Reviews
4 stars out of 5 - "In AMERICAN IDIOT, they've recorded what could be their masterpiece, a 13-song, hour-long set that's both ambitious and expertly original.", Included in Rolling Stone's Top 50 Records Of 2004 - "The best album the SoCal band has made in years, thanks to a renewed fire in the band's belly and a willingness to extend itself musically...", 3 1/2 stars out of 5 - "On AMERICAN IDIOT, the thirteen tracks segue together, expanding into piano balladry and acoustic country shuffle....Green Day have found a way to hit their thirties without either betraying their original spirit or falling on their faces.", 3 stars out of 5 - "The Berkeley trio's upbeat poppy punk - equally indebted to The Kinks as The Ramones - shows no signs of fatigue, but has now been put to blatantly political use.", Ranked #2 in Spin's "40 Best Albums of the Year" - "A conceptually brilliant, unstoppably alive rock opera..."