Green Day To Release 'The Studio Albums 1990 - 2009' Boxed Set
Thursday, 02 August 2012
Written by Jon Stickler
In advance of the release of their new Green Day '¡Uno!', 'Green Day ¡Dos!', and 'Green Day ¡Tré!' album trilogy, Green Day will look back on their career with the release of the eight-CD boxed set 'The Studio Albums 1990-2009' on September 4th, 2012. The collection treads the band's meteoric journey from their 1990 debut, '1,039/ Smoothed Out Slappy Hours', through 'Kerplunk (1992)', 'Dookie (1994)', 'Insomniac (1995)' 'Nimrod (1997)', 'Warning (2000)', and 'American Idiot (2004)', to 2009's '21st Century Breakdown'.
The set features each album in an individual CD paper-sleeve with original artwork, housed in a clamshell box. All eight albums are neatly packaged together in one place, giving the listener a sharp, sizzling slice of punk rock history and an in-depth look at the band's evolution.
Green Day's 19-track debut, '1,039/ Smoothed Out Slappy Hours', traces their beginnings in the East Bay underground punk scene. The album is a compilation of three separate long plays: '39/ Smooth', 'Slappy', and '1,000 Hours'. Time spent in the studio was particularly true to punk's short and fast form, with the sleeve notes stating that the album was "recorded in twenty-two hours"!
'Kerplunk' followed in 1992, and included an early version of 'Welcome To Paradise,' which was later re-recorded for 'Dookie' and released as a single. 'Kerplunk' would also be was the band's last release for the independent label Lookout!. Propelled by incessant touring and word of mouth, the band's popularity increased rapidly, and they eventually signed with Reprise and began preparing for their major-label debut.
'Dookie' was released in February 1994 and catapulted the band into music's mainstream with the massive hits 'Longview,' 'Basket Case,' and 'When I Come Around.' The album, which began Green Day's long-standing relationship with producer Rob Cavallo went on to sell over 15 million copies worldwide and earned the band its first Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Performance. Green Day had officially arrived.
Only 18 months later, the highly anticipated 'Insomniac' followed. Singles 'Geek Stink Breath,' 'Brainstew/Jaded,' and 'Walking Contradiction' sat wedged in heavy rotation on MTV, and the album remains the band's third best-selling record after 'Dookie' and 'American Idiot'.
Testament to the group's ferocious artistic output, they continued with their two-year album cycle and delivered 'Nimrod' in fall of 1997. 'Nimrod' featured the acoustic single 'Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life),' which has gone on to be one of the band's most beloved songs. Live favorites 'Hitchin A Ride' and 'Nice Guys Finish Last' are also included.
'Warning' saw Green Day experiment with their sound, bringing a more acoustic layering to many of the album's tracks, including the stomping, sing-along 'Minority,' the swinging 'Waiting,' and the reflective 'Macy's Day Parade.' Four years later the band released their seminal rock opera 'American Idiot' to massive commercial success and critical acclaim. The album debuted at Number 1 on the Billboard chart, produced five hit singles, earned seven Grammy nominations (winning two, including Best Rock Album), and even spawned a hit Broadway musical. Ten years after the release of their breakthrough 'Dookie', Green Day had changed popular music's landscape all over again.
Following the success of 'American Idiot', expectations were high for the 2009 release of '21st Century Breakdown' and Green Day did not disappoint. The album reached the Number 1 spot in over 15 countries worldwide and picked up a 2010 Grammy Award for Best Rock Album on the success of hit songs 'Know Your Enemy' and '21 Guns.'
Green Day is currently preparing for the release of their trilogy of new albums - 'Green Day ¡Uno!', 'Green Day ¡Dos!', and 'Green Day ¡Tré!' - on September 25th, 2012; November 13th, 2012, and January 15th, 2013, respectively.
Green Day's acclaimed musical ‘American Idiot’ will be appearing in UK theatres this autumn.
Wed October 10th 2012 - Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
Thu October 11th 2012 - Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
Fri October 12th 2012 - Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
Sat October 13th 2012 - Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
Sat November 3rd 2012 - Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow
Mon November 12th 2012 - Palace Theatre Manchester, Manchester
Tue November 13th 2012 - Palace Theatre Manchester, Manchester
Wed November 14th 2012 - Palace Theatre Manchester, Manchester
Thu November 15th 2012 - Palace Theatre Manchester, Manchester
Fri November 16th 2012 - Palace Theatre Manchester, Manchester
Sat November 17th 2012 - Palace Theatre Manchester, Manchester
Thu November 22nd 2012 - Palace Theatre Manchester, Manchester
Fri November 23rd 2012 - Palace Theatre Manchester, Manchester
Sat November 24th 2012 - Palace Theatre Manchester, Manchester
Tue December 4th 2012 - HMV Hammersmith Apollo, London
Wed December 5th 2012 - HMV Hammersmith Apollo, London
Thu December 6th 2012 - HMV Hammersmith Apollo, London
Fri December 7th 2012 - HMV Hammersmith Apollo, London
Sat December 8th 2012 - HMV Hammersmith Apollo, London
Sun December 9th 2012 - HMV Hammersmith Apollo, London
Tue October 9th 2012 - Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
Mon November 19th 2012 - Palace Theatre Manchester, Manchester
Tue November 20th 2012 - Palace Theatre Manchester, Manchester
Wed November 21st 2012 - Palace Theatre Manchester, Manchester
Sat December 15th 2012 - Hammersmith Apollo, London
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