10 Perfect 2000s Rock Albums With No Bad Songs

If you look at the trajectory of Green Day's musical relevance Warning came out during a bit of a dip in their popularity. They had previously angered hardcore punk fans when they signed with major record label Reprise back in 1994 and the release of Warning marked another step away from their roots. Acoustic guitars, more up beat melodies and a harmonica just didn't cut it with fans who felt these guys had betrayed the punk rock scene.

But the fact that this record might not fit under the label 'true punk' is an obsolete criticism to throw around. Put all those bullsh*t hipster sentiments aside, this record contained some of their strongest songs. Blood, Sex and Booze was all about a tumultuous relationship which was surprisingly lighthearted in its overall feel. Misery had a distinctly Eastern European folk sound to it, with lyrics that were laced with the influences of the great singer song writers Armstrong was inspired by at the time. And Minority never stopped being a classic...

You can bet the people critiquing this album for being sell out were right back on the Green Day bandwagon after American Idiot came out. Talk about a contrived punk look... don't get me wrong, that was a solid rock album, but damn did the boys adopt just about every punk cliché when it came to carving out a new aesthetic for themselves.