Punknews.org

|
Sign In | create an account

Videos: Green Day: "21st Century Breakdown (Official)"

Contributed by MrKerplunk. Posted by aubin on Monday, October 26, 2009 at 4:30 PM (EDT)

Green Day have re-posted their video for "21st Century Breakdown" after removing it from YouTube and several other sites last week. It comes from their album of the same name.

Green Day - "21st Century Breakdown"

Green Day | MySpace Video

Green Day (59 comments)

Please login or register to post comments.What are the benefits of having a Punknews.org account?

Share your opinion by posting comments on the stories that interest you
Rate music and bands and help shape the weekly top ten
Let Punknews.org use your ratings to help you find bands and albums you might like
Customize features on the site to get the news the way you want.

Fine Print: The following comments are owned by whoever posted them. We are not responsible for them in any way. Seriously.

Report

NiB (October 26, 2009)

Gag me. I can't even listen to their older stuff anymore.

3+ Replies

Report

14theroad (October 26, 2009)

When I listen to Pinhead Gunpowder I try to pretend it's someone else singing.

Report

NiB (October 26, 2009)

Same. It's hard, but worth it.

Report

RedElephant (October 26, 2009)

i blame the guyliner.

Report

Drawing_Dead (October 26, 2009)

reminds me of los angeles is burning by bad religion

3+ Replies

Report

TheChemist (October 26, 2009)

I used to watch that video on demand every morning when I was like 15.

Report

14theroad (October 26, 2009)

Fetus.

Report

Nameless (October 26, 2009)

This.

It was the first thing I thought of when I tried to watch it the first time.

Report

TheChemist (October 26, 2009)

I didn't hate their music until this album. Unbelievable.

Report

ChadReligion (October 26, 2009)

Buttsweat and tears mail order is finally up

Watch the colored vinyl fly!!!

1+ Reply

Report

Salvador (October 27, 2009)

downloaded it this morning on Itunes at Panera because I dont have internet on my laptop but my wife does on the house computer

it's pretty much amazing.

Report

lostandclowned (October 26, 2009)

This is a masterpiece of an album.

1+ Reply

Report

NiB (October 26, 2009)

A masterpieceofshit LMAO ROFL LOL LOL.

Report

baldsteve (October 26, 2009)

Besides money (which they have quite a bit of at this point) what the fuck is the point of making something this shitty?

Pinhead Gunpowder is still amazing (when it happens)
Foxboro Hottubs was actually a little different and worthwhile
Network...sounded like Servotron but other than that, it's these dudes doing something different.

Why make a shitty sequel to your previous record? It's like Jaws: The Revenge (without the awesome ending)

6+ Replies

Report

NiB (October 26, 2009)

Hahaha I love that you love Jaws.

Report

lostandclowned (October 26, 2009)

I don't pay a lot of attention to their videos because I haven't watched music television in a few years, but their recent ones have been lacking. But they're still part of major label marketing, I guess. They probably like it, though.

But calling this album a sequel to American Idiot is a copout. They've gone through all their phases in their career two albums at a time.

Report

baldsteve (October 26, 2009)

I don't buy it as a copout. It's a total rehash of it's predecessor. Nimrod/ Warning were departures without being lame ass sacks of shit.

"21 Guns" is one of the worst songs they've ever done if not THE worst and it's hard to believe it's the same band.

Report

jacknife737 (October 26, 2009)

have you seen the video for east jesus nowhere?

It's pretty good as well.

Report

Dante3000 (rich) (October 26, 2009)

Pretty much that first thing you said...you know, money.
-Dante

Report

14theroad (October 26, 2009)

What is that and where can I get sum?

Report

souldoubt (October 26, 2009)

U2 band of the moment

2+ Replies

Report

NiB (October 26, 2009)

U2 used to be so good. What the fuck happened?

War is incredible.

Report

souldoubt (October 26, 2009)

my dad loved U2 when i was a kid, i never really could get into it cause almost everything popular in the 80's to me sounds like it has way to much synth or reverb

Report

chickswithdicks (October 26, 2009)

why the fuck is this being reposted?

Report

24HourPriapism (October 26, 2009)

the video itself isn't bad. i could take or leave the song though. meh.

2+ Replies

Report

NiB (October 26, 2009)

Anything post-Warning makes me want to tape hot coals to my eyeballs.

Report

souldoubt (October 26, 2009)

i could take or leave you

Report

chrisss (October 26, 2009)

I got my reissue of "Nimrod" a few weeks ago, and looking at the artwork reminded me of how fucking cool I used to think Billie Joe was. When that record came out I was 15 and I thought it was awesome that he didn't look or dress like every bullshit rockstar jackass out there. Those were the days.

Report

jacknife737 (October 26, 2009)

Quality of the song aside, it's a pretty good video; I haven't said that about a video from these guys in a long time.

Also, i think i like the newest album a lot less now, than i did a few months ago. Still, Static Age is in my top five green day songs.

