'Dookie' and '21st. Century Breakdown' are albums by which American rock band?
"channel-surfing; apathy has rarely sounded so passionate."" ""Rolling Stone""'s Paul Evans described Green Day as ""convincing mainly because they've got punk's snotty anti-values down cold: blame, self-pity, arrogant self-hatred, humor, narcissism, fun"". Neil Strauss of The ""New York Times"", while complimentary on the album's overall quality, noted that ""Dookie""s pop sound only remotely resembled punk music. The band did not respond initially to these comments, but later claimed that they were ""just trying to be themselves"" and that ""it's our band, we can do whatever we want"". Dirnt claimed that the follow-up album, ""Insomniac"", one of the band's hardest albums"
"""Dookie"" and ""Insomniac"", the experimental elements of ""Nimrod"" and ""Warning"" and finishing with the stadium rock/rock opera sound taken from ""American Idiot"" and ""21st Century Breakdown"". While musically, Rob Cavallo said that ""They wanted to return to the simplicity of ""Dookie""."" ""We also wanted to go pre-""Dookie"", back to our love of Fifties and Sixties music, close-to-the-bone rock and roll. You don't hear a gazillion parts. The majority of this is drums, bass, two guitars and vocals."" Frontman Billie Joe also stated that ""¡Tre!"" would be the most ambitious album of the trilogy. He has also stated the following of"
"Cracker (band) Cracker is an American rock band led by singer David Lowery and guitarist Johnny Hickman. The band is best known for its gold-selling 1993 album, ""Kerosene Hat"", which includes the hit songs ""Low"" and ""Euro-Trash Girl."" Lowery and Hickman formed the band in 1991, releasing the album ""Cracker"" the following year (which included singles ""Happy Birthday to Me"" and ""Teen Angst"") on Virgin Records. The band has been touring ever since, releasing nine studio albums and several compilations, collaborations, solo projects and live albums. Cracker mix influences and sounds from rock, punk, grunge, psychedelia, country, blues and folk."
"one of the best selling independent albums of all time, selling over 4 million worldwide. Green Day is credited (alongside Sublime, Bad Religion, the Offspring, and Rancid) with popularizing mainstream interest in punk rock in the United States. Particurarly the album ""Dookie"", which was cited by Fuse as the most important pop punk album of all time and named the best alternative album of 1994 by ""Rolling Stone"". It was also placed in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's ""Definitive 200"" list of 200 classic albums. Both ""Dookie"" and ""American Idiot"" were placed on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums"
"bonus track on ""21st Century Breakdown"" when pre-ordered on iTunes. Blink-182 refer to the album name in their song ""Easy Target"". ""Face to Face"" covers ""Telling Them"" on their live album Mommy's Little Monster (album) Mommy's Little Monster is the debut studio album by American punk rock band Social Distortion, released in 1983. In 1982, Social Distortion took part in the tour with Youth Brigade (as chronicled in the documentary ""Another State of Mind"") and broke up shortly afterwards. However, because of the tour's success, the band reconciled not long afterward and decided to begin work on their first album."
"the band's popularity with a younger generation. Becoming the band's first album to top the ""Billboard"" 200, ""American Idiot"" sold over six million copies in the United States, and over 14 million copies worldwide. The album spawned five commercially successful singles: ""American Idiot"", ""Boulevard of Broken Dreams"", ""Holiday"", ""Wake Me Up When September Ends"", and ""Jesus of Suburbia"". The band's eighth studio album ""21st Century Breakdown"" followed in May 2009, topping the ""Billboard"" 200 and being certified platinum by the RIAA. Two singles from the album—""Know Your Enemy"" and ""21 Guns""—became top 40 hits on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100."
