What is the Plot for Green Day's album 21st Century Breakdown?

Answer 1

By saying "21st Century Breakdown", you could mean the album or the actual song on the album.

The album "21st Century Breakdown" tells the story of Christian and Gloria, who live in these troubled times during the 21st Century in America. The character Christian goes through some rough patches in his life and somewhat breaks down, hence the song "Christian's Inferno". Gloria, on the other hand, is the one trying to make sense of everything and pull everything together. She is the force that tries to push the world to be a better place and is called the "Last of the American Girls". In the end, both Christian and Gloria have overcome hardships and just want to be free and "See the Light".

The actual song "21st Century Breakdown" somewhat reflects the life of Green Day's lead singer and guitarist, Billie Joe Armstrong. He begins with "Born into Nixon I was raised in hell" and later sings "my town was blind from refinery sun". This reflects his early life: a childhood beginning in 1972 spent in the refinery town of Rodeo, CA. The rest of the song continues to reflect his life, but also has a universal message that exclaims that the 21st Century is not all perfect.

Answer 2

well basically this is it:

The Album Cover Art shows two people kissing. behind them is a nuclear explosion. from some historical nuclear explosion (possibly 1945?) a shadow was left on a wall showing two people sharing a last kiss before being disintergrated. the heat from the bomb was so intense it left the shadow of them.

the songs criticise Americas use of arms and the nuclear age.

21 century breakdown, murder city, know your enemy, horseshoes and handgrenades, 21 guns and peacemaker criticize America going to war and use of arms, etc.

viva la Gloria, before the lobotomy, chritians inferno, American eulogy, the static age, restless heart syndrome, last of the American girls, last night on earth and east Jesus nowhere critize the modern world and era and nuclear fallouts/weapons.

sorry, i have no clue what viva la Gloria little girl is about.

Answer 3

They said they kinda put two demos together to make one song:

21st Century Breakdown, and Class of 13.

21st Century Breakdown goes intro, verse, chorus, verse, chorus, and then the song changes to Class of 13, which really I think has no structure but just a bunch of riffs and melodies put together.

Answer 4

1] Song of the Century

2] 21st Century Breakdown

3] Know Your Enemy

4] ¡Viva la Gloria!

5] Before the Lobotomy

6] Christian's Inferno

7] Last Night on Earth

8] East Jesus Nowhere

9] Peacemaker

10] Last of the American Girls

11] Murder City

12] ¿Viva la Gloria? (Little Girl)

13] Restless Heart Syndrome

14] Horseshoes and Handgrenades

15] The Static Age

16] 21 Guns

17] American Eulogy" (A. "Mass Hysteria" / B. "Modern World")

18] See the Light

Answer 5

21st Century Breakdown's genius plotline bases around two characters (Christian and Gloria), a couple struggling through the mess George W Bush left behind we he left office.