Warning
by Green Day
  • Record Label: Reprise
  • Release Date: Oct 3, 2000
Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 19
  3. Negative: 1 out of 19
  1. PopMatters
    Mar 8, 2011
    80
    Old fans who would have enjoyed such messages in the past might not like them packaged with such clean music, but they'd be missing the point. Real old school punks know that punk is about following your own path, and that's just what Green Day are doing.
  2. Village Voice (Consumer Guide)
    Mar 8, 2011
    91
    Crucially, his knack for simple punk tunes remains unchanged; also crucially, these do fine at moderate tempos, and one even gives off a whiff of Brecht-Weill. There are worse ways to come down off a multiplatinum high-lots of them.
  3. Checkout.com
    70
    At first, it may sound void of the instantly accessible pile of hits from Dookie and the handful more from Insomniac, but the album's social conscience and cunning lyrics make it a Warning to be heeded.
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  5. Billboard
    70
    The California-based trio continues its exploration of more straight-ahead rock and pop with surprisingly strong results.
  6. Village Voice
    90
    The album's darn spooky good... Shelving the old Green Day wall of guitars (Dookie and Insomniac) in favor of the youngest (and best) Pete Townshend mod-clanky buzz opens up the band's sound dramatically; it's airy and spacious, lots of room for the vocals. The whole thing breathes with neat ambiences.
  7. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    The band's musical range has also broadened a bit.
  8. Magnet
    90
    Warning may not only be the most beautiful Green Day LP but also the bravest. [#48, p.93]
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  9. Dot Music
    80
  10. AllMusic
    90
    Warning may not be an innovative record, per se -- it's a pop album through and through -- but it's tremendously satisfying, finding the band at a peak of songcraft and performance. There hasn't been a better pure pop album since Supergrass' In It for the Money, another record by a young band that did it all and did it without a trace of self-consciousness.
  11. The A.V. Club
    70
    Green Day has never made a record so slick and musically mature.

Awards & Rankings

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#89 Best Album of 2000
22
#22 Most Discussed Album of 2000
32
#32 Most Shared Album of 2000

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User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 115 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 104 out of 115
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 115
  3. Negative: 3 out of 115
  1. PeopleChoice
    May 1, 2016
    6
    An OK album, the old school style but not as well as expected, Warning needs more energy to be a masterpiece, but after all is good, the bestAn OK album, the old school style but not as well as expected, Warning needs more energy to be a masterpiece, but after all is good, the best tracks of the album are Waiting and Minority that are a big blast of full-energy songs… Full Review »
  2. drongodan
    Feb 11, 2020
    7
    Its OK. Some solid songs just hard to love this album for me. Fave tracks: Church on Sunday, Blood Sex & Booze, Waiting
  3. Gamesearcher1
    Aug 29, 2019
    7
    While I wouldn’t call Green Day any good at experimenting, and this album feels like they heard six random songs, and decided to make an albumWhile I wouldn’t call Green Day any good at experimenting, and this album feels like they heard six random songs, and decided to make an album out of just that, I can’t help liking most of the tracks on this album. Taking Nimrod’s sound but adding a more poppy and folky touch to it, the listening experience is still a bit disjointed, but there’s still a lot of great material to be found.
    Favourites: Macy’s Day Parade, Castaway, Blood, Sex and Booze
    Least Favourites: Jackass, Fashion Victim    … Full Review »
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