Comments on: CD Review: Green Day, “21st Century Breakdown”

By: jefito

jefito — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 04:40:53 +0000

A promo copy showed up here yesterday. I wasn't planning on listening to it, but maybe I will now.

By: Will

Will — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 04:08:08 +0000

I happened to think it was a good effort. Maybe not the greatest execution, but I also know that it's hard to write a good song – or even a good PART of a good song.

BTW, is anyone looking forward to the new Used record? They just released their new video and I'm digging the song…

By: jefito

jefito — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:40:53 +0000

A promo copy showed up here yesterday. I wasn't planning on listening to it, but maybe I will now.

By: Will

Will — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:08:08 +0000

I happened to think it was a good effort. Maybe not the greatest execution, but I also know that it's hard to write a good song – or even a good PART of a good song.

BTW, is anyone looking forward to the new Used record? They just released their new video and I'm digging the song…

By: jefito

jefito — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:40:53 +0000

A promo copy showed up here yesterday. I wasn't planning on listening to it, but maybe I will now.

By: Will

Will — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:08:08 +0000

I happened to think it was a good effort. Maybe not the greatest execution, but I also know that it's hard to write a good song – or even a good PART of a good song.

BTW, is anyone looking forward to the new Used record? They just released their new video and I'm digging the song…

By: Amy

Amy — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:34:21 +0000

Omg BillieJoe is Hor

By: allen

allen — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:14:22 +0000

One more note regarding The Who and Queen reference that Ted made.
Queen's big concept stuff, Night at the Opera, Queen II, that stuff all culminated in New of the World. The bombast would be gone. The same can be said for The Who. By 1980, weren't they done?
By the time The Who was 20 years old, their drummer had died and so had their relevance. (I don't recall much from them after 1987. except Broadway, but that was years away.
By the time Queen was 20 their lead singer was dead and their output was maudlin and boring at best.
Here are the three guys from Oakland, who have been playing together as a trio since 1992, but Dirnt and Armstrong have been recording since 1989. 20 years later and they have the number one album in the country? Not too shabby.
People forget that these kids are 37. Their interests will be different than they were in their 20s. But, gos a mighty, 20 years and not a true clunker on their resume. There's no "Hot Space" in their repertoire. Give them their due, I think.

By: Erica

Erica — Wed, 27 May 2009 10:14:16 +0000

I don't think it matter if the songs sound like some they've already done. Green Day's done so many different sounds, and done them well, that some have to sound similar. I admire they are getting older and pulling it together. I've been a huge fan from the second I heard When I Come Around on the radio and having heard every song they've ever made, I think 21st Century Breakdown was their next level, and I love it.

By: DavidMedsker

DavidMedsker — Sun, 24 May 2009 00:03:48 +0000

Oh, I'm not that Dave, so I'm afraid you've put no one in their place. I only felt compelled to comment on your comment because I was amused by your righteous anger over a CD review.