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- 1. 1987 - Present
2. The Band
Green Day were formed in 1987 in East Bay, California.
The band consists of lead singer and lead guitarist Billie Joe
Armstrong, bassist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tr Cool.
They are known for their catchy pop/punk and rock anthems, which
have gained them worldwide recognition.
They have so far released 8 studio albums, 3 EPs, 5 live albums and
3 compilation albums, and they have sold over 65 million albums
worldwide, including 24.65 million in the United States
alone.
They have also created 29 music videos, including hits such as
Basket Case, American Idiot and 21 Guns.
3. Early Years
As shown by the images, during their younger years, Green Days main
image was the use of baggy clothing and bright hair colours, such
as red, green and blue, to define themselves within the pop-punk
image.
Many other pop-punk bands emulated this kind of image of baggy
clothing and crazy hair colours, such as Blink-182, Sum 41 and
Simple Plan also does similar things, as it was seen as a symbol of
pop-punk.
4. Early Years
Green Day played mostly very upbeat pop-punk rock music, with
simple chords structures, yet catchy lyrics and riffs, hence making
them so popular. Some music videos that show this include Basket
Case, Longview and Walking Contradiction.
These earlier music videos show a clearer indication of the bands
style and image, along with their musical genres, and teenage based
themes.
5. Present Years
During their more recent years, Green Day have redefined their
image, with the band mainly always wearing black, with parts of
white and red, and this has become a bit of a trademark feature for
the band.
They continue to dye their hair, but darker colours, such as black,
to match the rest of their image, showing the transformation of the
band.
6. Present Years
Green Day have also reinvented their musical style, while keeping
to their original pop-punk style, they have turned more rock, such
as American Idiot and Know Your Enemy, and in some songs also
heavier, while also they have created a few slower rock songs, such
as 21 Guns.
Their newer music however is more political, which has caused some
controversy, however remains popular as some as their songs are
seen as rebellious anthems to such things as the government.
7. Change In Image
Green Day was originally known for their wacky hair colours such as
blue, red and green, with baggy clothing, and possibly motif
T-Shirts, however now they are known for their almost black image,
black skinny jeans, black shirt, Billie Joe Armstrongs black hair,
however they add things in such as white or red ties or red
Converse, which has now become their trademark image and dress
sense.
8. Change In Music
Green Days music started very pop-punk, and despite the genre still
largely remaining the same, they have also become a bit more rock,
and a bit heavier, and also at the end of every show the encore is
acoustic, showing how their music has evolved.
Their lyrics were mainly about teenage life, drugs etc, however
they have moved on more onto more politically based lyrics, also
showing an evolution over time.