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GREEN DAY - AMERICAN IDIOT

GREEN DAY - AMERICAN IDIOT

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2LP Black Vinyl — Gatefold Edition


Green Day tore up the blueprint with American Idiot, the seventh studio album that transformed the Californian punk trio into something far more ambitious. Released in 2004, the album arrived after a period of uncertainty for the band and emerged as a fully realised punk-rock opera — a politically charged, theatrical and deeply personal record that became one of the defining albums of the 2000s.


At the centre of American Idiot is the fictional character of Jesus of Suburbia, a disillusioned young American navigating an increasingly chaotic world. Through interconnected songs, Green Day explore alienation, rebellion, identity, relationships and the feeling of growing up surrounded by political and cultural uncertainty.


The title track “American Idiot” immediately establishes the album's confrontational tone, before the sprawling nine-minute “Jesus of Suburbia” introduces the record's central character through five interconnected movements. “Holiday”and “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” follow, combining punk energy with huge melodies and some of Billie Joe Armstrong's most recognisable songwriting.


The first half closes with “Are We the Waiting” and “St. Jimmy”, while the second side pushes deeper into the narrative. “Give Me Novacaine”, “She's a Rebel” and “Extraordinary Girl” move between vulnerability, defiance and uncertainty, before “Letterbomb” delivers one of the album's most explosive moments.


“Wake Me Up When September Ends” provides a deeply personal change of pace, written by Armstrong about the death of his father, while the sprawling “Homecoming” mirrors the structure of Jesus of Suburbia through another sequence of interconnected sections. The album finally closes with “Whatsername”, leaving its protagonist looking back on a relationship and a period of his life that can no longer be recovered.


Produced by Rob Cavallo and Green Day, American Idiot was a remarkable reinvention. It combined the band's punk roots with elements of classic rock, theatrical songwriting and ambitious album-length storytelling, creating a record that worked equally well as a collection of individual songs and as one continuous narrative.


This edition is the 2LP black vinyl pressing on Reprise Records, housed in a gatefold sleeve. Originally released on vinyl in 2004, the album has become an essential part of Green Day's physical catalogue and a landmark record in modern punk rock.


Artist: Green Day

Album: American Idiot

Format: 2 × 12" Vinyl LP

Edition: Standard Edition / Reissue

Vinyl: Black Vinyl

Label: Reprise Records

Release Date: 11 October 2004

Catalogue Number: 9362-48777-1

Barcode: 93624877714

Genre: Punk Rock / Pop Punk / Alternative Rock

Number of Discs: 2

Number of Tracks: 13

Extras: Gatefold sleeve


Tracklist

Side A

  1. American Idiot

  2. Jesus of Suburbia


    I. Jesus of Suburbia


    II. City of the Damned


    III. I Don't Care


    IV. Dearly Beloved


    V. Tales of Another Broken Home


Side B

  1. Holiday

  2. Boulevard of Broken Dreams

  3. Are We the Waiting

  4. St. Jimmy


Side C

  1. Give Me Novacaine

  2. She's a Rebel

  3. Extraordinary Girl

  4. Letterbomb

  5. Wake Me Up When September Ends


Side D

  1. Homecoming


    I. The Death of St. Jimmy


    II. East 12th St.


    III. Nobody Likes You


    IV. Rock and Roll Girlfriend


    V. We're Coming Home Again

  2. Whatsername

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