This was *THE* BEST reaction/review/commentary I've seen, Fr Fr!!! And Thank you for giving respect to the talent behind this punk masterpiece!!! Very well done!!! I watched all 40 minutes of this video without skipping any parts and REALLY appreciate the lyrical breakdown as it even gave ME, a Green Day fan, more perspective and meaning to it!!!
i remember being in middle school in my angst years playing this album, it was about rebellion back then now i’m older and i truly appreciate the story told, the album is a masterpiece playing with Love and Hate
Jesus of Suburbia is the tragic tale of American youth. The tragic heroes of youth forever seeking freedom from oppresors yet we all posses some achilles heel. I feel like this song reflects some of what was going on inside me that I kept down inside.
You mentioned it was a masterpiece and I agree, it's basically the "Bohemian Rhapsody" of alternative rock. The transitions, range, and lyricism are all of the highest caliber.
I grew up with Billie Joe and Mike! Billie Joe and I sang together in talent shows and fashion shows for his mother’s work when we were kids! Billie Joe is a musical prodigy from day one as someone who has known him since 4th grade!🥰🥰
Christian, YES! I have the original recording on a 45 record that I purchased from Fiat Music, which was where he took lessons from Mrs. Fiateroni! Unfortunately, now I need a new turntable! 🥰
I've seen Green Day live twice whether you love them or hate them they put on a phenomenal live show its almost 3 hours of non stop songs and energy they are incredible
I think it speaks to the emptiness of the suburbs and helicopter parenting. No obstacles to overcome and no personal growth and an empty life. It's a disadvantage in of itself. The inability to grow and have an independent life.
Yep. It's basically the twenty-year-displaced sequel to Rush's "Subdivisions." Which is,of course, its own sequel to Malvina Reynolds' "Little Boxes." It's all about the manufactured emptiness of modern middle-class living. The Marxist interpretation is that it's the result of alienation, from labor, neighbors, and ultimate from family and existence.
There were hella complaints about how simple Dirnt’s bass lines were this album and after. I firmly believe if Dirnt played literally anything else on this record, it would not sound anywhere nearly as powerful as it does. It was a smart choice to let the words tells the story, but set the tone with the instruments.
@@lixak6307 I think he said he thought of and in the same session forgot the bassline to that song because he was so high and really struggled to remember it. Hilarious considering how iconic that bassline is
You guys have a gift for taking songs I have listened to probably a hundred times over the years and offering a whole new perspective or fresh take on the song that I had never considered. I love the deep dive you guys take into the lyrics and what your interpretation of the meaning is. You really take the time to discuss it together which can bring a deeper appreciation for a song, even if you don’t personally like it that much. On top of that I’ve gotten to discover a few songs from my favorite genres that I’d never heard of and are now top of my playlist. It’s a hell of a community you guys have built!
19:30 the reason you feel it sounds like that is because the first section of this song uses a chord progression that was very popular in the 1950's. A good example for one of those songs to use this chord progression would be "Earth Angel"
I think I've heard Billie say this was his favorite song he's worked on, he seems like he's really proud of it as he should be, they play it at every show since it came out, I saw them do it at Petco Park in San Diego back in August, was a good time.
I was at Petco too! Even though it was almost the last song of like 6 or 7 hours, everybody in the crowd still had so much energy. It was definitely one of the best experiences of my life
The multi-act play structure of this song is genius and is precisely why this translated so well to the Broadway stage and their eventual Tony Awards. As you say, it's not everybody's cup of tea but you can't deny the creative talent on display. Ryan's summation of the importance of verse 5 is spot on. "From Anaheim to the Middle East" - there are lost children everywhere. Millions of them.
It was interesting how two grown man on the other side of the World would react to this song. From my experience, I've heard this in 2005, when I was 14, and it was life changing for sure. I can't find a song to represent my generation better then thus.
I’m so glad y’all gave this song its due diligence. It’s personally one of my favorite songs ever, and I love that you two are open minded enough to give it the respect it deserves. Great commentary throughout, guys. Amazing.
This is what I call a Cinematic song. It's a big song following a story of a kid who just doesn't care about the world. Another song in this album I think has this feel as well is Homecoming.
As a person who lived in this era, this album really helped me through a lot of internal struggles. I think as an adult looking back at this song again after not hearing it for a while, it’s even more prophetic. Grew up with a single mother not home because she hustled at work to make sure we had “enough” to where it actually was excess in some cases. Got into drugs at the age of 12, and lived a life that most kids dreamed about. The suffering was enormous though because the risk of being able to do whatever you wanted was so great, that getting in trouble with the law, being misunderstood, and swimming in the abyss of meaninglessness was inevitable. As a father of three, I try to make sure my relationship with my partner is healthy and trying to not overwork ourselves has been key so we can sustain a healthy living. Fostering love and emotional support while always being physically present with my kids is our primary goal. Much love to you Lost In Vegas!
Damn that's like my life story......mine was a single dad who worked 3pm to 11pm with an hour commute and a shit ton of mandatory 16 hr shifts. Me and my older brother were home alone alot and constantly doing whatever we wanted. Never got in a lot of actual trouble but became masters of deception. We would have 5 to 10 ppl at our house most days and smoke tons of weed, I tried coke at 13 thankfully never got hooked on it. And was running with the 20 somethings when I was 13 and 14, going to parties and living it up. We would leave our wood stove door open so the house smelled like wood smoke to cover up the smell of the pot. We certainly didn't have a bunch but dad worked his butt off to make sure we had what we needed. But lord did we ever take advantage of those circumstances. Now as a mom to teens they are nothing like I was and I look at them and swell with pride. Knowing that sometimes money isn't everything and being there for them really means so much makes a huge difference. Our dad lived us but he wasn't financially able to take a break or find a job with shorter hours. I still won't smoke a cigarette in front of him or say a curse word bc I respect him so much but sometimes I wish the relationship I had with him as a small child had lasted till I was at least 18.
@@caseys9310 Thanks for sharing your experience! It was a really strange time. Most of the kids in my town were in the same situation. The drugs were so intense within the school that they relocated the police station from less than a mile down the road to building one on the school property. I hope most of the kids I grew up with are doing better with their lives now and have good relationships with their parents. Your children are very lucky to have a parent that took her experiences with a conscious lens and made decisions with a positive impact. Much love to you! Hope your family’s journey is fulfilling!
