American Idiot de Green Day
Álbum de Green Day
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 21 de Septiembre de 2004
- Sello Discográfico: Reprise Records
- Compositores: Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day
- Productores: Rob Cavallo, Green Day
American Idiot es un álbum de Green Day, publicado en 2004 por Reprise Records. El disco incluye 21 canciones, entre ellas «American Idiot», «Jesus of Suburbia», «City Of The Damned» y «I Don't Care».
Introducción: el renacimiento de una banda
"American Idiot", el séptimo álbum de Green Day, es una de las obras maestras del rock del siglo XXI. Lanzado en 2004, es una ópera rock conceptual que narra la historia de "Jesus of Suburbia", un joven anti-héroe que huye de su vida en los suburbios en la América post-11 de septiembre.
El álbum es una crítica feroz a la administración de George W. Bush, la guerra de Irak y la apatía de los medios de comunicación. Musicalmente, es un trabajo ambicioso que combina la energía del punk rock con la grandilocuencia del rock de estadio, incluyendo dos suites épicas de nueve minutos. "American Idiot" no solo revitalizó la carrera de Green Day, sino que los convirtió en la banda de rock más importante del mundo, ganando el Grammy al Mejor Álbum de Rock.
Cómo se grabó
El álbum nació de un desastre. La banda había grabado un disco completo titulado "Cigarettes and Valentines", pero las cintas maestras fueron robadas. En lugar de volver a grabar, decidieron empezar de cero y crear algo mucho más ambicioso. Trabajaron de nuevo con Rob Cavallo, quien los animó a llevar su concepto de ópera rock hasta sus últimas consecuencias.
Temas y su faceta audiovisual
"American Idiot": La canción titular es un himno de punk rock furioso y una crítica directa a la cultura del miedo y la desinformación.
"Boulevard of Broken Dreams": Una balada de rock alternativo que se convirtió en uno de los mayores éxitos de su carrera, ganando el Grammy a la Grabación del Año.
"Jesus of Suburbia": Una suite de nueve minutos y cinco movimientos que es la pieza central de la ópera rock.
Impacto comercial y legado
"American Idiot" fue un fenómeno global. Debutó en el número 1 en Estados Unidos, el Reino Unido y muchos otros países. En España, alcanzó el puesto 22. Ha vendido más de 16 millones de copias en todo el mundo. Su legado es inmenso, habiéndose adaptado a un exitoso musical de Broadway y consolidándose como una de las obras de rock conceptual más importantes de la historia.
Listado de Canciones
- American Idiot2:54Don't want to be an American idiot. Don't want a nation under the new media. And can you hear the sound of hysteria? The subliminal mind-fuck America. Welcome to a new kind of tension. All across the alien nation. Where everything isn't meant to be okay. Television dreams of tomorrow. We're not the ones who're meant to follow. For that's enough to argue. Well maybe I'm the faggot America. I'm not a part of a redneck agenda. Now everybody do the propaganda. And sing along to the age of paranoia. Welcome to a new kind of tension. All across the alien nation. Where everything isn't meant to be okay. Television dreams of tomorrow. We're not the ones who're meant to follow. For that's enough to argue. Don't want to be an American idiot. One nation controlled by the media. Information Age of hysteria. It's calling out to idiot America. Welcome to a new kind of tension. All across the alien nation. Where everything isn't meant to be okay. Television dreams of tomorrow. We're not the ones who're meant to follow. For that's enough to argue.
