If that's the case, then that's 100% completely your fault. You need to look yourself in the mirror and say I need to grow the fuck up and stop acting like a kid! Sorry you don't have shit to do in your life. That you can just sit around and mope all day. Some people have to fucking handle their business and dont have tome for kid games
In 2005 Green Day won a Grammy for best rock album (American idiot). In 2006, Boulevard of Broken Dreams won a Grammy for best recording of the year. In total they have 5 Grammys, and hundreds of other awards. In the period 2005-2006 they kicked the ass of artists like coldplay, the killers, kanye west, snoop dog, shakira, gwen stefani. They have sold 80 million records. In 2010 they did a musical of American Idiot on Broadway that won a Grammy and Tony Awards. In 2025 they will play for the first time in South Africa together with The offspring. Green day has been a very consistent band and is definitely bigger than Blink (I love them too). In 2015 they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with Ringo star and other legends. I love green day.
Green Day's biggest hit I think was Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) which is an anthem. You must have heard that one somewhere. I'm hit or miss with them but can appreciate the talent.
Boulevard Of Broken Dreams Is about how for many people, the reality of life does not live up to their expectations and dreams, leading to a sense of disappointment and sadness. To emphasize, the lyrics describe a person who is walking alone down this boulevard, feeling lost and disconnected from the world around them.
Green Day has always just been "Green Day" I personally consider them almost their own sound/ geanra. They've been doing it since the 90's and still killing it.
This song is from their rock opera, or concept album, American Idiot. Each song is part of an interesting story about a protagonist who goes through struggles as he navigates the modern world, while also having a tragic romantic aspect. It's best to listen to the entire album in order because songs lead into each other and the pacing of different songs helps set the tone. In fact, one of the songs is an actual soliloquy like in classic plays. The album was actually made into a Broadway play.
Yeah but he cant just listen to all of them in separate video bc mkst of the magic is in listening them all 1 by one. He needs to do a BIG reaction to the WHOLE album at once. Its great. And yeah not all of the song have music videos, but its not a problem, a lot of playlists out there.
a lot of big bands have many "sounds" Green Day was very Punk in the 90's then grew and molded their sound into what it is today. Also bands like Rise Against have very punk sounds, but they also have slower acoustic songs. Shows versatility and why these bands are considered Greats. Hell look at some of Slipknot songs.
This is a sort of anthem to Gen X who were now into adulthood. I heard Green Day when they released their first album, and i just entered high school. The American Idiot album is a compilation of how we grew up, how we felt in adulthood, and what my generation felt at the time it was released. It's a masterpiece. You should listen to 21 Guns. We were deep in the Iraq/Afghanistan war at that time.
The word I think you are looking for is catharsis. - A release of emotional tension, as after an overwhelming experience, that restores or refreshes the spirit. That's what "sad" songs like this do for me.
Greek tragic theatre depended on catharsis, that was the formula for how tragedy was used to let the air out of all the conflicts and contradictions in society. Catharsis births resolution of those contradictions. If you look at classic Hollywood films, from the so-called Golden Age, the narratives would expose societal contradictions, but by the ending, the world was whole again. This was accomplished in every genre: the westerns, comedies, melodramas, cops and gangsters flicks, even the musicals It's been said that Hollywood held the culture together during the Great Depression. Had people not had access to cheap films and catharsis, there might've been a revolution insteadi
They won a Grammy for best rock album, I don't remember what year. I avoided them cuz they seemed too out there for me., but I bought their cd on a whim and understood why it got a Grammy. I'm 58 and it's still one of my favorite cds.
One of the reasons I love Green Day so much is because as a band, they do varied sounds so well punk rock to ballads. Also, the Billy Joe (the lead singer) collaborated with Nora Jones to produce a cover album of the Everly Brothers (Foreverly - it's amazing). He has range and that's always awesome to encounter. I do think that Green Day lyrics can get very deep,and this one absolutely is an example of it. Awesome reaction, BP!
BP I am so glad you loved this song, it is one of their best. Instrumentation is amazing and really stands out for me in this track. This is definitely one you crank up when you are alone in the car and sing/shout along with it💜
Green Day was huge when I was pregnant for my daughter in 93. Fast forward to 05, she's playing guitar, and Green Day is her favorite band. I surprise her with tickets to the American Idiot tour and Green Day starts inviting people from the crowd to come on stage to play with them. We're too far back, so we're bummed they'll never see her, but he pulls this 9yr old kid from the crowd. Now Billy Joe plays his guitar real low so they just couldn't strap this kid in so he could actually play it. Billy Joe ends up picking someone else, but when the song's over, he pulls the little guy back on stage and gives him his guitar. Then, as we're leaving and walking to our car, we end up right behind the kid they pulled up on stage to play drums. He couldn't have been older than 19 and I'd swear that kid wasn't walking. He was freakin' floating! One of the best concerts I've ever been to... ever!
