Album Rating: 4.0

"catchy doesn’t necessarily mean good."



Lol! Really? Catchy is good BY DEFINITION it comes to pop/rock music. Do you listen to music and think "oh that song is great even though I don't remember it!"

Album Rating: 4.0

Also, just a point of clarification, when I say classic in this instance I don't mean flawless. I mean that it has transcendent cultural impact.



@Drifter you bring up a good point. American Idiot is also probably on this level.

Album Rating: 4.5

Haha, thanks Lucca!

And I don't know if I would go that far, SitarHero. Catchy doesn't necessarily equal good. They're two different things altogether. Something can be both catchy and really bad, or good but not catchy.

So merciful

Album Rating: 4.0

"They're two different things altogether. Something can be both catchy and really bad, or good but not catchy."



Sure, except that we're talking about mainstream music here. Getting a tune stuck in your head is the ultimate victory, so catchy is an extremely important metric, and by that standard this album slays. I'm not saying this album is better than Lateralus, or Blackwater Park, or whatever. I'm just saying that in terms of widespread impact and memorability there are few rock/metal albums that come close to this in the 21st century.

Album Rating: 3.5

In terms of that metric...yeah hard to argue really. I can't imagine a Metal album having a grip on the public conscious like this again.

Album Rating: 4.0

"Cause we all just a wanna be big rockstars!"

catchy =/= good

Album Rating: 4.0

Not liking something =/= not good

Album Rating: 4.5

this album kicks ass on an aesthetic level for a predominately teenage audience. whether you were grown when you heard it or grew up on it like myself, it's hard not to love. top 5 catchiest albums ever

Album Rating: 4.5

If you put it like that I could agree.

It's far off from ''It's fine if you think this is average, but it's got the most/best hooks of anything written this century.'' though.

Anyway: great album, love it to bits obv

Album Rating: 4.0

"It's far off from ''It's fine if you think this is average, but it's got the most/best hooks of anything written this century.'' though."



How so?

Album Rating: 4.5

''Anything'' changed to ''rock/metal''.

I wouldn't call this the most hook-heavy and catchy album of the current century if you consider all genres, but when you narrow it down to just rock and metal it's kind of a fair statement.

Album Rating: 3.0

AND I'M ABOUTTA BREAK

Album Rating: 2.5

"It's far off from ''It's fine if you think this is average, but it's got the most/best hooks of anything written this century.'' though."







How so? [2]





I agree with Sitar...

Album Rating: 4.0

"I wouldn't call this the most hook-heavy and catchy album of the current century if you consider all genres, but when you narrow it down to just rock and metal it's kind of a fair statement."



I thought the rock/metal part was assumed since it was in the comment that started the initial debate. But even so, this album could go toe to toe with pretty much any pop album of this century, even outside the rock/metal categorisation. It's a pop masterpiece, even if it's not a perfect album.

Album Rating: 4.5

Fair enough. Nice view!

Album Rating: 5.0

""catchy doesn’t necessarily mean good."







Lol! Really? Catchy is good BY DEFINITION it comes to pop/rock music. Do you listen to music and think "oh that song is great even though I don't remember it!""

Imagine thinking that not catchy=forgettable LOL

Album Rating: 4.5

This came out 18 years ago today. I still honestly think Papercut is the best opener on a band's debut LP.

Album Rating: 4.0

This and Meteora were huge albums for me, still love them both.

Album Rating: 3.0

This really dropped for me, but I think Meteora held up reaaally well