No Fun Mondays
by Billie Joe Armstrong
  • Record Label: Reprise
  • Release Date: Nov 27, 2020
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  1. NolanLundgaard
    Jan 25, 2021
    8
    No Fun Mondays by Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day): 7.66

    I Think We’re Alone Now: 1 :) War Stories: 0.75 Manic Monday: 1 :) Corpus Christi: 0.75 That Thing You Do!: 1 :) Amico: 1 You Can’t Put Your Arms Round a Memory: 0.75 Kids in America: 1 :) Not That Way Anymore: 1 :) That’s Rock ‘n’ Roll: 1 :) Gimme Some Truth: 0.5 Whole Wide World: 0.75 Police on My Back: 0.75 A New    No Fun Mondays by Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day): 7.66

    I Think We’re Alone Now: 1 :)
    War Stories: 0.75
    Manic Monday: 1 :)
    Corpus Christi: 0.75
    That Thing You Do!: 1 :)
    Amico: 1
    You Can’t Put Your Arms Round a Memory: 0.75
    Kids in America: 1 :)
    Not That Way Anymore: 1 :)
    That’s Rock ‘n’ Roll: 1 :)
    Gimme Some Truth: 0.5
    Whole Wide World: 0.75
    Police on My Back: 0.75
    A New England: 1 :)

    12.25/14 = .875 -> 7.66

    No Fun Mondays is a project of covers completed by the Green Day singer/guitarist, Billie Joe Armstrong. Since the trio’s 2020 album “Father Of All…”, they have said that they will be most likely shying away from full albums and producing more singles. A while after Father Of All… was released, the first single came out, and a pattern was formed that another track was released every one to two weeks until the entire 14-song project was completed. Instead of originals however, No Fun Mondays is different because it consists of covers of songs released decades ago. As a result, I tried to pay less attention to the quality of the lyrics (as Armstrong has no control over other artists’ lyric ability) and focus more on the actual music. For the most part, the punk band does a good job of giving these oldies but goodies a new sound that sounds totally Green Day. I wish I could give my entire song-by-song commentary, but that would go a frustratingly small bit beyond the character limit. Overall, this was a great attempt at a cover album. It must not have been easy to convert all of these to pop rock, but a good number of them ended up working pretty well. It was nice that Green Day decided to return; as they are one of my favorite bands, I was fearful that we would not get a lot of content after their latest. As a whole, I was pleased with No Fun Mondays and I would recommend it to Green Day fans. People who enjoyed Green Day’s previous four or five albums will like this outing. Highlights: I Think We’re Alone Now, Manic Monday, That Thing You Do!, Amico, Kids in America, Not That Way Anymore, That’s Rock ‘n’ Roll, and A New England.    … Expand
  2. giovelliflowers
    Mar 22, 2021
    9
    Um álbum divertido e que cumpre seu papel, um músico isolado tocando clássicos do punk rock em uma releitura moderna. Parabéns Billie

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  1. Positive: 4 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Classic Rock Magazine
    Jan 7, 2021
    70
    While something more adventurous might have been the way forward, the singer and his inspirations remain unscathed. [Feb 2021, p.84]
  2. Rolling Stone
    Dec 17, 2020
    70
    A batch of fun covers. [Dec 2020, p.70]
  3. AllMusic
    Dec 16, 2020
    70
    As a collected album, No Fun Mondays is a bit of a lark, unexpected in its energy but not its contents. With two notable exceptions, Billie Joe Armstrong chose tunes that stay well within his punk-pop and power pop wheelhouse.
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