ill start this off by saying this band blows a fat cock.

Hey … (Staying anonymous you pussy? It’s the internet you douchebeg, what are you afraid of?). Stop telling us about the fantasies you had last night of Green Day going down on you.

If Green Day sucks so badly, why are you wasting time talking shit about them? Or is your life so empty and inconsequential that you actually have enough free time to seek out topics you dislike this harshly? Pretty fucking pathetic, but you already knew that.

Anyway, can’t wait for the album. Rolling Stone has actually started putting BANDS on the cover the past year (AC/DC, Metallica, U2, Kings of Leon and now Green Day). This is why I subscribe, not because I want a cover of Zac Efron to hang on my wall. Ugh.

good choice RS

Gross…

“21st Century Breakdown” is so boring it makes “No Line On The Horizon” sound like “Reign In Blood.” Can anybody remember an issue that didn’t feature pretentious twats, old farts or pieces of cheesecake on the cover?

I like Green Day but this new album is probably my least favorite one they’ve put out in recent memory. Worth a listen or two but not much more then that.

Putting a boatshit band on the cover is all the proof you need that Rolling Stone is another boatshit media attempt that never got off the ground, or, in their case, the boat.

American Idiot was Green Day’s ‘Tommy’ or ‘Quadrophenia’… a true classic.

21st Century Breakdown is more like their ‘The Who By Numbers’ or ‘Who Are You’… decent, but not classic, and not as cohesive.

can’t wait to read.

I have been listening to Green Day for 15 years (since Dookie in 94), but 21st Century Breakdown could have just been called American Idiot, Part II. The concept album (AI) idea was a nice come-back and the album was very well done, but it sounds like they were thinking “Hey, it worked well last time, wanna do it again?” this time around. It’s starting to take a lot of concentration to listen to their albums now and “get” them. Maybe I’m just being nostalgic of the old 2 1/2 minute songs about girls, loneliness, and the confusion of growing up in general.

last time i checked you were using a screen name too, “TheCoz.” Jesus. Why are green day fans so ignorant?

I’m sorry but Vig comparing Armstrong to Kurt Cobain is absolutely ridiculous.

Lol it’s funny how all you guys say that Rolling Stone is shit now and doesn’t know about any real good music yet you all continuously come back to this site and read all their reviews and what they have to say. Grow up, they put people in the magazine that people want to read about at that time. Just cause this time it’s not a band you like doesn’t mean that other people don’t want to read it. Quit being narcissistic fucks. Haha.

…Not complaining too much since they are a band afterall, but what is this, like, the 5th Green Day cover in the last decade? And while I’m on it, does Rolling Stone have any other cover settings besides “ultra mainstream” or “vapid fluff”??

Awesome cover! I love the picture and I love Green Day and am really excited to read this story! Thank you, Rolling Stone!

and its probably not yours….

Wow, they’re so punk, they dress up like pirates and make bad music, I wish I could be punk too

They’re not supposed to be pirates, they’re revolutionaries….ever heard of Yankee Doodle??

“does Rolling Stone have any other cover settings besides “ultra mainstream” or “vapid fluff”??”

I guess they wore out their “trying to be Spin” setting.

Great album, great band. Give it some time to soak in and you will probably like it.

“21 Guns” is an epic song and the only one I will be downloading (not pirating!)….the rest of the album sounds too similar to American Idiot…which wouldn’t be a bad thing except that I didn’t really care for that album. I concur with Craig, I miss the Green Day of the mid 90’s. Nimrod is actually my personal favorite, much to the astonishment of nearly everybody I mention it to. Whatever.

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“does Rolling Stone have any other cover settings besides “ultra mainstream” or “vapid fluff”??”

I guess they wore out their “trying to be Spin” setting.

Now that’s a what you call a punchline! I don’t know why I didn’t think of that…good stuff.

Hey, it’s only rock ‘n’ roll, but I like it!

Weak band…

every other week there’s a new band on the cover that RS claims as “the greatest band right now!”…it’s fuckin’ annoying.

Great album anyone who thinks Cobain is even close to Armstrong is insane. Billie Joe writes the best songs out there. Kurt Cobain screamed incoherently.

I am sad that the Album is so much worse than expected.I luv Green Day but I saw them on Saturday Night Live T.V. and it was Pathetic.I was so excited I was seeing there concert.Now for the price of the ticket.I am not going.

I can’t believe that Butch Vig compared him to Kurt Cobain, that is incredibly insulting to Kurt. And no “TAR” i am afraid you will find that the person who wrote the best songs out there is Kurt Cobain.
Oh and by the way, nobody denied the fact that Kurt screamed, another thing that Kurt did was NOT sound like a pathetic whining little emo elf trying to be punk.
He was also capable of putting deep emotion into his lyrics and vocals so you can go and shove that up your ass.
Green Day are lame and desperate for people to like them.
Kurt Cobain is a way superior to them full stop.

I got my Rolling Stone with Green Day on the cover only to discover that the magazine screwed up in its printing process. There were about 15 pages missing. Naturally, the pages missing were mostly from the Green Day article. I emailed RS to ask if they would send me a new copy. Two days later, I got a lame response saying they already sold out, but they were going to extend my subscription by two issues. I want my Green Day issue, not more issues later on. This really pisses me off. Thanks a lot, RS (and I’ve been a subscriber for over 20 years).

ive been listening to green day for a long time, and although i thought i liked their old stuff more, 21st century breakdown changed my mind. this is their best work yet. i dont care what anyone says. theres not one bad song. great job green day!!!

I must admit that I had been let down by RS on times before, allowing Britney Spears (note initials, “B S”) and the Jonas Brothers to be taking up space which I thought belonged to REAL musicians/artists. Now, this issue (as the one before -Bob Dylan) has been able to shut my mouth on my small ‘ranting’ over the magazine’s contents… for now.

Green Day is an AMAZING band. Unlike many of you Nirvana fans might be able to see (I’m a BIG Nirvana/Kurt Cobain fanatic myself.) In fact, I believe people give too little credit to them and their work.

Now, Vig ONLY compared Mr Armstrong to Mr Cobain by the words they expressed towards music, “I’m Free.” And if I’m not mistaken Mr Cobain once said (if not repeatedly) “Punk Rock is Freedom” and well, Green Day ARE Punk Rock. Their message, music, ‘attitude’, etc.

Mr Armstrong CAN -easily- express his views (or as the so-called-poets say, ‘feelings’) through his music/words. And if you (anyone) can’t quite grasp it, it’s too sad. Specially Nirvana fans who are used to mocked emotions expressed through collages of noise and harmonies. So, allow your ears to grow up and listen carefully.

-Izzy.

PS. Those who enjoy ‘Grunge’ know better than to call people/bands idiotic subcultural names created by the media as ‘Emo’. Where the hell do you guys think the term ‘Grunge’ came from? It’s just another tag for you to wear.

look i love green day, but seriously compared to nirvana… look at it this way billie joe is like a tiny emo pixie compared to the punk god that kurt cobain was

awesome!!!