"Dokken Dokken is an American metal band formed in 1979. It split up in 1989 and reformed four years later. The band had three charting singles (""Alone Again"", ""In My Dreams"" and ""Burning Like a Flame"") and have sold more than 10 million albums worldwide. The live album ""Beast from the East"" was nominated for the inaugural Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 1989. The classic Dokken line-up consisted of founder Don Dokken on vocals, George Lynch on lead guitar, Mick Brown on drums and Jeff Pilson, who replaced the Ratt-bound Juan Croucier in 1983, on bass; this line-up"
"forward."" After signing with Reprise, the band went to work on recording its major label debut, ""Dookie."" Recorded in three weeks, and released in February 1994, ""Dookie"" became a commercial success, helped by extensive MTV airplay for the videos of the songs ""Longview"", ""Basket Case"", and ""When I Come Around"", all of which reached the number one position on the Modern Rock Tracks charts. The album went on to sell over 10 million copies in the US. At a performance on September 9, 1994 at Hatch Memorial Shell in Boston, mayhem broke out during the band's set (cut short to"
"released in June 2010. It includes the band's songs, including full albums for ""Dookie"", ""American Idiot"", and ""21st Century Breakdown"", avatars of the band's members and venues after real-life performances of the group. The track list is fully exportable to other ""Rock Band"" games. Several bands stated they were seeking to or working with Harmonix to develop band-specific content for the series. The band Pearl Jam worked with Harmonix and MTV Games along with Rhapsody on a ""Rock Band""-related project that was to be released in 2010, allowing for users to vote for their favorite live versions of the band's"
"the mix and thus unintelligible to the other band members. It was not until late 2008 that he chose to share his words with Cool, Vig, and bassist Mike Dirnt by sitting down with them and reading the entire album's lyrics aloud in order. The band members made the finishing touches on the album in early April 2009 and claimed that its release would lead to a ""kind of... post-partum depression"". ""21st Century Breakdown"" continues the rock opera style of its predecessor, ""American Idiot"". The album is set in Detroit, Michigan and is divided into three acts: ""Heroes and Cons"","
"lyrically and musically, was the band releasing their anger at all the criticism from critics and former fans. Along with The Offspring's ""Smash"", ""Dookie"" has been credited for helping bring punk rock back into mainstream music culture. Thomas Nassiff at Fuse cited it as the most important pop punk album. In April 2014, ""Rolling Stone"" placed the album at No. 1 on its ""1994: The 40 Best Records From Mainstream Alternative's Greatest Year"" list. A month later, ""Loudwire"" placed ""Dookie"" at No. 1 on its ""10 Best Hard Rock Albums of 1994"" list. ""Guitar World"" ranked ""Dookie"" at number thirteen"
"of the diamond certification ""Dookie"" would attain. Their subsequent album ""Warning"", released in 2000, was considered a significant commercial disappointment, despite largely positive reviews. In early 2002, the band embarked on the Pop Disaster Tour, co-headlining with Blink-182. The tour created momentum for the trio, who began to be viewed as ""elder statesmen"" of the pop punk scene at the time, which consisted of bands like Good Charlotte, Sum 41, and New Found Glory. By this time, things had come to a point regarding unresolved personal issues between the three band members. The band was argumentative and miserable, according to"
"Hootie & the Blowfish Hootie & the Blowfish is an American rock band that was formed in Columbia, South Carolina, in 1986 by Darius Rucker, Mark Bryan, Dean Felber and Jim Sonefeld. As of July 2010, the band had charted sixteen singles on various ""Billboard"" singles charts and recorded five studio albums. Their debut album, ""Cracked Rear View"" (1994), is the 19th-best-selling album of all time in the United States, and was certified platinum 21 times. They have sold over 21 million copies of their albums in the United States. The group was also popular in Canada, having three number-one"
"Fat Wreck Chords and Epitaph Records achieved commercial success. Skate punk broke into the mainstream in the mid-1990s, initially with the Northern California-based skate punk band Green Day and in the late 1990s with the Southern California-based pop punk band Blink-182 as well who all achieved massive worldwide commercial success. Green Day's album ""Dookie"" (1994) sold 10 million copies in the United States and another 10 million copies worldwide. Soon after the release of ""Dookie"", The Offspring released the album ""Smash"". The album sold over 14 million copies worldwide, setting a record for most albums sold on an independent label."
"and so they settled on the name ""Dookie"". The album artwork by fellow East Bay punk Richie Bucher caused controversy, since it depicted bombs being dropped on people and buildings. The setting is a replica of Berkeley's Telegraph Avenue. In the center, there is an explosion, with the band's name at the top. Armstrong has since explained the meaning of the artwork: The back cover on early prints of the CD featured a plush toy of Ernie from ""Sesame Street"", which was airbrushed out of later prints for fear of litigation; however, Canadian and European prints still feature Ernie on"
"debut album, ""Further Out"" (Run For Cover). On June 20, 2017, the band announced that they would be releasing their second album, ""Time Well"", via Relapse Records on August 18. Cloakroom (band) Cloakroom is an American rock band from Northwest Indiana, United States. They are currently signed to Relapse Records. The band formed in June 2012. Lead singer and guitarist Doyle Martin was previously in the bands Grown Ups and Lion of the North, and bassist Bobby Markos was in the band Native. The band signed to Run For Cover Records in 2013. The band released their first extended play,"
"album charted in a few countries, the hit single ""Basket Case"" entered the top 10 in the United Kingdom and Sweden. Later in 1995, the album received a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album, with ""Longview"" and ""Basket Case"" each being nominated for a Grammy. Although the album only sold 9,000 copies in its first week as the album didn't gain commercial success until after its release. Throughout the 1990s, ""Dookie"" continued to sell well, eventually receiving diamond certification in 1999; by 2013, ""Dookie"" had sold over 20 million copies worldwide and remains the band's best-selling album. ""Dookie"" was"
