If this show had simply placed tracks from American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown side-by-side, it would have only been the sum of its parts. Instead, they went for an integrated approach: they incorporated verses of Idiot songs into ones from Breakdown, combined songs outright, included b-sides and their contribution to Rock Against Bush, and added an entirely new track to the mix. On top of that, the new, fresh voices, including those of several women, serve to completely reinvigorate these missives. I love the boys, and Idiot is one of the absolute best albums I've ever heard, but even still this breathes an entirely new life into this era of their career and is completely indispensable.
Songs of Note: Letterbomb; Too Much Too Soon
5 Favorite Sons and Daughters out of 5
Nutted by Neg (who never lacks a better word)
3 comments:
I like it. The grandeur of the original tracks translates really well into this kind of musical theatre. A solid 3.5 from me.
I'm not particularly a fan of this type of arrangements for voice.
I despise the vocals actually. Add in the dancing and it's too much for me. I'd go so far as to say it's everything I thought Green Day wasn't.
That being said, I think Tom Kitt's adaptations are fantastically creative and very well done. He certainly didn't just spit 'em out. He put a lot of thought into them and deserves the recognition.
...and I snagged tickets to the Washington show in November, just 2 days before the Danny Elfman show.
That'll be a good weekend, bitches.
3 out of 5 from me.
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