Green Day

Warning

One of their best

Review Score:

(10/10)
This is an album that I knew was coming because it was the next step in their evolution, but I also new that all the cool punk rockers would hate it, and this album would recieve a mixed reception. Well for those who understand how music works, and understand that in order for a band to have longevity they must evolve, if not they rot away into a land of obscurity and redundancy. This album definately turns over a new leaf for the band. If you listened to "nimrod." you knew this was coming, there was hints of it all over that album. I wouldn't expect any of their forthcoming albums to use this many acoustics or alternate instruments as they did on this. They tend to re-invent their sound for every album, and because of that, they made this one of my favorite albums, and I just can't stop playing it.

The opening, self-titled track is a simple chord progression all acoustic song, that talks about questioning authority, but very catchy at the same time.

One of the oddest Green Day songs comes in the form of track # 6 "Misery", if you're not open to new things then this one isn't for you. I on the other hand love it. It's over 5 minutes long and includes such instruments as a farfisa organ, accordian and some other ones that I can't remember off the top of my head. It's sort of a gypsy song that tells a very interesting story. You'll just have to hear it for yourself.

Among my personal favorite tracks on this album are "Church On Sunday", a love song BJ wrote for his wife Adrienne about compromise in a relationship, "Deadbeat Holiday", "Hold On", and their greatest ballad "Macy's Day Parade".

The other songs on this album are very good, but don't believe me, just listen for yourself and judge. The only downside to this album is that it includes the only Green Day song that I don't particularily like "Minority", but hell it sure beats 95% of the [other things] out there today.

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