a) a
day spent smoking
weed.
b) an Oakland, CA-
based pop-punk/punk rock band. Green Day
hit the local club scene in 1989 as the 3 man line-up consisting of Bille-Joe Arstrong (lead vocals, guitar), Mike Dirnt (vocals, bass) and Tre Cool (vocals, drums). After 2 albums released on indie record label Lookout! Records, they
hit the mainstream after signing to Reprise and releasing '
dookie' in 1994 then hit it big again 10 years later with 'American Idiot'. They are often referred to as the godfathers of pop-punk and one of the best live bands in the world today.
Their fan
base is diverse but can be put into 3 general categories:
1. Teeny Boppers - young fans who only know of 'American Idiot' onwards and go mental when the hear the song Longview thinking it's a new song!
2. Uber-punk assholes - the fans who hate teeny boppers for not pre-knowing Green Day's back catalogue and listen to the older - still great but less skillful - material out of protest. The ones you'll hear refer to the band as sell outs because they did well.
3. The Green Day fan - the fans who worship these
rock gods for doing whatever the fuck they want, be it 2:30 min punk blasts, a 3 act concept album, a new wave side-project or a punk-rock opera. They get that a band (now 20 years old) will try new things and aren't trying to please every
hardcore fan but try and produce the best
music they can.