Revolution Radio
by Green Day
  • Record Label: Reprise
  • Release Date: Oct 7, 2016
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  1. Prosmooth
    Oct 15, 2016
    10
    This isn't a grower. This is the first album since the new Radiohead where I've liked every song the first time I heard it. They will probably take this as an insult--but Green Day has made a really fantastic pop album. It's hooky as hell. I can't stop humming the songs.
  2. Hinaria
    Oct 9, 2016
    10
    Their best album since American Idiot, I'd say it is up there with it; really hard to judge right now since American Idiot obviously has the nostalgia factor going for it. Can easily say songs on this album would fit nicely on American Idiot and would be up to the same high standard. Collapse
  3. BlogCritic123
    Oct 16, 2016
    10
    A Great album and actually my first Green Day album. The hooks on this album are great. It's catchy fun and great lyrics too! Highly recommend for Punk-Rock fans and people like that.
  4. QuietMax
    Oct 10, 2016
    10
    Green day fez um bom trabalho na trilogia UNO! DOS! TRE! mas fugiu muito do punk-rock mas com esse novo album Revolution Radio vejo que Green Day esta voltando a Origem passado!!!! Ta loco demais esse novo album pqp!!!!!
  5. BossCharn
    Dec 1, 2016
    8
    So much better than the previous Trilogy album but a large step back from '21st Century Breakdown'

    My Top 3
    1. Bang Bang
    2. Troubled Times
    3. Revolution Radio
  6. gigizayn
    Dec 22, 2016
    10
    One Of Best albums of 2016...

    Green Day It's synonymous of Talent and great good music.
    Revolution Radio Exceeds my expectations.

    Of course is better than any in the trilogy Uno! Dos! Tre!, But i don't know if is the best since American Idiot (2004), Because i like too much 21st Century Breakdown (2009)

    But in Resume Green Day is back not only in your sound but also back at his Best
  7. peo
    Apr 9, 2017
    7
    An amazing album, but feels like a conjunct of diferent styles that green day have been playing before and the full album feels so aimless ,but anyway the lyrical content is brilliant the concept is fantastic and is their best album since American Idiot in my opinion.
    My personal favs:
    -Forever Now
    -Youngblood
    -Outlaws
    -Too Dumb To Die
  8. gianluca1194
    Oct 8, 2016
    10
    Green Day's best album since American Idiot! Say Goodbye, Bouncing off the wall and Forever Now are the best songs on in, but also the others are good. Very impressive
  9. jacbaf
    Oct 7, 2016
    10
    An amazing album, Green Day at their best level.
    This record contains some of the best tracks they've ever written, with a powerful miscele of different styles, from 70's rock to pure Punk Rock. If you want to label this record there's only one way to do so: this is pure Green Day.
  10. bernardboo
    Oct 8, 2016
    10
    A huge comeback, it's not easy to produce a record like this one in 2016. On their top both musically and lyrically. Outlaws is becoming one of my all time favourite, but this record is full of incredible tracks.
  11. Alex7113
    Oct 7, 2016
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Excellent.

    Green Day did a fabulous job on Revolution Radio. I don't see this album as a "rebirth" or a "return", but as a really important growth in the band's musical style. That's what I always try to get with new albums. And this time I got it.
    Revolution Radio is a very consistent album in its own contradictions. It's a new (epic) chapter in the band's novel.
    I see this album strongly linked to American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown, but it has influence from all the band's previous works, and maybe this time they found the perfect mix between old and new.
    The opener, Somewhere Now, gives the album a magic and impressive feeling, the one it lacked in Dos with See You Tonight. Say Goodbye, a son of East Jesus Nowhere, keeps this feeling: hard guitar riffs, march tempo and dark atmosphere. Maybe the best song on the album.
    Outlaws is the next song, who deals with nostalgia. Here the metronome goes a bit down and everything seem to remember any of the ballads in the (faded) Trilogy, like Wild One. A song like Too Dumb To Die, instead, would surely be a track of Nimrod (Uptight, Jinx), while Bang Bang and Revolution Radio seem to be picked from their two concept albums. In my opinion they would correspond respectively to St.Jimmy (fast and loud) and Murder City. Same story for Bouncing Off the Walls, a kinda Know Your Enemy.
    Troubled Times remembers Restless Heart Syndrome, while Forever Now is a sort of Letterbomb/Homecoming. The last similarity is Ordinary world with Good Riddance, of course.
    But the very "new" song on the album is Still Breathing. So radio-friendly, but at the same time, it could satisfy all the punk rock fans.
    Revolution Radio is the proof that punk will never die, but it'll evolve in new genres. In this case, alternative rock.
    With this album Green Day made a really noisy "Bang Bang" to the world and it's facts, showing that "we live in troubled times"...    … Expand
  12. JAB1234
    Oct 7, 2016
    10
    Green Day returns in style! They have managed to create a punk album with a classic rock sound. They use the standard power chords, but add musical extras such as using octaves and the bow guitar. It all adds an extra interest to a great album. The songs cover the chaos of our times and at times can be powerful and touching. Some standout tracks are Troubled Times, Still Breathing,Green Day returns in style! They have managed to create a punk album with a classic rock sound. They use the standard power chords, but add musical extras such as using octaves and the bow guitar. It all adds an extra interest to a great album. The songs cover the chaos of our times and at times can be powerful and touching. Some standout tracks are Troubled Times, Still Breathing, Bouncing off the Walls and Forever Now. Say Goodbye is a great track, but can be a bit too repetitive. The only misstep on the album is Youngblood. While it is bouncy and fun and very reminiscent of early Beatles, the lyrics are silly and nonsensical and take away from what should be a fun song. Overall, I feel it is the best rock album of the year and one of the best GD has every made.… Expand
  13. rockero97jc
    Oct 7, 2016
    10
    Green Day realmente si que sabe remontar y surgir de las cenizas. Revolution Radio tiene todas esas muestras de poder , emoción, sentimiento que Billie Joe sentía a través de los años y con las consecuencias que atraviesa estados únicos. Viva Green Day!
  14. tiki2777
    Oct 7, 2016
    10
    The final cut to top '94, '04, and the elephant in the room is here, RevRad is the record that pulls start to finish, with each individual tracks like BangBang, RevRad, Still Breathing, and Bouncing off the wall, and YoungBlood easily standing out as great singles if they were all to be released as such.

