“21st Century Breakdown” by Green Day
There it is.
That’s the cover for Green Day’s new album, the follow-up to 2004’s immensely popular “American Idiot.” As you can see, it’s called “21st Century Breakdown.” No official release date has been set, but word is it’ll be out in May. It’s gonna be huge.
My first reaction to the cover is that it looks a lot like something My Chemical Romance might put out. In fact, it looks a little bit like the cover to My Chemical Romance’s 2004 breakthrough, “Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge.”
“Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge” by My Chemical Romance
Interesting. What do you think?
Agreed
By: Andre Vasser on February 12, 2009
at 11:06 am
Interesting cover, but Three Cheers wasn’t the first thing that came to mind. Who knows? Maybe they’re subliminally trying to pull My Chem fans into digging their new record by gracing the cover with their idea of what would be reminiscent of My Chem’s breakthrough album.
By: Stephanie on February 12, 2009
at 2:42 pm
I see your point, but disagree. The style of drawing is similar, but the meaning is different. GD’s cover shows a couple embraced and kissing, the other has a couple looking at each other somewhat angstily. So I get a different vibe from each.
Interesting tidbit, though.
By: Matt on February 12, 2009
at 3:09 pm
They do look very similar, but the meaning is construed. Three Cheers was more of a “I love you we just survived some-kind of fight or explosion or whatever, and I’m going to kiss you.” But GD’s cover is more like “I haven’t seen you in almost a year, because you went off to war or something and now your back, let’s kiss!” or just “I irevvocably and hopelessly in love with you, so just make out with me in what semms like a alleyway!”
Now don’t get me wrong I adore Green Day, and My Chem my absolute favorite band ever. I love GD and cannot wait for the new album, the same with MCR.
So, yes, they are different but very similar in a “I love you, let’s kiss!” kind of way. Of course the meanings were mean to be different, so I understand them differently, but somehow the same way.
But very interesing all the same.
By: Alice on April 25, 2009
at 10:59 am
I found this website from a google search of “21st century breakdown, three cheers for sweet revenge” because I was curious if anyone else out there was thinking the same thing I was, “is GD ripping off My Chem?” I know Billy and Gerard are buddy’s but who knows. Maybe Gerard and did the artwork for it for all I know.
By: Scott on May 30, 2009
at 8:46 pm
There is no way they are, First off… the guy and the girl on green days are two people in their album named Christian and Gloria. The album is based on those two people. Plus Green Days is a stencil/Spray paint cover. And anyways its not the band that creates the album cover its their artist that they hire.
By: Jonathan on August 3, 2009
at 11:36 pm
hmm i thought i was the only one who thought that….lol
By: meah on August 23, 2009
at 8:53 pm
that’s actually pretty interesting and it’s what i initially thought too but yeah, i’m a fan both ways and the two albums are very different and the pictures kind of look similar but i agree with most of the above the meaning is different.
By: ebonyink on September 30, 2009
at 7:49 pm
of course the meaning is different but the LOOKS are very very similar. That’s not the only think they share in common. remember the black shirts and red ties? http://www.virginmedia.com/images/greenday_mcr-gal-lookalikes.jpg
well no one’s sure who copied who, but Gerard wore that throughout their Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge tours and the album was released BEFORE American Idiot (which was when Billie Joe started wearing it) who knows? maybe Green Day is copying my chem…
By: samtoxic on October 11, 2009
at 4:01 pm
also if you listen to green day’s “viva la gloria” it sounds very similar to my chemical romance’s “mama”.
By: samtoxic on October 11, 2009
at 4:06 pm
“And anyways its not the band that creates the album cover its their artist that they hire.”
I think this is very wrong in the case of MCR. G. Way does album and single covers. Plus he’s an amazing comic book artist. As a huge MCR fan this is also I don’t really think that green day is copying MCR at all. Save the outfit… when I went to school wearing the red tie and all black outfit… all of them blurted out Green day. Crap MCR was the one who made that viral.
Anyway Green Day and MCR rock!!! Let’s just wait for the new MCR album and the next GD album if they are still the same… hmmm
By: Papant on October 20, 2009
at 9:32 am