21st Century Breakdown

Over 12 years ago, I was introduced to an album that made my head spin with love. I'd heard this song that my buddy's older brother put on and sang along to and it instantly caught my attention...

'Basket Case'

I listened to the rest of the cassette and was blown away by what I heard. The music was so catchy, so emotional, so angsty, I was in love. The album was 'Dookie' and the band was Green Day.

Ever since that day, I've been hooked on them. Since Insomniac, I've bought every one of their albums on the day they were released and set aside the entire afternoon to let the new album sink in and just let the album play on repeat. Each album seem to be almost mirroring my feelings in life at the time. Dookie and Insomniac dealt with the teenage angst/coming of age/temptations, mshortly after that I picked up their first two albums/collections of older EPs and such: 1,039 Smoothed Out Slappy Hours and Kerplunk! which perfectly complimented my oncoming early teenage issues Nimrod was a bit more somber and grown up, Warning was a bit softer and yet even more somber and grown up, American Idiot was a somewhat more grown up and political punk/rock opera which had me hooked instantly, and then came 21st Century Breakdown which has been in my CD player since I bought it on Day 1.

Which now brings me to today, Monday, July 20th, 2009. The day all of these years of timeless lessons and therapy sessions I've felt through their songs, I get to witness them play live. Tonight I'll be heading in to town and seeing Green Day play live. And I'm so exicted that I can't even sleep.
There are very few bands that have done to me what Green Day has, and even less that are still functional today. Green Day was atop my list of bands from my youth to see before I die. The others being Nirvana, Alice In Chains, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam, Rage Against the Machine, and Soundgarden. The only ones left in full force is Pearl Jam.
Although there is a possibilty of a Soundgarden reunion, I'll believe it when I see it. Alice In Chains's new incarnation is playing a show in town in September, unfortunately none of my friends want to go see them, so I think I'll have to pass for now. RHCP has gone on hiatus again, but hopefully they'll be back in some fashion as I'd love to be there live for them as well. Rage Against the Machine is rumored to be back together and recording new material, so if/when that is a confirmed reality, a tour would surely follow and you can bet I'll be in the audience for one of them...

But yes, tonight I'll be rocking out to one of the main bands responsible of robbing society of another conformist. ;)
Possibly be posting some pics as well...
Stay tuned friends. :P


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