Which Green Day album was recorded at Conway Recording Studios? Nimrod was recorded there.
Green Day recorded Nimrod at Conway Recording Studios in Los Angeles during sessions that ran from March to July 1997. The album became the band’s fifth studio release and arrived on October 14, 1997, through Reprise Records.
The Conway sessions reflected a deliberate change in direction. Green Day wanted to move beyond its familiar three-chord punk approach, so Nimrod mixed punk with folk, surf rock, hardcore and ska influences. The band recorded roughly 30 songs and selected 18 for the album.
A common mix-up is confusing Nimrod’s studio with the album’s producer. Rob Cavallo produced the record with Green Day, but the recording itself took place at Conway. The album’s best-known track, “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life),” was also recorded during these sessions, despite having been written several years earlier.