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Track Listings
| 1. Warning |
| 2. "Blood, Sex And Booze" |
| 3. Church On Sunday |
| 4. Fashion Victim |
| 5. Castaway |
| 6. Misery |
| 7. Deadbeat Holiday |
| 8. Hold On |
| 9. Jackass |
| 10. Waiting |
| 11. Minority |
| 12. Macy's Day Parade |
| 13. 86 |
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After two years off following the release of the genre-expanding Nimrod, the usually insouciant trio Green Day are open to some weighty self-analysis. Gone are the raging rants, cartoonish antics, and anthropological musings about the punk scene, replaced by an introspection that brings to mind Michael Stipe and Bono. Like the U2 frontman, Billie Joe Armstrong still hasn't found what he's looking for, but he knows where he's been and is eager to move past the days when Green Day were considered the clown princes of rock. Witness "Jackass", which cautions, "Everybody loves a joke, but no one likes a fool". Proving that they aren't fools, Green Day take a substantial step forward, exploring new rhythms, sonics and subjects. While many of the tracks are still cheeky and infectious, the deceptively simple melodies belie a quest for meaning, faith and fulfilment. There's a tentative optimism here that's tempered by irony and flashes of self-loathing. Still, Warning transcends the darkness that clouded 1995's Insomniac. No longer so under the sway of the Buzzcocks and the Ramones, this time Armstrong and company dip into the early rock canon--the Beatles and Bob Dylan, among them. As a result, their first self-produced album is more "Nowhere Man" than "Blitzkrieg Bop". --Jaan Uhelszki
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
HELLO! This is still Green Day and it is still great. Bands grow up you know. Teenage angst gets boring. Didn't you see this coming with Time of your life? .....So what this is not Dookie. If it was like any of their previous albums, you would have just complained that they hadn't done anything new. 'Warning' has great lyrics as does 'Fashion Victim', 'Castaway', 'Waiting' and 'Macy's Day Parade'. Admitadly 'Minority' is a little too poppy, but it's heart is in the right place. And 'Misery' is just strange. But all in all this album has faaaaaar more inteligently considered lyrics than any other GD album, apart from 'Nimrod'. I'm not saying it's their best album, cos Nimrod is (in my humble opinion :) )
It is more than just angst... Nimrod got the balance of punk and inteligent lyrics right for most punk fans. Now GD have taken a departure from punk and have made more musically technical songs. Which is good. There is only so much a band can do with 3 chords.
The inteligently written lyrics wouldn't look out of place in a Nirvana, Metallica or Chili Peppers album. It's good to see they've moved on.....
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
By H. Derbe
Format:Audio CD
I'm pretty new to the music of Green Day, I had heard of them before but the first song of theirs that I remember hearing was American Idiot. After falling in love with the album of the same name, I was desperate to hear more of their earlier stuff, so I bought the much talked-about 'Dookie' a few months ago.
Despite all the praise I've heard for it, I wasn't all that impressed with it, and began to despair that I wouldn't like ANY of their other music.
It was at about this time that I found a copy of 'Warning' in the local library, and decided to rent it out of curiousity.
I'm very glad I did, because I LOVE IT!
Despite all the praise I've heard for it, I wasn't all that impressed with it, and began to despair that I wouldn't like ANY of their other music.
It was at about this time that I found a copy of 'Warning' in the local library, and decided to rent it out of curiousity.
I'm very glad I did, because I LOVE IT!
It's more mature than 'Dookie', but still sounds outspoken, fun and distinctive, which is good for those of you who like Green Day's sound but aren't into the more teen-punk-pop-rant sort of scene.
Every single song is brilliant, every note just seems perfect and when I first listened to it in my room I couldn't stop tapping my foot and grinning like an idiot!
Favourite tracks are 'Blood, Sex and Booze' (the image of Billie Joe tied to a chair does funny things to my heart rate, I must admit), 'Misery' (just sounds fantastic and original), 'Deadbeat Holiday' (the first two lines are: 'wake up, the house is on fire, and the cat's caught in the dryer' - could it get any better?), and 'Minority' (has a strange 'Homecoming' sort of feel to it), but all the tracks are pure bliss to listen to.
This album has established Green Day as my ultimate favourite band ever, hell they even beat the Chili Peppers in my opinion, and that's gotta be high praise from ANYONE.
Billie Joe is now my idol - musical and lyrical genius, fantastic voice, AND a complete hottie - and Mike & Tre are incredibly talented (as well as also being quite handsome too).
I'm babbling now so I'd better end this review. There's just too much praise for this album that I simply can't fit it all in!
In short, buy it. If you don't you'll regret it for the rest of your life, and your CD player will never, ever forgive you.
BUY IT!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
Billie Jo Armstrong has always been a talented songwriter, but never before has he shown it so brazenly and with such consistency as on this fine album.