    This album covers the pure distortion of American Idiot, lyrical genius of 21st CB,    The final cut to top '94, '04, and the elephant in the room is here, RevRad is the record that pulls start to finish, with each individual tracks like BangBang, RevRad, Still Breathing, and Bouncing off the wall, and YoungBlood easily standing out as great singles if they were all to be released as such.

    This album covers the pure distortion of American Idiot, lyrical genius of 21st CB, speed of Insomniac, and firey chorus anthems from the Warning/Nimrod era into one crafted masterpiece that truly is the evolution of Green Day.

    Tre returns to the best drum fills of his career similar to burnout, etc. Mike Dirnt's tone is alongside that of Insomniac and tight as ever. Billie finally strings out the regular Marshall modded plexi and P90 kitted junior with the volume way loud, and we couldn't be any happier.

    Somewhere Now and Forever Now tie together like the past rock operas of old, with that resounding punk ethos we all know. It ends with the perfectly subtle, yet elegant Ordinary World. I'll leave the rest of this LP unmentioned for those who don't want a spoiled dessert.

    1987~infinity    … Expand
  15. oldvibes
    Oct 7, 2016
    10
    They're really back, all that I can say, it's "Wow". It's like a mix of all Green Day best albums and I'm really in love with it, thanks Green Day, again! #revrad
  16. RockingBoe
    Oct 7, 2016
    10
    A masterpiece. 12 amazing songs. It's incredible the amount of different styles, the variety of this record. Outlaws is just an incredible 60's track, Somewhere Now is an amazing tribute to the Who, Bang Bang is the best punk track of the at least last 10 years, Ordinary World is a beautiful country ballad. In general this is a solid and deep Rock record. The music industry definitelyA masterpiece. 12 amazing songs. It's incredible the amount of different styles, the variety of this record. Outlaws is just an incredible 60's track, Somewhere Now is an amazing tribute to the Who, Bang Bang is the best punk track of the at least last 10 years, Ordinary World is a beautiful country ballad. In general this is a solid and deep Rock record. The music industry definitely missed something like this record during the last years. Good job Green Day.… Expand
  17. Bargain
    Oct 7, 2016
    10
    The best Green Day album since American Idiot, one of the highlight of their career. As all the best works of this band, Revolution Radio is full of emotions, social and personal thoughts, political reflections. Some of the best lyrics ever written by Billie Joe Armstrong, some of the most experimental tracks of their discography. Every song has a different soul, if you're looking for aThe best Green Day album since American Idiot, one of the highlight of their career. As all the best works of this band, Revolution Radio is full of emotions, social and personal thoughts, political reflections. Some of the best lyrics ever written by Billie Joe Armstrong, some of the most experimental tracks of their discography. Every song has a different soul, if you're looking for a "classic punk rock" record you'll not be satisfied, this is something different, this is classical Green Day.… Expand
  18. jesusofsurbubia
    Oct 7, 2016
    10
    Não poderia estar mais feliz com Green Day voltando para quebrar tudo, Revolution Radio é um álbum escrito por 3 punks com 43 anos pais de familia, além de falar de coisas pessoais, essa álbum tem criticas a sociedade e politica dos dias atuais, além de ser um puta som, misturando carias eras da banda, tendo musicas estilo Nimrod, American Idiot e até 21st Century Breakdown, melhor álbumNão poderia estar mais feliz com Green Day voltando para quebrar tudo, Revolution Radio é um álbum escrito por 3 punks com 43 anos pais de familia, além de falar de coisas pessoais, essa álbum tem criticas a sociedade e politica dos dias atuais, além de ser um puta som, misturando carias eras da banda, tendo musicas estilo Nimrod, American Idiot e até 21st Century Breakdown, melhor álbum do ano sem dúvidas.… Expand
  19. LoRevisor
    Jan 5, 2017
    10
    If You like the Trilogy ¡Uno! ¡Dos! ¡Tré! as i do, you must be prepared for one amazing KNOCKOUT of PUNK ROCK.

