How long has it been since Billie Joe Armstrong released American Idiot with the rest of Green Day?
American Idiot was released on September 21st, 2004 and began a whole new … Billie Joe Armstrong. Billie Joe. His musician soul was unveiled pretty early. … After 10 years of a successfully developing carrier it made sense to release a hit collection, which Green Day did. International Superhits! came out in the fall of 2001 and included all of the band’s most famous and loved hits plus 2 new songs – Maria and J.A.R. Now, while this super-hits compilation is perfect for someone who’s only finding out what Green Day is and wants an overview of the band’s career, the next album the band released is a perfect gift for the most devoted Green Day fans. Shenanigans is a collection of rare demos, outtakes and cover version, and even though it is technically not an album but only a compilation, a lot of the band’s fans consider it their favorite record. After the release of Shenanigans Green Day took a long break to have some rest from work and dedicate more time to their families, hobbies
American Idiot is the seventh studio album by the American punk rock band Green Day. It was co-produced with longterm collaborator Rob Cavallo and released on September 21, 2004 through Reprise Records. The album, which takes a disillusioned stance on coming-of-age in the United States, is possibly titled in intentional contrast to John Mellencamp’s American Fool, which portrays the same in a more idealized fashion. In mid-2003, the band began recording songs for an album titled Cigarettes and Valentines. However, the master tracks were lost and the band decided to start over rather than re-record Cigarettes and Valentines. They decided to produce a rock opera, inspired by the work of The Who and numerous musicals. It follows the life of “Jesus of Suburbia” a sort of anti-hero created by Billie Joe Armstrong. Following early recording at Oakland, California’s Studio 880, the band finished the album in Los Angeles. The album achieved popularity worldwide, charting in 26 countries and re
