Not much of a Green Day fan myself, and due to a reason no one here says. I think they are too hard for MY taste. Everyone here obviously doesnt listen to the stuff I like clearly, and probably would think it was -blam!-, but hey. I liked Boulevarde of Broken Dreams. Its nothing particularly original, but it pushed all the right buttons for me, and really fitted well with my taste. On the other hadn I dont like Green Day enough to buy the album. And to person who complained about politics. Politics is one of the issues important enough to use music in. What I really find annoying are bands like Busted, who sing about utter pointless crap ("What I/We (i have forgotten which) go to School For" anyone?). If you think Green day are political, you should listen to some other stuff. Look for Peter Nardini or Dick Gaughan on the web. No subtlety there about their left wing (and I mean left wing, not centre right Democrat style left wing, I mean socialist) attitudes. Though they do sing about other stuff, but the poltical stuff is the best. And yes, punk has always been political, as someone has said before.