A Green Day for U2

I lost my virginity to U2, I found solace when getting divorced with U2 and I learned to cry and still be a man with U2.  So they must be important.  And truth be told, I own every piece of music they ever made, as well as a couple pieces of art, t-shirts, vintage LP coverers, etc.  They are "my" band.  Or they were...

As sad as I am to say it - 100s of "great" U2 songs later - I have found a new band that speaks for me.  Green Day has been lighting up my radio, my Mac and my car for 10+ years but the album "American Idiot" made the turn.  It is without question the perfect album.

There are many bands and albums where you can expect to only like a minor selection of the tracks offered.  Never all.  And still, you consider it to be a "great" album.  However, "American Idiot" is perfect.  There isn't a beat missing.  It's simply perfect.  Every song.  Every note.  Perfect.

Maybe its timing.  Maybe its luck.  But they did it, nonetheless.  Listen - all the way through and tell me I'm wrong.  You can't.  If you like one note, lyric or song; they all work.

Sorry Larry, Adam, Bono and the Edge, but while I considered this I played: Holiday / Boulevard of Broken Dreams from the album "American Idiot" by Green Day.  Punk lives!  Sorry to Green Day for taking so long to admit it, but I have been trying to find a U2 song or album that could compete.