Green Day proved something with 21st Century Breakdown, if you are a big enough band, you can produce a poor record and still garner acclaim and fandom. When I found out that Green Day were going to put out three records one after another, I was worried, and now, to be frank, I'm even more worried. "Oh Love", the first single off of the first record, ¡Uno!, is about the simplest, most bare-boned song Green Day has ever recorded. It follows every Top 40 rock rule in the books. The lyrics are straightforward for the most part, suffering from some questionable grammar that doesn't quite hit the ear right, and delivered with the recognizable BJA power pop shout, except watered-down. It's a song that is shaky, and even longtime fans may end up scratching their heads, asking "that's it?"
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