And his lyrics mix the political with the ... Here are some highlights from the six tracks we heard: “21st Century Breakdown” Green Day’s most epic song yet. With the quiet-verse, loud ...

Green Day handed out free deluxe programs with the album’s lyrics printed in full ... you never felt left behind or at a loss. 21st Century Breakdown is a rock opera in which the rock always ...

Green Day’s eighth studio album, 21st Century Breakdown, has a release date, and its first single has been revealed! Warner Bros. Records just confirmed to SPIN.com that the album, the band’s ...

Green Day's 21st Century Breakdown might very well be the most anticipated album of 2009... at least, if you listen to mainstream media outlets and pop-punk lovers around the world. That's not to ...

Armstrong’s experience colours this pop-punk classic, which first appeared on Green Day’s 1992 second ... Instead of protest, ‘21st Century Breakdown is a mix of hopeful, fragile optimism ...

No one will mistake the new 21st Century Breakdown for anyone other than Green Day, but the band seems completely comfortable in its ability to try new ideas—and to own the concept album ...