21st Century Breakdown
Artist: Green Day
Label: Reprise Records
Tracks: 18
Amazon's rating:
My rating: 4 Stars
Lyric quote:When you’re at the end of the road/And you lost all sense of control/And your thoughts have taken their toll/When your mind breaks the spirit of your soul/Your faith walks on broken glass/And the hangover doesn’t pass/Nothing’s ever built to last/You’re in ruins
Thoughts: Back like an American revelation, Green Day does not disappoint. After having lost points with some long term fans, while picking up others with their 2004 release, American Idiot, Green Day has grown up, set down some serious roots and if you don't like it, then too damn bad.
Nevertheless, 21st Century Breakdown isn't American Idiot, nor does it attempt to be. Instead, the punk trio have taken their more mature stance - still mixing it with a little bit of that wit and humor we all fell in love with them for - and created this beautiful masterpiece of hardcore lyrics, fast rifts and acoustic sounds. Don't call it a sell out, call it a growing up: The trio has done something very few bands have managed to do - evolve from their former roots as all their original fans are no longer teeny boppers, popping pimples and feeling rejected. They're not adults with children of their own, trying to manage a life in these hard times. Green Day delivers the much needed break from the real world.
Nevertheless, 21st Century Breakdown isn't American Idiot, nor does it attempt to be. Instead, the punk trio have taken their more mature stance - still mixing it with a little bit of that wit and humor we all fell in love with them for - and created this beautiful masterpiece of hardcore lyrics, fast rifts and acoustic sounds. Don't call it a sell out, call it a growing up: The trio has done something very few bands have managed to do - evolve from their former roots as all their original fans are no longer teeny boppers, popping pimples and feeling rejected. They're not adults with children of their own, trying to manage a life in these hard times. Green Day delivers the much needed break from the real world.
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