The Greatest Generation
by The Wonder Years
  • Record Label: Hopeless
  • Release Date: May 14, 2013
User Score
8.8

Universal acclaim- based on 63 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 55 out of 63
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 63
  3. Negative: 5 out of 63
Buy Now
Buy on

Review this album

  1. Your Score
    0 out of 10
    Rate this:
    • 10
    • 9
    • 8
    • 7
    • 6
    • 5
    • 4
    • 3
    • 2
    • 1
    • 0
    • 0
  1. Submit
  2. Check Spelling
view
per page
  1. qrobur
    Jun 5, 2013
    4
    Having seen the Metacritic score and being an enthusiast for punky noise, I had reasonably high hopes for 'The Greatest Generation'. Alas, it proved to be no more than your standard, identikit pop-punk A hundred other groups can and do make the same noise and more or less write the same songs. It's competently played, it's quite well produced, nothing offends the ear and I'm quite sureHaving seen the Metacritic score and being an enthusiast for punky noise, I had reasonably high hopes for 'The Greatest Generation'. Alas, it proved to be no more than your standard, identikit pop-punk A hundred other groups can and do make the same noise and more or less write the same songs. It's competently played, it's quite well produced, nothing offends the ear and I'm quite sure my mother wouldn't mind listening to it. Well, she'd be welcome to it; this tedious album won't be getting any more of my time.… Expand

Critic Reviews

All reviews »
Metascore
97

Universal acclaim - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Sputnikmusic
    Jul 11, 2017
    100
    The Wonder Year’s hard work and dedication has more than paid off with their newest album. I don’t see anything topping it anytime soon, at least not in the pop-punk spectrum. It challenges the limits of the genre.
    Read full review
  2. Kerrang!
    Jun 3, 2013
    100
    It's an often staggering record, by a great band, defying odds, on a hell of a run of first-lass creative form. [4 May 2013, p.52]
  3. Absolute Punk (Staff reviews)
    Jun 3, 2013
    100
    It is my firm belief that The Greatest Generation has no real precedent in this community.
    Read full review
See all critic reviews »