Billie Joe Armstrong, Tré Cool and Mike Dirnt may be in their fifties, but they don’t suffer from comparison with the younger members of the punk scene, even if they don’t reinvent the wheel.
Saviors starts off with a bang with The American Dream Is Killing Methe first extract which sets the tone by setting the table for long-time fans, both in sound and in words – Green Day has always known how to show the failings of America with a biting cynicism and that continues here.
However, Saviors offers a nostalgic flavor that makes the oldest fans smile, we hear it from Look Ma No Brains, the second track on the album which brings back old memories, the kind of song that we want to make our own, slightly too fanciful, teenagers listen to. Or to anyone who should think before acting, one might be tempted to add. In the same vein, the predictable, but nevertheless joyful nineteen eighty one just like the punk way Hives Living in the 20’s play the nostalgic card to the fullest, it’s nice.
Green Day, however, did not simply follow the proven recipe of three chords that roll on the sixteenth note. One Eyed Bastard puts a toe into stoner territory with bold chords that culminate in a chorus that will undoubtedly be a hit at a show; we can already hear the audience singing at the top of their lungs: “Ba-da-bing, ba-da-boom!” » But the song that surprises the most is Corvette Summerwith its resolutely seventies atmosphere, big classic rock with full-on cow bells and a very oozing guitar solo!
In short, Green Day does not revolutionize absolutely anything, but remains entirely relevant, Saviors underlines with contagious pleasure the path traveled since Dookie 30 years ago and American Idiot 20 years ago. Already.
Punk rock
Saviors
Green Day
Reprise Records