Green Day does it again with one of the most influential album of the new decade by talking about teenage life.
Since their 7th hit album launched sixteen years ago (2004) titled "American Idiot", Green Day has been singing a new tune. With different styles; rock opera songs, "Jesus of Suburbia" and "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" and ballads, "Are We the Waiting" and "Wake Me Up When September Ends", the album won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album in 2005.
The 2009 album, "21st Century Breakdown" was Green Day's second attempt at this new style. With 19 songs encompassing a whopping 1 hour and 11 minutes, the band did it again with hit singles such as; "21 Guns", "Know Your Enemy" and "Viva La Gloria."
On August 11th, Green Day debuted an early release of the single titled "Bang Bang" off of their album "Revolution Radio" that was released on October 7th 2016, a year after their induction into the "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame", The 12th album includes other hit songs such as; their self-titled single "Revolution Radio", "Somewhere Now", "Bouncing off the Wall" and my personal favorite "Still Breathing."
On September 30th 2019, Green Day signed a 2 year agreement with the National Hockey League to use the single "Father of All..." off of the new album which was released the next year on February 7th 2020 as a promotional piece for the NHL's video sequences.
The release of "Father of All Motherfuckers" is a 10 song, 26 minute album by Green Day, released on February 7th of this year (2020). With song lengths ranging from, 2 minutes to 4 minutes, the album has an appeal for listeners with attention deficit.
Review Foreword
Coming from a bi-polar background and being picked on when I was younger, I have done my share of drugs and alcohol to drown out the troubles that where not really there. This review is about my opinion on the songs and does not factually explain the message that Green Day is trying to accomplish.
All in all the entire album, in my opinion, is about a depressed teenager sick of the way things are and looking for some release from the daily drama and bullshit that makes up high school life by taking drugs and drinking alcohol.
Track Listing
- "Father of All..." 2:31
- "Fire, Ready, Aim" 1:52
- "Oh Yeah!" 2:51
- "Meet Me on the Roof" 2:39
- "I Was a Teenage Teenager" 3:44
- "Stab You in the Heart" 2:10
- "Sugar Youth" 1:54
- "Junkies on a High" 3:06
- "Take the Money and Crawl" 2:08
- "Graffitia"
The Review of "Father of All Motherfuckers" by @unclemantis
The first track titled "Father of All..." in my opinion is about our obsession with money and how it is killing us inside. With paranoia and worry, the song talks about looking for release, a "miracle" if you will.
The next track titled "Fire, Ready Aim", in my opinion, is about not taking things so seriously and how people punish themselves for doing wrong.
The song "Meet Me on the Roof" is about depression and how your lowest low is just the beginning of a new depth. The good times are over, jump!" Following this song is "I Was a Teenage Teenager" and how school is for suckers and how a young life seems like a mess with all kinds of problems.
"Stab You in the Heart" has a fifties rock and roll kind of feel to it. Talking about break ups and how cheating girlfriends are just not right. Following is "Sugar Youth" talking about high school, prom queens, not wanting to be romantic and just wanting an escape from it all by using drugs.
The next two songs are about escaping to a drug and alcohol stupor, looking to get high enough to touch heaven and escape from the troubles of being a teenager. How one can be such a nervous wreck, that money or selling sexual services for the hit that one needs to relax is what it is all about.
I hope that you enjoyed my review of Green Day's new album. Not sure if they rushed it but it is pretty quick and to the point. Below you can find links to the music videos and their 2020 tour.
