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Generally favorable reviews- based on 391 Ratings
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Positive: 323 out of 391
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Mixed: 31 out of 391
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Negative: 37 out of 391
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DarrylCOct 20, 2009Simply a great album. You can listen to this album over and over and not get tired of it. I would rate this album superior to American Idiot only because every track is superb. They are able to vary their sound and see be Greenday. Richer melodic material and deeper tonal texture woven together to form a satisfying epic album. Viva La Green Day!
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DaveRMay 18, 2009Amazing. Absolutely amazing. It's such a fun album to listen to, so epic. The powerful guitar riffs just make you want to jump in the air in excitement everytime you listen. Good job Green Day, you've outdone yourselves this time.
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LeeKJun 2, 2009
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NathanGJul 10, 2009I really like Green Day's older stuff. 21st Century, like American Idiot, is simply better than the older stuff. But it is certainly not American Idiot 2. It is actually quite different. Green Day just keeps getting better and better, and this album is simply a masterpiece.
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MichaelMay 16, 2009
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PBMay 16, 2009Not only is 21st Century Breakdown more ambitious than American Idiot, but genuinely a better album in general, with more ambition, more accessibility, and more depth than it's slightly 2D predecessors. An truly excellent album of stellar proportions, it blew away my scepticisms and exceeded all expectations.
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ThomSJun 25, 2009Great album. Truly is. It has more diverse instrumentation than previous albums by Green Day. Also it does deserve its praise. When the worst critic review simply calls it average, it's a sign that you have something good. Besides critics have In Rainbows 40%, so no loss with a few bad seeds.
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RolfGJun 27, 2009A collection of great songs, it's an album with a song to everymood! It's probobly going to be a classic one, it's not punk rock any more it's classic rock. A masterpiece with ambition and very good written catchy rock songs!
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StefanoAug 29, 2009Great album for one major's rock band in the world!!!!
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TysonB.Sep 21, 2009It is really good.
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MariahLNov 4, 2009How can you not love this album if you don't fine but you cannot see the musical genius behind it and the complexity it is truly a masterpiece leave it to create two of the most influential and memorable albums of the decade deal with it sorry if you miss old Green Day but they have moved on and are great STILL.
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EddMMay 15, 2009A masterful album! A brilliant narrative throughout the album and hugely enjoyable from start to finish!
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SeanRMay 15, 2009
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GreenHeadMay 16, 2009Remarkable Album and ambitiously delivered. Those who say this album is subpar need a history lesson in rock music. Go back to school kids. Green Day rocks with this album. Truely one of their best.
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MattMay 17, 2009Incredible. Of course, one could argue the band are losing direction - but that does not mean this is not an epic album, simply that it is what the world is described as in Armstrong's lyrics at the moment - in chaos, varied, and downright screwed up. This is what fans of American Idiot will have been waiting for.
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RockyLMay 24, 2009
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ChingWJul 14, 2009What a sweet album. The thing about it is, unlike American Idiot, people all around the world can feel with and agree with the lyrics, coz the songs could be talking about any hardship. A very mature album, definitely looking forward to what Green Day has to offer in the future.
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WyattMJul 24, 2009I think 21st century breakdown has great songs and great lyrics.
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BarbaraSJul 9, 2009Who knows what lyrics and good music really is about, will understand.
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OrlandoMAug 17, 2009All though the ten is just to try bring the rating up I was still very impressed by the album the beginning to the songs may not be that great but by the end I'm hooked.
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JakeSep 22, 2009Better than idiot one truly for the ages.
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LoveMusicMay 15, 2009
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MarcWMay 15, 2009Great, ambitious album. Better than American Idiot. Impressive stuff.
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GerogeSMay 16, 2009
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AlexAdMay 17, 2009Great album, first listen didn't rock me the way I thought but after really listening it truly sounded great.
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ZackSMay 17, 2009A band without direction? Don't listen to Sputnikmusic or most of the reviews on here. Im not that much of a green day fan but omg i cant stop listening to this album. Buy it end of story.
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JPMay 17, 2009Something both Melodic and Bold. That is what 21st Century Breakdown has achieved. Truly a master piece in the long winding road that is Green Day. This is a must for both long time Fans and those just joining the party. Great album all around.
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sameMay 18, 200921st century breakdown is green days best album!!! It sounds bigger and stronger than any rock album to come out this decade.the vocals are outstanding along with the lyrics.This band has grown so much with a little help from legendary producer butch vig.
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CedricJun 27, 2009It's a good with album with excellent instrumentation. My only concern is all the word crammed into one line on some of the songs.
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mikecJul 14, 2009awesome
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The performances are blandly professional, because any major-label rock band of Green Day's abilities could shit this stuff out in their sleep, and emotionally inert. This is the crafting of a modern epic as a dreary day-job routine.
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21st Century Breakdown is far from a bad album, and, like Idiot, will likely be the best release this year from such a popular band.
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It could have easily gone any of several wrong ways, but Green Day's punk has long since been tempered with pop's most attractive attributes, and 21stCentury Breakdown, like its predecessor, is unapologetically accessible and relentlessly exhilarating.