Wall of Mouths

I have it. I started off thinking it was good, but probably not one of their best. A few songs in Act 1 and the first track of Act 2 I thought were quite weak.

However, after a few listens, those “weak” tracks grew on me, and the album as a whole has become my favourite Green Day album (surpassing Warning and Dookie) and one of my favourite albums by any band. It’s just great music, great song writing. And it’s back to Green Day doing what they do best, after the slightly disappointing (though still good) American Idiot.

I’m sure it’s not for everyone, but I’d definitely recommend giving it several listens as I think it’s a grower.

I put dookie on the other week - and its a brilliant album and I played it to death, after a long break from it it sounded great again (bit like how we were describing Troublegum in one of the other threads)

I love the new album. It takes a few listens but it slowly grows on you. Plus the production is lovely. My fave song at the moment is East Jesus Nowhere.

I couldnt finish the new album, i got bored about 5 tracks in, same old same old really.

I dont see where all the fuss comes from, at their peak they were a decent band, never a groundbreaking band like everyone makes out. wow they had a vague narrative running through their last album and everyone proclaiming it this great concept album.

Know your enemy is weak compared to the rest of them.

to be fair to them they never really changed their sound to get famous or anything, its been the same formula for 20 years

i think i just got sick of hearing them during the american idiot days

they were far too overplayed

My younger daughter Henriikka said that it´s a good album but not as good than that “Idiot” one. What do I know about GD, nothing!!!Dookie is the last one I´ve heard and how many years is it from that album, 14-15?

LOL did some of you poor saps actually buy the new Green Day album??!

Oh dear! Fuck me they are terrible now! 21 Guns is the worst song they have ever written - unless youre a 14 year old emo just getting into rock. Even Avril Lavigne songs have heavier production than that lame excuse for a chart topping power ballad!

Can’t please everyone. I like it, and that’s all that matters :P

Words cannot describe how much I hate Green Day these days so please forgive my rantings but i need to vent my frustration somewhere!

When punk returned from the dead in the early nineties everyone said how it wasn’t even real punk anymore…it was a watered down pop version. Another 15 years later and look at the state of things now…a band as lame as Green Day are rich upper class morons with nothing to say; but the young kids of today have revised history so these pathetic excuses for musicians are now the rebellious punk stars they want them to be and that just makes me want to cry, people.

Look at American Idiot… Billie Joe sings “Don’t wanna be an American Idiot”. And thats it. He doesn’t explain why or what he means…he just thought it was a cool title. He could have used that as a really good political statement but he doesn’t - hardly punk is it??

Green Day are the soundtrack to middle class momma’s boys putting a padlock round their necks and going to the pub thinking they are punks which cracks me up…as if theres such a thing as rebellion in this day and age! You wish, mummys boys! I wouldn’t mind but the fact they only know one rhythm and and seem to play the same few chords over and over and over on every song makes me want to strangle them, they have the musical ingenuity of 12 year olds which is why you all love them…no challenge required.

Ooh, i just read that back to myself and if you do it in a Dr Cox from Scrubs voice its actually quite an amusing rant! Try it! I’ll be back for more later…thanks for letting me write that. I feel much better! x

I love Green Day because theyre catchy have great hooks and good singing.

I also love Dream Theater - with their 24 minute songs and 3 minute solos and ever changing tempoes / keys / time signatures.

Music is music. If it makes you happy then listen to it. if it makes you angry - dont listen to it.

Epitome wrote:

Well, you’re the one who seems to think Green Day are still punk - before the new album came out Billie Joe said that it was going to be more power-pop, and it is.

And American Idiot was about being brainwashed by the media, which I think it states pretty clearly in the song.

Nice rant though.

LOL Thanks!

@ Squall - yes point taken but I like to have a band to hate - it gives me energy!