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35. Green Day Dookie
Pop Punk, Alternative Rock, Skate Punk
1994
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@bryans7

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL81_CtYCym28M8c2NFVCEIEBDCu6o1tXw

1. Basket Case
2. Longview
3. All by Myself

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gS86jipcKzw

First off: great album art. Feels very low-budget zine, really conjures up a specific aesthetic.

The line Im not growing up, Im just burning out sums up the ache of teendom in a very profound and genuine way. I dont get the sense throughout this album that Green Day are compromising their messages for mass appeal. They helped bring back a punk sensibility to 90s music and its easy to see why.

I dont love the production on Dookie. Billie Joes vocals are faded so far back that I cant make any sense of what hes singing. It reminds me of shoegaze music and is clearly tied to the punk style, so it might just be a matter of preference. Ive been trying to pay attention to the lyrics in these nominations but its nigh impossible here I can barely make out a word of it.

There are some good guitar and drum solos; the one in Chump got me pretty hyped.

I always enjoyed Longview. Im sure its no small coincidence that its one of the only songs with intelligible lyrics due to being more acoustic. Its very radio friendly so it makes sense to be one of the big singles from the album. Basket Case, another radio friendly jam, is the only song I legitimately enjoy it easily takes the top spot.

Pulling Teeth is like punk meets country. Its a bizarre mashup and it doesnt work all that well to me but I appreciate the band mixing it up a bit. (Im not the only one hearing this, am I?)

I unironically love All by Myself. What a hilarious way to end the album.

Most of these songs blended into each other except for the singles. If I had to rank everything I would have no idea where to even start! I didnt connect with most of the album apart from the singles maybe Im too far removed from the pop-punk scene, or from the troubles the band sings about. I imagine this would have been a real wake-up call for me at seventeen but I was too busy listening to [REDACTED] instead.

One thing I appreciate is how the band keeps it real. The band touches on real issues: sex and breakups, drug use, finding your place in the world. Dookie isnt for me; in another timeline, it could be.