For class assignment

1. GREENDAY
Music PowerPoint

2. HISTORY
• Green Day is an American punk rock band formed in 1987. The band consists of lead
vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, and
drummer Tre Cool. Cool replaced former drummer John Kiffmeyer in 1990, prior to the
recording of the band's second studio album, Kerplunk, and has been a member of the
band since.
• Green Day has sold over 65 million records worldwide with 25 million in the US alone.[7]
The group has won five Grammy Awards: Best Alternative Album for Dookie, Best Rock
Album for American Idiot, Record of the Year for "Boulevard of Broken Dreams", Best
Rock Album for the second time for 21st Century Breakdown and Best Musical Show
Album for American Idiot: The Original Broadway Cast Recording. In 2010, a stage
adaptation of American Idiot debuted on Broadway. The musical has been nominated for
several Tony Awards, including Best Musical and Best Scenic Design, and has received
generally positive reviews.

3. BAND MEMBERS
• Billie Joe Armstrong – Lead vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica
• Mike Dirnt – Bass, backing vocals
• Tre Cool – drums, percussion
• Jason White – lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals
• Jason Freese – keyboards, piano, saxophone, trombone, backing vocals
• Jeff Matika – rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals

4. AMERICAN IDIOT – THE MOST POPULAR ALBUM
• American Idiot is the seventh studio album by the American punk rock band Green Day. It
was released on September 21, 2004 through Reprise Records and was produced by
longtime collaborator Rob Cavallo. In mid-2003, the band began recording songs for an
album titled Cigarettes and Valentines. However, the master tracks were stolen and the
band decided to start over rather than re-record Cigarettes and Valentines. The group
decided to produce a rock opera, inspired by the work of The Who and several musicals.
It follows the life of Jesus of Suburbia, a character with anti-hero image created by Billie
Joe Armstrong. Following early recording at Studio 880 in Oakland, California, the band
finished the album at Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood.

5. THE HARDSHIPS
• After their 2008 album was released, Greenday went through a quiet period, which
caused people to believe that they had broken up.
• However Billie Joe Armstrong the leader of the band, said that the only way anyone was
going to be leaving the band would be in a coffin.

6. FAVORITE SONGS
Time Of Your Life----
American Idiot----

7. THEIR BEST/NEXT PERFORMANCE
Green Days next
performance will take place
on the 31st of May, at
Mulburry Mountain in Ozark,
AR.

8. SOME TRIVIA
• Who is the lead vocalist of the band? A) Billie Joe Armstrong B) Tre Cool
• When was American Idiot released? A) September 21, 2004 B) Novermber 13, 2006
• When was the band formed? A) 1984 B) 1987
• Did the band ever break up? A) Yes B) No

9. Return
CORRECT!

10. Return
WRONG! TRY AGAIN!