Father of All…
by Green Day
  • Record Label: Reprise
  • Release Date: Feb 7, 2020
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4.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 217 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 79 out of 217
  2. Mixed: 38 out of 217
  3. Negative: 100 out of 217
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  1. jakeyjake
    Aug 29, 2023
    0
    Green Day's Father of All... is Green Day at its most sloppy. Sloppy production, sloppy songwriting and sloppy renditions of music stylings throughout rock and roll history without doing any of those sounds, justice.
  2. ChiIIaoi
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Review só pra lembrar a nota que eu dei pro album:
    album mt ruim, agora só escrever pra passar dos 75 caracteres.
  3. itsdagoos
    Feb 25, 2022
    6
    Really meh… most songs mesh together there is nothing special the only good song in this album is the first one father of all… the rest mixes together and really disappoints, and you don’t have to edit Billy’s voice it’s perfect
  4. Gummer
    Nov 9, 2021
    2
    I honestly get this album, i do, they were going on tour, and wanted new material to play. The problem is that this screams low effort, and a project pushed out. The short run time should be an obvious clue to that, considering that it's not in Green day's DNA to do that. The sound is way to pop for even a pop punk band, and the lyrics are some of the most "how you doing fellow kids" i'veI honestly get this album, i do, they were going on tour, and wanted new material to play. The problem is that this screams low effort, and a project pushed out. The short run time should be an obvious clue to that, considering that it's not in Green day's DNA to do that. The sound is way to pop for even a pop punk band, and the lyrics are some of the most "how you doing fellow kids" i've ever heard. The lack of even decent hooks is perhaps the thing that annoys me the most. That has always been such a strengh of Green Day, but here it might as well be 27 min. of 1564 chord pogressions with Billie Joe's iconic voice and flair absent. Pass on this one and go enjoy Dookie and American Idiot instead.… Expand
  5. Mellowry
    Aug 18, 2021
    3
    To me this record sounds totally like "we're getting irrelevant, we need to make an album now". Nobody forces you, this record doesn't make fun at all listening to. The lines are cheesy, the boys don't even sound like they had fun, and the album cover art, yikes. I would even prefer "Shenenigans" or the "Uno, Dos, Tre" albums over this.
  6. GamePlayer77
    Jun 4, 2021
    0
    Words cannot describe how awful this album is. How did Green Day become like this?

    FAV TRACK: Graffitia
    LEAST FAV TRACK: Oh Yeah!
  7. nekyo
    May 26, 2021
    1
    how does this even have more than 50 on average
    just "no features/no swedish songwriters/no trap beats... 100% pure uncut rock"
  8. Chris182
    Apr 26, 2021
    5
    Easily Green Day's worst album. it is not bad but it is far from good or even decent. The lyrics are horrible and the instrumentals would be good if it were any band other than Green Day as it seems like they are all on cruise control for this album. Some of these songs are fun but the lyrics really ruin them. I really hope they can bounce back from this disappointment.
    Best Songs: Father    Easily Green Day's worst album. it is not bad but it is far from good or even decent. The lyrics are horrible and the instrumentals would be good if it were any band other than Green Day as it seems like they are all on cruise control for this album. Some of these songs are fun but the lyrics really ruin them. I really hope they can bounce back from this disappointment.
    Best Songs: Father of All... Sugar Youth, Take the Money and Crawl, Meet Me On the Roof
    Worst Songs: I Was a Teenage Teenager, Fire Ready Aim, Stab You in the Heart    … Expand
  9. evennumber
    Mar 12, 2021
    3
    this album is not very good. it feels like giving up in audio form, the album just is uninspired or at least that's how it felt to me any way
  10. MusicNerdViking
    Feb 25, 2021
    2
    I haven't heard of anything that's so grossly poppy and tone-deaf in my life! When I played it, I expected a decent rock album from start to finish; what I instead got was a confusing, unpolished, and inconsistent mess of an album with a span of 26 minutes. The absolute worst track is "I Was a Teenage Teenager," that song has the cheesiest and corniest lyrics ever. And that song comes fromI haven't heard of anything that's so grossly poppy and tone-deaf in my life! When I played it, I expected a decent rock album from start to finish; what I instead got was a confusing, unpolished, and inconsistent mess of an album with a span of 26 minutes. The absolute worst track is "I Was a Teenage Teenager," that song has the cheesiest and corniest lyrics ever. And that song comes from a group who wrote Boulevard of Broken Dreams! I haven't felt so annoyed listening to a rock album before in my life, and that will be 26 minutes of my life I'm never getting back. EVER!