"22nd Century (band) 22nd Century is a Canadian rock band from Vancouver, formed in 2007. 22nd Century's members include CIBC Wood Gundy portfolio manager Tim Plommer (Anthill, Little Green Planet), guitarist Jesus Krysler, bassist Duane Chaos (Stress Factor 9, Ace Koden, Driven Force, Centerfold) and drummer Zippy Pinhead (of hardcore punk bands D.O.A., The Dils). In the late 1980s, drummer Zippy Pinhead formed the Stiffs with Gerry Useless (who later formed the Subhumans) and Mike Normal; later forming ""Sgt. Nick Penis and the Brassball Battalion"" with D.O.A. founders Randy Rampage and Chuck Biscuits. Duane met Zippy and Randy while playing"
"seven songs) and by the end of the rampage, 100 people were injured and 45 arrested. The band also joined the lineups of both the Lollapalooza festival and Woodstock '94, where the group started an infamous mud fight. During the concert, a security guard mistook bassist Mike Dirnt for a stage-invading fan and punched out some of his teeth. Viewed by millions by pay-per-view television, the Woodstock 1994 performance further aided Green Day's growing publicity and recognition, and helped push its album to eventual diamond status. In 1995, ""Dookie"" won the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Album and the band"
"of release of ""American Idiot"", prior to the popularity of rhythm games, but declined, believing it ""didn’t feel right"" due to the ""cutthroat"" nature of the video game industry at that point. The game is the first Harmonix game to feature a full album in the game as shipped, with the entirety of ""American Idiot"", ""Dookie"" (except for hidden track ""All By Myself""), and ""21st Century Breakdown"" being playable. The inclusion of the full album of ""American Idiot"" was the centerpiece of the game's development, according to Harmonix' Chris Foster, due in part to the thematic nature of the album"
"with an entirely new lineup that also became the current touring lineup. The album was released on December 9, 2014 with ""Waited My Whole Life"" released as a single. In December 2015, Lowery (along with Camper Van Beethoven) filed a class action lawsuit against music streaming service Spotify, alleging that Spotify knowingly and unlawfully reproduced and distributed copyrighted recordings without obtaining proper music licenses. Cracker (band) Cracker is an American rock band led by singer David Lowery and guitarist Johnny Hickman. The band is best known for its gold-selling 1993 album, ""Kerosene Hat"", which includes the hit songs ""Low"" and"
"of the fourth member and being interviewed and appearing on the front cover of L.A. based ""Punk Globe"" magazine. Their second video released from ""Where's Howie!?"", based on the title track was launched in August 2011. 22nd Century (band) 22nd Century is a Canadian rock band from Vancouver, formed in 2007. 22nd Century's members include CIBC Wood Gundy portfolio manager Tim Plommer (Anthill, Little Green Planet), guitarist Jesus Krysler, bassist Duane Chaos (Stress Factor 9, Ace Koden, Driven Force, Centerfold) and drummer Zippy Pinhead (of hardcore punk bands D.O.A., The Dils). In the late 1980s, drummer Zippy Pinhead formed the"
"punk operas [...] Billie Joe Armstrong thoroughly enjoys his spotlight: shouting, cursing and letting audiences take whole verses of 'American Idiot' and 'Good Riddance.' And drummer Tré Cool is way up in the mix, channeling the Clash's Topper Headon and the Who's Keith Moon with precise demonic glee."" Chris Conaton of PopMatters said that the album ""has a bit of the odor of a record-company stopgap about it"", noting the five-year gap between the band's last two studio albums, ""American Idiot"" (2004) and ""21st Century Breakdown"" (2009), that was filled by the live album and DVD ""Bullet in a Bible"""
"to radio stations on May 25. The band embarked on a world tour in July 2009; the North American leg lasted through September and the European leg ended in November. ""East Jesus Nowhere"" was released as the album's third single on October 19, 2009. Reception to ""21st Century Breakdown"" has been generally favorable, according to aggregating website Metacritic, which reported a rating of 70/100 based on 30 critical reviews. Dan Silver of ""The Observer"" awarded the record four stars out of five and likened it to both Bruce Springsteen's music and the avant-garde writing of Chuck Palahniuk. ""Rolling Stone""s David"
"that time, we'd played so many shows it really had no bearing."" Armstrong referred to The Dickies as ""just another Ramones rip-off"". Although in August 1996, Armstrong said bands like the Ramones are bands he listened to later, in June 2010, Armstrong cited the Ramones as an influence. He also said his ""range of favorite songwriters goes anywhere from the Sex Pistols all the way to Lennon–McCartney. During the ""American Idiot"" and ""21st Century Breakdown"" era of Green Day, the band was influenced by The Who, U2, Motown albums, and musicals such as ""Grease"". The band's 1992 album ""Kerplunk"" is"
"the Jam and James Bond."" A review of ""Slick Night Out"" in ""Billboard"" compared their sound to the Beautiful South and the Crash Test Dummies. Donkey (band) Donkey was a band formed in Athens, Georgia by its vocalist, Todd ""T.B."" Ferster. Both of the band's albums were released on Amphion Records. Their debut album, ""Slick Night Out"", was released in 1993 and was recorded live at the Point, a concert venue in the Atlanta, Georgia neighborhood of Little Five Points. The album was recorded by Don McCollister, and included two horn players. Also in 1994, the band released its second"
"stiffness"" and ""nothing more than a rote protest song preaching to the converted"". ""Rolling Stone"" called the song one of the highlights of the album, praising the punk-oriented sound and calling it a ""Clash-size bootboy chants"". ""Billboard"" said that ""The lead single from the band's new release, ""21st Century Breakdown"", finds the group just as politically charged as last time"", but also said that ""While the subject matter is broad and may be missed by some, ""Enemy"" has enough charm to amp up the airwaves until ""(21st Century) Breakdown"" is released."" Billie Joe Armstrong told ""Q"", ""It’s a rallying song."
