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Bullet In A Bible (CD/DVD, Jewel Case)
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0093624946625
Format: Explicit Lyrics, Live
Label: Reprise / Wea
Manufacturer: Reprise / Wea
MPN: 49466
Number Of Discs: 2
Publisher: Reprise / Wea
Release Date: November 15, 2005
Studio: Reprise / Wea
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Editorial Review:
If you're wondering how Green Day managed to become the biggest punk band in the world, take a look at Bullet in a Bible. Recorded at their June 2005 two-night run at Milton Keynes National Bowl in England, this combined CD/DVD sees these former bong-hitting Californian dropouts embracing political activism, pantomime hilarity, and all the fripperies of a rock opera--and excelling at all three.The first half is essentially a run-through of the group's 2004 album American Idiot, complete with anti-American rabble-rousing and a set of barbed insults tossed back at the "rednecks" across the pond. That out of the way, the band careen into a sort of greatest-hits set, with the likes of "Longview" and "Hitchin' a Ride" sharing space with a brass-laden "King for a Day" that sees Billie Joe Armstrong prancing around the stage in crown and ermine cape, singing snatches of Lulu's "Shout" and Eric Idle's "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life." Tremendously silly, but Green Day have managed to figure out how to play it like showmen without resorting to juvenile puerility or morphing into corporate yes-men, and that's a way harder trick than it looks. --Louis Pattison
Featuring Green Day's first live DVD, the CD + DVD Bullet in a Bible captures the explosive band on the biggest tour in its career, in support of the Grammy-winning, quadruple-platinum, #1 charting American Idiot punk-rock epic. From two performances filmed in June 2005 before 65,000 fans, both in Milton Keynes in England, to the DVD's documentary segments following the band members around that city as they visit a war museum and various pubs, and share in-depth insights on the making and meaning of American Idiot, Green Day is #1 with a Bullet in a Bible. DVD: Video of the performance with documentary behind-the-scenes footage
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - A Spectacular Performance!
I'm not an oldie Sweet Children fan, but I'm not an American Idiot newbie ether. I started listening to Green Day when I was ten, when I believe Warning came out. I than started storing and stashing all the Green Day Cds, from Dookie to Warning into my crappy cd player and playing the cds over and over again, memorizing the songs and singing them to my heart. Than I moved on, that is, till Green Day's American Idiot Album came out and hit stores with a BANG! I listened to the cd, found it nice and ... Read More
Rating: - Bullet in a Bible
If you are a GreenDay fan this is a must have. The DVD is excellent and the CD is the same as the DVD so you can carry it around on your Ipod.
I love the music and love watching the guys.
Rating:  - totally disappointing
I think this will be the first one star review from a Green Day fan.
To me, Billy Joe ruined it. His crows interactions were limited to "I said HEY-OH!", "HEY!", clapping hands, and swaying arms. While they were cool once or twice every few songs, it felt like it happened many times PER song. His "Mick Jagger" persona really really turned me off. I even forgot I was watching Green Day a few times.
The MTV editing was annoying, but forgivable. The interviews and behind the scenes even though ... Read More
Rating: - This would be perfect if it weren't for the editing...
Everything about this show/cd/dvd is perfect except for one small (but very annoying detail). Like the reviewer below me stated, after every song on the dvd an interview is given...not that the interviews are bad, it just gets really annoying and completely ruins the concert as a whole. why, Why, WHY didn't they make it an option to watch the entire show as a whole!? =(
Oh well, other than that, this really is a great release. Great interviews with the band and it really is amazing how good ... Read More
Rating: - Electrifying
On the 'Bullet in a Bible' DVD, Billie Joe Armstrong says that some bands worry about how they would create intimacy in front of a crowd of 65,000, but said that for Green Day it was irrelevant as they weren't trying to create intimacy, they were trying to create an event. Ultimately that's what 'Bullet in a Bible' is, an event, a fantastic spectacle.
The band open with a spine tingling version of their newer hits with 'American Idiot' and 'Holiday' leading the line. They also show how well 'Jesus ... Read More
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