I was 13 going to my very first concert ever with a friend, and it was Green Day's American Idiot tour. Green Day was like the gospel for me during those years, and I'm 31 now. Hell, Green Day still moves me to this day! First time I thought a band was physically speaking to me, First songs I ever learnt on Guitar, First time I ever felt loved and caressed by music... Green Day just spoke to me on such a deeper level than any physical human being ever could! Words literally cannot describe how Green Day made me feel as a teen... Even still, I get emotional thinking back to those days in my life. I think everyone will agree, Green day got us all through the hard times in our lives!!!
This song gets really The Who about it. Super rock opera-esque. The whole album was definitely presented as a rock opaer, and the deluxe CD edition came in a diary with lyrics, and corresponding journal entries from the Jesus of suburbia character.
Ryan's takes are fantastic here 😀. Especially when he highlights: ''Everyone's so full of shit Born and raised by hypocrites Hearts recycled, but never saved From the cradle to the grave'' Good ear, Ryan. Love ya. I was addicted to this album, back when it released. Not a bad song on it. Bangers ! Never really listened to anything Green Day had done, before this. The crossover of this 50s-60s sound with punk-rock. Brilliant. One of my fav albums of the past 2 decades. We're getting older, folks.
Funny you mentioned that it sounds like Doo-Wop because Green Day was very influenced by the Ramones (arguably the first Punk band), and the Ramones were heavily influenced by 50's and 60's doo-wop and girl groups like the Ronettes and the Shangri-Las.
It’s their bohemian rhapsody, I will always remember the indescribable feeling I felt the first time I ever heard this after years of being a Green Day fan, it was like they just morphed and evolved into one of the best bands there is, whether you dig their music or not
I listened to a lot of stuff. From Heavy Metal to Hip Hop, but everything started with Green Day and I’m still the type o fan waiting to the next album anxiously. Green Day has a unique and special place in my heart.
The fact that I was a suburban teen in England when they released to and it spoke to my life too shows just how well this band nailed it - from the other side of the planet!
I have a soft spot in my heart for this album. The first song I learned on guitar was a Green Day song! Other classic green day songs you all should hit are Basket Case and When I Come Around.
This is probably Green Day's magnum opus, even if other songs are much more known. I haven't been keeping up with what they've been doing in the last decade or so, but I was all over their 90's and 2000's stuff for years and, even if I don't listen to them much today, I still think they had great writting chops. Though I would also say they're not exactly your typical punk band. They started out with an energetic and (I guess) 'pop' punk sound and gradually changed to a more alternative and often mellower rock style. All I'm saying is that it's not at all surprising that someone who doesn't like punk in general would be able to enjoy many of Green Day's songs.
Fun little detail: most of the west-coast punk bands of the late '80s through early aughts took a page from Johnny Rotten's book and kept it simple, aggressive, conversational, and immediate; Green Day, by contrast, took more inspiration from The Clash in terms of leaning more towards vulnerable melodic expression and storytelling. From a naïve view, it almost parallels the east/west split in early hip-hop
Haven't heard this song in about 13 years and I found myself still singing all the words. Arguably their best song, the other long track on the album doesn't hit like this to me. Thanks for the nostalgia trip guys
As a suburban teenager of the 90's, who joined the army and found myself in Iraq in 2004 (a real kid of war & peace) I bought this album at the PX in Baghdad on a whim. I probably listened to it 5000 times during that year. As an only casual fan of Green Day up to that point, I was totally never expecting an album from them to speak to my soul as much as they did. In my opinion, they did a masterful job of really capturing a whole set of feelings, emotions, and points of view from a particular segment of my generation. Suburban kids who looked around and could clearly see something here is terribly, terribly fucking wrong. A whole network of lies and plastic ideologies that are leading to a very bad outcome. I'd argue that so far, recent history seems to have largely proven those feelings to be accurate. I certainly felt that way when I was actively engaged in that clusterfuck of a bullshit war I served in... I am eternally grateful to this band for helping me maintain my sanity during a very insane period of time. "Letterbomb" is one of my faves off that album.
This was released in the middle of the "Loudness Wars" of Record Production too, but it's an example of it done really well. Something about the production of this, it already sounds super loud, but it just makes you want to turn it up more and more lol. It really lends itself to being absolutely blasted out of your speakers.
Such great song writers. Billy writes some of the best books in modern music. I got the chance to hang out with them back in their early days before fame hit them and they are good dudes, down to earth. At least they were back then (late 80s/early 90s).
21st Century Breakdown Tour, tickets cost about 40 bucks when other bands of that stature were charging $200+. The show was packed and the performance was awesome. They were clearly still having a good time. Mad respect for not going full Metallica and fleecing the masses for all they're worth
Lost In Vegas is LONG overdue to start doing reactions of punk music. There’s so much out there and it’s all just as different from each other as bands are in the world of metal, hip-hop or jazz. Black Flag, Bad Brains, Fugazi, Butthole Surfers, Dead Kennedys are just a few examples.
Hell yeah Butthole Surfers!! Although you could call them Butthole genre, not necessarily punk, or metal, or alternative. Butthole Surfers are more "I'm on acid, let's make music!"
absolutely love this song. they play like 7 different songs in this one and each part could be its own full length song honestly. my favorite part personally is Dearly Beloved
Metal fan here. For a '90s kid, this was the entrance door to a whole new world of resistance and free thinking spirit. This song will always have a space in my heart. Cheers from Lisbon, Portugal.
So glad you guys did this! Just so you know, Jesus of Suburbia is the 9 minute track at the beginning of the album, and another track you guys mentioned, Homecoming, is the other 9 minute track at the end of the same album. I'd recommend that one just as much as this!!!
Great choice! I always felt like this is what Metallica would right if they were a pop punk band. Smooth transitions, pace changes, different styles in the same song and very deep lyrics. It is indeed a masterpiece.
The “doo-wop” reference was accurate as hell. Someone told me once that this album without distortion is similar to The Beach Boys. Now I can’t I unhear it.
This track and album still hold a special place in my mind. I was 15 when it came out, still feeling all those crappy teenage-angst feelings and then found this album that somehow spoke to me (just as you both touched on). Also introduced a young me to the fact that songs can be over 4 minutes long and still hold your attention, eventually leading me to some proggier stuff. Love it.
This is a symphony. Period. As someone who was definitey the target audience for this, I listened to this album on repeat for almost a year straight. It absolutely tweaked a tuning fork in the collective hearts of a large swath of people who had no idea how to explain that we were hurting, when we weren't even sure that we were allowed to hurt in the first place.
