Instead of turning into a pure nostalgia act, Green Day, like Pearl Jam and Weezer, the standing giants of the 90s, keep pumping out record after record.
I, for one, didn't HATE Father of..., and I really can't remember a thing from Revolution Radio.
This one got announced as I was in the fever pitch of record collecting so, it was perfect for me. As I sat in an airport in Toronto and got a notification, boom, pre order.
It's incredibly listenable. And some of it ("Father to a Son") makes me cry.
The gang has been together since the 80s. No kidding. They started playing together in High School. 39/Smooth was released in 1990. That's crazy. Almost 40 years. Did you know that?
This one sounds like a professional band that plays what it knows how to play and it never falters.
Grade: A
ASide: The American Dream is Killing Me, Look Man, No Brains!, Coma City, Strange days are Here to Stay, Father to a Son
BlindSide: Bobby Sox, One Eyed Bastard, Goodnight Adeline, Corvette Summer, Suzy Chapstick
DownSide:
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