Album · Released 21 September 2004
American Idiot
Green Day make a useful discovery on American Idiot: a song can get much bigger without losing its basic urgency. The record stretches from short punk attacks to long sequences with piano, changing tempos and several different sections. At its best, the ambition gives familiar strengths more room to work. The title track needs very little space. Its clipped guitar attack and impatient vocal establish the anger immediately. Holiday gives that…
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American IdiotOur album review · 13 April 2026
9.0 