Dookie

Punk in the 90's looked a lot different from what it did in the 70's or even the 80's. If you weren't slotted into one of the many hardcore subgenres, you were probably leaning more pop punk. Along with the likes of Blink-182 and The Offspring, Green Day would find a fair amount of success with pop punk. It was different from the kind of pop punk formed in the 70's, as skate punk and melodic hardcore would influence the genre, leading to the cultivated sound that Green Day has on Dookie. More than being a defining pop punk record, it's a defining gen x album: it's sarcastic, lazy, and rebellious in the most surface way possible. Not only is it a fun pop punk record, but it's also sort of progressive? More specifically, it's like they put more thought into the songwriting than the average punk band had put into any song. It's tight.

A fun album with some catchy songs. The drums are a particular highlight. 3.75/5

I was not much of a fan of the singles that came out from this album at the time, and so I didn't consider myself much of a Green Day fan. After I had kind of written them off, I was impressed by later work of theirs, but never got too much into them. Spending some quality time with this today, however, my appreciation grew and I connected more with their talent. It’s some solid punky rock and a great breakthrough album.

Tämä levy ja The Offspringin Smash olivat ensimmäiset levyt, jousta skidinä kiinnostuin, joten taidan olla vähän jäävi arvioimaan tätä mitenkään. Ennen tätä oli pimeys.

when i come arooooound

Most teenage angst driven albums tend to burn out pretty quick, on top of being shallow and cliched. Not dookie though. Besides stuffing this thing with bangers, without overextending the runtime, GD manage to pull off a rare triumph of a fun energetic and listenable pop-punk album! 4 slices of pizza, for the reminding me of my teenage years. 🍕🍕🍕🍕

Brilliant, 4.5

A classic, nothing else left to say about this really! But I will anyway… Punky, poppy, stoner rock n roll! Some huge tunes on this that even the most alien to Green Day will know of. Basket Case, Welcome to Paradise and When I Come Around are all certified classics and I defy anyone to not love them. Album is a masterpiece.

Little Clash Junior is right cunnin'.

-banger album from a banger band

Not my favourite Green Day but still great

Last few songs are fairly filler, but overall a really solid album. So many hits on here.

Gotta love some angst

It's crazy to realize how many great memorable songs are on this album. I owned this album when it came out, but I didn't pay it so much... maybe because it was playing everywhere else. It's a little too pop for my taste, but with this re-listen I still can't deny how good it is. I don't want to hear it, but I get it.

you really have to hand it to them. green day was one of the most important rock bands for a really long time, and dookie was one of the reasons why. i used to be absolutely obsessed with this band, i really did. i don't listen to them as much anymore, but i respect their craft, especially this early stuff. feels more challenging, but isn't that always how it goes with bands that make it big? it was good to listen to sounds from a bygone era from a band that's cleaned up their act a lot

Good punk album that has all the major early Green Day hits. Good studio debut.

This felt like a Green Day Greatest Hits. All the tracks are so familiar. It's a great punk pop album. The tracks are the right duration to capture your attention before it's time to move on. It's not a revolutionary album like London Calling, etc. But Green Day deserve credit for going against the fashion at the time. Making a pop punk record in 1993 wasn't a smart move. This still stands up.

Bangin choons. Took me back to the 6th Form dayroom. #sonicsaysdontnonce

Classic stuff

This was a totally groundbreaking album. Perhaps that's why, I went to see them play it in 1994 at Lollapalooza in Phoenix. It was a crazy day, particularly when everyone bumrushed the stage for the Breeders. I remember ending up near the bottom of a massive pile of people and I was so grateful that I locked my elbows as I hit the concrete. When Green Day came on, I was looking forward to it, but I have to admit that when he dropped trow and exposed himself to the crowd and started spitting on the front rows, my enthusiasm was dampened. Still, a great album and a real departure. Longview is a major song, as is Welcome to Paradise, Basket Case (my fav), She, and obviously When I Come Around. Lots and lots of strong songs and the lesser songs are very listenable.

Good stuff, replicated relentlessly throughout the album.

Gave it a more thorough listen, the lyrics are better than I’ve noticed before and the non-single songs are good, too.

En ole oikeastaan ikinä kummemin fanittanut tätä bändiä, mutta oikein toimivaa settiä ja viihdyttävä levy. Pari kertaa pyöri läpi ja kuuntelen kyllä jatkossakin.

Hyvin on kestäny aikaa. Edelleen kova ja kompakti alusta loppuun

Very very good

- Basket Case! Longview When I Come Around!

Before it all went wrong

I forgot how many pop chart hits this album produced. I wasn't a fan when it came out, and still not a fan of Green Day, but I get their impact and Dookie is definitely a must-listen. 3.5/5.

Super fun!!! Nostalgic and great to listen to :) it not only pulls me back to teenage years every time I listen to a GD album, it also amazes me how their music stands the test of time. The skill is evident, the words are often relatable, the passion shines through no matter how many years have passed it doesn't feel dated because the quality of sound and instrumentation is just so good (to me anyway with my limited experience and knowledge). Excellent music to get hyped and motivated to get loads of work done haha. Pulling Teeth and Basket Case obviously highlights I love F.O.D. too.

Yeah classic. Love it.

Great album by one of the best 👍🏻

Classic genre influencing

Classic pop-punk-rock Green Day jams, a bit cheesy/repetitive at times but you can't deny this thing BANGS. Think the ending tracks weren't as strong as the rest of the album but awesome listen throughout.

