★ ★ ★ Here Green Day come to terms with what they have become: punk-esque stadium rock mega-stars; a role which "American Idiot" the album, and the tour embraced with relish. If there is a coherent storyline here (as claimed) it is well hidden, and as far as political commentary goes "American Idiot" offers little more than name-calling. One suspects the sudden spark of rebellion at this album's heart was as much a convenient career-revitalising contrivance as it was a genuine attempt to heal the world. Unforgivable perhaps if the material were less strong. "American Idiot" is a neat package of all the lessons learned from "Nimrod"'s loose-footed sonic adventurism, book-ended by two 9 minute, muti-part "rock opera"s. It all flows together convincingly enough, and the weaker songs are just about good enough to keep the whole show rolling along.
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ReplyDeletePretty much agreed on the album. I reckon you're a bit harsh on the title song though- it seems to be saying something substantial about the jingoism, liberal-baiting and fear-mongering of the American media at the time, even if it doesn't do so with any particular coherence. Plus this was not long after the Dixie Chicks incident- it felt a bit more brave at the time to do this sort of thing than it does now.
ReplyDeleteStill, the lyrics come across a bit adolescent now. Actually, they did at the time too. That's part of its charm though.
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