> Never thought I would say this about a full Green Day album -- although
> they're a consummate singles band (anyone who claims to be a pop-punk fan
> and doesn't own INTERNATIONAL SUPERHITS is only fooling themselves), their
> albums have always been wildly uneven -- but AMERICAN IDIOT is really
> remarkably good all the way through.
> 
> S

I really agree with Stewart here, this is not only consistently good, but I
think the writing brings them to a new level of songcraft.  I know a lot of
their "fans" with not happy with their last cd "Warning" which saw the band
using some Kinks-like sounds and generally mellower vibe.  I found it a
welcome advance and "American Idiot" may well be their "Rubber Soul"...:)

Brian