10 Rock Albums That You Were Never Supposed To Hear

10. Father of All...-Green Day

Ok, so maybe this is cheating, but y'all can see this coming from a mile away right? Coming out this past February, Green Day's Father of All has been garnering a mixed reception at best from fans and critics alike, with some calling it an interesting experiment and others calling it one of the blandest excuses for rock music in recent memory. While the debate has certainly been contentious, it makes more sense once you start to put the pieces together.

Granted, it's not like Green Day did a complete 180 on this album, with a lot of these songs sounding like they would work much better if they were released under their alias Foxboro Hottubs. At the same time, no other release from these pop punk brats has been this underwhelming and surprisingly short. With all the elements stacked against this record, it all starts to make a lot more sense when you realize this is one of their final releases under Warner Bros..

Even though the band might be promoting this one, there's something that reeks of contractual obligation on this record, as if they are itching to make the music they want to make outside of the label they have dealt with for years. Considering this works as a Foxboro Hottubs release, this is most likely a goofy side project meant to just get out of their record contract.