{"product_id":"green-day-american-idiot-lp","title":"GREEN DAY 'AMERICAN IDIOT' 2LP","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"description\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLABEL: Reprise \/ WEA\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVINYL RELEASE DATE: 11\/3\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\/2009 \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: 2004\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVARIANT: Black Vinyl 2LP, with Poster\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"aec-description-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"product-reviews\" class=\"aec-desc-review collapsed\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIf you had to pick one band to don the \"least likely to create a rock opera\" mantle, Cali-punk trio Green Day would be among the most logical candidates. That makes the existence of American Idiot something of a surprise -- and the excellence of its contents little short of a revelation. There are no half measures on the sprawling disc. Billie Joe Armstrong has created a full slate of characters and given considerable thought to their back-stories -- heck, he even dug out a glockenspiel to add dramatic tension to the nine-minute epic \"Jesus of Suburbia.\" Thing is, Armstrong and company haven't lost their snotty Gilman Street edge in the process -- as evidenced by the snarling, expletive-laced title track and the made-for-pogoing sing-along \"Extraordinary Girl.\" While there's obviously a political subtext running through the disc, Armstrong seldom gets so specific that the disc will sound dated come the next election cycle. Instead, songs like the Clash-styled \"Are We the Waiting\" and the spare ballad \"Wake Me Up when September Ends\" delve into adult-oriented emotional distress with the same sort of incisiveness the band once applied to teen angst. While there are occasional lapses into utter excess -- \"Boulevard of Broken Dreams\" encroaches on show-tune territory -- American Idiot packs enough power, both sonically and emotionally, to make it worthy of extended play (and consideration for a 2004 time capsule).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"track\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WARNER","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47531779064026,"sku":"GREEN DAY-AMERICAN-IDIOT-BLACK-2LP-9890","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/4709\/4490\/files\/1568913.jpg?v=1769226143","url":"https:\/\/metaledgemag.com\/products\/green-day-american-idiot-lp","provider":"Metal Edge","version":"1.0","type":"link"}