They won the best modern rock album of the year. And got nominated for a total of 7 Grammies. Now that’s something for a punk rock band. And take into consideration that the title of their album is "American Idiot". Try doing that in this country. Btw, the quality of the capture is not really that good because I have to turn off the video acceleration or otherwise, I can't capture anything.

To be honest, Green Day should have won the best album of the year or at least they should have won more than just one Grammy. The reason being is that the album was too political. It's actually really good, but it's a victim of the very state of affairs the band is bitching about. Imagine the whining from the right if an album called "American Idiot" made a huge Grammy impact. The nominations were as far as they would dare go. The one that Green Day actually won was a gimme. And the fact that Ray Charles had passed away and as we all know, all this award ceremony people like to give award to people who have passed away.

I still strongly believe American Idiot should have won album of the year and record of the year. American Idiot was by far the best album I listened to this year. Musically and lyrically outstanding. Punk grows up.

Record of the Year:
"Let's Get It Started" - The Black Eyed Peas
"Here We Go Again" - Ray Charles and Norah Jones (the winner)
"American Idiot" - Green Day
"Heaven" - Los Lonely Boys
"Yeah!" - Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris

Ray Charles won because he got sympathy votes. Black Eyed Pea do not stand a chance. Los Lonely Boys are ok but still not good enough to make an impact. As for Usher, well... all this hip hop stuffs really need to stop. There is no originality and creativity in hip hop and rap. They can't sing, most of them can't play an instrument, and the vast majority don't even know how to read sheet music.

Album of the Year:
"Genius Loves Company" - Ray Charles and Various Artists (the winner)
"American Idiot" - Green Day
"The Diary of Alicia Keys" - Alicia Keys
"Confessions" - Usher
"The College Dropout" - Kanye West

4 R&B/Hip Hop/Blues up against Punk Rock. 4 black people up against a group of white punks. People who nominated Green Day for this category knows that Green Day should have won hands down. They could have just nominate another black R&B singer for this category and take out Green Day. If it wasn't for the political constraint and the fact that Ray Charles passed away, this award should have gone to Green Day. American Idiot made an impact more and bigger than anyone else. The originality in it is impressive to say the least. Jesus of Suburbia, the 2nd track in the album is a PHENOMENAL experimental-5-sub-songs-9-minutes track that will blow you away. American Idiot is a rock opera!!!

I'm not being biased because I love Green Day but you can't go wrong when even the masses are agreeing with me that Green Day should have won. Green Day beat each and everyone of them on the Billboard Top 200 Album list week in and week out.

Green Day lost 3 awards to U2 and 2 awards to Ray Charles and another one is a producer's award. And since when U2 is a rock band!??!? I am pretty sure that U2 won because 1. "American Idiot" could not be allowed to make an impact for the fear of repercussion from the "politically correct" and 2. for the fact that Bono from U2 is a Goodwill ambassador (whatever) for some international body (can't remember)

"My main problem with a lot of the other artists that are talking about politics is that they aren't declaring themselves as opposite to what they see," Armstrong says. "They're the equivalent of moderate candidates." [Enough said. They all talk the talk but never walk the walk]

Their second single "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams" has been No.1 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart for 18 out of 19 weeks (and currently standing at No.3 in the Billboard Top 200). And their album "American Idiot" has been on the top 10 of the Billboard Top 200 Album list for as long as I can remember (Currently standing at no 3). And it's a Punk Rock album!!, not some hip-hop or rap crap.

And at the time of writing this, the closest to Green Day is Usher's Confession at No.10 where Green Day's American Idiot is at No.3 and Ray Charles's album is not even in the top 20. Green Day should have won, they truly do deserve it.


Far left: Their unofficial fourth member, Jason White.
In the middle (front): The man himself, Billie Joe Armstrong
In the middle (back): The wackiest one, well, most drummers are “abnormal”, Tre Cool
Far right: The baddest rock and roll bass player in the world, Mike Dirnt


At the end of the show.


Nice pyro


Split second capture right after the final big blast.


Another shot of the pyro scene.

Bottomline: Green Day should have swept the Grammies!

Btw, they got a standing ovation for this performance. And obviously the best Live performance at the 47th Annual Grammy.