Green Day presents American Idiot
Mood:  lucky
Now Playing: Green Day - Holiday
Like I eluded to at the end of my last post, I promised I would review the brand spanking new green day album American Idiot. I like to consider myself a conniseur of music, that is I try not to discriminate against any types of music (except country and the list of 15). I give everything atleast one chance. That being said, I was a bit skeptical of this album. Warning was not a good disc. Rather bland. Green Day seemed to have lost their edge. Well this album certainly has an edge. Not the razor sharp punk-pop perfection that was dookie and insomniac but rather a more refined edge. Not blunt like a baseball bat but a nice curvature of sorts. This album is a big departure from their previous stuff. The whole album paints the picture of suburban america and some of the characters in it. The whole "opera" centers around a suburban youth and his experiences in a pretty fucked up society. To really appreciate this album, you need to know that it is a rock opera. If you haven't heard or seen the movie, check out The Who's Tommy. They also did a few other rock operas but Tommy was the best. They cast musicians as the lead roles. Which I think Green Day is trying to do with this. I think that would be badass. This is actually a good story. Disenfranchised culture, confused youth, manipulative authority. Good drama and emotion. Ok, so now that you have an idea what this album is about, let me review some songs. American Idiot, the first track and first single (I think), is pretty good. It really is a unique song on the album. If it weren't for the political message it would fit in with any of their earlier albums. My personal favorites are Holiday, Boulevard of Broken Dreams and Give Me Novacaine. I like all the songs. There or two 5 part operettas, the 9 minute long Jesus of Suburbia and Homecoming. Don't let the length of the songs fool you, they are actually just 2-minute bits sandwiched together. And they kick ass. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. I doubt radio will ever play it, but fuck radio, AND the fcc. Had to throw them in. The album is pretty long, I think it is over an hour long. Atleast thats how long it took me to play a game on madden while listening to it. I think I've listened to this album 7-8 times since I bought it. It really is a good album. It is definitely the most green day sounding or "punk" sounding album they have done in awhile. Now, for those of you people who deem everything to be "emo". Well, you will probably call this emo, but that is just because everything is emo, even music that is completely void of any emotion. Is that even possible? Isn't all music really an expression of emotion? Why did the whiny losers have to get labelled with emo. Why isn't their crap called My parents never got me a puppy music or My imaginary girlfriend dumped me so now i'm a sad panda music. Emo shouldn't be a negative label. Weezer is emo. But Weezer kicks ass. Unlike Chris Carrabas who just sucks ass. Oh well. Fucking emo. Anyways, check this album out. If you don't like it, oh well, atleast you gave it a shot. If you do like it, congratulations you are a superior human being that enjoys life.

Oh, and for those of you that aren't paying attention, the BoSox are up 2-0 in the world series. Fucking Awesome.