Green Day in general

Green day are an American band. They formed in 1987. This rock/punk band consists of Billie Joe Armstrong (vocals, guitar), Mike Dirnt (bass guitar, Vocals) and Tre Cool (Drums) There musical influences were the likes of The Ramones, Buzzcocks, The clash, The Sex pistols etc. Green day became very popular after the release of their 3rd album in 1994. Dookie was a massive hit and everyone went wild for a bit of Green day. Songs like Basket Case and Long view got kids exited and dancing (I know I was). Green day won many awards for this number one album and their tour was a sell out. Green day went on to write more albums and became one of the biggest American ...

Green Day are probably the best-known band to come out of the American west coast punk scene. One of the finest live bands in the world, they don't sound too bad on record either, and have grown increasingly popular with the British music-buying public. The band began life as Sweet Children, when three high school friends, Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Pritchard and John Kiftmeyer decided to form a group. After Mike came to the conclusion that Dirnt was a much better surname, they recorded several EPs before their first album, 39/Smooth, was released in 1990. The lyrics were simplistic, the tunes were poppy, but the Green Day sound we've came to know and ...

Green Day are one of my favourite bands, but it seems this punk trio has had its best years. Their most recent album "Warning" (2000) is probably their worst, and seems more folk than it does punk, although there are rumours that their next album will be their heaviest. But is this a good thing or a bad thing? After all, Green Day aren't known for their heaviness- just their pure and simple amazing punk! The band have been together for over fifteen years, and was formed by high school dropouts Billie Joe Armstrong (guitar, lyrics and vocals), Mike Dirnt (bass) and Tre Cool (drums). Their first album, "39/ Smooth", was released in 1990, ...