none of his friends were interested. I got to tag along out of pity, and I remember thinking that going to a Green Day concert was pretty uncool. To make it even worse, one of my dad’s friends told me how nice it was of him to take me—assuming I was the one who wanted to go (the audacity!). Anyway, I ended up really enjoying the concert. They were great live, and that experience helped me rekindle an appreciation for the band. Being a few years older, I could better appreciate the album as the rock opera it is. It’s a very solid piece of work. Behind the anthems like “American Idiot,” “Wake Me Up When September Ends,” and “Holiday,” there’s a much more somber coming-of-age story. While the political angle of the album is perhaps a bit too simplistic to truly resonate, the themes of first love, drug abuse, and growing up are surprisingly poignant. And it’s not just the story, the songs themselves are strong. “Jesus of Suburbia” used to bore 13-year-old me, but now it’s one of my favorite tracks. It’s an epic journey told through early-2000s pop-punk. Of course, the big anthems are still great (although I do think “Wake Me Up When September Ends” is one of the weaker tracks). I think this album is both legitimately good and a great reflection of the political and cultural landscape of its time. Just look at the cover art, that visual style dominated pop-punk and 2000s aesthetics for quite a while. A true 5-star album.
Definitiv eines der besten Rock-Alben aller Zeite. Highlights "Boulevard of broken dreams", "American Idiot", "Wake me up when September ends". 5/5
I hated this when it first came out because it’s more Nickelback than punk rock but hearing it 20 years later it’s not that bad.
Fuck Green Day. Fuck Bliie Joe and his hobbit like stature. No gives a shit what you think since you blasted Bieber when you were a tolerable alcoholic. Now the band looks like fat lesbians. This album is decent though if you remove the people performing it and pretend that they are nobodies. I’ll give them that.
This is #day289 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and... oh well, it's hard to be objective with this one, as it's easily one of the top 10 albums of my teenage years. I bought the CD in 9th grade back in 2004, and I still have it. So yeah, listening to it on Spotify feels a bit wrong. But since I don't have a CD player at the moment (I've grown to be more of a vinyl/tape kind of guy), it'll do. Anyway, the moment those first chords of the title track kick in, the memories come flooding back. But let's try to look at this through a broader lens than just nostalgia. It's safe to say American Idiot is kind of The Wall of modern rock. It's big, it speaks to its time. It's a massive fuck-you record, and, honestly, twenty years later, I can't think of anything else quite like it. The '90s gave us Nevermind. And then what came after? This, maybe. I'm not even saying how it completely revived the band. Okay, I just did. Some of my absolute favorites: "Boulevard of Broken Dreams," "Give Me Novacaine," "Wake Me Up When September Ends," "Whatsername"... honestly, the whole album. It's been a while since I listened to it in full, but hearing it now still feels the same as it did 21 years ago. Except... I'm fucking older now. "And in the darkest night, if my memory serves me right, I'll never turn back time. Forgetting you, but not the time." This is a 5 out of 5. Looking forward to #day290.
The first CD I ever bought was Green Day Dookie with money from my 12th birthday in 1995. I loved that album (still do!). I was a huge GD fan. When American Idiot came out, they had changed their style slightly, to be a little more traditional and mainstream. As a 20 y/o with loads of angst, I wasn’t a fan. I haven’t truly revisited this album since the mid 2000s. Boy was I wrong. 20 years of separation showed me this is a really good album and Billie Joe and the boys has to evolve. They were getting older. There’s something that is inherently anti punk about growing old. Green Day is and forever will be punk rock, but they evolved into a more grown up, toned down version on American Idiot. The drums are always amazing, Billie Joe can write and sing with the best of them. And the energy is always the leader of it all. Glad I got the opportunity to revisit this album, now I need to go check my youthful biases and see what else I thought was stupid in my teens and early 20s. 8.2/10 #58/1001
I love green day
It's pretty good.
Gets extra points for having a few hits, including one of my favourite loneliness songs, as well as for being a concept album. I like the weird bits. However, it also drags on for too long, and it's not my favourite type of rock. Wish there was a moment to breathe. Low 5.
Handgemacht! Mitreißend! Genial!
There’s a lot of love for this. People on this site seem to rate it highly. 3.76 as @ June 2025 is a strong score for an album…I’m just personally not feeling it as much as others. I get that it’s trying to say something, but ‘American Idiot’ just feels like it goes forever and after a while the songs all sound the same to me, diluting its message.
When this album came out I was about 12-13, just old enough to start understanding the fucked upedness of the world and get angry about it. So when this came out it just hit. My whole family loved it. I remember blasting it on road-trips singing Holiday and American Idiot. I remember seeing them in Wembley, my first big arena concert. I will defend and love this till my dying breath. It's sensational.
It is now a classic punk record. Nuff said.
Good pop punk but overly long
Only giving this heap one star because I have to rate it.