- Jesus of Suburbia9:08I'm the son of rage and love The Jesus of Suburbia The bible of none of the above On a steady diet of Soda Pop and Ritalin No one ever died for my Sins in hell As far as I can tell At least the ones that I got away with And there's nothing wrong with me This is how I'm supposed to be In a land of make believe That don't believe in me Get my television fix Sitting on my crucifix The living room in my private womb While the Moms and brats are away To fall in love and fall in debt To alcohol and cigarettes And Mary Jane To keep me insane Doing someone else's cocaine And there's nothing wrong with me This is how I'm supposed to be In a land of make believe That don't believe in me At the center of the earth In the parking lot Of the 7-11 where I was taught The motto was just a lie It says home is where your heart is But what a shame Cause everyone's heart Doesn't beat the same It's beating out of time City of the dead At the end of another lost highway Signs misleading to nowhere City of the damned Lost children with dirty faces today No one really seems to care I read the graffiti In the bathroom stall Like the holy scriptures of a shopping mall And so it seemed to confess It didn't say much But it only confirmed that The center of the earth Is the end of the world And I could really care less City of the dead At the end of another lost highway Signs misleading to nowhere City of the damned Lost children with dirty faces today No one really seems to care I don't care if you don't I don't care if you don't I don't care if you don't care I don't care Everyone's so full of shit Born and raised by hypocrites Hearts recycled but never saved From the cradle to the grave We are the kids of war and peace From Anaheim to the Middle East We are the stories and disciples of The Jesus of suburbia Land of make believe And it don't believe in me Land of make believe And I don't believe And I don't care! Dearly beloved are you listening? I can't remember a word that you were saying Are we demented or am I disturbed? The space that's in between insane and insecure Oh therapy, can you please fill the void? Am I retarded or am I just overjoyed Nobody's perfect and I stand accused For lack of a better word, and that's my best excuse To live, and not to breathe Is to die, in tragedy To run, to run away To find, what you believe And I leave behind This hurricane of fucking lies I lost my faith to this This town that don't exist So I run, I run away To the lights of masochists And I, leave behind This hurricane of fucking lies And I, walked this line A million and one fucking times But not this time I don't feel any shame I wont apologize When there ain't nowhere you can go Running away from pain When you've been victimized Tales from another broken home Oh you're leaving You're leaving You're leaving Are you leaving home?
- City Of The Damned
Letra
At the center of the earth In the parking lot Of the 7-11 were I was taught The motto was just a lie It says home is where your heart is But what a shame 'Cause everyone's heart doesn't beat the same It's beating out of time City of the dead At the end of another lost highway Signs misleading to nowhere City of the damned Lost children with dirty faces today No one really seems to care I read the graffiti in the bathroom stall Like the holy scriptures of the shopping mall And so it seemed to confess It didn't say much but it only confirmed That the center of the earth is the end of the world And I could really care less City of the dead At the end of another lost highway Signs misleading to nowhere City of the damned Lost children with dirty faces today No one really seems to care, hey - I Don't Care
- Dearly Beloved
Letra
Dearly beloved, are you listening? I can't remember a word that you were saying Are we demented or am I disturbed? The space that's in between insane and insecure Oh therapy, can you please fill the void? Am I retarded or am I just overjoyed? Nobody's perfect and I stand accused For lack of a better word and that's my best excuse - Tales Of Another Broken Home
Letra
To live and not to breathe Is to die in tragedy To run, to run away To find what you believe And I leave behind This hurricane of fucking lies I lost my faith to this This town that don't exist So I run, I run away The light of masochist And I leave behind This hurricane of fucking lies And I walked this line A million and one fucking times But not this time I don't feel any shame, I won't apologize When there ain't nowhere you can go Running away from pain When you've been victimized Tales from another broken home You're leaving, you're leaving You're leaving, ah, you're leaving home - Holiday3:53Hear the sound of the falling rain Coming down like an Armageddon flame (Hey!) A shame The ones who died without a name Hear the dogs howlin' out of key To a hymn called faith and misery (Hey!) And bleed, the company lost the war today