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Encyclopedia > Al Sobrante
Al Sobrante

Background information
Birth name John Kiffmeyer
Born 1969
California

Al Sobrante (born John Kiffmeyer 1969) was the original drummer for the punk rock band Green Day. His name is a reference to El Sobrante, California, a town north of Berkeley. Image File history File links Sobrante. ... Year 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... A drummer at practice A drummer is a musician who plays the drums, particularly the drum kit, marching percussion, or hand drums. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Green Day is an American rock band consisting of three core members: Billie Joe Armstrong (guitar, lead vocals), Mike Dirnt (bass) and Tré Cool (drums). ... El Sobrante is a census-designated place located in Contra Costa County, California. ... Berkeley is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in northern California, in the United States. ...


Sobrante's first exposure in the punk scene was as the drummer of the band Isocracy. The group was popular in the East Bay, and mainstays at the famed club, 924 Gilman Street. Isocracy was a Berkeley-area punk band which predated Green Day and which was one of the key bands in the MRR/Gilman Street project. ... A part of the East Bay showing Concord, Walnut Creek, Martinez, Pleasant Hill and Clayton The East Bay is a subregion of the San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States. ... The 924 Gilman Street project, aka the Alternative Music Foundation, is the Berkeley, California street address, and the official business name of the all-ages, non-profit, collectively organized music club usually referred to by its fans simply as Gilman. ...


Sobrante's claim to fame, however, is his time in Green Day. After the end of Isocracy, Sobrante helped form the group. Because of his experience and knowledge of the underground community, Sobrante was able to get the young band on its feet by placing calls to friends, among them prominent figure of the East Bay Larry Livermore. The first few performances took place at Contra Costa College, where Kiffmeyer was a journalism student. On the strength of these performances, Livermore vowed to release a Green Day record on his Lookout! Records. The group's first full-length effort, 39/Smooth would feature a Sobrante original, "I Was There", which documented the band at that place in time. Larry Livermore (born 1947) is an American musician, record producer and music journalist. ... Contra Costa College, in San Pablo, California, is the west campus of the Contra Costa Community College District. ... Lookout! Records is an independent record label based in Berkeley, California. ... 39/Smooth was initially released as the debut album by Green Day in 1990 on Lookout! Records on vinyl (including limited quantities of clear green vinyl) and cassette. ...


In 1990, he left the band to attend college at Humboldt State University in Arcata, California. Sobrante later joined the band The Ne'er Do Wells, leaving abruptly in 1994. Following a stint with punk band The Ritalins he became manager of The Shruggs until their split. Recently he produced "The Lost Troublemakers Album" by The Troublemakers, a garage band from Sacramento, California. He now lives in San Francisco, California with his wife Greta and his young son Lolo. 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... This article is about Humboldt State University in California. ... Arcata, California Arcata is a city, adjacent to Humboldt Bay, in Humboldt County, California, United States. ... The Neer Do Wells were an American Rock and Roll band formed in Arcata, California by Chris Imlay, late of Brents T.V. and John Denery, brother of Dallas Denery from Sweet Baby. ...


