BBC Sessions (Green Day album)
BBC Sessions is the fourth live album by American rock band Green Day, released on 10 December 2021, by Reprise Records. It consists of live recordings for the BBC from 1994 to 2001 held at the Maida Vale Studios in London.[1] Many of the songs were commonly bootlegged until 2021. "One of My Lies" and "Scattered" from the 1998 session are the only songs not featured on the album.
| BBC Sessions | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 10 December 2021 | |||
| Recorded | June 1994–August 2001[1] | |||
| Studio | Maida Vale, London, England | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 48:27 | |||
| Label | ||||
| Green Day chronology | ||||
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Critical reception edit
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 84/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [5] |
| Classic Rock | |
| Kerrang! | |
| Mojo | |
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 84 based on four reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[4]
Writing for Ultimate Classic Rock, Gary Graff stated that BBC Sessions was "a welcome adjunct and a study in how consistently strong and exciting the group has been while handling changes - both subtle and dramatic - in its sound."[6] Ian Winwood of Kerrang! rated the album four out of five stars, calling it a "collection of impossibly fluent songs delivered in momentary fashion."[7]
Track listing edit
Tracks 1-4 recorded on 8 June 1994, tracks 5-8 recorded on 11 March 1996, tracks 9-12 recorded on 2 February 1998, and tracks 13-16 recorded on 28 August 2001. All lyrics written by Billie Joe Armstrong; all music composed by Green Day except "2000 Light Years Away", music by Green Day, Jesse Michaels, Rippinz, and Dave E.C.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "She" | 2:11 |
| 2. | "When I Come Around" | 2:52 |
| 3. | "Basket Case" | 2:56 |
| 4. | "2000 Light Years Away" | 2:38 |
| 5. | "Geek Stink Breath" | 2:06 |
| 6. | "Brain Stew / Jaded" | 4:34 |
| 7. | "Walking Contradiction" | 2:35 |
| 8. | "Stuck with Me" | 2:18 |
| 9. | "Hitchin' a Ride" | 2:50 |
| 10. | "Nice Guys Finish Last" | 2:57 |
| 11. | "Prosthetic Head" | 3:33 |
| 12. | "Redundant" | 3:16 |
| 13. | "Castaway" | 3:50 |
| 14. | "Church on Sunday" | 3:13 |
| 15. | "Minority" | 3:18 |
| 16. | "Waiting" | 3:20 |
| Total length: | 48:27 | |
Charts edit
| Chart (2021-2022) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] | 79 |
| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[9] | 19 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[10] | 27 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[11] | 44 |
References edit
- ^ a b Carter, Emily (22 October 2021). "Green Day announce historic The BBC Sessions live album". Kerrang!. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ Simpson, Dave. "Green Day - BBC Sessions (Album Review)". PureMzine. Retrieved 11 May 2022. [dead link]
- ^ Andrea-Lykourgou, Zoë (23 December 2021). "Green Day: BBC Sessions – Review". Vinyl Chapters. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ a b "BBC Sessions by Green Day Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (10 December 2021). "BBC Sessions – Green Day". AllMusic. from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ Graff, Gary (9 December 2021). "Green Day, 'BBC Sessions': Album Review". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ Winwood, Ian (10 December 2021). "Album review: Green Day – The BBC Sessions". Kerrang!. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Green Day – BBC Sessions" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2022. 3. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 December 2021.