! Glad to see this. Think this is one where I know/have heard most of the songs but I've never listened to them in order so that's interesting. I Love Holiday so much but man are you ready for boulevard after the first three tracks. On the whole I think i prefer the steadier songs to the loud bangers they feel more varied. Like maybe i just dont know how to listen to guitar rock but the backing to a lot of the Big Shouters feels v similar. The streets will remember Give Me Novocaine. Tbf the Big Shouters are well laid out. Letterbomb HITS. And then into wake me up? That's some placement. I always manage to forget how good wake me up is actually. Best song on the album probably. Billie Joe's voice is so perfect for what he does. Or maybe what he does is perfect for his voice idk. Manages to sound like he's putting his all into it without constantly straining his voice. Perfect modern punk frontman honestly. Maybe it's because I'm already familiar with a lot of the other tracks but homecoming is over 9 minutes long and not overstaying its welcome. Not 100% sold on whatsername as the closer idk. Feels safe. Objectively this feels like it should be a 5 but idk something is stopping me. Possibly just feels disjointed bc of my familiarity with individual songs..might listen again this aft and see if I can settle into it. Either way I'm burning a copy for my car. 4.5 but I'm rounding down bc i have to feel a 5 in my truest heart
This was a defining album for me, it's release in 2004 happened to coincide with me entering a coed school for the first time at 13, and crushing on the alt girl in my class who introduced me to Green Day, and while that crush was just puppy love, my adoration for Green Day continues to this day. Doesn't matter what it is, hearing Billy Joel brings me right back to the heady days of teenage angst. 5/5
That was awesome! Brings back memories.
Ну, не слушаю такое
Amazing. One of my daughter’s favorite albums, and it’s easy to understand why.
An enjoyable listening experience to a genre of music that I enjoyed once upon a time but the feeling has passed. Favorite Songs: American Idiot / Boulevard of Broken Dreams
One of the few albums I enjoyed as a kid that actually wasn't a flaming pile of garbage. It's not a magnum opus by any means. However, with what passes as marketable pop punk post-Green Day, this is a paragon of quality in comparison. Also, guys can we stop with the wake up this guy after September jokes. Homies dad literally died. 7/10 Favorite Song: Give Wake Me Up When September Ends
9/10 Ok so I get this isn’t necessarily Green Day’s best. I’m aware it may not even be a 9/10. However, when I hear it I’m transported back in time. Each song on here has a certain point of inflection with me over the years and it’s a great great album. Favorite song: Jesus of Suburbia
This was the first CD I ever bought, it has a special place in my heart. I was lucky enough to see it performed in its entirety live. I can't give it less than five for my personal score.
I'm surprised that I found this album to be really good!. Catchy melodies, enough pop, good rock. Not much to complain about, except, that the album is compressed as fck (I saw the waveforms and they look like fcking tubes!!). It gave me a headache. But I think musically is really nice. I've never payed attention to Green Day because I'm not really into punk pop.
An unavoidable classic for someone who grew up in the 2000s. It is surprising how many double tracks there are in the album, I am curious to figure out why they felt having 9 songs on the track list with 4 being 2 songs in 1 was important for the discography. Ultimately great pop punk
Yeah no this isn't my thing
Listened to this album more than 40/50 times growing up, unmatched for its time and its purpose
Has its high points but I also wanted it to be over before the end of Jesus Of Suburbia, which is only the second song.
Very enjoyable album
Bops but not ones I would feel the need to revisit
It is what it is.
I like the usual suspects that have been overplayed but I wasn't thrilled with the rest of the album.
This album contributed to the influence of so much music I adore and for that I can’t help but love it.
Fuck you Bush. It's time to get out of Iraq, Bush. What were you doing there in the first place, Bush? You didn't even get properly elected, Bush. Are you happy now, Bush? Fuck you, Bush.
This is album 501 for me. Over halfway now but the exact halfway occurred 28 mins 36 secs into this album during track 7 Give Me Novacaine. I did the maths whilst listening to this album as I know it well and didn’t have to listen too closely. American Idiot is a one off album as I didn’t like what Green Day did before or since. I wouldn’t have normally been attracted to this album at all if it wasn’t for the fact it was been played everywhere in 2004 and 2005. I was firstly attracted to Jesus of Suburbia and this caused me to download a MP3 copy of the album from some pirate site. This went straight onto a 1st gen iPod shuffle which was ideal to use whilst running. The shuffle had a clip which went onto my shorts elastic. I was running 50 miles + at the time so this set up really got me acquainted with this album and others. Just about every track had a good beat fast enough to run and train at a good pace. Now having a bad back I can no longer run so this album really does remind me of those great days running not only on summer evenings across Yorkshire moorland but also cold winter nights on slippery pavements. Just writing that makes me feel very nostalgic of those days so a good reason to mark this album highly. So significant for that as well as a great one to mark my halfway point in this process. My average star rating at halfway point is 2.58 which seems low but will be interested to know if second half gets better. At least my score shows I like at least more than half what I have been so far served up. 5/5 17/5/25
questi fanno tanto casino ma ho aggiunto diversi brani tra quelli che mi piacciono... misà che un 4 questo album se lo merita.
A punk rock opera, complete with progressive rock staples like multi-part suites. It sounds ridiculous, and it would be if the songs weren’t so damn good.
It's Green Day. What else can I say?
Singalong snapshot.
loses a star for no bookmobile
9/10 Really liked it Huge green day fan Generally love punk/rock Favs: Holiday, St Jimmy, Jesus of suburbia
Reliving my teen years listening to this
Accidentally listened to the deluxe instead of the regular Bangers all around though
This is where I outgrew green day. I thought it was embarrassing.
It's a pretty good high energy album. I'm not particularly in to Green Day but I see the appeal and liked this album when it came out. Well arranged songs with good drum work, political, and good mix between heavier guitar and light rock/ folkyness. This app has now fed us "the idiot" and "American Idiot" albums. Is it sending us a message?
Some decent pop punk songs, but too long. It’s no Dookie - that’s
Not for me.
