Pinhead Gunpowder

Pinhead Gunpowder is a punk rock band from the East Bay, California, consisting of Aaron Cometbus (drums, lyrics), Bill Schneider (bass), Billie Joe Armstrong (guitar, vocals) and Jason White (guitar, vocals). Mike Kirsch (guitar, vocals) was part of the original band formed in 1990, but left the band citing personal differences with Green Day (the band for which Billie Joe Armstrong is most famous) and their 1994 major label debut album Dookie. The band's name comes from a brand of "high octane" green tea served at the Arcata co-op and discovered serendipitously by Aaron Cometbus during one of his many dumpster diving adventures.

Aaron Cometbus, who releases the "Cometbus" fanzine, has played in many East Bay area bands such as Crimpshrine. Bill Schneider is now Green Day's guitar tech and tour manager. Jason White plays additional guitar for Green Day; along with founding seminal punk band Chino Horde, Jason has played in The Influents as well as The Big Cats. Mike Kirsch has also been an active member in several East Bay bands such as Fuel, Torches to Rome, Bread and Circuits and many others.

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1994 : Jump Salty

1. "Future Daydream" - 1:37
2. "Freedom Is" - 2:00
3. "I Wanna" - 1:51
4. "Losers Of The Year" - 2:43
5. "Big Yellow Taxi" - 1:59 (Joni Mitchell)
6. "Dull" - 2:03
7. "Keeping Warm In The Nighttime" - 1:48
8. "Beastly Bit" - 2:20
9. "Benicia By The Bay" - 1:48
10. "MPLS Song" - 2:21
11. "In Control" - 2:29
12. "Hey Now" - 1:55



1995 : Cary The Banner

1. "Find My Place" - 1:06
2. "Before The Accident" - 1:48
3. "I Used To" - 1:17
4. "Reach For The Bottle" - 1:30
5. "Walkin' Catastrophe" (Jason White) - 1:32
6. "I Am An Elephant" - 2:09
7. "I Am The Stranger" - 1:33
8. "Certain Things" - 1:30
9. "Mahogany" (Michael Masser, Gerry Goffin) - 1:59



1997 : Goodbye Ellston Avenue

1. "Life During Wartime" - 1:49
2. "Without Me" - 1:29
3. "High Maintenance" - 1:36 (Aaron Cometbus, Jason White)
4. "Backyard Flames" - 1:30 (Bill Schneider)
5. "Song Of My Returning" - 2:28 (Phil Ochs)
6. "Once More Without Feeling" - 1:47
7. "I Walk Alone" - 1:17
8. "Train Station" - 1:30
9. "Homesick Hopes" - 1:48 (Jason White)
10. "Brother" - 3:20
11. "Swan Song" - 1:38
12. "Work For Food" - 1:32 (Eric Baffert)
13. "The Great Divide" - 2:15



1999 : Shoot The Moon (EP)

1. "Cabot Gal" (Jason White) - 1:46
2. "My Boot in Your Face Is What Keeps Me Alive" - 1:10
3. "Asheville" - 1:22
4. "Junkpile" - 1:48
5. "27" (Wilhelm Fink) - 1:31
6. "Kathleen" - 1:26
7. "Achin' to Be" (Paul Westerberg) - 2:50



2003 : Compulsive Disclosure

1. "Buffalo" - 1:51
2. "Second Street" - 2:09 (Jason White)
3. "Landlords" (Acoustic) - 2:13
4. "Porch" - 0:23
5. "Salting Agents" - 0:43
6. "Letter From An Old Friend" - 1:21
7. "New Blood" - 1:32 (Wilhelm Fink)
8. "El Lasso Grappo" - 1:34
9. "Black Mountain Pt.3" - 1:05
10. "Crazyhorse" - 1:44
11. "At Your Funeral" - 1:53




2009 : Kick Over The Traces

Disc 1


1. "West Side Highway" - 2:09
2. "Losers of the Year" - 2:43
3. "Reach for the Bottle" - 1:30
4. "Find My Place" - 1:06
5. "Kathleen" - 1:26
6. "Keeping Warm In the Night Time" - 1:48
7. "Cabot Gal" (Jason White) - 1:46
8. "I Used To" - 1:17
9. "Before the Accident" - 1:47
10. "MPLS Song" - 2:22
11. "At Your Funeral" - 1:53
12. "Anniversary Song" (Wilhelm Fink) - 2:00
13. "2nd St." (Jason White) - 2:08
14. "Life During Wartime" - 1:49
15. "Landlords" - 2:09
16. "Big Yellow Taxi" (Joni Mitchell) - 1:59
17. "Future Daydream" - 1:37
18. "New Blood" (Wilhelm Fink) - 1:32
19. "Beastly Bit" - 2:20
20. "Swan Song" - 1:38
21. "Train Station" - 1:30
22. "Mahogany" (Michael Masser, Gerry Goffin) - 1:59
23. "On the Ave." - 2:45

Disc 2


1. "Find My Place" - 1:06
2. "Cabot Gal" (Jason White) - 1:46
3. "I Used To" - 1:11
4. "New Blood" (Wilhelm Fink) - 1:29
5. "Buffalo" - 2:06
6. "Reach for the Bottle" - 1:50
7. "Backyard Flames" (Bill Schneider) - 2:10
8. "West Side Highway" - 2:31
9. "Losers of the Year" - 2:43
10. "On the Ave." - 2:51
11. "Kathleen" - 1:39
12. "Landlords" - 2:12
13. "Life During Wartime" - 1:55
14. "Anniversary Song" (Wilhelm Fink) - 1:45
15. "Before the Accident" - 1:42
16. "My Boot in Your Face is What Keeps Me Alive" - 1:24
17. "Asheville" - 1:51
18. "MPLS Song" - 2:05
19. "Swan Song" - 1:49
20. "Beastly Bit" - 2:01
21. "Train Station" - 1:25
22. "Future Daydream" - 2:15
23. "Mahogany" (Michael Masser, Gerry Goffin) - 2:16






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Je vous conseille vraiment Big Yellow Taxi et Westside Highway pour commencer

C'est sympa mais bon ça donne vraiment l'impression d'écouter du Green Day des débuts quoi ...