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Post by @DiegoMarcondes_ on May 7, 2009 22:38:24 GMT -5
THE ALBUM HAS LEAKED !!!
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Post by @DiegoMarcondes_ on May 7, 2009 22:49:00 GMT -5
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Post by @DiegoMarcondes_ on May 7, 2009 23:35:52 GMT -5
IMO is the album of the year! After listening to all songs I realize that aren't a good song... all songs are really GREAT!
Last Night On Earth is such a beautiful and emotional track! Before the Lobotomy is one of the best love it! Peacemaker cool "country" vibe! (Little Girl) love it single please! East Jesus Nowhere EPIC! Viva La Gloria not feeling this yet... but is great to. Christian's Inferno Love the intro! 21 guns EPIC!
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Post by jmac on May 8, 2009 16:38:11 GMT -5
This is album of the year.
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Post by pen on May 8, 2009 17:46:54 GMT -5
Album is sounding great to me so far.
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Post by fran182 on May 8, 2009 18:24:57 GMT -5
Good, really good album. :)
My only complain is that there are around 5 tracks that sound like nothing more than fillers...
I would prefer to see this album with just 11/12 tracks and the rest being bonus tracks but I must remember this is a concept album and probably all tracks have an important place in the record.
I don't think I'll ever like this as much as American Idiot which is one of those records that will always be really important to me. It was one of the albums that introduced me and put me interested in music.
No matter what, Green Day will always be one of my all-time favorite bands.
These are the tracks from 21st Century Breakdown that I like the most at the moment:
¡Viva La Gloria! (This one is probably my favorite. Love it!) 21st Century Breakdown Last Night On Earth East Jesus Nowhere Last Of The American Girls Restless Heart Syndrome Horseshoes And Handgrenades 21 Guns
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Post by aTunes on May 8, 2009 20:25:47 GMT -5
Very strong album, even if it is a bit AI pt. deux. I think 21 Guns is the only big hit outside of rock. Practically any song on the album could be an Alt smash though.
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Post by American Idiot on May 9, 2009 0:32:15 GMT -5
I'm loving these positive reviews because I haven't heard any of the new songs yet. I wish I was staying up for another hour so I could hear this album, but I actually have to get up early to order Green Day tickets tomorrow hehe. The only chance I've been able to go online over the past week has been at work where I can't stream audio so it'll have to wait until the morning. Ugh.
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Post by pen on May 9, 2009 0:42:27 GMT -5
You will love it.
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Post by fran182 on May 9, 2009 5:06:18 GMT -5
Right, if he loves American Idiot, he will at least like this one a lot... :)
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Post by American Idiot on May 9, 2009 10:51:33 GMT -5
Right, if he loves American Idiot, he will at least like this one a lot... :) I'm six songs in at the moment and even though I've only heard 1/3 of it, I may like it even better than American Idiot. I mean it's freaking GREEN DAY! I'm going to love it even if they're "banging on a trash can and drumming on a street light." I'll have to edit this post once I'm done. EDIT: My final take on this is that while I thought it was almost impossible, Green Day has created another masterpiece here that will definitely be one of my favorite albums for many years to come. I'm not sure if it tops "American Idiot" for me, but it's very close. It opens and closes perfectly and hell I have absolutely no complaints. Possible other singles I thought of are of course "21st Century Breakdown," "Last of The American Girls," and "21 Guns" (that may be my favorite song on the album).
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Post by PHOBES on May 9, 2009 13:36:13 GMT -5
I love how I'm the only person here that doesn't like "21 Guns." I feel so special, haha. Maybe I heard it wrong, but does he say: "1...21 guns"? "Run 21 guns"? Heck I don't know.
To me, this album makes AI look better than it has in a while, I think I'm gonna go listen to it now and pretend that it's 2004 again. Renting American Idiot from the library the week it was released so I could burn it because, being 14, I couldn't buy anything with the explicit label on it, lol.
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Post by pen on May 9, 2009 15:34:07 GMT -5
I love how I'm the only person here that doesn't like "21 Guns." I feel so special, haha. I suppose it's a little like being able to ride the short bus. And it's "One, 21 Guns".
