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Kerplunk! (Album) by Green Day
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Green Day Is An American Rock Band Formed In The East Bay Of California In 1987 By Lead Vocalist And Guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong Together With Bassist And Backing Vocalist Mike Dirnt. For Most Of The Band's Career They Have Been A Power Trio With Drummer Tré Cool Who Replaced John Kiffmeyer In 1990 Before The Recording Of The Band's Second Studio Album Kerplunk 1991 . Before Taking Its Current Name In 1989 Green Day Was Called Blood Rage Then Sweet Children And They Were Part Of The Late 1980s/early 1990s Bay Area Punk Scene That Emerged From The 924 Gilman Street Club In Berkeley California. The Band's Early Releases Were With The Independent Record Label Lookout! Records. In 1994 Their Major-Label Debut Dookie Released Through Reprise Records Became A Breakout Success And Eventually Shipped Over 10 Million Copies In The U.S. Alongside Fellow California Punk Bands Bad Religion The Offspring Rancid NOFX Pennywise And Social Distortion Green Day Is Credited With Popularizing Mainstream Interest In Punk Rock In The U.S. Though The Albums Insomniac 1995 Nimrod 1997 And Warning 2000 Did Not Match The Success Of Dookie They Were Still Successful With The First Two Reaching Double Platinum Status While The Last Achieved Gold. Green Day's Seventh Album A Rock Opera Called American Idiot 2004 Found Popularity With A Younger Generation Selling Six Million Copies In The U.S. Their Next Album 21st Century Breakdown Was Released In 2009 And Achieved The Band's Best Chart Performance. It Was Followed By A Trilogy Of Albums ¡Uno! ¡Dos! And ¡Tré! Released In September November And December 2012 Respectively. The Trilogy Did Not Perform As Well As Expected Commercially In Comparison To Their Previous Albums Largely Due To A Lack Of Promotion And Armstrong Entering Rehab. Their Twelfth Studio Album Revolution Radio Was Released In October 2016 And Became Their Third To Debut At No. 1 On The Billboard 200. The Band's Thirteenth Studio Album Father Of All Motherfuckers Was Released On February 7 2020 And Was Their Final Album Released By Reprise. On October 24 2023 The Band Announced That Their Fourteenth Studio Album 'Saviors' Will Come Out January 19 2024. In 2010 A Stage Adaptation Of American Idiot Debuted On Broadway. The Musical Was Nominated For Three Tony Awards Best Musical Best Scenic Design And Best Lighting Design Winning The Latter Two. The Band Was Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In 2015 Their First Year Of Eligibility. Members Of The Band Have Collaborated On The Side Projects Pinhead Gunpowder The Network Foxboro Hot Tubs The Longshot And The Coverups. They Have Also Worked On Solo Careers. Green Day Has Sold Roughly 90 Million Records Worldwide Them One Of The World's Best-Selling Artists. The Group Has Been Nominated For 20 Grammy Awards And Has Won Five Of Them With Best Alternative Album For Dookie Best Rock Album For American Idiot And 21st Century Breakdown Record Of The Year For "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams" And Best Musical Show Album For American Idiot The Original Broadway Cast Recording.
