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==Live performances and other appearances ==
==Live performances and other appearances ==
The title song "Cigarettes and Valentines" was first played live at the concert in [[Greenwood Village, Colorado]] on August 28, 2010, during the band's concert at the [[Comfort Dental Amphitheatre]] while on their [[21st Century Breakdown World Tour]].<ref name="punknews">{{cite web| last = Paul| first = Aubin| title = Videos: Green Day: "Cigarettes and Valentines"| work = [[Punknews.org]]| date = August 30, 2010| url = http://www.punknews.org/article/39619| accessdate = August 30, 2010}}</ref> This show was being filmed to eventually contribute to the forthcoming live album, leading to speculation that some of the songs from the ''Cigarettes and Valentines'' sessions would eventually be released.<ref name="punknews"/><ref>{{cite web| last = Reilly| first = Dan| title = Green Day Recording Live Album, Perform New Song| work = [[Spinner (website)|Spinner]]| publisher = [[AOL|AOL Music]]| date = August 31, 2010| url = http://www.spinner.com/2010/08/31/green-day-live-album-cigarettes-and-valentines/| accessdate = August 31, 2010}}</ref> During the same performance Green Day also performed the song "Olivia", which also originates from these unreleased sessions.<ref>{{cite web| last = Coplan| first = Chris| title = Watch: Green Day debut 'Cigarettes and Valentines' and 'Olivia'| work = [[Consequence of Sound]]| date = August 31, 2010| url = http://consequenceofsound.net/2010/08/31/watch-green-day-debut-cigarettes-and-valentines-and-olivia/| accessdate = August 31, 2010}}</ref> These songs were also performed during other dates on the same tour. "Cigarettes and Valentines" saw an official release on ''[[Awesome as Fuck]]''.
The title song "Cigarettes and Valentines" was first played live at the concert in [[Greenwood Village, Colorado]] on August 28, 2010, during the band's concert at the [[Comfort Dental Amphitheatre]] while on their [[21st Century Breakdown World Tour]].<ref name="punknews">{{cite web| last = Paul| first = Aubin| title = Videos: Green Day: "Cigarettes and Valentines"| work = [[Punknews.org]]| date = August 30, 2010| url = http://www.punknews.org/article/39619| accessdate = August 30, 2010}}</ref> This show was being filmed to eventually contribute to the forthcoming live album, leading to speculation that some of the songs from the ''Cigarettes and Valentines'' sessions would eventually be released.<ref name="punknews"/><ref>{{cite web| last = Reilly| first = Dan| title = Green Day Recording Live Album, Perform New Song| work = [[Spinner (website)|Spinner]]| publisher = [[AOL|AOL Music]]| date = August 31, 2010| url = http://www.spinner.com/2010/08/31/green-day-live-album-cigarettes-and-valentines/| accessdate = August 31, 2010}}</ref> During the same performance Green Day also performed the song "Olivia", which also originates from these unreleased sessions.<ref>{{cite web| last = Coplan| first = Chris| title = Watch: Green Day debut 'Cigarettes and Valentines' and 'Olivia'| work = [[Consequence of Sound]]| date = August 31, 2010| url = http://consequenceofsound.net/2010/08/31/watch-green-day-debut-cigarettes-and-valentines-and-olivia/| accessdate = August 31, 2010}}</ref> These songs were also performed during other dates on the same tour. "Cigarettes and Valentines" saw an official release on ''[[Awesome as Fuck]]''.
Too Much Too Soon, a b-side on the American Idiot single was a track originally from Cigarettes & Valentines, as was Walk Away, a track re-recorded for the 2012 trilogy. {{Cn|date=April 2013}}
Too Much Too Soon, a b-side on the American Idiot single was a track originally from Cigarettes & Valentines, as was Walk Away, a track re-recorded for [[¡Tré!]], released in 2012. {{Cn|date=April 2013}}
On February 14, 2011, the official lyric video for the song was released on Green Day's official [[YouTube]] channel. On February 18, 2011 the official video for the song was released on their YouTube channel. A live promo single was released on February 21, 2011 containing 2:43 of the performance in Phoenix, Arizona (the shots of the crowd are from the concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina.) <ref>{{cite web| last = Medien| first = Hung| title = Watch: Green Day - Cigarettes and Valentines - swisscharts.com| work = Swiss Charts| date = February 21, 2011| url = http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Green+Day&titel=Cigarettes+And+Valentines&cat=s| accessdate = February 27, 2011}}</ref>
On February 14, 2011, the official lyric video for the song was released on Green Day's official [[YouTube]] channel. On February 18, 2011 the official video for the song was released on their YouTube channel. A live promo single was released on February 21, 2011 containing 2:43 of the performance in Phoenix, Arizona (the shots of the crowd are from the concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina.) <ref>{{cite web| last = Medien| first = Hung| title = Watch: Green Day - Cigarettes and Valentines - swisscharts.com| work = Swiss Charts| date = February 21, 2011| url = http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Green+Day&titel=Cigarettes+And+Valentines&cat=s| accessdate = February 27, 2011}}</ref>


