21st Century Breakdown
Like predecessor American Idiot, 21st Century Breakdown is another hour-plus slab of jumped-up alt-rock as political/musical theater.
Who would have guessed that the band playing dopey pop-punk on an even-dopier-titled 1991 disc (1,039/Smooth Out Slappy Hours) would find its commercial peak a decade after breaking through—and with a punk “opera,” no less? And then follow it up with another concept album? Is this the same guy the world met in a video…
Check out our album review of Artist's 21st Century Breakdown on Rolling Stone.com.
It was so big it turned Green Day into something it had never been before -- respected, serious rockers, something they were never considered during their first flight of success with Dookie.
<p><strong>Dan Silver </strong>applauds the visionary stadium punks' portrayal of life in post-Bush America</p>
<p>There's a hugely imposing certainty about the album's sound and songwriting, says <strong>Alexis Petridis</strong></p>
Green Day - 21st Century Breakdown review: Fantastically, Gloriously, Epically average.