History Music / GreenDay

-->''Nobody likes you,\\

* CoverVersion: The Kinks' "Tired of Waiting for You" and Music/Fifteen's "C#(Tion)", dubbed "C Yo Yus".

* 1992 - ''On The Radio'' (Live)

** ''Uno!'' seems back to the dirty mouth of before ("shoot the fucking DJ... voices in my head are saying, 'shoot that fucker down!'"). Special mention goes to "Let Yourself Go", which drops 9 f-bombs; two in PrecisionFStrike form, and the other 7 in rapid succession (repeating the line "always fuck, fucking with my head now").

->''"Do you have the time''
->''To listen to me whine''
->''About nothing and everything all at once?"''

* '''''Michael Pritchard (Mike Dirnt)''''' - bass, backing and lead vocals, baseball bat, farfisa (1987–)
* Jason White - guitar, vocals (2012–2016; currently a touring member)

** Most notably, ''Insomniac''[='=]s "Brain Stew/Jaded" and ''American Idiot''[='=]s "Holiday/Boulevard of Broken Dreams". The latter two songs in particular are paired into one track for the album's Spotify release.[[note]]Although several other song pairs in the album have been merged as well despite not having a clear transition between them, and "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" can still be listened alone through its correspondent single.[[/note]]

* GenreThrowback: Their 2012 album ''¡Uno!'' could be considered this, as the entirety of the album strongly resembles the sounds found in their 1994 release, ''Dookie''.
** Their are also songs that sound a bit like they could be from ''Nimrod'' (1997) or ''Warning'' (2000).

* FadingIntoTheNextSong: Many, most notably "Brain Stew/Jaded" and "Holiday/Boulevard of Broken Dreams".
** The latter example takes this over to their music videos. The "Holiday" video has the band rocking out to the song in a car, and it ends with the car breaking down. The "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" video shows the band exiting the car and walking the rest of their way, which also cleverly ties into the "walking alone" theme in the lyrics.
** The entire ''21st Century Breakdown'' album, save for the final songs in each "act".
** ''Dos!'' fades from "See You Tonight" to "Fuck Time".

** ''Nimrod's'' "Jinx" segues right into "Haushinka" without so much as pausing for breath.
** The outro to ''Dookie's'' "Chump" goes right into the intro to "Longview."

** There are some videos circulating on Youtube of Billie Joe playing "She" completely naked...and uncensored. In fact, the camera tries to get as much of his sexy bits as possible.

* SerialEscalation: The "Walking Contradiction" video, from start to end, is nothing but repeated attempts to top itself over and over by means of the damage the band members cause. The video even ends with the guys [[spoiler:''causing a building to collapse''.]]

** The album ''Father Of All Motherfuckers,'' which of course has to have the CensoredTitle ''Father Of All...'' for retail. (amusingly, it is represented by placing a ''unicorn'' in front of where the curse word would be)
* IntercourseWithYou:

Having fun.''

** On ''Revolution Radio'', this is obvious in spades. Going from a KillEmAll song ("Bang Bang") to a ProtestSong about the American Black Lives Matter movement, and from an epic rhapsody featuring a reprise from the opening song "Somewhere Now" ("Forever Now"), to an ending ballad that's comparable to "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" ("Ordinary World").

** ''Father Of All..'' is probably the most experimental record the band has ever recorded, pulling influences from a wide variety of genres. It has garage rock, (the title track, "Fire, Ready, Aim," "Take the Money and Crawl") power pop, ("I Was a Teenage Teenager," "Graffitia") glam rock, ("Oh Yeah!") their old-school pop punk ("Sugar Youth") and even blues rock "(Junkies on a High").

** ''Father Of All..'' is probably the most experimental record the band has ever recorded, pulling influences from a wide variety of genres.

* MetaphorIsMyMiddleName: A [[EnforcedTrope rather literal]] example; Billie Joe named his second child Jakob Danger Armstrong. [[AwesomeMcCoolname Danger is LITERALLY his middle name.]]

* AwesomeMcCoolname: Almost literally with Tré Cool. His real name, Frank Edwin Wright III, is also impressive.
** Billie Joe's second child is named Jakob Danger Armstrong. Danger is ''literally'' his middle name.

** Dos! fades from "See You Tonight" to "Fuck Time".
** From Revolution Radio, "Somewhere Now" fades into "Bang Bang", and "Bouncing Off The Wall" fades into "Still Breathing" then that into "Youngblood."

-->--'''"Basket Case"'''

Green Day reached its first breakout success with 1994's ''Music/{{Dookie}}'', still seen as one of the most seminal albums of its time for its lasting impact on punk rock and its mainstream acceptance. It remains their highest-selling album.

From then on, the band would continuously slide between [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism cynical and optimistic tones]] in their songwriting and concepts, often transparently informed by the political tensions of the times, and [[NewSoundAlbum experiment with different genres]], both in their work and their handful of short-lived side projects, including The Network (NewWave, under pseudonyms) and Foxboro Hot Tubs (GarageRock).

* {{Medley}}: Live performances of "King for a Day" always segues into the Isley Brothers' "Shout", and once the SubduedSection of that kicks in, Billie Joe will sing cover snippets (including "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" from ''Film/LifeOfBrian'', "Hey Jude" by Music/TheBeatles, "Teenage Kicks" by The Undertones, and "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by Music/TheRollingStones, among others).

* FilkSong: "Who Wrote [[Literature/TheCatcherInTheRye Holden Caulfield]]?"

** Their reputation preceded them by the end of the decade. During a 1997 in-store appearance at Tower Records in NYC, Green Day trashed the venue and caused $50,000 in damage. Afterward, when they got to Toronto for their appearance at HMV, which was to be filmed for a Muchmusic special, the company decided it'd be best if their appearance was in the alley ''behind'' the store instead. It proved to be a wise decision, as the band [[https://youtu.be/Xc7RIHmNpX0?t=23m34s happily wrecked everything in sight at the end of that set, including amps.]]

** ''Father Of All..'' is probably the most experimental record the band has ever recorded, pulling influences from a wide variety of genres. See "NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly" below for specifications.

* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: ''Father of All Motherfuckers'' is easily their most diverse album yet. Among the influences heard on the album include GarageRock, GlamRock, PowerPop, BluesRock, and NewWave. In fact, their signature PopPunk sound can be heard on only two tracks ("I Was a Teenage Teenager" and "Sugar Youth").

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: "Dominated Love Slave", which not only has Tré at the microphone, but is, of all things, a ''country'' song. About BDSM, no less.

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Varies wildly, but probably averaging around 5 or 6. Sometimes going up to 7 or 8 with songs like "Take Back" or "Platypus (I Hate You)" and dropping down to 1 or 2 with songs like "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" or "Macy's Day Parade."

* TheDissSong: "Jackass" is this in spades. It was never confirmed on who the song was ripping on, but the general consensus is that it's about Music/{{Blink 182}}, despite the fact that both bands have toured together.