    Overall score: 2-3/10
    The album is: Confusing, unenjoyable, disappointing, it's bad    … Expand
  11. fumbuckles
    Jan 24, 2021
    2
    I consider green day to be one of my favorite bands of all time so I was really hyped for this album. I actually did enjoy the title track when it was released as a single and I still do; but that's the only good part of this album. it gets worse with every listen and there is no way I would want to come back to this album in the future. I'd give it a 2 instead of a 0 just because of theI consider green day to be one of my favorite bands of all time so I was really hyped for this album. I actually did enjoy the title track when it was released as a single and I still do; but that's the only good part of this album. it gets worse with every listen and there is no way I would want to come back to this album in the future. I'd give it a 2 instead of a 0 just because of the title track and some little charm in sugar youth and meet me on the roof.… Expand
  12. sarinhacatatau
    Dec 23, 2020
    10
    not that bad .
  13. HG_Kitara
    Nov 20, 2020
    1
    What. A. Colossal. Mess. This "project" had as much love into it as a divorced man with a prostitute. There is very very very little to redeem this album. Awful writing, trying to recapture their youth when they were able to handle the coke. Now their poor poor bodies cant handle it, leading to mush like this getting churned out the music factory. Don't waste your time listening to this.
  14. bhsmall
    Oct 14, 2020
    10
    a good effort from a good band. different, experimental, and it works. keep it up.
  15. lucas_alves24
    Aug 27, 2020
    2
    Todas as bandas e artistas têm seus momentos baixos e ruins, tanto que o Green Day deixou isso claro na trilogia "¡Uno!, ¡Dos!, ¡Tré!", mas pu** que **riu, esse álbum é um lixo total. Menos da metade do álbum presta, não me agradou em quase nada. Pareceu mais um trabalho mediano mal feito da 5ª série só pra manter a nota média e ganhar algum crédito.
    2020 realmente estragou um monte de    Todas as bandas e artistas têm seus momentos baixos e ruins, tanto que o Green Day deixou isso claro na trilogia "¡Uno!, ¡Dos!, ¡Tré!", mas pu** que **riu, esse álbum é um lixo total. Menos da metade do álbum presta, não me agradou em quase nada. Pareceu mais um trabalho mediano mal feito da 5ª série só pra manter a nota média e ganhar algum crédito.
    2020 realmente estragou um monte de coisas, a criatividade do Green Day foi uma delas nesse álbum horroroso.    … Expand
  16. soninhacatatau
    Aug 21, 2020
    0
    omg kingss, great album! .
  17. finnhayes
    Aug 5, 2020
    0
    Absolute crap.
    Nothing else to say but I have to fill the characters up. Absolute... crap.
  18. chewybacca
    Aug 5, 2020
    0
    This is probably the worst album i've ever listened to front to back in quite a while. christ what happened to green day. This is the most unoriginal, uninspired, going-through-the-motions cack any band of their size has attempted to pass off as a 'piece of art'. jesus, i mean if you like this, you've probably got something wrong in the head, surely?
  19. smolheartbigpp
    Jul 31, 2020
    0
    This does not sound like Green Day at all. Green Day has become "Boomer Rock".
  20. rwhal2010
    Jul 13, 2020
    3
    Could've been better if they actually put some effort into it. But it just comes off as lazy and uninspired. Graffitia, Take the Money, and Sugar Youth are the better tracks, but would've benefited from some more effort.
  21. Incognitoreview
    Jul 7, 2020
    0
    "No Features

    No Swedish Songwriters No Trap Beats 100% Pure Uncut Rock". That's what was stated on a billboard for Green Day's latest record titled "Father of All...". Look, I've never liked Green Day. I've always personally thought they were an annoying band, but that is just my opinion. This album however has reached it's overall peak of horrible. "Father of All" is hands    "No Features

    No Swedish Songwriters

    No Trap Beats

    100% Pure Uncut Rock".

