Green Day Released a Recently Discovered ‘Nimrod’ Demo, Announced 25th Anniversary Edition
Green Day shared a teaser earlier this week by announcing an extensive deluxe edition of their fifth album, ‘Nimrod,’ entitled ‘Nimrod XXV,’ as well as a recording session demo that has not been made available before.
The release comes exactly 25 years after the band released ‘Nimrod’, the follow-up to 1995’s ‘Insomniac’, for which Green Day also issued a quarter-centennial edition. ‘Hitchin’ A Ride’, ‘Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)’, ‘Redundant’ and ‘Nice Guys Finished Last’ are some of the tracks from it.
The original album had 18 songs, making it their longest album to date. However, a Japanese edition included an additional song named ‘Desensitized,’ while an Australian version also included the demos ‘Suffocate,’ ‘Do Da Da’ and ‘You Lied’. The new edition of ‘Nimrod’ doesn’t have any of the last three songs, but it does include ‘Desensitized’ and seven other songs that weren’t included on the album’s initial release. ‘You Irritate Me’ and ‘Tre Polka’ are two of those songs that have never been shared with the general audience before.
‘Nimrod XXV’ includes a rendition of Elvis Costello’s 1977 song ‘Alison,’ as well as a complete, 20-track live album that was recorded at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia on 14th November, 1997, in addition to the original album’s 18 tracks and the aforementioned eight demos.
The release date of ‘Nimrod XXV’ is 27th January. Along with their digital release, the CD and vinyl boxsets will have three and five discs, respectively, and come with a 20-page booklet, fabric patch and commemorative backstage pass. A slipmat and a large poster will also be included with the vinyl release.
Check out the track listing and cover art for ‘Nimrod XXV’ below.
1. ‘Nice Guys Finish Last’
2. ‘Hitchin’ A Ride’
3. ‘The Grouch’
4. ‘Redundant’
5. ‘Scattered’
6. ‘All The Time’
7. ‘Worry Rock’
8. ‘Platypus (I Hate You)’
9. ‘Uptight’
10. ‘Last Ride In’
11. ‘Jinx’
12. ‘Haushinka’
13. ‘Walking Alone’
14. ‘Reject’
15. ‘Take Back’
16. ‘King For A Day’
17. ‘Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)’
18. ‘Prosthetic Head’
19. ‘Nice Guys Finish Last (Demo)’
20. ‘Place Inside My Head (Demo)’
21. ‘The Grouch (Demo)’
22. ‘Walking Alone (Demo)’
23. ‘Jinx (Demo)’
24. ‘Alison (Demo)’
25. ‘Espionage (Demo)’
26. ‘You Irritate Me (Demo)’
27. ‘Tre Polka (Demo)’
28. ‘When It’s Time (Demo)’
29. ‘Desensitized (Demo)’
30. ‘Chain Saw (Demo)’
31. ‘Reject (Demo)’
32. ‘Black Eyeliner (Demo)’
33. ‘Going To Pasalacqua (Live at the Electric Factory, Philadelphia 11/14/97)’
34. ‘Welcome To Paradise (Live at the Electric Factory, Philadelphia 11/14/97)’
35. ‘Geek Stink Breath (Live at the Electric Factory, Philadelphia 11/14/97)’
36. ‘Nice Guys Finish Last (Live at the Electric Factory, Philadelphia 11/14/97)’
37. ‘Hitchin’ A Ride (Live at the Electric Factory, Philadelphia 11/14/97)’
38. ‘The Grouch (Live at the Electric Factory, Philadelphia 11/14/97)’
39. ‘Chump (Live at the Electric Factory, Philadelphia 11/14/97)’
40. ‘Longview (Live at the Electric Factory, Philadelphia 11/14/97)’
41. ‘2000 Light Years Away (Live at the Electric Factory, Philadelphia 11/14/97)’
42. ‘Brain Stew (Live at the Electric Factory, Philadelphia 11/14/97)’
43. ‘Jaded (Live at the Electric Factory, Philadelphia 11/14/97)’
44. ‘Knowledge (Live at the Electric Factory, Philadelphia 11/14/97)’
45. ‘Basket Case (Live at the Electric Factory, Philadelphia 11/14/97)’
46. ‘She (Live at the Electric Factory, Philadelphia 11/14/97)’
47. ‘F.O.D. (Live at the Electric Factory, Philadelphia 11/14/97)’
48. ‘Paper Lanterns (Live at the Electric Factory, Philadelphia 11/14/97)’
49. ‘Scattered (Live at the Electric Factory, Philadelphia 11/14/97)’
50. ‘Prosthetic Head (Live at the Electric Factory, Philadelphia 11/14/97)’
51. ‘When I Come Around (Live at the Electric Factory, Philadelphia 11/14/97)’
52. ‘Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) (Live at the Electric Factory, Philadelphia 11/14/97)’
Green Day was revealed earlier this week as the main act for the second edition of ‘When We Were Young’ festival in Las Vegas. In 2021, they performed on the COVID-delayed Hella Mega Tour alongside Weezer and Fall Out Boy.
—Silviya.Y
