Coming Round Again
They first performed in Poland in 1991 for literally just room and board. They arrived in a borrowed car which they drove all the way from the Netherlands, and the mini-tour took them to Gryfino, Bydgoszcz and Białystok. They played tiny venues to just a few dozen listeners, and their name still meant nothing to even the most dedicated underground music fans. Since then, Green Day have sold over 75 million records, and their albums, including Dookie (1994) and American Idiot (2004), are classics in the rock canon. After a minor creative crisis and battles with inner demons (frontman Billie Joe Armstrong overcame his addiction to drugs and alcohol), the Californian musicians have recharged their batteries and they return with their best record in years.
Revolution Radio sparkles with energy and fresh ideas. The single Bang Bang is a dynamic musical shoot-out with a rapidly changing tempo, catchy melodies and a cutting commentary on the realities of the 21st century. The expansive Forever Now is closer to an art rock suite from the 1970s than a punk extreme of the era, while the closing Ordinary World comes as a huge surprise with its atmospheric country ballad style.
On 21 January at Tauron Arena Kraków, the wild trio shows that they still have plenty more to say about the world. (Artur Jackowski, "Karnet" magazine)
