“Basket Case”

Green Day is a punk band from the East Bay in California. Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool have enjoying music collectively since 1987. They’ve bought over 90 million data. They’ve received 4 Grammys, together with twice for Finest Rock Album. They put out their first album in 1990, and in 91, they put out their second album, Kerplunk!. After which they moved to a serious label, and in 1994 they put out their third album, Dookie, which was big. It helped carry punk into the mainstream. And this month is its 30th anniversary. So for this episode, I talked to Billie Joe Armstrong in regards to the making of one in every of Green Day’s largest hits of all time: “Basket Case.”

Developing, you’ll additionally hear from Rob Cavallo, who produced the album. Plus you’ll hear two completely different demo variations of “Basket Case,” the primary of which is principally a completely completely different music.

Billie Joe Amstrong traces the historical past of “Basket Case,” from its origins as a cassette recording in a punk basement, all the best way to changing into a music that helped outline an period of music.

You should purchase or stream “Basket Case” right here.

For a transcript of this episode, click on right here.

Illustration by Carlos Lerma.

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