The very word "Green Day" is enough to drive me out of this world. Surprisingly, I deeply fell in love with Punk Rock after listening to this electrifying band. Well, it's tough for me to elaborate reasons for my affection towards Green Day, but still, I will try my best to extract those reasons from my musical soul.
It often happens that we get to know someone closely and eventually, we get inspired. Something similar happened with me too.
In fact, I started listening to Green Day since May, 2012 & I was completely taken in just a week's time. I began reading each and every article I found about Green Day. I searched about the life stories of all the 3 band members. And, now I can say, I deserve to be a Green Day fan. Isn't it?
From all the articles I read about the band members, I was greatly inspired by Mr. Billie Joe Armstrong. I found Mr. Bille Joe Armstrong's character quite similar to me. His ideas, policies, love for family & of course the passion for music greatly inspired me. It's generally seen in movies( especially Hindi) how a song suddenly inculcates emotions and totally changes a person's thinking. It's really impossible for me and may be many of you to believe that's true. But Green Day proved it. The very first opening chords of the song
In fact, I started listening to Green Day since May, 2012 & I was completely taken in just a week's time. I began reading each and every article I found about Green Day. I searched about the life stories of all the 3 band members. And, now I can say, I deserve to be a Green Day fan. Isn't it?
" Wake me up when September ends" has enough emotions for someone to go tears. Billie Joe dedicated this song to his Dad who died during war.
I also got to know that, besides Music, Billie Joe is also a noted social activist. Not just Billie, better to say, the whole band works for social causes.The songs " Holiday", "American Idiot", "East Jesus Nowhere" and many more are the burning examples of their campaign against social causes. Armstrong also supported Mr. Barack Obama during the Presidential elections.
The most important thing about Green Day, which I strongly felt, is that their Live concert videos are way better than the Official videos. The energy, vigor and enthusiasm with which they perform, is impossible to imagine.
Green Day remains incomplete without their bassist cum Billie's childhood friend, Mr. Mike Drint and their crazy, lunatic but impossibly talented and energetic drummer Tre Cool . [Stage names]
I would here-by like to list out my top 10 favorites by Green Day although each of their songs are undoubtedly legendary.
1. Wake me up when September Ends.
# Notice the opening guitar chords and the beautiful lyrics. They would certainly make you aware of the emotions the song contains.
2. 21 Guns.
# The lyrics, the rhythm, the singing of course. Huh! Goosebumps for sure.
3. Boulevard of Broken Dreams.
# Most popular song by them. Revolutionary lyrics and rhythm too. This song has got them the maximum awards.
4. Holiday
# In the U.S., it reached number nineteen on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks and Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks charts. Just hear it.
5. Time of your Life
# Best soft-acoustic song by Green Day yet. Thought provoking lyrics.
6. East Jesus Nowhere
# Amazing punk song!! Loved the guitar and the singing.
7. American Idiot
# Revolutionary song. This is what Justifies " Green Day".
8. Welcome to Paradise
# Bloody awesome drumming and the guitar riffs.
9. Oh Love
# Latest single by Green Day from their upcoming album: ¡Uno!. Amazing guitar work.
10. Basket-case
# Punk rock at its best. Funny music video. Must watch.
*Sarthak Mohapatra*
Mike Drint
Mike Drint
Billie Joe Armstrong
