American Idiot

September 29th, 2004 Chris
Tags: movies/music | 1 Comment »

Despite the title, this post isn’t about Bush. Surprised?

Don’t have time for much today, but I wanted to recommend the new Green Day album, “American Idiot”. The title track is exactly what you’d expect from Green Day – fast paced and catchy (which is why it’s their first single). There are several other songs in this general category as well, but Tracks 2 and 12 are what really caught my attention.

They’re nine minute long tracks, almost reminiscent of rock ballads, complete with melody and thematic changes. But the cool thing is, they don’t sound anything like the old-school ballads from, say, Aerosmith or Meatloaf. (In other words, they don’t suck!). “Jesus of Suburbia” is especially cool, IMHO:

Everyone is so full of shit
Born and raised by hypocrites
Hearts recycled but never saved
From the cradle to the grave

We are the kids of war and peace
From Anaheim to the middle east
We are the stories and disciples
Of the Jesus of suburbia

Pick this one up, if you get the chance.