That's a fairly interesting take that Ryan did on the lyrics. The lines "We are the kids of war and peace/From Anaheim to the middle east" struck me totally different though. I always thought it was a reference to US involvement in Iraq War, as touching how the general hypocrisy wasn't only something in their family homes but also expanded to a whole country geopolitics.
Acho que é exatamente isso, Gabriel. Eles não tinham o contexto do álbum inteiro, que fala sobre as guerras do governo Bush, especialmente a do Iraque, e o clima cultural dos EUA naquele momento da história. Ainda assim eles fazem uma análise muito interessante e são muito perspicazes
You're absolutely right about it sounding like a 1950s pop/doo-wop song. Green Day uses the same chord progression as a ton of those songs: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%2750s_progression#:~:text=The%20'50s%20progression%20(also%20known,%E2%80%93Am%E2%80%93F%E2%80%93G.
I loved this reaction, wow. Green Day has been my #1 band for almost 18 years now, I've seen them live 4 times (soon to be 5) and 4 of my tattoos have their lyrics on them (lyrics from WMUWSE, X-Kid, Deadbeat Holiday and Homecoming), they are an incredible band with such a rich history and a stellar back catalogue. I first heard this song when my grandmother bought me a copy of American Idiot in 2005, from the first listen I was hooked. I listened to it multiple times a day and read the lyric booklet every time I listened to the album. I was a lonely kid from a broken home, and the first time I heard the lyrics "And there's nothing wrong with me; This is how I'm supposed to be; In a land of make-believe that don't believe in me", it awakened something in my soul, it spoke to me in a way I had never experienced before. For the first time in my life I felt like someone understood me, and that's something that I'll never ever forget. It changed me. Anyway wow sorry for rambling, just know these guys are so much more than 'another early 2000s pop punk band', they've changed the lives of countless people, and have given a lot of scared little kids a sense of belonging. Some other songs (less mainstream) that I *highly* recommend: Homecoming X-Kid She Coming Clean East Jesus Nowhere Going to Pasalacqua One for the Razorbacks Still Breathing Restless Heart Syndrome Are We The Waiting/St. Jimmy
I was 26. I’d been a big fan of punk back in the early-mid 80’s (Black Flag, Misfits, The Freeze etc etc) . I got Dookie as a cutout when I worked in a record store & it was the first thing I’d heard in quite some time that actually sounded like punk again. The other cutouts I took home that day was Counting Crows’ August & Everything After and Sarah McLachlan’s Fumbling Towards Ecstasy, so it was a good haul.
It's funny that you mention this song is a team effort. I'm not sure where I read it but there was an interview with Billie Joe - the singer and guitarist - in which he explained that this song, in particular, was pieced together from snippets that each of the three members wrote separately. The work was literally divided up between the members, they came back together, stitched this song together and somehow came out with an amazing epic.
You sure you're not misremembering it with "Homecoming"? The other 4 part track in the album? That's where Mike and Tre have their lead vocal parts. Although, i'm sure the same process was made for this one too, more or less. When it comes to the writing of the instruments, at least
Never been a huge Greenday fan but always loved this song - Its crazy that ryan said it might be a masterpiece because at the beginning of the song when you guys were kicking back and laughing at it I was like this song a low-key masterpiece haha
I would like to see you guys react to My Chemical Romance if you strayed away from 2000’s sound. I’ve seen other reactors but not many do them and say the strayed from listening to them assuming it was “only emo” but once listening now, are completely shocked at what they really bring to the table. Would love to see you give them a try. Welcome to the Black Parade is probably their most famous but they have many good ones. That whole album is actually a concept album which is phenomenal when you learn the story.
i second this ! however which era of mcr would you say they should start with ? early stuff is my favorite but black parade is probably their peak in artistry imo
@@Flux_Zero Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge and Welcome to the Black Parade are my personal two favorite albums from them. For those that don’t know them and from that time I think Black Parade itself would be a good start or even You know what they do to guys like us in prison
Man Green day started my whole journey… Remember hearing them for the first time while playing Tony Hawk , Holiday is still one of my fav songs! And now more than 10 years later because of the punk rock genre Im listening to all types of metal like tech death and prog and everything in between… i owe them a lot
Oh wow I clicked on this so fast. Green Day's best song, imo. And the best reactors on UA-cam. Edited 32min later... Ryan, those are my favorite lines as well. Def badass. I kinda scream them each listen. Oh and I'm in my 50s 😆
You guys definitely pick the right song. This is by far the most quintessential Green Day song. I bought this album as a kid and my dad actually asked to borrowed it from me. When he brought it back he made it clear this was his favorite song.
This song was written for a generation of preteens and teenagers in the early 2000's. I, grew up with this entire album. It defined my childhood and adolescence.
This album came out around the time my best friend was making his 2nd tour through Iraq. He said this album stayed on his headphones riding through the desert on the back of a humvee. The message of the album is very poignant when it comes to soldiers and the conflict during that time
The whole album is amazing and the follow up 21st century breakdown, Revolution Radio is one of their best imo i count these albums as a trilogy as they have similar themes. This is the Green Day i love and what we need more of.
Green Day was definitely a huge factor when I was growing up. My love for Green Day at the time got me more into more standard punk rock and I'm very thankful it did, because it really opened up my musical tastes. If you ever decide to check out some more punk rock, you guys HAVE to check out The Decline by NOFX. The song structure is very similar to this song, and one of the longest I know in punk rock at 18:21, and can hit pretty hard with its topics as well.
The "Anaheim to the Middle East" bar is a banger cause they replace Anaheim with local cities or countries when they play it live and it obvs kills lol
You guys picked up on allot of themes in the song and the story it tells, i would love if you guys listened to the rest of the album and what kinda story you would pull from it and how you could interrupt. This album came out when i was a teen and it hit me on so many levels.
Pop punk definitely has roots in old school rock and roll pop songs! Good observation. They took a winning formula melodically and made it fast and heavier
You guys are really something else. Cut from a different cloth. Ryan and George, I appreciate you guys. I’m not even a huge music aficionado. I just like music because of the way it makes me feel and I enjoy learning. Your channel is one of my favorites because it’s two fold. You guys allow me to learn a deeper meaning to songs lyrics that I may not have normally put a second thought into. And I find myself discovering new types of musical genre’s because I enjoy watching you guys break everything down. Cheers to you guys.
