ALBUM REVIEW: Father of All Motherf******s by Green Day

The band Green Day has been around for what seems like forever, creating fresh and exhilarating music. They play(ed) an essential role in almost all of our Rock N’ Roll obsessions and fancies. Green Day has sold about 75 million records worldwide, securing them as one of the best-selling artists of all time.

They have been nominated for 20 Grammy awards. They have won five of them with Best Alternative Album for Dookie, Best Rock Album for American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown, Record of the Year for “Boulevard of Broken Dreams,” and Best Musical Show Album for American Idiot: The Original Broadway Cast Recording.

Their old work was phenomenal and quite easily obsessed over. But as they pushed out their new album, Father of All Motherfuckers, something seemed significantly different. The band claims “rock has become so lame” and “rock music should make you feel bad.” However, their own music didn’t really back up their statements. I believe rock should continue talking about things that boil our blood, but most discussed in this album are c*cks, young children searching out drugs, and overall immensely horny lyrics. 

Some fans have claimed that the band’s music is merely dead, while others say the band has intentionally created low-quality work to free themselves from a contract. Either way, everyone sees the mass difference between their new album and their previous ones. The album opened with sick basslines and a catchy fast pace, grungy, tune – something they do remarkably well. Though I enjoyed the hard hitting beat provided by the drummer, he sounded quite different from what he usually does. It isn’t exactly horrible. There’s not much I can negatively point out on his part. However, the recurring issue is the pissy lyrics that prevent the songs from being decent. The lyrics come out as if they are fighting for a spot, and by mid-song, they’re wholly lost. 

The song “Fire, Ready, Aim” is tragic. This is yet another scenario where lyrics are a vast inconvenience. They are filled with far too much fluff and filler. For example, the dreadfully overused ahh‘s and ohhh‘s. It was like they didn’t know what to say; therefore, they stumbled on their tongues. Though musically, it was extraordinary. Later songs overly prove him to be intoxicated. It was as if it was some sort of mass brag.

“Stab You In the Heart” was absurdly horny, similar to their previous work, “Fuck Time.” Both songs I find profoundly uncomfortable.  The very strongest of the track was “Sugar Youth.” It was fast pace and funky. It makes connections to earlier songs, and overall the song is just great. I wish there had been more like this gem. 

It is one massive theme in this album, the music is fantastic, from the bass lines and warming texture to the average drums, but lyrically the music is dragged down. Perhaps they have gotten a bit old and tired. At some point, horny songs arent nearly as appealing as ones you can relate to on an emotional level. However, their aroused lyrics have attracted younger GenZ crowds, and I believe they are doing well. I don’t think their music is horrible; I think it’s quite disappointing considering the high marks they set for themselves years ago.