Dookie

Would I listen to it again: yes Is it a no-skip album: yes Do I like it: yes

Pretty solid album. I hadn't listened to it in a long time. In fact I'm not entirely sure I listened to the entire album in a single sitting before. Pretty even, finished reasonably strong. I liked it fairly well, better than I remember actually.

Burnout: This sound is very nostalgic for me. It’s the kind of music alt kids listened to when I was a teen :) I can see the influence of these guys on artists like Avril Lavigne who was big when I was an adolescent. Having a Blast: I can see this song playing in a teen movie montage! Chump: Love the opening lyrics haha, what a mood. Looove the drums on this track. The last few days of albums have made me think we don’t have enough instrumental breaks in music any more. I don’t particularly love the break in this track, but I do respect it :P Longview: Love how the last track rolled so smoothly into this one. The middle reminds me a little of Parklife by Blur, which came out the same year! Welcome to Paradise: LOVE the opening. I really like the pace on this song and how all the elements work together! I love this track; I would definitely seek this song out to listen to it again! This track also gives me Blur vibes a little bit. Pulling Teeth: Not my favourite but the chorus is catchy. Basket Case: Ohhh I remember this one! I see why it was so popular, it’s rad. She: I like the drums and guitar. Overall a pretty good song that I wouldn’t seek out but wouldn’t mind listening to again. Sassafras Roots: Ditto! I like it better than She. When I Come Around: I like this song, feels like a good driving song. Will definitely be listening to this one again. Coming Clean: This one’s going on the driving playlist too lol Emenius Sleepus: This one too! In the End: I’m gonna listen to this again too. I like the pace, the guitar, the drums, the vocals… I like it! F.O.D.: What a banger. This one gets a “fuck yeah!” from me! All by Myself: Another fun way to end an album haha. I enjoy a cheeky ending song. Overall, it started a bit slow for me, but once we got to Welcome to Paradise this album really picked up for me and I really enjoyed it! The penultimate 5 tracks have all gone on my liked playlist, plus Welcome to Paradise and Basket Case. I wouldn’t be averse to listening to this album back-to-back again, and I will definitely listen to my favourite individual tracks again. This album was a win for me!

“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.

Better than I remembered. When this came out, it was mostly annoying boys who looooved it, so I think I reacted against that. Love the drums and some of the melodies.

Fucking fire, I love it

Ok this album sold a lot of copies and I sure heard it a lot when it was new. It wasn't made for my generation. At least it wasn't made for me. :)

I love this album, an album that I’ve listen to a million times. Such a powerful sound from a three piece band.

Love this album. So many absolute monster hits, and perfectly captures the 90s punk aesthetic. I was too young to appreciate it when it first came out, but when I started listening to punk rock about 5 years after this (around the time Green Day had a resurgence) it still loomed large.

Boring, wet pseudo punk

Green day are Not for me

It's not American Idiot, but you can see it from here. While I didn't find it as immediately catchy as some of their later stuff, there are a couple of classic hits and I enjoyed the nostalgia

Some memorable tracks, but I found others a bit same-y.

Bold and energetic fun

Highlights: When I Come Around

Love it, classic album full of classic songs.

I thought that I had listened to this album before, but I’ve only heard the hits. Love Basket Case. Other stuff was good too.

I put so many Green Day songs on my playlists. I skip them every single time. Green Day reminds me of my dad and so I think it holds a special sentiment to me, the idea of it. But in reality I don’t like them at all.

There are two striking tracks on the album, the rest sounds like one never-ending track.

Probably one of the best pop-punk albums ever made, and one of Green Day's best too.

iba a decir que me gustaba mas que american idiot pero eso es mentira... es repetitivo pero como me gusta el punk de green day de esta epoca. le doy un solido 9/10

Not my vibe.

This album makes me feel like I’m 10 again.

Really good album. Not as great as I remembered, but still very good.

One of the defining albums of punk rock? Interesting. Much prettier than the name of the genre sounds.

5/5

Pop punk perfection

Can't help but love Green Day. Maybe it's partly the nostalgia factor, but I can always jam to these guys. Especially like Longview, Welcome to Paradise, and Basket Case.

A set of great songs, plenty of punk energy. What's not to like.

Esse ja ouvi tanto na vida que nem precisei ouvir de novo. O album que me inspirou a tocar guitarra, que me ensinou que tocar eh muito mais a emoçao que a tecnica. Puro suco do meio dos anos 90, a saída do grunge, a procura da proxima novidade, uma lufada refrescante de juventude pós morte do kurt. Excepcional. Com certeza na minha lista. Rob Cavalo tirou o som cru que edtava no kerplunk e smoothed e botou os caras em um patamar que agradaria a todos, inclusive quem nao liga para punk ou mesmo rock. Atemporal e muito relevante.

A Classic

This album won the Grammy for Best Alternative Album. Am familiar with some of the songs, but I know I haven't listened to it all the way through as an album. Saw the group live during their American Idiot tour, way back in the day. Enjoyed the album. Many familiar songs.

