Warning:

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Based on 12 reviews
2000 Ratings: #213 / 253
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90
AllMusic

Warning may not be an innovative record per se, but it's tremendously satisfying; it finds the band at a peak of songcraft and performance, doing it all without a trace of self-consciousness.

33
Hot Press

In this age of conformity it does the heart good to hear some punk rebelliousness, even when the music isn't that great.

ST4T1C
75

"Warning:" is a much different approach for Green Day. Instead of continuing the pop rock sound that albums like "Nimrod" and "Dokie", it goes for an almost folk punk style with the jangly guitars and the harmonicas within tracks like "Warning" and "Deadbeat Holiday", as well as experimenting with completely different sounds out of the blue that pay off greatly like on the song "Misery". You do still get some average Green Day material ... read more

scorpi
96

Shit. 100 followers. Jesus Christ. Thanks for the boxing day gift!

Fr tho holy shit I hit 100 followers. I'm really glad this many people enjoy my stupid opinions in the form of dumbass shitposts, Seriously it means a ton to me. Thank you all so so so much i love u all mwah

It's almost been a year since my stupid ass decided to create an account in a moment of combined hatred for Tobey Maguire's stupid, punchable face and a love for being a closet critic and Radiohead's In Rainbows. Since ... read more

CrocodileDippy
70

I'm buggered today so if this review seems a tad sloppy, it's cuz my eyes are beyond heavy right now and my brain doesn't work. Anyway, 'Warning:' is an intriguing record for Green Day, released following the mixed reception to the their ambitious 'nimrod.' which saw the band explore different genres and more instruments, an album I enjoyed but felt was a little messy and lacking in direction at times. 'Warning:' addresses this problem by fully ... read more

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Stormy230
63

I still don’t “love” this record. It feels so boring and uninteresting, uninspired too. They’re trying for a sound that they occasionally pull of on this record, but mostly miss, or just do it so forgettably and forced that I don’t really care for it. People say it’s overhated but I really don’t think it is, it’s just a little bit behind ok. To be fair I haven’t heard this record in full in years but whenever one of these songs come on in my ... read more

eldritchschizo
51

the lack of variety just got tired at this point

Rocco234
80

Listening to every Green Day album 6/14
Another great Green Day album and another shift in sound.

Warning is Green Days most melodic album I've heard so far by a mile swapping the heavily distorted, driving guitar chords for strumming and prominent acoustic layers. Warning also layed down the foundation that became American idiot with it's sneakily political nature attacking conformity, apathy, and government authority, serving as a "public service announcement" to live ... read more

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Track List

1Warning
3:42
83
2Blood, Sex and Booze
3:32
83
3Church On Sunday
3:18
82
4Fashion Victim
2:48
77
5Castaway
3:52
81
6Misery
5:05
81
7Deadbeat Holiday
3:35
78
8Hold On
2:56
72
9Jackass
2:43
77
10Waiting
3:13
88
11Minority
2:49
87
12Macy's Day Parade
3:34
87
Total Length: 41 minutes

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