If you will indulge me. The first time I heard this whole album was in the back of a jeep on head phones. In a was 19, the record was released that week And just Buried a Grandfather I had never met. I was driving home to northern Wisconsin from Indianapolis Indiana. I stopped in Chicago. Bought the Album and repeated the album the whole drive. It was big record for me. This full album is a masterpiece. I reflected on my youth and teen years, my mothers murder, my friends going to war (we invaded Iraq the day before my 18th birthday. I lost a few friends to war), I took stock of my actions and my small drug use. This was freaking massive for people my age.
This whole album is awesome and should be read as one piece of work. Also this came out right after the start of the war in Iraq, and this was they saying how it was all bullshit.
This is my favorite song of all time. American Idiot is a whole is very possibly the best rock album of the 2000's. It's a cohesive, expressionist masterpiece from start to finish. The magnum opus of a group of wiley punks who grew into something more conscious and aware. Masterpiece really is the word.
Just saw them this summer. They were on my bucket list and all I have to say is that they are so good live!! I grew up with Green Day. Always liked them but after seeing them live.. wow!! Amazing!!
I’m 23 and this song was the anthem to my childhood, got this for Christmas when I was 12 and this was my favourite song on the album. Honestly nearly brings me to tears how much I’ve been through listening to this song and album. Amazing commentary as usual guys thoroughly enjoyed this one!
THIS IS A ROCK OPERA, PLAIN AND SIMPLE,,,AND THIS ISTHE ONLY REACTION IVE EVER SEEN TO THIS FREAKIN CLASSIC CLASSIC..YOU HAVE A N E W SUBSCRIBER GENTLEMEN!!
Was never a big fan of Green Day although there are songs I do enjoy. I hadn't heard this one before and wow - it is kind of a masterpiece as you said! I knew lots of these kids back in high school. Didn't stay friends with them after school, so don't know how they made out long-term... But I think this song really speaks to those of us that lived through high school in the 90's! Thanks for doing this one, guys!
This song is an opera all by itself. Not a huge fan of theirs overall but this song is an amazing achievement. There's a similarly amazing song off of one of their more recent album called Forever Now that has many different parts in it like this one does
Yes! Revolution Radio is actually a full concept album too! It shocks me that so many haven’t latched onto it yet. Forever Now is a really incredible track from an incredible album.
Thanks for doing this song, it reminded me of what a masterpiece it is.... Its an epic... The musicianship is next level especially the drumming for me.
Have been anticipating you guys doing this song for so so long as, as you said, 'it's a masterpiece'. Do yourselves a favour and watch the live version of this song [official live version] performed at the Reading Festival in England..... fucking amazing performance! 👏
My youngest daughter was a Green Day fan in HS. When they were performing in Orlando, I got tickets for both of us and I signed her out from school and we went early to get a good spot on line. It was a great show. My Chemical Romance opened for them. My daughter was also a fan of their music. So in both cases, I knew the the music and generally enjoyed it. Green Day performed every song on this album. And this part of the album is sort of a mini rock opera.
This album was actually done on Broadway as a musical and the whole album itself is one big musical production. Its all one story. Its an amazing thing
Omg Jawbreaker. Never thought I'd even hear them mentioned being reviewed these days!!!! Dear You is the album 💖 I was kind of accidentally on stage with Green Day during this tour in Dublin. I wasn't old enough to go without a parent and my mom volunteered me🤣
man, you guys hit the nail on the head so well. You're analysis was absolutely excellent. I feel like I'm the world's biggest Green Day fan, and your fresh look at it has given me things to think about. A new perspective is always such a great thing to hear and consider, Bravo. Absolutely. You've got a new fan in me, can't wait to see more of your stuff!
This is an older Patreon exclusive release guys fyi. Thanks for watching!
I'm sitting here thinking...man, I'm pretty sure I watched this before.
You guys should really make your individual playlists available on spotify, I'd love to see what music actually sticks with each you
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This was *THE* BEST reaction/review/commentary I've seen, Fr Fr!!! And Thank you for giving respect to the talent behind this punk masterpiece!!! Very well done!!! I watched all 40 minutes of this video without skipping any parts and REALLY appreciate the lyrical breakdown as it even gave ME, a Green Day fan, more perspective and meaning to it!!!
I agree it's a masterpiece. The whole album, actually.
The whole album tbh
Warning is also good
i remember being in middle school in my angst years playing this album, it was about rebellion back then
now i’m older and i truly appreciate the story told, the album is a masterpiece playing with Love and Hate
I had not listened to the album in multiple years but I basically still remember all of the lyrics while listening along, truly a nostalgic experience
Jesus of Suburbia is the tragic tale of American youth. The tragic heroes of youth forever seeking freedom from oppresors yet we all posses some achilles heel. I feel like this song reflects some of what was going on inside me that I kept down inside.
You mentioned it was a masterpiece and I agree, it's basically the "Bohemian Rhapsody" of alternative rock. The transitions, range, and lyricism are all of the highest caliber.
I've been saying this for years! Truly the Bohemian Rhapsody of punk
The same is said about Welcome to the Black Parade
That's a fair comparison
@@nzmarco they’re both worthy of that title, such good songs that are true stadium anthem masterpieces.
homecoming is definitely the bohemian rhapsody of alt rock
This whole album tells a story. That’s why it translated so well to broadway.
I'm not a huge Green Day fan but I've always loved this song and found it to be an incredible musical achievement
Yes,I agree
Same, their best song imo
The whole album was pretty good. I just love concept albums almost unconditionally.
What bands are you into, curious.
Yeah, I'm not a pop-punk guy (except Offspring; they slay), but I unabashedly love this entire album.
I grew up with Billie Joe and Mike! Billie Joe and I sang together in talent shows and fashion shows for his mother’s work when we were kids! Billie Joe is a musical prodigy from day one as someone who has known him since 4th grade!🥰🥰
Do you have any copies of his "Look For Love" 7" record by chance?
Christian, YES! I have the original recording on a 45 record that I purchased from Fiat Music, which was where he took lessons from Mrs. Fiateroni! Unfortunately, now I need a new turntable! 🥰
Nice mate
@@shellymarquez9320 had to get something to play all my records from the 80s haha
thats awesome! he seems like such a nice guy. Their music has helped me a lot growing up they are sooo good live too
I've seen Green Day live twice whether you love them or hate them they put on a phenomenal live show its almost 3 hours of non stop songs and energy they are incredible
Just saw them this year for the first time and they blew it out the water. So good live
I saw them live for their 21st Century Breakdown tour and it remains the best concert I've ever seen.
