Green Day : American idiots & the new punk explosion
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Published
New York : St. Paul, MN : Disinformation ; Distributed in the US and Canada by Consortium Book Sales and Distribution, 2006.
Edition
Updated & revised edition
Physical Desc
223 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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Published
New York : St. Paul, MN : Disinformation ; Distributed in the US and Canada by Consortium Book Sales and Distribution, 2006.
Format
Book
Edition
Updated & revised edition
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Includes discography: p. 211-221.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-223).
Description
"The Green Day story is very blunt: three school friends grow up together in a cluster of small blue-collar California towns, form a band ... and sell over 50 million albums. Except it wasn't that simple. Self-confessed latch-key kids, theirs was far from an easy ride." "Inspired by both the energy of British punk bands like the Sex Pistols and Buzzcocks and cult American bands such as the Dead Kennedys and Husker Du, Green Day formed in 1989. The band gigged relentlessly across the US, quickly selling out every underground club that booked them, and their 1994 major label debut Dookie was a 10-million-selling worldwide hit album that seized the zeitgeist while rock music was still reeling from the death of Nirvana's Kurt Cobain. They toured the world, headlined all the big festivals, won countless awards and released multi-million selling albums." "In 2004 Green Day reached a career pinnacle with the concept album American Idiot, a sophisticated commentary on modern life - underscoring dissatisfaction with the US president and America's cultural and economic policies. The No. 1 success of the Grammy-winning album extended Green Day's fan base even further - from pre-teen kids to previously skeptical critics. This book is the world's first full biography on Green Day. An authority on punk and hardcore, author Ben Myers charts the band members' difficult childhoods, the context of the band within the US and world punk scene and their glittering rise to success."--Jacket.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Myers, B. (2006). Green Day: American idiots & the new punk explosion (Updated & revised edition). Disinformation ; Distributed in the US and Canada by Consortium Book Sales and Distribution.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Myers, Ben. 2006. Green Day: American Idiots & the New Punk Explosion. Disinformation ; Distributed in the US and Canada by Consortium Book Sales and Distribution.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Myers, Ben. Green Day: American Idiots & the New Punk Explosion Disinformation ; Distributed in the US and Canada by Consortium Book Sales and Distribution, 2006.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Myers, Ben. Green Day: American Idiots & the New Punk Explosion Updated & revised edition, Disinformation ; Distributed in the US and Canada by Consortium Book Sales and Distribution, 2006.
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