Green Day’s best album. Jesus of suburbia has some major hits but that was after they were established. This bum out greenday on the map and a lot of talk was had about them. So many good songs on this album too. Now people call them pop punk but I don’t think at anytime they felt poppy. It’s not your typical 70s/80s punk but it’s 90s punk that went mainstream. Well made music will go mainstream. Green Day made punk likeable which is against what most punk artists believe but I like it and so do many others. Solid stuff. 8.2/10

Primer álbum completo que escucho de Green Day, más allá de eso tiene temas que ya escuché por ser clásicos como Basket Case. Bien logrado este álbum de pop-punk, logra ser divertido y energético a la vez que habla de diversas temáticas corte amistad, relaciones, sexualidad y demás (aunque no diría que la lírica es su punto fuerte). Eso si, F.O.D. me parece una chota y All by Myself no me gusta para nada y menos como outro. Al bajista le chupo la pija porque la presencia que tiene en las canciones está muy buena.

No me sorprendería ser un pibe en los 90, escuchar esto y volverme punk. Es un excelente disco. Lamentablemente todo Green Day suena así. Es un debut que muestra lo mejor y lo peor del pop punk. Homogeneidad de principio a fin, temas icónicos y en general un aire de euforia que resulta contagiosa. Tarareaba las canciones que conocía y movía la cabeza al ritmo de las que no. Es pegadizo, movido y animado. Destaco, por lo malo, una sola canción: All By Myself, que considero un bodrio y pésima manera de cerrar un disco. De resto, quizás resulta muy largo para tan poca sustancia que termina teniendo.

Si bien es un disco escuchado hasta el hartazgo donde mínimo conoces 4 o 5 temas de los 15 que tiene, lo veo como un mérito porque es un buen album de "pop"-punk. Miles de personas habrán aprendido a tocar un instrumento gracias a uno de estos riffs para después generarle un cringe tremendo recordar que les gustaba tocarlos(?

More melodic and musically varied than I remember and it’s no wonder the album transcended the punk label and got mainstream pickup

Great album. When I come around is one of those that has always drawn my attention. It’s a “feel good” song for me.

Enjoyable, don't know if it's really my sort of thing

one of my favourite us pop punk albums, this is peak green day, love the guitar work, drumming and vibe 7.5/10 Best songs Burnout Longview Welcome to paradise

Classic nostalgia catchy songs

Classic for this era and part of my childhood

Punk rock

Ta bueno dalalai

4* purely out of nostalgia

Listening to the album was a nostalgic trip to the '90s punk rock.

I was not a big fan of Green Day, but then saw them in concert with all my family. Concert was loud, non-stop energy and good entertainment. Much like this album. Did not realize how many hits are on this album. Enjoyed all the radio hits, Longview, Welcome to Paradise, Basket case, She and When I come around, but my personal favorite is FOD. Just loved the lyrics and thought of a quite a few people I have wanted to say this to. Some I have have. Good times, man. Good times. Good album all the way through. You have really search for a reason not to enjoy. Surprise song that makes me smile - All by Myself. Good solid 4

It's Green Day, and I'm a pop punk fan. Self explanatory.

I enjoyed this more than when I was in middle school.

Crazy cool album but only cause I have listened 8/15 of the tracks

4.2

green day good! i like it.

Undeniably a good album. There are just too many hit songs, it’s hard to believe given how short it is! I love the fun childish energy of the Band all over this… it feels like they’re really leaning in to their strengths. Unfortunately for me, I grew up after Green Day had already come and gone through the halls of my high school… really, in Green Day’s wake. That unfortunately means that I remember one or two kids who seemed to base their entire whiny personality on Billy Joe Armstrong’s most tortured vocals. So it’s no fault of the band that I have this strong association between their lead singer and some bullies from 2006, but there ya go. 4 stars, without a doubt a classic. Thank you Billy Joel Armstrong for inviting the whole front section onto the stage at the Tweeter Center in 2009, sorry Billy Joe Armstrong if I offended you in an unflattering connection to our high school “punk scene.”

Memories of the year I became a father! 1994! 4.5 "And I smell like shit"

If there was a Spotify wrapped for your whole life, this would def be top 3 most listened to. Just over and over and over and over in my CD player during the summer in middle school at Nina's house. 4.5 for sweet nostalgia

8/15, 53%

Album nije dookie

Fantastic album, tight sound and all great tracks. Captures the sound of the 90s. 4/5

Green Day's major label debut, Dookie, in my opinion was one of their best records. The band was already "well seasoned" with several releases on the indie label, Lookout Records and they were able to convey the energy and catchy pop-punk of their earlier albums to a larger audience. The release of this record in many ways was just as important as, Nirvana's, Nevermind, bringing alt rock- punk/grunge to mainstream audiences that so desperately needed better music.

Great little slice of punk-pop

It's a fun pop punk album. The only real masterpiece i think is basket case, but this is really good as far as pop punk goes.

The rarity within 1001 Albums You Must Hear… in that it is an album I’m already quite familiar with. Nothing new to be discovered for me today, but it definitely makes for an enjoyable listen and an easy review. Songs I already knew: all of them Favourites: Basket Case, She Well what can I say? It’s the album that shot Green Day to stardom. There is a definite charm to the simplicity of this album - drums, bass, layered guitar, vocals, done. This is where I feel Green Day have become less interesting with subsequent albums (aside from American Idiot which was incredible), but then again they’d be considered boring if nothing changed. Regardless, this is a punk rock album with plenty of punch, but without the hard-to-listen vocals of the more hardcore punk bands out there. This is likely why they’ve been considered to be more pop-punk, but whatever you want to call it, it’s a great album and an easy recommendation.

