Bullet in a Bible [Explicit Content] (With DVD, Jewel Case Packaging)

Green Day: Mike Dirnt (bass guitar); Tre Cool, Billie Joe Armstrong. Personnel: Billie Joe Armstrong (vocals, guitar); Tre Cool (vocals, drums); Mike Dirnt (vocals); Jason White , Mike Pelino, Jason White , Mike Pelino (guitar, background vocals); Jason Freese (horns, keyboards, background vocals); Ron Blake (horns, percussion, background vocals). Audio Mixer: Chris Lord-Alge. Recording information: The National Bowl. Director: Samuel Bayer. Editor: John VanNest. Photographer: Wade Brands. Despite the fact that they lifted nearly all their musical moves wholesale from 1970s and '80s punk-pop bands like the Undertones, the Descendents, and the Buzzcocks, Green Day proved a surprisingly vital and relevant force on the rock scene of the '90s and 2000s. The band's politically-pointed 2004 rock opera AMERICAN IDIOT showed the band to be more ambitious than previously thought, and this 2005 live album and DVD bear witness to a band rocking out at their commercial and creative peak. Despite the fact that they lifted nearly all of their musical moves wholesale from 1970s and '80s punk-pop bands like the Undertones, the Descendents, and the Buzzcocks, Green Day proved to be a surprisingly vital and relevant force on the rock scene of the '90s and 2000s. The band's politically-pointed 2004 rock opera AMERICAN IDIOT was the most ambitious recording of their career, and this 2005 live album and DVD bear witness to a band rocking out at their commercial and creative peak. The DVD presents concert footage filmed over two performances in Milton Keynes, England, and also includes interviews and behind-the-scenes footage. Both the DVD and the CD--which include key selections from AMERICAN IDIOT and the band's breakthrough DOOKIE, among others--underscore not only what a tight, professional unit the trio has become, but the rabid enthusiasm of their fanbase (the audience sings along with practically every lyric). BULLET IN A BIBLE may be the sound of punk gone mainstream, but it's still plenty of fun.

• Genre: Pop
• Format: CD
• Released: 11/15/2005