May 15 - American Idiot

I'll be brief again (this week has been brief due to illness, I hope to be back stronger shortly). My favorite modern punk rock band has become Green Day following their fantastic 2004 album American Idiot. That was when they really showed political teeth, something I at least hadn't noticed in earlier songs like Longview and Basket Case, which to me only seemed snotty and bratty. Fun? Heck yes. And great pop tunes as well. Just not quite enough for me to really like them. But then American Idiot came about, and I heard a finely crafted story with great lyrics and actual meaning. I wish the title track wasn't as relevant as it is, but it's even more relevant today than it was when released.