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Cigarettes and Valentines was an unreleased studio album from punk rock band Green Day that would have been the proper follow-up to 2000's Warning.[1] In the summer of 2003, the album was nearly finished when the master recordings of 20 tracks were stolen from the studio.[2] Instead of re-recording the album, the band decided to start from scratch, leading to the creation of American Idiot.

History

Lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong said the album's material was "good stuff."[3] Musically, the material on Cigarettes and Valentines was hard, "quick-tempoed punk" songs in the vein of Green Day's Kerplunk and Insomniac.[4] This sound would have contrasted the group's previous two studio albums, Nimrod and Warning, which displayed more rock and folk punk genres respectively. Bassist Mike Dirnt described the band's decision of returning to the sound found on their older albums, stating, "We've had a nice break from making hard and fast music and it's made us want to do it again."[4] However, Green Day would later call the theft a "blessing in disguise,"[5] believing the album wasn't "maximum Green Day".[3] Dirnt admitted that backups of the tapes were made but claims that "it just wasn't the same as the originals." Cigarettes and Valentines was never even roughly mixed, according to various interviews with the band, hence no "legitimate" versions of songs, track lists, artwork, etc. exist.

Controversy regarding The Network

Main article: Money Money 2020

The Network's album Money Money 2020, released on September 30, 2003 through Billie Joe Armstrong's Adeline Records was speculated by some fans as being a re-recording of the album, or to contain aspects of it. Armstrong has denied any connection between the two projects in various interviews.[4]

Live performances and other appearances

The title song "Cigarettes and Valentines" was first played live at the concert in Greenwood Village, Colorado on August 28, 2010, during the band's concert at the Comfort Dental Amphitheatre while on their 21st Century Breakdown World Tour.[6] This show was being filmed to eventually contribute to the forthcoming live album, leading to speculation that some of the songs from the Cigarettes and Valentines sessions would eventually be released.[6][7] During the same performance Green Day also performed the song "Olivia", which also originates from these unreleased sessions.[8] These songs were also performed during other dates on the same tour. "Cigarettes and Valentines" saw an official release on Awesome as Fuck. Too Much Too Soon, a b-side on the American Idiot single was a track originally from Cigarettes & Valentines, as was Walk Away, a track re-recorded for ¡Tré!, released in 2012. [citation needed] On February 14, 2011, the official lyric video for the song was released on Green Day's official YouTube channel. On February 18, 2011 the official video for the song was released on their YouTube channel. A live promo single was released on February 21, 2011 containing 2:43 of the performance in Phoenix, Arizona (the shots of the crowd are from the concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina.) [9]

References

  1. ^ "Lost Music: Green Day's Stolen Album, Kurt's Demos and Other Mythical Masterpieces". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2010-10-03.
  2. ^ Hlavaty, Craig (June 14, 2007). "Lost Albums: CDs that deserve another listen". Houston Press. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Wanna Hear The Lost VU Record?". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2009-02-18. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
  4. ^ a b c Spitz, Marc (2006). Nobody Likes You: Inside the Turbulent Life, Times, and Music of Green Day. New York: Hyperion. pp. 152–156. ISBN 1-4013-0274-2.
  5. ^ "Top 10 Albums You've Never Heard". Yes But No But Yes. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
  6. ^ a b Paul, Aubin (August 30, 2010). "Videos: Green Day: "Cigarettes and Valentines"". Punknews.org. Retrieved August 30, 2010.
  7. ^ Reilly, Dan (August 31, 2010). "Green Day Recording Live Album, Perform New Song". Spinner. AOL Music. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
  8. ^ Coplan, Chris (August 31, 2010). "Watch: Green Day debut 'Cigarettes and Valentines' and 'Olivia'". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
  9. ^ Medien, Hung (February 21, 2011). "Watch: Green Day - Cigarettes and Valentines - swisscharts.com". Swiss Charts. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
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