All Entries Tagged With: "green day"
The Monday Moment [UPDATED]
Oh, those moody artists. Updated: Apparently, Billie Joe Armstrong,the star of this particular temper tantrum checked into rehab two days after this concert. Yeeks.
Critique of the Week – Runner Up
I picked this one because the inner conflict in Paul’s review is palbable. He didn’t really want to like this but he just couldn’t help himself. AMERICAN IDIOT Paul Hodgins – OC Register “American Idiot” captures all the strengths and weaknesses of the music that propels it. Based on the 2004 Green Day album of [...]
Critique of the Week – Runner Runner Up
I picked this one because Bob is practically frothing as he wrote it. He probably had to towel off after he finished. AMERICAN IDIOT Bob Verini – Variety The touring “American Idiot” kicks ass in every sense. Michael Mayer’s staging of Green Day’s landmark concept album delivers a pointed boot to the rump of a [...]
AMERICAN IDIOT (AHMANSON): 68% – BITTERSWEET
SWEET From the poetic “Are We the Waiting” and “Wake Me Up When September Ends” to the defiant “Know Your Enemy” to the anthem-like “21 Guns,” the expertly performed songs cast a spell that had young, old and middle-aged audience members head-banging together at the Ahmanson. Now that alone is one incredible feat even if [...]


