by shinnawy Tue Mar 24, 2009 4:35 pm
21st Century Breakdown is the upcoming eighth studio album by the American punk rock band Green Day.[1] This will be Green Day's first album to be produced by renowned producer and Garbage member Butch Vig.
This album follows 2004's critically acclaimed American Idiot. Regarding the pressure, Billie Joe Armstrong said, "We could take a sideways step or go back to our roots. We chose to move forward. It's about reflecting what's been happening the past three years and putting it to melody with some bold statements."[2] The band has also stated that "This album is more... religious," and it is influenced by Bruce Springsteen, The Who, and The Beatles.
Content
The album will have a total of 16 songs and is divided into three movements: "Heroes and Cons," "Charlatans and Saints," and "Horseshoes and Handgrenades."[4] Musically, the album continues the rock opera style of American Idiot.[5] Mike Dirnt told Alternative Press magazine that the songs "speak to each other the way the songs on Born to Run speak to each other. I don't know if you'd call it a 'concept album,' but there's a thread that connects everything."[6] MTV compared the material to classic rockers like The Who.[7] Spin Magazine claimed the title track is "Green Day's most epic song yet."[8]
The lyrics on this album will be fairly political. Rolling Stone called the song "March of the Dogs" "a biting indictment of contemporary religion," and quoted some anti-war lyrics on the song "21 Guns."[9] Nick Martin of Cinematic Sunrise stated in his blog that retailers are supposedly "flipping out" over the obscene lyrics of the new album.[10]
In the beginning of March 2009, the band began mixing the new 16 tracks
Track Listing
Act 1 - Heroes and Cons
"Intro/21st Century Breakdown"
"Know Your Enemy"
"Viva la Gloria"
"Before the Lobotomy"
"Christian's Inferno"
"Last Night on Earth"
Act 2 - Charlatans and Saints
"March of the Dogs"
"Peacemaker"
"Last of the American Girls"
"Viva La Gloria?"
"Restless Heart Syndrome" (This track is the final track of the 2nd act) [15]
Act 3 - "Horseshoes and Handgrenades"
"Horseshoes and Handgrenades"
"Drama Queen"
"Static Age"
"21 Guns"
"American Eulogy"
"See The Light"