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Post by Pipa on May 9, 2009 19:27:24 GMT -5
Renting American Idiot from the library the week it was released so I could burn it because, being 14, I couldn't buy anything with the explicit label on it, lol. What? I bought it myself when I was 13.
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Post by onefrayedrepublic on May 9, 2009 19:44:39 GMT -5
First PA album I ever bought as well. Purchased at 11:01AM the day of its release at a local Best Buy.
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Post by PHOBES on May 9, 2009 21:08:07 GMT -5
I love how I'm the only person here that doesn't like "21 Guns." I feel so special, haha. And it's "One, 21 Guns". So yeah, what the heck does it mean?
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Post by pen on May 9, 2009 21:10:09 GMT -5
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Post by PHOBES on May 9, 2009 21:13:22 GMT -5
I know what a 21-gun salute is, that much makes sense. It's the word before it that makes it seem awkward.
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Post by pen on May 9, 2009 21:33:29 GMT -5
Well it could either be
"One 21-guns" as a shorthand for a 21-gun salute. Or it could just be a repetition of that part of the number, like "One...twenty one".
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Post by PHOBES on May 9, 2009 21:35:13 GMT -5
My money's on repetition, it works, so why not?
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Post by pen on May 9, 2009 21:36:44 GMT -5
That's my motto!
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Post by unicorns on May 10, 2009 9:12:55 GMT -5
Great song! A lot better than that Foxboro Hot Tubs or whatever crap from last year.
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Post by Ron57 on May 10, 2009 22:15:25 GMT -5
My favorite songs so far. 21 Guns Peacemaker Last Night on Earth East Jesus Nowhere Before the Lobotomy Restless Heart Syndrome
Songs to skip over - Know Your Enemy (I just find it boring...it's the same three chords over and over) Last of the American Girls (No originality, imo.) Horseshoes and Handgrenades (I could see myself warming up to it, but I find nothing special about it yet)
Really great album, though. I'm excited to see what the next single will be. I'm guessing 21 Guns.
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Post by fran182 on May 11, 2009 15:40:00 GMT -5
Hmm, I remember that we compared Nickelback's All The Right Reasons to Dark Horse in terms of singles somewhere in Pulse.
Like for example, "Somethting In Your Mouth" being All The Right Reasons' "Animals". What about doing this with Green Day, especially considering American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown have a similar sound. It would be funny. :)
I will start:
American Idiot / 21st Century Breakdown
"American Idiot" / "Know Your Enemy" "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams" / "21 Guns" "Holiday" / "East Jesus Nowhere" "Wake Me Up When September Ends" / "Restless Heart Syndrome" "Jesus Of Suburbia" / "American Eulogy"
Those aren't my favorite songs from 21st Century Breakdown, neither those I think that will be singles, those are more like the songs from 21st Century Breakdown I would compare to American Idiot's singles.
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Post by Ron57 on May 11, 2009 15:44:27 GMT -5
Hmm, I remember that we compared Nickelback's All The Right Reasons to Dark Horse in terms of singles somewhere in Pulse. Like for example, "Somethting In Your Mouth" being All The Right Reasons' "Animals". What about doing this with Green Day, especially considering American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown have a similar sound. It would be funny. :) I will start: American Idiot / 21st Century Breakdown "American Idiot" / "Know Your Enemy" "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams" / "21 Guns" "Holiday" / "East Jesus Nowhere" "Wake Me Up When September Ends" / "Restless Heart Syndrome" "Jesus Of Suburbia" / "American Eulogy" Those aren't my favorite songs from 21st Century Breakdown, neither those I think that will be singles, those are more like the songs from 21st Century Breakdown I would compare to American Idiot's singles. I actually wouldn't mind that run of singles. Except I think they need to release Last Night On Earth and Viva La Gloria at some point.
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Post by PHOBES on May 11, 2009 22:35:12 GMT -5
"21 Guns" sounds more like WMUWSE than BoBD.
