Rollin Stone- 25 Boldest Moves In Rock History

[Gwen Stacy]

Green Day is at number 16 for putting AI on Broadway.

Personally I think them making the jump to the major label was way bolder, but I don't write for Rolling Stone

Here's the link

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/the-25-boldest-career-moves-in-rock-history-20110318/green-day-go-broadway-19691231

Your thoughts?

[GreenRanger]

That's a big one though, you don't see that much, especially not from bands like Green Day. I think that the release of American Idiot as an album was a big move too, for the band and the music industry at the time.

[Alan86]

The reviews were mostly great, but when sales slipped Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong stepped into the leading role

Rolling Stone article FAIL, Billie was never in the lead role

[PleasedToMeetMe]

Im gonna have to say there isnt anything too 'bold' about signing to a major label, especially in 1993.

But for a punk band of 20 plus years to turn their highly successful 7th album into a Broadway musical? Pretty fucking bold.

Think of The Clash signing to a major (which they released their debut album on) . . and then picture them turning London Calling into a full blown Broadway musical

[Zero.]

Well at least they got noticed for it... the Rolling Stone covers so many artists so to see Green Day make 16th is pretty good!

[saraHsunshine]

I think that going to broadway (or even the jump to making a stage version at all) is a pretty bold choice. Signing to a major lable was also pretty bold but Rolling Stone can't pat every band who did that and got shit for it on the back. Actual, good rock based theatre shows are very rare. Very rare indeed.

[justcause]

I think the real 'bold move' was putting the album itself out, in the climate of that time. Putting it on Broadway never seemed outrageous to me - it was just like, 'why not?'. It was always gonna be - at the very least - an interesting experiment, something fucking cool to do.

[TheSaltOfTheEarth]

Signing to a major label isn't nearly as bold as anything to do with American Idiot, both the musical and the album. I agree that even releasing the album in the present situation was bold enough, but the musical...not many rock/punk bands like Green Day would even look in the direction of Broadway...at most they'd do a movie (if they'd even make a rock opera like American Idiot), but that's it. They chose something completely different to do with the album, which I think is pretty great and bold as well.

[Sara Armstrong]

i think one of the most bold things they did was make an album like American Idiot. considering what happened to the dixie chicks, they took a really big chance.

[-Billiejoezee-]

They've done many bold things, and this is one of them.

[Marlee]

They've done many bold things as a band, this is just highlighting one of their most recent ones

[Danger!]

I don't think I've really heard of major bands turning their master pieces into musicals, so I think I can say that was a pretty damn bold move of them cause the musical could have flopped and butcher the album. I give them kudosXD

[Hermione]

^ Several bands have done it before. The Who for example.

I think the real 'bold move' was putting the album itself out, in the climate of that time. Putting it on Broadway never seemed outrageous to me - it was just like, 'why not?'. It was always gonna be - at the very least - an interesting experiment, something fucking cool to do.

I have to agree. When I saw this thread I assumed it was going to be coming back with the AI album - what a bold statement! Good for them putting it into another medium on Broadway but another medium is all it is, the bold part was releasing the album in the first place.