I don’t know what it is but whenever a band that I like releases a new song or album I always find myself diving back into their older material. I don’t know what is I’ll give the new record a few spins, but I’m always going from the new stuff right back to the old stuff. Green Day just released their video for “Know Your Enemy” which is the first single from their new album 21st Century Breakdown. I thought the video was good and I dug the song but once it ended I couldn’t wait to dive back into their catalog and listen to my favorite record of theirs Warning. I really believe Warning is very underrated, I only know a few people that rank this as their favorite Green Day album. It was praised by critics, but actually has the worst number of sales of any Green Day record next to their first. It’s hard to believe it’s nine years old, I remember the day that I bought it from the Sam Goody in Century III mall. I believe it was Sam Goody? Doesn’t matter because the store is no longer there. This record was the soundtrack of my sophmore year in high school  and through the highs and lows these songs were blasted from my room which was never appreciated by my parents. What I love most about this record is how diverse it was from the earlier Green Day material, definitely more of a Folk/ Pop Rock influence then anything that appeared on their records before Warning. I’m sure everybody has heard some of these songs at some point in their lives, but if you have never heard this record I definitely recommend it.

Favorite Tracks:

Warning, Church on Sunday, Waiting, Hold On, Minority

I just read on their wikipedia page that this album is to be released on vinyl in July. I hope this true because I’m definitely adding it to my collection!