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Love this Green Day story:

When I was at school I remember thinking that Green day were really grungy and only tomboys listened to them (it was an all girl school). A turning point came when I heard “Time of Your Life” and I was so moved by this song that I went out and bought the single and spent some time over the years attempting to memorise the chord sequence so as I could play it on my guitar. Since then I’ve discovered more and more songs I like by them, the kinds of songs I liked but never really knew who was responsible for them. “Minority”...

“Holiday” is another typically bouncy Green Day track. I can’t say there’s anything very outstanding about it apart from the phrasing of the lyrics and the melody they follow. “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” the other single from the album so far breaks the bouncy trend of the album so far. I really love this track. It’s on a par with “Time of Your Life". It’s a little mournful but has a chorus that introduces more guitars and lyrics that any self respecting teenager would be happy to smudge their...

“Are We the Waiting” is about as close to a ballad as you’d get on a Green Day album. It’s quite beautiful. It sounds as though they got some rather tuneful football fans in to help out with some of the choruses. It works. It’s like a choir but more edgy. Unfortunately it leads very awkwardly into track six. It’s like being tipped out of a wheelbarrow onto some rather sharp rocks. And track six isn’t even very good.

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