 Peter Travers from "[[Rolling Stone]]", in his review of "American Idiot", wrote "Though "American Idiot" carries echoes of such rock musicals as "[[Tommy (The Who album)|Tommy]]", "[[Hair (musical)|Hair]]", "[[Rent (musical)|Rent]]" and "[[Spring Awakening (musical)|Spring Awakening]]", it cuts its own path to the heart.You won't know what hit you.