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List Price: $18.98 | | Label: Reprise Records
Salesrank: 570
Released: September 21, 2004 |
| Our Price: $8.40 |
| Used Price: $3.65 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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American Idiot Track Listing:
1. American Idiot
2. Jesus of Suburbia
3. City Of The Damned
4. I Don't Care
5. Dearly Beloved
6. Tales Of Another Broken Home
7. Holiday
8. Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
9. Are We The Waiting
10. St. Jimmy
11. Give Me Novacaine
12. She's a Rebel
13. Extraordinary Girl
14. Letterbomb
15. Wake Me Up When September Ends
16. The Death Of St. Jimmy
17. East 12th St.
18. Nobody Likes You
19. Rock and Roll Girlfriend
20. We're Coming Home Again
21. Whatsername
Editorial Review:
The first original album since 2000 from modern rock superheroes Green Day, American Idiot is one of the most anticipated and controversial albums of the year. Scathing yet self-effacing as it tells the tale of Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong, American Idiot is the punk rock epic. "A bold, polished punk opera." (Entertainment Weekly) "They're the biggest, most successful, punk band the world has ever seen. What's more, Green Day's next album may well be their masterpiece." (Kerrang!)
Description of American Idiot:
For its first new set of music since 2000's Warning, Green Day tears up the blueprint and comes up with something unexpected: a punk rock concept album built around elaborate melodies, odd tempo changes, and a collection of songs that freely reference classic rock warhorses like the Beatles and Pink Floyd. "She's a Rebel" and "St. Jimmy" might sound like vintage Green Day, but the rest of the disc finds the Northern California trio trying on a variety of different guises: "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" is a cliché-strewn Foo Fighters-style power ballad; "Extraordinary Girl" floats on Indian strings; and the hushed "Wake Me Up When September Ends" wouldn't sound entirely out of place on a Jessica Simpson record. It doesn't always work. "Dearly Beloved" eerily resembles the Alarm's "68 Guns," while the title track eerily resembles something Green Day has already done far too many times. But, overall, American Idiot represents a promising step forward. --Aidin Vaziri
American Idiot Reviews:
Garbage 
2009-12-23 - I guess after having the displeasure of hearing this the message is: You'd have to be an American idiot like the members of Green Day to like this.
The hallmark album in my collection 
2009-09-24 - Many people have called Green Day "sell-outs" or "modern rock/punk posers", but I beg to differ those opinions. True in their early days of "Kerplunk!" and "Dookie" they had a punk sound and were full of angst and rebellion, but one can't stay young forever. The prior album to this was "Warning". That's a great album too, but this one (American Idiot) is the hallmark album of their careers. This album also shows the bands maturity and it shows they have a bit of a soft side. "Wake Me Up When September Ends" is about Billy Joe's fathers death and also references to 9/11. For a band to be taken seriously, they need to show some softness and emotion. After 5 years of this albums release, I still get a little emotional when I hear that song. The first single, however, is pretty straight forward. Why conform to the accepted American norm? Don't be American Idiots people! Yes, this is not the first rock opera ever released in the history of music, but it is most certainly one of the best ever. I love every track on this album. I am thirsty for more Billy, Mike and Tre. Please keep on rocking until you are in your 50s!! (Did I mention that I've loved Green Day since "Kerplunk"?)
Kudos To Greenday For This One
2009-09-23 - My hat goes off to Greenday for having the guts to write this gem of a concept album. I'll bet that the majority of the American public that bought this didn't even realize or care about the message and intricacy in the lyrics, concept and flow of this masterpiece of a punk album. For those of you that noticed, welcome to the suburban world of American Idiot, where the real idiots are the listeners that are parodied without their consent or even their knowledge. For those of you that got it, lets do something to change the dismal state of affairs of this great country. Talk about it and make others see that we need to pull together and make some changes before it's too late. Kudos again to Greenday!! All the accolades, sales and praise that they received is well-deserved. This will go down in music history as one of the greatest moments in punk/rock.
Awesome although its about a 4.7 outta 5
2009-08-28 - This is a rock opera about some dude named St.Jimmy and Jesus of Suburbia they might be the same people they might not be i dont know
1. American Idiot 9/10 awesome!
2. Jesus of Suburbia:Jesus of Suburbia/City of the D**ned/I Dont Care/Dearly Beloved/Tales of Another Broken Home 9/10 Great
3. Holiday 9/10 amazing
4.Boulevard of Broken Dreams 9.9/10 freakishly amazing
5. Are we the waiting 9/10 its awesome one of my favorites
6. St Jimmy 9/10 sweet
7. Give Me Novacaine 7/10 its ok
8. She's a rebel 8/10 its good
9. Extraordinary Girl 7/10 decent
10.Letter Bomb 9/10 its good
11. Wake Me Up when September ends 10/10 my favorite song ever!!!!!!
12.Homecoming: The Death of St.Jimmy/East 12th St/Nobody Likes You/Rock 8/10 like it
13.Whatesrname 9/10 i really think its good
OVERALL score 4.7 out of 5
No scratches and rceived cd very quickly 
2009-08-26 - I was surprised with how quickly the cd arrived. I selected standard delivery and received it within 7 days. The cd was in perfect condition and
