Green Day, Dos!
Not only a very successful punk band but one of the most successful bands in the world. They keep putting out the albums and they keep selling. Most of the time the albums are very good like Nimrod in 97 and American Idiot in 04. This is there tenth album and also the second of a triple album release schedule.
The album is classic Greed Day with big rhythm guitars and shout along vocals. But it just seems a bit flat. Not so much rocking out but settling down. Nothing wrong with that as this band have done the slower music and done it well.
"Lazy Bones" is the first track that catches my attention. A great little song with a catch tune. It kind of reminds me of there old stuff. And that could be the problem as they have done some great albums. I remember when Insomniac came out in 95 and some fans were not impressed but it was a good album where this one is struggling.
"Wild One" kicks in with that Billie Joe classic sound but then seems to fissile out. The guitar is playing slower but nothing really fills in the song.
Single "Stray Heart" hits the right notes, catchy and fun. But the rest of the album seem to just go by too easily and another few listens it still is the same.
Not a bad album but not that amazing as well. I do respect the triple album idea but it has to be really good to make the casual fan buy all three and I am not sure upon buying number two that I would get the other ones.
The last track "Amy" is a nice end as it is a tribute to Amy Winehouse. Much like all music fans I miss Amy as well but green day seem to miss something here.
5/10
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