so, ¡UNO! (and its associated records) is unique for two reasons. firstly, the band went into the studio to record what they thought was gonna be a double album, and came out of the studio with three albums, all of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Green Day followed up their massively successful rock opera with… another rock opera! released 5 years later in 2009, 21st Century Breakdown is only the second record since Dookie to not feature Cavallo as producer for the band. let’s check[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
i have a hard time speaking about media that was formative for a lot of other kids who grew up in the aughts. when Green Day’s American Idiot came out in 2004, i was a sheltered christian child, exposed to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
alrighty, folks, welcome back to the Green Day discography review! we’re diving into Shenanigans today, the band’s 2002 release that collected a variety of their b-sides from singles they’d released over the last four or so albums, plus some rarities[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
next up, we’re out of the 90s and into the aughts with Green Day’s last full original record before American Idiot, Warning: Warning kicks off with it’s title track, a lighthearted, silly, catchy track. the rhythm hook on this track[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
alright we’re back with Green Day’s 1997 record, Nimrod. Nimrod opens with Nice Guys Finish Last, and this one’s got a great energy and rhythm to it. nice little teardown of “nice guys”. Hitchin’ a Ride has those great chunky[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
today we’re checking out Green Day’s release from 1995, a year after their breakout hit Dookie, Insomniac: Armitage Shanks is a p good opener – gotta love a good “yeah im not really doing good” track to open an album.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
after some extremely fun and exciting singles, we’re coming back to King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard’s newest record, a double album, Omnium Gatherum! this album kicks off with The Dripping Tap, which i listened to quite a bit as[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
hey folks! we’re back with some From the Vault discography reviews. after reviewing King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, i moved on to The Decemberists! this series of reviews covers the band’s whole discography, from 2003’s 5 Songs EP all[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
today we’re checking out Green Day’s major label debut, Dookie, released in 1994: the opener of this record, Burnout, is now forever burned into my brain. this is a perfect song. everything works for me here, the dynamic bass, the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…