Green Day
Green Day has been around as long as I can remember. Green Day has been said to have had the second, Pearl Jam is number one, influence on the musical society at one time. They were punk rebels who added an addicting alternative twist to music. Their lyrics had meaning and were sung by every punk-rocker and nonpunk-rocker in the early 90s. In 1994, their album Dookie, sold over eight million records, resulting in sudden success. Green Day’s song “Longview” aired on MTV and became a major hit. “Basket Case” remained on the top of the American modern rock charts for five straight weeks. The sales of Dookie sky-rocketed when Green Day won the crowd over at Woodstock ‘94. “When I Come Around” rose to number one on the modern rock charts in 1995. Dookie won the boys a Grammy for Best Alternative Music Performance.
In 2004, Green Day released American Idiot, which voiced many feelings the band held towards society and the government. Many of the lyrics are debatable, but the band has a lot of strength to voice such opinions in their songs about such issues.
