![]() Some of the music also reminds me very much of Carter USM, the sheer energy and what seems to be the same slick power chord dominated pop and thundering drums. It just kind of proves that music is all connected and fashions all come around again. This may be deliberate or that just might be me making a subconscious connection that isn`t there. One thing that struck me straight away was just how similar in image Billie Jo Armstrong is to Gary Numan circa his Replicas days, right down to the makeup. I`m not a rock/nu-punk (or whatever it`s called this week) fan, but this is very listenable so I can see why this band are so big right now. I`ve been impressed by both the maturity and catchiness of the music on offer, so I wasn`t that nervous when I got the chance to review this release. One of the latter features the band in the Imperial War Museum where they are shown an actual exhibition piece of a bullet in a bible nice tie-in…Ĭonclusion I`ve never really been a Green Day fan, but I`ve caught the likes of American Idiot and the superb Wake Me Up When September Ends on MTV when my son has been watching stuff that young metal heads watch. Directed by Samuel Bayer, the live footage is interspersed with both interview and location footage. Originally a 20 song lineup, only fourteen remain on both the DVD and CD the rest cut in order to make the release more commercial. Bullet In A Bible was filmed at Milton Keynes in good ol` Blighty, where the band played in front of 65,000 people on 18th and 19th June 2005. This still didn`t stop Green Day from taking the world by storm though with an album likened by some to Pink Floyd`s The Wall and The Who`s Tommy (can`t confirm or deny this myself as I have none of them). As with all the other media events (tours, documentaries, etc), nothing could stop Bush from being re-elected. American Idiot was both a concept album and a bit of a dig at US President George W. The band seemingly went into a bit of a commercial slump until 2004 when Green Day came back with a bit of a bang. Part of the `new` punk rock genre, the Californian band burst onto the scene Consisting of Billie Joe Armstrong (lead vocals/guitar), Mike Dirnt (bass/vocals) and Tré Cool (drums/vocals), Green Day hit the jackpot with the extremely poppy album Dookie that has sold well in excess of 7 million units in the US alone. The album peaked at number 6 in the United Kingdom and debuted at number 8 in the United States.īullet in a Bible was released as a double-LP set on November 10, 2007, as part of the band's 2008 vinyl re-release campaign.Īll lyrics written by Billie Joe Armstrong, all music composed by Green Day, except where noted.Introduction Green Day have been around for a wee while now. ![]() Fifteen of the twenty songs performed at these shows were included on the disc missing out Knowledge, She, Maria, Homecoming and We Are The Champions. ![]() They played to over 130,000 people at theMilton Keynes National Bowl in United Kingdom on June 18 and 19 respectively in 2007 supported by Jimmy Eat World, Taking Back Sunday, and Simple Plan during their American Idiot world tour. ![]() next their 2009 album 21st Century Breakdownīullet in a Bible documents one of the two biggest shows that Green Day have performed in their career. It was directed by Samuel Bayer, who was director of all the videos from their 2006 album American Idiot. It was released on Jthrough Reprise Records. Bullet in a Bible is a live album by the American punk rock band Green Day. ![]()
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