Amazing album and i can see why it revolutionised pop punk music

Enjoyed this. Haven't really listened to a lot of Green Day before but glad i did. I liked the energy and the music is good. Good listen 👍

Classic

3 but a strong 3

One of my all time favorites. It's too bad they suck now

Pretty solid album. Liked it when it came out, still like it today

Melodic, catchy, surprising

Not a big punk guy, but Green Day is the exception. Good lyrics, smooth beats instead of screaming guitars, percussion, and vocals. One if the best. 4/5

Classic

Green Day’s Dookie is definitely a fun listen. The tracks have a consistent theme of upbeat rock and some elements of pop. However, this consistency ends up being the downfall of the album, as it most often was blended into a lack of variety. All the tracks sounded almost identical, and while they weren’t bad, it got boring within 5 tracks. That being said, Im still taking some of the listens, as it was good, but I wish I could have seen more from the album. All in all, Dookie is an alright album. Best Song: Chump Worst Song: F.O.D.

Guys, is it punk to sing like a baby boy?

Oh yeah, this is one of the landmark albums in the pop-punk genre, which makes sense for this list. Tre Cool's varied and kinetic drumming, Mike Dirnt's memorable bass lines, and Billie Joe Armstrong's very personal lyrics over power chords make this album work exceptionally well. If I had to nitpick aside from the off-putting hidden track "All By Myself", it's that Dookie is a genuine 90's album; a lot of the attitude and tone throughout these songs are of the time it's from. It is certainly one of the best representations of said time though, and as such still gets a high recommendation.

I have to say that I was thrilled to get this album. I'm not sure I've ever listened to the whole album, although I can't imagine I could have avoided it. I am certainly familiar with the cover. I expected to give it a 5, but I think it's a 4 from me. "She" still feels too relevant once you actually listen to the lyrics. Listened to the original track list, not the 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition with 5 discs, 65 songs, that runs for 3 hours 21 minutes. That is excessive.

Lots of fun

Revisiting this album — which I listened to quite a lot in the 90s — I was shocked by how good these songs are. I mean, they’re so melodic, well-produced, and good songs executed perfectly. Sometimes it’s hard to separate the nostalgia when revisiting music from the past, but this is absolutely a masterpiece.

Didn’t realize how much their music just sounds like noise.

Green Day are such nice guys, and this is full of bangers. Happy memories of car journeys with the family.

Expected to hate it. Didn’t. Didn’t love it either. So there we are.

Fun and kick ass album. Neither my first or last time listening to this. This is truly Green Day's best work and the kind of music they do best.

Lots of noise

The bad thing about Green Day songs, they are only two minutes. The bad thing about Green Day songs, they are only two minutes. Even still this is a classic and formative album for my generation. Always a good listen.

It's amazing at what it does. Super positive and energetic pop rock album with good lyrics and fun vibes. It's a fun listen, and each song is great. But it gets really really repetitive, no versatility to this album, and it isn't really my style of music.

GD be like GD

Es un disco de Green Day muy parecido a un disco de Green Day

Fine for what it is but not really for me I guess <3 it got better around welcome to paradise/pulling teeth/basket case which leads me to ask why they would start the album like that. Just my opinion though also I think it’s a little too long. I like When I Come Around.

You could debate this album based on genre - is it punk (no) is it pop (yes) is it pop-punk (kind of). I was never really into Green Day. I mean the music is cool - good guitars and bass, solid drumming. But then Billie Joe Armstrong starts to sing and it all falls apart for me. A whole album of his voice is just too much. Which is a shame because he seems like a good dude in general. I wish I liked this more than I do. It's super nostalgic even though I never really listened to it back in the day, it was unavoidable for a few years when it came out so I heard it a lot regardless. It's fine, I guess. A generous 3/5 from me.

Great album, stong throughout

Toppie!

Saddened to realise that this album isn't as good as I had remembered. Turns out nostalgia is a powerful thing. The album is a mixed bag and shows glimmers of something great but too much filler and too many underdeveloped ideas.

Great

Punk-Rock, 1994 -> 2

6.5/10

Good album, solid starting point for the pop punk era. But basically catapulted Punic to the masses which is good you gatekeepers

I’ve heard Green Day’s music but I think this was the first time I’ve listened to a full album.

Good punk/rock album. Better than some wanna be's punkers Good memories with it 3.5/5

I had two CDs back in the day. One for the stereo, and one for the discman.

Huh. By 1994 I had sort of begun to turn my back on guitar driven music - so much else to discover out there! - so I was today years old when I learned that 'dookie' is from that year. I had always lumped Green Day together with 'The Blinksums 1815' that followed later and I want to apologize for this. I don't have a particular itch anymore that this album would scratch but listening to it, and especially all of it, outside of its two hits, I feel like I'm peering at a spot in the fabric of time, when I had this itch, and with just a little shift, Dookie would have scratched it, instead of '89s Bad Religion's No Control. And with that link, this has to be a 5.

Good fun. 3.5 stars.

