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BBC Sessions (Green Day album)

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BBC Sessions
Live album by
Green Day
Released10 December 2021 (2021-12-10)
RecordedJune 1994–August 2001[1]
StudioMaida Vale, London, England
Genre
Length48:27
Label
Green Day chronology
Father of All Motherfuckers
(2020) 		BBC Sessions
(2021) 		Saviors
(2024)
Singles from BBC Sessions
  1. "Stuck with Me"
    Released: 12 November 2021
  2. "Walking Contradiction"
    Released: 19 November 2021
  3. "Hitchin' a Ride"
    Released: 26 November 2021
  4. "Waiting"
    Released: 3 December 2021

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.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic84/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
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

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Tracks 1-4 recorded on 8 June 1994, tracks 5-8 recorded on 3 November 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.TitleLength
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

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Chart performance for BBC Sessions
Chart (2021-2022) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 121
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 79
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[10] 19
Scottish Albums (OCC)[11] 27
UK Albums (OCC)[12] 44

References

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  1. ^ a b Carter, Emily (22 October 2021). "Green Day announce historic The BBC Sessions live album". Kerrang!. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  2. ^ Simpson, Dave. "Green Day - BBC Sessions (Album Review)". PureMzine. Retrieved 11 May 2022. [dead link]
  3. ^ Andrea-Lykourgou, Zoë (23 December 2021). "Green Day: BBC Sessions – Review". Vinyl Chapters. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  4. ^ a b "BBC Sessions by Green Day Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  5. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (10 December 2021). "BBC Sessions – Green Day". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  6. ^ Graff, Gary (9 December 2021). "Green Day, 'BBC Sessions': Album Review". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  7. ^ Winwood, Ian (10 December 2021). "Album review: Green Day – The BBC Sessions". Kerrang!. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Green Day ARIA chart history (albums) to 2024". ARIA. Retrieved 21 July 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  9. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Green Day – BBC Sessions" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2022. 3. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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