@@jasonthegreat49103 wish I coulda seen that tour
Saw em on the Bullet In A Bible tour, up there with NIN and Radiohead. Phenomenal show
@@sammich7141 wow...what a line up 🤯
I think it speaks to the emptiness of the suburbs and helicopter parenting. No obstacles to overcome and no personal growth and an empty life. It's a disadvantage in of itself. The inability to grow and have an independent life.
Yep. It's basically the twenty-year-displaced sequel to Rush's "Subdivisions." Which is,of course, its own sequel to Malvina Reynolds' "Little Boxes." It's all about the manufactured emptiness of modern middle-class living. The Marxist interpretation is that it's the result of alienation, from labor, neighbors, and ultimate from family and existence.
well said
True growth is a result of trying and failing. These are the lessons that stick.
as a bass player, Mike Dirnt went to town on this, it's a masterpiece
I'm a drummer who plays a bit of guitar. I love Dirnts playing on Insomniac.
@@glimpus like Tre cool 😎
I believe (and I’m paraphrasing) that Dirnt said his heartbeat is the baseline to Longview
There were hella complaints about how simple Dirnt’s bass lines were this album and after. I firmly believe if Dirnt played literally anything else on this record, it would not sound anywhere nearly as powerful as it does. It was a smart choice to let the words tells the story, but set the tone with the instruments.
@@lixak6307 I think he said he thought of and in the same session forgot the bassline to that song because he was so high and really struggled to remember it. Hilarious considering how iconic that bassline is
You guys have a gift for taking songs I have listened to probably a hundred times over the years and offering a whole new perspective or fresh take on the song that I had never considered. I love the deep dive you guys take into the lyrics and what your interpretation of the meaning is. You really take the time to discuss it together which can bring a deeper appreciation for a song, even if you don’t personally like it that much.
On top of that I’ve gotten to discover a few songs from my favorite genres that I’d never heard of and are now top of my playlist. It’s a hell of a community you guys have built!
19:30 the reason you feel it sounds like that is because the first section of this song uses a chord progression that was very popular in the 1950's. A good example for one of those songs to use this chord progression would be "Earth Angel"
I think I've heard Billie say this was his favorite song he's worked on, he seems like he's really proud of it as he should be, they play it at every show since it came out, I saw them do it at Petco Park in San Diego back in August, was a good time.
I was at Petco too! Even though it was almost the last song of like 6 or 7 hours, everybody in the crowd still had so much energy. It was definitely one of the best experiences of my life
The multi-act play structure of this song is genius and is precisely why this translated so well to the Broadway stage and their eventual Tony Awards. As you say, it's not everybody's cup of tea but you can't deny the creative talent on display. Ryan's summation of the importance of verse 5 is spot on. "From Anaheim to the Middle East" - there are lost children everywhere. Millions of them.
Very poignant observation re: 5th verse. Kudos
I THOROUGHLY appreciated that lyrical breakdown!!!
This album is a masterpiece, one of the best ever.
It was interesting how two grown man on the other side of the World would react to this song. From my experience, I've heard this in 2005, when I was 14, and it was life changing for sure. I can't find a song to represent my generation better then thus.
I’m so glad y’all gave this song its due diligence. It’s personally one of my favorite songs ever, and I love that you two are open minded enough to give it the respect it deserves.
Great commentary throughout, guys. Amazing.
This is what I call a Cinematic song. It's a big song following a story of a kid who just doesn't care about the world. Another song in this album I think has this feel as well is Homecoming.
@CYB3R2K30 lmao comment goes perfect with that profile picture
As a person who lived in this era, this album really helped me through a lot of internal struggles. I think as an adult looking back at this song again after not hearing it for a while, it’s even more prophetic. Grew up with a single mother not home because she hustled at work to make sure we had “enough” to where it actually was excess in some cases. Got into drugs at the age of 12, and lived a life that most kids dreamed about. The suffering was enormous though because the risk of being able to do whatever you wanted was so great, that getting in trouble with the law, being misunderstood, and swimming in the abyss of meaninglessness was inevitable. As a father of three, I try to make sure my relationship with my partner is healthy and trying to not overwork ourselves has been key so we can sustain a healthy living. Fostering love and emotional support while always being physically present with my kids is our primary goal.
Much love to you Lost In Vegas!
Damn that's like my life story......mine was a single dad who worked 3pm to 11pm with an hour commute and a shit ton of mandatory 16 hr shifts. Me and my older brother were home alone alot and constantly doing whatever we wanted. Never got in a lot of actual trouble but became masters of deception. We would have 5 to 10 ppl at our house most days and smoke tons of weed, I tried coke at 13 thankfully never got hooked on it. And was running with the 20 somethings when I was 13 and 14, going to parties and living it up. We would leave our wood stove door open so the house smelled like wood smoke to cover up the smell of the pot. We certainly didn't have a bunch but dad worked his butt off to make sure we had what we needed. But lord did we ever take advantage of those circumstances. Now as a mom to teens they are nothing like I was and I look at them and swell with pride. Knowing that sometimes money isn't everything and being there for them really means so much makes a huge difference. Our dad lived us but he wasn't financially able to take a break or find a job with shorter hours. I still won't smoke a cigarette in front of him or say a curse word bc I respect him so much but sometimes I wish the relationship I had with him as a small child had lasted till I was at least 18.
@@caseys9310 Thanks for sharing your experience! It was a really strange time. Most of the kids in my town were in the same situation. The drugs were so intense within the school that they relocated the police station from less than a mile down the road to building one on the school property. I hope most of the kids I grew up with are doing better with their lives now and have good relationships with their parents. Your children are very lucky to have a parent that took her experiences with a conscious lens and made decisions with a positive impact.
Much love to you!
Hope your family’s journey is fulfilling!
You sound like a great parent. Kudos.
I was 13 going to my very first concert ever with a friend, and it was Green Day's American Idiot tour. Green Day was like the gospel for me during those years, and I'm 31 now. Hell, Green Day still moves me to this day! First time I thought a band was physically speaking to me, First songs I ever learnt on Guitar, First time I ever felt loved and caressed by music... Green Day just spoke to me on such a deeper level than any physical human being ever could! Words literally cannot describe how Green Day made me feel as a teen... Even still, I get emotional thinking back to those days in my life. I think everyone will agree, Green day got us all through the hard times in our lives!!!
Jesus of Suburbia for Pop punk is the equivalent of Bohemian Rhapsody for Rock and Welcome to the Black Parade for Emo.
This song gets really The Who about it. Super rock opera-esque. The whole album was definitely presented as a rock opaer, and the deluxe CD edition came in a diary with lyrics, and corresponding journal entries from the Jesus of suburbia character.