I was halfway through this album, not really enjoying it, until I remembered this was supposed to be a conceptual musical/play soundtrack. Once I locked in with that and created some imagery in my head, it became more enjoyable. “Know Your Enemy” is fun. What is it about Billie Joe’s voice that makes it ripe for Weird Al parodying in every song?
Such a fantastic album. So many famous bangers on this one. I love Green Day 🔥
Solid album even if it's not fav genre
All timer. Damn near perfect
Fav: Whatsername Notes: A lot of good/great tracks.
I fuggin love this album. I remember having my mind kinda blown in the early-2000's W era by this one, when we were dumping Trillion$ into a desert because "they hate our Freedumb" and here was the pitch perfect retort delivered by a band that, up until then, hadn't really moved my needle (hey, in my defense, youth is wasted on the young). I knew their music, of course, but hadn't expected a concept album from them, and one with as much musicianship and just flat out face melting sound. I can loop this one over and over, doesn't get old. Love the journey on Jesus of Suburbia.
I struggled to determine how to rate this album. I still like the singles, they were the soundtrack to my adolescence. There is a familiarity to them that’s hard to shake. There is also something to be said about the creativity of a punk opera. But at the same time it makes some of these songs boring and makes the whole album kind of boring over all. The use of various words that are now considered slurs makes it a lot harder to talk about what a cultural touchstone. I understand they wanted to emphasize that they were the out group, but it just feels dated and uncomfortable now.
The idea that they created a theme album when no one else was doing it was impressive, especially for a band like them. This album is well done from start to finish.
Banger of an album by a banger of a band
Easiest 5 I’ve given out so far. I absolutely love this album, one of my all time favorites. There is not a bad song on this album. Every single one tells a story, has really solid lyrics. The songs are really well written, the sound is incredible. Love the anger and the way a lot of the songs have bite to them. Normally I think long songs are stupid but “Jesus of Suburbia” and “Homecoming” are incredible, especially since they’re so underplayed compared to the singles off this album. Literally nothing bad to say about this album, it is fantastic.
they went back to more of their punk roots, gave political & social commentary on our culture at the time, and had a bit of a comeback with this release. don't think I had ever listened to it all the way thru before. solid 4.5
Awesome album.
Solid album. 3 pieces bands are always super tight and interesting.
Musically, it might not set the world on fire, but this album definitely shaked things up a bit at a time when no one else was even trying, and it did it while going full mainstream. The song American idiot is still used as an anti-Trump song these days. That being said, I don’t really like pop punk.
A great record that, to me, was kind of a comeback record for the band.
I don't think this is my favorite Green Day album, but it is very good. At the time it came out I was pretty annoyed the hits got so much radio play. Now with a little time (and a little less repetition on the radio) I think I can be a little more objective about it. 4/5
Aah, from a more innocent age when we thought the US electing George W. Bush was hitting rock bottom. Has anyone else noticed that the second half of Jesus of Suburbia sounds like a mash up of All the Young Dudes and Summer of 69?
Great album, listened many times
Ble positivt overrasket. Har ikke tidligere lyttet til et helt album Green Day, kun fått med meg enkelte låter på radioen eller musikk videoer på TV. Flere veldig gode melodier og gode arrangementer. Vokalen er god, og det er ordentlig trøkk i musikken. Min vurdering er gjort etter å ha lyttet på Delux edition. 👍🏻
Green Day has always been a bit of a cringe band for me, going back to their Dookie days when my neighbor blasted it for what felt like 23 hours a day. Beyond that, they’ve long been the poster child for everything I dislike about commercial pop punk, especially their aggressive, punk driven tracks that just don’t click with me. Take American Idiot, the title track is so annoying I can hardly stand it. But once you get past that song, a lot of the other tracks on this album aren’t actually that bad. Over the years, I’ve found their more melodic songs, like some on this record, to be pretty catchy, and I think Green Day would’ve been much better as an alternative rock band than a punk band. On a side note, I’ll give them credit for their influences, particularly Devo, who inspired them so much that some members formed a synth-pop, new wave side project called The Network, which was a fun little venture for what it was. All that said, Green Day has always been, and probably always will be, a bittersweet band for me. Some moments I enjoy, but others I just can’t get behind.
