Critic's Notebook: Green Day's '¡Uno!' is, No. 1, overly commercial

Is this a 21st century breakdown? The band's punk rock rebellion is now slick and Clear Channel-ready. Which puts the weekend's events into another perspective.Few places embody punk rock ideals less than Las Vegas, the setting for Green Day singer-guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong's onstage tantrum on Friday night. And few Green Day albums embody the punk ideal less than "¡Uno!," the band's eighth studio album. Both highlight the challenges of turning rebellion into money.

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23:05 on September 22 2012

Green Day: Uno! – review

Guardian Music — This first of their three new albums due for release between now and January is disposable, and not a little daftThe first of their three albums to be released in the nex... more info

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12:00 on September 24 2012

Album Review: Green Day – ¡Uno!

Consequence of Sound — But the kids will love it. more info

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02:05 on September 25 2012