After 1997's excellent sonic departure Nimrod, this Berkeley, Calif., trio returns to their more basic pop-punk sound on their latest album, in stores Tuesday.

And while it isn't a complete disaster, the end result is sadly underwhelming.

Singer-guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong has said he was listening to a lot of vintage Bob Dylan before recording Warning but there isn't much in the way of classic folk-rock here, even if a little mouth organ is thrown into the opening of the otherwise straight-ahead pop song, Hold On.

The only real standouts are the Klezmer-meets-polka tune Misery, and the album-ending, slice-of-life song, Macy's Day Parade. Castaway, Deadbeat Holiday, Waiting and Minority do, however, have some real energy and bite.

I guess at this point -- Warning is their sixth album -- I just expect more from Green Day, who are consistently solid in concert.

Track Listing 1. Warning
  2. Blood, Sex And Booze
  3. Church On Sunday
  4. Fashion Victim
  5. Castaway
  6. Misery
  7. Deadbeat
  8. Hold On
  9. Jackass
  10. Waiting
  11. Minority
  12. Macy's Day Parade