why are you making me listen to Green Day in the year of our Lord 2025... on the day a new pope was chosen too..... i saw the number of tracks and was so excited, but what do you mean they're all 15 minutes long i didn't know they said the f-word in the title track oh wow yeah the song american idiot is good, i knew of it obviously, but i don't have that many thoughts about it, it's one of those songs that's been in my life for too long for me to listen to it critically. but hey, love anything that criticizes the US so go off jesus of suburbia sure is an interesting title. i gotta say though, i know it's still only the second track, but i'm already getting kinda tired of the guitars just... being there sounding the same the whole way through. and yes, i know, it's a punk record. the lyrics are interesting, but very straight-foward. nothing necessarily wrong about that, and this is a punk record after all, but still. ok the song just started going the fuck off at around the three minute mark, this is great. this feels like a transition to a completely different track, interesting that they decided to keep them together. not them say the r-word haha ok this really is the 2000's. ok, I liked this, but i do wish this song was like three or four different songs, because i liked certain parts more than others. and no, this isn't my first case of multiple tracks in one, and yes, i do always hate it. i knew green day was very political, and i am sort of familiar with their recent controversies. that being said, i am liking the themes here (not that we've had anything that hard to disagree with yet). see why is boulevard of broken dreams in the same track as holiday. i know there's a version of it alone, but still. but yeah, that's a classic. are we the waiting is the first song that i don't really enjoy. let's see the second half though. sidebar real quick, i think some of the problems that i have with this album so far really boil down to the vocal performance. it's not bad, but that's kind of the problem. his voice is too ""good"" for a punk record? and that's not at all an insult to the genre. but i do associate it with raw, imperfect vocals. shouting around words. but maybe that's just me being ignorant and close-minded. maybe i shouldn't base all my expectations for punk music on the clash and the sex pistols. oh well, i still think that i would enjoy these tracks more if the voice was different. yeah st. jimmy is much better that the first half. why is it joined together, that's so damn annoying. i actually like when they go for a softer rock sound like the start of give me novacaine (also present in boulevard). yeah this song's nice! i also like that it gets progressively louder. and yet again, i hate the fact that these two tracks are joined together. because while i don't dislike she's a rebel, i like give me novacaine so much more the first 40 seconds of extraordinary girl are the most intrigued i've been this whole album, but then the song does a 180 and it's just another song with the same sound (getting kindaaa tired of that). again, this isn't bad, but it doesn't stand out from the rest of the album at all. it's less impressive. i don't know, maybe the lyrics could be seen as appealing. sorry i paused this to listen to a shitty stand-up clip my friend sent me, my god, that made me more excited to get back to this. ok a self-hatred anthem, wasn't expecting that. i like letterbomb better than extraordinary girl but neither one blows me away oh another classic, i gotta respect them for this, wake me up when september ends was my childhood. but again, i'm incapable of thinking critically about it. i'll be honest, i don't think i was made to listen to a punk record that's this long. i'm getting pretty tired of the loudddd guitars. homecoming isn't really an exciting track either, so yeah, kinda waiting it ends. and my opinion didn't change much throughout the track, even though it did change a lot over the 9 minutes. whasername is an interesting closing track. one of the quietest (or better said, not-as-loud) tracks, at least at the start, more reflective, less political, but it still feels like it belongs here. like it. this is another album that was historical for its time, and green day's heyday is definitelly deserved, but some of the themes here are just not as revolutionary today. and i guess that's inevitable. when you make a piece of art that is as political as this album, it's only natural that, when more and more time passes, audiences relate to it less and less. however, it is also true that we can relate to political pieces of different times by learning more about their context. and maybe i'm just not that informed on all the specific contexts that inspired this release. and i'll own that that's my fault. so, to make an actual in-depth review, i'd have to do some research about that. but for now, as a first listen review, this will do. a lot of songs here are good. none are bad. some blend together and are less memorable than others. but overall, i'd say this is a good project! this is another case where the rating system here bothers me, as this album feels too good to be a 3 but maybe not good enough to be a 4? i'll probably end up giving it a 4 but yeah, not the strongest one. my biggest complaints here aren't really about the album specifically, but more directed towards the genre as a whole, which i do enjoy, but in small doses. however, i do think the album could use some more variety in sound. not much here surprised me, as my hears were always getting assaulted by the loud loud loud guitars (the drums too, to a lesser extent). another thing i disliked, as i've mentioned plenty of times at this point, is the joining together of different songs. i'm sure the band had a reason for it, but it's just annoying. there are also a lot of positives, but sometimes it's easier to write about things you don't like. my favourite parts of the album were the ones where the band went off script a bit, like the second part of jesus of suburbia or some of the singles. so, as it stands, there are some stand-outs, and some forgettable moments. but it's good. worth a listen. bye
Better than I gave it credit for when I was a teenager.
Bedre enn jeg husket det som
Green Day's "American Idiot" is an energetic album with powerful lyrics and catchy tunes that make it an enjoyable listen. The band's performance is solid, and the album has a cohesive feel that kept me engaged from start to finish.
Legendary album. Grew up on these songs. Love all of them.
punk meet pop. pop meet punk.
Faktiskt oväntat bra!
So called classic from American rock band. Some classic tunes.
I liked this album a lot more than I expected too. So many popular songs on here. The tracks in the second half felt weaker than the first half but still pretty good and overall enjoyable listen. Favourite Tracks: American Idiot, Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Give Me Novacaine
Busy yesterday. Do not feel I gave this album the attention it deserved. I did like a couple of songs however
Green day
Great Album.
5/10 Listen, we all like the hits - boulevard of broken dreams & american idiot are iconic, I can't deny that. But i had higher hopes, they use a very samey structure to a lot of songs and it started to feel like a chore. Long live Dookie. Songs added to playlist: - American idiot - Boulevard of broken dreams
I only came about 20 years too late to this but it rocks
solid punk, pretty long songs but cool instrumentals,
Never has been my favourite Green Day album. They were probably quite progressive with their messaging at the time though, which feels more pertinent now
An absolute favourite of mine, and has been for the past 21 years. This album influenced my life in a sense, and it has shaped who I am today. Got me through those tough late-teens. The messags feels more relevant than ever in 2025. The highlight for me is Homecoming: clearly inspired by The Who's A Quick One.