    Green Day is Back at his Best!!! Revolution Radio is so Good!!! That makes you Wait for another album SOON.. Best Tracks Forever Now, Outlaws, Troubled Times, Bang Bang, Too Dumb to Die, Somewhere Now, Revolution Radio, Youngblood, Say Goodbye & Still Breathing Ok!!    If You like the Trilogy ¡Uno! ¡Dos! ¡Tré! as i do, you must be prepared for one amazing KNOCKOUT of PUNK ROCK.

    Green Day is Back at his Best!!!

    Revolution Radio is so Good!!! That makes you Wait for another album SOON..

    Best Tracks

    Forever Now, Outlaws, Troubled Times, Bang Bang, Too Dumb to Die, Somewhere Now, Revolution Radio, Youngblood, Say Goodbye & Still Breathing

    Ok!! Only missing the last track, that are amazing!!!

    Just To have a notion of HOW GOOD Is Revolution Radio!!!!! GREEN DAY RULES!!!!!

    BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG IS PURE GENIUS!!!!!! A TRULY ARTIST    … Expand
  20. raciocinio
    Dec 16, 2016
    10
    wHAT Massacration to, poor times music of today, Green Day is BACK!!!! And as always GREAT!!!!!.....

    Not a single **** bad song, Classic, Bruce Springsteen has Right these guys don't make Bad Album
  21. scheibex
    Oct 8, 2016
    10
    Que álbum foda vai tomar no cuuuuuuuuuuuu álbum do ano sim caralho vem grammy vem tudo aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa eu to sem palavras reis do rock caralho
  22. BURob13
    Oct 7, 2016
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Green Day is at their best when they're angry, confused, and loud about it. In the 1980s and 1990s, that meant songs of frustration and adolescence. At 44, Billie Joe Armstrong can't pull that off anymore, and Green Day is the rare band that has been willing to progress their music as they've progressed as people.

    The trilogy was largely an attempt to reach backwards for their youth, but the result was an uninspired and frankly creepy set of albums. Does anyone really want to hear a 40-year-old sing about losing his virginity (Sweet 16 of Uno), hooking up with random girls in a setting usually frequented by high school students (Makeout Party of Dos), or a girl hitting puberty (Drama Queen of Tre)? Green Day can't credibly create music on those topics anymore, and when they try, they wind up producing a muddled mess. There's no inspiration in singing about topics you can't relate to, and their music suffered.

    Green Day has gone back to their familiar formula for success - singing about what they care about - but they've pushed the frontier by bringing that formula to the issues of 2016. In Revolution Radio, Green Day rages against the new normal and harkens back to a time when we felt more comfortable as a society.

    Somewhere Now is an ode to the past. With a classic sound, it reminds us of our golden age and demands anger for our lost future before forcing the listener to confront the idea that they might be part of the problem.

    Bang, Bang puts Armstrong in the shoes of a mass shooter and considers how the media turns mass murder into entertainment. Loud, fast, and in-your-face, this song is both as musically and lyrically aggressive as some of their angriest songs on American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown.

    The title song is the anthem of a revolution of the discontent. Perhaps unintentionally, that revolution comes across as an aimless set of ideals with no solutions, perfectly capturing the frustrations of Millennials with the direction our country is taking. The style contains elements of American Idiot, but it's a refreshing new sound for Green Day. Parts of it remind me of Letterbomb.

    Say Goodbye tackles the police state in a delightful fusion of alternative and punk. The sound provides a sense of impending dread that fits well with the lyrics.

    Outlaws is a condemnation of rebellion as a game of youth. Branding those who stir the pot as outlaws and hooligans, this song offers the perspective of the elder who doesn't condone the rebellion of today while fondly recalling the rebellion of yesterday. The slow pacing and calm sections of this song suit the theme well, but the sound is a bit bland. I can't call this filler due to its slot within the overall theme, but it's also not a song I would consider listening to in isolation.

    Bouncing Off the Wall portrays the sentiments of those who just want to live their lives ignoring the social changes and revolutionary sentiments around them. The message is captured best by the lyrics "Bombs away - hey / It's just another day / Of idle threat." The sound is classic Green Day, but the guitar solo is rather weak.