I have a lot to say about Green Day….followed their music from early on and have seen them a few times in concert. They’re in the rock/punk rock genre for me. They really made it❤ huge when American Idiot album came out. It topped charts, multiple Grammy awards etc. There’s a bunch of great songs on this album. It definitely had an angst vibe to it, disgruntled youth and everyone is fake and systems of power are working against us… kind of feel. It’s considered a Rock Opera and I believe there’s a stage musical adaptation. This is a really good band! Well worth listening to more!
I saw Green Day live at Lalapalooza at the time their Dookie album was new. One of the best live shows. They interacted with the crowd often, total fun. Try reacting to the Dookie album.
Saw them at Rod Laver Arena, melbourne, took my son who had never been to a concert……no bull💩, We had an absolute ball, he had never seen speakers that size, it was unreal seeing his face when the music started, he sang, danced, and there were fans there from ages 10 - 80. Great night out 👏👏💋👍
Hey there was that around 2017? We saw them in Auckland. I was a 45 year old woman, screaming and dancing and singing, I felt so alive. It was amazing 💜
@@mammuchan8923 no it was 2010. And ACDC were also touring, i grew up with ACDC in Melbourne, saw them so much, so chose greenday instead. Wasnt disappointed. And there were signs everywhere for us oldies, lol, directions, maps and ppl guiding others, it was well controlled x but, i do regret not seeing ACDC
I've felt like a failure before but BP you are bringing an pleasant experience to me every time that I join you. I enjoin my spirit with you and all of the joys that I seek. We love you bro.
Green Day has so many iconic songs. I like this one but it was never my favorite Green Day song. Their first album, which came out on CD, had a hidden track at the end (a lot of rock bands put a hidden track on their cds, basically there was a minute or so of silence on the last numbered track and then the hidden track played so you either had to listen to the last track to get to that hidden one or try to ffw your cd enough to skip to the hidden track without missing where it started.) Anyway, the hidden track was called "I Was All By Myself" and if you listen to it the lyrics are wild! 😂
I love this song! I watched the replay of their Rock n Roll Hall of Fame induction performance, and they blew the roof off and had everyone on their feet! What a great band!! 💯💯💯💯
One of my favorites!!! I don't care if everybody argues with me they are punk rock not pop rock punk rock. They were one of the first punk rock bands. Billy Joel Armstrong has said they are punk rock many times. I am in love with this band and this album is my absolute favorite
Boulevard of broken dreams is one of their more well-known sings, but I wouldn’t personally put it in my top 20 Green Day songs tbh. Great to see you react to them tho!
The 94 Woodstock performance by Green Day was one of the best live Performances I’ve ever seen in my life. Not personally but on MTV and it’s on RU-vid now. A must watch
Great Reaction! Green Day is one of those bands that transcends their original fan base and is appreciated by not only younger people, but also by many Boomers (many of us who became familiar with their music when our kids insisted on listening to them when we chauffeured them around!) Here is what you have to keep in mind about ANY of the songs on the "American Idiot" album, as others have mentioned, the WHOLE album Is ONE STORY. So each song is part of that story and if you don't listen to all of them and in the right order, you are not going to fully understand where the song is coming from. Every song is great and can be appreciated on its own as a great song.But if you really want to REALLY "get it" you really need to listen to each song (with the lyrics because otherwise you will miss things). Also there are not videos for all the songs but try to watch the videos of the songs that do! If you should decide to react to the entire album I would love to see you do so with Don Wanna Be, or another of your friends. As always I thoroughly enjoyed this reaction and I look forward to seeing more!
One reason I relate to this song is, as an autistic adult, it captures the isolation many of us experience (we often have a hard time making close friends, etc).
First Punk concert I went to was Greenday headlining and BLINK 182 opening. In Denver at FiddlersGreen .Greenday was way popluar first with the punk scene I WANNA SAY early 90's then BLINK came up IN LATE 90'S. Don't quote me thats from what I recollect from my young years. However Greenday started off way more punk rock however this song is from their later album so it is definitely more mainstream diguestable kinda more mature.
Green Day and The Offspring coming to South Africa next year! Got tickets already! Gonna rock my 59-year old body so hard I won't be able to get out of bed for the next week!
Green Day is AMAZING 😍 Check out American Idiot (very applicable to current time), Brain Stew/Jaded, Basket Case, When I Come Around, When September Ends.
I got my first boombox Xmas of '94 and 3 CDs as gifts. A Ren and Stimpy CD, Bryan Adams and Green Day's "dookie". Not huge Green Day fan, but they've put out some great songs over the years!
Basically all of the 2000s (and some late 90s) bands don't fit in a single genre or sub-genre. But if you'd like to tag it, I think the one that best fit is the *"alternative rock"* one, but with a lot of additional notes. The 90s was a transitional period in which most of the bands were experimenting with a lot of different sub-genres, and the epitome of that was the early 2000s, and then after that we got the "core" style (emocore, metalcore, etc), and nowadays the predominance leans more towards the "alternative pop-rock" or "indie rock" (but we still have a lot of artists and bands that embrace other sub-genres). I guess that's one reason why rock music became less mainstream. We had eras where the metal, hardrock, rock & roll were pretty well defined, while nowadays you can hear rock in almost anything (even in average calvish pop music). But as you've already heard, there are a lot of good artists out there, but it just got harder to get noticed without sounding like a copycat, outdated or cringe.