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Uma surpresa! Green Day é outra banda que sempre tive preconceito, e mesmo eu tendo a idade pra ter crescido ouvindo eles, não foi o caso. Não esperava nada desse álbum, comecei a ouvi-lo bem despretensioso, e acho que isso me ajudou muito. Fui surpreendido totalmente. Claro, já conhecia os singles mais famosos, a faixa titular e blvd. of broken dreams, mas também, quem não conhece essas canções? Não tenho nada de negativo com esse disco. Muito bom do começo ao fim. Não inovou em nada, mas nem todo álbum precisa ser um Revolver (Beatles). Um disco básico, mas extremamente bem executado. Todo instrumento aqui é tocado deliciosamente. O vocal do Billy é muito bom, ele tem um alcance bom até. Gostei demais das músicas mais épicas, tipo Jesus of Suburbia. Liricamente ele é bem superficial, mas você esperava o que de uma banda de pop-punk? É musica pra voce colocar e bater o pé e mexer a cabeça. Quer profundidade vai ler Tolstoy... Um album classico, e de certa maneira, até superestimado, que eu nunca teria ouvido e dado uma chance se não fosse por esse site. Curti ! 4/5
This was pretty good. I listened to it twice because I enjoyed it so much, but by the end the modern Green Day flavor was a little old. Four stars.
Know it. Love it
It’s got some hits. Holiday is and will always be my fav. Didnt realize allllll their big singles were this album. Doesn’t age all that well for me but not offensive in any way and generally glad I revisited.
I'm absolutely biased as this album came out when I was in high school, but I still think it's great. Super tight musically and consistent with Green Day's signature sound. At the time I found the political slant kind of cringey, and maybe it still is, but it was also prescient, and brave in a way that main stream bands were not being at the time. The double-song format is interesting, and works most of the time. Ultimately I think this deserves it's spot, though it's at best Green Day's third best album.
Really good album, truly made me a fan of the band not just a handful of prior singles. They have had a pretty remarkable career from "Dookie" on. I saw this tour and realized they're legit and not a one trick pony. This album spoke to the frustration people were feeling at the time, very relevant, not just a new set of songs. The title track kicks all kinds of ass and is in your face from start to finish. It was a huge hit and was followed by "Holiday" which is good high energy pop rock, then another absolute early 2000's classic, "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams". "Give Me Novocaine" & "Wake Me Up When September Comes" were both radio friendly hits that boosted this album to insane sales levels. The glue tracks like "Jesus of Suburbia", "Are We The Waiting/St. Jimmy" & "She's A Rebel" are solid and speak to the creative high they were on at the time. The least popular track on the album has over 40M listens, that's telling you about the relevance, hits and popularity of this concept album. For the impact, longevity, hits & relevance this gets 4.5 stars. Definitely T1001 worthy.
Great album. Not as good as when Eli sings it though
Duh. An all time fave even before watching them play it live front to back with Jane and then performing it live essentially front to back. Whatsername is one of my favorite songs ever and it’s not even the best song on the album (although it is probably the best complete song).
fucking love this, no notes, one of my favourite albums of all time
This one has been in my library for a while. To me this was Green Day at their most ambitious. This is an album that needs to be played through front to back. Not that there aren’t killer tracks (American Idiot, Holiday etc) but the whole thing is punk rock opera. I could see both John Lydon (Sex Pistols) and Roger Waters (Pink Floyd) both appreciating this one.
My preferred 2004 pop punk protest album is Shake the Sheets by Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, but honestly 2 decades later I'm just glad an album like this was so insanely popular. Where is this energy at right now?!?!
Since middle school, I've been aware that the album existed - but, I didn't give it a chance until I'm at the end of 25. I'm glad I've finally listened to it.
It was alright.
Haven’t listened to it since high school, time for nostalgia. Holiday and boulevard of broken dreams are 🔥
All down hill since dookie
It shouldn't work. Over the top, cheesy and politics that nowadays feels dated (Bush era protest just feels so funny when I look at the world around me rn). That being said it kinda does work. The tunes are undeniably catchy and it's enjoyable in a sophmoric, high school coded possibly nostalgia biased way. 8/10
Two Green Day albums in a row… I have nothing useful to say about them; it's not bad, just not something that I'd care to actually revisit, or even inspect more closely.
Great punk rock album from the 2000s
Big fan
Weiss nüd rächt - hät scho gueti Lieder debii. Chami trotzdäm nüd rächt aafründe
ufe und abe und ufe glost als chind. papi het gliebt ich lieb uff american idiot isch suuuper pop punk mit politik und JO FIGG BUSH. THIS IS HOW IM SUPPOSED TO BEEE jesus of suburbia isch en 9 minütige punksong wer macht das. de song het sooo viel teil und ich kenn no alli vo vor 20 johr. fr fr. i do t care if you dont haha jaaa und denn de flat 6 abe und denn de megafon JAAA. holiday au riese banger es het mega chords für en "punk" song. schluss vom refrain isch e sekundärdominante? s riff ide bridge slappt extrem? "the representstive from california has the floor" isch i mis hirn tätowiert kei ahnig wiso. boulevard of broken dreams overplayed und so aber guete song. übergang vo holiday i de super. overplayed. MY SHAAADOOOW. ich wird schwach bi dem album hobla. green day gsehnd halt us wie idiote und gebed sich au chli so. s machts denn nochli erstunlicher dass vo ihne öpis chli "hochstehenders" chunt als nume 3 akkörd. are we the waiting isch biiitz seicht. chamer sege. und ha de titel noniiie checkt. st. jimmy stone cold banger geile pop punk. ah wie de mike dirnt mitschreit. und de schluuuusss sie hend riiiffss. wie hets no en tempowechsel mit backgroundchörli i dem song?? so packed. give me novacaine cuute. stimmt nocher mega aggro wieder. ich lieb wie er fiin singt über mega luuti gitarre. haha nocher pedal steel giti jöö. de kickdrum sound isch sooo geil. huere luftig. shes a rebel macht afoch wiiter. BANGER. extraordinary girl macht tabla stuff? isch das en orientalism? edward said seg du. de song nocher selber isch suuuper. da git e herts füfi i calls etz scho. fuck de chindergsang am afang vo letterbombed hetmi gad zruggworfe. rieeeeeeese song FICK. wake me up when september ends au komplett overplayed aber er funktioniert soo guet d bridge isch saauguet. homecoming au afoch wieder 9 minute. aber null langwilig s passiert huuere viel mann und s isch immer catchy. das album het kei schlechti songs? boulevard isch fast de schwächst und de isch halt de popsong. es isch alles poppig aber jo. hammer hammer hammer. rieeeese füfi ha so spass. aaaah stimmt de glöggli teil wow.
