American Idiot Review
 

1. American Idiot
2. Jesus Of Suburbia: Jesus Of Suburbia / City Of The Damned / I Don't Care / Dearly Beloved / Tales...
3. Holiday
4. Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
5. Are We The Waiting
6. St. Jimmy: Are We The Waiting / St. Jimmy
7. Give Me Novacaine
8. She's A Rebel
9. Extraordinary Girl
10. Letterbomb
11. Wake Me Up When September Ends
12. Homecoming: The Death Of St. Jimmy / East 12th St. / Nobody Likes You / Rock And Roll Girlfriend ...
13. Whatsername

Year Formed(1987) Previously known as Sweet Children before donning the name Green Day.
Band Members:Billie Joe Armstrong(lead singer,guitarist)Mike(Dirnt)Pritchard(Bass)Frank Edwin Wright(Tre Cool, Drums)

Prior Albums:EP's:1,000s Hours,Sweet Children,LPs:39/Smooth.Albums:1,039moothed Slappy Hours,Kerplunk,Insomniac,Shenanigans,Bowling Bowling Bowling Parking Parking,Dookie,Nimrod,International Superhits,Warning.

Current Major Label:Reprise(1993-Present)
Prior Label:Independent:Lookout(1987-1993)



Green Day:American Idiot Review

Its always discussed by music fanatics and punk rock fans, or people who like banging there heads together. Is are Green Day the greatest band in the World? Well with the evidence of there 'GROUNDBREAKING MASTERPIECE' American Idiot album they well damn could be. 'The Anti American' contingent serve up a truly masterful array of songs that dig deep into portal of instrumental music. With the opening beat of hysteria of American Idiot, to the mellow softening of Wake Me Up When September Ends. The vocal talent and writing from 'MUSICAL WIZARD' Billy Joe Armstrong are explioted to the full extreme of musical 'paramount'.

'GROUNBREAKING
MASTERPIECE'

Armstrong's grunted verbal sound and radical lyrics explain the full extent of a such respected and ultimately talented individual. The Album fits perfectly into the mainstream of the music 'Phenomenon'. With more monumental euphony that delve into the cognitive barrier and create a sense of relentless enjoyment. Every piece of music that littered the record, have been executed with care and belief. The songs are made to keep the fire burning in the heart, its produced to make the pulse race in a blissful strain.

The rest of the songs on the album are prime for the style of Green Day. They emulate past compositions, and the record has the same 'AURA' as mega bash DOOKIE ALBUM. One song on the record (Jesus of Suburbia)lasts a colossal nine minutes and twelve seconds. It is a sound of complete genius and overpowering energy. Billy Joe's expertise justifies Green Day's efforts, his tone of voice changes, the lyrics gel like a duck to water.

The four songs that stand out, are singles Boulevard of Broken Dreams. the mellow contribution that seeps sentiment, is the emotional wake me up when september ends. head bashing first single American Idiot and fourth single the politically involved Holiday. The less recognised songs on the are just as 'Mind Blowing' The drum infused 'Are we the waiting' contains a rip of magic beyond a magicians capabilities' The pill popping Give Me Novacaine, Letterbomb, Whats yer Name, St Jimmy, She's a rebel, the jumbo Homecoming, and the song with a sublime chorus 'extraordinary Girl'.


2004 was the year of Green Day's finest musical score. There American Idiot catalogue created propaganda and unmatched success. so after a long 5 years in there comfort zone, under the musical skin, they produced one of most complete albums that music has taken into its money laden hands. Now is Green Day the greatest band in World? Just listen to the Album and delve into a musical paradise, then make up your mind.

By Mark Mcconville. please comment

I agree with everything you said, but nobody else will. People hate successful bands no matter how much they deserve it

Prepare for flaming, sorry but that's just the way the pickle squirts around here

Or they hate it because its pop/rock crap. I think it's getting ridiculous that everytime something mainstream gets bashed on here fans of it assume its just because its mainstream not because its you know, pop garbage.

Or a catchy well written album

AIDS is pretty catchy too.

there's nothing wrong with something being catchy or poppy, MJ, but if it's totally derivative, bland, insipid and creatively bankrupt at the same time and brings nothing new to the table at all, then it's reprehensible crap.

I actually do agree to some extent with you.
The album wasn't nearly as good as you make it out to be
But it was an above average mainstream rock album
It its not anything particularly special or different
But is not nearly as bad as a lot of people say it is

I hated the album, good work on the review though. Dookie was he only album by them i liked and other songs here and there.

:laughing:

Anyway, I simply don't like American Idiot. It has nothing to do with their popularity (RHCP is one of my fav bands ffs).