    (Have to head out, but I'll continue to write more later tonight.)    … Expand
  23. IamRandom
    Oct 10, 2016
    10
    Green day found a way to stay relevant and they did it with some great craft. There is everything here - the 90s anger (Bang Bang), the Warning upbeat (Youngblood, Too Dumb To Die), American Idiot epicness (Forever Now), the reference to classic rock with the best ever tribute to The Who ever made (Somewhere Now), touchinng piece of nostalgia and power-pop (Outlaws), tough political songGreen day found a way to stay relevant and they did it with some great craft. There is everything here - the 90s anger (Bang Bang), the Warning upbeat (Youngblood, Too Dumb To Die), American Idiot epicness (Forever Now), the reference to classic rock with the best ever tribute to The Who ever made (Somewhere Now), touchinng piece of nostalgia and power-pop (Outlaws), tough political song (Say Goodbye) etc. Nad it's very coherent together. The album is very honest, you can feel it in the lyrics - if Uno/Dos/Tre were sung from the perspective of a man who is going through his middle-age crisis and who is drinking a lot - Revolution Radio is a story of a reborn man. Made by a reborn group.… Expand
  24. crazyass
    Oct 11, 2016
    10
    Boom. They're back. In one day we get a lot of punk rock, but this record is just the best. Honestly this record is at the AI level, an atomic bomb. Awesome as F*ck.
  25. Wellbag
    Oct 7, 2016
    5
    I can't understand that everyone seems to like this album.. There is no stand out song and the mix is plain and boring all the way through. I wanted to hear a album where green day went back to the punk rock roots and skipped the ballads but this seems more like a "Arena punk" attempt.
  26. kingjames
    Oct 10, 2016
    10
    UNO! DOS! TRE! was the wrong trilogy. The real trilogy is American Idiot, 21st Century Breakdown and Revolution Radio. RevRad is strong from start to finish because of being so focused with its 12 tracks.
  27. Jonas23
    Oct 7, 2016
    10
    Green day returns with a record that has all the influences of the great 60's-70's rock/punk bands, emotional and instense, Green day has proven that in this age of music, they're still on the top of their game
  28. NightmareOnElmo
    Oct 7, 2016
    10
    There will always be those that yearn for yesteryear when it comes to Green Day. The days of songs about masturbation and paranoia are long gone and in its place we find this, Revolution Radio, their 12th studio album. For the first time in 16 years, Green Day have come out with an album that has no gimmicks and no special selling point, it is just an album. And where 2012's Uno, Dos andThere will always be those that yearn for yesteryear when it comes to Green Day. The days of songs about masturbation and paranoia are long gone and in its place we find this, Revolution Radio, their 12th studio album. For the first time in 16 years, Green Day have come out with an album that has no gimmicks and no special selling point, it is just an album. And where 2012's Uno, Dos and Tre trilogy tried rather ambitiously to return to the glory days of Dookie & Kerplunk, this album is more of a nod to their second golden age of American Idiot & 21st Century Breakdown and is all the better for it. Whilst quirky and punky 90's Green Day was exceptional, this is a band who has matured over the 30 years since its formation and continued to develop, all whilst still managing to stay relevant with a lot to say about disillusionment in the modern world. But if you're a fan of exclusively early Green Day then fear not, the haven't completely abandoned all of the goofiness just yet (read on for more information). Many will bemoan that Green Day "aren't a punk band anymore", but I thinks thats a wasted sentiment anyway when you consider just how many different genres this band has played over the years (listen to Walking The Dog, Restless Heart Syndrome and Take Back one after another if you want a real trip). Where Revolution Radio finds the 3 Berkley Punks is in their mid 40's, coming face to face with a blend of corruption, hate and violence in modern America, whilst tackling their own personal demons in a post 2012 world. These themes run throughout the album and give it its signature Green Day feel. Songs like Say Goodbye, Bang Bang and Troubled Times really deliver on their goals and make you feel genuinley concerned for the future of the free world, much like the band was able to do on their modern day masterpiece that is American Idiot. It is truly wonderful to hear this most unique of bands still come up with brilliant and relevant songs after all these years and all that they've faced. This is an album that has no filler and no songs just thrown in to round the numbers up, hence the long 4 year wait. You can really tell that they had a ball making it too which is always great to hear. Whats better is that Revolution Radio never takes itself too seriously unlike Sum 41's 13 Voices and often looks backwards rather than inwards. Songs like Bouncing Off The Walls, Youngblood and Too Dumb To Die are excellent nods to Green Days youth and execute their fun and happy go lucky sounds with real purpose. Unlike in the trilogy, these aren't trying to bring back the old days, instead they're just trying to acknowledge and celebrate them. It really must be heard to truly appreciate how epic it is. So here we find ourselves again, with Green Day looking to bounce back and once again they've done so stronger than ever. Album of the year I hear you ask? Absolutely! In fact, this is quite simply their best album in years and stands side by side with some of the best of their ever growing, ever changing catalogue.… Expand
  29. zumbawamba
    Oct 11, 2016
    10
    Masterpiece. An amazing record. Pure rock, pure fun, pure Green Day. 12 beautiful tracks, incredible emotions, incredible music, incredible lyrics. Welcome back guys.
  30. samverhoeff
    Oct 7, 2016
    10
    Their best album since American Idiot, I'd say it is up there with it; really hard to judge right now since American Idiot obviously has the nostalgia factor going for it. Can easily say songs on this album would fit nicely on American Idiot and would be up to the same high standard.
  31. GerardistheWay
    Oct 7, 2016
    9
    Emotionally and politically poignant while still utterly bombastic and giddily infectious fun, everyone's favorite Berkeley punk rockers are back in top form.