AMERICAN IDIOT leider findi s lied selber chli müehsam bzw. au die art vo strophe vo riff --> gsang mit ¼ drum bass --> riff etc. ES ISCH SO NERVIG de refrain hani aber sehr gern omg da isch jesus of suburbia druff?? hmm iwie hanis besser im chopf gha? also s isch guet aber iwie hanis besser im chopf gha holiday findi glaub mit basket case ihres beste lied, ich lieeeb de chorus iwie ischs en funny move, dass holiday und boulevard zemme sind aber es passt schono boulevard isch halt insaaaaaane overplayed aber find es git au en grund, au wenn ich jz rig nie lust han, zums aktiv lose, sehrsehr es guets lied de fill nachem erste refrain isch ih mis hirn BRENNT hahahaha oke ich kenn würkli alli lieder, au wenn ich glaub nonie das album am stuck glost han ok nvm jz tönt langsam alles chli glich DAMN DAS ALBUM GAHT LANG sorry wake me up when septber ends isch doch en banger? han mier e ziit lang ihgredt, dass es ass isch aber ich hans eifach gern und es isch so sanft okii jaaa es chratzt amene 5i aber für das ischmer s züg chli z glich und z lang, sorro
So many bangers!
What. An. Album....A concept album that actually successfully tells a story. I am not sure if I would agree with rock "opera" but it is fantastic. I have never seen the musical, but I'm sure it is also fantastic. Super political and just overall so entertaining. A story about growing up, maturity, and "coming of age." From "Jesus of Suburbia" to "American Idiot" , to "Holiday" and "St. Jimmy" , this album is FILLED with hits and great tracks. I think "Letterbomb" is the climax as they make references to every song and it is SO fun. HOWEVER, "Whatshername" is probably my most underrated track on the album. Finally, every bonus track is SOOOO good (although "Governator" is kinda weak. "Too Much Too Soon" is a top tier song.) The solos are fun, the message is great, riffs are basic (it's punk) but solid, and if you don't like Billie Joe Armstrong's vocals...I don't get it. The ballads ("Wake Me Up When September Ends" and "Boulevard of Broken Dreams") are probably my least favorites on the album, but still so good! Liked Songs: The whole album
liked songs: American Idiot, Holiday / Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Give Me Novacaine / She's a Rebel, Extraordinary Girl / Letterbomb, Wake Me up When September Ends Am I crazy for saying this is Green Day's best album? It has plenty of their punk roots but with just enough variety in the songwriting that it doesn't get boring and same-y. 4
There are only a handful of Green Day songs that were released after Kerplunk, this album does not have any of them.
It makes total sense that this became a successful Broadway show.
Ik vond de nummers die ik kende wel leuk natuurlijk, maar de rest deed me niet heel veel. Was er ook naar aan het luisteren tijdens het werken aan mijn scriptie, dus dat zal ook niet geholpen hebben.
Very important & powerful political album, enjoyed it!
Timeless. Love it!
This album was pretty fun. It drags a little by the end but overall it's solid. I forget how much I really like Green Day.
I mean its a classic. One of the most formative albums of my generation. Fantastic hooks, dynamic performance. Green Day just knows how to make fun music that explores something deep and important
Hard rock classique, 4 pour la nostalgie
Surprised to like this more than when it came out originally.
So much better than I remembered! :) Nice, really creative musically, catchy and exactly what it says on the tin. :) I know it's not "real punk" or whatever, but I don't remember them saying it was :) I like it, and 14 year old me is pleased by this development. :)
Whatever. Boring "pop punk" its sincerely just pop rock with a little punk tinge on some tracks. Could never stand this album
Not on board with everything here but there’s a few bangers
Manchmal bisschen lame Lieblingslied: St.Jimmy Unliebstes Lied: Are we the waiting
7/10
Ugh. The only thing worse than regular dumb-and-proud-of-it punk rock lyrics are dumb-but-trying-to-be-deep/political punk rock lyrics. Musically this is fine, but I got all of it that I wanted from Dookie. Wake me up when this album ends.
Raising awareness about American idiocy. Unfortunately not able to stop the spread. Nice try though.
Like many of my age, American Idiot was my first exposure to punk. The singles from this were *everywhere* for the next year or so, which is an eternity when you're 7 years old! Off the top of my head, I can't think of another time that a punk band has had that level of cultural dominance. It's aged better than I'd have expected it to, too.
That's classic
Already heard.
Eh, not my cup of tea. Good energy but very derivative of better stuff and I don't love the vocals.
