Bullet in a Bible

Infobox Album
Name = Bullet in a Bible
Type = Live album
Artist = Green Day


Released = 15 November 2005
Recorded = 19 June 2005
Genre = Punk rock, alternative rock, pop punk
Length = 2:33:02
Label = Reprise
Producer = Rob Cavallo,
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:t2jw7i56g75r link]
*NME rating-10|8
*IGN Rating|7.9|10 [http://music.ign.com/articles/669/669375p1.html link]
*Pitchfork Rating|3|10 [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/18209-bullet-in-a-bible 11/17/2005]
*PopMatters Rating|8|10 [http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/g/greenday-bullet.shtml 12/22/2005]
*Kerrang! Rating|3|5
Last album = "American Idiot" (2004)
This album = "Bullet in a Bible" (2005)
Next album =|

"Bullet in a Bible" is a live CD, DVD and UMD release by Green Day, which was issued on November 15 2005. Directed by Samuel Bayer, director of all the videos of "American Idiot", "Bullet in a Bible" documents the two biggest shows that Green Day headlined in their career, playing to over 130,000 people at the Milton Keynes National Bowl in the UK on 18 and 19 of June, 2005. Despite having twenty songs in their live repertoire, Green Day elected to include only fourteen performances on this release.

"Bullet in a Bible" reached #6 in the UK and debuted at #8 in the US.

According to Rolling Stone Magazine, "Bullet in a Bible" was the seventh largest one-band concert in history.Fact|date=May 2008

Track listing

All songs by Billie Joe Armstrong, except where noted.

#"American Idiot" – 4:32
#"Jesus of Suburbia" – 9:24
#*I. "Jesus of Suburbia"
#*II. "City of the Damned"
#*III. "I Don't Care"
#*IV. "Dearly Beloved"
#*V. "Tales of Another Broken Home"
#"Holiday" – 4:12
#"Are We the Waiting" – 2:49
#"St. Jimmy" – 2:55
#"Longview" – 4:45
#"Hitchin' a Ride" – 4:04
#"Brain Stew" – 3:03
#"Basket Case" – 2:58
#"King for a Day/Shout" (Billie Joe Armstrong/Kelly O. Isley/Ronald Isley/Rudolph Isley) – 8:47
#*"Features an excerpt from "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" (Eric Idle), originally featured in Monty Python's Life of Brian"
#"Wake Me Up When September Ends" – 5:03
#"Minority" – 4:19
#"Boulevard of Broken Dreams" – 4:45
#"Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" – 3:26

Original Tracklist

#"American Idiot"
#"Jesus Of Suburbia"
#"Holiday"
#"Are We The Waiting"
#"St. Jimmy"
#"Longview"
#"Hitchin' a Ride"
#"Brain Stew"
#"Jaded"
#"Knowledge" (Operation Ivy Cover)
#"Basket Case"
#"She"
#"King For A Day/Shout"
#"Wake Me Up When September Ends"
#"Minority"
#"Maria"
#"Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
#"We Are The Champions" (Queen Cover)
#"Homecoming"
#"Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) "

Personnel

*Billie Joe Armstrong – lead vocals, lead & rhythm guitar
*Mike Dirnt – bass, backing vocals
*Tré Cool – drums, percussion, backing vocals

Additional Personnel

*Jason White – lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals
*Jason Freese – keyboards, piano, acoustic guitar, trombone, saxophone, accordion, backing vocals
*Ronnie Blake – trumpet, timpani, percussion, backing vocals
*Mike Pelino – rhythm guitar, backing vocals

Charts

Billboard 200 "8" - 37 - 48 - 48 - 42 - 48 - 71 - 81 - 110 - 129 - 159 - 189 - 191 - 182 - OUT

UK Top 75 "6" - 15 - 26 - 31 - 29 - 23 - 30 - 36 - 42 - 47 - 60 - 59 - 71 - 61 - 65 - OUT

Removed songs

These songs were played in the actual live performances, but did not make it into the DVD release:
*"Jaded"
*"Knowledge" (originally written by Operation Ivy)
*"She"
*"Maria"
*"We Are the Champions" (originally written by Queen)
*"Homecoming" (co-written with Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool)
**"The Death Of St. Jimmy"
**"East 12th Street"
**"Nobody Likes You"
**"Rock And Roll Girlfriend"
**"We're Coming Home Again"

References

*http://www.nme.com/news/the-killers/24702

External links

* [http://www.greendaydiscography.com/records/bulletinabible.html "Bullet in a Bible"] on [http://www.greendaydiscography.com greendaydiscography.com]