    This album is, perhaps, an amalgamation of everything that made Green Day so great to begin with: a perfect balance is found between lightning-fast, fiery party songs that inspire the urge to air guitar no matter where you are (I    Emotionally and politically poignant while still utterly bombastic and giddily infectious fun, everyone's favorite Berkeley punk rockers are back in top form.

    This album is, perhaps, an amalgamation of everything that made Green Day so great to begin with: a perfect balance is found between lightning-fast, fiery party songs that inspire the urge to air guitar no matter where you are (I caught myself doing it in class already) and slower, more ponderous tunes that inspire thought on any number of issues. Politically charged tracks are in abundance on this album ("Bang Bang", "Say Goodbye", "Troubled Times", etc.) and express a serious message about the violence in our country that, unfortunately, continues to spiral out of control while still never taking themselves so seriously that we can't have any fun with them. This is perhaps the most endearing thing about Billie Joe Armstrong and friends: a thoroughly enjoyable and addictive listening experience is created from taboo topics like mass shooting/murder, political unrest, and the decline in credibility of the authority figures we look to for guidance and as role models.

    A dual meaning is found, I think, in that while the songs are a social commentary on the state of our nation as it is today (much like their rock operas American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown), as the band starts to age (all three of them are in their mid-40s by now) the music itself reflects the ups and downs of the midlife experience. More up-tempo tunes ("Youngblood", Bouncing Off the Walls", etc.) are the desire to return to the carefree days of youth, while the more sad-sounding and philosophical tracks ("Outlaws", "Ordinary World", etc.) are the inevitable realization that this is impossible as the past is reflected upon and the future is pondered. Green Day is essentially saying that getting older is okay, even if no one wants to do it, and thus this is one of their most easily relatable albums to date.

    In terms of sonic consistency and quality the band's sound and musical style is very competent, and a much-needed improvement over the awful guitar tone on ¡Uno!, ¡Dos!, and ¡Tre!; a large part of the solution, I believe, was removing Jason White. Mr. White is by no means a bad artist--he sounded good as the lead guitarist for the group's side band Foxboro Hot Tubs--but he doesn't have the right style to play with Green Day. His sound is too clipped and clean, which doesn't fit in with the punk dynamic the Berkeley rockers have maintained for so long. Booting him back down to touring member status was the right decision in my opinion, and their sound, while not as good as it was on 21st Century Breakdown, is tasteful and reminiscent of their 90's and American Idiot days. A classification of the genre continues to evade me...In some areas the flavor is distinctly pop punk, while in others the more grandiose stadium rock feel has been maintained from Idiot and Breakdown. I will therefore compromise and say it is stadium pop punk, something you could easily hear being performed either on a stage before thousands of people or in a nightclub for the Saturday evening crowd.

    Unfortunately, with all this good stuff going on there's bound to be some negative as well, and so it is with Revolution Radio. Much of what's on there we've heard before, and chord progressions/lyrics lifted directly from their other songs are everywhere: "Bang Bang" sounds like a fusion of "Jaded" and "Saint Jimmy" from Insomniac and American Idiot, respectively, "Still Breathing" shares the chord progression of the "City of the Damned" segment of "Jesus of Suburbia", "Say Goodbye" is more or less a carbon copy of "East Jesus Nowhere" with the anti-religion themes swapped for anti-authority themes, and so on. Armstrong's lyrics are a bit divisive as well: in some areas they tug so hard on the heart strings of the listener that the organ is ready to pop out of their chest, but in others they feel strangely empty and his big words are only there to distract from the fact that he doesn't have much to talk about anymore. In addition to this, the length of the album both works for it and hinders it. As a fun little rock album the 45-minute run time feels fine, but as a political and social commentary it feels rushed and forced, and by the end we're left wanting a little more and wondering if the cutoff point was too low. If there's anything I could take a half-point off for, it would probably be that.