I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies This is the dawning of the rest of our lives On holiday Hear the drum pounding out of time Another protester has crossed the line (Hey!) To find, the money's on the other side Can I get another Amen (Amen!) There's a flag wrapped around a score of men (Hey!) A gag, A plastic bag on a monument I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies This is the dawning of the rest of our lives On holiday "The representative from California has the floor" Sieg Heil to the president gasman Bombs away is your punishment Pulverize the Eiffel towers Who criticize your government Bang bang goes the broken glass and Kill all the fags that don't agree Trials by fire setting fire Is not a way that's meant for me Just cause Just cause Because we're outlaws yeah! I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies This is the dawning of the rest of our lives I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies This is the dawning of the rest of our lives This is our lives on Holiday
- Boulevard Of Broken Dreams4:21[Verse 1] I walk a lonely road The only one that I have ever known Don't know where it goes But it's home to me and I walk alone [Verse 2] I walk this empty street On the Boulevard of broken dreams Where the city sleeps And I'm the only one and I walk alone [Pre-Chorus] I walk alone I walk alone I walk alone I walk a... [Chorus] My shadow's only one that walks beside me My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me Till then I walk alone Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, aah-ah Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah [Verse 3] I'm walking down the line That divides me somewhere in my mind On the border line of the edge And where I walk alone Read between the lines What's fucked up and everything's all right Check my vital signs to know I'm still alive And I walk alone [Pre-Chorus] I walk alone I walk alone I walk alone I walk a... [Chorus] My shadow's only one that walks beside me My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me Till then I walk alone Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, aah-ah Ah-ah, ah-ah I walk alone I walk a [Verse 4] I walk this empty street On the Boulevard of broken dreams Where the city sleeps And I'm the only one and I walk a [Chorus] My shadow's only one that walks beside me My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me Till then I walk alone
- Are We The Waiting2:43
Letra
Starry nights city lights Coming down over me Skyscrapers and stargazers In my head Are we we are, are we we are The waiting unknown This dirty town was burning down in my dreams Lost and found, city bound in my dreams And screaming Are we we are, are we we are the waiting And screaming Are we we are, are we we are the waiting Forget me nots and second thoughts Live in isolation Heads or tails and fairy tales in my mind Are we we are, are we we are the waiting unknown The rage and love, the story of my life The Jesus of suburbia is a lie And screaming Are we we are, are we we are the waiting And screaming Are we we are, are we we are the waiting And screaming Are we we are, are we we are the waiting And screaming Are we we are, are we we are the waiting Ohh Are we we are, are we we are the waiting Ohh Are we we are, are we we are the waiting - St. Jimmy2:55
Letra
St. Jimmy's comin' down across the alleyway Up on the boulevard like a zip gun on parade Light of a silhouette He's insubordinate Coming at you on the count of one, two (one, two, three, four) My name is Jimmy and you better not wear it out Suicide commando that your momma talked about King of the forty thieves And I'm here to represent That needle in the vein of the establishment I'm the patron saint of the denial With an angel face and a taste for suicidal Cigarettes and Ramen and a little bag of dope I am the son of a bitch and Edgar Allan Poe Raised in the city under a halo of lights The product of war and fear that we've been victimized I'm the patron saint of the denial With an angel face and a taste for suicidal Are you talkin' to me? I'll give you something to cry about St. Jimmy My name is St. Jimmy I'm a son of a gun I am the one that's from the way outside A teenage assassin executing some fun In the cult of the life of crime I'd really hate to say it but I told you so So shut your mouth before I shoot you down ol' boy Welcome to the club and give me some blood I'm the resident leader of the lost and found It's comedy and tragedy, it's St. Jimmy And that's my name, and don't wear it out - Give Me Novacaine3:26
Letra