I've always liked these guys despite what everyone else says and it makes me happy. Not the most inventive, varied or original but they're good at what they set out to be and that's ok by me.

Great fun. This album sounds exactly like how it felt to be an angsty teenager in the 90s. "Basket Case" and "Welcome to Paradise" are bangers, of course.

Great nouveau punk album. 4 stars

Worth it for basket case and when i come around alone

Surprise: Basket Case is in the middle of the album; it sounds so much like an intro. Not too many surprises afterward (from the 11 songs I didn’t know) but the limited musical palette means some real catchy hooks come in loud & clear.

Green Day are another band the NME made me hate. This is great, raw and aggressive, and I feel sad that I missed out.

Classic, not my favorite.

Solid punk pop

I’m not a big Green Day fan but this was actually a solid album

This brings back all sorts of memories… and for that reason alone this is getting an artificially inflated star rating!

Green Day the group that introduced faux punk music to everyone. Many of the songs were familiar and definitely overplayed in all aspects movies, TV, radio, etc. As I have stated before I am not a big Green Day fan. I am not sure I had actually listened to the entire album previously. Overall it is alright. It is better than American Idiot. It is better than a 3 but not really a 4. I will round up.

Great fun listen! Sick cover art and timeless classic!

Very good, but I prefer Blink-182

4.5 stars. Surprisingly timeless. Birth of pop punk. Billie Joe Armstrong's moody vocals, Dirnt's memorable bassline make this a great listen. Nothing special instrumentally but it works well for what it does. Standouts are "Basket Case", "Longview", "Welcome to Paradise", "When I Come Around".

First time hearing it. Hit machine. Only criticism is that there’s a formula they never ever stray from, so feels repetitive. They even say something to that effect in FOB: “Let's nuke the bridge we torched two thousand times before.”

Enjoyable

Love this! Although more for notorious reasons...it was 1 of the first 2 CDs I received as a Christmas gift from mom & dad in high school. They gifted me and Brianne a disc-man and 2 CDs (this one and Blink 182) that we were to share. For some reason, I loved the song Basketcase haha. Brings back good memories from that time.

“Nd’eurotic to the bone, no doubt about it”… And suddenly I’m 14 again. One of the first albums that my best friend owned on CD. I was never really a huge punk fan, but it definitely brings back memories of being in middle school. This album is the epitome of teenagers in the 90’s. I’d give it 3.5 stars if I could.

Great entertaining album with fast paced songs and a good runtime. Definitely on the good side of the 4 star rating but lacking just one or two more big songs that stick out from the masses to get a 5 star rating from me

classic

15 songs 38:22

This album stood up better than it had any right to

What a great punk album that still holds up so well today!

Sharp and to the point like a dead-eyeing rook. Many good songs and probably their peak before sliding into mediocrity. American Idiot wasn’t bad either. The seamless transition into Long View was marvelous

Green Day's third album and major label debut is probably the most fundamental pop/punk album. The album is tight, short, and retains its energy to the last rather tongue in cheek track. Green Day is often the subject of debate when it comes to true punk, but that is not really the point here. This band has an incredible sense of melody and their influences are too broad to pigeonhole them into either pop or punk. 'dookie' takes us through themes of boredom and loneliness that typify the 90s suburban experience. Green Day seeks to break out of that existence, as best seen in 'Welcome to Paradise,' a song about the band finding refuge in the gritty warehouse art/music scene in Oakland, a scene that has largely been priced out with the rise of the tech industry. The music itself draws from hardcore, garage rock, surf rock, and pop to create something that is instantly identifiable as Green Day.

Surprisingly fun! Never listened to Green Day before and thoroughly enjoyed it

Green Day is one of those bands that reminds me too much of my youth and my liking of them will always be judged through that. I remember American Idiot coming out in high school and I just never dug the pop-punk sound that was dominant at the time. Even though this album is from a decade earlier, it still reminds me of that pop punk sound from my youth that I, even after all this years, still have issues with. Still this isn't offensive and it is perfectly fine music with a few bangers here and there so I can't punish it too much. Plus it's short and doesn't overstay its welcome so that's always a huge plus for me.

Birth of pop-punk? Pretty familiar with this album since I'm a 90s kid. Already had Basket Case and Welcome To Paradise added in Spotify. Another record I enjoy but maybe not quite enough to go out and buy it to add to the collection. I think the album works because of how short all the songs are because they are so similar. If the songs were any longer it would start to get a little tedious, but it's super easy to listen to the album from front to back.

Dookie is Green Day's third album and it's their best-selling one. The album brought punk rock to main stream popularity, won the Grammy for Best Alternative Album in 1995, and was certified diamond in the US for over 10 million units sold in 1999. This album has been described as one of the best punk rock albums of all time; many have tried to emulate this album, but they don't quite cut it. Almost every song on this album is great by itself, but when all together they're a masterpiece wrapped up in a jewel case. This is the first time I have listened to this album in its entirety and now I feel like I was missing something all these years. I highly recommend this album to everyone - not just punk rock lovers.

Pop punk classic still holds up

PeterSprinkler loves Dookie

The best 90s album from Green Day. It is lined with hits from longview to basketcase and welcome to paradise to when I come around. The songs in between the hits are mostly just as good, filled with 90s alt rock punk vibes and lyrics about drug use and feeling like a deadbeat. "Pullin teeth" is the one track that seems out of place. The guitar tones and vocal melody are straight out of a 50s rock song which was probably the idea but it seems strange in contrast to the rest of the album. The last song "All by myself" is a silly short song that encapsulates the feelings of joking around with your friends while struggling with going through early adulthood.

Loved basket case of course. Nice early punk music.

