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21st Century Breakdown

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Green Day's long-awaited eighth studio album, 21st Century breakdown, is the trio's first studio disc since 2004's Grammy-winning Best Rock Album American Idiot, which debuted at #1, spawned five hit singles, and sold more than 12 million copies world-wide (quintuple platinum in the U.S.). Produced by Butch Vig (Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Garbage) 21st Century Breakdown continues American Idiot's punk-rock opera format. Divided into three acts - Heroes and Cons, Charlatans And Saints, and Horseshoes And Handgrenades - the songs follow a young couple, Christian and Gloria, as they experience the disappointment and promise of the new millennium.

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Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.16 x 5.67 x 0.39 inches; 4.02 Ounces
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Reprise Records
Item model number ‏ : ‎ 5323695
Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2009
SPARS Code ‏ : ‎ DDD
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ September 13, 2008
Label ‏ : ‎ Reprise Records
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B001SAQVDQ
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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Jim

Peak of Green Day quality?

Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2020

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Commonly written off as a cash grab or the uninspired sequel to American Idiot, just one listen through Green Day’s 21st century breakdown and one can distinguish the amazingly produced and ambitious sound this album puts out. Theatrical, bombastic and beautiful (Sometimes all at once) this album is not a simple rehash or furthering of the American Idiot style. Instead Green Day created a melting pot of numerous types of rock, drawing on their idols like the Beatles, Queen, Ramones (Im sure there are more I didn’t recognize) and their own American Idiot sound to create a truly epic rock opera where the thing that matters above all else is great music

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Shelldbow

More polished and mainstream rock opera, solid album

Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2013

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"21st Century Breakdown" is like the follow-up to "American Idiot" in my mind, but it has a much different approach and sound than "American Idiot". This album is much more polished and sounds more mainstream; at times, it also feels like it's more preachy too. Even though there are some things that are more glossed over here, the majority of the songs are stellar. They're very well written, the instrumentation is excellent, and there are some classic Green Day songs on here (21 Guns is an example). There are a few tracks that either don't come together or just don't really sound too enthralling. Most of the album is very solid though and holds strong. Unlike it's predecessor, "21'st Century Breakdown" doesn't flow perfectly all the way through but for any fan of Green Day there are treasures to be found here if you give the songs a shot.

For the fans of "American Idiot", "Nimrod" and even "Warning", I think that you'll enjoy this album a lot but don't expect it to be superior to those releases.

For fans of "Dookie", "Insomniac", and early Green Day, if you have an open mind about the band and are willing to give the songs the benefit of the doubt then you may discover that Green Day's approach here actually does sound good and that there's still a little bit of the old sound here, just not as much.

Buy.

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Richard Hine

This Is The Modern World

Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2009

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The world's most popular punks return with their 8th studio album. Can they top the critical and commercial success of AMERICAN IDIOT, which sold 12 million copies worldwide? The short answer: Maybe not. But if you like Green Day, this new album won't disappoint. With 18 songs clocking in at 69 minutes plus (with a bonus on the MP3 download), it delivers more songs and more minutes than ever before. Whereas AMERICAN IDIOT opened with the unforgettable one-two punch of the title track-plus the 9-minute opus Jesus of Suburbia, 21st CENTURY BREAKDOWN delivers its goods over "three acts." I don't generally waste time figuring out the "concept" that drives a concept album. But the title track doesn't disappoint. "Know Your Enemy" is a straight-ahead, stadium-ready punk anthem. "East Jesus Nowhere" is an attack on anyone who would perpetrate "blasphemy and genocide." "The Last of the American Girls" "wears her overcoat for the coming of the nuclear winter." "American Eulogy: Mass Hysteria/Modern World" rages against a world where "Red alert is the color of panic/Elevated to the point of static." I don't always know who Green Day thinks my enemy is meant to be. But I know how to play it loud.

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Nechamah Goldfarb

WOW!

Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2009

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I have never written a review before but after hearing this (and hearing it over and over) I had to write to tell anyone and everyone--GET THIS CD!!! I actually never heard anything by Green Day (I know--sheltered, overworked, underpaid, etc) until I was flipping channels late one night and found this crew just starting 'Boulevard of Broken Dreams.' Although enjoying the song on the one hand, I waited impatiently on the other hand to find out who the heck they were, and then ran to the computer, got to Amazon, looked up the album (American Idiot) and bought it. I had it going in the car for months; at first I wanted to hear Boulevard over and over; then one long ride I decided to give the other songs a chance and I just loved them! I kept thinking, Who are these guys? I would love to sit and talk with them, have them as friends to discuss stuff--because these songs reflect brains and creativity that I so rarely see. It is odd for me to actually enjoy so much of a CD; usually I like a song or 2. So why am I talking about American Idiot??? Because I am enjoying 21st Century Breakdown even more!!!! 21 guns--wow! Breakdown--wow!!Little Girl, etc, etc--wow! Get this CD!!!!

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Veronica Deevers

Green Day 21st Century Breakdwon

Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2009

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I hadn't heard any of the songs from this album. I bought it mainly to support the band. They had the balls to tell Wal Mart to go stuff it. They refused to buckle under Wal Mart's pressure to censor their music and I give them 5 stars, 2 thumbs up and one major shout out for taking freedom of speech over caving into socialism and a pay off. The music was pretty good. Not what I expected from them totally but good. Support this band. And not the ones who cave into the "sold ONLY at Wal Mart"...I will decide what I want to hear...not some multibillionaire who uses 3rd world slaves to produce their goods but then calls themselves the "family store" plus tell you what THEY want you to do with your own music or products. Thanks Green Day. You're a ray of hope.

