American Idiot: The Original Broadway Cast Recording
Green Day · 2010
83 min · 22 tracks · alternative rock · punk · pop-punk
A vibrant punk rock opera that transforms Green Day's anthems into theatrical storytelling with urgency and emotional depth.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- theatrical storytelling with urgency
- dynamic journey with emotional peaks
- cathartic anthems for group sing-alongs
- wave-like pacing with dramatic shifts
Maybe skip if you want
- prefer immediate gratification tracks
- seek standalone singles only
Where this album fits
- Themes
- American disillusionment· post-9/11 anxiety
- Career context
- Released in 2010, 'American Idiot: The Original Broadway Cast Recording' marked Green Day's transition from a successful rock band to a significant player in the theatrical realm. This cast recording came after their critically acclaimed album of the same name, which had already redefined their career and solidified their status as cultural commentators. By adapting their music for Broadway, they expanded their artistic expression and reached new audiences.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Blink-182· Fall Out Boy· Paramore
- Sounds like this from elsewhere
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The Black Parade by My Chemical Romance — Shares theatricality and themes of mortality and disillusionment, wrapped in anthemic rock melodies.Death of a Bachelor by Panic! at the Disco — Merges punk influences with dramatic storytelling, reflecting personal struggles against a backdrop of societal expectations.From Under the Cork Tree by Fall Out Boy — Explores themes of disillusionment and identity with a pop-punk sound that resonates emotionally and energetically.
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
Disc 1
- 1 American Idiot 3:05
- 2 Jesus of Suburbia: I. Jesus of Suburbia / II. City of the Damned / III. I Don't Care / IV. Dearly Beloved / V. Tales of Another Broken Home 9:07
- 3 Holiday 4:07
- 4 Boulevard of Broken Dreams 4:22
- 5 Favorite Son 2:40
- 6 Are We the Waiting 2:53
- 7 St. Jimmy 2:46
- 8 Give Me Novacaine 3:33
- 9 Last of the American Girls / She's a Rebel 2:22
- 10 Last Night on Earth 4:16
- 11 Too Much Too Soon 2:40
Disc 2
- 1 Before the Lobotomy 1:40
- 2 Extraordinary Girl 3:27
- 3 Before the Lobotomy (reprise) 1:14
- 4 When It's Time 2:40
- 5 Know Your Enemy 2:07
- 6 21 Guns 4:45
- 7 Letterbomb 3:24
- 8 Wake Me Up When September Ends 4:46
- 9 Homecoming 9:39
- 10 Whatsername 4:06
- 11 When It's Time 3:23
Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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