NEW DOUBLE LP
New sealed copy. 2015 limited edition reissue on mixed coloured vinyl. One LP on Red with Black Swirl coloured vinyl, and the second LP on White with Black Swirl coloured vinyl.
American Idiot is the seventh studio album by American rock band Green Day, released on September 21, 2004, by Reprise Records. The album was produced by Rob Cavallo in collaboration with Green Day, an arrangement the group have been using since they signed with a major label. Recording sessions for American Idiot were made at Studio 880, in Oakland and Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, both in California, between 2003 and 2004. A concept album, dubbed a "punk rock opera" by the band members, American Idiot follows the story of Jesus of Suburbia, a lower-middle-class American adolescent anti-hero. The album expresses the disillusionment and dissent of a generation that came of age in a period shaped by tumultuous events such as 9/11 and the Iraq War. In order to accomplish this, the band used unconventional techniques for themselves, including transitions between connected songs and some long, chaptered, creative compositions presenting the album themes.
Following the disappointing sales of their previous album Warning (2000), the band took a break before beginning what they had planned to be their next album, Cigarettes and Valentines. However, recording was cut short when the master tapes were stolen; following this, the band made the decision to start their next album from scratch. The result was a more societally critical, politically charged record which returned to the band's punk rock sound, with additional influences that were not explored on their older punk albums. Additionally, the band underwent an "image change", wearing red and black uniforms onstage, to add more theatrical presence to the album.
American Idiot became one of the most anticipated releases of 2004. It marked a career comeback for Green Day, charting in 27 countries, reaching for the first time the top spot on the Billboard 200 for the group and peaking at number one in 18 other countries. It has sold over 16 million copies worldwide, making it the second best-selling album for the band and one of the best-selling albums of the decade. It was later certified 6× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America in 2013. The album spawned five successful singles: the titular track, "Holiday", "Wake Me Up When September Ends", "Jesus of Suburbia" and the Grammy Award for Record of the Year winner "Boulevard of Broken Dreams".
TRACKLIST:
A1 American Idiot
Jesus Of Suburbia
A2.I Jesus Of Suburbia
A2.II City Of The Damned
A2.III I Don't Care
A2.IV Dearly Beloved
A2.V Tales Of Another Broken Home
B3 Holiday
B4 Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
B5 Are We The Waiting
B6 St. Jimmy
C7 Give Me Novacaine
C8 She's A Rebel
C9 Extraordinary Girl
C10 Letterbomb
C11 Wake Me Up When September Ends
Homecoming
D12.I The Death Of St. Jimmy
D12.II East 12th St.
D12.III Nobody Likes You
D12.IV Rock And Roll Girlfriend
D12.V We're Coming Home Again
D13 Whatsername
