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I Green Day sono:
Billie Joe Armstrong (voce e chitarra), Mike Dirnt (basso e voce) e Trè Cool (batteria).
L'espressione Green Day serve a definire una giornata dedicata all'uso e all'abuso di marijuana e fu scelta nei primi anni 90 da un gruppo di punk rocker come nome per la propria band, il quale gruppo di li'a poco sarebbe diventato famoso in tutto il mondo sconvolgendo le classifiche di vendita dei '90.
La storia dei Green Day ha inizio nella seconda meta' degli anni '80, e in particolare a San Francisco dove si era venuta a creare una scena musicale tutta particolare che ora non sto a spiegare, ma che teneva conto della melodia, dei ritornelli e delle canzoni in generale. All'inizio Billie Joe e Mike fecero parte di gruppi come Pinhead Gunpowder, Goodbye Harry, Blatz, Corrupted Morals e Screeching Weasel, prima di trovarsi nei Sweet Children, dove alla batteria c'era Al Sobrante, che poi in seguito sara' sostituito da Tre col nome del gruppo cambiato in Green Day.
Dopo aver pubblicato nel 1990 per la Lookout l'album 1039/Smoothed out slappy hours e nel 1991 sempre per la stessa casa discografica Kerplunk!, firmano per una major: la Reprise e pubblicano nel 1994 Dookie. L'impatto di Dookie sul pubblico fu enorme, grazie anche ai frequenti passaggi dei video da parte dei media e in particolare su MTV. Al successo contribui' anche la battaglia di fango tra gruppo e pubblico alla riedizione del festival di Woodstock, e fu cosi' che l'album vendette 14 milioni di copie. L'anno successivo, nel 1995, esce Insomniac.
L'approccio è piu' duro del precedente, i testi sono piu' disincantati e angosciati, il suono piu' duro. Pur non ripetendo il successo dell'album precedente, questo album ripropone il gruppo alle attenzioni dei media e da inizio ad una serie di tours. Ma per non confondervi le idee sentiamo cosa ne penso' allora Mike:
"A dire la verita' mi divertivo di piu' un paio d'anni fa...... Quando siamo in tournee ogni giorno trascorriamo un'ora fantastica sul palco: per il resto èil lavoro piu' noioso del mondo. Non c'e' proprio niente di punk rock nel fatto di suonare nelle arene dell'hockey, negli stadi e tutto il resto."
A due anni di distanza esce Nimrod, ma i tre intanto hanno procreato, infatti nasce Joey, figlio di Billie Joe, poi Estrelle Desiree e Ramona, figlie di Mike e Tre. Nonostante tutto i Green Day non si sono afflosciati, ne' demoralizzati per il "fiasco" di Insomniac, e cosi' continuano il loro progetto. Il titolo del loro quinto album Nimrod vuol dire scemo o imbecille, e contiene 18 brani, tra cui la bellissima "Time of your life" e "Nice guys finish last". Ma veniamo al 2000, esce infatti Warning, spinto dall'accattivante singolo "Minority". Il novo album contiene 12 brani per un totale di 41 minuti d'ascolto, ed ha come secondo singolo "Warning", primo brano dell' album. Il terzo singolo, nonchè video è "Waiting", che in Italia non appare per niente, se non dopo l'uscita di "International Superhits!".
Nel Novembre 2001 i nostri decidono di far uscire un loro best, il cui titolo è "International Superhits!". L'album contiene 21 brani tra cui le inedite "Maria" e "Poprocks & Coke". In contemporanea esce anche "International Supervideos!", una VHS e DVD in cui ci sono tutti i video dei Green Day. Nell' estate del 2002 invece, esce "Shenanigans", una raccolta di b-sides. Il disco mostra la sua in energia in poche traccie come "Desentized", "Outsider" e "Ha Ha You'Re Dead" passando poi a sfumature malinconiche come "Tired Of Waiting For You" e "On The Wagon" e a esecuzioni solo strumentali come "Espionage"(Voto 3).
Nella stessa estate i Green Day sono in Europa per un tour, ma non arrivano in Italia. Dopo un pò di silenzio e riposo, tornano in studio e registrano "American Idiot", l'album "politico"(!!?!?!??) dei Green Day. Ci ho Messo un giorno a farla spero che piaccia a qualcuno!?!
"Shenanigans" dura circa 34 minuti con 14 tracce.