Horrid Henry would love green day

Pseudo punk. Pop punk. Fake punk. Plain and simple

Liked Song Basket Case

Favourite song - Longview 3.5

Fantastic album

I fucking love this album! No Fluff trackless: Burnout, Longview, Welcome to Paradise, Basket Case, She, When I Come Around, Coming Clean, In the End. 4.6 stars

While certainly not their first release, it is definitely evident that this album marks Green Day's big break. From it's iconic album cover to it's tight 40ish minutes of peppy skate punk. This album spoke to an entire generation of disenchanted and rebellious youth. Many would indicate this as one of their first exposures to punk rock. What they do well here is blare out nice, even and uncomplicated harmonies without waver. Billie Joe Armstrong's voice is engaging and simultaneously exudes lazy apathy and a sneering attitude indicative of punk music. Perhaps this is why they are so accessible to listeners that may not dive too deep into the genre. They are certainly not hardcore by any means, but still they are sowing the seeds in this album for the band they will grow to be. This came out right in the wave of early 90s when skating was a growing scene and subculture. The days of grunge were on the decline and alongside NOFX, Rancid, The Offspring, Bad Religion, and many others, Green Day took the helm to drive alternative music forward. This isn't a perfect album by any means, as there are some tracks that are more forgettable than others. But the nostalgic popular tracks "Welcome to Paradise," "When I Come Around," and "Basket Case" definitely elevate the listening. Even 30 years later this still slaps. I was on the fence about giving it a 4 or a 5 but I settled on 5 because I feel that this list is full of influential albums as much as it is full of masterpieces and I would lean more on calling this the former. Not to mention it is nostalgic as fuck and it transports me to a much younger and rebellious Cora Zone. Do we have the time to listen to him whine? The answer is definitely yes!

Great album, love this one. Didn't realize how much Green Day reminds me of Misfits

"Dookie" has some good tracks and poor ones. It's probably just me as I didn't feel like listening to it today. But it's also because I find pop-punk a bit outdated. (No offence) It's got a nice sound to it and Billie Jo's voice sometimes works well. The lyrics are typical to the genre. 3 stars for "Dookie".

Dookie was a huge part of my childhood, this cassette was on heavy rotation for my paper route and I will always have fond memories. Pioneers of snarky pop punk with rockabilly tinge mixed in. It’s fun, humorous and comes thru musically as well. When I Come Around or Basket Case may be what most people first turn to but Longview is a fucking jam and clever as it gets. On top of being awesome front to back this is also an iconic album cover too. 4 stars

A perfect Friday album! This is already a top 10 favorite album of mine, but will update with a proper review when I listen (again). Post-listen: This is always a fun listen, every aspect of the Green Day trio gets to shine throughout the 14 tracks. The guitar riffs are iconic to anyone from ages 25-50, the bass lines are tasty (especially to start in "Longview"), and the drums consistently make their presence felt with a very clean, yet crashing sound. Lest I forget to mention the iconic choruses too (just start singing the opening chorus to "Basket Case" around anyone remotely interested in rock music and see who joins in). I would imagine that this pop-rock/punk sound was pretty fresh back in 1994 too, with grunge and heavy metal being the forefront of rock at the time. Argue whether or not "Dookie" can be considered "pure" punk rock, but it's hard to deny the impact this album had on the punk rock/pop-punk scene that emerged in the coming years. I'd consider that era of punk rock my "comfort" music too, so the fact that this album is always in my rotation makes total sense. Plus it's always nice to find another excuse to listen to Dookie, even in a house with unlocked doors and I'm fuckin' lazy...

Well, this is a lively pop-punk album. Enjoyable but not outstanding.

Great album. The early 90's was a good time for music. I remember listening to this album and playing Sega with friends. Simpler times.

Best green day album by far

Better than expected but still mostly cringe

One of my all time favorites. Virtually every track on here is a sing-along hit. Great live band, too.

All time fucking classic! Any day where I can actually spin my generated album is great one! I could write for days about this album, but I am in fact just stoned. 5 stars any day!

Such a great album.

Pretty decent 90’s pop/punk with catchy melodies. It’s never my go-to genre but I can get through Dookie sans boredom.

Easy no skips

A classic nostalgic album with some awesome hits (and great album art as well). 7/10 (3.5/5)

snooze

Solid album with some all time bangers on it, I didn’t get into every song but was more than happy to listen to this one all the way through for once.

Born to late to enjoy. 1996

5 stars. End of story.

Den går ikke bare ikke rigtig noget for mig.. Jo det er da et par bangers på, men resten er bare lidt maaah...

Er det punk? Er det pop? Who gives a fuck. Det fungerer helt perfekt! Green Day har lavet meget der ikke holder. Lige som mange af de bands som Dookies succes banede vejen for. Men Dookie holder hele vejen. Det er små punk perler på stribe der eksploderer i både riffs og vokal harmonier. 🤞🏻for at de bare spiller det her album fra ende til anden på RaR 2024. Den er trods alt 30 års jubilar i år.

Energetic poppy fun.

3.5 stars. A very energetic album. A few hits such as "Longview," "Basket Case," and "When I Come Around," all which sound better in the context of tje whole album. Unfortunately I am not a fan of the punk rock sound, even less so Billy Joe Armstrong's often unintelligible affectation. "Pulling Teeth" and "F.O.D." are good songs though

It's punk, just played by actual musicians, which is pretty cool! Sadly, I'm too young to feel nostalgic about it and too old for it to resonate with me. However, it did resonate with me when I was younger and I still get why it did.