    Regardless, the good far outweighs the bad (this is the first album in which they've successfully began and ended an album with a slower song), and after the travesty that was ¡Uno!, ¡Dos!, and ¡Tre! the trio's thoughts on the awful things happening in our society and how to age with grace are a welcome change of pace. We may all still be part of the Idiot Nation, but we can always count on Billie, Mikey, and Tre to both mock us for it and help us feel better about it. 9/10    … Expand
  32. YT_Guyyy
    Dec 11, 2016
    2
    I don't have much to say about this album. It has good songs, like Bang Bang, but it's just so **** horrible that I don't even want to describe it. Just don't listen to this disgrace to the Green Day name. They should just stop, as everything since American Idiot is absolute garbage.
  33. chitsona
    Oct 8, 2016
    10
    Many will speak about old stuff many will talk about new stuff, i will give my 10 points to the best album for past 3-4 years. Green Day returns with a bang every time, their style is to make everything different what they had done before, that is what i like in them, innovation all the time, who cares that you are 40+ years old, with heart you are still 22 years old.
  34. GreenDayForever
    Oct 7, 2016
    10
    green day is back with a bang , well make it bang bang , troubled times over !! this is perfect , a revolution indeed , time for a third golden age , missed the idiots .
  35. ACSlater
    Nov 7, 2016
    0
    This music is Really odd. You can tell the industry is going to **** its like they have no material and are trying to revert back to something that still isn't working. This is not an album that was needed.
  36. Lobbyist3
    Mar 25, 2017
    0
    Old Billy Joe would have beat the **** out of this guy. This album can hardly even be considered rock. It's one-liner pop trash not worthy of the Green Day brand.
  37. StevenSeagull
    Oct 7, 2016
    0
    Following the innovative albums ¡Uno! ¡Dos! and ¡Tre! Green Day went to the wrong direction. Instead of upgrading what they did great with the Trilogy they went into a complete different direction with Revolution Radio. The album sounds exactly the same as American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown and falls into the same category of their worst albums. As an old school Green Day fan IFollowing the innovative albums ¡Uno! ¡Dos! and ¡Tre! Green Day went to the wrong direction. Instead of upgrading what they did great with the Trilogy they went into a complete different direction with Revolution Radio. The album sounds exactly the same as American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown and falls into the same category of their worst albums. As an old school Green Day fan I expected something more like Dookie, Insomniac, Nimrod and Kerplunk. There are a few good songs on the album. Ordinary World is probably the highlight of the album. Still Breathing is another good song even though it couldn't get even more poppy. Too Dumb Too Die sounds like Fashion Victim rip off from their album Warning and Bouncing Off The Wall has that Trilogy feeling in it. Song like Outlaws, Somewhere Now, Bang Bang, Forever Now are really average and sound like filler songs. The mastering of the album is horrible. You can hear so much buzzing on the songs, not to mention the extreme clipping. 75% of the track is always too loud. The dynamics between quiet and loud parts are also horrible. To sum everything up. This is probably one of their worst albums.… Expand
  38. TheArchetypes
    Oct 7, 2016
    8
    Green Day returns in style! They have managed to create a punk album with a classic rock sound. They use the standard power chords, but add musical extras such as using octaves and the bow guitar. It all adds an extra interest to a great album.
  39. maiyagygery
    Mar 7, 2017
    9
    A great comeback from Green Day after a disappointing Uno Dos Tres Albums.
    It contained a great material about shooting frenzy in America and all the political actions there.
    The only bad thing from this album for me is the audio quality that seems doesn't quite well mixed.
    You can hear a click noise from almost of the song.
  40. MeeranQureshi
    Nov 23, 2019
    0
    Boring music and GreenDay has just got worse and worse with every record.I wish they'd stop.
  41. sarinhacatatau
    Dec 23, 2020
    10
    great album .
  42. NIntendoFan94
    Feb 25, 2017
    10
    Green Day's Revolution Radio is finally taking back to it's roots what American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown should've done. Without a doubt, this will be the best green day album ever. Best songs on this album were Bang Bang, Revolution Radio and Still Breathing! Still Breathing is available on Rock Band 4 DLC. It was so hype.
  43. erhoo
    Jan 14, 2017
    10
    Lovely album. IMHO this has the same quality of American Idiot however AI is still the best album produced by them. Great songs with good lyrics. Forever Now is a master piece.
  44. Zanessa250QI
    Mar 10, 2017
    10
    Maybe the Best Album of the year, Green Day is back for Glory Days.