    That's what was stated on a billboard for Green Day's latest record titled "Father of All...". Look, I've never liked Green Day. I've always personally thought they were an annoying band, but that is just my opinion. This album however has reached it's overall peak of horrible. "Father of All" is hands down, the band's worst batch of tracks yet. It's only 26 minutes in length, yet it feels like an eternity. Every song I hear from this god-awful "project", I keep thinking to myself that this has to be a joke. But, even if it was a joke, it would be such a slap to the face to their fan base that have been awaiting for this album. Green Day completely throw away their signature Pop punk sound that made them famous worldwide. Instead, they make an album of garbage, annoying, and very corny pop songs that make your ears bleed. So, before I end my review, I would like to go back to what their amazing billboard says. "No Features": trust me Billie, if you had a single feature on this record, you would've been humiliated by how good it was. Any feature on the album would've helped and would've been better than this pile of ****. However, of course you didn't include any features because you know yourself that they would've stolen your so called "spotlight". "No Swedish Songwriters": Excuse me? Are you trying to tell me that you're a better songwriter than Tobias Forge or Mikael Akerfeldt? Please, I beg you Billie, don't piss me off even more. "No Trap Beats": Honestly, I would really love to listen to some trap beats right now. Finally, "100% Pure Uncut Rock". I can assure you that this is 100% Pure Trash. Did you like my banter there? I hope you enjoyed my review on this dumb album.    … Expand
  22. Fnn
    Jun 5, 2020
    0
    i am so confused. how does anyone enjoy this........ so so bad. greenday haven't made a good album in years.
  23. Joel_Freecheck
    May 29, 2020
    0
    Imagine trying to be an off-brand Imagine Dragons with none of the fun. "Father of All..." is a mess that should've stayed in this otherwise exceptional band's vault.
  24. JordanLayton
    Apr 27, 2020
    2
    The epitome of soulless millennial dad rock. Names and faces change, but dad rock, dad rock never changes. I didn't hate the second half of the record as much as the first due to some more emphasis on guitars with the tiniest bit of grind added, but it wasn't nearly enough to ever get me to come back to this record. This was a real pain to get through and it's just disappointing that GreenThe epitome of soulless millennial dad rock. Names and faces change, but dad rock, dad rock never changes. I didn't hate the second half of the record as much as the first due to some more emphasis on guitars with the tiniest bit of grind added, but it wasn't nearly enough to ever get me to come back to this record. This was a real pain to get through and it's just disappointing that Green Day seems to have fully given up.… Expand
  25. psycho_dog33
    Apr 24, 2020
    0
    This is the biggest "whatever" of Green Day's career, in that I feel little to no effort was put into the songwriting and the band just shat out a record cos they could.
  26. Munknjet
    Apr 19, 2020
    4
    Quite possibly the worst Green Day album of all time. I am heavily disappointed with this new album, Green day completely throws out the sound we all love, while yes I do credit them for trying something new, this new stuff sucks! But they tried, and if they did try and release something like classic punk rock in their 40s and almost 50s it would almost be embarrassing but at least betterQuite possibly the worst Green Day album of all time. I am heavily disappointed with this new album, Green day completely throws out the sound we all love, while yes I do credit them for trying something new, this new stuff sucks! But they tried, and if they did try and release something like classic punk rock in their 40s and almost 50s it would almost be embarrassing but at least better than this. There are some memorable tracks on here like 'Stab you in the Heart' and 'Take the Money and Crawl' but overall, this album lacks direction, focus and uses to many generic voice filters like on 'Oh yeah' 'Father of all' and others. It is worth saying, at the end of the day, Green day has tried something new, and it obviously didn't quite work. That being said, I hope Green Day can learn from this and make a comeback album like Eminem did with 'Kamikaze'. Hopefully we can get another album which doesn't completely throw out Green days old sound.… Expand
  27. NolanLundgaard
    Apr 11, 2020
    7
    Father of All… by Green Day: 6.81

    Father of All…: 1 :) Fire, Ready Aim: 1 :) Oh Yeah: 0.75 Meet Me on the Roof: 1 :) I Was a Teenage Teenager: 0.75 Stab You in the Heart: 0.25 Sugar Youth: 1 :) Junkies on a High: 0.75 Take the Money and Crawl: 0.75 Graffitia: 1 8.25/10 = .825 -> 6.81 Father of All… is Green Day’s most recent album, and it’s a heck of a good one. I feel    Father of All… by Green Day: 6.81

    Father of All…: 1 :)
    Fire, Ready Aim: 1 :)
    Oh Yeah: 0.75
    Meet Me on the Roof: 1 :)
    I Was a Teenage Teenager: 0.75
    Stab You in the Heart: 0.25
    Sugar Youth: 1 :)
    Junkies on a High: 0.75
    Take the Money and Crawl: 0.75
    Graffitia: 1

