Bullet in a Bible

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They might have meant to beat against the Head Redneck’s agenda, might have wanted to bury a punk rock pipe bomb at the intersection between populist politics and the Blue Collar Comedy Tour. With American Idiot they have a real problem, because, as Bullet in a Bible’s very existence proves, their big Message Record is also a Monstrous Hit. More than a decade later, their superstardom is a mascara-clouded mess of sloganeering, middle age, and punk rock lip service, and the firebrand moments in 2004’s American Idiot diminish with every millionth unit shifted. Back then they smirked at the world from underneath green hair dye, and goaded suburban children into gleeful mud fights. Type Green Day in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Bullet in a Bible in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.

And the backstage access to where you can see what the band does before and after their performances was a nice touch. That’s what the band's new CD/DVD set Bullet in a Bible documents, recounting their show this past summer at the National Bowl in Milton Keynes.There’s nothing here as hilariously cheesy as “The Road,” but a few of Armstrong’s interview segments on the DVD have the clichéd “I don’t know/We do so many shows in row” air of the traveling rock superstar. Bullet in a Bible was released as a double-LP set on November 10, 2009, as part of the band's 2009 vinyl re-release campaign. The set is loud, and Tré cool’s bass drum often resounds like he’s banging a huge pedal on the side of Texas Stadium.

But here’s Bullet in a Bible just in time for the holidays, the commercialistic addendum to Idiot's supposed apathetic anthems. Green Day profile their "American Idiot" concert at Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire, England in 2005. The perfect punchy low end with a vast soundstage and complementary, but not overbearing, crowd noise. The interviews really got in deep, and made it to where you can kinda get to know the band a little better.Bullet in a Bible is a live album by American rock band Green Day, released on November 15, 2005, by Reprise Records. Pitchfork may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. Green Day have released most of the videos from this concert on their YouTube page except for " Boulevard of Broken Dreams", " Wake Me Up When September Ends", and the other songs which have been omitted from the album release.