#203. I mean, I tried to give it less than five stars, it just wouldn't let me. 5/5: I suppose that'll do. *this is the twenty second album I purchased from this list. Song added to playlist: Basket Case I've created a playlist on Spotify that consists of the best and/or my favorite song from each of the albums in this book. This list can be found here if you are interested: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MAXDGLWlwLkFLb8veGfkA?si=FqkQQPgZTFWG0jAUJXLFZA&utm_source=copy-link

Teenage memories have me walking into this with Rose coloured glasses, but also expecting to hate it. Turns out, it's still great fun

Cracking album, raucous and full of energy. I remember loving Basket Case at the time and the rest of the album is just as good.

Old school Green Day is great. Head Bobbing the whole time.

90s Green Day was great

peak of pop punk era

Favorite Tracks: Longview Welcome to Paradise Basket Case

I dare you to sit still.while listening

A defining album of the time

This is good at doing what it intends to do, which is melodic pop punk. But it's not got the bite that I like in punk. Nice of them to let Kermit the Frog sing the last song.

Hehe poop, pretty good punk rock but gets a little repetitive towards the end, gotta love basket case

Not my cup of tea. If all I can hear is over drive and the snare, I'm not a fan. Not to say this is bad, I know Green Day is iconic in the genre. It's just not for me 2/5 I won't be reaching for it again.

Classic American pop-punk album. Always giving the teenage vibes

I got this album the same Christmas that I got Nevermind by Nirvana. This album was my favorite at first, before Nirvana completely subsumed my adolescent mind. It's fun revisiting an album that I have such a long history with. This album holds up really well. The production is excellent, and you really have to give Green Day credit for knowing how to write a great pop song 4/5

Are you kidding me! Easy 5 from me. Punk pop, but if cut through to the point they were reflecting the grunge message and the slacker Gen malaise.

My only foray into Green Day was the later album American Idiot. Never listened to anything prior to this. So came to this somewhat blind although one or two tracks sounded familiar so must have heard them before subliminally. I enjoyed the album. Whilst there are elements of punk in it I could also tell that they were in transition towards more mainstream rock which I liked in American Idiot. 3/5 21/4/24

It bad

I am not a Green Day fan, but this album is one of the greatest pop/punk albums of all time. There aren’t any songs that are missable. Whether the other bands of the genre want to admit it or not, without Dookie, their output is not nearly as successful.

Just a classic. It’s fun and momentum just doesn’t slow down! The pace is great, it just keeps on going. It’s catchy and fun to listen to as well? This album is a classic, it deserves its reputation IMO. Very cool.

Dacht dat ik dit al een rating had gegeven. Vond dit echt fantastisch met natuurlijk Basket Case, maar dit is wat voor mij die rebel rock hoort te zijn. 4 sterren.

Kende een hoop wel, maar een hoop ook niet. De bangers waren iig flink

Green Day never sold out. They didn't change their sound to reach a bigger audience. Almost none of the bigger pop punk names of the era did. It's just that their music became popular all of a sudden on the wave of more rockier alternative music in the early to mid 90's. And while this might not be greatest of all albums, it's full of youthful enthusiasm and lyrics that are ripe to sing along with. Which I have done, very loudly, this last day.

AM I JUST PARANOID, UH-YEAH-YEAH YEAH

Sorry but i did not have the time to listen to Billie Joe Armstrong whine.My favorite green day album is Insomniac and that was a better follow up than Dookie in my opinion.Its like a Terminator and Terminator 2 situation, the sequel is better.Who wants to listen to an album that is straight Dookie by the way.Although the mixing is good on this album, I find it an overrated album in my opinion.

Great album

4/5. A pretty catchy and loud album. Sure the production could be better and the lyrics are hard to understand sometimes but I get that it can be the aesthetic. The vocals are definitely straining at times but I cannot deny the songwriting is top quality. I do appreciate the personal takes, feels grounded and relatable. Best song: Chump, Welcome to Paradise, Basket Case

The East Bay is home to some of the best bands of my youth. The first time I heard a Green Day song 30+ years ago I was hooked and this album, there are no words to describe how much I love it.

Don’t know what was in the air but Americans really started to sound very distinctive in the 90’s. Some super dorky American bands like weezer etc started to pop up. Green day are no exception I’ve always felt a little off about them because they are just so American and kind of cringey. I can’t deny they are good at what they do but I just hear so much of them and it gets a little annoying. People at college especially who only know these mainstream songs really got on my nerves playing the same songs. Still I can’t deny it was fun to listen to even if it felt like it dragged on a bit I still enjoyed it. And that last something was prime weezer that was super cringey, terrible to end on. Nothing special to me not my favourite pop punk but still bearable . 3/5 Stand out songs: Longview Basket case When I come around

Really solid old school pop punk album. Too bad Green Day isnt really that good anymore in their later years.

Cd

No sé si es un cinco pero yo lo siento así.

