Though it still has its share of epic anthems by Green Day’s standards, the most standout of which being the over 6 minutes long theatrical foot-stomper “Dirty Rotten Bastards”, ¡Tré! also sees string elements implemented into the piano-driven album closer “The Forgotten", features the sunny and delicate acoustically-structured piece “Drama Queen”, and all around has a certain clarity and refined edge to the production that makes these songs more akin to alternative rock than any number on any past Green Day album. Clocking in 5 seconds shy of a 5 minute runtime, - not to mention significantly longer than any track off of both ¡Uno! and ¡Dos!, except for ¡Uno!’s closer “Oh Love” - the swaying punk rock power ballad “Brutal Love” gives a first impression that ¡Tré! may potentially serve as Green Day’s arena rock album, but listeners will find that ¡Tré! actually proves to be the most varied album in the trilogy. ¡Tré! appropriately acts as a grand finale to the trilogy, demonstrated well by kicking off the album with a grandiose opening track that’s just as well suited to be the albums ending track. While both were the same straight-forward punk rock at heart that’s been Green Day’s signature for years, the two were decorated as complete opposites, which raises the question as to what the concluding part of the trilogy, ¡Tré!, sounds like. ¡Uno! was arguably the furthest the band had ever delved into power pop and bubblegum pop punk, while ¡Dos! on the other hand, was Green Day’s first ever late night party record in a way, and reeked with the Clash-inspired grime of UK garage rock that the band had previously ventured further into with their alter ego side-band, Foxboro Hot Tubs. In retrospect, the first two installments in Green Day’s trilogy of stripped down punk rock albums had distinct qualities about them that distinguished them from each other even while both albums were simple in nature at face value. Review Summary: Green Day bring their trilogy of albums to a close with an anthemic bang, but above all, a surprisingly different album for the band.
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