Awesome as Fuck

Awesome as Fuck
Live album by Green Day
Released March 22, 2011 (2011-03-22)
Recorded 2009–2010
Genre Punk rock, alternative rock
Length 63:46
Label Reprise
Producer Green Day
Green Day chronology
Last Night on Earth: Live in Tokyo
(2009)		 Awesome as Fuck
(2011)

Awesome as Fuck (also known as Awesome as F**k) is a live album by the American punk rock band Green Day, released March 22, 2011 through Reprise Records.[1][2] The album is composed of tracks recorded during Green Day's 2009–2010 21st Century Breakdown World Tour in support of their eighth studio album 21st Century Breakdown, and includes a DVD of a concert recorded at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.[2] It is also available in Blu-ray.[3]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic[4]
PopMatters[5] 6/10
Rolling Stone[6]
AbsolutePunk[7] (CD)

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic remarked that Awesome as Fuck "satisfies without surprising [...] The set list is a good mix that leans heavily on Green Day’s new millennium standards and the bandmembers never sound tired playing: they hit their marks with enthusiasm, which is enough to make Awesome as F**k fun, if not quite a live album for the ages."[4] David Fricke of Rolling Stone commented "This set is a contagious account of the power-fun streak that still runs through the band even after the two punk operas [...] Billie Joe Armstrong thoroughly enjoys his spotlight: shouting, cursing and letting audiences take whole verses of 'American Idiot' and 'Good Riddance.' And drummer Tré Cool is way up in the mix, channeling the Clash's Topper Headon and the Who's Keith Moon with precise demonic glee."[6]

Chris Conaton of PopMatters said that the album "has a bit of the odor of a record-company stopgap about it", noting the five-year gap between the band's last two studio albums, American Idiot (2004) and 21st Century Breakdown (2009), that was filled by the live album and DVD Bullet in a Bible (2005).[5] He noted that the band was "at least trying to do something different" with this second live album: Bullet in a Bible's album and video documented a single two-night stand in England, while Awesome as Fuck's album draws from sixteen different concerts around the world and the video is taken from a single show.[5] He also remarked that the album's tracklist contains "treats for longtime fans" in the form of "some of the band's lesser singles and even some deep album tracks"—including the previously unreleased "Cigarettes and Valentines" and the older tracks "Burnout", "Going to Pasalacqua", "J.A.R.", and "Who Wrote Holden Caulfield?"—saying "It’s this quintet of songs that really sets Awesome as F**k apart and gives it a kick as a live set."[5] He criticized the fact that hearing the songs played live was not that different from hearing the studio recordings, calling them "generally the same beyond Armstrong telling the crowd to sing this part or that" and remarking that Green Day's arena show is "a wonderful experience in person, but it understandably loses something in the translation to CD and DVD."[5]

Track listing

[2][4]

Album

All lyrics written by Billie Joe Armstrong except where noted, all music composed by Green Day (Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and Tré Cool) except where noted.

No. Title Location Length
1. "21st Century Breakdown"   London, England, United Kingdom 5:51
2. "Know Your Enemy"   Manchester, England, United Kingdom 4:50
3. "East Jesus Nowhere"   Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom 5:08
4. "Holiday"   Dublin, Republic of Ireland 4:16
5. "¡Viva la Gloria!"   Dallas, Texas, United States 4:11
6. "Cigarettes and Valentines"   Phoenix, Arizona, United States 2:43
7. "Burnout"   Irvine, California, United States 2:16
8. "Going to Pasalacqua" (music by Armstrong, Dirnt, and John Kiffmeyer) Chula Vista, California, United States 4:01
9. "J.A.R. (Jason Andrew Relva)" (lyrics by Dirnt) Detroit, Michigan, United States 2:44
10. "Who Wrote Holden Caulfield?"   New York, New York, United States 3:22
11. "Geek Stink Breath"   Saitama, Saitama, Japan 2:07
12. "When I Come Around"   Berlin, Germany 3:11
13. "She"   Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2:39
14. "21 Guns"   Mountain View, California, United States 5:56
15. "American Idiot"   Montreal, Quebec, Canada 4:23
16. "Wake Me Up When September Ends"   Nickelsdorf, Austria 3:11
17. "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"   Nickelsdorf, Austria 2:57
Total length:
 63:46

Video

All lyrics written by Billie Joe Armstrong except where noted, all music composed by Green Day (Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and Tré Cool) except where noted.

Live at the Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan
No. Title Length
1. "21st Century Breakdown"    
2. "Know Your Enemy"    
3. "East Jesus Nowhere"    
4. "Holiday"    
5. "The Static Age"    
6. "¡Viva la Gloria!"    
7. "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"    
8. "Burnout"    
9. "Geek Stink Breath"    
10. "Welcome to Paradise"    
11. "When I Come Around"    
12. "My Generation" (music and lyrics by Pete Townshend, originally performed by The Who)  
13. "She"    
14. "21 Guns"    
15. "American Eulogy"
A. "Mass Hysteria"
B. "Modern World"  		  
16. "Jesus of Suburbia"
I. "Jesus of Suburbia"
II. "City of the Damned"
III. "I Don't Care"
IV. "Dearly Beloved"
V. "Tales of Another Broken Home"  		  
17. "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"    
Live in Phoenix, Arizona
No. Title Length
18. "Cigarettes and Valentines"    

Personnel

[8]

Band

Additional musicians

Production

Album

  • Chris Dugan – mix engineer
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Kevin Lemoine – recording engineer
  • Brad Kobylckzak – recording engineer
  • Mike Manning – assistant engineer
  • Kumar Butler – assistant engineer
  • Sergio Almonte – assistant engineer
  • Nick Tresko – assistant engineer
  • Ben Hirschfield – assistant engineer

