American Idiot — 2004

An ambitious punk-rock opera of post-9/11 anger. Anthemic and huge. Their commercial and creative peak. A 2004 record that holds its own against everything before it.

On vinyl: Vinyl can be scarcer than the CD from this era, so it's worth looking for a recent repressing.

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If you have American Idiot, these are the Green Day records worth reaching for next.

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