étonnamment j'ai passé un plutôt bon moment à écouter leurs morceaux dynamiques et concis

I obsessed over this album back when, eventually wearing out the cassette tape. But it's been a while since I listened to it through. Still a collection of well-crafted, poppy punk songs. It is what it is.

solid

Well, that was fun!

This album is iconic. I remember how big it was when it first came out.

Maybe nostalgia, maybe the singles. Got some kicks

Remembered this a lot more than I thought I would. Compared to what Green Day end up as this is still really enjoyable. Deep as a puddle.

Short, sharp, and to the point. Good stuff.

Bem legal

Green day write brilliant songs for teenagers. But when you grow up they just feel like a nostalgic band. I had international super hits when I was younger so familiar with a lot of these songs. It is one of the best pop punk albums. But not music I’d listen to now Iv grown up.

At the time this album came out, I had zero interest in Green Day, and have mostly managed avoided listening to them too much all these years. Looking at it now, I don't remember what my aversion to the band was. This is an excellent album and it kind of suits my mood today. The songs are short and sweet, punchy but melodic, polished but with a bit of an edge. The band's pop sensibility is second to none and I'm impressed how many hits came out of this album. I generally don't dig Billy Joe Armstrong's vocal style, but he's able to toe a line between insouciant and irritating, something most of Armstrong's peers can't do. Okay Green Day, I'm willing to admit when I'm wrong. Good show. Fave Songs: When I Come Around, Pulling Teeth, She, Longview, Welcome to Paradise, In the End, Coming Clean

Listened to on 4/19/22 4.5/5 Favorite song: Basket case, She I love Green Day and it’s 90s nostalgia - this album did not disappoint and i bopped all day

Couple of classic pop punk songs but the rest of the album sounds pretty similar to each other

excellent alternative album with lots of hits

8/10

Pretty solid, not a lot of variety. 8/10

Já conhecia, muito bom, fazia tempo que não ouvia. Bom revisitar. Melhores músicas: When I Come around, She e Basket Case.

Two great things came out in 1994: me and Dookie

Great album from the 90’s punk classics

Terrific Green Day.

Awesome album with great tunes.

Rating: 8/10 Bests songs: Love galore, Doves in the wind, Drew Barrymore, Prom, The weekend, Normal girl, Pretty little birds

A very lively punk/pop/thrash album, it does have it's moments and loads of energy. On the downside, it does get a bit samey - it could probably go with a track or two that experiment a bit. There's a few classics here (Basket Case, Long View and Welcome To Paradise) that are instantly recognizable. Music is probably a 7/10 but I do like the LP cover art so I've bumped it up to a 4 star.

Jaa, classic. Grijs gedraaid!

Solid. I suspect they did pick the best tracks for single release (and what fine singles, too), and it tapers off a bit in the last third or so, but if you're going to do pop-punk this is how to do it. Not surprising it was such a hit.

a fun romp! removed one star for too much of a masturbation theme

Super influential, gotta love it for what it gave us.

Super fun. Grew up on it so nostalgia definitely plays a part. I do love the production. All of the instrument sounds and tones are incredible. Everything else is just…. You already know. You al. ready. know. Put this on any day.

я думал на треке wolfmother - dimension мне кажется что оказался в лас вегасе, но нихуя. по началу подумал что им по 20 лет и они таким образом всю свою подростковую ненависть к чему то извергают с помощью музыки. ну или же просто то, что накипело. крч атмосфера лас вегаса 9.2/10 все таки строчка из dimension "I got lost in the desert baby" ебашит по лас вегасовским нейтронам мозга сильнее итог - 8/10 не особо люблю неебаца какой быстрый рок, но мне вообще похуй, поставил на атьебись

So much nostalgia

A fantastic album, the best from Green Day for me. Great songs, great performances and some really good singing. An almost 5...4.5 🌟

Heartwarming because this album was my contemporary - but generally still holds as a petulant 90s suburban Ramones album - might be hard to translate across generations.

Great album, full of bangers. Not Green Day's best though, I think!

It's really hard for me to be objective about this one, the nostalgia boost is so high. It's pretty one note but it's a note I still like 20 years after first hearing it and stacked my 256mb MP3 player with this, Warning and Nirvana.

Early pop-punk album I can actually stand? Why yes it is.

Not that shit

4.5/5

Do you have the time to listen to me whine? Okay maybe not for this album. Banger

Lots of bangers, including 90s classics. These songs just have such a fun every to them most of the time. Impossible not the tap for foot or nod your head.

Nostalgic

I was only familiar with the International Superhits, and they remain the only songs I will continue to listen to on their own. In their defense, it's 5/15 tracks, which is a pretty sizeable portion. Solid songs, the rest just don't grab me in 2022.

I missed this when it came out so it was great to see what all the fuss was about.

Pop punk excellence, their first step toward being a stadium band.

Always a classic!

Solid. A bit overplayed, but good punk renaissance.

Billie Joe Armstrong's romantic lyricism, Mike Dirnt's infectious bass lines, and Tre Cool's eccentric drumming combine to amplify the catchy, distortion-heavy pop-punk to greatness. A solid record that helped establish the sound of popular rock for years to come. BEST TRACKS: Longview, Welcome to Paradise, Basket Case, She, When I Come Around WORST TRACKS: Emenius Sleepus

A fantastic example of why pop punk is, in fact, one of the best genres of all time. 15 (well, 14) songs that all have bulletproof hooks combined with the angst of punk rock. Together it becomes a super tight collection of no skips, except "All By Myself". Favorite Tracks: "Burnout", "Having A Blast", "Chump", "Longview", "Welcome To Paradise", "Basket Case", "She", "When I Come Around", "Coming Clean", "In The End"

While this is not my favorite Green Day album, it's easy to see the influence that it had on pop punk music that came after it. It's very catchy. I'm not a big fan of all the immature lyrics, but they definitely fit the theme of the album. Favorites: Basket Case, She, When I Come Around

Super fun!

