by Richard Leigh

Created on: March 27, 2008   Last Updated: March 28, 2008

There was a time when I considered Green Day to be amongst my favorite bands and whilst those times are now long gone I must admit that I do from time to time still give their music a listen. Released in 2000, 'Warning' was Green Day's sixth studio album and has achieved platinum status in America meaning that it has at least sold in excess of 1 million copies there. For me this album does not open very well at all and this perhaps goes some way to explaining why the album is the only major label release of theirs not to have achieved at least double platinum status in America.

The title track 'Warning' opens up this album and truth be told I consider it to be one of the most boring tracks that Green Day have ever written. I just feel it is entirely lacking of any real life or excitement, it begins the album badly but fortunately it is not all bad news here. I remember the tune for this track being used for a tampon advert a couple of years back which I found quite amusing so obviously it does have its uses. As we progress into the second track we are treated to the excellent 'Blood, Sex and Booze', an energetic number with a brilliant guitar riff driving through its center. It's not an instant classic of a Green Day song and yet it is one that I have listened to many a time over the years. I bought this album on the day it was released and although I have to say that all in all I was a little disappointed, there are a number of tracks present on this album that are extremely well written and tremendous fun to listen to.

'Deadbeat Holiday' is a vaguely enjoyable track from this album, it's certainly better than a lot of the tracks here at least. It's by no means one of the bands best ever efforts but nonetheless it has an enjoyable and singable tune to it and is greatly upbeat in sound even if it is a little devoid of enthusiasm. With this album the band tried to take on more of a folk punk approach and in my opinion this didn't work too well for them at all. It's not exactly a bad album, it's just not very exciting and they have in fact done a hell of a lot better than this. It's not their finest moment but there are certainly a good few tracks here well worth listening to.

'Waiting' I feel is a powerful little number and is blessed with an absolutely brilliant chorus. It's one of my favorite tracks that the band have recorded in fact. It just hits all the right spots for me, it's a well rounded Green Day track and whilst it was not one of their more successful

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