    Revolution Radio Is Underrated for critics, when judging for miserable 72%

    Come on a lot of album of unknown and bad artists have more than 80%,
    And Green Day doens't have one album even American Idiot at 79%
  45. sicrano
    Oct 7, 2017
    10
    Great Comeback album the best since 21st Century Breakdown, is a Knockout album from these moments in music, Fast guitars, Drums, bass & lyrics also great ballads Still breathing & Outlaws

    Highlights in: Forever Now, Somewhere Now, Too Dumb to Die, Bang Bang, Troubled Times, Outlaws, Revolution Radio & Youngblood Too, awesome album
  46. triple_co
    Apr 5, 2017
    5
    This will be an unpopular opinion, but Green Day's 'Revolution Radio' feels very much like a diluted, directionless imitation of already-explored ideas. The 2004 chart-topper 'American Idiot' provided a disjointed, self-aware, bloated theatrical opera of pop-punk protest, but this new LP feels very much like the aftermath of a band that doesn't know exactly what to say about the era theyThis will be an unpopular opinion, but Green Day's 'Revolution Radio' feels very much like a diluted, directionless imitation of already-explored ideas. The 2004 chart-topper 'American Idiot' provided a disjointed, self-aware, bloated theatrical opera of pop-punk protest, but this new LP feels very much like the aftermath of a band that doesn't know exactly what to say about the era they find themselves in.

    There is a clear disjointed opposite here between the band's commercial, controlled sound, and the anti-corporatism with which they concerns themselves. Amongst vague lyrics such as 'legalise the truth' on 'Revolution Radio', and personal anecdotes on 'Still Breathing', there are limited attempts at conveying frustration and claustrophobia within the post-truth, social media obsessed modern America. But the gloss and over production sucks any life and punch out of the overall sound, leaving things feeling short of the mark and hollow by design. Perhaps with the exception of 'Bang Bang', nothing here really seems to have a meaningful impact in a way that the band has managed to do consistently throughout its long past.

    This is an improvement over 'Uno!', 'Dos!' and 'Tre!', yet I can't help but feel there is an aimlessness to the concepts on 'Revolution Radio', and a sense of commercialism within its songs that claim to be anti-establishment. It'll please some long-time fans, but personally it feels too polished, too cluttered, and too ambiguous to really offer any lasting effect, and has an air of disingenuous marketing to it.    … Expand
  47. VCLoredo
    Oct 7, 2016
    8
    Perhaps too many catchy rhymes, but the best sound production for a Green Day album. Rough and fast, maybe there is no much innovation in here, but what we have is more than enough.
  48. Firmamento
    Nov 3, 2016
    10
    Straight 10 score.
    Green Day was the first punk band that i fell in love with when i was in high school and god you have no idea how much i wanted to be them.
    After so many years, I was literally crying when this album was released. "Like a soldier coming home for the first time."
  49. raunakpatna
    Nov 4, 2016
    10
    the best track in this album this is now my fav song...
    The songs cover the chaos of our times and at times can be powerful and touching. Some standout tracks are Troubled Times, Still Breathing,…
  50. The_Melodious
    Nov 20, 2016
    10
    I personally think is the best album of GreenDay. Because this one is more rebel, Bang Bang is a good example and the way they express their feelings about society is just great like in the song Somewhere Now. Also we can see than they tried to do like a new American Idiot.
  51. DogOfWars
    Jun 7, 2017
    6
    Revolution Radio is certainly an improovement over "UNO, DOS, TRE", but continues to fail in bringing the legendary group back to it´s former glory or taking it in any new directions.
  52. JLuis_001
    Sep 7, 2017
    7
    This album is everything the trilogy should have been, fast, direct, good songs and a good sound, although the guitars have more distortion than I would like.
    Good enough for fans, but certainly they should try to improve, especially in the lyrics. Billie Joe should understand that he is no longer an angry teenager.

    Complimenter? Yes, but they still can not beat American Idiot.
  53. Angelonewarrior
    Nov 8, 2017
    9
    Some people lost their ears definitely, cause this album sound incredibly good. Green Day change their previous direction and also personally went trough some changes and you can hear that on album. Musically it`s a great album, if you can hear. Lyrics.. absolutely fantastic. This is a Green Day of 2016.
  54. MysticManiac
    Mar 10, 2018
    9
    While not as groundbreaking as American Idiot or 21st Century Breakdown, Revolution Radio is a collection of solid songs. Some low points include Ordinary World and Outlaws (which are still decent) but there are much more high points like Bang Bang, Say Goodbye, Forever Now and Troubled Times which all compare well with the rest of their discography.
  55. GoodReviewerTV
    Mar 9, 2018
    6
    This album sounds.... Meh. Expected so much more out of it, but instead we got Wild One PT. 2 only it's titled Youngblood. You have Bang Bang which tries to hard to be St. Jimmy/Christian's Inferno. And the only kind of original song is Still Breathing. Which is hardly even innovative. For a Green Day album this is pretty bad..
  56. NolanLundgaard
    Apr 7, 2020
    9
    Revolution Radio by Green Day: 8.41

    Somewhere Now: 1 Bang Bang: 1 :) Revolution Radio: 1 :) Say Goodbye: 1 :) Outlaws: 0.5 Bouncing off the Wall: 1 :) Still Breathing: 1 :) Youngblood: 1 Too Dumb to Die: 0.75 Troubled Times: 1 :) Forever Now: 1 :) Ordinary World: 0.75 11/12 ~ .917 -> 8.41 Green Day is back and better than ever before! Revolution Radio is the best    Revolution Radio by Green Day: 8.41

