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| Topic | Rank the Tracks Week 91: Green Day's American Idiot (+ Paranoid results) |
| FoolFantastic 11/27/22 11:06:13 AM #3: | As previously established, I'm not the biggest fan of pop punk, but it's hard to deny the strength of Green Day's two signature albums. Four songs from American Idiot sit solidly near my all-time top 1000 range - if there is one problem with this album, it's that three of those four sit at the front. Other than that common issue (and it's not like any of the others are bad), American Idiot is a striking work that finds a perfect balance between the band's pop punk history and the elevated emotions of a rock opera. I have faint memories of this receiving a lot of backlash at the time (I was 11 when it came out, so I wasn't completely tuned into the music scene), but it's hard to think of another album that better captures the spirit of the aughts in retrospect considering both the musical style and lyrical themes. My ranking: Jesus of Suburbia American Idiot Wake Me Up When September Ends Boulevard of Broken Dreams St. Jimmy Holiday She's a Rebel Are We the Waiting Letterbomb Extraordinary Girl Give Me Novacaine Whatsername Homecoming --- My top 100 games (with write-ups): https://foolfantastic.com/top-100-video-games-project/ Top 250 songs: https://foolfantastic.com/3290-2/ ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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