California Punk trio green day took a grunge-obsessed music scene by complete surprise in 1994 with their major-label debut album
Dookie, which jump-started a new punk revolution.
Six albums and 15 years after the group was formed, Green Day had become an institution credited with inspiring a host of like-minded bands. However, they weren’t content to sit back on their elder statesmen punk laurels, and instead pulled a fast one in the form of the wildly ambitious punk rock opera that is American Idiot.
Here is Green Day’s full story, from the band’s humble teenage beginnings focused around the Berkeley punk rock haven 924 Gilman Street to full-fledged rock stardom. Featuring a host of full colour photographs, a discography, and a chronology, this comprehensive bio is a must for fans new and old.