This album was release on a Tuesday in February, I know because my Dad let me skip school to buy it and I listened to it in my basement bedroom all day. Later in the day my friends came over, we sat around my CD boom box and blasted "Welcome to Paradise, Longview, In The End and Coming Clean". I was 13, we memorized every song on the CD. Transformative.

Even at 35 minutes, its 25 minutes too long. I just cant listen to this guy whine all day

Great pop punk album. Short and to the point, no filler, just pure fun. Very nice drum playing too (Tre Cool - that has to be ultimate name for a pop punk drummer?). Makes me think of the good times, playing playstation with my friends in the morning before going to school for the afternoon. 4/5

gonna have to give it a 3

Having a Blast, Welcome to Paradise, When I Come Around. ¡Fantástico!

Iconic band with an iconic sound…that’s pretty similar throughout the entire album.

Very fun

I've heard this album many times. It is one of the first that I ever bought (digitally) when I got my smartphone in highschool. I didn't know who played the songs that had been stuck in my head since my early elementary car rides to and from school with my mom. I heard When I Come Around and Basket Case on the radio with her way back then. There were a few other songs spread around between artists and other Green Day albums but those two tracks are the ones that lead me to purchasing Dookie. Some of my first steps out of total withdrawal from the world.

Quite mediocre

Great stuff.

I certainly listened to this a billion times when it came out. Having a Blast is three fire emojis.

4/5 felt like punk rock paradise. Loved it

Along with Weezer and the Dave Matthew’s Band, this was the soundtrack of my sophomore year at university. The luxurious re-listen does not disappoint. The sheer brilliance of this trio of jerks continues to amaze. This album did so much to evolve punk into the 90s and beyond. I cannot hyperbolise how much I adore this album. A great weekend album, BTW.

good Green Day

Lot of great songs on there. Wouldn't say they're all fantastic but still good.

A classic. One of the formative albums of my youth. The album that defined my favourite genre. Would give more stars if I could.

I liked it

Nah, I still feel undercomplex when listening to this country-pop-fun-punk-rock blend of musical nothingness. Yes, it is energetic, direct, well played and produced, and the lyrics actually mean something. But they never made it for me, I go for Ramones, Bad Religion, Clash, or Violent Femmes if I want such kind of music. Although, in their times they served a purpose, and that was to reintroduce lighthearted fun into Rock Music Making.

Great riffs

solo la ultima cancion fue diferente a todas las demas

Remember this playing way too many times in middle school. Now it's fun to listen to it again. Easy listening.

Banger after banger. Just really good all the way through. Too many highlights to name

Easily Green Day’s best album. And in my opinion the pinnacle of pop punk as a genre.

Smooth pop punk. Not sure why I never go into them as a teen. Maybe they're not rough enough around the edges? Maybe they sound too much like a Disney channel movie soundtrack?

Eh, I'm not much of a Green Days fan to begin with but this album wasn't so bad, it's okay with at least 2 good songs

I liked this since I was a kid really nostalgic

It was okay. I saw a review that said something like 'it's dripping in American' and that is so true, everything about it is dumb american teen angst. Having said that, it was decent enough to listen to, i don't hate it but i really don't love it. I really don't understand 'basket case being the most streamed song because it was honestly quite a boring listen- my favourite by far was 'when I come around'. It had a decent enough tune and was slightly interesting. The lead singer (Billie i believe- who tf spells 'billy': 'billIE- it's weird american shit again) has such teenage dirtbag vocals, but he can't pull them off because only Brendan B. Brown can pull them off and ONLY when he sings teenage dirtbag. Use of these vocals in any other situation should be severey punished. Honestly, wouldn't listen again, but it wans't awful.

A great pop punk record that is culturally significant. I understand the significance of this record and how it influenced a lot of the music I grew up listening to. There are about 5-6 absolute classic bangers on this record that I have listened to so many times in my life and will always love. The rest of the album is actually pretty forgettable in my opinion. It might feel blasphemous but due to the other like 9-10 forgettable songs that are pretty repetitive, I think I'm going to have to rate this one a 4 instead of a 5.

This album has been with me since I was in elementary school. It's one of those creative mixes of "meh" songs and then absolute bangers. Everytime you start to feel a little fatigued, they throw in a Longview, Welcome to Paradise or When I Come Around. And frankly, I can't blame them for having a few boring songs. That's kind of how these records were being produced back then. They really just wanted to get out as much music as they could. I can't say this is the original bored suburban teenager, but it's maybe the most successful and maybe the most influential. Is there anything as visceral as Basket Case "do you have the time to listen to me whine about nothing and everything all at once"? Or Longview's "masturbation's lost its fun." And yes, I would eventually become too cool for Green Day. They "sold out" in the lamest way possible. But when you take a step back and just listen to this record for what it is, putting yourself in the timeframe that it came out, it freakin slaps. It's impossible not to enjoy it.

Fun album. With some fun songs.

In contrast with American Idiot, I kind of enjoyed this. Sure, no new ground is trod, but the boys play with verve and energy and for a pop punk album is pretty good to listen to.

