Dookie

I remember the massive hype around this album back in my highschool (which I did not understand). Haven't listened to it since, tried to avoid pop-punk as I could. Still, not bad at all.

3.75

Good

I’m not a Green Day hater, in fact I think good Green Day can be really great, I just didn’t think that this album was all that special

I always like the energy of Green Day music but ultimately almost all their songs sound the same to me and the lyrics are indistinguishable for all but like two songs. A fun listen but it becomes just a homogeneous vibe to me

I mean, it’s a good punk album.

Buen disco. No es de mi estilo. Ni el mejor del grupo.

mid day (kinda hurts to say but it’s not there)

3.5 stars

A bit unexciting considering how "influential" it was, not bad tunes though

it’s j so stagnant

Good album with lots of solid songs. Nothing to crazy but definitely solid.

Very power chord heavy. Standard Green Day sound but less refined than on Boulevard of Broken Dreams. Basket Case definitely the best song, then When I Come Around.

I already really love American Idiot, but hadn't heard another Green Day album before. Pop punk is generally very hit or miss for me, and I can definitely see how significant Green Day are to this genre. Ultimately as a whole album this ended feeling a bit samey to me. There was nothing bad though and I feel like I could come to appreciate individual songs the more i listened to them, but I don't know if I would sit through the whole album front to back again.

Na ovom albumu ima hitova.

fun. fluffy. 3? 4? overplayed i think and v straight.

Nostalgiatron

They named an album after poop and then sung about jerking off. Grow up, Green Day!

Classic. Green Day was great up until American Idiot really. This album is wonderful and even though I hate saying the word "dookie" in any context it doesn't take away from anything.

A catchy pop punk album. Kids will love it, but it's not really for grown ups. Rating: 2.5/5 Playlist track: Basket Case Date listened: 18/10/22

Suprisingly underwhelming. Too many basic punk songs with little inspiration. Obviously Basket Case stands out amongst the chaff. I had expected something better, but I don't know why. No real signs of what was to come. The production is more than a little dodgy.

I never had a chance to look closely at this album cover and I'm loving monkey questioning his purpose with the dookie. This is a classic Green Day album, not my favorite, but has some awesome songs on it.

Here's a familiar face! Our second from Green Day, and whether it's blasphemous or not, I prefer American Idiot. This album has a couple classic hits and some deeper cuts I liked too, but overall not as exciting as some of their other albums. Still quite good, just not as memorable as I'd hoped. Favorite tracks: Basket Case, When I Come Around, Welcome to Paradise, All By Myself. Album art: Definitely a classic here, I love seeing this in large form because there's a ton of minute detail in the illustration. Like a wacky political cartoon, love that the missiles are labeled "DOOKIE" like a horrible Ben Garrison cartoon. Never knew or noticed before that a dog is flying the plane, and dogs are dumping dookie all over the place. Big fan of this one. 3.5/5

09/27/22 Nostalgic. Some good songs. Kinda meshed together because I accidentally had on shuffle.

Welcome to Paradise - Basket Case - When I come Around.

Puto.

First cd I ever bought. Still mostly holds up and there are a couple songs that are still iconic.

Overall good, but I find that the songs mostly sound the same.

As far as pop-punk goes, it's solid. It's just not quite my thing

Good enough for those who like their pop punky or their punk poppy.

Not bad, too poppy for punk

Definitely green days best album, but feels very dated now

Rosa margar svona plötur í röð. Um flest get ég nánast skrifað sömu lýsingu og um Lemonheads, nema Green Day hafði vit á því að covera ekki Simon og Garfunkel. Og nokkur lög eru ekki leiðinleg. Tæpur þristur.

not as much nostalgia as other Green Day albums

Energetic but repetitive.

I used to be pretty anti-Green Day. I saw them as derivative, punk-lite posers. I still have a bit of that feeling, but I've mostly grown to respect them over the years. I have to admit that they have written and recorded some catchy songs, and this album is chock full of them. Still not their biggest fan, but I did enjoy this overall. 3 stars.

A very fun listen. Armstrong writes pretty relatable lyrics about anxiety and self-doubt, but without a lot of depth. The self-deprecating humor is great here and the music is fun and fast, but there's not a whole lot else.

Masturbation has never lost its fun with me so I really couldn't relate to this album.

Green Day's "Pablo Honey".

Not bad. I knew two songs already and I like them. The rest of the album is okay but the songs kind of all sound the same.

Not a huge fan of West coast pop punk, but this was a fun album

Not my cup of tea

Du bon Pop-punk, tellement populaire dnas mon temsp, cependant, je n'avais jamais entendu l'album au complet. Ca fit vraiment avec l'époque et c'est dans ce qui se faisait de mieux dans le genre. 3.5

I have never been a big fan of Green Day, or "pop punk," as it were. To me, "punk" is not popular. In its rawest form, it is a sign of rebellion against the norm, against conformity. Against popularity, "pop." So the two together is an oxymoron, like jumbo shrimp, or military intelligence. Anyway, there were four songs on here that we've all heard, but what was interesting is how much the non-hits blended together for me. Billie Joe's vocals just blended into the same kind of wanker-y voice. And the guitar sounded... blah. Flat, nothing piercing through the wall of sound. The drummer didn't bring much to the table either. If you're in a trio, all three really have to be able to shine at their instruments, and really only the bass player stood out. So this is one of those "I know the hits, kinda like them, but the non-hits are non-hits for a reason." So nothing exciting here for me.

Never been a Green Day fan. They've got some hits and good rock hooks, but it never felt as authentic to me as some of the other acts at this time who helped revive punk in the 90's, like Bad Religion or Rancid. It's Punk-Lite for spoiled suburban kids who want to feel edgy and have a revolution without ever leaving the comfort of their entitled lives.

A good album but not really my thing

Green Day’s got better shit than this It’s not really my genre, idk 5/10

i liked green day! i wasn’t expecting much since the album is literally called dookie but i was pleasantly surprised. they sound a little basic and high schooly, but it was good!

