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The album is sourced from two shows at Milton Keynes National Bowl, which featured a total attendance of 130,000 people, by far the largest two crowds the band had ever played for, which played into the crowd’s enormous reactions on the album. Six other tracks were played during the band’s two nights at Milton Keynes, presumably cut for length and to avoid having to secure rights for the two covers included in the set. before returning to American Idiot‘s major hit “Wake Me Up When September Ends,” a brief detour to Warning: in “Minority,” an outing of megahit “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” from American Idiot, and traditional closing track “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life),” in an electric rendition of the originally-acoustic song. Following a heavy reliance on American Idiot, being the most recent studio album at the time, Green Day dives into their greatest hits for the next five tracks, pulling out two tracks from Dookie, one from Insomniac, and another two from nimrod. That brings me to the setlist – fourteen tracks is too short for a live album, but the album picks its fourteen well. These extra musicians were put to good use on one of the album’s many highlights in “King for a Day,” which eventually transitions into a rousing rendition of “Shout” before returning to the original song for its conclusion. For the first time, Green Day brought an expanded band along for the ride with them, introducing multi-instrumentalists Jason Freese and Ronnie Blake and third guitarist Mike Pelino alongside guitarist Jason White (held over from the Warning: tour he would finally become an official member of the band for the ¡ Uno!/ ¡ Dos!/ ¡ Tre! trilogy in 2012), allowing for the group to expand their live musical palate. As much as the band is in top form, the crowd makes sure to meet them at every opportunity.Īnd make no mistake – this is most definitely Green Day at the height of their popularity, and thus, the height of their live existence. Though the audio is heavily edited, cutting out significant portions of crowd participation and extended instrumental sections, the album retains the incredibly rowdy, enthusiastic crowd, making sure that there is always the low hum of the crowd throughout the song, though this low hum frequently explodes into over 65,000 people chanting in unison at the band, often being led by Billie Joe Armstrong in these chants. I’ll say this for the band, they have a lot of energy.Bullet in a Bible, despite its short length, is an album that perfectly captures the atmosphere of a Green Day concert. But for GD fans, this DVD might get them raising their hands in appreciation as the concert-goers did. I’m sure they have many fans who love their sounds and antics, but I’m not in their target audience. The popular band at that time was around for 16 years. Songs included “Wake Me Up When September Ends,” Holiday,” Basket Case,” and “Boulevard of Broken Dreams.” It was the first and last time I will hear them. Samuel Bayer (“A Nightmare on Elm Street”) directed the event. In the two-day concert they drew 130,000 people, capacity crowds. The Green Day punk rock band profile their “American Idiot” concert at Milton Keynes in London, England in 2005. “ I’ll say this for the band, they have a lot of energy.” GREEN DAY: BULLET IN A BIBLE (director: Samuel Bayer cinematographer: Wade BrandsSam Bayer editor: Tim Royes/ Fred Fouquet music: Green Day cast: Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, The Cool, Green Day Runtime: 60 MPAA Rating: NR producer: Tim Lynch Warner Reprise Records 2005)
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