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[desertrose]

15 Valentine's Day Songs For Any Situation

12. Did you know Green Day also made a song about BDSM? Yup, you read that right. It's called "Blood, Sex, and Booze" and was released on the punk rock band's 2000 album "Warning."

http://www.neontommy.com/news/2015/02/17-valentines-day-songs-any-situation

Open auditions for ‘Green Day’ musical

WATERFORD TWP

Open auditions held for musical ‘Green Day’s American Idiot’

The Oakland Theater Arts Guild is holding open auditions for adults and teens age 16-45 for their spring musical “Green Day’s American Idiot” Music by Green Day, lyrics by Billie Joe Armstrong, book by Billie Joe Armstrong and Michael Mayer.

Sold out last year at the Fisher Theater when last in the Detroit Area, the musical tells the story of three slacker friends who leave their boring life in suburbia and head for the dangers and addictions of the Big City. This will be the first opportunity that local amateur performers will have to perform in this show.

Auditions will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14 and 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, with registration half an hour before, at Forte Academy of Dance Studio located at 1400 Scott Lake Road Suite B Waterford. Callbacks will follow the same day.

Actors should be dressed for dance audition and bring piano sheet music for a prepared song in the style of rock for the accompanist. No street shoes will be allowed on the dance floor, and only bottled water will be permitted on the premises.

“Green Day’s American Idiot” will be performed at The Starlight Theater 7370 Highland Road Waterford May 1-10.

Email Malikite9@gmail.com or visit www.starlighttheater.net for more information. “Green Day’s American Idiot is presented though special arrangement with Music Theater International.

http://www.theoaklandpress.com/general-news/20150213/briefing-open-auditions-for-green-day-musical-tuesday-musicale-offers-scholarships-farmington-hills-womens-self-defense-seminar

[Give_Me_Novacaine90]

Pop punk has never been as big as it was in the 1990s. This was the era of bands like Blink-182, the Offspring and Green Day

http://readingeagle.com/life/article/album-review-songs-that-people-actually-liked-volume-1#.VOBz5vmG_4K

[WorryRock02]

Tom Felton Q&A: talks favourites, motto, relationships, style, likes, more

First record you bought? Green Day’s Dookie. I’m pretty sure I stole it from my brother rather than buying it, though.

http://www.snitchseeker.com/harry-potter-news/tom-felton-q-and-a-talks-favourites-motto-relationships-style-likes-more-100028/

[Hermione]

15 Valentine's Day Songs For Any Situation

12. Did you know Green Day also made a song about BDSM? Yup, you read that right. It's called "Blood, Sex, and Booze" and was released on the punk rock band's 2000 album "Warning."

http://www.neontommy.com/news/2015/02/17-valentines-day-songs-any-situation

Haha, great recommendation!

[desertrose]

12 times the Grammys got it wrong

Great Grammy Blunders

Tony Bennett wins Album of the Year (1995): Nice guy, great voice. But did Bennett really deserve the the top prize for another run through the American Songbook (again for "MTV Unplugged")? Not when the award could have gone to era-defining classics such as Green Day's "Dookie," Nine Inch Nails' "The Downward Spiral," Hole's "Live Through This," Jeff Buckley's "Grace" or Soundgarden's "Superunknown." None of the above, incidentally, was even nominated.

http://blog.sfgate.com/loaded/2015/02/03/grammys/#photo-199971

[Give_Me_Novacaine90]

Green Day mentioned here http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/rock-band-4-harmonix-adds-tenacious-d-weezer-dlc-hinting-series-return-1488274

[desertrose]

Green Day’s 9 Secret Identities

http://www.kerrang.com/14684/green-days-9-secret-identities/

Move over, "American Idiot."

http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6450642/nofx-fat-mike-punk-musical-home-street-home

[Libertine Angel]

They're not really secret identities, just other things they do. Also they forgot The Frustrators and the Influents.

[desertrose]

20 Essential Green Day Hits

http://www.fuse.tv/2012/02/billie-joe-armstrong-s-birthday-playlist

[desertrose]

20 Films of 2015 Starring Cast Members From The Walking Dead

He may not have lasted long in The Walking Dead but Dallas Roberts is now set to start alongside Billie Joe Armstrong, Selma Blair and Judy Greer in Geezer, a film about an aging punk rocker who is trying to cope with a life after rock.

http://moviepilot.com/posts/2015/02/03/20-films-of-2015-starring-cast-members-from-the-walking-dead-2655267?lt_source=external,manual

[Chin for a Day]

This is in this months copy of Guitar World

The 25 Greatest Acoustic Songs In Hard Rock

"GOOD RIDDANCE (TIME OF YOUR LIFE)," GREEN DAY
Nimrod (1997)

When recording what would be the album version of this acoustic ballad, Green Day leader Billie Joe Armstrong flubbed the opening G/D chord - twice - and after the second time deadpanned, "Fuck."

Fortunately, he soldiered on, and, despite the uttered expletive, "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" enjoyed huge crossover success and stands as the band's biggest hit to date. Which was hardly anticipated.

At the time, Green Day were considered little more than snot-nosed, albeit multi-Platinum, Bay Area ruffians, and an acoustic guitar-and-strings ballad wasn't what most people expected to hear from them. For that reason bassist Mike Dirnt called the song the "most punk" thing they could have done. Which just goes to show that even punks can wear their hearts on their sleeves.

http://www.guitarworld.com/acoustic-nation-25-greatest-acoustic-songs-hard-rock?page=0,20

[WhiteTim]

In what way was it their biggest hit? It never reached #1 on any chart

American Idiot Basket Case BOBD would be my guess at biggest hit

[Libertine Angel]

In what way was it their biggest hit? It never reached #1 on any chart

American Idiot Basket Case BOBD would be my guess at biggest hit

I'd count WMUWSE in there too.

