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GREEN DAY "american idiot" cd,2004.

Green Day's finest studio album IMO....
plenty of guitar driven fist pumping sing-a-longs here along with s couple of heartfelt ballads and overblown epic tracks split into five seperate parts each(jesus of suburbia/ homecoming)....angst-ridden lyrics detailing the decline of US society over the previous decade or so...this is about as close to the politically edged GD got to The Clash in terms of lyrics and music, and as close to 'real' punk as they really ever got...
absolutely nothing on here that wasnt worthy of being a hit single....the song "wake me up when september ends" is a sad tale of vocalist Billie Joe's loss of his father several years previously in september...great stuff to pour out in a song IMO, he nails it perfectly with emotion and expression!
just simply a great album by a very good band at the peak of their creative flow IMO
the live links are simply superb here,awesome live band IMO,would love the opportunity to see them live someday!

I LOVE THIS ALBUM

worst track: letter bomb
best track: wake me up when september ends

tracks:

1. american idiot ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4PxvzlBYf0 live
2. jesus of suburbia **
3. holiday ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5aQFRc4okE live
4. boulevard of broken dreams ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzB6JlEVYcQ live
5. are we the waiting **
6. st.jimmy **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRu0O1J3Y4s audio
7. give me novacane **
8. she's a rebel ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOv5fF7maFY audio
9. extraordinary girl **
10.letter bomb **
11.wake me up when september ends ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k70NhRPXzpI live
12.homecoming **
13.whatsername **

3s=5
2s=8
1s=0

rating: 2.4