Dookie

The band decided to sign to Warner Brothers Reprise Records, which was a big jump. They then produced their third album, Dookie, which ended up selling more than nine million copies in the USA (Jansen, 2002). Another big moment for them was the Woodstock Festival of 1994. When one fan threw a piece of mud on stage, Billie Joe amazed and disgusted the crowd at the same time

Concert Nights The feeling was chimerical. Seeing these bands up close was an amazing experience. This summer I attended two concerts, and just thinking about how those bands were in the same place as me is just something I will never forget. I’ve been to concerts before, but I’ve never seen notorious bands, it was always local bands. This summer I saw Nickelback and Green Day. I saw Nickelback and Green Day back to back, and they were both on school nights so I can assure you I was tired the next

Who is Brian Hira? I’ve personally known Brian for about four years. However I’ve never had a proper detailed conversation with him. My first impression of Brian would be that he’s a shy, quiet guy because every time I saw him, he’d never talk. Aside from that assumption, his responses to these questions showed his social and fun side. I’ve gotten to know more about Brian’s personality, hobbies, beliefs, and goals. To start off, Brian’s favourite colour is green. Thankfully I got to know more about

The relationship between music and society is an exceptionally powerful and crucial one. In some cases, this relationship is viewed as one that is harmonious and beneficial to large communities of people. However, that exact relationship could also be scrutinized as one that is extremely discordant to other communities. Green Day happens to fall precisely in the middle of that musical spectrum, depending on who is asked. Regardless of opinion, songs are much more than just music and are essentially

Green Day and the American Idiot The relationship between music and society is an exceptionally powerful and crucial one. In some cases, this relationship is viewed as one that is harmonious and beneficial to large communities of people. However, that exact relationship could also be scrutinized as one that is extremely discordant to other communities. Green Day happens to fall precisely in the middle of that musical spectrum, depending on who is asked. Regardless of opinion, songs are much more

Introduction Punk-rock trio from Berkley, Green Day is on the music scene for a whole eternity. On the radio and other platforms we heard the hits innumerable times that have become anthems of modern punk-rock, such as the “Boulevard of Broken Dreams”, “American Idiot”, “21 Guns”, “Good Riddance” and “Basket Case”. Over time, Green Day became an icon of the punk-rock genre, which many listeners like. Everything started more than twenty years ago, in 1987, when 15-years-old Billie Joe Armstrong and

Kaitlynn Pegram MUSH 201-02 Project Final Draft Mr. Reid 2nd December, 2015 Green Day in the 2015 Rock Hall of Fame Since 1983, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum has been a place of dedication to showing the history of some of the best and most important artists, producers, engineers and others who have influenced the music industry. Every year since it has been established, they have held a ceremony inducting groups, individual artists and others into its records. They have had 30 ceremonies

classification. These bands characterized the pop punk of the mid to late 1990s. Although pop punk music has waned throughout the years, but its culture is still ubiquitous in many venues from the Vans Warped Tour to the Bamboozle Festival. Kerplunk and Dookie were responsible for the financial success of Green Day; after taking a brief hiatus, the band recorded Nimrod, which deviated from its normal styles of music. As an album, it demonstrated how Green Day had matured, but not completely lost it Nimrod

“Basket Case” is a bubble gum punk song about a pretty serious topic. The term basket case refers to someone who is unable to function - in this case due to mental distress “I am one of those melodramatic fools neurotic to the bone no doubt about it.Sometimes I give myself the creeps, sometimes my mind plays tricks on me.” Green Day singer Billie Joe Armstrong wrote the song about his then - undiagnosed panic attacks. “I think i'm cracking up”Armstrong told VH1 “The only way I knew what was happening

44-year-old actress responded with an accent that sounded like Sofia Vergara. "What's in your pocket right now?" Poehler asked back. This time, Fallon actually told the truth: "A CD case of Bon Jovi's 2005 album Have A Nice Day but inside is Greenday's Dookie CD." Poehler was silently laughing