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GreyJediMetalCore

Overlong and forgettable in places but some great tunes make it a decent album

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 13, 2014

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Ever since American Idiot, Green Day have often tried to replicate the success of their hugely popular rock opera. Their latest release was in the form of the back-to-back album trilogy, Uno, Dos and Tre which boasted some great songs on each album but was let down by some toned down middle of the road songs that lacked the punky edge the band had on many of their early albums. 21st Century Breakdown was released five years after American Idiot and the band were still riding on the success of that album and wanted to capitalised on its success. This album is pretty much 'American Idiot II' in its pompous delivery and bloated length (18 tracks in total). It's by no means a bad album and I still go back to it many times as it has some fantastic songs ('East Jesus Nowhere' and '21 Guns' are some of the best the band have put out lately). Billie Joe Armstrong's vocals and guitar melodies still remain impressive and Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool offer great support as well. However, many tracks just come off as forgettable and you overlook them after listening to them. It's an ambitious album that should be given a listen if you're a Green Day fan (especially if you love American Idiot) but don't go in expecting this to be on par with it or any of their early albums like Dookie or Warning. Still better than Uno, Dos and Tre though.

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Mr. S Bailey

Green day at their best...??

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 15, 2009

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As a big Green day for many a year, I have watched the band grow and indeed develop both their music and maturity within their music. From the early punk days where music was heavy, thrashing and down right great, the music slowly changed, with many saying Warning being the turning point. Since then we have seen the album American Idiot and today 21st Century Breakdown.

Firstly, is this like American Idiot...answer yes, but there are changes. The emphasis from the early days has shifted from the music to the lyrics itself. From listening to this album you can tell BJ Armstrong has spent many hours at these lyrics and it does show. Deep meaningful lyrics are played in more meaningful music, with bursts of the old Green Day still there.

So what is the album itself like? The overall impression I had before this album, is how does it take 5 years to write an album, but from listening to this it is very clear. The lyrics are carefully chosen and the music has been layered perfectly on top, with some good old Green Day passion and bursts from the past. Other people have mentioned the drumming from Tre and I do totally agree that more emphasis has been placed on the drums in this album than previous albums.

So why not the five stars? Don't get me wrong this is a fantastic album, but I feel the album does lack proper ballads. The songs are great but the chords of American Idiot, Jesus of Suburbia and Boulevard of Broken Dreams have been lost in some aspects of the album, leading to calmer songs with bursts of chords that we all know and love from GD.

This as many other people have already said, is a hard album to review, as I do now class Green Day as a Rock Band and not a Punk Group, but the maturity that the music has developed and materalised over the 5 years is amazing. I don't feel however this will be their last album, but I wouldn't be surprised if we only saw one or two at the most more from them.

This is a fantastic album, no mistakes about it, the lyrics are what make this album, with the heavy guitar and drumming in places which will keep the older Green Day fans happy.

A brilliant album from a World Class Band!

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Ian916

Billie Joe has grwon up

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 22, 2009

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For me this is the album that has moved Billie Joe to William Joseph musically and the good news for me he appears to have grown up at the same speed as me, although I am not into wearing eye-liner.

The album is what an old vinyl LP was, - a journey, a well crafted musical journey through the story that BJA is telling (about a guy called Christian I think) - and telling it well. At times there are few hooks in there that seem to suggest somebody has been listening to The Waterboys along the way, and then that old punk twang gets thrown in so as not to let you drift away for too long.

For me the stand out song is "Before the Lobotomy"; a carefully crafted intro, - a lovely hook "I was only dreaming etc" a bit of good old Green Day wham bham, a hint on a Irish jig and then bag into that hook, - superb! Next best is East Jesus Nowhere but I am sure you will find your own favorite.

To me this is better than American Idiot (which was not half bad), - and does what Dookie did all those years ago; makes me smile and I want to play the songs over again, the extra bonus this time around is that my 10 year old son also really likes this. Thanks guys your best album so far.

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Zorro

Brilliant audio, but vinyl was an afterthought

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 26, 2014

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If I had just bought the MP3/CD on its own, I would have given it 5 stars; I can't fault the music and it is one of my favourite albums of all time (definitely Green Day's best). But while playing the record itself it feels as if very little thought went into it. It's a huge opera and the fact that there are two disks is very pleasing to me but the music doesn't flow very well. The album itself is split into three acts, with each one having its own distinct motifs and inspirations, but these don't translate to the record; I would have preferred to switch sides in between acts, and not halfway through. But the most disappointing part of all was between the tracks 'Last of the American Girls' and 'Murder City'. If you listen to the album on an iPod for example, you probably won't notice that they are two different tracks as they flow into each other extremely well. On the album however, this is where side two ends and side three begins (i.e. a new record) and having to switch the records just took away from the feel of the album (listen to these tracks to get a better understanding as to what I mean).

Overall the album is fantastic and I love having the physical copy of the vinyl, but unless you're a fanatic like me, stick to the MP3 or CD version.

T. Bere

What a follow up!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 4, 2009

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If you thought Green Day couldn't possibly follow the success of American Idiot, think again! This is an outstanding album. The songs immediately seem familiar as it's that classic and unmistakable Green Day sound. Like American Idiot, it follows a story - a young couple 'Christian and Gloria' through the mess and promise of politics, war and the establishment.
The songs are catchy and once inside your head , will be reluctant to leave. I'd recommend this to anyone. It may take 2 or 3 plays to get the gist of the lyrics as they are not as clear and defined as on American Idiot, but the music will be a hit from the first play.

This special edition is very clever - it comes as a 'book' with fill colour pages of artwork and all the lyrics (apparently in Billie-Joe's handwriting) and the CD is cleverly inserted inside the back cover.

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