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Rating: Revolution Radio.
Cutting-edge drums, powerful and hard guitars, fantastic bass lines, and the magnetic and alluring voice of a frontman who never seems to age. All of this is present in "Revolution Radio," the new album by Green Day after years and years of darkness. That's right, the grand return of the Pop Punk champions who set the radio (as on the cover) on fire with a new and electrifying single "Bang Bang." What is there to say? They literally drove me crazy. On the first listen, I said, "damn, these crazy guys are starting to get old and they keep churning out fantastic albums, what energy!" All of this by just listening to the first notes of "Somewhere Now," the opening track, which begins with an acoustic guitar and sweet vocals then explodes like a bomb, triggered by the rapid drums and the electric guitar. After the contagious energy of the second track and the album's first single, we enter a room that smells of punk, the door is the guitar riff of the track "Revolution Radio," in my opinion, the best track on the album. Here we also find "Outlaws," the classic "Green Day style" song, never predictable. Another noteworthy track is the powerful "Still Breathing" which, despite being simple "Radio Pop," manages not to slip into the banality of the genre and also stands out among the various songs. Following is the "College Rock" of "Youngblood," which unfortunately stumbles on its boring repetitiveness and had the potential to be a good song. Another downfall is "Too Dumb to Die," an insignificant track built on the false line of "Revolution Radio." The album closes with the acoustic "Ordinary World," a simple, essential, and well-crafted piece. This is the new album by Green Day, which, despite some totally bland tracks, offers us an exciting succession of fantastic pieces made possible only by the experience of the band, which was recently in disastrous conditions. We can therefore consider it a rebirth after a profound fall from which they managed to rise and emerge victorious. I give the album 4 points. After all, they are always Green Day.
I recommend listening to and purchasing it.
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It seems the wall between me and Green Day has fallen.