27 years ago? Some amazing classics on here. Yes. This is now a classic album. It can be played on Oldies stations.

Very good album, up my alley in terms of more modern rock music that I enjoy. Not every song was memorable but it did a lot with the consistency it had.

I already know this album to death. I had it copied on tape back when it was released. What a ride it is. Lots of fun and energy.

I remember this album being super divisive with my friends that were into punk. They kept calling these guys sellouts, which I just couldn't wrap my brain around. How could a band be sellouts on their debut album, when they'd only just begun. Wouldn't that just mean that they are what they are? And why give a shit anyhow - the album was great! The album is extremely tight. Billie and Mike's guitars are locked in an intricate and electrified swing dance, each locked to the same beat, but each with their own lightning fast and elaborate roles to play. Tre's drums are pounding, precise and raucously joyous. I think these descriptions stand out the most in the songs "Burnout", "Welcome to Paradise" and "In the End". Beyond the intrumentals though, the lyrics are actually about something, many speaking to the disillusioned and angst-filled vibe of the times. That and masturbation. For me, this album ushered in my punk-rock awakening. It intrigued me and got me interested enough to want to delve into the genre further. And it's that bridging role that this album played for so many, that I think drew ridicule and acclaim alike. Some wanted to keep their punk secret safe and unsullied, whereas others wanted to see what they'd been missing. I for one, was glad for it.

Good album, I enjoyed

Green Day casi siempre ha estado entre mi repertorio, me encanta escuchar algunas de estas canciones mientras hago cualquier otra cosa. Amo

Grew up with this one. As a 14-year-old I thought it was amazing. Not so much now although it will always have great nostalgia value.

Bonjour à tous, malgré les rumeurs colportées par mon adversaire robtinaturnière, je suis toujours bel et bien en vie. Je reviendrai très bientôt vers vous pour vous expliquer les raisons ayant conduites à mon absence.

Could be the nostaligic factor, but I like this album.

- The transition into Longview is fantastic. Standout track of the album. - Reminds me of middle school, but I didn't listen to Green Day too much back then. - Basket Case is still a solid anthem. - All by myself is still fun

The album that made me want to play guitar.

Stand out tracks: When I come around/Basket case/Longview. Rest is very much the same

Very good. Close to being one of the greats 4.5

Great album. A lot of throw backs

I have listened to this one. Good album. Great early Green Day.

Rock. Jag har aldrig tidigare hört ett album som lyckas verkställa ett så rockigt som detta. Det är för att de lyckades skapa exakt den känsla och upplevelse som jag söker i rock. Det vill säga iver och engagemang. Speciellt låten Welcome to Paradise fångade mitt intresse. Åt andra sidan kändes musiken åt det simpla och andefattiga hållet apropå dess instrumentval och strukturer. Däremot förstärkte det musikens klockrena melodier. Renheten och vildheten i musiken samarbetade funktionellt och lyckat. Trots att den simplistiska renheten saknades innehåll och originalitet för att det skulle kunna vara något mer än vad det är vid detta tillstånd.

Brilliant fun album.

For what it is - it’s at the top of its game - I always liked this album and listened to it a lot when it was released - it’s ironic that for this album is their high point - Longview is a fucking banger and there’s a few other proper tunes on this too

Happy punk

I remember this one. My (younger) brother had a copy. I probably was a bit too much of a music snob to admit that I liked it but even I can still sing along with the hits from it now. Great fun. Played it twice just because. 7/10

Simple but amazingly catchy melodies

The album that launched a thousand bands. Being a big pop punk guy, it's weird I never sat down with this, but the radio did kill a few of these. Still a tight effort. Favorite tracks: "Longview", "Pulling Teeth", "She"

All the hits that made green day, a little one note but for 38min very enjoyable

very solid album across the board, but also highly nostalgic. For this genre of rock, I'd consider this a high water mark

Probably the best Green Day album, and I almost gave this a 5 for the nostalgia effect.

Think this was so refreshing in 1994 as the world was getting a little sick of grunge and Nirvana by numbers landfill bands. "Basket case" and "when I come around" are punk rock classics. Stone cold classics! "Welcome to Paradise" and "Longview" are also great but not sure some of the rest of the songs reach the heights of those 4, but they are very much enjoyable none the less. Can we have this version of Green day back please? 4/5

For better or worse, can't listen to Basket Case anymore without thinking of that fucking vocoded Steamed Hams video. Awesome album, discovered some tracks I didn't really know before. Apparently hardcore fans disliked this new, cleaner sound when this album came out, but guys, it's still named Dookie and about mass murder and depression and jacking off. Already Saved: Basket Case; When I Come Around Saved After Listening: Burnout, Longview, Welcome to Paradise*, She

Good stuff, heard most of the singles from this before. It's just simple melodies and three power chords for the whole album, but it's still enjoyable. Shows you can make great music without it being overly complex

4.0 + Nostalgic like Saturday morning cartoons with the same outlandish caricatures (maladjusted mama’s boy, deranged terrorist, lazy stoner, hapless lunatic). The ultimate ode to teenage angst of the 1990s.

A true belter of an album.