Classic
I love that there's finally an album named after me
I don't know what I was listening to in 2004, but it wasn't this album and that makes me an idiot, American or not. Awestruck by Holiday and Boulevard of Broken Dreams.
very fun very silly
This was suprisingly nostalgic! I never listened to the full album, just the popular songs. I thoroughly enjoyed this album, it felt so well done and clean to listen to. Although I didn't listen to the lyrics, I appreciate the storytelling aspect behind it! Using creativity and art to voice what you believe in is beautiful.
We Are The Kids Of War And Peace, From Anaheim To The Middle East 1001 Albums Generator 8 (04/14/2025) Even just looking at the track lengths and cover of American Idiot, it was clear that this was not going to be a return to form for Green Day. Gone were the days 2-3 minute pop punk song, filled with lyrics about masturbation, grouchy old dudes, and blowing up planes. This was a new Green Day, one that, fresh off the heels of 9/11 and the Iraq War, would be leaning into the political edge that punk music was built on originally. This was a new Green Day, one that would focus more on songwriting and dynamics than ever before. This was a new Green Day, one that could write a rock opera full of global hits, still playing on rock radio to this day. I was in diapers when 9/11 happened, so it's an understatement to say that I don't truly understand what it was like at that time. In a time when the population (somewhat) trusted that our government had our best interests in mind, at least more than people do now, it was unimaginable to the average red-blooded American that this terrorist attack could be the work of anything other than Islamic terrorists. Of course, we had to go kill them for what they did to our country, it was almost a no-brainer. The 2004 Presidential election, while relatively close, was nowhere near the nail-biter that 2000 was, indicating that America as a whole was still on board with Bush's hawkish foreign policy. Of course, the world has changed now as much as it has stayed the same. War rages on, pushed by corrupt politicians who fill their pockets with the blood of soldiers. But people, especially the young, on the left and right are beginning to realize the folly of war and some even recognize that some combination of Dick Cheney, Israel, and the CIA were fully or partially responsible for the tragedy that happened on 9/11. An album like this would hardly even register as politically edgy nowadays, besides its use of the words "faggot" and "retarded". Of course, an album must be judged in the context it was released. In 2004, this really was quite brave. Green Day were far from the first group to criticize the Bush administration, but this was a group that was not known for being political. Additionally, they were floundering commercially after their sixth studio album, Warning, so the safe thing to do would have been to release a return to form, agreeable, fun album. This is not that. Singles American Idiot and Holiday are both overtly political, and Wake Me Up When September Ends is a slow rock ballad about the death of Billie Joe Armstrong's father, and in spite of this, they were all massive hits. Why? Well, first of all, these songs are catchy as fuck. I remember so many of these choruses growing up; American Idiot, Boulevard of Broken Dreams, and Wake Me Up most of all. Some of Green Day's finest melodies are on this album. However, while Green Day albums after this would lose the punk and keep the pop, this album has a great balance between the two. The title track, St. Jimmy, and Letterbomb embody the punkier side of this album and show that in spite of what contemporary critics may have said, these boys can still rock. The centerpieces of this story are the second and second-to-last songs on the album, Jesus of Suburbia and Homecoming. The former, named after the main character of the album, and by Armstrong's admission, his attempt at making Bohemian Rhapsody of the future, is a nine minute, five-part punk and progressive rock epic that features styles from pop punk to glammy piano rock to theatrical acoustic rock. Hey, we even get some time signature changes. The titular character is a disillusioned American teen, living on pharmaceuticals since his childhood and growing up in a broken home. This "anti-hero" ends the song by leaving his home city. Amazingly, this song was also a single. The latter, Homecoming, is another 9 minute, 5 section track, and was actually written first. My favorite part of this song has to be the nearly rockabilly Tre Cool-led Rock N Roll Girlfriend. This is one of the coolest things I've heard this band do. This song isn't as good as Jesus of Suburbia, but it's underappreciated for sure. While the singles and some other songs are great, the middle section of this album does drag a bit. The run from Give Me Novacaine to Letterbomb is especially boring. Extraordinary Girl wouldn't be out of place on a modern Green Day album, which is not a compliment. Additionally, I don't like how so many songs here are combined into a single track. This is a nitpick, and is specific to the streaming version that I am listening to, but I don't understand why, for example, St. Jimmy, which is exciting and fun, is attached to the bland, plodding Are We The Waiting. This really isn't a big issue but it has annoyed me since I was a kid. American Idiot is not my favorite Green Day album. However, its level of artistic ambition was never met by the band before or since. The good songs are great, but the bad songs are completely forgettable. Overall, 3.5/5, rounded up to 4/5 Favs: Jesus of Suburbia Holiday St. Jimmy Least Fav: Extraordinary Girl
Probably my favorite of all time. So...5
More sprawling in genre than I realized.
A favorite of mine growing-up. Maybe fed up with a couple songs by overplaying it. Fav Songs : Jesus of Suburbia & Whatsername
Unexpected: - I'm giving a written review even though I don't do that anymore - Everyone describes Green Day as punk but they are actually very derivative and polished - I hate most modern "rock opera" / "concept albums" but I like the structure of this one - The two worst songs on this album are the most popular - I hate Green Day but I'm giving this album 5 stars.
It was an interesting mix of a few hits or near misses. and some stuff that was very forgettable
3.5 rounded up. Never listened to the whole album before and didn't realize that they had created a "concept" album. Personally I prefer Dookie, but the themes in this one seem more mature and sadly relevant.