    Somewhere Now: 1
    Bang Bang: 1 :)
    Revolution Radio: 1 :)
    Say Goodbye: 1 :)
    Outlaws: 0.5
    Bouncing off the Wall: 1 :)
    Still Breathing: 1 :)
    Youngblood: 1
    Too Dumb to Die: 0.75
    Troubled Times: 1 :)
    Forever Now: 1 :)
    Ordinary World: 0.75

    11/12 ~ .917 -> 8.41

    Green Day is back and better than ever before! Revolution Radio is the best Green Day album I have reviewed, and for good reasons. Firstly, the vocals are louder and easier to understand. Sometimes in earlier albums it was a bit challenging to hear Armstrong’s voice, so I was thankful for this album changing that. Speaking of lyrics, I appreciated Green Day reverting back to less language, as I prefer less colorful language if possible. In this way, Revolution Radio pleased me because there was only one objectionable song. I also liked the messages within the music a lot better than in previous Green Day works. The only song I wasn’t crazy about was Outlaws, which was just a little slower without boosting the message power. Except for that though, I was super happy with everything I heard in Revolution Radio, and would recommend it to all fans of Green Day and to lovers of rock music. Highlights: Somewhere Now, Bang Bang, Revolution Radio, Say Goodbye, Bouncing off the Wall, Still Breathing, Youngblood, Troubled Times, and Forever Now.    … Expand
  57. DaveCoyote442
    Aug 20, 2018
    10
    We can't lie about it guys, Green Day didn't have anything going for them since American Idiot. Than this album was released, and everything seemed fine again. Still Breathing is still on the radio, and Bang Bang and Revolution Radio are some of my favourite songs. A really solid album and totally recommended for ages 10 and up.
  58. All_ButTrU4
    Jun 14, 2022
    2
    Green day has never sounded right to me. Everything about them from their image to their over-all sound just feels...juvenile. Like a demo Smashing Pumpkin. I did like a few of their singles such as "know your enemy " ," boulevard of broken dreams" ,"when September ends" " American idiot" and most recently "revolution radio". But my plight remains the same as im consistently unable toGreen day has never sounded right to me. Everything about them from their image to their over-all sound just feels...juvenile. Like a demo Smashing Pumpkin. I did like a few of their singles such as "know your enemy " ," boulevard of broken dreams" ,"when September ends" " American idiot" and most recently "revolution radio". But my plight remains the same as im consistently unable to enjoy a single body of work. This is no exception ass this album aspire for more than it's capable of and often results in a frustrating joyless record made with a lot of spirit.… Expand
  59. andsxn
    Sep 15, 2020
    10
    I feel that in the 12 songs Green Day have put really their name in each one. A very good pop-punk album. I love it.
  60. drongodan
    Feb 11, 2020
    8
    Solid album. Some really good tracks on here. Couple duds. Fave tracks : Bang Bang, Revolution Radio, Forever Now, Youngblood
  61. bhsmall
    Dec 29, 2020
    10
    What an album and a nice return to form from the boys. Better than the trilogy for sure.
  62. Chris182
    Apr 26, 2021
    8
    This definitely a big return to form for the band. Its hard to believe that even after all of these years they can still make an album this fun, catchy, and overall just great. While this might not go down as one of my favorites from the band, it is still really good and is an album i come back to very regularly.
    Best Songs: Somewhere Now, Still Breathing, Forever Now, Band Bang, Too Dumb    This definitely a big return to form for the band. Its hard to believe that even after all of these years they can still make an album this fun, catchy, and overall just great. While this might not go down as one of my favorites from the band, it is still really good and is an album i come back to very regularly.
    Best Songs: Somewhere Now, Still Breathing, Forever Now, Band Bang, Too Dumb to Die, Outlaws, Bouncing Off the Walls
    Worst Songs: Youngblood, Troubled Times, Say Goodbye    … Expand

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 29 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 29
  3. Negative: 0 out of 29
  1. Magnet
    Nov 16, 2016
    70
    Perhaps both the best and worst you can say about Revolution Radio is that it sounds exactly like Green Day. [No. 137, p.55]
  2. No Ripcord
    Nov 14, 2016
    50
    Aside from Billie Joe’s willingness to open up on more troubling personal issues, of which he only hints, the majority of Revolution Radio is all sheen and no spark.
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  3. Classic Rock Magazine
    Oct 25, 2016
    70
    The engrossing full-album reprise Forever Now gives an insight into frontman Billie Joe Armstrong’s booze and pills-induced 2012 meltdown, but otherwise Revolution Radio is more melodic air-punching about guns, gas and the American nightmare. File under: Ain’t Broke.
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