Wednesday, March 19, 2014

themusicaddict's Greatest CDs of All-Time: Green Day's "American Idiot" (Part 2)

Hello,

This is part 2 of this blog, I broke this blog into two because of all the songs between the CD, the Broadway CD and live versions. Forgive me if the order isn't exactly perfect. Again be warned both the original CD and the Broadway Cast Album use the f bomb liberally.

The track listing of Green Day's "American Idiot":

1. American Idiot
2. Jesus Of Suburbia
3. Holiday/Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
4. Are We The Waiting/St. Jimmy
5. Give Me Novacaine/She's A Rebel
6. Extraordinary Girl/Letterbomb
7. Wake Me Up When September Ends
8. Homecoming
9. Are We The Waiting
10. Letterbomb
11. Wake Me Up When September Ends
12. Homecoming: The Death Of St. Jimmy/East 12th St./Nobody Likes You/Rock And Roll Girlfriend/We're Coming Home Again
13. Whatsername

On the Broadway Cast Album "Last of the American Girls" (originally on "21st Century Breakdown") is paired with "She's A Rebel":



"She's A Rebel":



On the Broadway Cast album, following "She's A Rebel" are a couple of bonus songs not on "American Idiot". However "Last Night On Earth" is originally on "21st Century Breakdown":



Next bonus song is "Too Much Too Soon" (This is a non-album bonus track from "American Idiot", I'm not sure if it was on the Broadway Cast Version first.):



The next bonus song is "Before The Lobotomy" (Originally on "21st Century Breakdown":



"Before The Lobotomy" (Live):



6) "Extraordinary Girl/ Letterbomb"

"Extraordinary Girl":



"Extraordinary Girl" (Live):



On the Broadway Cast Album there's a reprise of "Before The Lobotomy", followed by 3 more bonus songs before "Letterbomb". Those three songs are "When It's Time" (from the "American Idiot" Broadway Cast Album) :



"Know Your Enemy"(from "21st Century Breakdown") :



The amazing "21 Guns" is the final bonus song from the Broadway play for this part. This song also originally comes from "21st Century Breakdown":



"21 Guns" (Broadway Version):



"21 Guns" (Live):



10) "Letterbomb":



"Letterbomb" (Live):



11) "Wake Me Up When September Comes":



12) "Homecoming: The Death of St. Jimmy/ East 12th St./ Nobody Likes You/ Rock and Roll Girlfriend/ We're Coming Home Again"



13) "Whatsername": (An extremely bittersweet song. I love this song although it hits way too close to home.)



"Whatsername" (Broadway Cast Version):



"Whatsername" (Live At Storytellers 2005):



The original "American Idiot" ends with "Whatsername", but the Broadway play finishes with "When It's Time":



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