Exponente fundamental del punk-rock (o del pop-punk más enérgico, según quien lo catalogue) "Dookie" fue también mucho más que el primer gran éxito de Green Day. Contemporáneos al grunge, compartían con él la musica acelerada, la rabia generacional y la actitud irreverente puramente punk, pero con un sonido endulzado por sus armonías vocales y auténticos y sencillos ganchos pop. Destacan éxitos como "Longview", una oda al aburrimiento y al amor propio, el neurótico ejercicio cardiovascular punk rock "Basket Case" y, sobre todo, "When I Come Around", el tema que más me gusta. También destaca la explosiva "Burnout" anunciando lo que viene después desde la apertura del disco.

Have never listened to this whole album, but I'm glad I did! Very very solid album that drives the whole way through. "Basket Case" really jumps out at me as feeling *different* than the rest of the tracks.

Somewhat slow start and then 7 straight classics. One of the best albums of the 90s

This was the perfect energy for today. These songs are just fun to listen to and fun to sing along to. This is one of very few albums that I think is too short. I want more!

Hmm I'm gonna be bold and say there's some fillery stuff in here BUT the hits are HITS!!

This album is so maddy coded, I already know she’s gonna give it a 5. It’s the perfect angsty teen, blast your room cause tour mad at your parents album. My two gripes are that I often couldn’t hear the vocals over the heavy instruments, and all the songs kind of blended together towards the middle. Burnout and longview were my favorite tracks, I hated the laser sting tho. Still a solid album overall tho

I probably like Green Day more than any other band on this entire list, so prepare for a biased take: This album is so fun. So good. The baselines are iconic and instantly recognizable (She, Longview). It has some of the best opening lyrics (Basket Case). This album is a mainstay in my angsty ass life.

I love this album. Makes me want to jump around and throw stuff.

Definitely, my favorite is Longview. obviously the vocals on this whole album are just amazing.

Un par de temas muy buenos.

One of modern punk's finest albums of the 90s.

Classic!

Amazing album. When I Come Around is one of the greatest tracks ever.

Nostalgia

Easy 5

Possibly the most classic pop punk there is

I know this album well. First cassette tape I ever owned. Haven't listened to it in a while because I used to play it too much. It's a great album to listen to when running.

Punk at its crispest, cleanest and bounciest. Way too polished, too. One's no punk acolyte, but will stand with the purists here and cal this awfully lame overall. Even for the low standards of slacker art, this is no great shakes and certainly not to be taken serioulsly.

Ugh. I figured we would get this since we also got Offspring, but still...just not very interesting or entertaining, I'm afraid (and somewhat surprisingly, not as interesting as The Offspring) .

I kept expecting them to break into the theme song from "Friends"

i like Longview

One of the most important albums to me. I got this when I was about 10 and it opened me up to a whole new world, even if I didn't know what "punk" was a thought it was just an insult word. I've got a lot of love for this album and it will always be a 5 for me.

Surprisingly good! Really liked this album

how is this nostalgic if I did not even listen to this in my youth, is a question.maybe its the lyrics and the feeling of being a teenager and angry at world. it is enjoyable as its pop punk.

Lekkere poppunk met een aantal tijdloze nummers, zoals 'Langkijk', 'Mandjes Geval', 'Zij' en 'Wanneer Ik Om Het Hoekje Kom'. Ik heb niet zo veel met de band an sich, ik heb ze altijd wat aanstellerig gevonden, maar de muziek is genieten.

An album that was an integral part of the defining sound of my teenage years.

The first and last Green Day album worth paying attention to in my opinion. I can’t deny that they were my gateway to punk rock. And man did they un-punk themselves pretty quickly. The music got poppier and poppier until it turned into a Broadway musical. But this album is a really good starter kit for kids to wrap their head around the thrill of being obnoxious. And I’m not embarrassed to play it as an adult. Fun nostalgia.

Just great song after great song, it’s amazing this album came out as early as it did. Green Day defined the sound of the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater years, just 5 or so years early. So many pop punk, skate punk, or ska punk bands based their sound and attitude off of Green Day, from blink 182 and Sum 41 to My Chemical Romance.

It is my favorite of Green Day’s albums and I don’t feel overly wordy about it.

Punk-rock de los 90 en su máxima expresión. Contiene varios de los himnos de la banda.

top to bottom: CLASSIC

I still enjoy when this one pops up. Fun album.

Excelente álbum! Siempre refresca escucharlo; una energía poderosa y rejuvenecedora

Feel obliged to give it a 4, since it has generational anthems, but will give it a 3 because I don't like it that much to be honest.

I don't care if it's pop or pop punk or punk, it's Green Day and they write catchy tunes with quirky, introspective and opinionated lyrics. I was around when this was released, it was great then, it's still great, don't be snobs.

Happy 30th anniversary, Dookie! This album is a huge part of the way I play drums. It might have been one of the first albums I bought. Absolute classic, I will hear no slander against it. The building instrumental at the end of "Chump" permanently lives in my chest. I will rock out to "She" until my legs don't work anymore. Even "Pulling Teeth", which I hated and skipped for years, is a song that I've come to appreciate. "Coming Clean" is so bracingly earnest, and I felt that back in the 90s even though I didn't understand it yet. And I will shout-sing along to "FOD" (in the car alone) forever. Five stars. All the stars.