I've heard the big songs on this roughly 800,000 times but never put the entire album on. I get why people might love this - it's definitely engineered (both literally and figuratively/songwriting-wise) to be catchy as hell; fast-paced power chords in a major key, with very melodic vocal lines. It's generally not my cup of tea (I hate tea) overall; I'm not really a fan of punk and although this is more pop-punk along the lines of a more melodic Ramones or early Goo Goo Dolls it still has that non-stop intensity that again - I get, but I just like a little more instrumentation and/or tempo variety. Having said that, it's such a representation of the mid-90s and really is a good sounding record, will put it right up the middle as a 3 even if it's not something I'm putting on. 7/10 3 stars

Personally I didn’t love this album but I understand why’d it’s so popular

6/10. Basket Case is great, but half the album just sounds like Basket Case but lamer.

Loaded with classics. 3.5/5 because I don't know the entire album that well.

All the songs kinda sound the same

An absolute classic. This album's secret weapons are both the strong, memorable basslines and presence throughout + Billy Joel's intuitive sense of melodic rhythm and harmony. Pushing and pulling against the instrumental, Armstrong's verses elevate this LP from standard punk to a deserving classic.

I wonder if Green Day liked the Ramones

Classic pop punk defining album. A lot of relatable things in here about anxiety, jealousy, confusion, loneliness. Same song structure used throughout the entire album, and the songs sound very similar. Favorite songs - Welcome to Paradise, Basket Case

they were opened mind

I took the time to listen to you whine about everything. Now go and tidy your room and tell your little friends it's time to go because their mum's will be expecting them back for tea.

Geinig om weer een keer te horen. Lekker energiek maar veel diepgang heeft het niet.

Als tiener was ik groot fan en vond ik dit briljant. Maar dat is het niet, hè? 😅

Not bad. Used think it was annoying, but now it just reminds me of the 90s.

J'ai pesé sur play et me suis instantanément transporté en secondaire 4 ! Je crois pas l'avoir réécouté depuis. Good stuff, mais vient un peu redondant à la longue.

That sure is a catchy song about wanking.

Overrated but still good

È stato un album piacevole dei Green Day, sicuramente fra i loro più ispirati.

I generally like Green Day, but for some reason I’ve just never enjoyed Dookie.

Really fun and lighthearted music. This what I imagine high school in America sounds like. Unfortunately every song is exactly the same as the next and therefore I'm settling in a respectable 3/5

Not a huge green day fan, but classic 90s album.

More listenable pop music. A little repetitive for my taste.

If you enjoy pop punk, this is a classic slice of fried gold. If you're me, the hits are nice enough and everything else is over quick.

Liked it but found there wasn't enough sound variety between the songs throughout the album tbh. A couple of songs stood out and added to my Playlist.

3 1/2

Another drum driven 90s group. At the time they were edgy. Now it comes off as whining

6/10

Takes me that to the younger days (even though this album came out before then) but still has the same feel as their songs that I did know.

BJA you've never been to my taste.some good moments to reminisce to, but the whole album....

Good

3/5 goodish one, but ultimately no.

Ça peut arriver à n'importe qui de faire des erreurs, et Green Day en a fait une belle en laissant l'influence punk guider ce projet Dookie. Il ne restera heureusement de ce style incompréhensible que le trait noir d'un eyeliner dans les futurs projets de nos joyeux lurons.

An OK album with some catchy songs but at the time I liked that Offspring album (Smash) more. The problem with Dookie: it is not fast enough - the songs should have gone through the Ramones machine. :-)

I enjoyed the album a fair amount, particularly the classics like Basket Case. Not crazy about it but objectively it is a good album.

Solid album. Great with morning coffee.

First album. I'm not very much in punk

Punk punk punk

yes/no - definitely from my generation so it triggers something there, but normally not a fan of punk/pop/rock

Weird, I was just thinking today that sooner or later I would have to deal with this album on this list. How do I rate this? I used to love it (well, like it a lot) and since cooled off on it quite a bit as I have developed a pretty negative opinion on pop punk and California punk in general. Green Day's downward trajectory as a band haven't helped things... although my opinion of this album hasn't gone downhill as much as my opinion of the Sublime discography since my adolescence. Do I hate this album? No, not really. But when you evaluate an album for its role as an influential album - which this certainly was - shouldn't you take into account what it influenced? What Green Day influenced was garbage. Much like Nirvana, the music that took after it was a musical dead end. Should the parent be punished for the sins of the child? No, not necessarily, but Green Day also isn't anywhere near as good of a band as Nirvana (and I wouldn't exactly call myself a Nirvana fanboy). I suppose all this hemming and hawing is just navel-gazing while I decide if this deserves a 2 (probably a 2.75) or a 3 (no higher than a 3.5). Either way, it falls somewhere in the middle - not U2 terrible, not Kate Bush great.

Longview, Basket Case, and When I Come Around are top three. The album as a whole is really repetitive with a calm ending of All by Myself which was a nice change of pace.

1-3 tracks sounded kind of dooker dookie, long view is good welcome to paradise is also very good Basket case and she are very good. Roots, and come around are ok, coming clean and emenius sleepus are very good. 20/30

When this album came out, you didn't have to go far to find someone with a copy of the album. Green Day's sound is easily recognizable, but "Longview", "Basket Case", and "When I Come Around" are the only tracks that I recognized having listed to before. I listened to the album back then, but wasn't sure if I liked the band or not. With a re-listen, this album still seems at best to be "okay".

high school jam

Saved Prior: When I Come Around Off Rip: Having a Blast, Longview, Welcome to Paradise, Basket Case, She, Sassafras Roots, Coming Clean Cutting Edge: Burnout Overall Notes: Punk, even great punk like this, always has a strong element of diminishing returns for me. Even on a sub-40 minute bomb, I get tired of the same core musical elements over and over. I know that it's the same thing for basically any genre, but I feel this especially strongly with punk. All that to say that I like this album, but I don't love it. 3.5 rounded down.

Still some good tracks

I've listened to this one! I owned it on CD, would play it all the time I drove to school or work! Love most of the tracks, especially the ones toward the middle of the album. Can't stand "All By Myself" lmao. Love the transition from "Chump" to "Longview."

