¡UNO! Album

[Bastard of 1967]

Okay, I get Sweet 16 now and it's giving me fucking goosebumps.

You never forget your first love. Never.

That is all.

[Vespertine]

This is exactly what it did to me! The song really got me from the very first time I heard it and it was even more overwhelming when I heard it live. It's a song you have to listen to LOUD. The intro guitars just sound so epic and Billie's voice gives me goosebumps. I wish more people would see the beauty of this song.

I really didn't like Billie's voice for that song. It's mainly what ruined it for me. The first "Oh Love" is just so fucking annoying it even makes me not want to listen to the rest of the song.

[Guest]

I highly recommend listening to the SoundCloud stream, Green Day clearly want you to. Let Yourself Go!

[21stcenturyidiot]

you already posted this haha

Sweet 16 is such a big surprise! I wasn't very impressed with the shitty recording we had.

posted from my phone, and it posted twice.

Now on track 10!

[djrossstar]

I have been listening to Uno! all day & I can't decipher if Jason is signing back vocals at all, of if it's just Billie Joe singing over himself and/or Mike Dirnt only.

- DJ Rossstar

FUN RARE GD FACT: Jason sings the 'Woah' part on Fashion Victim.

[Dori_Epiphone]

Nuclear Family: 77

Stay the Night: 87

Carpe Diem: 96

Let Yourself Go: 75

Kill the DJ: 98

Fell for You: 90

Loss of Control: - (didn´t heard)

Troublemaker: 87

Angel Blue: 72

Sweet 16: 95

Rusty James: - (didn´t heard)

Oh Love: 86

AMAZING ALBUM!

[localinsomniac]

I have been listening to Uno! all day & I can't decipher if Jason is signing back vocals at all, of if it's just Billie Joe singing over himself and/or Mike Dirnt only.

- DJ Rossstar

FUN RARE GD FACT: Jason sings the 'Woah' part on Fashion Victim.

Yeah, I remember an interview around that time where Billie said they wanted him on the track because he had a good "mook" voice or something like that.

[Guest]

I have been listening to Uno! all day & I can't decipher if Jason is signing back vocals at all, of if it's just Billie Joe singing over himself and/or Mike Dirnt only.

- DJ Rossstar

FUN RARE GD FACT: Jason sings the 'Woah' part on Fashion Victim.

The most obvious point would be on Let Yourself Go, where Jason's been handling vocals live thus far. On the album, it sure sounds like Billie Joe to me. Once we've got the album liner, we'll be able to see whether he's credited with backing vocals or just guitar. Easiest way to tell, imo.

[localinsomniac]

I have been listening to Uno! all day & I can't decipher if Jason is signing back vocals at all, of if it's just Billie Joe singing over himself and/or Mike Dirnt only.

- DJ Rossstar

FUN RARE GD FACT: Jason sings the 'Woah' part on Fashion Victim.

Here's that interview, if anyone is interested: http://haushinka.w.interia.pl/wywiady.htm

[Homero]

Ok, here's my rating:

-Nuclear Family: 8,50 (great opener)

-Stay The Night: 9 (I wasn't sure with the live version, but this is great)

-Carpe Diem: 7 (it's a fun song and the chorus is good, but just that)

-Let Yourself Go: 9 (after a few listens (and the VMA performance), I think it's one of the best of the album)

-Kill The DJ: 10 (party!)

-Fell For You: 6 (I loved this song when it got leaked, but now it's kind of boring, not sure why)

-Loss Of Control: 8 (love the angry lyrics)

-Troublemaker: 8,50 (love the end and the party mood)

-Angel Blue: 9,50 (to me, it's like insomniac but more epic, still, its Uno!)

-Sweet 16: 9 (big surprise! I never thought this would be this good)

-Rusty James: 10 (best song of the album for me, the lyrics are great and it feels nostalgic)

-Oh Love: 9 (yeah, I really like this song, i was expecting this song since i've heard the Red7 version)

Overall: 9,00! Great album, but this review will change with time, of course.

Again, this is only 1/3 of the trilogy!

[djrossstar]

Thanks for posting the article. I def just hear Jason on the WOAHS and no one else. lol.

[Anja]

I really didn't like Billie's voice for that song. It's mainly what ruined it for me. The first "Oh Love" is just so fucking annoying it even makes me not want to listen to the rest of the song.