I was late to Green Day but really liked them when I finally started listening to them. This album has a couple of classics.

this sucks

not my thing, never has been, tried it, but just not that interested. it's not that it's bad music, i just don't care for puck-adjacent stuff that much, which is how Dookie feels to me.

basket case i when I come around prejebene, ostale ok. Sve u svemu dobar nostalgican vibeic

Hard to say anything bad about this album because it is great!

Yes

Such a great album. While their influences are evident, they still managed to create a unique sound. But what sets it on a pedestal is the quality of the songwriting. Billy Joe rivals Joey Ramone and Mick Jones in the ability to make great pop melodies feel right at home in a legit punk sound. And it isn't just a few great songs; it's damned-near wall to wall.

I dont like Queen

Always a Green Day fan. Good earlier album

Yes, I can see why this is highly-rated. It didn't set the world on fire for me, to be honest.

I've tried numerous times with this album. Sounds like cringey teenage rock music

For about a week when I was 16. I thought this album ruled. In the here & now, it's just making me worry that this project might be "1001 bands you could hear on classic rock radio in 1994". Prove me wrong, 1001 Albums...

Great album

Green Day captures angst well, and although they might've sold out in terms of punk, I'm glad they did. Otherwise I probably wouldn't have had these hits to enjoy in my youth and angst filled teen years. Not as relatable anymore, but still a lot of fun!

A classic 90s punk album. Longview is a great song, I might like it better than Basket Case.

If I could give this album a 4.4 I would! There is just one or two songs that were meh. Everything else is good

Pure 90s nostalgia. Longview, Basket Case, When I Come Around, and Welcome To Paradise are classics. While not every song can match those highs, they're all strong tracks and keep things rolling at a fast pace.

I think nostalgia makes this album sound better than it actually is.

Very good.

Isn’t this shit iconic?

Yes, I am biased.

Good album, but seemed to drag after a strong start. Was interrupted so couldn't focus fully on it though.

Some people called this album “Flookie” … but Green Day has certainly proven them all wrong. When I was a kid, and I first heard “Longview,” thought these guys were British. Anyway, Billie Joe Armstrong, Tre Cool and Mike Dirnt certainly turned me onto other British bands, especially The Clash. This album is timeless. Transports me right back to when I bought it at Rocky Mountain Records along with “ill Communication.” I love “When I Come Around” the most, but all these songs are great.

First time listening to it all the way through since a friend's house in 1995. Massive singles are big and bold as ever, with "Chump", "Pulling Teeth" and "Sassafras Roots" standing out from the album track crowd.

Solid 4, good classic Green Day.

Basket Case - класс, но честно, у Грин Дея есть альбомы гораздо более впечатляющие, чем этот

Classic, very familiar

a nostalgic listen. Not the type of music i really listen to anymore, but a nice trip down memory lane for maybe a once a decade ride

POP-Punk!!! Catchy songs with angsty lyrics. What's not to love. Best Tracks: Longview and She. Honorable mention: All by myself.....because I have the sense of humor of a 12 yr old boy and think is funny.

It’s still fun, still has nostalgia value, but I don’t think it fully holds up. Serviceable pop-punk. Best tracks: Basket Case, When I Come Around

Old school from Back in my Teenage years. Liked it!

its fine.

Очень однообразно, ни одна песня после первого прослушивания не выделилась и не запомнилась. Но на разок сойдет

I've been a fan since i was 9. Somewhat biased but i love this album. Full of bangers.

No sorry this is energy, three chords and not a lot else. Can see how incredibly influential it was, but rather monotonous over an album. Full marks for taking Fugazi, Black flag et al and making an absolute mint from it.

This was a breath of fresh air when it came out, a snotty middle-fingered salute to teen angst. And it still sounds great 30 years later. The best of these still hit like a ton of bricks. Do you have the time to listen to me whine, indeed.

This album is anything else but „dookie“ killer punk rock album

Really interesting songs

Classic

Loved it. Massive nostalgia hit.

One of the first albums I can ever remember listening to. Green Day always seemed to me like the bridge between the bona fide punk genre with the likes of Dead Kennedys and The Clash and pop-rock banks like Blink 182 and Sum 41. 90s rock definitely took a turn from the glam and pompousness of 70s and 80s rockstars to more of a slacker “burnout” vibe and Dookie embodies this perfectly in both musical tone and lyrical subject matter. The decade was the melting pot of music. Dookie is a great debut album for a band that has had decades of sustained success and refined their sound. Albeit, the track listing is a bit homogenous and you’ll swear you hear some of the same guitar riffs from Billie Joe Armstrong that were on previous tracks. Still, Burnout, Longview, Welcome to Paradise, Basketcase, and When I Come Around are such bangers that it’s disappointing to see that half of those don’t make the cut when the band plays a live set for Amazon Prime’s concert series. The remainer of the album is a bit lackluster though and brings the overall rating down to a high end 3 for me overall.