100%; the whole album is heavily influenced by The Who. St. Jimmy is likely named after Jimmy from Quadrophenia.
EXACTLY! This album is very VERY influenced by The Who, who were themselves pretty proto-punk.
Ryan's takes are fantastic here 😀. Especially when he highlights:
''Everyone's so full of shit
Born and raised by hypocrites
Hearts recycled, but never saved
From the cradle to the grave''
Good ear, Ryan. Love ya.
I was addicted to this album, back when it released. Not a bad song on it. Bangers !
Never really listened to anything Green Day had done, before this.
The crossover of this 50s-60s sound with punk-rock. Brilliant. One of my fav albums of the past 2 decades.
We're getting older, folks.
Funny you mentioned that it sounds like Doo-Wop because Green Day was very influenced by the Ramones (arguably the first Punk band), and the Ramones were heavily influenced by 50's and 60's doo-wop and girl groups like the Ronettes and the Shangri-Las.
And in 21st century breakdown you get that sort of 50’s rock a billy vibe
It’s their bohemian rhapsody, I will always remember the indescribable feeling I felt the first time I ever heard this after years of being a Green Day fan, it was like they just morphed and evolved into one of the best bands there is, whether you dig their music or not
I listened to a lot of stuff. From Heavy Metal to Hip Hop, but everything started with Green Day and I’m still the type o fan waiting to the next album anxiously. Green Day has a unique and special place in my heart.
The fact that I was a suburban teen in England when they released to and it spoke to my life too shows just how well this band nailed it - from the other side of the planet!
I have a soft spot in my heart for this album. The first song I learned on guitar was a Green Day song! Other classic green day songs you all should hit are Basket Case and When I Come Around.
Yas ,love the classic Green Day Hits
She is also a good one they most likely haven't heard
boulevard of broken dreams was my first song on drums
Gotta do Longview
Just say Dookie
This is probably Green Day's magnum opus, even if other songs are much more known.
I haven't been keeping up with what they've been doing in the last decade or so, but I was all over their 90's and 2000's stuff for years and, even if I don't listen to them much today, I still think they had great writting chops.
Though I would also say they're not exactly your typical punk band. They started out with an energetic and (I guess) 'pop' punk sound and gradually changed to a more alternative and often mellower rock style. All I'm saying is that it's not at all surprising that someone who doesn't like punk in general would be able to enjoy many of Green Day's songs.
Totally agree. This is like Bohemian Rapsody for Queen. Green day are awesome.
This and Homecoming
Fun little detail: most of the west-coast punk bands of the late '80s through early aughts took a page from Johnny Rotten's book and kept it simple, aggressive, conversational, and immediate; Green Day, by contrast, took more inspiration from The Clash in terms of leaning more towards vulnerable melodic expression and storytelling. From a naïve view, it almost parallels the east/west split in early hip-hop
Haven't heard this song in about 13 years and I found myself still singing all the words. Arguably their best song, the other long track on the album doesn't hit like this to me. Thanks for the nostalgia trip guys
I think Jesus of Suburbia and Letterbomb are Green Day's best tbh
As a suburban teenager of the 90's, who joined the army and found myself in Iraq in 2004 (a real kid of war & peace) I bought this album at the PX in Baghdad on a whim. I probably listened to it 5000 times during that year. As an only casual fan of Green Day up to that point, I was totally never expecting an album from them to speak to my soul as much as they did. In my opinion, they did a masterful job of really capturing a whole set of feelings, emotions, and points of view from a particular segment of my generation. Suburban kids who looked around and could clearly see something here is terribly, terribly fucking wrong. A whole network of lies and plastic ideologies that are leading to a very bad outcome. I'd argue that so far, recent history seems to have largely proven those feelings to be accurate. I certainly felt that way when I was actively engaged in that clusterfuck of a bullshit war I served in...
I am eternally grateful to this band for helping me maintain my sanity during a very insane period of time.
"Letterbomb" is one of my faves off that album.
This was released in the middle of the "Loudness Wars" of Record Production too, but it's an example of it done really well. Something about the production of this, it already sounds super loud, but it just makes you want to turn it up more and more lol. It really lends itself to being absolutely blasted out of your speakers.
Such great song writers. Billy writes some of the best books in modern music. I got the chance to hang out with them back in their early days before fame hit them and they are good dudes, down to earth. At least they were back then (late 80s/early 90s).
21st Century Breakdown Tour, tickets cost about 40 bucks when other bands of that stature were charging $200+. The show was packed and the performance was awesome. They were clearly still having a good time. Mad respect for not going full Metallica and fleecing the masses for all they're worth
Lost In Vegas is LONG overdue to start doing reactions of punk music. There’s so much out there and it’s all just as different from each other as bands are in the world of metal, hip-hop or jazz. Black Flag, Bad Brains, Fugazi, Butthole Surfers, Dead Kennedys are just a few examples.
Hell yeah Butthole Surfers!! Although you could call them Butthole genre, not necessarily punk, or metal, or alternative. Butthole Surfers are more "I'm on acid, let's make music!"
I don't comment often, but I love you guys. Nobody else breaks songs down like you do. Please keep it up!
Even if you don’t like the style Billie Joe’s songwriting and storytelling gifts are undeniable.
PS-Check out American Jesus by Bad Religion
Bad Religion needs to be reacted to more!
Your guys 40+ min reactions are good for the soul.
absolutely love this song. they play like 7 different songs in this one and each part could be its own full length song honestly. my favorite part personally is Dearly Beloved
This is possibly one of my favorite songs and is 100% my favorite Green Day song, I'm happy you two did this!
Metal fan here. For a '90s kid, this was the entrance door to a whole new world of resistance and free thinking spirit. This song will always have a space in my heart. Cheers from Lisbon, Portugal.
So glad you guys did this! Just so you know, Jesus of Suburbia is the 9 minute track at the beginning of the album, and another track you guys mentioned, Homecoming, is the other 9 minute track at the end of the same album. I'd recommend that one just as much as this!!!
homecoming is amazing .
I think George is referring the the double snare hit in the pre chorus. Similar to early Beatles and early-mid 60s pop bands.
Correct!
also, the I-vi-IV-V chord progression, which is used heavily in the first section, was extremely common in 50s and 60s pop music
Great choice! I always felt like this is what Metallica would right if they were a pop punk band. Smooth transitions, pace changes, different styles in the same song and very deep lyrics. It is indeed a masterpiece.
