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…
alrighty, we’re back with Green Day’s 1991 record, Kerplunk! with this record, Green Day shifts to look like it would for the majority of it’s lifespan, with John Kiffmeyer leaving the band and drummer Tré Cool stepping in. this record[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…