History Music / AmericanIdiot

* WarIsHell: "Wake Me Up When September Ends", which is about a soldier sent off to Iraq. The music video has his girlfriend cry in despair over the news.

* NoNameGiven: The girl that JOS falls in love with; come the end of the album, JOS has forgotten her name, leading him to call her "Whatsername". The album booklet has her name scribbled over or a little note saying "Whatsername" taped over her real name. [[spoiler:You can vaguely make out that her name ends with the letter "A".]]

* SmallTownBoredom: JOS gets bored of his suburban lifestyle and runs to the city.

*** So does it's drum rhythm in "Rock'n Roll Girlfriend", indicating that the song is written from his point of view.

* NewSoundAlbum: Not only does it have the grandest sound of any album up to that time, but it differed greatly from the LighterAndSofter near-pop rock of their previous album ''Music/{{Warning}}''.

* IronicNurseryTune: "Nobody Likes You".

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: "Letterbomb" as a whole, which is directed by Whatsername towards St. Jimmy. The intro (later quoted in "Homecoming") is [[LyricalDissonance set to a cheery, almost nursery rhyme-like tune.]]
--> ''Nobody likes you ''
--> ''Everyone left you ''
--> ''They're all out without you ''

--> ''I NEVER LIKED YOU EITHER!''

* NoNameGiven: The girl that JOS falls in love with; come the end of the album, JOS has forgotten her name, leading him to call her "Whatsername".

%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * SplitPersonalityMerge: "I. The Death of St. Jimmy"

* YouAreWhatYouHate: Whatsername points this out in letterbomb, but the entire album deals with this. Jimmy is a lazy, hypocritical rebel without a cause and at the end of the day, he returns home having achieved nothing. He is really just another American Idiot.

* GrowingUpSucks: JOS' life is really bad.

-->--'''[[TitleDrop American Idiot]]'''

# "Favourite Son"

''American Idiot'' is the seventh studio album by Music/GreenDay, released in 2004. It is essentially the RockOpera that is responsible for their comeback after their previous three albums choked under the [[ToughActToFollow huge expectations]] that their 1994 smash hit ''Music/{{Dookie}}'' rose, with their most recent release (''Music/{{Warning}}'') reaching all-time lows in commercial sales. The plot is a ComingOfAgeStory, following the AntiHero protagonist, Jesus of Suburbia (JOS), as he matures from a rebellious youth to a [[JadeColoredGlasses jaded adult]].

''American Idiot'' is the seventh studio album by Music/GreenDay, released in 2004. It is essentially the RockOpera that is responsible for their comeback after their previous three albums crushed under the [[ToughActToFollow huge expectations]] that their 1994 smash hit ''Music/{{Dookie}}'' rose, with their most recent release (''Music/{{Warning}}'') reaching all-time lows in commercial sales. The plot is a ComingOfAgeStory, following the AntiHero protagonist, Jesus of Suburbia (JOS), as he matures from a rebellious youth to a [[JadeColoredGlasses jaded adult]].

!! Boulevard Of Broken Tropes:

%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * ComingOfAgeStory

* GrowingUpSucks= JOS' life is really bad.
%% commented out as ZeroContextExample, dual-trope entry * IAmSong / ImageSong: "Jesus of Suburbia" (doubles as an IWantSong) , "St. Jimmy", "She's A Rebel".
%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * LoopedLyrics: "Are We The Waiting?"; the "Nobody Likes You" section of "Homecoming"

%%commented out as ZeroContextExample * NewSoundAlbum: In Green Day's catalogue.

%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * SurprisinglyGentleSong: "Wake Me Up When September Ends".

** "Holiday" --> "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" (the music videos also follow this, since the former's - produced later - ends where the latter begins)

** "Extraordinary Girl" --> "Letterbomb" are lesser examples.

* ArcWords: Inevitable, given the storytelling aspect of the album, but a few stand out, especially in 'Homecoming'. Part 2 bears resemblance to the 'I don't care' part of Jesus of Suburbia, acting a bit like BookEnds as JOS returns home. Also, Whatsername's 'Nobody likes you' taunt shows up quite a bit, possibly to imply thoughts going around JOS/ Jimmy's head during the song.