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Post by singingsparrow on May 12, 2009 15:35:44 GMT -5
I've just heard the album in its entirety, and I have to say they have accomplished what would have been very difficult to do................they have made an album superior overall to "American Idiot".
Without a doubt "American Idiot" will always be an excellent album but, more importantly, a cultural artifact that will stand the tests of time..........whereas I stand by my prediction that "21st Century Breakdown" won't be nearly as successful as "American Idiot" for the simple fact that the demographics Green Day primarily resonate to are in an optimistic, hopeful state of mind overall presently, in contrast to the middle of the Bush years.
That said, "21st Century Breakdown" is a better album overall because, while "American Idiot" was unquestionably ambitious from both a storytelling and musical perspective compared to much of their previous catalog, it nonetheless musically felt familiar to listeners who grew up listening to them. They still relied from beginning to end on three power chord-structured crunches and melodies, albeit with more epic aim, and didn't necessarily wear their other influences out on their sleeves.
Here, they clearly exercise their other musical influences. I perceived Beatles influences on "Last Night On Earth", 70's arena-rock sensibilities on "21 Guns", some psychedelia on "Last Of The American Girls", some of the dirtier, darker dimensions of the early Los Angeles punk scene in "Horseshoes and Handgrenades", etc. Their traditional song structure is undoubtedly palpable on most numbers, but their other influences festoon most of the songs very well as well, without feeling forced or dabbled on as though they're copying and pasting them over their standard sound.
Lyrically, they also sound as focused as ever. I know how some will lament the absence of their sense of humor on this album, which you could even hint at times on "American Idiot" (like on that tongue-in-cheek section in "Homecoming" where a friend brags in a letter about his new rock and roll life) but they sound, overall, just as concise as they did on "Dookie" particularly, and thus carry through.
"21st Century Breakdown" is a brilliant album, and I hope I'm proven wrong about how it will perform commercially. I just think most of Generation Y, and much of Generation X to a somewhat lesser extent, isn't in much of an anger and angst mood presently, and are rather looking forward hopefully for better days, thus this album won't be nearly as solid a read of younger demographics' attitudes like "American Idiot" pinpointed perfectly.
Sincerely, Noah Eaton
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Post by singingsparrow on May 12, 2009 17:58:09 GMT -5
"21 Guns" sounds more like WMUWSE than BoBD. I'd have to say musically it sounds closer to "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams" overall, but the intro and outro are more reminiscent of "Wake Me Up When September Ends". "21 Guns" is definitely their best bet for a mainstream hit this era, although "Last Night On Earth" could also really resonate if lightly polished for radio. Sincerely, Noah Eaton
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Post by singingsparrow on May 12, 2009 18:06:24 GMT -5
Hmm, I remember that we compared Nickelback's All The Right Reasons to Dark Horse in terms of singles somewhere in Pulse. Like for example, "Somethting In Your Mouth" being All The Right Reasons' "Animals". What about doing this with Green Day, especially considering American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown have a similar sound. It would be funny. :) I will start: American Idiot / 21st Century Breakdown "American Idiot" / "Know Your Enemy" "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams" / "21 Guns" "Holiday" / "East Jesus Nowhere" "Wake Me Up When September Ends" / "Restless Heart Syndrome" "Jesus Of Suburbia" / "American Eulogy" Those aren't my favorite songs from 21st Century Breakdown, neither those I think that will be singles, those are more like the songs from 21st Century Breakdown I would compare to American Idiot's singles. While I strongly agree overall with your (more or less) album track parallels with singles from the previous era here, regarding the point following your post about this even making a great single release strategy, I would set up the singles like this: * 1: "Know Your Enemy"2: "21 Guns" (Obvious follow-up choice) 3: "Before The Lobotomy" (Personal favorite this era, with an epic feel yet also carries through as a strong single) 4: "Last Night On Earth" (With light polishing, this could make an effective crossover release) 5: "Horseshoes And Handgrenades" (End the era with something fierce) * Sincerely, Noah Eaton
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Post by when the pawn... on May 12, 2009 18:12:36 GMT -5
I didnt think the bullet would stay this strong for weeks after the debut. This is doing reallllly well on Alt.
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