First album I ever bought in itunes so this is exciting. Punchy, fun, classic Green Day. 9/10

For what it is - it’s at the top of its game - do you call it pop punk ? I always liked this album and listened to it a lot when it was released - it’s ironic that for this album is their high point and I never liked the stuff where they tried to have serious messages etc - Longview is a fucking banger and there’s a few other proper tunes on this too

A really enjoyable album, especially whenever in the mood for some catchy loud music

Yup, good, short and catchy songs. Dookie is one of my least favorite words but that's the only criticism I have. Also the last song was weak.

4.75

I am not a Green Day fan but this album was awesome.

Always been a big fan of the band (at least up to American Idiot) and my first concert with no tutor was a Green Day one lol, funnily I did not attended to a second one until 15 years later. I did not give any relevant review to American Idiot (it reads only “Stone cold classic”) but I’ll try to say a bit more on this. I was 7 when this one came out but I remember it very fondly, I really liked the energy and the videos and my siblings loved them also so it was a whole family listen, ever since, we liked every subsequent album specially Nimrod. That all stopped with 21st century breakdown but we had a good go with the band. Listening to Dookie today I gotta say is not as good as I remembered but When I Come Around and specially Basket Case are true classics and the album was influential AF, it is a fun album with a lot of charisma and really one to have listened before dying.

mooi, klassieker die ik niet vaak luister, ik ga meer naar 21st en american idiot.

4,3 Throwback thursday! Genieten hoor! Dit album remind me wel ffkes dat ik een green day fan ben!

Damn 1994? Ouder dan ik dacht. Ik heb te weinig Green Day beluisterd in mijn leven. Album is goed, tweede helft vond ik het sterkste. Basket case is natuurlijk chef's kiss. Zeker iets dat ik nog eens ga luisteren

A couple of good catchy songs. (6/10) Favourite Tracks: Basket case, When I come around

Gut Basic Rock Passt zu jeder Stimmung Longview 👌

So many good bass lines

Fun

Hit after hit on this album. Sometimes the songs blur together but that's not necessarily a bad thing since it's so high-energy.

great album. Their best in my opinion

Big fan of Green Day, probably one of my more favorite albums. Definitely full of solid bangers

Been there, done that. Solid album, great intro to Green Day

Some pretty good rock with fun songs. Not exactly my type of rock, and maybe that’s just because the vocalist isn’t my favorite, but it was still great. Instrumentation is fantastic, let those guitars flyyyyy

So much fun and brings back so memories. It’s gritty punk, with excellent production.

I was just telling a friend yesterday that I'd never listened to all of Dookie, what a coincidence! UPDATE: Some of the mixing is absolutely terrible, especially on "Having a Blast." UPDATE 2: More terrible mixing on Welcome to Paradise, weird jumps in loudness.

This is a very solid album. Green Day has their vibe and if you can't abide it, then none of this will work for you. But this songwriting is tight as a drum. Every song here has something melodic to grab on to. Even lowkey lofi closer is pretty crucial.

The punk-rock album. The track are drive and fast.

Green Day's first major label release that was brimming with catchy singles making the airwaves for the early 90's. Its fast pace and wit in lyrics make it a lot more poppy than purists would care to admit.

Perdi o bonde na época mas é bom hein

Favourite Songs: Longview, Basket Case & When I Come Around

Un disco que me mandó de vuelta al colegio. A pesar de no ser gran fan de Green Day ni de un GRAN álbum, imposible no tenerle algo de cariño. Me acordé de las tocas de colegio.

Awesome album. I love early Green Day.

Great iconic album

Love Green Day and hadn't listened to this album in a long time so really enjoyed it (Longview is my favourite on the album).

Listenable. Vocally very repetitive. Like to listen again but not in a hurry.

This album was ahead of its time.

A good reason to love the 90's.

I remember this album positively. I saw them as a punk resurgence although, as I'm learning from 1001, there was no shortage of punk and new wave resurgences.  I like their energy and in particular am impressed by the sheer speed of the drummer's drum strokes. The hits on this album were a lot of fun. I grew weary of their subsequent albums as they became more and more  CFNY and this was after  CFNY became less and less CFNY. I do like this one. 

Like a bit of Green Day

Honestly, this album has no right to be this good but that doesn't change the fact that it is. It's really simple and all of the songs kind of sound the same but I'll be damned if it isn't an effective formula. Also All By Myself absolutely sucks and ruins the ending. Favorite Songs: Burnout, Longview, Welcome to Paradise, Basket Case, When I Come Around, In The End Least Favorite Song: All By Myself Decent 8/10

So many tunes. Such a tight band in their prime. Reminds me of cover bands on my ski season 🏂

Ik weet niet wat het is maar dit album heeft veel waarde vind ik

Very nostalgic. No song over 4 mins...nice.

Never had this back in the day. Only explored it later on. Dunno why 🤷‍♂️ Right up my street!

Great fun. Of its time but still catchy enough

This is a simple album for more simplest times. I enjoyed almost every song here and feel like a young boy again.

Netter als American Idiot

Raw, natural punky sound. Apart from the last song ( which is bizarre) it is a great example of Green Day at their best.

So good, enjoyed it start to finish.

I have a few songs from this that bring back memories but as an album it's not my favorite

Yes! Was obsessed in high school!

Punk rock, con menos punk de lo que se suele reconocer. Estilo costa oeste cañero y con buenos hits

who can hate green day?

First time listening to this since I was a teenager. Enjoyed it, but there’s no reason they shouldn’t have lopped off the first 4 tunes and just started with “Longview.” That song and “Basketcase” still completely work for me after all these years. They should’ve stopped twenty years ago. They could be gearing up for a hell of a reunion tour instead of doing whatever it is they are doing right now that no one gives a rat’s ass about.