Take away the sensation inside Bitter sweet migraine in my head Its like a throbbing tooth ache of the mind I can't take this feeling anymore Drain the pressure from the swelling, The sensations overwhelming, Give me a long kiss goodnight and everything will be alright Tell me that I won't feel a thing So give me Novacaine Out of body and out of mind Kiss the demons out of my dreams I get the funny feeling, that's alright Jimmy says it's better than here, I'll tell you why Drain the pressure from the swelling, The sensations overwhelming, Give me a long kiss goodnight and everything will be alright, Tell me that I won't feel a thing, So give me Novacaine Oh Novacaine Drain the pressure from the swelling, The sensations overwhelming Give me a long kiss goodnight and everything will be alright, Tell me Jimmy I won't feel a thing, So give me Novacaine - She's a Rebel2:00
- Extraordinary Girl3:34
Letra
She's an extraordinary girl In an ordinary world And she can't seem to get away He lacks the courage in his mind Like a child left behind Like a pet left in the rain She's all alone again Wiping the tears from her eyes Some days he feels like dying She gets so sick of crying She sees the mirror of herself And image she wants to sell To anyone willing to buy He steals the image in her kiss From her hearts apocalypse From the one called whats her name She's all alone again Wiping the tears from her eyes Some days he feels like dying She gets so sick of crying She's all alone again Wiping the tears from her eyes Some days he feels like dying Some days he's not worth trying Now that they're both up on it She gets so sick of crying She's an extraordinary girl An extraordinary girl An extraordinary girl An extraordinary girl - Letterbomb4:06
Letra
Nobody likes you Everyone left you They're all out without you Having fun Where have all the bastards gone? The underbelly stacks up ten high The dummy failed the crash test Collecting unemployment checks Like a flunkie along for the ride Where have all the riots gone? As your city's motto gets pulverized "What's in love is now in debt" On your birth certificate So strike the fucking match to light this fuse The town bishop is an extortionist And he don't even know that you exist Standing still when it's do or die You better run for your fucking life It's not over 'till you're underground It's not over before it's too late This city's burnin' "It's not my burden" It's not over before it's too late There's nothing left to analyze Where will all the martyrs go when the virus cures itself? And where will we all go when it's too late? And don't look back You're not the Jesus of Suburbia The St. Jimmy is a figment of Your father's rage and your mother's love Made me the idiot America It's not over 'till you're underground It's not over before it's too late This city's burnin' "It's not my burden" It's not over before it's too late She said "I can't take this place, I'm leaving it behind" Well she said "I can't take this town, I'm leaving you tonight" - Wake Me Up When September Ends4:46
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- The Death Of St. Jimmy9:19
Letra
My heart is beating from me I'm standing all alone Please call me only If you are coming home Waste a year it flies by Waste a night or two You taught me how to live In the streets of shame When you've lost your dreams in the rain There's no signs of hope The stems and seeds of the last of the dope There's a glow of light The Saint Jimmy is the spark in the night Bearing gifts and trust A fixture in the city of lust What the hells your name Whats your pleasure, what is your pain Do you dream too much? Do you think what you need is a crutch In the crowd of pain Saint Jimmy comes without any shame He says "We're fucked up but we're not the same" And mom and dad are the ones you can blame Jimmy died today He blew his brains out into the bay In the state of mind Is my own private suicide - East 12th St.
Letra
And nobody cares And nobody cares Does anyone care If nobody cares? And nobody cares And nobody cares Does anyone care If nobody cares? Jesus filling out paper work now At the facility on East 12th St. He's not listening to a word now He's in his own world and he's daydreaming He'd rather be doing something else now Like cigarettes and coffee with the underbelly His life's on the line with anxiety now And she had enough And he had plenty Somebody get me out of here Anybody get me out of here Somebody get me out of here Get me the fuck right out of here So far away I dont want to stay Get me outta here right now I just want to be free Is there a possibility? Get me out of here right now THIS LIFELIKE DREAM AINT FOR ME! - Nobody Likes You
Letra
I fell asleep While watching Spike tv After 10 cups of coffee And you're still not here Dreaming of a song But something went wrong And you can't tell anyone Cuz no one's here Left me here alone When I should have stayed home After 10 cups of coffee I'm thinking Where'd you go? Nobody likes you Everyone left you (where'd you go?) They're all out without you Having fun (where'd you go?) Everyone left you Nobody likes you (where'd you go?) They're all out without you Having fun Where'd you go? - Rock and Roll Girlfriend
- We're Coming Home Again
- Whatsername4:14
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