Green Day

Warning

"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

This is certainly the most interesting Green Day album. While pretty much every other one has followed a pop punk formula, this one opts for an odd mix of punk, folk and other sounds. Even on it's own, it sounds very unique, and I have to give Green Day Credit for that. It lacks a lot of the energy and agression that are present on Nimrod and Dookie, but makes up for it by being brooding, menacing, and sometimes even depressing. However, in between the more interesting tracks like Misery and ... read more

honestly, probably my favorite Green Day album

it’s just fun, y’know?

While I wouldn’t call Green Day any good at experimenting, and this album feels like they heard six random songs, and decided to make an album out of just that, I can’t help liking most of the tracks on this album. Taking Nimrod’s sound but adding a more poppy and folky touch to it, the listening experience is still a bit disjointed, but there’s still a lot of great material to be found.
Favourites: Macy’s Day Parade, Castaway, Blood, Sex and Booze
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