- 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 byGreen Day , which was issued onNovember 15 2005 . Directed bySamuel 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 theMilton 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 inMonty 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) " – 3:26Original 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 vocalsAdditional 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 vocalsCharts
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 byOperation 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]
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