▁received ▁an ▁average ▁score ▁of ▁ 6 8 , ▁based ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁reviews , ▁which ▁indicates ▁" gener ally ▁favor able ▁reviews ". ▁All Music ▁editor ▁Stephen ▁Thomas ▁Er le w ine ▁compl iment ed ▁its ▁" high - oct ane " ▁style ▁and ▁called ▁it ▁a ▁" ter r ific ▁little ▁party ▁record ." ▁Rand all ▁Roberts ▁of ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ▁comm ended ▁Green ▁Day ▁for ▁" allow ing ▁in ▁a ▁much ▁wider ▁range ▁of ▁sounds ▁and ▁styles ", ▁and ▁found ▁the ▁album ▁" way ▁more ▁impress ive ▁than ▁the ▁rud iment ary ▁math ▁of ▁Un o ! ", ▁calling ▁it ▁" an ▁excellent ▁Green ▁Day ▁album   — ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁best   — ▁a ▁catch y , ▁reve aling ▁work ". ▁Jon ▁Dol an ▁of ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁wrote ▁that ▁Green ▁Day ▁" har ness [ es ] ▁the ▁sound ▁of ▁imm ol ating , ▁te en age - w ast eland ▁l ust ▁for ▁an ▁album ▁with ▁a ▁distinct ▁sense ▁of ▁life ▁coming ▁off ▁the ▁rails ". ▁Scott ▁He is el ▁of ▁the ▁Altern ative ▁Press ▁felt ▁that , ▁apart ▁from ▁" F uck ▁Time " ▁and ▁" N ight life ", ▁the ▁album ▁is ▁" so ▁focused ▁and ▁straightforward ", ▁and ▁commented ▁that ▁despite ▁some ▁" rote " ▁lyr ics , ▁Green ▁Day ▁" function [ s ] ▁at ▁their ▁best ▁with ▁hook - filled ▁songs ▁that ▁are ▁typically ▁three ▁minutes ▁or ▁less ." ▁Despite ▁not ing ▁a ▁few ▁" out right ▁mis steps ",