If you were to compare Green Day to a cockroach, founding members Billie Joe Armstrong, Tre Cool, and Mike Dirnt might not object. Who knows— they might even express an affinity for a species of in…
an effort that found the band wearing its Clash fandom on its collective sleeves and returning to a more traditional album approach.
Build on the bombast of snotty guitars and Hot Topic poetry — sample lyrics: “We are rivals in the riot inside us” — “Father of All…” is an inauspicious opening shot that manages to be enjoyable yet disposable. It’s a trend that continues throughout “.,” which never fails to deliver ear worms but often stuffs them with empty calories.
The album’s best cut may be “Take the Money and Crawl,” which finds Armstrong sneering his way through a dissertation on not giving a s—. It recalls the attitude that Green Day infused into many of its most seminal tracks, in which wastelands can be paradise. With “Take the Money and Crawl,” the band proves still capable of translating its trademark brand of suburban scorn into music that resonates.
“Father of All…,” however, the effort feels more like a sidestep than a leap forward. As the successor to equally milquetoast “,” it leaves you wondering if Green Day has at last tired of pulling tricks from its heart-adorned sleeves. Rather than creating music with purpose, the band now seems content to manifest material purely from a desire to continue on.
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