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No but in all seriousness American Idiot sucked more D*ck then Clay Aiken.

i like how this review uses very vivid descriptions and interesting terminology
to tell as little as possible about the actual music
and make some of the most awkward sentences i've ever seen

Always hated Greenday and always will.......nothing can change my mind about them

That's what reviewing's all about :D

i like you Cardboard adolescent, you make me feel so special.

cheers Rainard, you know what its all about!!

Mark - if you're going to post an album review for the world to see, spell-check wouldn't kill you. There are so many flaws in this review it's not even funny.

This is a bad sentence. It's not "always discussed." I would change that to "often" - even that's not true, though.
Is are?
You need to use "their", not "there". And I think you mean "they damn well could be," not "they well damn could be."

I'm not going to even challenge the use "portal of instrumental music," though it makes no sense. What I will take issue with is your statement that Green Day are anti-American. I have a feeling they wouldn't agree with you. Do you even know what the album is about? It's about G.W. Bush (the American Idiot) and his fear-mongering via post-9/11 hysteria. It's anti-Bush, not anti-American.

Need grammar check here and I wouldn't use "mellow softening" it's kind of a redundant adjective.

Need spellcheck, and you need to use "is" instead of "are".

There are too many errors in the rest of your review to go into.
This was a good effort - next time read over your review a few times to eliminate the errors, use spell-check and grammar check.

Aside from that, I do agree with you. I don't believe Green Day is one of the best bands of all time, but I do think American Idiot is one of the best albums of all time.

double posting bad..........

I don't think there was any need for grammar Nazism. He was writing on a message board, not for a magazine or college debating society.

You sound like an English teacher having a bad day. Or are you an English teacher? I do feel offended, but i will take more care next time. Sorry World!!

My new favourite poster.

Sorry you have been relegated to the subs bench. You can win back my undying affection by posting about your new found love of Reggae in the Reggae section! ;)

so much hate for a band, its became petty.

No, I'm not a teacher and I definitely didn't mean to offend but it pains me to see that you obviously put a lot of effort into that review. I like the way your thoughts flow. I just hate to see it ruined by distracting grammar and spelling.
It's kind of like if somebody took your favorite book and made it into a movie with bad actors. It doesn't mean that the ideas behind it weren't good, but the presentation could've been so much better.

thanks!! Yeah i know i need to spot the flaws in my work, it was rushed and uncordinated. I wrote it on a time limit, before going to College. I have been published, but this is one of my less appealing reviews in terms of grammer and spelling. I wrote it in 10 minutes!!! thanks again.

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ok, the pics dont have anything to do with the review. And there very odd.

That had a reference to my all-time favorite book, 1984! Ya... :)

For the record he posted this on multiple forums.

I think it's pretty poppy crud myself

I don't care what anyone says that was one of the greatest posts I have ever seen

I loved it when I first listened to the album but now it's just collecting dust at the record store I sold it to.

I understand everyone's opinion here and I know exactly what you mean. Green Day doesn't deserve to be bashed just because they are pop rock or mainstream or super successful or have a bunch of teeny boppers in the audience but what about those of us that just don't like them in general. I've had experiences where people are just blatantly telling ME why I don't like a band. That I do not agree with.

Far Beyond Driven has the best signature ever. Except for me.

Oh, and Green Day sucks monkey ****.

I don't have a signature.

this is probably the first album I ever listened to.

Green day is the first band I ever listened to.

it was my gateway to music.

I owe my music love to them.

amazing album.

What do you listen to now?

This and Dookie are both very good albums, regardless of what the "snobs" here have to say. There is no reason not to enjoy American Idiot or Dookie they are both really good albums and a lot of fun.

Green Day are, like it or not, one of the 10 biggest bands of the last 15 years. They sound great live, play average at worst music and stay out of the way, what else do you want from them?

Their music never fails to be catchy, I'll give them that.

Alfred your a reasonable guy, one who evens like U2, and I'll give you that because despite my disdain for them, I realize different strokes for different folks, what's your opinion?

Do you think people who rip Green Day do so more because they actually don't like them or because they are bitter they got so big while other seemingly as or more deserving acts did not?

I don't actually like them and I have listened to many songs by them. I think they are atrocious and completely at odds with what i look for in Punk. No matter what their music is percieved as now, they started as a punk band and turned into making bland stadium rock. My best friend loves them and I don't knock him for that but I also do not understand why he likes them either.

dookie was a pretty good pop punk album which i certainly enjoyed at the time of its coming out. i don't think american idiot is a good album. some of the songs might be catchy, but catchy does not equate to good. millions of songs are catchy in an irritating way, and that's exactly what i think of greenday's more recent material.