Ecco Tutti i nomi delle tracce:
1-Suffocate 2-Desentized 3-You Lied 4-Outsider 5-Don't Wanna Fall In Love 6-Espionage 7-Want Be On T. V 8-Scumbag 9-Tired Of Waiting For You 10-Sick of me 11-Rotting 12-Do Da Da 13-On The Wagon 14-Ha Ha You'Re Dead
Elenco tracce testi samples e video
01 Suffocate ()
3 AM, I'm drunk again,
My head is standing underneath my puke,
So make it stop, I'm getting off.
Make it stop, I'm getting off.
Sedatives and dizzy spells
And feeling like a salad in my puke,
So make it stop, I'm getting off.
Make it stop I'm getting off.
Well, slipped into a coma once again.
Where's my organ donor?
Lend a hand.
So when you think you're all alone,
No one's left to come around,
Drop like flies and empathize,
Cause I know that I will someday,
And I know that I will suffocate,
Suffocate, suffocate, suffocate.
One night stands and cheap regrets,
I take another drag off of my cigarette,
So stop, I'm getting off.
Make it stop, I'm getting off.
One last stop for one track mind, Just give me shelter, give me give me something.
Make it stop, I'm getting off.
Make it stop, I'm getting off.
Well, slipped into a coma once again.
Where's my organ donor?
Lend a hand.
So when you think you're all alone,
No one's left to come around,
Drop like flies and empathize,
Cause I know that I will someday,
And I know that I will suffocate,
Suffocate, suffocate, suffocate.
So when you think you're all alone,
No one's left to come around,
Drop like flies and empathize,
Cause I know that I will someday,
And I know that I will suffocate,
Cause I know that I will someday,
And I know that I will suffocate,
Suffocate, suffocate, suffocate.
02 Desensitized (02:50)
Clenching my teeth tight
My head is like a sponge
Give it to me free
I wanna get ripped off
And drown in the airwaves
Another fatal wreck
On the information highway
So go ahead and kill yourselves
It all amuses me
For I'll be damned to spend my life in hell
Another wise ingrate
Bring me blood and pain
Of a stranger's fate
Give it all away
Gimme, gimme now
I'm desensitized
I wanna watch the bomb
Blow the masses high
I wanna get ripped off
And drown in the airwaves
Another fatal wreck
On the information highway
So go ahead and kill yourselves
It all amuses me
For I'll be damned to spend my life in hell
Another wise ingrate
Bring me blood and pain
Of a stranger's fate
Give it all away
I wanna get ripped off
And drown in the airwaves
Another fatal wreck
On the information highway
So go ahead and kill yourselves
It all amuses me
For I'll be damned to spend my life in hell
Another wise ingrate
04 Outsider (02:19)
Oh, I'm an outsider outside of everything
Oh, I'm an outsider outside of everything
Oh, I'm an outsider outside of everything
everything you know
everything you know
it disturbs me so
Oh, I'm an outsider outside of everything
Oh, I'm an outsider outside of everything
Oh, I'm an outsider outside of everything
Everything you know
Everything you know
It disturbs me so
Everybody's gotta push me
Push me around
Everybody tryed to put me
Tryed to put me down
I messed up everyone
I've already had all my fun
More troubles are gonna come
I've already had all my fun
Oh yeah yeah yeah
Everybody try to push me
Push me around
Everybody try to put me
Try to put me down
Oh, I'm an outsider outside of everything
Oh, I'm an outsider outside of everything
Oh, I'm an outsider outside of everything
Everything you know
Everything you know
It disturbs me so
08 Scumbag (01:47)
You come around every now and then
Your clothes are different,
but you're still the same
Why else would you come here?
Scumbag on a mission
You're telling me it's been a while
Shit-eating grin and a brand new life
Somebody let you come here
Scumbag with permission
Never though I'd see the like of you around this place
What's the special occasion?
Did you run outta friends?
Here you are comin' 'round again
And things are different but you still pretend
You' got a reason to come here
Scumbag with ambition
And now you're telling me that things have changed
And you'll leaving in a couple days
You're gonna change the world someday
Scumbag with a vision
It must be nice to know you got it all figured out
But from where I'm sitting,
It's the same thing again and again
Have you ever stopped to think
before you opened up your mouth?