Some Good tunes, they're a bit American garage band for me

Not as good as American Idiot bit still a fun little pop/punk album overall.

Not my first time hearing this one, but first time in quite a while. Lots of good songs. Solid 3/5.

My kinda thing, never really got massively into Green day tho. I know a couple tracks. First impressions feels like a 3. Had no idea this album was so old. Basket Case is a tune. At times can hear the influence of older californian rock, like beach boys. 3/5

I definitely really liked this when I was much younger but barely remember most of the tracks. Compared to American Idiot for example I see this as a pretty restrained and tight Green Day album. Much less offensive to the ears than I was expecting. No that’s doing it a disservice. There’s some cracking songs on here and If this was still my bag then I’d be all over this, preaching the good word. Really rather enjoyed it

Let’s get it out of the way: Basket Case is an all time pop-punk classic, and one of the great rock songs of the late 20th century. I always felt like Green Day were a relic playing catch-up with the younger bands, by the time I was seriously getting into rock music, but turns out teenage me knew nothing. The fact is they are one of the most influential, pioneering bands of that 90s-00s era where punk rock went mainstream. Dookie is a great slice of pop-punk. It’s relentless and energetic, melodic, fun. But there’s still something that keeps me from ever truly going all in on Green Day. Can I say what it is? Do I know? Armstrong’s voice? They were just too damn popular? Or maybe it’s fundamentally that (much as I love it) pop-punk is an inherently limited sound? Either way: A.) it was fun to revisit this, and it still hold up incredibly well; B.) I assumed Green Day followed My Chem to The Black Parade (ie, playing punk whilst dressed as a goth), but it was the other way around. Time for me to put some respect back on Green Day’s name in my own head.

This album is my favorite work from Green Day with the exception of “all by myself” it’s just a little weird but the he guitar in the background is great, just the vocals are not awesome.

Good representation of punk rock. Vocalist not the greatest (but not the worst either). Occasional spurts of impressive percussion. Favorite: Basket Case Least fav: All By Myself

el mejor disco de green day no me seais haters

Fatal, gracias. La de Welcome to Paradise no está mal. Basket Case obviamente otro temazo. Resumiendo, si no me gustaban cuando era una emo/punk girl ¿Por qué me iban a gustar ahora?

En av de första skivorna som jag stötte på när det gällde skatepunk. Nostalgi, men fortfarande riktigt bra låtar och texterna håller även om det är mer tonårsriktat. Bra trummor och gitarrer över lag. "Basket Case" är givetvis den stora singeln, men jag minns att jag tyckte mycket om "When I Come Around" och givetvis den gömda låten "All By Myself".

Defining rock of the 90's with some crap in between

What a blast from the past - an album I absolutely loved when I was a kid. Frenetic, tight, and well-produced pop-punk. It has some great songs but it's also a bit one-dimensional. Maybe also I've just heard it too many times. I wish I could love it as much as I did 25 years ago.

I like green day but I dont find anything special in this album

Guter Punkrock. Gibt einem 90er Flashbacks

Longview has lyrics that hit hard these days. Never used to appreciate Greenday much when I was younger, apart from maybe American Idiot. Never been too familiar with Dookie. I know Basket Case of course. A real classic for sure. I find it hard to believe this album is from the 90s to be honest. The way "all by myself" closes the album with a lip pop is kinda entertaining.

Good beats. Short songs.

Like it better than I expected but every song is the same.

Isto do punk, ainda por cima quando tem traços de pop, é muito chato e repetitivo. Reparei que do mada tinha ouvido 10 músicas assim do nada. Não é a minha praia nada do que se passa neste álbum. Nota:5/10

Preferred their slightly later stuff (Nimrod, Warning) when I was younger, this one never really grabbed me. Not much has changed.

It’s no American Idiot but Basket Case is a tune

Nostalgia vibes. But apart from the bigger hits I hadn’t missed listening to this album in full. Some undeniable classics, but also some filler which brings it down a notch.

ok

War damals schon zu alt für die Platte; wahrgenommen aus so ner Perspektive von allgemeiner Sympathie, aber sonniger Westcoast Pop-Punk ist für Anfänger/Kids und ich inzwischen wieder ganz woanders. Heute gehört: und die Sympathie für sonnigen Westcoast Pop-Punk ist stärker als damals, außerdem beeindruckt von der Produktion. Wäre ich 1994 drei Jahre jünger gewesen oder in Love mit anderen (überhaupt welchen) coolen Girls, würde ich jetzt mit Sicherheit 4 Punkte geben, mindestens. So aber nur: autobiographie-biasde 3,4 (mit aber für Produktion, Pop und in dem Genre schon fast Perfektion abbildende nach oben zuckendem Finger, das sei notiert).

Disappointed that 'She' was nothing to do with either KISS or H Rider Haggard. All in all, somewhat monochrome, a few memorable tracks, a fair bit that was unremarkable but nothing unpleasant or irksome.

Sounds like green day. All. of. the. songs.

Yea it was ok

This was a great throw back... it made me reminisce of greenday coming on at the end of the night out and everyone shouting and jumping with sweat flicking of their foreheads. Oh hazey teenage days.

It was ok, not their best but a few nostalgic tracks

man, i just don't know...i still think he's a bit of a tool. and while this album is closer to what i used to like about them, it's just...not.

What the album lacks in variety between the songs, it makes up with energy and catchy hooks. Still prefer Nimrod.

Good hits but many songs sound too similar

So many of these songs sounded so similar, got bored, not a fan

I imagine there are many who really like this album and have strong nostalgia for it, but I never got into Greenday when I was in middle/high-school so my touchpoints are from the pop-radio hits. I'd suppose Green Day are sort of punk-pop. Nothing bad, but it's all a bit surface-level for me. 3.5 to 3.

Classiker, mitt första album jag fick. Dock tycker jag samma som nu, en de bra låtar, det mesta lätt att glömma och låter ganska likt rakt igenom. En tydlig 3a iaf!