Only thing I don't like is the "oh life" part because to me it sounds like he's singing "Oh lie".

[Sarcasm]

Here's that interview, if anyone is interested: http://haushinka.w.i....pl/wywiady.htm

We have one of those drying helmets on the bus, so I sit under that too.

I can imagine him sitting under one of those with a magazine, legs crossed.

[brianbags]

No

[dallasthemenace]

you know better than to ask for links to official releases.

do people NOT know how to use a fucking search engine anymore?!?

[uhleckseee]

Beautiful! I think we can extend this further in anticipation of the "party from hell" that iDos! is setting up to be. Speaking from the perspective of another Billie Joe Armstrong-aged geezer, growing old is indeed a huge theme here -- I think it permeates all 12 songs on the album, even the curmudgeonly Kill the DJ (which, as I've mentioned before, I anticipate is going to get turned on its head in Nightlife next album). It revisits two questions from Nimrod from a new perspective: What happens when you get too old to be punk anymore (The Grouch); and what happens when "I Love You" just isn't enough (Redundant)? At the end of iUno!, Oh Love ratchets that tension up to the breaking point. Our nameless narrator is in the throes of a midlife crisis -- introspective, alone, deserted by friends and feeling abandoned by even the loved ones he's currently in timeworn relationships with, reminiscing about friends and lovers long gone, and feeling like there's still gotta be something better out there -- the urge to break free from it all, consequences be damned, and go exploring some deep, dark thrills just because he can (blowing up his Nuclear Family in a "bad comedy" of errors is fine and dandy just so long as there's a slice of the action in it for him!) His heart's on the loose, alright, and it's ready to unload -- right into iDos!.

This just got me insanely excited for Dos! I really hope we get to dive deeper into these themes of growing older and everything changes consistently. With these albums, I originally hoped for something from the heart, something we haven't got since Warning. I got exactly what I wanted in this. At first glance, this is just another record, but honestly, this is on par philosophically with, like you said, Nimrod. I think it can be extended even to Dookie. Even with Burnout, "I'm not growing up, I'm just burning out. And I stepped in line to walk amongst the dead." The themes are there, but with each album that touches upon it, those ideas are more matured and from the perspective of knowing more about people and new perspectives on life and love.

(Sorry about the formality of the sound of this post. I'm actually working on a paper right now for one of my classes and it's difficult for me to break from the voice at the moment since I'm jumping back and forth)

[Guest]

you know better than to ask for links to official releases.

do people NOT know how to use a fucking search engine anymore?!?

I swear that's the third or fourth time you've said that. At some point, it gets kinda old to hear the same broken record, ya know?

[brianbags]

you know better than to ask for links to official releases.

do people NOT know how to use a fucking search engine anymore?!?

Ok, sorry, I saw people doing it on the first few pages so......

Yes, I tried but it's a little bit early too to find HQ of them through google.

[A melodramatic fool.]

So I finally caved in...I couldn't help it, I just seen Uno! written everywhere Anyway, I love this album. It seems to cover about growing up and moving on, but also reminiscing about the memories you still hold dear to you. It's just pure awesomeness overall. I guess everyone's gotta have a favourite so mine has got to be Rusty James, such great lyrics!

[DTH]

ok here is my review. before i start i have to say again: if they would have recorded it differently with louder distorted guitars, louder bass and everything faster probably every song would get 1 point more.

1) Nuclear Family - 5/10- this track is ok and has potential. but please compare it to similiar riffs like stuck with me or safe european home from the clash. there is so much more energy. nuclear family feels just insignificant and boring like most of the song on this album.

2) Stay the Night - 7/10 - is one of their best on uno. its catchy and a bit more ambitious than most of the other tracks. but if you are honest and listen to older green day songs afterwards, this still would have been just an average good track on EVERY green day album.

3) Carpe Diem - 4/10 - the first i fought the law ripp off. and there are 3 of them which shows all the uncreativity. but i fought the law has some quality, so even the worst ripp off cant be that bad. perfect example btw for the lack of power and energy in the songs of uno.

