Tré Cool’s Explosive Drumming One day back in 1994, I went to the music store to pick up this album hilariously titled Dookie. I went home as fast as I could, put it in my CD player, and my life proceeded to change. “Burnout,” the opening track, tore through my house like a freight train, and I knew I was in for a raw and energetic experience. This album—especially Tré Cool’s drumming—has had a major influence on me and my musical interests ever since. I’ve actually played in the orchestra pit for local productions of the Green Day musical American Idiot—most recently this past summer—and I’m still discovering nuggets from Cool’s playing from those experiences. The Go-To Groove Cool has a go-to groove that he likes to use in numerous songs across Green Day’s wide-ranging repertoire. You’ll hear variations of this groove from the band’s first album to Revolution Radio […]

November 2021 Issue