Green Day's American Idiot

[Lee Priest]

The album is described as a punk rock opera, but can anyone explain the story thats involved.?

[badger-poker]

I don't really know of a story behind it. I think it's called a Punk Rock Opera, dur to the fact that there are at least two 9 minute long songs in it that act like an opera. They change tempo and style through the song. Very subtly i might add. Just hazarding a guess.

[Mattk]

1st ive heard of this,but its a damned good album !

[halyhox]

well,...hm...i think that the story is about some guy named Jimmy, and hes kind of a jerk, and he's part of the idiot america that is corrupting and brainwahing people.And then theres another part of the story about some girl that he keeps thinking about cause he was really in love with her, but she kinda dissapeared, but anyway, then Jimmy dies and i dont remember if thats a bad thing or a good thing...actually i dont really know what im talking about.i just bought the cd a couple days ago.but i really want to know the story!!!its a little irritating....BUT ITS AN AWESOME CD, DUDE!!

[halyhox]

well, ...hm....i think that the story is about this dude named Jimmy, and he's kind of a jerk, because hes part of the idiot america that is corrupting and brainwashing people, and then theres this girl that he cant stop thinking about, but he doesnt remember that much about her, but then Jimmy dies and i dont remember if that was a bad thing or a good thing, but he dies, and actually i have no idea what im talking about....i just bought the cd a couple days ago.But it's a most excellent album!!!and i really need to understand the story cause it irritating me.oh and its also called an opera cause it includes repeated choruses, dialogue, and all the songs are somehow connected.