Interesting
The “doo-wop” reference was accurate as hell. Someone told me once that this album without distortion is similar to The Beach Boys. Now I can’t I unhear it.
This track and album still hold a special place in my mind. I was 15 when it came out, still feeling all those crappy teenage-angst feelings and then found this album that somehow spoke to me (just as you both touched on). Also introduced a young me to the fact that songs can be over 4 minutes long and still hold your attention, eventually leading me to some proggier stuff. Love it.
This is a symphony. Period. As someone who was definitey the target audience for this, I listened to this album on repeat for almost a year straight. It absolutely tweaked a tuning fork in the collective hearts of a large swath of people who had no idea how to explain that we were hurting, when we weren't even sure that we were allowed to hurt in the first place.
Man… well said.
That's a fairly interesting take that Ryan did on the lyrics.
The lines "We are the kids of war and peace/From Anaheim to the middle east" struck me totally different though. I always thought it was a reference to US involvement in Iraq War, as touching how the general hypocrisy wasn't only something in their family homes but also expanded to a whole country geopolitics.
Acho que é exatamente isso, Gabriel. Eles não tinham o contexto do álbum inteiro, que fala sobre as guerras do governo Bush, especialmente a do Iraque, e o clima cultural dos EUA naquele momento da história. Ainda assim eles fazem uma análise muito interessante e são muito perspicazes
You're absolutely right about it sounding like a 1950s pop/doo-wop song. Green Day uses the same chord progression as a ton of those songs:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%2750s_progression#:~:text=The%20'50s%20progression%20(also%20known,%E2%80%93Am%E2%80%93F%E2%80%93G.
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George is right abou the 40's - 50's sound. it's that double snare hit, very much early pop-rock
I loved this reaction, wow. Green Day has been my #1 band for almost 18 years now, I've seen them live 4 times (soon to be 5) and 4 of my tattoos have their lyrics on them (lyrics from WMUWSE, X-Kid, Deadbeat Holiday and Homecoming), they are an incredible band with such a rich history and a stellar back catalogue.
I first heard this song when my grandmother bought me a copy of American Idiot in 2005, from the first listen I was hooked. I listened to it multiple times a day and read the lyric booklet every time I listened to the album. I was a lonely kid from a broken home, and the first time I heard the lyrics "And there's nothing wrong with me; This is how I'm supposed to be; In a land of make-believe that don't believe in me", it awakened something in my soul, it spoke to me in a way I had never experienced before. For the first time in my life I felt like someone understood me, and that's something that I'll never ever forget. It changed me.
Anyway wow sorry for rambling, just know these guys are so much more than 'another early 2000s pop punk band', they've changed the lives of countless people, and have given a lot of scared little kids a sense of belonging.
Some other songs (less mainstream) that I *highly* recommend:
Homecoming
X-Kid
She
Coming Clean
East Jesus Nowhere
Going to Pasalacqua
One for the Razorbacks
Still Breathing
Restless Heart Syndrome
Are We The Waiting/St. Jimmy
I was 22 when Dookie came out, definitely was a fun CD to jam in the car early college.... Still have my 1994 concert shirt :)
I was 26. I’d been a big fan of punk back in the early-mid 80’s (Black Flag, Misfits, The Freeze etc etc) . I got Dookie as a cutout when I worked in a record store & it was the first thing I’d heard in quite some time that actually sounded like punk again. The other cutouts I took home that day was Counting Crows’ August & Everything After and Sarah McLachlan’s Fumbling Towards Ecstasy, so it was a good haul.
This album is such a time capsule for 2003-2006, and somehow seems even more relevant now
It's funny that you mention this song is a team effort. I'm not sure where I read it but there was an interview with Billie Joe - the singer and guitarist - in which he explained that this song, in particular, was pieced together from snippets that each of the three members wrote separately. The work was literally divided up between the members, they came back together, stitched this song together and somehow came out with an amazing epic.
You sure you're not misremembering it with "Homecoming"? The other 4 part track in the album? That's where Mike and Tre have their lead vocal parts.
Although, i'm sure the same process was made for this one too, more or less. When it comes to the writing of the instruments, at least
that was actually their song Homecoming, not this one
This one was a team effort in a different way. Homecoming is the Frankenstein one
Never been a huge Greenday fan but always loved this song - Its crazy that ryan said it might be a masterpiece because at the beginning of the song when you guys were kicking back and laughing at it I was like this song a low-key masterpiece haha
I would like to see you guys react to My Chemical Romance if you strayed away from 2000’s sound. I’ve seen other reactors but not many do them and say the strayed from listening to them assuming it was “only emo” but once listening now, are completely shocked at what they really bring to the table. Would love to see you give them a try. Welcome to the Black Parade is probably their most famous but they have many good ones. That whole album is actually a concept album which is phenomenal when you learn the story.
i second this ! however which era of mcr would you say they should start with ? early stuff is my favorite but black parade is probably their peak in artistry imo
@@Flux_Zero Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge and Welcome to the Black Parade are my personal two favorite albums from them. For those that don’t know them and from that time I think Black Parade itself would be a good start or even You know what they do to guys like us in prison
I totally agree the Drama™️ of MCM I think would appeal to them
People will always have their opinions about music, but the great thing about music is that it has a place for everybody!
If Green Day have a masterpiece, this is it.
Man Green day started my whole journey… Remember hearing them for the first time while playing Tony Hawk , Holiday is still one of my fav songs! And now more than 10 years later because of the punk rock genre Im listening to all types of metal like tech death and prog and everything in between… i owe them a lot
This song is just beginning of the story of the whole album. You need to listen to the whole thing. Absolutely masterpiece.
Oh wow I clicked on this so fast. Green Day's best song, imo. And the best reactors on UA-cam. Edited 32min later... Ryan, those are my favorite lines as well. Def badass. I kinda scream them each listen. Oh and I'm in my 50s 😆
You guys definitely pick the right song. This is by far the most quintessential Green Day song. I bought this album as a kid and my dad actually asked to borrowed it from me. When he brought it back he made it clear this was his favorite song.
This song was written for a generation of preteens and teenagers in the early 2000's. I, grew up with this entire album. It defined my childhood and adolescence.
This album came out around the time my best friend was making his 2nd tour through Iraq. He said this album stayed on his headphones riding through the desert on the back of a humvee. The message of the album is very poignant when it comes to soldiers and the conflict during that time
The whole album is amazing and the follow up 21st century breakdown, Revolution Radio is one of their best imo i count these albums as a trilogy as they have similar themes. This is the Green Day i love and what we need more of.
