This is an American punk rock band active since 1986 and currently made up of Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and Tre Cool. It was Armstrong and Firnt first, pairing up at 14 and calling themselves Sweet Children. By 1988 they were seen and signed t a label, recording an extended play the following year, but before that came out they changed the name. I didn't know this, but it's apparently a nod to weed. All their as of then released music was compiled and released in 1991 on an album, and around that time Cool joined replacing a previous drummer. They spent a couple years touring, then leaving the punk scene behind switched labels for their next album released in 1994. They had some crazy shows, starting mud fights and band members getting punch by security which made them even more popular. The released another album in 1995, which was darker and not as popular as their other stuff, but still warmly received. After they took a break for a bit before releasing another album in 1997. They kept releasing music for the next couple years and while there were some exceptions, most were viewed as sub par and their popularity waned. In 2003 after completing an album, the masters were stolen, so rather than redo them, they scrapped that work and started again (bold move). So in 2004, the American Idiot album was born. The whole album is epic, and is about America under stupid leadership and manipulated by biased media... sounds familiar now right. It was released before an election and is considered protest art, hence why I thought it fitting for today. There's a lot more to their career recently that I could hit on, but I want to leave off there because of its relevance. Feel free to look them up though.
Today's criteria is a protest song. And everyone got to interpret it differently. My grandma picked That Don't Impress Me Much by Shania Twain, and my mom picked Praying by Kesha (which is a personal protest more than a blanket statement protest). Anna went with Run Through The Jungle by Creedence Clearwater Revival, and Sammy chose Just A Girl by No Doubt. Will went with Killing In The Name Of by Rage Against The Machine.
Peace.
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