Thursday, October 15, 2009

Green Day Live in Hong Kong



昨天看到Green Day將到亞洲巡迴表演時真的有點不能相信.

等了多年在毫無準備之下突然宣佈香港為其中一站,並且在今天開始發售門票.

唯有請求母親大人幫忙一早到售票處買票.

2010年1月16日香港亞洲博覽館

Green Day簡介

Green Day樂隊是90年代之後美國龐克音樂復興時期的重要樂隊之一,他們的成員深受70年代龐克音樂時期經典樂隊影響,而簡明上口的流暢旋律讓他們的音樂更便於流行,在1994年Nirvana崩塌之後,龐克音樂復興與另類流行搖滾樂當道的時候,Green Day也一躍成為了這股風潮的中流砥柱,成為了90年代以後最受歡迎的搖滾樂隊之一,也是美國流行樂龐克復興中最有影響的樂隊之一。

1988年隻有14歲的結他手兼歌手Billie Joe Armstrong與同齡的兒時夥伴,低音結他手Mike Dirnt聯手在美國加利福尼亞州西北部首先組建了Green Day的前身Sweet Children樂隊,1989年當鼓手Al Sobrante加入之後正式更名為Green Day,成軍之後通過發行一些EP專輯,進入90年代的Green Day在加州北方的地下龐克圈內名聲鵲起,隨即加盟了加州當地的獨立唱片公司Lookout!,隨著該公司老總Larry Livermore的推廣,Green Day樂隊已經成為了加州地下的名角。1991年Green Day樂隊還發行了樂隊首張專輯「1,039/ Smoothed Out Slappy Hour」,但是在這張專輯發行之後,Green Day樂隊就遭遇了人員動盪,Al Sobrante離隊,Tre Cool替代了他的鼓手位置,樂隊陣容從此穩定了下來,不過此後一段時間Green Day一直沒有太大突破,直到1992年發行了專輯「Kerplunk」,這張專輯在加州地下樂壇反響頗佳引起了主流唱片公司的關注,Reprise公司最終和他們簽約。加盟Reprise公司之後,Green Day發行了第三張專輯,也是他們主流公司的首張專輯「Dookie」,由於單曲「Longview」和「Basket Case」的連續推動,這張專輯成為了整個1994年的一個現象,兩首單曲全部都成為了現代搖滾單曲榜的冠軍,以及第三首冠軍單曲「When I Come Around」推出之後,Green Day樂隊的這張「Dookie」風靡美國,繼而蔓延全球。三首冠軍單曲統治現代搖滾單曲榜冠軍累計十多周的時間,專輯的銷量節節攀升。這張曾經雄踞Billboard 200排行榜亞軍的專輯最終在美國地區取得了超過800萬張的銷量,全球銷量超過千萬張,並且為他們帶來了1994年度第37屆格萊美獎(Grammy Awards)最佳另類音樂表演獎。「Dookie」的暢銷讓龐克音樂鋒芒畢露,而Green Day被認為是美國流行樂壇龐克復興時期的先鋒,成為了美國龐克復興樂隊中最主要的代表之一,影響了後來一系列流行龐克樂隊,例如: Sum 41,New Found Glory以及Good Charlotte。此後經過了長達三年的等待之後,2000年發行了第六張專輯,也是他們在主流唱片公司的第四張專輯「Warning」,這張專輯這張專輯在發行之後以15萬6千張的銷量名列排行榜的第四位,銷量再次突破百萬張。「Warning」之後又經歷了長達四年的時光消耗,2004年9月21日Green Day樂隊發行了他們主流唱片公司的第五張專輯「American Idiot」,再次引發了轟動。



Billie Joe Armstrong

FULL NAME : Billie Joe Armstrong
BIRTH DATE : February 17, 1972
HOMETOWN : Rodeo, California, USA
EYE COLOR : Green
NATURAL HAIR COLOR : Reddish Brown
HEIGHT : 5'7
MARITAL STATUS : Married Adrienne Nesser (July 2, 1994)
CHILDREN : Joseph Marciano; born in March of 1995, and Jakob Danger; born September of 1998.
FAMILY : Billie's father, Andy, died of cancer when he was 10 years old (September 1982). His mom, Ollie, raised him from then on. He has 5 older siblings (David, Allen, Marcy, Holly, and Anna).
WHEELS : A black BMW convertible.
INSTRUMENTS : Guitar, harmonica, mandolin, drums, piano, and most recently, the saxophone.
RECORD COMPANY : Billie and Adrienne have co-ownership of Adeline Records.
OTHER BANDS : Billie still plays with Pinhead Gunpowder. He has also played with The Influents, Corrupted Morals, Rancid, the Lookouts, Goodbye Harry, and Blatz.



Mike Dirnt

FULL NAME : Michael Ryan Pritchard (Dirnt)
BIRTH DATE : May 4, 1972
HOMETOWN : Berkeley, California, USA
EYE COLOR : Blue
NATURAL HAIR COLOR : Brown
HEIGHT : 5'10
MARITAL STATUS : Mike recently got married in 2004, but is now divorced after his wife left him because "he was spending too much time in the studio." Mike has a new girlfriend.
CHILDREN : Estelle Desiree (Stella); born April 1997, to ex-wife, Anastasia
FAMILY : Mike was adopted. His adoptive parents divorced when he was 7, and both are now remarried. I know Mike has at least one step sister, named Myla, but I don't know of anymore.
RESTAURANT : Rudy's Can't Fail Caf?/A>, in Emeryville, CA.
WHEELS : A BMW.
INSTRUMENTS : Bass, farfisa, guitar, drums, and a baseball bat.
OTHER BANDS : Mike still plays with The Frustrators. He has also played with Screeching Weasel, Crummy Musicians, and Squirtgun.



Tre Cool

FULL NAME : Frank Edwin Wright III
BIRTHDATE : December 9, 1972
HOMETOWN : Willits, California, USA
EYE COLOR : Blue
NATURAL HAIR COLOR : Brown
HEIGHT : 5'6
MARITAL STATUS : Married his long time girlfriend Lisea Lyons in March of 1995. They divorced sometime after. In May 2000, he married Claudia. In 2003, he and Claudia broke up.
CHILDREN : Ramona, born January 1995 to ex-wife, Lisea Lyons; Frankito ("Little Frank"), born 2001 to Claudia.
FAMILY : Tre grew up with his father and 2 siblings. He now lives in Oakland, California with his ex-wife, Claudia, and son, Frankito.
WHEELS : A SUV.
INSTRUMENTS : Drums, the accordion, and the guitar.
OTHER BANDS : Tre has also played with The Lookouts and Samiam.

1 comment:

yakawi said...

真的很羨慕你!!看了green day的concert..已經就黎一年啦,唔知green day佢地仲會唔會黎hk!!!envy you!!:(當天係唔係好high啊??