I was like, 15ish when Dookie came out. This is one of their best, it's epic.
Green Day was definitely a huge factor when I was growing up. My love for Green Day at the time got me more into more standard punk rock and I'm very thankful it did, because it really opened up my musical tastes. If you ever decide to check out some more punk rock, you guys HAVE to check out The Decline by NOFX. The song structure is very similar to this song, and one of the longest I know in punk rock at 18:21, and can hit pretty hard with its topics as well.
Yes, the decline is epic!
The "Anaheim to the Middle East" bar is a banger cause they replace Anaheim with local cities or countries when they play it live and it obvs kills lol
You guys picked up on allot of themes in the song and the story it tells, i would love if you guys listened to the rest of the album and what kinda story you would pull from it and how you could interrupt. This album came out when i was a teen and it hit me on so many levels.
Pop punk definitely has roots in old school rock and roll pop songs! Good observation. They took a winning formula melodically and made it fast and heavier
Especially the Beach Boys
You guys are really something else. Cut from a different cloth. Ryan and George, I appreciate you guys. I’m not even a huge music aficionado. I just like music because of the way it makes me feel and I enjoy learning. Your channel is one of my favorites because it’s two fold. You guys allow me to learn a deeper meaning to songs lyrics that I may not have normally put a second thought into. And I find myself discovering new types of musical genre’s because I enjoy watching you guys break everything down. Cheers to you guys.
If you will indulge me.
The first time I heard this whole album was in the back of a jeep on head phones. In a was 19, the record was released that week And just Buried a Grandfather I had never met. I was driving home to northern Wisconsin from Indianapolis Indiana. I stopped in Chicago. Bought the Album and repeated the album the whole drive. It was big record for me. This full album is a masterpiece. I reflected on my youth and teen years, my mothers murder, my friends going to war (we invaded Iraq the day before my 18th birthday. I lost a few friends to war), I took stock of my actions and my small drug use. This was freaking massive for people my age.
This whole album is awesome and should be read as one piece of work.
Also this came out right after the start of the war in Iraq, and this was they saying how it was all bullshit.
Dearly beloved is my favorite segment in this song.
Love to hear the transition from "if you didn't grow up hard (hood), you don't have nothing to say" to "damn, this is talking about us all"
This is my favorite song of all time. American Idiot is a whole is very possibly the best rock album of the 2000's. It's a cohesive, expressionist masterpiece from start to finish. The magnum opus of a group of wiley punks who grew into something more conscious and aware. Masterpiece really is the word.
This song live gave me a new appreciation for them. I went for an opening band but they were incredible
Just saw them this summer. They were on my bucket list and all I have to say is that they are so good live!! I grew up with Green Day. Always liked them but after seeing them live.. wow!! Amazing!!
This is an album worth going through from front to back
this song had a huge impact on me in my early teens. Thanks for doing this and taking me down memory lane.
I’m 23 and this song was the anthem to my childhood, got this for Christmas when I was 12 and this was my favourite song on the album. Honestly nearly brings me to tears how much I’ve been through listening to this song and album. Amazing commentary as usual guys thoroughly enjoyed this one!
If you are 23 now this album came out when you were 6 that’s a cool childhood listening to greenday
THIS IS A ROCK OPERA, PLAIN AND SIMPLE,,,AND THIS ISTHE ONLY REACTION IVE EVER SEEN TO THIS FREAKIN CLASSIC CLASSIC..YOU HAVE A N E W SUBSCRIBER GENTLEMEN!!
Really love how in depth you guys take your reactions! Never change!
Was never a big fan of Green Day although there are songs I do enjoy. I hadn't heard this one before and wow - it is kind of a masterpiece as you said! I knew lots of these kids back in high school. Didn't stay friends with them after school, so don't know how they made out long-term... But I think this song really speaks to those of us that lived through high school in the 90's! Thanks for doing this one, guys!
This is my favorite song ever written.
I love watching people react to music I love. I really do it’s such a joy to see them appreciate an art form, love it or hate it
This song is an opera all by itself.
Not a huge fan of theirs overall but this song is an amazing achievement.
There's a similarly amazing song off of one of their more recent album called Forever Now that has many different parts in it like this one does
Yes!
Revolution Radio is actually a full concept album too! It shocks me that so many haven’t latched onto it yet.
Forever Now is a really incredible track from an incredible album.
Greatest band of all time and greatest song of all time
Thanks for doing this song, it reminded me of what a masterpiece it is.... Its an epic... The musicianship is next level especially the drumming for me.
Once again showing where the best reaction videos are from… that’s Vegas 😉 absolute stellar commentary. Keep up the great work gentlemen. 👍🏽
This album is the soundtrack of my teenage life. I skipped school to buy it on the day it released.
Have been anticipating you guys doing this song for so so long as, as you said, 'it's a masterpiece'. Do yourselves a favour and watch the live version of this song [official live version] performed at the Reading Festival in England..... fucking amazing performance! 👏
This and homecoming are both some of the best through-composed songs I’ve ever heard
NOFX and Bad Religion are great shit. I know you guys don't always like the faster stuff but I'd love to see your take
Bad Religion for sure!!!
Nofx for sure! They'd dig some of them.
Pennywise -adding my two cents;)
The decline.
My youngest daughter was a Green Day fan in HS. When they were performing in Orlando, I got tickets for both of us and I signed her out from school and we went early to get a good spot on line. It was a great show. My Chemical Romance opened for them. My daughter was also a fan of their music. So in both cases, I knew the the music and generally enjoyed it. Green Day performed every song on this album. And this part of the album is sort of a mini rock opera.
This song is amazing when they do it live.
Green day are amazing live!
This album was actually done on Broadway as a musical and the whole album itself is one big musical production. Its all one story. Its an amazing thing
Didn’t know I needed this reaction till I read the title, hell yea!
This whole album is a masterpiece.
Omg Jawbreaker. Never thought I'd even hear them mentioned being reviewed these days!!!! Dear You is the album 💖
I was kind of accidentally on stage with Green Day during this tour in Dublin. I wasn't old enough to go without a parent and my mom volunteered me🤣
man, you guys hit the nail on the head so well. You're analysis was absolutely excellent. I feel like I'm the world's biggest Green Day fan, and your fresh look at it has given me things to think about. A new perspective is always such a great thing to hear and consider, Bravo. Absolutely. You've got a new fan in me, can't wait to see more of your stuff!