"The Wrecking The Wrecking is an American rock band from Portland, Maine. The band is composed of Doug Elder on vocals and guitar, Darren Elder on drums, Karl Anderson on keys, bass guitar and backing vocals, and Chris James on guitar. The band released their debut studio album under the Chosen Records label on August 19, 2008 called ""A New Abolition"". The second album released under the Chosen Records Label on August 21, 2012 is entitled ""So Much For Love"", and this record has charted on numerous charts. In 1996, Douglas and Darren Elder founded The Kingpin Wrecking Crew. With"
"Fricke called ""21st Century Breakdown"" ""a compound bomb of classic-rock ecstasy, no-mercy punk assault and pop-song wiles; it's like The Clash's ""London Calling"", The Who's ""Quadrophenia"" and Hüsker Dü's ""Zen Arcade"" all compressed into 18 songs"". Dan Cairns of ""The Times"" concluded: ""Lyrically, it may succeed in capturing the contradictions, vulnerabilities and longing for harmony that thrum through Armstrong, Dirnt and Cool, their country, and humanity as a whole. But its real triumph, in an age of trimming, of market testing, of self-censorship and lowest common denominators, is not simply to aim insanely high, but to make it to the"
"hipness of punk rock to such an extent that a 1993 ad campaign for an automobile, the Subaru Impreza, claimed that the car was ""like punk rock"". In 1993, California's Green Day and Bad Religion were both signed to major labels. The next year, Green Day put out ""Dookie,"" which became a huge hit, selling nine million albums in the United States in just over two years. Bad Religion's ""Stranger Than Fiction"" was certified gold. Other California punk bands on the independent label Epitaph, run by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz, also began achieving mainstream popularity. In 1994, Epitaph released"
"Academy to recognize achievement in the mainly English-language music industry. The MTV Video Music Award is an award presented by the cable channel MTV to honor the best in the music video medium. Hootie & the Blowfish Hootie & the Blowfish is an American rock band that was formed in Columbia, South Carolina, in 1986 by Darius Rucker, Mark Bryan, Dean Felber and Jim Sonefeld. As of July 2010, the band had charted sixteen singles on various ""Billboard"" singles charts and recorded five studio albums. Their debut album, ""Cracked Rear View"" (1994), is the 19th-best-selling album of all time in"
"members, NKOTB with 5 members and 98 Degrees with 4 members) jokingly refer to themselves as ""The Dirty Dozen."" The North American tour began on May 28, 2013. The band also performed a song during the season finale of NBC's ""The Sing-Off"", which Nick Lachey hosts, on December 23, 2013. The band released their new album, ""2.0"", their first studio album in 13 years, on May 7, 2013. In summer 2016, they regrouped again to headline the My2K Tour, their first headlining tour in 15 years. They were supported by O-Town, Ryan Cabrera, and Dream, putting together a bill of"
"last successful pop punk album of the decade was Green Day's eighth studio album ""21st Century Breakdown"" released in 2009 which achieved their best chart performance to date by reaching number one on the album charts of various countries as well as winning a Grammy, including the United States ""Billboard"" 200, the European Top 100 Albums, and the United Kingdom Albums Chart. Post-grunge continued to be popular in the 2000s, with the genre reaching its peak in the early years of the decade. Artists include Foo Fighters, Creed, Alter Bridge, Nickelback, Lifehouse, Hoobastank, 3 Doors Down, Puddle of Mudd, Our"