Need to listen to the whole album. Its a story of the main characters ups and downs. From protest, holidays, break ups etc. Whatshername was my favourite
this is great. and this video is a good example of why your channel scared me a bit at first-but it also made me see that that was on me. it was a learning curve for me. but it tested me to keep watching you, because you are a strong drink. you come on strong from the first sip. and you feel the effects right off. and that can be scary to some folks. but you are really fun, and really smart, and completely right there in the moment of where you are. I admire this. you go to an opinion or feeling fast. but the difference with you-is that you don't stay there if it changes. you are able to see the changes in something, and then change yourself and how you feel about something. I admire this. thanks for posting. I enjoy your channel.
If you want more of them going fast and more punk rock, check out "Basket Case". For more of the slower stuff, you could check out "Wake Me Up When September Ends"
I swear this song is part of a 12-15 minute song that I used to play on repeat on my CD player as a teenager working full time with 3 younger siblings and an alcoholic single parent devastating our childhood (other parent too by not being there obviously). I know the whole CD could be listened to as a whole song, but there's definitely a song in there that's that length and was so cathartic for me. This CD, linkin park and a few others saved my life.
I love Green Day so much. The are amazing live too. They bring kids up on stage to perform with them. Such good humans. That being said, my favorite song about our dystopian future and the commitment to carry on after the mess made by our current system of consumption is of course "Black Parade" by My Chemical Romance. Same general time period. DO NOT MISS Black Parade. It's an incredible video and audio masterpiece.
We all find our own way even know it may not be where we thought it would be. By the number of people who follow this channel it seems like you have found your way. Keep on being yourself.
BP, I understand that the American pie lyrics reference was probably just an example but if you think about it saying until the day that I live is worse than the actual lyrics bc it means you aren't living which is a really dark place. Saying until the day that I die, means full throttle living it up bc eventually it will end but you can be happy until it does and be at peace with it. Not giving you a hard time, just some critical thinking on my part. Makes me think of George Carlin and the way we BS ourselves by saying older instead of just being old bc it sounds like it'll last a bit longer. That soft language concept. Have a good one!
You're not wrong, this isn't punk. Interesting how that last line made the whole song different.. good content! You should react to "Manifest" by Sepultura, peace!
Bohemian Rhapsody was a Rock Opera song, American idiot was a Rock Opera album, the full record was a story from start to end, the intro to this was the end of Holiday.
they were the from the original punk rock scene that emerged in the 90s, they had some really Punk songs way better than the dribble that came after them, but they were also incredibly versatile. They kinda embodied that punk rock dont care attitude by having songs like Basket Case but Then amazing almost tear Jerker in Time of your life. I loved them then and still do now, just like ill always love Blink 182 as well
Wow, I may have totally misconstrued this one, because I interpreted this as a song about relocating from a rural area in the midwest to the city of L.A. during the early 90's to pursue a better life, and achieve financial and personal enlightenment goals.
One of the punk bands out of 924 Gilman, along with Rancid, Offspring, Jaw Breaker, and AFI for big names. This was more of a concept album not like their normal fare.
artist and singers can also sing a song in the point of view of others, or other social topics which do not concern them, but a topic they want the public to know about, I dont know, but might be something they are doing in this song
If you would like another song of boulevard of broken dreams try David Cassidy he did a song on boulevard of broken dreams it's not the same song as Green Day it's a little bit different❤❤❤❤
The whole American Idiot album is a masterpiece. These guys are punk rock, but they've been around forever. Billie Joe Armstrong goes back in the punk scene.. He has very deep roots there and although not related, he was friends with Tim Armstrong from Operation Ivy and Rancid. There's a lot to explore in punk. The thing to remember is that there are a lot of different sounds that are called "punk." Bands like the Sex Pistols and the Clash are among the first, but they sounded very different and had a very different ethic. The Pistols were angry. They were smashing and destroying. The Clash were more reggae influenced and more hopeful. And that's just 2 British bands. In the US, bands influenced by those two would pop up, like the Ramones, but the Ramones were basically bubblegum pop meets buzzsaw guitars and uppers. Bands like Black Flag, Dead Kennedys, Circle Jerks, The Dead Boys, etc. all had very different sounds. All are worth checking out. I will happily make a playlist for you!
I call Green Day the 13 yr old rite of passage 😂. I got into them when I was 13 with their mainstream hit Dookie (it was their third album, I think), my sister got into them when she was 13 with American Idiot, and then my son got into them when he turned 13 with the internet.
They are so successful bc they know how to write a great song like this that is just vague enough to be relatable to any one…even tho their dreams came true… But in reality (at least in my experience)… you can have everything u ever thought u wanted in life plus more…and still feel alone and hopeless. Think about Kurt Cobain… And I’ve always said, “you don’t have to have a hard life…in order for life to be hard.”
Green day is Punk Rock. But like most artists their style changed, because they wanted to explore, and not just do the same thing over and over again. Just sucks that the "hardcore Punk" fans back in the day started rejecting them because they got popular.
