’21 Guns’ is the second single from the eighth Green Day studio album ’21st Century Breakdown’. It’s a pleasant track to listen to, not particularly hard hitting however, and it’s quite possible that this one will be largely ignored by the single buying public.
Billie Joe Armstrong’s vocal work is incredibly impressive here; gentle yet effective, the track as a whole though is perhaps a little on the flat side, and instrumentally a lot more could definitely be offered here.
’21 Guns’ is not a bad song, it’s not one of Green Day’s best though, and could definitely pack a heftier punch. It’s a nice enough piece of music to listen to, I very much doubt however that in fifteen years time ’21 Guns’ will be remembered so fondly as tracks such as ‘Basket Case’ and ‘When I Come Around’ from the ‘Dookie’ album are today.
Green Day is a band that has changed a lot throughout the years, ’21 Guns’ is now where the band is at however, and I’m sure this is a track that many will enjoy massively.
Label: Reprise Records
Release Date: July 13th 2009
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UK based film graduate with a huge passion for music, sports and video games.