Video

  • Chris Dugan – director
  • Bill Berg-Hillinger – director, editor, colorist
  • Ryan Cooke – additional editor
  • Michael Mastrangelo – additional editor
  • Carl Jordan – additional editor
  • Tammy Berg – additional editor
  • Bill Butterfield – additional editor
  • Chris Johnston – post-audio mixing
  • David May – post producer
  • Justin Lomax – editor of "Cigarettes and Valentines"
  • Shane Ruggieri – colorist of "Cigarettes and Valentines"

Artwork

  • Chris Bilheimer – art direction
  • Chris Dugan – photography

Certifications

Country Certification Sales/shipments
Germany[9] Gold 25,000

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Australia Top 40 Music DVD[10] 1
Australian Albums Chart[11] 69
Austrian Albums Chart[12] 8
Argentinean Albums Chart[13] 1
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[14] 19
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[15] 20
Canadian Albums Chart[16] 12
Denmark Albums Chart[17] 9
Dutch Albums Chart[18] 9
Finnish Albums Chart[19] 9
France Albums Chart[20] 16
German Album Charts 5
Greek Albums Chart[21] 9
Hungarian Albums Chart[22] 12
Irish Albums Chart[23] 9
Italian Albums Chart[24] 4
Japanese Albums Chart[25] 11
Mexican Albums Chart 12
Norwegian Albums Chart[26] 4
Polish Albums Chart[27] 17
Portugal Albums Chart[28] 8
Scottish Albums Chart[29] 9
Spain Albums Chart[30] 5
Swedish Albums Chart[31] 9
Swiss Albums Chart[32] 11
United Kingdom[33] 14
United Kingdom Rock Albums[34] 1
United States Billboard 200[35] 14
United States Billboard Rock Albums[36] 4
United States Billboard Alternative Albums[37] 4
United States Billboard Digital Albums[38] 15
United States Billboard Tastemaker Albums Chart[39] 8

References

  1. ^ Rutherford, Kevin (2011-01-10). "Green Day Confirms Awesome as F**k Live Album in New Trailer". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/news/green-day-confirms-awesome-as-f-k-live-album-1004138453.story. Retrieved 2011-01-13. 
  2. ^ a b c "Green Day to Release Live Album – Awesome as Fuck – on March 22nd, 2011, on Reprise Records". greenday.com. Green Day. http://www.greenday.com/article.php?id=2761. Retrieved 2011-01-13. 
  3. ^ "Green Day: Awesome as F**k Blu-ray". Blu-ray.com. http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Green-Day-Awesome-as-F--k-Blu-ray/20655/. Retrieved June 26, 2011. 
  4. ^ a b c Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Review: Awesome as F**k". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/awesome-as-fk-r2116018/review. Retrieved 2011-03-23. 
  5. ^ a b c d e Conaton, Chris (2011-03-23). "Review: Awesome as F**k". PopMatters. http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/138301-green-day-awesome-as-fk/. Retrieved 2011-03-23. 
  6. ^ a b Fricke, David (2011-03-22). "Review: Awesome as F**k". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/awesome-as-fuck-20110322. Retrieved 2011-03-23. 
  7. ^ Green Day - Awesome As Fuck - Album Review - AbsolutePunk.net
  8. ^ (2011) Album notes for Awesome as Fuck by Green Day [CD/DVD booklet]. Burbank, California: Reprise Records (526235-2).
  9. ^ Bundesverband Musikindustrie: Gold-/Platin-Datenbank
  10. ^ Top 40 DVD Chart – Australian Record Industry Association
  11. ^ WebCite
  12. ^ Austria Top 40 – Alben Top 75 15.04.2011 – austriancharts.at
  13. ^ Argentine – Top Album Chart
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  15. ^ GREEN DAY – AWESOME AS F**K (ALBUM) – ultratop.be
  16. ^ Canadian Albums | Billboard.com
  17. ^ Danish charts portal – danishcharts.com
  18. ^ Green Day – Awesome As F**k – Music Charts
  19. ^ Finnish charts portal – finnishcharts.com
  20. ^ Disque en France
  21. ^ Top 75 COMBINED REPERTOIRE (ALBUMS) – Ελληνικο Chart
  22. ^ "MAHASZ – Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége". mahasz.hu. http://www.mahasz.hu/?menu=slagerlistak&menu2=archivum&lista=top40&ev=2011&het=12&submit_=Keres%E9s. Retrieved 2011-03-31. 
  23. ^ Green Day – Awesome As F**k – Music Charts
  24. ^ FIMI – Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana – Classifiche
  25. ^ Green Day - Awesome as F**k - Oricon Style
  26. ^ Green Day – Awesome As F**k – Music Charts
  27. ^ "Official Retail Sales Chart - Top 100" (in Polish). Polish Music Charts. ZPAV. http://zpav.pl/rankingi/listy/top100/index.php?idlisty=349. Retrieved 2011-10-20. 
  28. ^ Portuguese charts portal
  29. ^ Scottish Albums Chart
  30. ^ Promusicae
  31. ^ Swedish Charts – ALBUMS TOP 60 2011-04-08 – swedishcharts.com
  32. ^ Schweitzer Hitparade – Alben TOP 100 17.04.2011 – hitparade.ch
  33. ^ TOP 40 OFFICIAL UK ALBUMS ARCHIVE – Archive Chart
  34. ^ TOP 40 ROCK & METAL ALBUMS ARCHIVE
  35. ^ TOP 40 ROCK & METAL ALBUMS ARCHIVE
  36. ^ Top Rock Music, Rock Music Albums & Rock Music Artists Charts | Billboard.com
  37. ^ Alternative Albums | Billboard.com
  38. ^ Digital Albums | Billboard.com
  39. ^ Tastemaker Albums | Billboard.com
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