![]() ![]() This isn't the wild, reckless Green Day of the early and mid-'90s - this is Green Day the arena punk pros, who know how to fill a stadium while still sounding as if they're playing in a packed little club. Both the CD and DVD manage to be big, splashy productions - after all, the DVD is produced to take full advantage of a home theater system, while the CD has a bright, clean kick to its mix - that still retain a palpable sense of excitement and grit. The DVD intercuts interview footage with individual members of the trio between the songs on the set, while the CD provides an hourlong distillation of the show. The songs on the CD are the set list to a Green Day show of perfection, and include several Idiot tracks, the obligatory classics, and a fun cover of "Shout."īullet in a Bible captures a piece of the tour that had the world cheering for Green Day, and after watching Billie Joe don a crown for "King for a Day," all I have left to say is "All hail the king.Bullet in a Bible is a CD/DVD package (also available as a UMD, for those who want to carry it around on a Sony PSP) documenting Green Day's show at the National Bowl in Milton Keynes on their 2005 U.K. The vocals and instruments are clear, and the voices and applause of the crowd are a testament to the spell that Green Day can place an audience under. Listening to the CD made me even more acutely aware of how well the sound at Keynes was captured for these recordings. Although it would be nice to be able to watch the concert uninterrupted by the other footage, the quality of both is high enough that it's hard to complain about the shifts back and forth - each moment is worth watching, regardless of the order.Īs a live CD, Bullet delivers. Between the songs, Bayer cuts in band member commentaries and some backstage moments - both of which contain sincerity, humor, a look at the California punks all grown up.Īlso included is the tour that the band took of the Imperial War Museum, where the actual bullet in a bible is revealed. While this detracts some from the concert feel, I respect the talent with which Bayer pulls this off he manages to replace some of the energy of actually seeing the show live with the dynamic camera work. Bayer makes his presence known not only in the color changes, but also in the quick switches between cameras. The film allows for moments of on-screen depth and richness when the film shows, and whether it's the shots that are in color or black and white, the effect is seductive. Throughout the show, Green Day proves why it is a band that has carved a place for itself in punk rock history, and the quality of the concert being shot on film adds to the legendary feel that this band projects, even from my fourteen-inch TV. I was lucky enough to get to see one of the shows of the American Idiot Tour, and the footage captured on the DVD was in line with what I remember from seeing Green Day live: Tre Cool with his comic-relief sort of presence in the midst of his fantastically insane drumming Mike, a strong and steady presence, but not without a fire in his bass playing and Billie Joe's amazing ability to hold the crowd in the palm of his hand from first song to last, play his guitar in a whirl of talent and comfort, to sprint from one side of the stage to the other without losing anything in the vocals, and to keep punk rock fun, politically powerful without being overbearing, and infused with the proper dose of sexuality - including an instance of stage-humping. Bullet in a Bible is both the DVD that documents the Keynes performance as a highlight in the American Idiot-fueled, Green Day sweeping of the word and a CD of the live performances on the DVD.ĭirected by Samuel Bayer, the directorial force behind all of the music videos off of the Idiot album, the DVD offers a pretty accurate representation of a Green Day show. And so begins the historic Green Day show at Milton Keynes. ![]()
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