I cut my teeth on The Ramones and The Violent Femmes and The Sex Pistols. I doubt that this album will do well on the radio, but I can see it maintaining a fairly high level of praise moving into the future, not too dissimilar to "Warning" 12 years ago. I felt like this was a pretty solid release for Green day, and 4 stars is a fair rating for the work presented on this album. There are a few suspect lyric choices made on the album, I am forgiving because large projects like this sometimes stretch creativity a bit thin across albums (such as the Magnetic Fields - "69 Love Songs"). Green Day also steals from their previous albums again, the most obvious example being "Scattered" from Nimrod in "Rusty James". "Oh Love" is the biggest offender, clocking in at 5 minutes when it seems like a better song could have been crafted from the material in 3-4 minutes. I believe this is due to how often portions of songs are repeated. Despite the album's 12 tracks and 42 minute length, it feels shorter than other Green Day albums (even "Warning" which was almost identical). I encourage listeners to listen to each track and try to place which album the song may have felt at home on.Ī few minor complaints about the album. History is what ties all these songs together, the album is a bit like you dropped all Green Day albums up to Warning into a blender. Many of the tracks have guitar solos reminiscent of songs off "1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours". As a fan of the Clash, "Kill The DJ" has been a personal favorite of mine as it seems to be Green Day's "Magnificent Seven" or "This Is Radio Clash".Īnd speaking of the Clash, I will echo what other reviewers said about elements of garage rock being present on the album. And just like Shenanigans, despite there being inconsistencies from song to song, there is a lot of great material here that needed to be released.Īny Green Day fans dating back to the 90s will probably find a favorite track in "Let Yourself Go".
Each song should be enjoyed individually, ignoring the musical style and time period of the previous song. Many of the tracks sound like they were crafted for other albums but didn't fit in with the themes and tucked away, similar to the Shenanigans b-sides album. The album musical style feels fragmented from song to song. I already felt that the "Oh Love" single was mediocre. On my first listen, I will say that this album ranked around 3 stars for me. It lacks almost all the political motivation and storyline of the previous two albums, along with a more straight forward musical style. The easiest way to describe this album for a prospective buyers is "fun".
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