Ha it's like this app is taunting me and my dislike for Green Day. I enjoyed this one a lot more than American Idiot. Seems a lot more fresh/raw but still Pop punk which is a genre I don't enjoy too much.

I'm just not a big fan of Green Day. All the songs sound very similar to one another. And I feel like I've heard them all a million times

Good album singles are all solid tracks with some others in between. Big sounds from 3 instruments. Some forgettable tracks 3.5

It was great when I was 14.

The albums name describes how I feel about it already. Though I came in with an open mind, and my feelings shifted from one star to two, because it sucks, and I don’t like it, but it’s good at what it sets out to do.

Thought I was gonna give this like a 4 before listening to it. Obviously Basket Case is good, but the rest of it was the same song repeated 14 times. Bloody 90s Green Day should do better when American Idiot rolls around. Their better songs are their slower ones imo

Hard listen. Sorry, it's just a throwback to my All Time Low era back in 7th grade. An era I do NOT want to go back to.

Prefer Green Day’s 00’s stuff

I like Basket Case but I just can’t get past the fact that he sounds like he’s singing with a stuffed nose.

I didn't know this band. Too close to hard rock and I didn't like the vocal. Fair album at best.

Pre Listen: I dislike Green Day. My parents used to be obsessed with them for a period while I was growing up, and even as a child I thought they sounded like piss. The title of the album isn't abating those feelings. Low expectations. Notable Tracks: Burnout | Basket Case | When I Come Around - All tracks I was non-consensually subjected to throughout my youth and into the present. I've heard these probably at least a hundred times. Trash. Chump - My favorite track on the album by far. I appreciate the heavier sound it has. I appreciate the break from the vocals. I appreciate it a lot. All By Myself - Joke of a song. Least favorite track on the album, normally an acoustic break from everything is a staple of Punk albums, and normally they suck. This one is making fun of the trope, so it sucks extra hard. Post Listen: Yeah, I hated this as much as I remembered, if not more. This IS dookie. Their drummer is the best member of the band, the vocalist needs to blow his nose. I contemplated writing a big long review about how lame and boring Green Day is. Something along the lines of "Green Day is one of the most NPC bands out there and every song sounds the same" Instead I think I'll just say every Green Day song sounds like the intro to Johnny Test. I liked Johnny Test and its intro, because the intro is 1 minute long, and the show is funny. Johnny Test is also a children's show, and most people grow out of it. Green Day fans never grew up. https://youtu.be/P1zHcompfNI - 1/5. EDIT - After some introspection, I'm bumping my rating up to a 2/5. I think 1's should be reserved to truly unlistenable pieces of work. I don't like this album, but I didn't mind some songs, and shouldn't let my personal bias skew the review to a solid 1.

I’ll lead off by saying I don’t think I’ve ever enjoyed Armstrong’s voice so not feeling great about this one (and I really don’t like Basket Case sooooo…). Amazing instrumental work, as expected. Surprisingly, I even liked Armstrong’s vocals from time-to-time. Pulling Teeth was a highlight and probably my favorite song from the album. Unfortunately, most of it was still that middling Green Day sound I’ve been tired of since I first heard it.

zupełnie nie mój klimat, ale całkiem przyjemnie się słuchało, plus jeden niezapomniany banger

Vihreän päivän punkkirallattelu ei sekään ole oikein mun juttu. Ne pari hittibiisiä menee, mutta muuten vähä mid.

Not my thing, I didn’t liked any song and the only one thing about this group in general - my uncle took me to their bands rehearsals. And they were playing something like this, he also listened this group, so it kinda connects with my childhood 🤔

“Look mom, no solos!”

Not too bad with the punk rock vibe, few good songs here and there, but as the album says, it is rather Dookie. 2/5

++: Chump, Longview, Welcome to Paradise, She +: Burnout, Pulling Teeth, When I Come Around, Emenius Sleepus, In the End +-: Having a Blast, Sassafras Roots, Coming Clean, F.O.D. -: Basket Case 5,2/10

I'm sorry, I just really struggle to get into Green Day. Not really my thing, and I have a mate who's crazy about them.

Brings back memories, but not really my cup of tea nowadays. Some good songs, but a bit monotonous. When I come around is my favorite now, Basket Case being overplayed.

2/5 No songs really stuck out to me, I never really did like this album but I tried to fully listen to it. I prefer other Green Day songs just not these ones. :/ Favorite Song: When I Come Around

In 94/95 I lived in a ramshackle party-house with three other guys. 2 university freshmen, 2 working stiffs. Just so happened all four of us had dookie on cd. One night we had some fun trying to press play on all four cds at the exact same time. While it is impossible to be objective about this rampantly over-played album, especially in light of Green Day’s vile descent into respectability, in retrospect, dookie is, itself, the titular dookie.

i really do not care for pop punk. “longview” is pretty good tho.

- Would probably hit more if I was a troublemaker - Good music for mowing the lawn to maybe - Bonus point because my grandma would listen to this when she worked out

Literally dookie. They improved so much in 10 years… Gives me hope for my own personal development.

Like old grunge. Punk typa. Not rlly my vibe.

Not a lot of dynamic variation. Couple of good songs stood out but not a big fan overall.

inoffensive and boring

Bueno dentro de todo. Basket Case y Longview las mejores. Todo el álbum medio que lo siento muy similar, menos la última canción. Todo se siente bastante linear pero es sólido, creo que solo no es un álbum que escucharía todos los días.

not my vibe

Partially known. Kinda fun.

Rage-y emo punk rock or whatever again. Didn’t like. Dookie as title is crazy

fr dookie

aburrido (menos basket case)

2/3

incredibly samey pop punk. i've never liked green day i'll be honest. i think "longview" is probably the only song that at least feels like its own song rather than any generic mashup of the rest of the album because it's got a killer bass. i know this is a big album for the 90s, but it sounds so dated to my ear. it's relatively upbeat so it doesn't entirely drag at least, but if my life depended and telling the difference between any of these monotonous meandering tracks, i'd be a dead woman.