Lots of recognizeable stuff here, and individually, it's not bad, but its all kinda the same and my ears got tired before the end of the album. High 3.
Really good, though the second half isn't nearly as strong.
Jesus of Suburbia started and I thought “oooh, I really like this” followed by “is this song still going?” That basically encapsulates my experience of this album- some really strong tunes but a shade too long.
This is one of those albums that I know people really love, and I simply cannot get into it. I'm not sure if its the over-strummed guitars, or his voice which just doesn't change emotion at all. Whatever it is, i can respect that it's different and it was a sound of my generation but I just can't tune to it.
I thought I had already rated this (playing catch up ugh!!) cuz I'm sure I listened to it recently but I don't mind listening again
this album is awesome. every damn song was a boom from my books. who doesn’t like some green day. 💪💪💪💪💪
Easy 5 stars. One of the few mainstream albums that I think absolutely deserves the sales. It's unreal how many radio staples are on this one album. They could've trimmed maybe a couple on the backside while still having 45 to 50 mins of a flawless album. American Idiot is THE song for me for the George Bush/War on Terror era. Rating: 4.9
3.5/5
Simply incredible. I've listened to this album probably more than any other from start to finish. First album on the 1001 Album listing that I was able to listen to on Vinyl as well Best Song: Jesus of Suburbia Rating: 10/10 (Perfect) Stars: 5/5
Meh. I did what I do whenever I hear Green Day. Go listen to the bands that did it before, did it better. As I'm pretty sure Billie Joe would. Nothing wrong with it.
I like Green Day. This is a very strong album, especially “Wake Me Up When September Ends”, “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” and “American Idiot”.
+: Holiday, St. Jimmy +-: American Idiot, Are We the Waiting, Give Me Novacaine, Extraordinary Girl, Wake Me Up When September Ends, Homecoming, Whatsername -: Jesus of Suburbia, Boulevard of Broken Dreams, She's a Rebel, Letterbomb 4,0/10
This album just never did it for me. Hot topic punk. That was the genre I loved the most back then too. I don't dislike all Green Day, but never got big into this album. All that being said, I respect the popularity they gained from this and the broadway show. 3/5.
better than I remembered
It's a 2 but I hate GWB so I'll bump it up a star
I am a huge fan of this album!
Pog
Not as bad as you think.
Album art:4
4, 7, 11, 13
Green Day’s attempt at prog. Very front loaded. Some good songs but trails off in the back half. Ambitious but doesn’t 100% work. OK but could’ve been great.
Хайп бульвар Брокен Дримс здесь же
Das Album American Idiot der US-amerikanischen Band Green Day wurde 2004 in den Ocean Way Studios in Hollywood sowie in den Studio 880 in Oakland aufgenommen. Die Gruppe, bestehend aus Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt und Tré Cool, ist seit den frühen 1990er-Jahren aktiv und bewegt sich musikalisch im Bereich des Punkrocks mit Einflüssen aus Alternative Rock. American Idiot markiert eine konzeptuelle Wendung in der Bandgeschichte. Es handelt sich um ein sogenanntes Konzeptalbum, das eine lose zusammenhängende Erzählung verfolgt. Die Texte greifen gesellschaftskritische Themen auf und spiegeln eine Reaktion auf die politischen Zustände der damaligen Zeit in den Vereinigten Staaten wider. Musikalisch fällt das Album durch eine klar strukturierte Produktion und eingängige Melodien auf. Besonders hervorzuheben sind die Titel „American Idiot“, der als kraftvoller Auftakt dient, sowie die Ballade „Wake Me Up When September Ends“, die sich durch eine ruhigere, persönliche Note auszeichnet. Auch die beiden längeren Tracks „Jesus of Suburbia“ und „Homecoming“ stechen durch ihren Aufbau in mehreren Abschnitten hervor und zeigen eine andere, eher erzählerische Herangehensweise der Band. Das Album bewegt sich stilistisch zwischen treibenden Punk-Rhythmen und melodischem Rock. Die Instrumentierung ist durchgehend klar und energisch, ohne überladen zu wirken. Im Fazit ist American Idiot ein in sich geschlossenes Werk, das sowohl musikalisch als auch thematisch einen klaren Standpunkt vermittelt. Die Kombination aus politischem Unterton, strukturiertem Songwriting und klarem Sound macht es zu einem auffälligen, aber nicht überladenen Eintrag in der Diskografie der Band.
Classic Green Day. While not my absolute favourite style, the punk rock here is very good and pretty much every track is at least solid. Cool concept too.
# Album Name: American Idiot # Artist: Green Day # Rating: 4/5 # Comments: The album starts off well. Dips in the middle. The band is tight as you would expect. Theres four strong singles on the album - american idiot, holiday , BoBD and September ends. The rest of the album isnt bad. Lots of fillers but some decent tracks. Some songs are definitely too long which helps bump the album up to nearly 60 mins runtime. It could have definitely been cut down in areas. But its a good album with a few tracks as good as their early stuff. # Top Tunes: american idiot, holiday , BoBD and September ends # Would I listen to it again? Yes
Balala
Very nostalgic, 15 yo Ninske
Not nearly as fun as their early stuff
I was very familiar with many songs on this album from my youth, but I had never listened start to finish. I was actually impressed- the themes of loss of innocence and dissenchantment with authority are strong and on brand with Green Day. There were also a lot catchy songs (I've always enjoyed Holiday). My only real critique is sometimes they are a little on the nose. Overall- a very good album