Green Day is the band that has ruled Chicago with a huge Wrigley Field show and a live streaming press conference today on the 101WKQX Facebook page. They are Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Famers, have sold millions of albums, played to hundreds of thousands all over the world, and they are still going with a vibrant energy that shows their time at the top of the alternative mountain is far from over.
Guitarist/singer Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool have been hustling to get they are today at the ‘stadium level’ shared by top tier bands like Foo Fighters and Coldplay, with an enduring focus to political activism, emotional truth, and constant dedication delivering on being so much more ‘just another punk band’.
So let the delightful debate begin about what songs are the best from this West Coast trio, here is a Top 20 according to me and suggestions of trusted music fanatics of GD. So if you don’t like it or you love it, let ME know on social media. Yeah, if you are upset in any remote way, it’s my fault.
25. NICE GUYS FINISH LAST
24. 21 GUNS
23. BANG! BANG!
22. KNOW YOUR ENEMY
21. WAITING
20. PULLING TEETH
19. HOLIDAY
18. WARNING
17. STILL BREATHING
16. MINORITY
15. KING FOR A DAY
14. GEEK STINK BREATH
13. REDUNDANT
12. BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS
11. 2,000 LIGHT YEARS AWAY
10. SHE
9. LONGVIEW
8. JESUS OF SUBURBIA
7. GOOD RIDDANCE (TIME OF YOUR LIFE)
6. WELCOME TO PARADISE
5. WHEN I COME AROUND
4. WAKE ME UP WHEN SEPTEMBER ENDS
3. AMERICAN IDIOT
2. BRAIN STEW /JADED
- BASKETCASE
