illuvcoldplay Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 My faves by Green day are american idiot........... nimrod..........HOliday.wake me up when September ends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjaiken Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 I love Green Day, but how long does it take to put out a follow up to American Idiot? This is ridiculous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dejan Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Green Day "21st Century Breakdown" (new album) out this May Green Day is on the verge of a 21st Century Breakdown. The band's eighth album, due in May, doesn't retreat from the seething invective of 2004's Bush-whacking American Idiot, which sold 5.8 million copies and transformed the Bay Area trio from punk brats to serious rockers. After Idiot's success, "we asked how much more ambitious can we be?" says singer/guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong. "We could take a sideways step or go back to our roots. We chose to move forward." Expected to be one of 2009's blockbusters (bolstered by a summer tour), Breakdown addresses working-class struggles, internal demons, apathy and the fading American dream. "It's about reflecting what's been happening the past three years and putting it to melody with some bold statements." The boldest may be March of the Dogs, which rails against religious hypocrisy. "I have nothing against religion," Armstrong says. "It's about preying on people's blind faith. I'm all for spirituality. There's nothing more spiritual than rock 'n' roll." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plug_in_coldplaying Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Does it need a new thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjaiken Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 I am very excited about this album. I have very high hopes because i really enjoyed American Idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dejan Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Does it need a new thread? sure it doesn't need your post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mad Hatter Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Does it need a new thread? I don't really think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Rose Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 I just merged all the green day threads i found so please stick to this one and try to use the search button ;) Lies! You missed one :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mad Hatter Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 You know, Noel Gallagher hates Green Day fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dejan Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Green Day's 21st Century Breakdown, one of 2009's most-anticipated records, releases in May. Yesterday, reps from the band's label, Warner Bros., swung by SPIN's lower Manhattan office to play us six of the album's 16 tracks and feed us a bucket of fried chicken. Our verdict? We love it. (The chicken was pretty good, too.) In the six songs, Green Day keep their punk urgency and lyrical angst, but expand their ambition. They use dramatic musical shifts reminiscent of Queen, and Who-like classic rock guitars. There's even a poignant piano ballad that Fiona Apple could love. Billie Joe Armstrong's vocals push towards falsetto, adding a new level of emotion to his singing. And his lyrics mix the political with the social, depicting marginal characters betrayed by church and state. Focusing on greed, corrupted religion, and war, the conceptual album is broken into three parts: Heroes and Cons, Charlatans and Saints, and Horseshoes and Handgrenades. 21st Century Breakdown, the follow-up to 2004's Grammy-winning American Idiot, took Armstrong three years to write. The band has been in the studio with producer Butch Vig (Nirvana, Against Me!) since last fall. Here are some highlights from the six tracks we heard: "21st Century Breakdown" Green Day's most epic song yet. With the quiet-verse, loud-chorus dynamics of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody," this five-minute cut builds from harpsichord and Edge-like guitar fills to assaultive drums and arena-filling barre chords. Armstrong's lyrics about his peers are as urgent as the music: "My generation is zero / I never made it as a working class hero. Dream America, dream / Scream America, scream." "Know Your Enemy" The song's fast pace and feverish guitar make this track sound like an outtake from the Dookie sessions. And Armstrong continues his political screed: "Do you know the enemy / “Silence is the enemy so give me revolution.” "Before the Lobotomy" Armstrong sings like you've never heard him before. Strumming an acoustic guitar, he hits all the high notes, as his lyrics lament a character in such pain his "misery [is] drenched in gasoline." "March of the Dogs" Handclaps, surf guitar, lyrics about sodomized dogs -- all accompanying a scathing indictment of contemporary religion. Hard and fast from start to finish, this spiky four-and-a-half-minute tune finds Armstrong ranting, "I threw my conscience in the river in the shadow of doubt," referencing the famous Biblical passage, Psalm 23:4, which reads, "I will walk through the valley of the shadow of death... I will fear no evil." "Restless Heart Syndrome" Green Day's largest sonic departure yet. With quiet piano and confessional lyrics ("I've got a really bad disease / Its got me on my hands and knees") Armstrong channels Fiona Apple. Until the Linkin Park-style guitars kick in. "21 Guns" The catchiest of the new songs. This track covers a lot of territory in its five minutes, from a solo acoustic guitar (reminiscent of "Boulevard of Broken Dreams") to Brian May-worthy electric riffage. But the chorus holds the killer hook, as Armstrong hits never-before-reached highs with his voice in a thrilling moment that reminds us of Mott the Hoople's "All the Young Dudes." Well done, guys. (spin.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clockpolitiks Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 An entertainment weekly review basically said that if you liked American Idiot, you'll like the new album. I really didn't like American idiot except for the first 4 songs. I'm a huge green day fan and I really hope I didn't wait almost 5 years to hear American Idiot part 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjaiken Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 You know, Noel Gallagher hates Green Day fans. Good thing I don't use either of the Gallaghter brothers as a barometer for pretty much anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mad Hatter Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Neither do I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjaiken Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 ^ haha. Those two are a loony bunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowday Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Green Day is one of my favourite bands!:D I'm really excited about the new album, I can't wait to listen to new songs, shows....!!!!!! I think "21st Century Breakingdown" be just amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ana_berryman Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 me and my sister like a lot Green Day but the new record for me hears to shit (sorry if somebody isnt agree with me) it dosent hear like Green Day... its more...like...U2 mixed with Coldplay mixed with Green Day... that new demo...i dont like it... but lets hope that 21 CB gets more Green Day... but i still like them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBK-79 Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 I've always been wondering- Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Eddie Vedder, and the Dixie Chicks have all been blasted by the right-wing media for their anti-Bush remarks. So why haven't Green Day been criticized for their anti-Bush lyrics on American Idiot? Does anyone know why?:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig-El Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 Cause they're just too tremendously amazing hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roivon Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 I listened to the 21st Century Breakdown demo, and it's not that it's bad, just that it's the same sound as American Idiot. I seriously hope the other songs are a bit more adventurous, and that the final version is at least a little better than the demo. I hope this doesn't turn out to be American Idiot on steroids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueoysterclub Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Oh crap where's the 21st Century Breakdown demo? I need to hear that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig-El Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 yes me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilda Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 I´ve listen the new Green day´s songs and i like it. It´s good. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBK-79 Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 I picked up 21st Century Breakdown this week, and I just got done perusing all of the tracks. I'd have to say that while good, the new album a half a notch down from American Idiot. Did anyone else here pick up the CD yet? What do you all think of it? Personally, I don't think 21st Century Breakdown will have as big an impact as American Idiot did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night over London Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 I think it's making a bit of an impact solely on the fact that it's been a while since Green Day has brought anything out. It's finally an album after five years, and the fans will go crazy with it nonetheless. I quite like a lot of the tracks, though, and the album overall. Favourites are probably 21 Guns, ¿Viva La Gloria?, and Before the Lobotomy. It sounds almost like the Green Day I knew back when I started listening to American Idiot and everything (like, they haven't changed their sound enough for me to think "Oh, this isn't Green Day."), so I'm content with 21st Century Breakdown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMagpie Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 I'm avoiding this album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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