* EpicRocking: The two multipart tracks.

* FadingIntoTheNextSong: "Holiday"/"Boulevard of Broken Dreams" (the music videos also follow this, since the former's - produced later - ends where the latter begins) and "Are We the Waiting"/"St. Jimmy". "Give Me Novocaine" -> "She's A Rebel" and "Extraordinary Girl" -> "Letterbomb" are lesser examples.

* FreudianTrio: Jimmy is the id, JOS is the ego, and "Whatsername" is the superego. (considering that she's the only one who ever calls JOS out)

* NewSoundAlbum: In Green Day's catalogue.
%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * NoNameGiven: "Whatsername"

* RebelliousSpirit : The protagonist is a rebel without a cause.
* RockOperaPlot: It's a rock opera.

''American Idiot'' is the seventh studio album by Music/GreenDay, released in 2004. It is essentially the RockOpera that is responsible for their comeback after their previous three albums crushed under the [[ToughActToFollow huge expectations]] that their 1994 smash hit ''Music/{{Dookie}}'' rose, with their most recent release (''Warning'') reaching all-time lows in commercial sales. The plot is a ComingOfAgeStory, following the AntiHero protagonist, Jesus of Suburbia (JOS), as he matures from a rebellious youth to a [[JadeColoredGlasses jaded adult]].

%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * BreakupSong: "Letterbomb".

%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * CoolPeopleRebelAgainstAuthority: DeconstructedTrope.

%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * NewSoundAlbum: In Green Day's catalogue.

%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * ProtestSong: "American Idiot" is the most obvious one. "Holiday" is one, too.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: The intro to "Letterbomb" (later quoted in "Homecoming"). [[LyricalDissonance Set to a cheery, almost nursery rhyme-like tune.]]

%% commented out as ZeroContextExample ** Really, Letterbomb as a whole.

''American Idiot'' was listed at no. 225 in Magazine/RollingStone's [[UsefulNotes/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums of All Time]], and its TitleTrack was listed at no. 432 on the magazine's "500 greatest songs" list.

'''''American Idiot''''' is the seventh studio album by Music/GreenDay, released in 2004. It is essentially the RockOpera that is responsible for their comeback after their previous three albums crushed under the [[ToughActToFollow huge expectations]] that their 1994 smash hit ''Music/{{Dookie}}'' rose, with their most recent release (''Warning'') reaching all-time lows in commercial sales. The plot is a ComingOfAgeStory, following the AntiHero protagonist, Jesus of Suburbia (JOS), as he matures from a rebellious youth to a [[JadeColoredGlasses jaded adult]].

''American Idiot'' was listed at no. 225 in Magazine/RollingStone's [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time]], and its TitleTrack was listed at no. 432 on the magazine's "500 greatest songs" list.

"American Idiot" was listed at no. 225 in Magazine/RollingStone's [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time]].

Starting in 2009, ''Idiot'' received its own ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGkclalr4fU Broadway musical]]'' that won '''two''' 2010 Tony Awards for Best Scenic Design and Best Lighting Design, and was even up for the Best Musical award as well. On top of that, it won the 2011 GrammyAward for Best Musical Show Album. In turn, a documentary depicting the album's journey to Broadway was released in 2013 under the name ''Broadway Idiot'', premiering at SXSW 2013 and later going into select theatres as well as to VOD. The movie received mixed reviews.

"American Idiot" was listed at nr. #225 in Magazine/RollingStone's [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time]].

"American Idiot" was listed at nr. #90 in Magazine/RollingStone's [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time]].

Also provided the basis for the mash-up album ''American Edit'' by "Dean Gray", which remixes tracks from the album with an extremely diverse range of other songs, ranging from Music/BryanAdams and Music/TheOffspring to Music/TheBeatles, the Bangles, Music/{{Queen}} and the ''Series/DoctorWho'' theme. It's surprisingly good and expands on the plot of the album. The band's label objected to the mash-up, but Billie Joe Armstrong supposedly heard it and approved.

%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * WarIsHell: "Wake Me Up When September Ends".

* YouWontFeelAThing: In "Give Me Novacaine":
--> Tell me, Jimmy, I won't feel a thing...