September 21, 2004: Green Day Releases ‘American Idiot’
UNIVERSAL CITY, CA - DECEMBER 12: Musician Billy Joe Armstrong of Green Day performs at KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas at Universal Amphitheater December 12, 2004 in Universal City, California.
To say Green Day’s American Idiot was a game-changer for the band would be a massive understatement.
Selling 15 million copies worldwide (over six million copies in the U.S. alone), American Idiot was a shot in the arm to Green Day’s career. The ambitious rock opera lead the band down many paths (including the eventual stage musical adaptation) but none more important than the path that lead them to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015.
In honor of the album’s 13th anniversary, we look back at the bold and brash music videos from American Idiot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SA8v3B1SxR0
Erica Banas is a rock/classic rock blogger that loves the smell of old vinyl in the morning.
Erica Banas is a news blogger who's been covering the rock/classic rock world since 2014. The coolest event she's ever covered in person was the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Sir Paul McCartney inducting Foo Fighters? C'mon now!) She's also well-versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice. #TransRightsAreHumanRights
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