Gone is the frustrating patchiness of Nimrod and Insomniac, and the fetid two-chord thrashes that characterised too much of those last two albums. It has been replaced by a fresher sound, razor-sharp lyrics and, most of all, some terrific tunes.
On Church on Sunday, with its soaring pop hooks and energised guitars, Green Day take the same chords from Dookie's Sassafras Roots and do a far better job with them. Blood Sex and Booze deals with everything in the title in a witty way, and Castaway is brilliance on three chords. The album is one of mixed emotions - 'Today is the first day of the rest of our lives' on Church on Sunday but 'What's the consolation prize? Economy sized dreams of hope' dilutes the optimism on the sensational, balladesque closer Macy's Day Parade, which shows a welcome variety in Billie Jo's songwriting. Misery adds to this impression, with its dark swing and needle-sharp lyrics - surely being the greatest 'punk' song ever to use a farfisa?!
The album's pop pinnacles are sublime - Deadbeat Holiday, which wins the award for best chord sequence on the album, and Hold On, with its unforgettable harmonica line.
This is a thrilling ride of an album, marking an impressive return to form for the band who are still the best punk-pop band in the world, and who trample Blink 182 and their dreadful clones into the Californian dust.
Gone is the frustrating patchiness of Nimrod and Insomniac, and the fetid two-chord thrashes that characterised too much of those last two albums. It has been replaced by a fresher sound, razor-sharp lyrics and, most of all, some terrific tunes.
On Church on Sunday, with its soaring pop hooks and energised guitars, Green Day take the same chords from Dookie's Sassafras Roots and do a far better job with them. Blood Sex and Booze deals with everything in the title in a witty way, and Castaway is brilliance on three chords. The album is one of mixed emotions - 'Today is the first day of the rest of our lives' on Church on Sunday but 'What's the consolation prize? Economy sized dreams of hope' dilutes the optimism on the sensational, balladesque closer Macy's Day Parade, which shows a welcome variety in Billie Jo's songwriting. Misery adds to this impression, with its dark swing and needle-sharp lyrics - surely being the greatest 'punk' song ever to use a farfisa?!
The album's pop pinnacles are sublime - Deadbeat Holiday, which wins the award for best chord sequence on the album, and Hold On, with its unforgettable harmonica line.
This is a thrilling ride of an album, marking an impressive return to form for the band who are still the best punk-pop band in the world, and who trample Blink 182 and their dreadful clones into the Californian dust.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Very good
This is album is awesome. You will not be disappointed. Every song is superb!! Go on buy it!! What your ears were designed for!!
Published 11 months ago by SLASH
3.0 out of 5 stars
The Minority
I really wanted to give this 4 stars (it is not really worthy of 5, objectively) but decided finally, after many listens, that it is probably worth 3 and a half. Ish. Read more
Published 19 months ago by ratmonkey
3.0 out of 5 stars
Okay
This is not Green Day at their best for sure, but Warning contains some great songs; Fashion Victim, Blood sex and Booze, Minority, Macy's Day Parade, Warning and Waiting. :)
Published 20 months ago by BookWorm
5.0 out of 5 stars
Green Day Warning Album Review!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Epic Album!! warning is a great greenday album and the packing and delivery time was good aswell! i would recomend you buy this album and from this seller also.
Published 22 months ago by EricCartmanDGX5
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Quality, Superb Music
A really good quality album, probably my second favourite album by Green Day after American Idiot. Particularly love the songs Church on Sunday and Fashion Victim. Read more
Published on 3 April 2011 by Individual Araminta
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Seller
CD got here on the first day of 'expected delivery time' in perfect condition. Great seller would definetly recommend.
Published on 27 Jan 2010 by Marcus_Murphicus
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brave and Brilliant
What kind of punk rock band would put out a collection of slow, acoustic songs? This is a very brave record, that's for sure. I loved it. Read more
Published on 12 Dec 2009 by Riaan
3.0 out of 5 stars
broken clips
brillient album, but the clips that hold the CD in the case had been broken in transit. could have been packed better
Published on 18 Mar 2009 by Mr. D. S. Nugent
3.0 out of 5 stars
Warning! it's not 'proper' Green Day
I'm afraid this is not Green Day's best album and will split many Green Day fans down the middle. It's certainly more 'Radio friendly' and different from the other Green Day... Read more
Published on 11 Mar 2007 by SMB Metal
4.0 out of 5 stars
Different but still good
This is quite a different sound to Green Day's other albums but I think it is just as good. Overall this is how i would rate the songs:
Warning 9/10- Clever lyrics, good... Read more
Warning 9/10- Clever lyrics, good... Read more
Published on 23 Nov 2006 by RandomGirl
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