The Story Behind: Green Day - American Idiot, Ep 35

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Green Day sets their sights on a punk rock opera and stages a huge comeback with American Idiot. The fellows discuss mid-2000s compression techniques, arena rock singalongs, and being creative with power chords. Email us your complaints (or questions / comments) at [email protected] Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/19t0sJZJFSByKAuNw7vIy5?si=5d0ca4a9dd5c403c Listen to American Idiot here: https://open.spotify.com/album/5dN7F9DV0Qg1XRdIgW8rke?si=C0tLlG9qTk-Mn1ztz0T0Ng Email us your complaints (or questions / comments) at [email protected] Intro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly Crushers Outro music: After the Afterlife by MEGA Follow our Spotify Playlist of music produced directly by us. Listen and complain at home Follow us on instagram @thechopunlimited AND @1001AlbumComplaints Check out the Merch Store Next week's album: Air - Moon Safari See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.