El álbum más "moderno" que me tocó hasta ahora. Estoy familiarizada con el sonido de Green Day, así que esto no será novedad al 100%. Basket Case es EL tema del álbum, uno de los más conocidos de la banda (hasta yo lo conozco, imaginate) Lo que más me gusta tanto de Green Day como de este álbum es la presencia de guitarras y como suenan combinadas con la bateria (particularmente el golpe del bombo me gusta mucho). Debo reconocer que igualmente el sonido es bastante similar en casi todas las canciones, y eso me resulta un poco repetitivo para escuchar el álbum completo. Temas que me gustaron: Basket CaseWelcome to Paradise, Longview, Sassafras Roots.

Muy repetitivo. Monótono

It has all the elements of rock, but for some reason, it simply doesn’t rock.

Every song sounds like intro music to Friends. I should by most measures like this. I like punk. I kike songs with melody. I like bands that are polished (though not always polished punk bands). I like bands that can laugh at themselves. But i find it a but meh. To be fair i havent had a lot if time to listen to this. I may revisit and give it better attention but at this point its OK not outatanding. 2 stars.

Some good songs but evreything sounds the same, still love green dayt ho

I didn't like this album when it came out. It's just not as good as history suggests. Yeah it's got a few decent tunes but they are better live than any of their studio albums. Also this is one of the weaker albums of theirs. They have much better written songs later in their career. The nice thing is they can actually play. Musically they are decent. Much better than a lot of early punk bands. Granted I have a difficult time saying they are punk, punk influenced yeah but it's not as fast, clever or topical as early punk. Im not sure if they are 2nd or 3rd gen punk but they are first gen top 40 punk. As someone that bought albums in the 90's I tried to stop this. I apologize for not doing enough.

El primero

An album that is pretty dumb by design, but also quite repetitive. I think if the nostalgia factor isn't there for you, then it's not really working. And I get it, loved American Idiot, but to me it range this one just doesn't.

The title says it all…

Un álbum musicalmente monótono. Seguramente la letra tenga tenga mucho más trabajo. No es culpa del álbum, creo que toda la música de la banda suena igual.

This is my unfortunate punishment for disliking Green Day I guess. It’s fine. Honestly it’s pretty easy to listen to, and it’s a solid album, I just don’t like Green Day.

I can understand the appeal of Green Day and their similar contemporaries. I remember the era and there was a distinct lack of options for young people who wanted to listen to a young band playing real instruments. I guess this was the choice for the slightly alternative yet still well within mainstream crowd. It's pretty simplistic, energetic pop-rock with a small hint of punk. I recoil at the punk label for Green Day because they are about as mainstream pop as a guitar band can get. It's still a fun album with some nostalgia thrown in for me.

Early 90s dreck. This is “punk rock” for suburban moms. Sounds a lot like the theme song to “Friends”.

Wannabe-punk

Idk sometimes feels like a lot of Green Day sounds same-y.

poop music

More pop than punk to me and that’s where I am with Green Day. The hits tend to be the highlights for me. A decent listen but not one that’ll have me searching for more.

Punk for prepubescents.

I can see why this would be appreciated. The final track, All By Myself, made me laugh like what was that? At least the cover is fun.

decent, but most songs sound the same.

Not quite The Ramones

Track 4 is a highlight. I don't really have much to say. This band Never clicked for me. I feel that if it didn't happen on age 14 it won't happen now. It's not a bad album I guess. It's not a good one either. But it's not for me. 2, 2.3...

A band still a work in progress. Their later work is better. 2/5.

not my kind of music nothing bad but not going to come back to it 2.5/5

Another album where I wonder why the hell someone thought I should listen to this before I die

not mine

never really my thing but it sounds like such a specific era

Boxcar is the worst song on Jawbreaker's 24 Hour Revenge Therapy, and the best of Green Day sounds like a worse version of that over and over music: hated. (⌐■_■)

mid lowkey

Listening Notes Loving the drums on burnout. Having a blast indeed. Why do the drum beats seem the same to me across songs? hmm WHOA, the starting beats of Longview reminded me of a telugu song. Meh, cant listen to it no more.

I didn’t mind this stuff. Is it punk? Yes sorta kinda. Is it bad? Not overly. But it’s not great. I’d have thought American idiot would have been the one. In case American idiot is on the list I’m giving it 2. If American idiot isn’t it gets a 3.5. When I come around is a decent song. Yes Green Day should be heard. It was this weird attempt for the industry to react to nirvana and I don’t doubt the motivations of the band - I think they set out to make a genuine creative statement. That it landed with some and not others is to be expected. Will it last like never mind or abbey road? That I’m less sure of. That explains my cautious 2.5. Rounded down. American idiot would be the one. They don’t need more than one. And it’s not this one.

I have been out on this album from the very beginning. This had to be the beginning of pop-punk, right? Father to all the "Word-dash-Number" bands of the early aughts. This album came out when I was 14 & it was very popular among my peers (& non-peers). I was chasing a much heavier dragon in those days & this faux punk rock was for dweebs, or so I believed at the time. I wouldn't familiarize myself with proper punk rock until several years later at which time I confirmed my hypothesis that pop-punk was garbage & I need not waste my time. Thing is, these boys have undeniable staying power & critical accolades to suggest I am missing sthg. And so I do solemnly swear & publicly pronounce that I will give an honest & sincere effort to provide a fair & unbiased review of whatever else comes up on the list. Whatever it is that I'm missing tho, it ain't on this album

I was always really turned off by the incredibly amateurish cover art. The music is fine. It sounds like / reminds me of the music that was really popular with the internet scene kids of the early 2000s, so that adolescent attitude is colouring my opinion, I think. "Mom and Dad will never understand / What's happening to meeee ..." Just like me! There's nothing wrong with this but it's not particularly profound or artistically put, although I understand that to a bunch of teenagers hearing this that it's a helpful and hopeful message. For me, though, it's less important and I would have been OK to only listen to half this album as most of the tracks sound identical. (That said, the final, hidden, acoustic All By Myself is the worst track.)