4) Let yourself go - 8/10 best song! its just standard green day pop punk songwriting, but on a good level. love the 1039/smoothed out slappy hours solo style. it nothing new, but green are doing what they can do the best. live version is better. (like every live version of uno songs)

5) Kill the Dj - 7/10 - next clash "influenced" song. other words for copying the magnificients seven riff one to one. but as i love magnificient seven, this is still good. one of the better lyrics and the unusual green day song on uno.

6) Fell for You - 3/10 - ok first song were the lyrics get really terrible. music sounds a lot like a warning song, but even less energy. warning had its accoustic sound, which added a refreshing element to green days songs. but here again its just clean boring electric guitars... (next i fought the law reference)

7) Loss of controll - 5/10 - starts good, verse is ok, has a kind of insomniac/dookie theme and also musically similiaritys. chorus is terrible pseudo the who and if you compare it to some insomniac or dookie songs it loses so clearly... solo is good though.

8) Troublemaker - 0/10 - ??? lyrics which are emberassing terrible. music is the low point of the album aswell.

9) Angel Blue - 3/10 - starts good and is the third i fought the law reference. chorus sounds like a very weak 21st century bd track.

10) Sweet 16 - 4/10 - melody sounds a bit like a 1039/smoothed out slappy hours sounds. if they would have recorded it with the same energy as this album it could have been a good track. so its just another standard pop song.

11) Rusty James - 4/10 - copying scattered. if i compare both songs, this is just mh ok... everything on this album sounds like made for the radio.

12) Oh love - 3/10 its been said enough about this one...

iUNO! - 4/10 -> in rolling stone terms i would give 2/5

worst green day album ever.

if you care:

1) 1039/Smouthed out slappy hours - 9/10

2) Insomniac - 9/10

3) Dookie - 8/10

4) Nimrod - 7,5/10

5) Kerplunk -7,5/10

6) American Idiot - 6,5/10

7) Warning - 6,5/10

8) 21st century breakdown - 5/10

9) UNO - 4/10

[xawesomeasfucktimex]

I don't understand how so many people are hating on Loss of Control! For me it's probably one of my favorite's off the record! The whole thing is just incredible and definitely exceeded my expectations by a long shot!!! SO looking forward to the rest of the trilogy. Green Day never fail to blow my mind!!

[Ryan]

ok here is my review. before i start i have to say again: if they would have recorded it differently with louder distorted guitars, louder bass and everything faster probably every song would get 1 point more.

1) Nuclear Family - 5/10- this track is ok and has potential. but please compare it to similiar riffs like stuck with me or safe european home from the clash. there is so much more energy. nuclear family feels just insignificant and boring like most of the song on this album.

2) Stay the Night - 7/10 - is one of their best on uno. its catchy and a bit more ambitious than most of the other tracks. but if you are honest and listen to older green day songs afterwards, this still would have been just an average good track on EVERY green day album.

3) Carpe Diem - 4/10 - the first i fought the law ripp off. and there are 3 of them which shows all the uncreativity. but i fought the law has some quality, so even the worst ripp off cant be that bad. perfect example btw for the lack of power and energy in the songs of uno.

4) Let yourself go - 8/10 best song! its just standard green day pop punk songwriting, but on a good level. love the 1039/smoothed out slappy hours solo style. it nothing new, but green are doing what they can do the best. live version is better. (like every live version of uno songs)

5) Kill the Dj - 7/10 - next clash "influenced" song. other words for copying the magnificients seven riff one to one. but as i love magnificient seven, this is still good. one of the better lyrics and the unusual green day song on uno.

6) Fell for You - 3/10 - ok first song were the lyrics get really terrible. music sounds a lot like a warning song, but even less energy. warning had its accoustic sound, which added a refreshing element to green days songs. but here again its just clean boring electric guitars... (next i fought the law reference)

7) Loss of controll - 5/10 - starts good, verse is ok, has a kind of insomniac/dookie theme and also musically similiaritys. chorus is terrible pseudo the who and if you compare it to some insomniac or dookie songs it loses so clearly... solo is good though.

8) Troublemaker - 0/10 - ??? lyrics which are emberassing terrible. music is the low point of the album aswell.

9) Angel Blue - 3/10 - starts good and is the third i fought the law reference. chorus sounds like a very weak 21st century bd track.

10) Sweet 16 - 4/10 - melody sounds a bit like a 1039/smoothed out slappy hours sounds. if they would have recorded it with the same energy as this album it could have been a good track. so its just another standard pop song.

