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| Length = 41:14 | Label = Reprise | Producer = Green Day | Last album = ''Nimrod'' (1997) | This album = ''Warning'' (2000) | Next album = ''International Superhits!'' (2001) | Misc = }} ''Warning'' (stylized as ''Warning:'') is the sixth studio album by the American punk rock band Green Day, released on October 3, 2000, by Reprise Records. Building upon its predecessor, ''Nimrod'' (1997), the album eschewed the band's trademark punk rock sound and incorporated acoustic elements and pop and folk styles. Lyrically, the record contains more optimistic and inspirational themes in comparison with the band's earlier releases. ''Warning'' was also Green Day's first album since ''Kerplunk'' (1992) that was not produced by Rob Cavallo, although he did have a hand in its production and was credited as executive producer. Despite mixed criticism towards the band's stylistic change, the album received mostly positive reviews from music critics, who praised vocalist/guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong's songwriting. Although it peaked at number four on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, ''Warning'' represented the lowest commercial slump in Green Day's career, being the band's first album since signing to a major record label not to achieve multi-platinum status. The album has nonetheless been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America and, as of December 2012, has sold 1.2 million copies. ''Warning'' was reissued on vinyl on July 14, 2009. ==Background== After taking a break from touring in promotion of the band's fourth album ''Insomniac'' (1995), Green Day recorded the more experimental ''Nimrod'' (1997).〔Spitz, 2006, p. 126〕 The record, which delved into a more wide variety of genres including folk, ska, and surf rock, featured the unprecedented acoustic hit "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)".〔Myers, 2006. pp. 152-153〕 Vocalist/guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong recalled that the song's stylistic departure from the group's earlier work made him anxious about the song's release: "I was scared for that song to come out...because it was such a vulnerable song, to put that song out and it was like which way will it end up going? It was really exciting and it kind of sparked more in us as songwriters to expand on that."〔Spitz, 2006, p. 132〕 The band embarked on the ''Nimrod'' promotional tour, which largely featured more intimate shows with audiences of 1,500 to 3,000 people.〔Spitz, 2006, p. 138〕 By the end of the tour, the band noted that its audience had evolved. 924 Gilman Street, the punk club in the band's hometown that had once banned Green Day after the group signed with a major label, booked bassist Mike Dirnt's side project The Frustrators for a show.〔Spitz, 2006, p. 139〕 Dirnt described the experience as "a wonderful piece of closure".〔 Punk rock music was no longer popular in the mainstream as rap metal acts such as Korn, Limp Bizkit, and Kid Rock were experiencing success.〔Spitz, 2006, p. 140〕 According to Studio 880 owner John Lucasey, the band was "definitely at a very big crossroads."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Warning (Green Day album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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