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Green Day Is An American Rock Band Formed In The East Bay Of California In 1987 By Lead Vocalist And Guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong Together With Bassist And Backing Vocalist Mike Dirnt. For Most Of The Band's Career They Have Been A Power Trio With Drummer Tré Cool Who Replaced John Kiffmeyer In 1990 Before The Recording Of The Band's Second Studio Album Kerplunk 1991 . Before Taking Its Current Name In 1989 Green Day Was Called Blood Rage Then Sweet Children And They Were Part Of The Late 1980s/early 1990s Bay Area Punk Scene That Emerged From The 924 Gilman Street Club In Berkeley California. The Band's Early Releases Were With The Independent Record Label Lookout! Records. In 1994 Their Major-Label Debut Dookie Released Through Reprise Records Became A Breakout Success And Eventually Shipped Over 10 Million Copies In The U.S. Alongside Fellow California Punk Bands Bad Religion The Offspring Rancid NOFX Pennywise And Social Distortion Green Day Is Credited With Popularizing Mainstream Interest In Punk Rock In The U.S. Though The Albums Insomniac 1995 Nimrod 1997 And Warning 2000 Did Not Match The Success Of Dookie They Were Still Successful With The First Two Reaching Double Platinum Status While The Last Achieved Gold. Green Day's Seventh Album A Rock Opera Called American Idiot 2004 Found Popularity With A Younger Generation Selling Six Million Copies In The U.S. Their Next Album 21st Century Breakdown Was Released In 2009 And Achieved The Band's Best Chart Performance. It Was Followed By A Trilogy Of Albums ¡Uno! ¡Dos! And ¡Tré! Released In September November And December 2012 Respectively. The Trilogy Did Not Perform As Well As Expected Commercially In Comparison To Their Previous Albums Largely Due To A Lack Of Promotion And Armstrong Entering Rehab. Their Twelfth Studio Album Revolution Radio Was Released In October 2016 And Became Their Third To Debut At No. 1 On The Billboard 200. The Band's Thirteenth Studio Album Father Of All Motherfuckers Was Released On February 7 2020 And Was Their Final Album Released By Reprise. On October 24 2023 The Band Announced That Their Fourteenth Studio Album 'Saviors' Will Come Out January 19 2024. In 2010 A Stage Adaptation Of American Idiot Debuted On Broadway. The Musical Was Nominated For Three Tony Awards Best Musical Best Scenic Design And Best Lighting Design Winning The Latter Two. The Band Was Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In 2015 Their First Year Of Eligibility. Members Of The Band Have Collaborated On The Side Projects Pinhead Gunpowder The Network Foxboro Hot Tubs The Longshot And The Coverups. They Have Also Worked On Solo Careers. Green Day Has Sold Roughly 90 Million Records Worldwide Them One Of The World's Best-Selling Artists. The Group Has Been Nominated For 20 Grammy Awards And Has Won Five Of Them With Best Alternative Album For Dookie Best Rock Album For American Idiot And 21st Century Breakdown Record Of The Year For "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams" And Best Musical Show Album For American Idiot The Original Broadway Cast Recording.
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Kerplunk Stylized As Kerplunk! Is The Second Studio Album By American Rock Band Green Day Released On December 17 1991 By Lookout! Records. Kerplunk Was Green Day's Last Independent Release On The Lookout Records Label And Was Also The First Album To Feature Tré Cool On Drums. The Album Sold 10 000 Copies Its First Day And Became Lookout!'s Biggest Selling Release. After Debuting It To Their Fans In The Berkeley California Area And Receiving Much Approval From The Critical 924 Gilman Street Crowd The Band Packed Up In A Cramped Converted Bookmobile And Headed East. Green Day Developed A Fan Base On The East Coast By Way Of The Determined Grassroots Efforts Of Lead Singer Billie Joe Armstrong. The Opportunity Paid Off As Album Sales Reached Over 50 000 Copies. Along With The Successful Live Shows Major Labels Took Notice Of Kerplunk's Phenomenal Popularity. As A Result Many Labels Approached The Band. Green Day Realized That They Had Outgrown Their Record Distribution Capacity With Lookout! And Eventually Signed With Reprise Records. With Reprise Green Day Recorded And Released Their Next Album Dookie 1994 . Kerplunk Officially Includes Only 12 Tracks But The Versions Released On CD And Cassette Also Include The 4 Tracks From The Sweet Children EP. One Of Those Tracks Is A Cover Of The Who's "My Generation". In August 2005 Green Day Pulled The Album – As Well As All Of Their Other Material Released Through The Lookout! Label – Due To Unpaid Royalties. It Was Reissued On CD By Reprise Records Who Green Day Has Been With Since Leaving Lookout! On January 9 2007. In Europe The Album Was Released By Epitaph Europe And Has Remained In Print. It Was Reissued On Vinyl On March 24 2009 By Reprise Records And Includes A Reissue Of The Sweet Children EP. There Were No Official Singles Released From The Album Although "2000 Light Years Away" And "Christie Road" Were Released As Mock-Up Singles In A Green Day Singles Box Set Entitled Green Day Ultimate Collectors. In November 2017 To Coincide With The Band's Second Compilation Greatest Hits God's Favorite Band A Music Video Was Released For "2000 Light Years Away". As Of November 2013 Kerplunk Has Sold More Than 1 000 000 Copies In The United States And More Than 4 000 000 Copies Worldwide. Failed Verification The Album Has Gone On To Be Among The Best Selling Independently Released Albums Of All Time.