Revolution Radio was ALMOST one of their best albums

[Tre's Busted Drumkit]

3 hours ago, Dysfunco said:

It should have ended with Forever Now though.

Seems like the only appropiate thing to do, considering how it ties in with the first song and all.

Ordinary World is obviously an overthought and appears to be shoe-horned in, so to speak.

It's one of their best albums overall, for sure. To me it's definitely better than 21st Century Breakdown.

I also feel like it has their most successful tracks in that American Idiot/21st Century Breakdown vein. Like "Bang Bang" and "Revolution Radio" is a culmination of that particular type of Green Day song.

I don't think Ordinary World would have worked anywhere else on the album though. I was fine with it as a "let the air out of the balloon" closer like Whatsername or See the Light, or what Good Riddance does at the end of shows. It really doesn't fit the album, which is to be expected for a standalone single that gets tossed in there because it's recorded already (except Under Pressure, which is just a perfect song in every way). It does serve its purpose at the end, and while it's not up to Good Riddance or Macy's Day Parade levels, it's far from a bad song.

[Cris.]

17 minutes ago, Tre's Busted Drumkit said:

 I was fine with it as a "let the air out of the balloon" closer like Whatsername

Excuse me?  Whatsername is a perfect song to close a perfect album. Macy's Day Parade and Fancy Sauce are the only other closers in Green Day albums that come anywhere near.

 

21 minutes ago, Tre's Busted Drumkit said:

except Under Pressure, which is just a perfect song in every way

No arguments here though

[greenalert997x]

Solid album!

Great songs I can listen repeatedly: 

Bouncing of the wall, Bang Bang, Outlaws, Trubled Times, Forever Now, Too Dumb too Die and maybe... Stil Breathing 

Songs I like less - Youngblood, Say Goodbye, Revolution Radio, Somewhere Now.

I don't like Ordinary World. To me this song is just mawkish and corny. Doesn't fit with the rest of the album. The same feeling I had with Still Breathing (but SB has really grown on me much)

 

[billy1986]

Bang bang needs to be the opener in concerts that song rocks live I wish they didn’t drop it