Because everytime you do,
It's the same thing again and again
11 Sick of Me (02:09)
Why can't you just admit it, you've had it, you're
sick of me
You're fed up with all my bad habits, you're
sick of me
To your lies you've become so desensitized
sick of me
Lost regrets and you say that your mad at me
sick of me
Wonderin' out the door
I am on to you
Your comin' back for more
Am I losing you?
Like a dog that just pissed on your barbecue
sick of me
Losin' faith and you still don't know what to do
sick of me
Losin' health and now you hate everything and you're
sick of me
It's a waste but we still keep on tryin' you're
sick of me
Wonderin' out the door
I am on to you
Your comin' back for more
Am I losing you?
So you got your problems
So you got it alright
Do you have a conscience?
Do you have a reason?
Well I'm sick of you too.
Wonderin' out the door
I am on to you
Your comin' back for more
Am I losing you?
12 Rotting (02:53)
I'm rotting inside
My flesh turns to dust
Whisper, “are you dying?” in my ear
I'm so sick to death
Tumors in my head
Whisper, “are you dying?” in my ear
Black rose of death
In my fist I clutch
Thorns shred my finger tips
And drips toxic blood
Kiss me one last time
Wipe off my sweat
Whisper, “are you dying?” in my ear
As my bones they rust
20 pounds of trust
Whisper, “are you dying?” in my ear
Black rose of death
In my fist I clutch
Thorns shred my finger tips
And drips toxic blood
I'm rotting inside
My flesh turns to dust
Whisper, “are you dying?” in my ear
Kiss me one last time
Wipe off my sweat
Whisper, “are you dying?” in my ear
Whisper, “are you dying?” in my ear
13 Do Da Da (01:33)
Every time I'm falling down
You take the repercussions
Headaches and anxieties
Advancing my frustrations
Rush into my depression
Sacrifice everything
Waste with me into nothing
Well now you're stuck with me
Hand up your soul to my wrist
And I'll vow my trust to you
Moving on and I always thought
I realized you've imagined
You take the repercussions
Headaches and anxieties
Advancing my frustrations
Rush into my depression
Sacrifice everything
Waste with me into nothing
Well now you're stuck with me
Hand up your soul to my wrist
And I'll vow my trust to you
Moving on and I always thought
I realized you've imagined
14 On the Wagon (02:49)
Sometimes it gets real hard,
And I need some kind of output.
For input twice the size of my one inch mind.
So slap me on the hand.
Put it right back down my pants.
Turn me right around.
Kick me in the ass.
Well today I say sweet things,
But tomorrow,
I'll be making up excuses,
For my actions ‘cuz it's been so long,
Since I've been in love.
That special kind of feeling.
Guess my best excuse.
I'm on the wagon again.
Well today I say sweet things,
But tomorrow,
I'll be making up excuses,
For my actions ‘cuz it's been so long,
Since I've been in love.
That special kind of feeling.
Guess my best excuse.
I'm on the wagon again.
Well I got no real excuse.
I'm on the wagon again.
OH YEAH!
15 Ha Ha You're Dead (03:18)
How do you get your sleep at night?
How did you get your noose so tight?
Like chewing on tinfoil its so much fun
Gonna be dead before your gone
'Cause look how things have gotten
And I'll be happy so I wont pretend
And I'll be cheering that you're going down
And I'll be laughing, I'll be laughing
How many feelings can you steal?
Gotta be part of your appeal
I can see through you cause you're wearing thin
Like chewing on tinfoil once again
'Cause look how things have gotten
And I'll be happy so I wont pretend
And I'll be cheering that you're going down
And I'll be laughing, I'll be laughing
(CHORUS):
Ha ha you're dead
And I'm so happy
In loving memory
Of your demise
When your ship is going down
I'll go out and paint the town
Ha ha you're dead
Ha ha you're dead
Ha ha you're dead
Ha ha you're dead
The joke is over
You were an asshole
And now you're gone
As your ship is going down
I'll stand by and watch you drown
Ha ha you're dead
You're gonna be dead
Just remember what I said
Ha ha you're dead
Ha ha you're dead
Ha ha you're dead
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Di Trimalchione
"Non ci sono pezzi indimenticabili, anzi, abbondano i pezzi dimenticabili, ma alcune piccole perle ci vengono comunque regalate."
"Espionage, gradevole strumentale che dà un'idea di come sarebbero dovute essere le colonne sonore di James Bond secondo i Green Day."