Report

epoch (October 26, 2009)

Someone write a review for Converge's new album and stop wasting precious bytes on Green Day

1+ Reply

Report

NiB (October 26, 2009)

Amen.

Report

Scarysmurf (October 26, 2009)

Sandwiches for EVERYONE!!!

1+ Reply

Report

NiB (October 26, 2009)

Amen again.

Report

Hey_ska (October 26, 2009)

You know, if you just look at them as an alternative rock band then they are pretty good. If you still look at them as a punk band then go back to 1996. They look like total clowns, this is true, but their new stuff isn't as bad as everyone makes it out to be. They've evolved and gotten older which most bands do and only few do well. I'd say Green Day has done an okay job at maturing their sound without totally fucking it up. I mean, you cant sing about masturbation and stews made of brains your whole life. Plus, Peacemaker is a pretty badass song. That said, I don't LOVE the new Green Day but I also think they could be a lot worse.

5+ Replies

Report

NiB (October 26, 2009)

You CAN sing about masturbation and stews made of brains your whole life. And this stuff is just awful, I don't think it matters who made it.

Report

Deadpan (October 26, 2009)

Yeah, 21st Century Breakdown is pretty boring regardless of most contexts you could place it in. then, if you bring the fact that it's Green Day into the equation, you get that much more disappointed, because before you though it was some boring radio rock band ripping Green Day songs off, not a once great band reduced to self-plagiarizing to make a record.

Report

throw_aways (October 26, 2009)

I agree. This is WAY better than American Idiot. No masterpiece, but Peacemaker is great, as are a few others.

Also, I think this song and video are actually really good.

Report

J-Star (October 26, 2009)

I agree with you.

If you remove the slow songs like Before the Lobotomy, Last Night on Earth, Restless Heart Syndrome, and the two shitty singles Know Your Enemy and 21 Guns, it's a pretty decent record.

For this song, the first 3/4 is really boring, but when it (finally) kicks off, I must admit it rocks.

Report

the_creeps (October 28, 2009)

I agree -- but then again I'm baised due to the fact of seeing them at Gilman st. with 50 ppl. 20 yrs. ago.

Report

Deadpan (October 26, 2009)

This makes me feel South Whales.

Report

Dante3000 (rich) (October 26, 2009)

21st Century Cake Frown.
-Dante

2+ Replies

Report

baldsteve (October 26, 2009)

Next time I see you, pizza is on me for that one.

Report

TheMike (October 26, 2009)

I'm going to think of this every time I hear (or hear of) the song from now on.

Report

TheMike (October 26, 2009)

Has anyone read this?: http://www.amazon.com/Belief-God-Good-Bad-Irrelevant/dp/083083377 3/ref=cm_cr_pr_pb_t

Is it any good? (or bad? or irrelevant?)

2+ Replies

Report

Nameless (October 26, 2009)

There's a review on this site for it: http://www.punknews.org/review/6278

I haven't read it, though.

Report

TheMike (October 26, 2009)

Thanks for the link.

Report

Tom_Delonge (October 26, 2009)

Guy liner is a circular narrative in many ways where it kind of sums up pushing 40 and wearing make up in a time capsule.

4+ Replies

Report

Cyanotic (October 26, 2009)

See, it's funnier when you change it up just a little bit.

Report

TheMike (October 26, 2009)

(something) is a circular narrative in many ways where it kind of sums up (something) in a time capsule is a circular narrative in many ways where it kind of sums up memes in a time capsule

Report

LeightonESmith (October 27, 2009)

Tom Delong is a circular narrative in many ways where it kind of sums up being a faggot posting the same shit over and over like he's is a circular narrative in a time capsule

Report

Tom_Delonge (October 27, 2009)

If I was gay would I do this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqB1j7LI4lk&feature=relat ed

Report

joshcore (October 26, 2009)

Granted, a six minute song is a good five minutes longer than the average attention span, but I think "21st Century Breakdown" is way better with "Song of the Century" as a lead-in, not to mention the piano-driven build-up that they lopped off for the video.

Report

eran_zombis (October 26, 2009)

fallingupwards is not stoked...
about harry reid's announcement today.

Report

LeightonESmith (October 27, 2009)

Green Day are scat munchers.

Report

DancinShoes (October 27, 2009)

N E E D H E L P !

My girlfriend and I went to a hockey game last year and there's a song that played during the game from a emo/punk flavor of the week type of band (I would guess) and now she wants me to find that song.

All I can remember is that in the chorus they sang something along the lines of:
''Throw your hands up in the air'' or something like this.

I'm also pretty sure there was a video for this song.

Anybody have a clue?
thanks!

3+ Replies

Report

3PuttBogey (October 27, 2009)

did you wave the motherfuckers like you just don't care?

Report

DancinShoes (October 27, 2009)

Maybe (not sure)

it was also kind of a fast beat/party type song

Report

DancinShoes (October 27, 2009)

Oh we waved 'em alright.

Report

martinNZ09 (October 27, 2009)