American Idiot

[Hybrid_Bunny]

Green Day's first studio album in four years will be titled "American Idiot", and it is set to be released on Sept. 14th. Frontman Billie Joe Armstrong will also contribute two songs to the "Live Freaky, Die Freaky" soundtrack.

Source: Billboard (http://www.billboard.com/bb/daily/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000512352)

[Andrea]

*dies*


Yes! Yes! Yes! I can't wait for this.


*marks release date on calendar*

[Doctor Manhattan]

"American Idiot"

released on Sept. 14th

Oooh, if only it was released on September 11th.

[LPNeSSRGB]

I can't wait! (w00t)
Wow, Peter's going to be happy...a Green Day CD released on his birthday! Lucky beeyatch!

[Scarlet]

Cool.. can't wait. Green Day's a good band... wonder if their new albums going to be any good.

[Leslie]

COOL NEWS! I can't wait for the album... it should be great. :D

[Omar A]

Originally posted by Casey@May 24 2004, 05:12 PM
"American Idiot"

released on Sept. 14th

Oooh, if only it was released on September 11th.
That would've been awesome but I think since they always release cds on Tuesdays, they didn't have any other choice :whistle:

[linkin park 101]

I Thought They Broke Up? oh well this rocks

and there going to add a track maybe onto Rock Against Bush:vol 2 also cool :rawk: :rawk: :rawk: :rawk:

[Whimsicality]

Originally posted by linkin park 101@May 25 2004, 04:03 AM
I Thought They Broke Up? oh well this rocks

and there going to add a track maybe onto Rock Against Bush:vol 2 also cool :rawk: :rawk: :rawk: :rawk:
That was just a rumor (them breaking up, not the Rock Against Bush thing).


And on topic.... #### YEAH! :D

[arT saveS]

Originally posted by twicethetrouble+May 25 2004, 08:08 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (twicethetrouble @ May 25 2004, 08:08 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin--linkin park 101@May 25 2004, 04:03 AM
I Thought They Broke Up? oh well this rocks

and there going to add a track maybe onto Rock Against Bush:vol 2 also cool :rawk:* :rawk:* :rawk:* :rawk:
That was just a rumor (them breaking up, not the Rock Against Bush thing).


And on topic.... #### YEAH! :D [/b][/quote]
I think Alex needs to take the " :rawk: " off....

Oh, and Green Day is great.

[coley8605]

they've already got 60 new songs and are narrowing them down... laaaaa *excitement*

[Doctor Manhattan]

Originally posted by Omar A+May 24 2004, 10:47 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Omar A @ May 24 2004, 10:47 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin--Casey@May 24 2004, 05:12 PM
"American Idiot"

released on Sept. 14th

Oooh, if only it was released on September 11th.
That would've been awesome but I think since they always release cds on Tuesdays, they didn't have any other choice :whistle: [/b][/quote]
It's possible to release a CD on another day, I just don't see why anyone would. :lol:

[Dedicated]

Cool.


And released 2 days after my birthday (As albums are released a day earlier in the UK) :D .

[Danielle]

YAY! thats somethign to look forward to. Greenday are great. :D

[Adam]

CANT WAIT
:rawk: (w00t) :rawk: (w00t)

[Hybrid_Bunny]

From MTV.com (http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1488034/20040528/green_day.jhtml):

They may have taken the world by storm in 1994, revitalizing punk rock for the mainstream, but Green Day long ago passed the torch to younger bands like Simple Plan and Good Charlotte.

So while their old pals in the Offspring continue to score simple radio hits, Green Day have chosen to write eclectic songs for themselves and not necessarily the masses. The handful of tracks from their upcoming American Idiot that they've screened for the press show a band exploring form and function as it toys with song structures and recording techniques. Yet no matter how hard Green Day strive to escape their past, they're so in love with melody that even their nine-minute rock opera, "Jesus of Suburbia," can't help but be catchy.

The epic track encompasses a seemingly discordant range of styles including '50s rock and roll, '70s glam, '80s power pop and '90s punk. Easily the most ambitious piece Green Day have ever created, the song is broken into four sections: "I Don't Care," "City of the Damned," "Dearly Beloved" and "Tales From Another Broken Home." It begins with a rhythm and vocal structure that sounds like the Who covering Roy Orbison, and it gradually shifts into a piano-based melody augmented by guitars that slash through the mix. The pace picks up and the tune turns snotty as Billie Joe Armstrong snarls, "I don't care if you don't care" along with a soaring vocal harmony.

The next section is more riff-based with three-chord guitar punk savagery and typically bratty vocals. Then, just when you think Green Day are revisiting the glory days of Dookie, the guitars start to jangle and drummer Tre Cool plays a clanking glam beat over soaring "ooh-ahh-ooh" vocals and xylophone plinks. The opera starts to wrap up with a ripping rhythm, a flailing solo and a harmonized vocal that sounds almost exactly like Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire." Then it drops down with some delicate Elton John-style piano before building back to a colossal roar.

Other songs on American Idiot are also pretty unconventional even if they're under four minutes in length. The title track sounds like a hybrid of Social Distortion and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, as semi-distorted guitars saw in and out of tumbling drums, a sing-songy verse and another harmonized chorus, the lyrics of which criticize the average complacent American.

"On Holiday" starts out like an exultant and upbeat outtake from Warning, with shuffling drums, strummy guitars and "Hey! Hey!" vocals. Then it turns mean and political. "Don't criticize your government/ ... Kill all the f--s that don't agree," Armstrong spouts sarcastically through a megaphone.

"Are We the Waiting" is the closest Green Day will ever get to Guns N' Roses' "November Rain" without being satirical. And "St. Jimmy" is a fast and tuneful homage to the Ramones that makes up in exuberance what it lacks in originality.

Finally, for those who long for the sentimentality of the band's hit "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)," Green Day offer "Wake Me Up When September Ends," which might be sappy if it weren't for the guitar dynamics that make the band sound like a cross between the Who and Teenage Fanclub.

American Idiot is due in September.

[enfestid]

Originally posted by Casey@May 24 2004, 10:12 PM
"American Idiot"

released on Sept. 14th

Oooh, if only it was released on September 11th.
Please tell me you're joking. How would it being released on September 11th be a good thing? Very little, politically-charged, happened on September 11th. That would simply be a slap in the face to everyone who died on 9/11.

[DTF]

I don't like Green Day anymore, I grew out of that style of music. It's weird that my niece's friend is the cousin on Billy.

[Doctor Manhattan]

Originally posted by enfestid+Jun 4 2004, 10:50 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (enfestid @ Jun 4 2004, 10:50 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin--Casey@May 24 2004, 10:12 PM
"American Idiot"

released on Sept. 14th

Oooh, if only it was released on September 11th.
Please tell me you're joking. How would it being released on September 11th be a good thing? Very little, politically-charged, happened on September 11th. That would simply be a slap in the face to everyone who died on 9/11. [/b][/quote]
wasn't even a shot at the 9/11 ####. jesus christ.

you seriously look into things to much. stop trying to start ####, jesus. i was simply stating that the release date is awfully close to Sept. 11, and the title is American Idiot, which is kind of ironic.

I don't want a ####### debate with you, so I'm going to leave it at.