    8.25/10 = .825 -> 6.81

    Father of All… is Green Day’s most recent album, and it’s a heck of a good one. I feel like Green Day hyped this album up a lot, and for the most part, my expectations were met and exceeded. Father of All… (the song) and “Fire, Ready, Aim” were both fantastic songs that I would be able to listen to again and again. Oh Yeah was the other song released as sort of a preview for this album (along with the first two) and while the music was top notch, I would’ve preferred a little less repetitiveness with the lyrics in the chorus. Meet Me on the Roof was a very fun and danceable song, and it sounds a little unlike what Green Day has produced in the past, but it totally fits them and is a welcome difference. I Was a Teenage Teenager has a nice foundation bassline, but I wasn’t sure about its lyrics, though I can get down with the attitude behind the song of just being a normal person lost in a sea of talent. Stab You in the Heart was just too much. The music almost sounded like something The Beatles would write, though they would never write the lyrics found in that song; they were just too graphic and they didn’t fit the happy music part of the song. Sugar Youth was awesome, bringing me back to the days of Green Day’s older albums, like Dookie. Junkies on a High was okay, I didn’t know about the subject matter, though the music was good. Take the Money and Crawl was a really good song until the end when they brought in a line I didn’t like and swore without a good reason. Graffitia was a great song, kinda reminding me of the last part of the song 21st Century Breakdown when it was slower but really cool. Plus the lyrics in Graffitia were pretty nice. All in all, a very nice album from Green Day. I look forward to listening to their other stuff because I’ve reviewed a small percentage of what they have wrote, and they are one of my favorite artists. All fans of Green Day will love Father of All…, as well as other fans of rock music. Highlights: Father of All…; Fire, Ready, Aim; Meet Me on the Roof; Sugar Youth; and Graffitia.    … Expand
  28. Lajaleaa
    Mar 30, 2020
    8
    ( 82/100 )

    Para ser alguien que creció lejos del clásico Green Day, confieso que disfruté la energía, la voz, el estilo y contemporaneidad de este álbum. No es falso y se nota mucho que el esfuerzo de la banda por adaptarse a la juventud actual también ha sacrificado un poco su público más maduro, sin embargo, el esfuerzo, aunque arriesga el estilo primordial de la banda, ese mismo    ( 82/100 )

    Para ser alguien que creció lejos del clásico Green Day, confieso que disfruté la energía, la voz, el estilo y contemporaneidad de este álbum. No es falso y se nota mucho que el esfuerzo de la banda por adaptarse a la juventud actual también ha sacrificado un poco su público más maduro, sin embargo, el esfuerzo, aunque arriesga el estilo primordial de la banda, ese mismo riesgo también se compensa con una explosión de energía y euforia tanto en la producción, a cargo de Butch Walker, como en el humor político y depresivo de sus letras. Considero es vale la pena escuchar la evolución y adaptación de Green Day en este proyecto.
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    For being someone that grew up far away from the Green Day classics, I confess that I enjoyed the energy, the voice, style of this album. Is not fake and can be noticed a lot that the effort of the band to adapt to the youth of now of days has sacrificed his more mature public, nevertheless, the effort, even if it risks the main style of the band, those same risks are compensated with an explosion of energy and euphoria in the production, in charge of Butch Walker, as well as in the political and depressive humor of their lyrics. I consider that is worth hearing the evolution and adaptation of Green Day in this project.    … Expand
  29. ViolaS
    Feb 28, 2020
    10
    Tbh normally I'd give it 8/10. But when I saw how many old pompous superjerks gave it zero just because the band dared to do something different than these jerks wanted, I had to give it ten.

    It's not their best album, but it's fun, fresh, and really grows on you. Definitely worth a try.
  30. DrBlahBlah
    Feb 23, 2020
    0
    Awful. Just awful. Please stop. This kind of pop punk wasn't interesting twenty years ago, and it's just plain silly and embarrassing now.
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Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 25
  3. Negative: 2 out of 25
  1. musicOMH.com
    Feb 18, 2020
    20
    Green Day have become the very thing they once despised: buck-chasin’ mild boys of mayonnaise corporate rock.
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  2. No Ripcord
    Feb 18, 2020
    50
    Certain songs try to recapture their old glory, while others feel like an embarrassing pop ploy—but the most consistent feeling is pure disappointment. Even when Green Day is supposedly having fun here, they sound tired and overworked at best.
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  3. Punknews.org (Staff)
    Feb 13, 2020
    90
    Father of All Motherfuckers is a danceable, feel-good pop album with some really stellar songwriting and, after the impotent Revolution Radio and the ludicrous ¡Uno!, ¡Dos!, ¡Tré! trilogy, seeing Green Day branch out a bit and succeed at something different is refreshing. It’s a sign of artists with a great deal of range and imagination who are far from done surprising us.
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