11) Rusty James - 4/10 - copying scattered. if i compare both songs, this is just mh ok... everything on this album sounds like made for the radio.

12) Oh love - 3/10 its been said enough about this one...

iUNO! - 4/10 -> in rolling stone terms i would give 2/5

worst green day album ever.

if you care:

1) 1039/Smouthed out slappy hours - 9/10

2) Insomniac - 9/10

3) Dookie - 8/10

4) Nimrod - 7,5/10

5) Kerplunk -7,5/10

6) American Idiot - 6,5/10

7) Warning - 6,5/10

8) 21st century breakdown - 5/10

9) UNO - 4/10

1,039 Smooth with a 9 and 21st CB with a 5 told me all I need to know to ignore everything you write from now on. Haha

[dallasthemenace]

I swear that's the third or fourth time you've said that. At some point, it gets kinda old to hear the same broken record, ya know?

actually, 2. and im just trying to help out. but i wont do it anymore. i 'll leave telling he policing up to the gods, i mean, mods.

[xawesomeasfucktimex]

ok here is my review. before i start i have to say again: if they would have recorded it differently with louder distorted guitars, louder bass and everything faster probably every song would get 1 point more.

1) Nuclear Family - 5/10- this track is ok and has potential. but please compare it to similiar riffs like stuck with me or safe european home from the clash. there is so much more energy. nuclear family feels just insignificant and boring like most of the song on this album.

2) Stay the Night - 7/10 - is one of their best on uno. its catchy and a bit more ambitious than most of the other tracks. but if you are honest and listen to older green day songs afterwards, this still would have been just an average good track on EVERY green day album.

3) Carpe Diem - 4/10 - the first i fought the law ripp off. and there are 3 of them which shows all the uncreativity. but i fought the law has some quality, so even the worst ripp off cant be that bad. perfect example btw for the lack of power and energy in the songs of uno.

4) Let yourself go - 8/10 best song! its just standard green day pop punk songwriting, but on a good level. love the 1039/smoothed out slappy hours solo style. it nothing new, but green are doing what they can do the best. live version is better. (like every live version of uno songs)

5) Kill the Dj - 7/10 - next clash "influenced" song. other words for copying the magnificients seven riff one to one. but as i love magnificient seven, this is still good. one of the better lyrics and the unusual green day song on uno.

6) Fell for You - 3/10 - ok first song were the lyrics get really terrible. music sounds a lot like a warning song, but even less energy. warning had its accoustic sound, which added a refreshing element to green days songs. but here again its just clean boring electric guitars... (next i fought the law reference)

7) Loss of controll - 5/10 - starts good, verse is ok, has a kind of insomniac/dookie theme and also musically similiaritys. chorus is terrible pseudo the who and if you compare it to some insomniac or dookie songs it loses so clearly... solo is good though.

8) Troublemaker - 0/10 - ??? lyrics which are emberassing terrible. music is the low point of the album aswell.

9) Angel Blue - 3/10 - starts good and is the third i fought the law reference. chorus sounds like a very weak 21st century bd track.

10) Sweet 16 - 4/10 - melody sounds a bit like a 1039/smoothed out slappy hours sounds. if they would have recorded it with the same energy as this album it could have been a good track. so its just another standard pop song.

11) Rusty James - 4/10 - copying scattered. if i compare both songs, this is just mh ok... everything on this album sounds like made for the radio.

12) Oh love - 3/10 its been said enough about this one...

iUNO! - 4/10 -> in rolling stone terms i would give 2/5

worst green day album ever.

if you care:

1) 1039/Smouthed out slappy hours - 9/10

2) Insomniac - 9/10

3) Dookie - 8/10

4) Nimrod - 7,5/10

5) Kerplunk -7,5/10

6) American Idiot - 6,5/10

7) Warning - 6,5/10

8) 21st century breakdown - 5/10

9) UNO - 4/10

I can't take this seriously due to the lack of grammar..... I don't think anybody else will be able to either. Try using some better language than "worst green day album ever." It makes it seem as though you don't know what you're talking about!

[djrossstar]

People hate because it's coooool to hate. Cool to hate 21CB, cool to love Warning, cool to talk about Jason White, cool to hate Oh Love song/video...