Great Green Day album, right from the start they were something different!

A solid Green Day album. There are some songs I don't care for on here but by and large good stuff. Longview is one of my favorite songs of theirs.

good

I was 15 when this came out. The perfect age. Such a great album.

Enjoyable stuff that captures a youthful attitude really well. Like all the playing, especially bass and drums.

Longview is a banger

I'm not the biggest fan, but i appreciate some of green day

First time listening to early Green Day. Much better than I was expecting, given American Idiots melodrama. Solidly enjoyable punk.

This is Green Day at their best. This album is fun, it’s good, it doesn’t overstay its welcome...very nearly a perfect album

Better than I expected. Not a lot of super interesting stuff, but decent energetic punk

Favorite Green Day album 4/5

It was great when I first listened about a decade ago and it's still great now. It's not my favorite GD record, but the feeling I get from listening is still unmatchable. The energy is ridiculous.

Whiny. Deliciously whiny. The only not-fun thing about this album is it makes me realize just how square I was growing up, right next to this scene. It puts the music taste of many of my peers in perspective. There are also obvious parallels to later pop-punk, but Dookie doesn't overstay its welcome in the same way.

12/16 Quintessential 90s punk rock album. Standout Tracks: Burnout, Chump, Basket Case, Sassafras Roots, Coming Clean, All by Myself

GOAT Pop Punk

“Dookie” is another album that my heart has softened up to over time. I used to hate this album and this band, mostly because of the negative associations I had with them. I had a neighbor kid who would play a VHS recording of their live performance all day and night. Sometimes when I was hanging out with him, I would hear it three or four times in a row. Not to mention, there were a few more bad experiences that I associated with their music. Listening to it now, I can confidently say that it’s still not all that great. It’s not the worst thing ever, it’s just mediocre, middle of the road. But at least I don’t hate it like I used to, so I guess we can look at that as a small victory of its own.

3.8/5

ta bien

Catchy and zingy. It's honestly aged pretty well!

The hits from this album were hits for a reason - catchy but simplistic music, occasionally clever lyrics. The rest of the album is more of the same, though, and aside from those that have getting radio play for years, there’s nothing else that’s really memorable, so the whole thing is repetitive. I think if I chose to listen to this again I would wind up skipping about 1/3 of the songs.

The singles are a heavy nostalgia hit, and good in their own right. The rest of the album has great energy but doesn't make me want to listen to it again. Just another album.

Nostalgic pop punk. There are much better albums in the same genre but this is the most famous. Who knows why. Listen to any album by Operational Ivy for a better representation of the genre. More grit…

Alweer green day? Wel leuk, maar minder leuk dan de vorige

It would be better if the songs didn't all sound the same. 3 stars or C.

You can see why this scores higher than Highway 61 Revisted overall on this website. Speaks to more people with Billie Joe singing about all the important subjects here. Four or so real classic singles and some good album tracks near the start even with the annoying voice. Captures the zeitgeist of its respective decade in an even more brash and nihilistic way. A 4 star record approximately. Also rounded down

puro drums, perfect for teenage dirtbag kind of playlists

My standout, welcome to paradise. The rest, all kind of the same

Elementary school PTSD. A banger or two. Great transitions between songs. Not exactly my jam but can't help myself either. 2-4 rats

I still dont get it. It's just music the kid who acted out in class listened to. Radio friendly nostaglia-hits save it from a 2.

Classic of my youth. The production doesn’t completely hold up but the songs are there

Is this good or bad? Idk. It's got some nice pop punk stuff I guess. I used to listen to a fair bit of green day, so the glasses are tinted rosy for sure. I think this is probably my favorite album of theirs. W: Longview, burnout L: FOD 3/5

Pop-Punk is just really not my jam, but this album undeniably has a lot of catchy tunes. I think this is objectively a better record than American Idiot, but for me American Idiot carries a lot of nostalgia that this album doesn't.

Niente di eccezzionale, mi é piaciuto ma non cosi tanto da ascoltarlo abitualmente

Two great songs.

This was a great album to listen to. I almost wish I had first listened to it in my punk boyfriend’s car in high school or something so it would’ve hit even harder.. lol. Some great hits on here I’ve heard before, but overall a lot of newness for a genre that I do really enjoy on occasion

yeah, it's an album of it's time. punky poppy fun

Steve Lamacq's wet dream.

So Tony Hawk Pro Skater coded

Sri Lanka Josie- 3 Mike-4

Nostalgic as fuck and I never actually fully listened to it before. This album borders a fine line of awesome and annoying. A very fine line. At the same time its not hard to love the charm.

obviously i've heard the singles a thousand times but never actually listened to the full album. i can really see how they changed punk music with this one and basically paved the way for pop punk. i think When I Come Around is still my favorite song, always loved the bassline. outro to chump and transition to longview is killer. i actually think my favorite solo on the album is the one on coming clean. great song as well. a lot of the deep cuts are meh but the highs are high..

The concept of all songs is pretty similar and the whole album sounds really monotonous after 38 minutes. There isn't a lot of variety. The melodies and hooks aren't really my cup of tea either but the lyrics/message are/is fine and relatable even though sometimes it's a little bit negative. All in all I rate this album like 3 of 5 stars. It's listenable and some songs like "She", "Sassafras Roots", "When I Come Around" or "Pulling Teeth" are actually kinda nice to listen to. To me very outstanding was the album not though. That could be because to me everything kinda sounded all over the place and I couldn't really go along with it. I dunno though, maybe I'm just biased cause I don't really like Billie Joe Armstrongs vocals.