Trivia

  • Al is left-handed and plays drums open handed, playing the hi-hat cymbals with his left hand, and the ride cymbal positioned just to the left of the hi-hat.
  • With the Ne'er Do Wells, Al was known for not showing up for practices and even missing gigs if so inclined. He would often interrupt shows with jokes or monologues and get up and wander away from the drums.
Green Day
Billie Joe Armstrong | Mike Dirnt | Tré Cool
Jason White | Jason Freese | Ronnie Blake | Al Sobrante
Discography
Studio Albums: 39/Smooth (1990) | Kerplunk! (1992) | Dookie (1994) | Insomniac (1995) | nimrod. (1997) | Warning: (2000) | American Idiot (2004)
Studio EPs: 1,000 Hours (1989) | Slappy (1990) | Sweet Children (1990)
Compilations: 1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours (1991) | International Superhits! (2001) | Shenanigans (2002)
Live Albums/ Live EPs: Bowling Bowling Bowling Parking Parking (1996) | Foot in Mouth (1996) | Tune in Tokyo (2001) | Bullet in a Bible (2005)
DVDs: International Supervideos! (2001) | Riding in Vans with Boys (2003) | Bullet in a Bible (2005)
Singles: "Longview" | "Welcome to Paradise" | "Basket Case" | "She" | "When I Come Around" | "J.A.R." | "Geek Stink Breath" | "Stuck With Me" | "Brain Stew"/"Jaded" | "Walking Contradiction" | "Hitchin' a Ride" | "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" | "Redundant" | "Nice Guys Finish Last" | "Minority" | "Warning" | "Waiting" | "Macy's Day Parade" | "Poprocks & Coke" | "I Fought the Law" | "American Idiot" | "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" | "Holiday" | "Wake Me Up When September Ends" | "Jesus of Suburbia" | "The Saints Are Coming" (with U2)
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Other: Pop Disaster Tour | Cigarettes and Valentines | Pop punk | American Edit | Live Freaky! Die Freaky! | Adeline Records | Other projects The hi-hat stand has changed little since its invention. ... A Zildjian 22 Z Custom Power Ride A ride cymbal is a type of cymbal that is a standard part of most drum kits. ... Green Day is an American rock band consisting of three core members: Billie Joe Armstrong (guitar, lead vocals), Mike Dirnt (bass) and Tré Cool (drums). ... Billie Joe Armstrong (born February 17, 1972, in Oakland, California) is the main songwriter, lead vocalist, and guitarist for the punk rock band Green Day. ... Mike Dirnt (born Michael Ryan Pritchard on May 4th, 1972, in Rodeo, California) is the bassist for the band Green Day. ... Tré Cool (born Frank Edwin Wright III, December 9, 1972, in Frankfurt, Germany) is the drummer of the rock band Green Day. ... Jason White (born November 11, 1973 in Little Rock, Arkansas) is a notorious guitar-player from the Lookout! band Pinhead Gunpowder, who has been touring with Green Day since their Warning: tour in 2000-2001, although his first appearances with the band were during Green Days two lone 1999... Jason Jeremy Freese (born in Orange County Calif. ... Ronnie Blake is a musician from Fullerton, California. ... This is a complete discography of the band Green Day. ... 39/Smooth was initially released as the debut album by Green Day in 1990 on Lookout! Records on vinyl (including limited quantities of clear green vinyl) and cassette. ... Kerplunk! is punk rock band Green Days second full-length album, released in 1992 on the Lookout! Records label. ... Dookie, released in February 1994, is the third album by the punk rock band Green Day, and it was their first album on Reprise. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Nimrod. ... Warning: is the 6th full length album by Green Day. ... American Idiot is Green Days seventh studio album, released in 2004. ... 1,000 Hours is Green Days first ever release and the first of several releases for the independent record label Lookout! Records that nurtured the bands development in their early years before signing with a major label in 1993. ... Slappy is the third EP by Green Day, and was released on Lookout! Records in the summer of 1990 on seven-inch vinyl. ... Sweet Children is a collection of some of Green Days earliest songs that they were still playing live at the time. ... 1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours is a collection of early recordings by Green Day. ... International Superhits! is Green Days first greatest hits album, containing recordings from 1994s Dookie to 2001 with two exclusive new songs, Maria and Poprocks & Coke and was released in 2001. ... Shenanigans is a compilation album of Green Day, released in 2002. ... Bowling Bowling Bowling Parking Parking is a live EP released by Green Day in 1996. ... Foot in Mouth is a live EP released by Green Day in 1996. ... Tune in Tokyo is a live EP released in 2001 by the band Green Day. ... Bullet in a Bible is a live CD, DVD and UMD release by Green Day, which was issued in November 2005. ... International Supervideos! is a name of a DVD by Green Day, a companion to the International Superhits! greatest hits CD. The DVD was released on November 13, 2001. ... this is a wild movie that is not just about blink-182, but mostly about a band called Kut U up. ... Bullet in a Bible is a live CD, DVD and UMD release by Green Day, which was issued in November 2005. ... Longview is the first major-label single released by pop-punk band Green Day, from their hit 1994 album, Dookie. ... Welcome to Paradise is a song from Green Days 1992 album Kerplunk and again on their 1994 album Dookie. ... One of pop-punk group Green Days best known songs, Basket Case was a major step in the careers of the three member group in January 1995. ... She is a song by Green Day taken from the album Dookie. ... When I Come Around is a single from Green Days album Dookie from 1994. ... J.A.R. (Jason Andrew Relva) is a song by the band Green Day. ... Geek Stink Breath is a song by the California-based punk trio Green Day. ... Stuck With Me was a single off of Green Days album, Insomniac. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Walking Contradiction is the fifth and final single taken from Green Days fourth album Insomniac. ... Hitchin A Ride was the first single that American punk band Green Day released from their album nimrod. ... Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) is a popular song by the American pop punk band Green Day. ... Redundant is a single by Green Day and the fourth track from their album nimrod. ... Nice Guys Finish Last was a single released by the American punk band Green Days fifth studio album nimrod. ... Minority was the first single from Green Days album, Warning:. Minority rose into the charts faster than any of Green Days other singles. ... Warning is a single from, and the title track of, Green Days 2000 album Warning:. The lyrics of this song promote living without warning. Billie Joe Armstrong has said in interviews that the original concept was to create a song whose lyrics were made up of all signs and... Waiting is the 3rd single off Green Days 2000 album, Warning (album). ... Macys Day Parade was the final single and is the final track of Green Days album Warning:. Billie Joe Armstrong is quoted as saying Its sort of about the lies and deceptions that you have growing up and how you have to find your own way around... Poprocks and Coke is a song by the band Green Day from their International Superhits! album. ... Single cover of the Bobby Fuller version of I Fought the Law I Fought the Law is a much-covered song originally recorded by Sonny Curtis of The Crickets. ... American Idiot is a song by American Rock band Green Day, and is the first single from their ninth album, American Idiot. ... Boulevard of Broken Dreams was the second single from Green Days ninth studio album, American Idiot. ... Holiday is a rock song by Green Day, released as the third single off of their seventh studio album American Idiot (2004). ... Wake Me Up When September Ends is the fourth single from Green Days seventh studio album, American Idiot. ... Jesus of Suburbia is the fifth and final single to be released from Green Days seventh studio album, American Idiot. ... It has been suggested that some sections of this article be split into a new article entitled The Saints Are Coming (U2 and Green Day song). ... This article is about the Irish rock band. ... The Network is a 6-piece New Wave band and a side-project of the band Green Day. ... Pinhead Gunpowder is an East Bay Punk Rock band consisting of Aaron Cometbus (drums, lyrics), Bill Schneider (bass), Billie Joe Armstrong (guitar, vocals) and Jason White (guitar, vocals). ... The Frustrators is a music band with Jason Chandler (lead vocals), Terry Lineham (guitar, vocals), Art Tedeschi (drums), and Mike Dirnt (bass). ... The Lookouts were a punk rock band that existed from 1985 to 1990 on Iron Peak, a remote rural mountain community outside of Laytonville, California. ... The Pop Disaster Tour was a two-month 2002 concert tour that was co-headlined by popular pop-punk bands blink-182 and Green Day. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Pop punk is used for two separate subgenres of punk rock music: the kind typically found on Lookout! Records, which stray very little from the three-chord formula that The Ramones pioneered, as well as a newer subgenre of melodic, more emotional punk, which includes by bands like NOFX and... The mash-up album American Edit, whose creators Party Ben and team9 took the shared alias Dean Gray, pays tribute to the acclaimed Green Day album American Idiot, and was acclaimed as a landmark release in its own genre. ... // Live Freaky Die Freaky is a stop motion animated film based on the Charles Manson murders. ... Adeline Records is a record label co-owned by Billie Joe Armstrong, lead singer of Green Day, his wife Adrienne Nesser (Armstrong), bandmate Jason White, and Jim Theibaud, professional skateboarder. ... Other projects of the punk rock band Green Day. ...

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Al Sobrante - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (381 words)
Al Sobrante (born John Kiffmeyer in the May 14 1972) was the original drummer for the punk rock band Green Day.
Sobrante's first exposure in the punk scene was as the drummer of the band Isocracy.
Al Sobrante is a left-handed drummer, meaning he hits the hi-hat cymbals with his left hand instead of his right, and the ride cymbal is set-up to the left of the hi-hat.
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