24.7.09

Punk 101: Lesson 1- Green Day


Green Day provides what new punk is made of, pop. Pop punk is the genre typically associated with punk today. This site will focus on this type of music due to its current popularity and proliferation. Over the years their sound has become more melodic and less good old stripped down punk. Their Grammy winner "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" is a long slow-jam whose elements are shall we say, anti-punk.

Formed: 1987

Members: Tre Cool (drumsticks), Billie Joe Armstrong (pipes, guitar), Mike Dirnt (bass)

Most Recent CD: 21st Century Breakdown (5/15/09)

Label: Reprise

Current Single: "Know Your Enemy"

Best Album: Dookie (2/1/94)

Best Song: "When I Come Around"

Check Out: "Give Me Novocaine"

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