By: Mande Glamuzina and Marija Kraljević
Last month we asked people what kind of music they listen to.
The poll results are:
house- 4%
metal- 20%
rock- 32%
punk- 9%
rap-5%
hip hop-7.5%
techno-6%
turbo folk- 16.5%
As you can see, rock music is the most popular in our school and that's why we
are going to present a rock band called Green Day.
Green Day is an American punk rock trio formed in 1987. The band consists of
Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool. In 1987, friends Billie Joe
Armstrong and Mike Dirnt, 15 years old at the time, formed a band called Sweet
Children. In 1988, Armstrong and Dirnt began working with the drummer, John
Kiffmeyer. He served as both the band's drummer and business manager. Sweet
Children changed their name to Green Day because they liked marijuana. In late
1990, shortly after the band's first nationwide tour, Kiffmeyer left the band to
attend college.The Lookouts drummer Tré Cool began filling in as a temporary
replacement, and when it became clear that Kiffmeyer did not plan to commit to
the band full time, Tré Cool's position as Green Day's drummer became
permanent.The band went on tour for most of 1992 and 1993, and played a
stretch of shows overseas in Europe. Today, Green day is a very popular band
known all over the world.
21st Century Breakdown is their eighth studio album. It is the band's second
rock opera, following American Idiot. The writing and recording process
spanned three years and four recording studios and was finished in April 2009.
Songs from the album:
Act I: Heroes and Cons
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"21st Century Breakdown"
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"Know Your Enemy"
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"¡Viva la Gloria!"
5.
"Before the Lobotomy"
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"Christian's Inferno"
7.
"Last Night on Earth"
Act II: Charlatans and Saints
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"East Jesus Nowhere"
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"Peacemaker"
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"Last of the American Girls"
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"Murder City"
12.
"¿Viva la Gloria? (Little Girl)"
13.
"Restless Heart Syndrome"
Act III: Horseshoes and Handgrenades
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"Horseshoes and Handgrenades"
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"The Static Age"
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"21 Guns"
17.
"American Eulogy"
18.
"See the Light"
Billie Joe Armstrong: vocalist, songwriter and guitarist.
Tre Cool: drummer, back vocal, percussion instruments.
Mike Dirnt: bassist, back vocal.