\n After Green Day released the uber popular
Most of the tracks on
The first single, "Mother Mary,"is probably the most catchy and mainstream of all the songs on the album. It sounds like it would have been a top 20 hit back in the 1960s, with bouncing guitar riffs and Armstrong’s droning vocals. Oooahs, aahs, and bababas also add another classic layer to the song in the attempt to transfer the listener back to the past.
\n"She’s a Saint Not a Celebrity," is a track that mixes old Green Day sound with whatever they’re going for with Foxboro Hot Tubs. It opens with a familiar guitar riff and then kicks in with one that hurries along at a breakneck pace.
\nThe twangy, country-infused "The Pedestrian" is another standout here. This is a track where it’s truly apparent the guys are trying to do something different. Even with the more honky-tonk vibe, there is a killer guitar solo near the end that really makes the song.
\nStop Drop and Roll!!
was probably made in an attempt to distance themselves from the sound that made them so huge, and it’s a success. Now Green Day should be refreshed enough to come back and write a new album once another president they hate takes office.
