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Rating: I don't know much about Green Day, as I haven't had many opportunities to listen to their previous albums, but I wanted to review American Idiot; I must say that with this album, Green Day hasn't delved much into their musicality, in fact, they have become very commercial!
The previous albums, especially Shenanigans and Warning, were endowed with a genre that was not very catchy and tough, it was pure rock! Now they have created an album suitable for everyone, but I don't exclude that it's a good album: it consists of 13 tracks and I must say that each song reveals an aspect of Green Day; American Idiot particularly reveals the ideals of the band, it's an anthem against America and the American people specifically defined as (idiots)! In this track, Green Day sings the desire to stand out, to rebel, there's indeed an atmosphere of protest, but not only in this song, but throughout the album, because in most singles, Billie Joe sings with the loudspeaker. Instead, Jesus Of Suburbia reveals Green Day's specific genre, thanks to these noisy guitars, that hyperactive drumming, and so much drive and energy! Then there's Holiday, one of the catchiest and most enjoyable songs on the album with a cheerful and frantic rhythm; two other gems of the album are undoubtedly Boulevard Of Broken Dreams, melancholic, but especially diabolical, in my opinion the most beautiful point of the song is right at the end... it's when those guitars attack with that haunting and very surprising melody.
Another aspect of the band in my opinion is the melancholic and a bit sad if you like, especially concentrated in Wake Me Up When September Ends, which translated into Italian means wake me up when September ends... well, the title alone makes us reflect; then the rhythm and melody are quite calm, accompanied by Billie Joe's distinctive vocal timbre.
What else to say, in my opinion, Green Day could have done better, being aware of their talents, but it's undoubtedly a good album! And long live American Idiot!! They're absolutely right in that song!
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
01 American Idiot (02:56)
Don't wanna be an American idiot
Don't want a nation under the new media
And can you hear the sound of hysteria
The subliminal mind fuck America
Welcome to a new kind of tension
All across the alien nation
Where everything isn't meant to be okay
Television dreams of tomorrow
We're not the ones who are meant to follow
For that's enough to argue
Well maybe I am the faggot America
I'm not a part of a redneck agenda
Now everybody do the propaganda
And sing along to the age of paranoia
Welcome to a new kind of tension
All across the alien nation
Everything isn't meant to be okay
Television dreams of tomorrow
We're not the ones who are meant to follow
For that's enough to argue
Don't want to be an American idiot
One nation controlled by the media
Information age of hysteria
It's going out to idiot America
Welcome to a new kind of tension
All across the alien nation
Everything isn't meant to be okay
Television dreams of tomorrow
We're not the ones who are meant to follow
For that's enough to argue
03 Favorite Son ()
He hit the ground running,
At the speed of light.
The star was brightly shining,
Like a neon light.
It's your favorite son.
It's your favorite son.
A fixture on the talkshows,
To the silver screen.
From here to Colorado,
He's a sex machine.
It's your favorite son.
It's your favorite son.
But isn't it a drag?
Isn't it a drag?
Isn't it a drag?
It's pretty bloody sad,
but isn't it a drag?
A clean-cut All-American,
Really ain't so clean.
His royal auditorium,
Is a murder scene.
It's your favorite son.
It's your favorite son.
Oh, isn't it a drag?
Isn't it a drag?
Isn't it a drag?
It's pretty bloody sad,
but isn't it a drag?
Well no one says it's fair.
Turn a teenage lush,
To a millionaire.
Now where's your fuckin' champion?
On a bed you laid.
He's not the All-American,
That you thought you paid.
It's your favorite son.
It's your favorite son.
But isn't it a drag?
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By Spike Joe
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"Alienation has taken over the individual, who appears de-identified, deprived of the identity they were born with."
By The Punisher
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By paloz
Green Day have taken an incredible leap in quality! This album... is the absolute masterpiece of the band!!!
It’s a concept album in every respect! No discussion!