With all due respect not my thing. Way too many power chords and speed running through the songs. Nice change though.

Very repetitive and sort of contrived, just felt like there was no real enduring substance to any of these songs.

My first time listening to the entire album. Aside from "Basket Case" which is an all time classic that's been on my main playlist for ages, I struggled to meaningfully differentiate any of the other tracks on this album. None really stood out for me.

the album is a bit repetitive to me. really liked some transitions from track to track overall rating: 2.5/5 favourite tracks: she, when i come around, coming clean least favourite track: pulling teeth, sassafras roots, all by myself

Muchas veces la gente tira q todos los temas de X album son iguales, este es uno de los casos donde verdaderamente aplica. Son unos tipazos, pero q musica mediocre q hacen.

Alright

**An ok album. Most tracks sound alike

ughhhhhhhh

I went in thinking this would be more killer than filler but I was completely incorrect. The singles feel like they were written by a different band they are so much better. Not a single track I hadn’t heard before that I’d want to revisit here. Did spend some time looking at the cover and appreciate the little details there. Also Billie Joe and co were just jerkin and singing about it still 4 albums deep? Lotion on the rider must have been insane.

An overall fine selection of tracks with a few notable highlights. The energy is undeniably fun, and drumming is intense and impressive. Unfortunately, the songwriting and instrumentation is somewhat lackluster. Even considering the short runtime, the album still outstays it's welcome by a fair few songs. Best Tracks: - Longview - Welcome To Paradise - Basket Case Worst Tracks: - Sassafras Roots - Emenius Sleepus Rating: 4.5/10

Some good hits, but the while is too much répétitive,

lowk cool aber bisschen basic fürs genre 5/10

Some good classics from my youth, but the production did not age well.

this is my first punk rock album i’ve ever listened to so i don’t feel quite as qualified to review this but this was a pretty decent album. the rock genre in general i’m not a very big fan of but i genuinely liked a few songs here. my biggest complaint however would be the sameness of it all. a lot of the tracks i found very similar to others and it kinda ruined it for me. lots of good stuff tho!

The band is tight. The lyrics were definitely written for a teens to early 20's audience. I can see how this album gave pop-punk a good boost. It's just not my taste.

Not for me.

Shortish pop album that seemed to last a lot longer than the 38 minutes and 22 seconds that Spotify told me. One big hit halfway through, then back to rather dull fake pop punk. The singer sounds like he has nasal issues. Two stars.

Welcome to Paradise //

I haven't heard it before, but I know it's very popular. I don't know, most of the songs sound kind of the same to me. Maybe punk is not really my thing. It is fun, though, and maybe I'll like the album better if I listen more to it. I liked Welcome To Paradise

My first thoughts were, "Ah, fuck. Dookie?" I'm not generally a fan of punk. There's some decent stuff out there, but I typically don't reach for it. And I'm certainly not a fan of pop punk. And yet somehow I ended up with this CD back in the late 90s. "Skate park pop punk for twelve year olds," as one review called it. I actually threw it away. I didn't sell it. I tossed it. My tastes have matured since. My opinion on the genre mellowed. I know now from decades of them being part of the common culture, they really aren't that bad. So, I'll give it a fresh listen. Yeah. In the end after taking an earnest listen to it, I did appreciate it more. 2 stars.

longview was cool when it came out bc it sounded a bit different from other pop. but be certain this was played more on mtv than like college radio. you know? I mean, that doesn't change the music, but it does change the framing. So I guess I'm comfortable calling this "punk" where the quotes represent mtv.

Not my jam

Damn this is so not my thing. His voice is annoying and the music is grating and kind of dull.

I actually bought this cassette when it came out. Longview was the big single and it sounded promising. Longview is still good. But everything else in this band’s catalog is too average. Sounded like everything else on the radio. Nothing special.

Their third album. Punk / Rock. Skate park pop punk for twelve year olds. These songs would be good for a support act at an Avril Lavigne concert. Nasal, bland and inauthentic. The production is good though.

SHUT UP MOM

Cool album cover. High energy, my daughter of 10 months certainly liked it. Perhaps abit repetitive.

Every single track is annoying, repetitive and pretentious as fuck. If you like this, you’re basically a moron.

2 out of 5 I mean it's ok and we all liked Green Day when they came out. But they were heavily over-played and sound the same after awhile.

Nope

Probably the album that put Green Day on the map, so it has a bit of the shock of the new, but as an album it’s far from consistent - more pockets of bright flashes.

I started off enjoying this a fair amount but as a whole album, I found it to be kind of grating. Every song (with a few exceptions) is very similar. And that very similar sound is 90s punk. This is not a sound I enjoy

Blasting drums, teenage angst (at least the vocals aren't annoying), and simple power chord progressions. Appealing to some, the album title is more an accurate label than a snarky joke to me.

This genre of music does not appeal to me.

Pop punk is just a genius idea. Someone sat down and thought "what if we take punk and make it more listenable?" and now we get to enjoy Longview and We are Fighting Dreamers The rest was pretty bland

Love basket case

Svagt album - egentligen bara tre singlar typ ... Tvåa

Not my cup of tea

Haven't listened to any Green Day albums in full before. When it comes to pop punk Green Day does it in a way that's not too obnoxious and quite pleasant. But most songs on this album sound quite samey. I enjoyed the vibe of this album but it's also rather meh 2/5

I remember getting this through a mail order CD subscription service in the 90's. Loved some of the singles, but I grew to dislike West Coast pop punk which this album iconically made mainstream along with bands like Rancid. More a personal taste thing now

Caly album brzmi tak samo

unimaginative. i cannot be assed writing a whole review. in my opinion 'pop punk' will never be a genre, it makes no sense.

Can an album be great but not very good? Maybe it suffers from familiarity? Great songs but so repetitive, you hear the singles, you got it all

even though i have a soft spot for this sort of thing (prefer weezer though) i can't help but feel the album is very samey. i don't wan to say derivative, but most of the songs do sound very similar

Pallid, overly polished power pop-punk, the musical equivalent of processed food.

