Green_Day

GreenDayThebestAmericanrockbandGreenDayisanAmericanrockbandformedin1989comprisingthreecoremembers:BillieJoeArmstrong(guitar,leadvocals),MikeDirnt(bass)andTréCool(drums).GreenDaywasoriginallypartofthepunkrocksceneat924GilmanStreetinBerkeley,California.ThephrasegreendayisBay-areaslangforadaywithlotsofgreenbudwhereyoujustsitaroundtakingbonghits,hangingaround.TheirmajorlabeldebutDookiebecameabreakoutsuccessin1994andeventuallysoldover10millioncopiesintheU.S.alone.GreenDay'simmediatefollow-upalbumsdidnotachievethemassivesuccessofDookie,buttheywerestillsuccessful.Their2004rockoperaAmericanIdiotreignitedtheband'spopularitywithayoungergeneration,selling5millioncopiesintheU.S.AmericanIdiotDookieExcellentAlbumsExcellentSongsWakeMeUpWhenSeptemberEnds21GunsThebandhassoldover60millionrecordsworldwide,including22millionintheUnitedStatesalone.TheirsuccesshasinfluencedprominentpoppunkbandssuchasSum41,NewFoundGlory,andGoodCharlotte.GreenDaycurrentlyhasthreeGrammyAwardsforBestAlternativeAlbumforDookie,BestRockAlbumforAmericanIdiot,andRecordoftheYearforBoulevardofBrokenDreams.GreenDay'ssoundisoftencomparedtofirstwavepunkbandssuchastheRamones,TheClash,andTheSexPistols.Themajorityoftheirsongcatalogiscomposedofdistortedguitar,fast,manicdrums,andlow,heavybass.Mostoftheirsongsarefast-pacedandundertheaveragesonglengthoffourminutes.BillieJoeArmstrongAfteralltheawards,touringandunbelievablesuccess,theAmericanIdioterahascometoalogicalconclusion,andnowGreenDayaretakingtimeoff.Therumorsaboutthenextalbumareinevitable,butonlytimewilltellwhatthebandisgoingtocomeupwithnext.ThanksforWatching!