World Tour Dates
MAR 8, 2020
SINGAPORE INDOOR STADIUM
SINGAPORE
GREEN DAY ONLY
MAR 11, 2020
IMPACT ARENA
BANGKOK
GREEN DAY ONLY
MAR 14, 2020
MALL OF ASIA ARENA
MANILA
MAR 17, 2020
TAIPEI ARENA
TAIPEI
MAR 20, 2020
WORLD EXPO
HONG KONG
GREEN DAY ONLY
MAR 22, 2020
JAMSIL INDOOR GYM
SEOUL
GREEN DAY ONLY
MAR 25, 2020
INTEX
OSAKA, JAPAN
GREEN DAY ONLY
MAR 27, 2020
MAKUHARI MESSE
TOKYO, JAPAN
GREEN DAY ONLY
MAR 28, 2020
MAKUHARI MESSE
TOKYO, JAPAN
GREEN DAY ONLY
MAY 24, 2020
SPARTAK STADIUM
MOSCOW, RUSSIA
GREEN DAY ONLY
MAY 27, 2020
SUVILAHTI
HELSINKI, FINLAND
GREEN DAY W/ MANIC STREET PREACHERS + FRANK CARTER & THE RATTLESNAKES
MAY 29, 2020
TELE2 ARENA
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
GREEN DAY W/ MANIC STREET PREACHERS + FRANK CARTER & THE RATTLESNAKES
MAY 31, 2020
COLOR LINE STADION
ALESUND, NORWAY
GREEN DAY W/ MANIC STREET PREACHERS + FRANK CARTER & THE RATTLESNAKES
JUN 3, 2020
WUHLHEIDE
BERLIN, GERMANY
W/ GREEN DAY, WEEZER + FRANK CARTER & THE RATTLESNAKES
JUN 4, 2020
NORTHSIDE (JUNE 4TH-6TH, SINGLE DAY TBA)
AARHUS, DENMARK
JUN 5, 2020
ROCK AM RING/ROCK IM PARK (JUNE 5-7, SINGLE DAY TBA)
NUREMBERG, GERMANY
JUN 10, 2020
IPPODROMO SAN SIRO
MILAN, ITALY
W/ GREEN DAY + WEEZER
JUN 11, 2020
FIRENZE ROCKS
FLORENCE, ITALY
W/ GREEN DAY + WEEZER
JUN 13, 2020
PARIS LA DEFENSE ARENA
PARIS, FRANCE
HELLA MEGA TOUR W/ GREEN DAY, FALL OUT BOY, WEEZER + AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS
JUN 14, 2020
STADSPARK
GRONINGEN, NETHERLANDS
HELLA MEGA TOUR W/ GREEN DAY, FALL OUT BOY, WEEZER + AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS
JUN 17, 2020
ANTWERPS SPORTPALEIS
ANTWERP, BELGIUM
HELLA MEGA TOUR W/ GREEN DAY, FALL OUT BOY, WEEZER + AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS
JUN 19, 2020
ROCK FOR PEOPLE
HRADEC KRALOVE, CZECH REPUBLIC
HELLA MEGA TOUR W/ GREEN DAY (19/6) , FALL OUT BOY (20/6), WEEZER (19/6)
JUN 21, 2020
ERNST-HAPPEL STADION
VIENNA, AUSTRIA
HELLA MEGA TOUR W/ GREEN DAY, FALL OUT BOY, WEEZER + AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS
JUN 24, 2020
GLASGOW GREEN
GLASGOW, UK
HELLA MEGA TOUR W/ GREEN DAY, FALL OUT BOY, WEEZER + AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS
JUN 26, 2020
LONDON STADIUM
LONDON, UK
HELLA MEGA TOUR W/ GREEN DAY, FALL OUT BOY, WEEZER + SPECIAL GUEST
JUN 27, 2020
JOHN SMITH'S STADIUM
HUDDERSFIELD, UK
HELLA MEGA TOUR W/ GREEN DAY, FALL OUT BOY, WEEZER + AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS
JUN 29, 2020
RDS STADIUM
DUBLIN, IRELAND
HELLA MEGA TOUR W/ GREEN DAY, FALL OUT BOY, WEEZER + AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS
JUL 17, 2020
T-MOBILE PARK
SEATTLE, WA
HELLA MEGA TOUR W/ GREEN DAY, FALL OUT BOY, WEEZER + THE INTERRUPTERS
JUL 21, 2020
ORACLE PARK
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
HELLA MEGA TOUR W/ GREEN DAY, FALL OUT BOY, WEEZER + THE INTERRUPTERS
JUL 24, 2020
PETCO PARK
SAN DIEGO, CA
HELLA MEGA TOUR W/ GREEN DAY, FALL OUT BOY, WEEZER + THE INTERRUPTERS
More tour dates can be found at https://greenday.com/tour
Videos
Oh Yeah!
Father of All...
Meet Me On The Roof
Links
https://music.amazon.com/artists/B000QJJOSO
https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/green-day/id954266
Happy Trails!