Not my favorite but not my least favorite either it was just kinda boring

I have a high tolerance for "whiny" voices but this is too much.

Some hits and some mediocre songs. The drums are annoying.

Green Day: Dookie: I really wanted to make this review simply, "Dookie" and then the rating, but while I do not love this album, it isn't awful. Its just not my thing, but it isn't garbage. His vocals are the worst part, but they aren't like awful just eh. I did not like any song enough to add them to my playlist but like they're fine. The album is fine, pretty whatever, reeks of the 90s, but I didn't really enjoy it either. The last song is really bad, but its also a joke. Not for me! 5/10

I never could get into Green Day and this listen continues that trend. I don’t care for the whiny vocals and the repetitive power cord use gets old and makes all the songs sound very similar. I can enjoy punk music but something about them never connected with me and feels lame. Wish I could hear what other people seem to get from this.

kinda okay i guess

⭐️⭐️.5/5. It’s iconic and shaped an entire generation, but with time I find most of the songs repetitive and trite, aside from the obvious break-out hits (which are truly incredible). Album as a whole is superseded immeasurably by American Idiot.

At the ripe old age of 24 Green Day were my first experience of feeling old as a music fan. I just couldn't relate to kids and teens' love of these safe punk not punk retreads. I felt people my own age should have known better. I also suspect they were America's perfectly justifiable revenge for years of UK bands singing in bad American accents.

Not really my kind of music but I appreciated the drumming.

I love punk rock. But I do not like Green Day. At least this is before the big MTV sellout. Biased review.

Basket case is ok but not a fan overall sorry greenday :[

probably the only green day album I don't mind listening to.

le acabo de dar a play y me está pareciendo una placentada, parece una canción de Phineas y Ferb pero peor madre mía menos mal que las canciones duran menos de 3min La de Basket Case es la única que conozco, y no retiro lo dicho sobre Phineas y Ferb que energético todo madre mia give me a break 2/5

Exposing kids to plastic punk ethos. Better than no punk, I suppose.

Nope. Das ist nix für mich. Die Gitarren zu fett, die Attitüde zu partymäßig. 2/5

It's a nicely made pop punk album, but the dated 90's guitar sound and same-y same-y songs don't really appeal to me personally.

That was boring.

Lyssnade ej klart, Green Day är inte en favorit

Not a fan

Basketcase and When I get around are almost anthems. But the rest all sound so similar to me. Not my genre.

Obvously a very important album in terms of popularizing pop punk. I like the songs when I hear them isolation, and there are a lot of solid hits on this record, but it's hard to listen all the way through, in part due to the production.

Considering this has the best Green Day song on it I was pretty disappointed. Almost every song sounds the same. Basket Case is the only reason this gets 2 stars.

Another end to a multi-album artist. I listened to American Idiot a few months back and wasn't a fan of that album, though I'd be lying if I said the possibility of a relisten didn't cross my mind. The historical context and the "Jesus of Suburbia" concept are both pretty interesting ideas to base an album around. Apparently the success of American Idiot failed to eclipse the success of this album, though I've heard next-to-nothing about this collection of songs in the run-up to it finally gracing my project. Uh, yeah. It's alright. I'm not a fan of this of-the-time, polished to a fault pop music, though I can see the appeal. "Burnout" is a solid opener. The vocal melody is good and I like the solid drum breaks near the end of the song. "Longview" has a very solid guitar hook and I enjoy the disaffected lyrics. "Sassafras Roots" is solid, with some good songwriting and an alright instrumental. Generally speaking, I think it's very difficult to make good music that is in and around the two minute mark. It's very unfortunate that nearly half of the album is comprised of tracks which fit this bill. If the two-minuters were condensed and refined into more substantial music then I likely wouldn't come away from this album feeling so bored and mentally exhausted. A lot of these tracks also have a bad habit of blending together. I'm very mild on this album, though I didn't dislike it the same way that I came away disliking American Idiot. I can kinda vouch for this album. teenybopper albums are very hard to come by and appear to be generally disliked by the curators of this list, so I think there's merit in this one making it into the book. Green Day are apparently very influential as well, though in what ways I'm unsure - they're pretty far beyond my musical interests.

é bom mas não é a minha praia. As músicas parecem ser todas iguais e eu não conseguia entender as canções, parecem ser mais barulho que letra

Do you have the time to listen to me whine....no, derivative and tedious.

As someone who doesn’t like punk this is one of the better attempts at getting me interested . It’s catchy poppy at times but ultimately , it’s just not my thing

I'm not necessarily looking forward to listening to another Green Day album, but at least this time the all the songs are actually divided into different tracks! And they're shorter. Let's see This album came out 10 years before the other Green Day album I've been forced to listen to (American Idiot), and you can tell by these songs. Whatever you say about AI (I was trying to find a short-cut for American Idiot but it just reads as Artificial Intelligence lol dumb), in that album it feels like the band has a clearer idea of what they want to do, and actually have a kind-of unique sound to them. Judging by these first few tracks, it seems like early Green Day sounded like any other punk record. But let me no judge too early. Liked the transition into Longview. But after finishing that song, this record hasn't had any memorable moments so far. I'm really starting to think that maybe this just isn't for me. I like rock. I like punk. But maybe just... not this kind? Or maybe my prejudice against Green Day is far greater than I thought. I did find some enjoyment out of American Idiot, but this one just isn't doing it for me, and I jsut finished listening to two of the most famous songs here. But yes, I'll stick to the end... Pulling teeth is the first song I've liked here!!! Good news!!! Is Basket Case just gonna be about him being crazy? Because I'm sorry but that really aligns with the stereotype I have of Green Day listeners. The song itself is not bad at all! Just nothing that I have any desire to listen to again. She has the lyrics "scream at me until my ears bleed" which is exactly the situation that, for some reason, I'm forcing myself into with this. I do like the message of the song, but again, no desire to ever subject myself to it. Should I include a funny jab about wasting my time after with Sassafras Roots? When I Come Around seems like my last hope. Please have something good here. I'm begging. Yeah ok I like this chorus. I'll throw a dog a bone, this is good. Only five songs left, and the good news is they're all short! I'll be done in about 10 minutes. Yeyyyyy I don't know if I'd like this better if the mixing was better? It does sound like it's supposed to hurt my ears (mission accomplished!). I really like the little drum solo moment in In The End! Rest of the track is fine, but those 15 seconds are great. I don't know what the fuck that last track was but it might have been one of my favourite moments on the record! Overall, man....... I came into this list as an ignorant Green Day hater, but American Idiot made me swallow my pride and admit they could be good! Dookie just gave me reason to be a hater again. What even is that album name. I'm sure there's some dumb reason for it, but guess what, still dumb. Again, this may just not be for me. In fact that is a strong possibility. In that case, I hope everyone that enjoys this keeps on enjoying it! I just won't be one of those people. Bye

