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    Green Day - An American Treasure

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Sep 12, 2004 | 58 out of 74 found this American Idiot review helpful

    Pros: Beautifly produced, well crafted, catchy as hell!

    Cons: Cons, what cons?

    So, I finally got to hear anadvance of this album and I am amazed. This is even better than I anticipated. And I had high hopes. American Idiot starts of with the very powerful title track getting things started with a high dose of adrenilin. It then... weaves in and out of a rich mixture of tempos and dynamics while never losing the knowledge that this is in fact a work of Green Day. Through ballads, through chants, through du wop back ups lifted from the best of motown, right on through good old rock'n roll riffs galore, this album moves and ebbs effortlessly.It's exciting and meloncholly, it's thrilling and sad all in one perfect package. I'm sure the narrow minds will scoff and complain about the punklessness of this album. (Oh, how the young missed out on the good old days of the true punk rock pioneers who mixed melody with anger and made music that was as passionate as it was fierce. ie: The Clash, Generation X, Ramones, etc) These are not random choices for comparison as I feel this Green Day album has all the relevance fro the now as the afore mentioned did in the past. Hopefully kids will listen to American Idiot more than once before condemming this unique and spirited piece of work. I give it 5 stars and it deserves every one of them. Read more Less

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    This is Green Day's "Tommy"! Brilliant Work!

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Oct 28, 2004 | 11 out of 12 found this American Idiot review helpful

    Pros: Well produced, performed and thought out

    Cons: At 57'16", would you believe it's too short?

    Naturally this is a biased review of this album because I have been a Green Day fan since Dookie (when I was first made aware of them - really dug their old stuff, so I would have been a fan sooner). From the get go, this album gets your attention a...nd your blood pumping. "American Idiot", a thinly veiled attack towards the Bush administration is awesome. From stem to stern a quality rock song that bleeds anger over a political view point that they vehemently disagree with. It's a sonic trainwreck that's safe to watch and especially listen too."St. Jimmy" makes me yearn for the days of mosh pits and crowd surfing! The uber Rock Opera songs of "Jesus of Suburbia" and "Homecoming" evoke an image of a broadway production that has yet to come to fruition. Catchy, with plenty of hooks and changes gears methodically with seemlessness punk attitude.Another comparison aside from the obvious Who nod, is the uncanny experimentation and exasperation reminescent of the Beatles. These guys really perfected their craft with this batch of songs. I can only imagine the B-sides that didn't make the cut...!Crap, I could totally keep going and going... Trust me and the other thousand or so people on this board, and get this album. Even if you only like a song or two that you've ever heard from these guys. You won't be disappointed! Read more Less

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    Green Day Grows Up

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Oct 16, 2004 | 9 out of 10 found this American Idiot review helpful

    Pros: Very well written.

    Cons: This album is so good, it's addictive.

    Green Day finally brushed away their image of suburban punk wannabes, took on the challenge of becoming critically acclaimed songwriters, and won the challenge. If you would have told me two weeks ago, that for a whole week, I would listen continuou...sly to the new Green Day album, 'American Idiot', I would have said you were full of it. Boy would I have been wrong. Tbis album is going to be filed between the Who's 'Tommy', and Pink Floyd's 'The Wall'. 'American Idiot' beautifully constructs a story involving a variety of sad, despicable, and heroic characters, and how they relate to current events such as the World Trade Center attack, the war in Iraq, and disarray in the homeland of the USA. Included in these characters are Jesus of Surburbia, St. Jimmy, and Extraordinary Girl. As well as the lyrics taking on a more mature level of writing, the music itself has become more complex and richer than what we have become used to hearing from Green Day. This album is a true gem. Read more Less

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    Green Day kick's ass

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Nov 30, 2004 | 6 out of 6 found this American Idiot review helpful

    Pros: Strong lyrics

    Cons: No cons!!! At all

    I highly recomend you purchase Green Day's American Idiot. It has Good lyrics, politics and the guys from Green Day don't wright what you want to hear, they wright what they think and feel. Even thought (sometimes) it might be what you think ...as well. I think this is the best purchase I did all year (exept for the Green Day concert)This CD is different but in a way, you can reconize that it is Green Day's style. There are 2 different kinds of CD's you can purchase. You can purchase the regular CD or one with some sort of book for the lyrics. I purchased both. All and all, It's a GOOD product!! Thanx,Annie Read more Less

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    GD new album

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Nov 3, 2004 | 5 out of 5 found this American Idiot review helpful

    Pros: too many to say

    Cons: none

    this cd fully rocks, there are no problems with the cd, it is just totally AWSOME! simple as that, get this thing back to #1!

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    American Idiot

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Nov 12, 2004 | 6 out of 9 found this American Idiot review helpful

    Pros: Great album

    Cons: none

    By Far Green day's best album, a mix of their old stuff mixed with new sounds. Great lyrics and flow of songs. Even if your not a green day fan you'll love this album.

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    Boulevard of broken dreams

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Nov 17, 2004 | 3 out of 3 found this American Idiot review helpful

    Pros: The intimate way the lyrics and the tune, pulls at you

    Cons: Sometimes, hard to tell some of the lyrics

    This ballad, takes you and that is exactly what it does, it pulls you along, very beautiful, very sad, but with a little bit of hope thrown in for good measure. This album is truly grown up, but nothing of the essence of the band, of the music has be...en lost. I have not been a fan of Greenday for long, about 2 years and that is because of my daughter, but I am real glad now that I am with albums like this coming out. Read more Less

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    Album of the Year!

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Sep 22, 2004 | 5 out of 8 found this American Idiot review helpful

    Pros: Everything you want from a rock n roll album!

    Cons: It's not a double album.

    I've never been a huge fan of Green Day. I own a few of their CDs, but never considered myself a "hardcore" fan.... that is until yesterday. After listening to the American Idiot a dozen times while combing throught the liner notes, I...'ve decided this CD gets my vote for album of the year, hands down, bar none, done!Now I just have to go out and pick-up the rest of their CDs. Read more Less

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    Ultimate Greenday

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Nov 24, 2004 | 3 out of 4 found this American Idiot review helpful

    Pros: Songs

    Cons: Somewhat confusing to find out which song is which.

    I LOVED IT!

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    AMERICAN MASTERPIECE

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  May 25, 2005 | 2 out of 2 found this American Idiot review helpful

    Pros: VARIETY OF SOUNDS BRILLIANT LYRICS

    Cons: N/A

    THIS IS THE BEST ROCK ALBUM SINCE PREHAPS AC/DC'S BACK IN BLACK, THIS IS WHAT ROCK AND ROLL SHOULD BE A TOTAL JOYRIDE! BY FAR THE MOST CLEANEST PRODUCTION, SONICS, TRE COOLS DRUMS ARE BRILLIANT ,MIKE DIRNT BASS THUMPS AS CRYSTAL CLEAR AS EVER AND... BILLIE JOES BIONIC STRUMMING AND VOCALS ARE MORE IN YOUR FACE THAN EVER,ST.JIMMY CLASSIC GREEN DAY TO THE MORE MAINSTREAM CUTS NOVACAINE, AND WHATS HER NAME VERY MELODIC,GREEN DAY U HAVE FOUND YOUR PEAK THIS IS OTHER THAN INTERNATIONAL SUPER HITS THERE COMPLETE GREATEST HITS VOLUME 2. CAN I GET ANOTHER AMEN??? Read more Less

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