21st Century Breakdown...what's left of the album.

Not much is epic about Green Day's 21st Century Breakdown, perhaps the title is the only thing that adds the notion of "epic-ness" (there is no such word as epic-ness). Nevertheless, the album had two good songs that had me smiling, even if that smile was quickly blighted by the rest of the album. "Last Night on Earth" was the best song in the entire album, without a doubt that song was great! It has a lot going for it: A great piano melody; guitars that sound "epic" and that sound terrific; Armstrong's voice sounds perfect for this type of song; and last, the entire song feels like something John Lennon would be proud of. It has that special Beatles feeling to it. Slow but threatening, and ominous but romantic. It's a perfect love song, some can say. The other song in the album I enjoyed listening to was, "Peacemaker". It had a nice feeling to it; very uplifting and rude. I especially liked the Spanish-style-like guitars, the ey ey ey ey, and the "Vendetta, sweet vendetta." The first thought that came to my mind as I heard the guitar to stop for the solo was, "sounds like Sublime..." But it didn't break into a Sublime solo, it was still okay.

That is all there is to this hysteric album, over-hyped, and ultimately a let-down. Although no one is going to admit this album didn't deliver because, well it isn't fun to say it's bad. Still, I'm glad a few reviews gave a great explanation on why the album didn't work. It took a long time to release and it ended up sounding like a rushed record. 95% of the tracks were dull or banal. Not to mention Armstrong's annoying "hey"(s). Overall the album failed to deliver; it had a pretty title but it was all that: a title. 21st Century Breakdown is a letdown, now let's move on to another one, Green Day.