Alltså deras mer raffinerade sound hade väl aldrig existerat utan detta album men det är tyvärr jäkligt ointressant för mig och stilen är egentligen inte alls min grej, vilket ju är sen gammalt. (:

Of all of the US punk bands that appeared in the 90s, early Green Day is probably the one I would choose to listen to if I really had to. Dookie hasn't aged as well as I thought it might have but it still holds a certain poppy charm. Dumb but melodic.

hm

I don’t get get why this is so popular

Despite being one of my favorite bands, including my first our second favorite song ever, this album is not good.

being from Oakland and not being a Green Day fan is a suffering worse than Jesus

A classic. Hard to review objectively, as it’s so familiar. 2.5 Stars

3/10 I get why people like Green Day, I'm just never going to be one of those people. Green Day's sound, in particular Billie Joe Armstrong's singing style, has been one of my biggest pet peeves in music for as long as I can remember. Heard in the context of this full album, (I was trying to give it a fair chance,) I was surprised that it was kind of okay - certainly far better than when Green Day songs come on during some shitty Propaganda style club night. Having said that, I'm never going to try and make an effort to get into this band because if I don't emotionally connect to their music to begin with I can't imagine that there's any reward or depth worth the effort of becoming a Green Day fan. Billie, my answer is no, I do not have the time to listen to you whine. Listens: 1

Green Day klingt mir zu sehr nach Green Day.

Well at least its happy bouncy music, even if terribly shallow and same.

Ugh. Just do not get this band. Pale imitation of their influences. A vanilla version of The Clash and 70s punk.

Always thought it was extremely overrated.

Loved it in high school. Also loved Tim Allen in high school. People change.

I always liked the idea of Green Day more than their music. And Billie Joe Armstrong's punk voice has always annoyed me. This is like if the Clash got back together and sucked. Punk bands always have short songs and short albums though, that's a plus, never wearing out their welcome. I think Longview was the first single, definitely one of them. Welcome to Paradise was another hit, albums from the mid 90s had a lot of singles come off them. Basket Case was, and still is, a huge hit. I don't believe these dorks ever actually went to a whore. I'm not sure why people love Green Day and hate Blink-182. Basket Case feels like the song that made Blink-182 believe they should be a band. Five singles off this album, I blame MTV. When I Come Around is the best song on the album. Seriously, Blink-182 straight ripped these guys off, Coming Clean could be a Blink-182 song right down to the whiny teenage lyrics. And the album ends with All by Myself...three assholes being stupid to end an album. Why do bands treat last songs on albums like jokes?

Not a fan of this genre or band.

I've always wanted to like this more than I do, but it's never fully clicked for me, even when I was right in its crosshairs, when I got my hands on a CD copy of it at age 12. Basket Case obviously rules. I wish I could get excited about much else.

Much more alt-90s mixed with surf rock than I remembered. Tre Cool’s drumming is great.

I tried really hard back in 1994 to be into Green Day. Turns out, I'm just too much of a softie then and now to really enjoy it. Here for the nostalgia (sort of), but not for the tunes. Sorry for being a hater :(

Ok

Ok. If I was 17 again I’d love driving around in my junk car with this on the cassette player.

Oh great... over-produced, major-label pop punk. If you're over 18 and still listen to this, you're undeniably a pedophile. Giving it 2 stars because at least it's still better than the absolute crap they put out after this.

I've always had mixed feelings about this boysband of "punk". Yes, there are some catchy tunes but it's all so predictable and very commercial/American sounding. Was going to give it a 3 because it's good fun after all, but got seriously bored halfway through the album, so a 2 it will be.

Ok energy, all a bit the same

I thought it was pretty dookie. For some reason i just cant bring myself to properly rock out to Green day

Good drummer.

sounds like green day

Name checks out.

For sure can't deny the foot tap. However that being said..not my thing. Wouldn't relisten.

i thought i was going to love it, but listening to this album the full way through just reminded me why i never gravitated towards green day during my middle school emo phase. this album has all the makings of something i should like and yet .. i don’t. i like pop punk, and i like fast-paced catchy songs, but the whole time i listened to this album i was half waiting for it to be over. all by myself might be one of the worst songs I’ve had the displeasure of listening to

Does the accusation that Michael Jackson touched up kids make you like his music less? We'll come back to that in a second. I first saw Green Day play at Lollapalooza just one day before their legendary mud fight set at Woodstock '94 that was ALL OVER MTV rotation that year. I thought they were awesome! If you could wear a CD out, I probably would have worn this one out. They went back on tour a year later in 1995, headlining larger venues, and I saw them at a proper arena. This time, however, I noticed something peculiar. I am not being hyperbolic when I say this... the crowd was 50% children. Like, 10 year old children. Was I there to watch modern punk rock or Disney on ice? I think there may have even been vendors walking around selling cotton candy for fucks sake! I know it shouldn't matter. I know that you should listen to music on it's own merit. Thriller will always be an awesome record no matter what Michael got up to. But from that day forward I could not hear them for anything other than a kid's band. And you know what- the signs were there all along. This album is called Dookie, a word I've never heard an adult use. The biggest hit on this record is about jerking off. The last song on this album is literally just baby-talk. They were ALWAYS a kid's band.

catchy but also boring. uninteresting playing throughout the album