tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41317224311874182582024-03-08T10:11:55.776-08:00greendaycrazydayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13114612049998930906noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4131722431187418258.post-89339103770724420832007-04-11T22:46:00.000-07:002007-04-11T22:47:46.770-07:00Greenday rocks<p>Green Day was originally part of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punk_rock" title="Punk rock">punk rock</a> scene at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/924_Gilman_Street" title="924 Gilman Street">924 Gilman Street</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley%2C_California" title="Berkeley, California">Berkeley, California</a>. Their early releases for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_label" title="Independent label">independent label</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lookout%21_Records" title="Lookout! Records">Lookout! Records</a> earned them a grassroots fanbase, some of whom felt alienated when the band signed to a major label. Nevertheless, their major label debut <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dookie" title="Dookie">Dookie</a></i> became a breakout success in 1994 and eventually sold over 10 million copies in the U.S. alone.<sup id="_ref-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Day#_note-0" title="">[1]</a></sup> As a result, Green Day was widely credited, along with fellow <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_punk" title="California punk">California punk</a> bands <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Offspring" title="The Offspring">The Offspring</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rancid_%28band%29" title="Rancid (band)">Rancid</a>, with reviving mainstream interest in and popularizing punk rock in the United States.<sup id="_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Day#_note-1" title="">[2]</a></sup><sup id="_ref-punk_revival_0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Day#_note-punk_revival" title="">[3]</a></sup> Green Day's immediate follow-up albums didn't achieve the massive success of <i>Dookie,</i> but they were still successful. Their 2004 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_opera" title="Rock opera">rock opera</a> <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idiot_%28album%29" title="American Idiot (album)">American Idiot</a></i> reignited the band's popularity with a younger generation, selling 5 million copies in the U.S.<sup id="_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Day#_note-2" title="">[4]</a></sup></p> <p>The band has sold over 60 million records worldwide,<sup id="_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Day#_note-3" title="">[5]</a></sup> Their success has influenced prominent <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_punk" title="Pop punk">pop punk</a> bands such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sum_41" title="Sum 41">Sum 41</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Charlotte" title="Good Charlotte">Good Charlotte</a>.<sup id="_ref-punk_revival_1" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Day#_note-punk_revival" title="">[3]</a></sup> Green Day currently have three <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Awards" title="Grammy Awards">Grammy Awards</a> under their belt for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Alternative_Music_Album" title="Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album">Best Alternative Album</a> for <i>Dookie,</i> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_Rock_Album" title="Best Rock Album">Best Rock Album</a> for <i>American Idiot,</i> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_of_the_Year" title="Record of the Year">Record of the Year</a> for "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boulevard_of_Broken_Dreams_%28Green_Day_song%29" title="Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Green Day song)">Boulevard of Broken Dreams</a>."</p>crazydayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13114612049998930906noreply@blogger.com0