Guitarist: Born February 17 th, 1972 in Rodeo, California Bassist: Born May 4 th, 1972 in Berkeley, California Drummer: Born December 9 th, 1972 in Frankfurt, Germany As teenagers, they spent much of their time in a small punk venue called 924 Gilman which is where the bassist and guitarist met the drummer.

Nothing “changed the world” until 2004, when they came out with an album completely criticizing not only President Bush, but also American culture as a whole.

The album had powerful lyrics such as “I'm not a part of a redneck agenda. Now everybody do the propaganda, and sing along to the age of paranoia.” and “where have all the riots gone as the city's motto gets pulverized? What's in love is now in debt, on your birth certificate…”

The album was a concept album. It told the story of an angst-y teenager sick of his parents and the government, so he runs away from home and realizes how little he can do for himself and how much he always relied on everyone else, which basically just makes him hate himself. This was meant to show more of the band’s liberal side, which means they believe in more government control.

This album almost made it cool for teenagers to hate the government/Bush and started to get teenagers more involved in politics so they’d understand what was going on.

The bassist said about Bush: “He and I came from completely different worlds– and that’s the problem. I came from a world of poverty, divorce, and drugs… something he can’t even begin to understand.”

 This album wasn’t necessarily punk, which made a lot of their old fans abandon them and accusations of being sellouts.

This band made a concert-movie from a concert in Wembley Stadium in England. It went behind the scenes of the first days of the tour, but also had lots of interviews with the band and you heard them speak a lot about their opinions on the Bush administration.

 Brandon Flowers of The Killers said about the singer, “A bunch of kids screaming the lyrics to such an American song… I saw it as a very negative thing towards Americans. It really lit a fire in me. You have the right to say what you want to say and what you want to write about, and I'm sure they meant it in the same way that Bruce Springsteen meant 'Born In The USA' and it was taken wrongly, but I was really offended when I saw them do that. I just thought it was really cheap to go to a place like England or Germany and sing that song – those kids aren’t taking it the same way that he meant it. And he knew it.”

“…and my name is George W. Bush.” (audience boos) “But you can call me a**hole.”

When asked questions about the new album, the band was quiet. At this point they didn’t even know whether they would make another album. This album had been so successful, they weren’t even sure if it was worth it to try and beat it.

It divided into three parts and had an amazing 18 tracks on it. This album followed the story of the government failing, and two lovebirds who have all sorts of adventures. Their most popular single is regularly played on Top 40 and rock stations alike.

This album was set in a “post-Bush period where everything is just going as wrong as it can get—exactly what’s happening now.”

 This album portrayed a few more of their opinions about Bush, as well as their thoughts on things such as 9/11, global warming, conspiracies, and 2012.

Their album from 2004 was made into an incredible Broadway Musical. They are the only rock band to successfully do so. This musical follows the album’s story, as well as adding in new characters and plot twists.

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