Reviews
Reviews
21st Century Breakdown (2009)
“21st Century Breakdown is even better, so masterful and confident it
makes Idiot seem like a warm-up.” – Rolling Stone
“Bold, ambitious and reveling in the chaos of the age, 21st Century
Breakdown is another perfect document of our times.” – Q
“The album is a call to arms for the digital age, and 20 years into its
career, Green Day's ambition continues to dazzle.” – Billboard
“Green Day's
punk has long since been tempered with pop's most attractive attributes,
and 21st Century Breakdown, like its predecessor, is unapologetically
accessible and relentlessly exhilarating.” – The Phoenix
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American Idiot (2004)
“Their
masterpiece, and, conceivably, a
masterpiece as well” – Kerrang!
“Exhilarating stuff, the kind of record that sets new parameters as to what is possible from a punk rock ‘n’ roll band in the 21st century” – Mojo
“Green Day’s state-of-the-nation address is a powerful work, noble in both intent and execution. Their commitment and compassion here is worth celebrating” – Q
“An onslaught of varied and marvellously good tunes presented in an unexpectedly inventive way” – NME
Bullet In A Bible (2005)
“More or less the greatest pop-punk pantomime you'll ever see” – NME
International Superhits (2005)
“God wanted punk rock to sound like this” – Rock Sound
“Near every song is a winner” – Big Cheese
“No-one has done a better job keeping three chords and the truth alive than these guys” – Kerrang!
Shenanigans (2002)
“There are bands who just can't help but knock out gem after gem... Long may they reign” – Kerrang!
Nimrod (1997)
“An all-time career high” – Kerrang!
“Dynamic perfection: album of the yer” – Metal Hammer
Insomniac (1995)
“Punk rock the way it was meant to be played” – Metal Hammer
Dookie (1994)
“Brilliant” – Metal Hammer
“Endearing teen-angst cool” – Q