I'm willing to admit this at this point...I prefer American Idiot

Solid Green Day. Not my favorite but I enjoyed it! 6.7/10

The well-known hits are pretty good. Fun and pop-adjacent. But the rest of the album was a little uninspiring. A lot more of the same but with less energy.

Green Day representa uma evolução para o estilo Punk Rock, com melodias e arranjos bem mais ricos do que os antecessores Ramones e Sex Pistols. Bom disco!

Like American Idiot before it, this is an album I haven't heard in many years. Pop punk in general hasn't aged well for me, and I really can't call this a 5-star experience or really even a 4-star one, but the Green Day classics are definitely still a cut above most pop punk for me, so it still gets a strong 7/10.

Hearing these guys always bring the nostalgia rushing in. The coloured pencil cover art is magnificent! Undeniable classic that does have its fair share of bangers, though it also has a bit of filler. Half-half, I'd say. American Idiot remains the perfection of their sound! Standouts: Welcome To Paradise • Pulling Teeth • Basket Case • Emenius Sleepus

25. avgust 2026. 14.44h it's okej and nice doduše pjesme zvuče slično mada možda je to samo kako green day zvuči ovako inače best: chump, basket case

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its aigghtt. more of an american idiot truther

7.5 / 10

sympa

a Bit monotonous but a couple bangers in here

This album is indeed, dookie.

All songs have a similar feel: pretty good, not my type of music, but I could see it being someone else's. The last song is very sad.

Kinda fun to listen to but turns into repetitive dreary punk pop very quickly

So many of these are songs that have been popular my whole music knowing life. Classic for a reason

A couple of years ago I was at my daughter's school concert and a band of her classmates played Boulevard of Broken Dreams. That is where Green Day belong, I think, and I had left school a few years before they arrived. They have some tunes, they perform them with a minimum of fuss, but it's kids' stuff really.

Expected to enjoy it more but hasn’t aged well for me as an album. Sounds like a couple of good songs with a lot of quite dull ones in the same vein.

I get a lot of teenage nostalgia from this. My issue is, most of the best tracks are the ones I've heard too many times and don't care for anymore. Maybe it's a "me problem". Best song: Longview

Geht klar, aber kein Meilenstein aus meiner Sicht.

I haven't heard this in forever. I thought it would be better. Every song sort of sounds the same. Basket Case and When I Come Around are classics but nothing else really stands out. Feel a little underwhelmed!

I never got into Green Day when they first showed up and listening to this now hasn't changed that. It is how I remembered it. Just average

The American Stereophonics but with bratty vocals

90s punk rock.

An album I haven't listened to in a very long time. It's fun and brings back a lot of good memories. Not something I'd keep in heavy rotation these days, but it was a blast from my past.

for a pop rock album it was really nice, i like soft music more but this was a whole experience

I had the great misfortune to get both Green Day Albums within 3 days of each other. American Idiot is a god awful album trying to be a rock opera while also trying to be political with no real juice behind it. Dookie on the other hand is the remembrance of what we all want to believe Green Day was ever again or still are. Dookie was not as great as I remember it was when I would steal the cassette from my brother and cosplay an angsty teen who was just yelling without saying much. The well known songs still bang and the others are fine. The older I get the more Green Day just sounds like a band trying so hard to be and pretend they are better bands. Armstrong wanted to be the Sex Pistols so bad he even tries to have a british accent. Green Day is more of a group of characters than a band we should legitimize, if I hadnt given American Idiot a 2 I would have given this that but since its clearly better than that horse feces I give it a 3

i h8 authority

GOODYEAR, YEAH MORE LIKE BAD YE... You sons of bitches. They stole my bit. A record that has been on my "to listen" pile since I realized that there was a world beyond "Wake me Up (when September Ends)." 2005 Green Day had a profound impact on this reviewer's younger self in much the same way a semi-traumatic experience might. I can't listen to ol' Billie Jo croon on the radio without breaking out in a cold sweat and flashing back to being an angsty pre-teen. Now, if you've read more than one of my reviews, you might say "You sound like an angsty pre-teen in most reviews you talentless hack. Kill yourself." I appreciate the feedback. Tough but fair in today's online environment. Every anticipated album ends up disappointing me. This has its moments of lackadaisical punk-adjacent rocking, but also runs a tad whiny in places. All I can think about is the iconic moment in "No Holds Barred" where the villain tells Hulk Hogan (RIP Thomas - Rip It Brother) that he shit himself with one of the most cringeworthy deliveries of horrible dialogue ever released to the public. What is the smell? It is indeed, Dookie. Now where's my cheque, Jack? The Ripster doesn't work for free, dude. 3 GENRE: Nostalgia (presumably)

Some good songs, but overall the singer is annoying, and the music is not very creative.

As much as I like the best of Green Day this was a very repetitive and one note album. Fine but as full of bangers as I expected.

Buenos bajos, pero siento que es un disco más del montón. Algunas canciones destacables y conocidas por todos. Suena a cualquier otro disco de greenday

I've been a Green Day hater for as long as I can remember. But after hearing that their 90s output is actually worth listening to, I've decided to give their earlier material another shot. Dookie is a landmark 90s classic with over 20 million copies sold in the US alone. That alone is very impressive for an album such as this. I guess you had to be there to really get what made this album such a phenomenon back in the day. Basket Case and When I Come Around are iconic 90s anthems that really deserve their status as the most overplayed songs that appear in frat movies. Outside of that there isn't much noteworthy stuff or anything offensive either. Overall it's a fun pop punk album that doesn't overstay it's welcome, decent stuff. 6/10