Also, since when were they hard rock?

[Chin for a Day]

In what way was it their biggest hit? It never reached #1 on any chart

American Idiot Basket Case BOBD would be my guess at biggest hit

I think it was their longest on chart song. I believe it was 43 weeks. It also crossed over to different charts, such as the Adult contemporary chart and was used for various proms, graduations, etc. It was also used in a multitude of TV shows, movies and even when Mark McGwire broke the home run record. It is definitely one of their most memorable hits. But, if you are going by record sales, they have 3 certified platinum songs, Holiday, Wake Me Up When September Ends and 21 Guns. So I guess it really depends on what your definition of their biggest hit is.

[Chin for a Day]

I'd count WMUWSE in there too.

Also, since when were they hard rock?

Since when are half those songs listed acoustic.

[WhiteTim]

I think it was their longest on chart song. I believe it was 43 weeks. It also crossed over to different charts, such as the Adult contemporary chart and was used for various proms, graduations, etc. It was also used in a multitude of TV shows, movies and even when Mark McGwire broke the home run record. It is definitely one of their most memorable hits. But, if you are going by record sales, they have 3 certified platinum songs, Holiday, Wake Me Up When September Ends and 21 Guns. So I guess it really depends on what your definition of their biggest hit is.

Oh I'm not saying its not memorable or even a hit as it is but for a song that never hit #1 in ANY chart it's not a huge hit (industry wise)

[Chin for a Day]

Oh I'm not saying its not memorable or even a hit as it is but for a song that never hit #1 in ANY chart it's not a huge hit (industry wise)

Disagree. Just because it did not hit # 1 does not mean it was not a big hit. I made a mistake before, it is certified platinum, sold 2.6 M copies. It reached #2 on Modern Rock Charts, plus several other charts. I believe it was on some form of chart for 43 weeks. That is a pretty big hit, even if it did not hit # 1. It may not be their biggest hit ever, but that is really based on what your definition is. If you are looking at chart position, no. Record sales, maybe, would have to look that up. If you are looking at most memorable, its right up there.

[WhiteTim]

Disagree. Just because it did not hit # 1 does not mean it was not a big hit. I made a mistake before, it is certified platinum, sold 2.6 M copies. It reached #2 on Modern Rock Charts, plus several other charts. I believe it was on some form of chart for 43 weeks. That is a pretty big hit, even if it did not hit # 1. It may not be their biggest hit ever, but that is really based on what your definition is. If you are looking at chart position, no. Record sales, maybe, would have to look that up. If you are looking at most memorable, its right up there.

For singles labels look at radio charts Guitar World is incorrect with calling it their biggest hit as its not

I'm not disputing that it's not memorable or even that it's not a huge hit but I'm disputing that it's their biggest hit because it's not

[That Dude]

For singles labels look at radio charts Guitar World is incorrect with calling it their biggest hit as its not

I'm not disputing that it's not memorable or even that it's not a huge hit but I'm disputing that it's their biggest hit because it's not

Boulevard of Broken Dreams is their biggest hit to date. It is followed by When I Come Around, Minority, Longview, Basketcase, American Idiot, Holiday, Know Your Enemy, the Saints are Coming and and JAR. That is all of their Number One's.

[Spike]

Boulevard of Broken Dreams is their biggest hit to date. It is followed by When I Come Around, Minority, Longview, Basketcase, American Idiot, Holiday, Know Your Enemy, the Saints are Coming and and JAR. That is all of their Number One's.

JAR was a bigger hit than Hitchin' A Ride?

[That Dude]

JAR was a bigger hit than Hitchin' A Ride?

Hitchin' a Ride made it to number 5 on the charts. So....yeah.

[Give_Me_Novacaine90]

Green Day mentioned here http://music.blog.ajc.com/2015/02/18/daryl-hall-and-john-oates-talk-dublin-concert-movie-touring-and-set-lists/

Emily Whitehurst q&a

Was there a band you heard when you were young that inspired you to become a musician?

When I first heard Green Day, I had never heard anything like it. I went nuts! I was obsessively pop punk after that. I didn’t know how to go about it, but I knew I had to be part of this music.

http://www.sfgate.com/music/bandwidth/article/Emily-Whitehurst-brings-Survival-Guide-to-the-6087866.php

[Sanity Loan]

JAR was a bigger hit than Hitchin' A Ride?

JAR was HUGE! I was only a few years old around the time it came out so I didn't experience it first-hand but from what I've seen and gathered over the years, JAR was really big. And the reason? It was the first release after Dookie.

[Give_Me_Novacaine90]

The Lookouts Lament Their 'Mendocino Homeland' in Roaring Proto-Punk Track

It's taken from the three-chord-rock pioneers' forthcoming best-of compilation, 'Spy Rock Road (And Other Stories)'

http://www.spin.com/articles/the-lookouts-mendocino-homeland-stream-larry-livermore-interview/

[Iva]

JAR was HUGE! I was only a few years old around the time it came out so I didn't experience it first-hand but from what I've seen and gathered over the years, JAR was really big. And the reason? It was the first release after Dookie.

It was not huge in Europe at all, to the point that I didn't have a chance to hear the song until Shenanigans came out seven years later. I heard a couple of seconds of it when Angus was advertised on TV and that was it.