A few good songs, definitely not their best work, but a good indicator of where they started

I debated long and hard on whether this was a 4 or 5. I’ve never considered Green Day one of my favorite bands, but I listened to this album all the way through three full times and loved it. It’s got bangers, and it’s got fantastic songs I don’t know if I’ve ever heard before that maintain the same energy and vibe throughout. There’s not a down song amongst the bunch. I had previously considered my five stars to be reserved for the crème de la crème, but I think this absolutely rocks from start to finish and can’t find a reason not to give it the full score.

fun album

Awesoooome! Throwback to an epic era of american music and a unique genre. Perfect example of this style of music.

This is not bad, but it's not something that I enjoy listening to. For 90s music, it's alright.

No lo escuché

Maybe a biased rating because this was the first album I ever bought when I was 9 years old. I still listen to it regularly and love every single song. A pop punk masterpiece.

Basket Case is the big hit but there's plenty of pretty iconic pop punk anthems here. One note stuff but it does it well and the album is the perfect length to keep energy levels high throughout.

Good but repetitive

Pretty good album! I like that! Very good band! Album 31 was all around pretty good. I'd say maybe an 8 or 8.5 out of 10.

I like green day, some good songs here not much else to say except its four

BL: Listened to lots of this album before, comprised a major part of my lockdown listening, specifically "she". This is my second Green Day album on the gen, and I look forward to it being just as good as American Idiot. AL: Was incredibly tight and compact and clearly served as a blueprint for all that came after it - the problem is with classics like this though is that overtime they get outdone, still incredibly fun though FT: "she", "when I come around" 4/5

first listen a bonafide classic

- I mean come on now - On the mount rushmore of pop punk - A lazy man's anthem, no album will ever bring the vibes like this - Mike Dirnt wrote the Longview riff on acid

- what can I say - one of the greatest pop punk albums ever made

There's some classics on here: Longview - Classic but I don't like the lyrics. Welcome to Paradise Basket Case In all though its okay. The other tracks are fine and I really just don't like pop punk all that much.

podjeljena sam, volim green day al nije mi nesto wow album 3.5

Par apsolutnih hitova, al dosta mediocre album u cjelini.

pretty cool album, basically what I would expect from a green day album.. this is what a large portion of music around the year 2000 sounded like

Reminds me of playing Tony Hawk Pro Skater 4. I liked Basket Case a lot. Classic Green day but all songs kinda sound the same.

My words can't give it justice. This WAS the most significant album of my youth. I had a poster on my door. It was the first CD I owned with swears. My friends and I would pretend to be the band and put on concerts. I knew/know every word and every song. Looking back, this might be the most significant album of my life.

It's a perfect album front-to-back. Nostalgic but somehow still relevant today. I still know every song.

It's "Dookie".... fuck d'ya think?!

Honestly, this was a lot of fun to listen to. Pop punk but with bleaker, more relatable anxious themes!

A classic. My childhood on disc.

Some great songs, but also some misses

Much better than I remember.

Singles great, rest isn’t too memorable.

I like it more now than when it came out. I guess it finally wore me down.

Green Day aren’t great musicians but they don’t need to be. This album is fun and not serious at all, which is perfect. I can see why it sparked so many imitators.

Not into it, yet again

Fun album

Every track is enjoyable (apart from maybe All By Myself which didn’t feel in keeping with the rest of the album) but Basket Case and When I Come Around are my favourites. I don’t think I fully appreciated Green Day back in the day, but I will do so going forward.

I went into this thinking I could have a possible fiver on my hands. However it fell just short, really liked it, but it needed a couple more Basket Case level songs to get top marks! Simpsons reference: Green Day are in the film!

Was very excited when I woke up and saw the album for today. Think this was actually my first time listening to the whole album through. The singles are absolute tunes, and the other songs are great as well. Definitely my favourite album of this review series so far. Head and shoulders above the rest. If I could award 6 stars, I would. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Some solid tracks on here, good album length.

Some bangers but it didn’t do a lot for me.

It's rare to find an album that is credited with popularizing a genre, that also holds up well to modern examples of the genre

Fikk nok av Green Day når alle guttane i klassen hadde American Idiot som favorittsang

Do the tracks seemingly alternate between two basic riffs? Yes. But there is usually a bit in the song where they switch up the basic melody. Anyway, the main appeal is the ironically upbeat vibe created by the lyrics that are simultaneously angsty and discerning.

classic pop punk. cheesy, but good times

Few songs I recognised, more my kind of music. Classic kinda punk, can’t go wrong.

Very much enjoyed this when it first came out and still enjoy this today

I don’t even know how to rate this album in 2023. I probably listens to this more than any other album from 94 to 96. I think it still holds up as a prime 90’s pop-punk album, and is more enjoyable to listen to than most anything else from that era. There’s a reason Green Day is still more relevant than NOFX or Offpsring or any of the others.

I remember a couple of these songs being played to death on the radio years ago. Boring kiddie rock.

OK pop album, some good tracks some so so, nothing edgy here. I can understand why some people really rate it as it has plenty of energy but no real depth, for me.

It was meh at best for me

when i heard dookie as a 6 year old it changed my brain, as is true for every san diego proto dirtbag. this album has some really catchy songs that i still stand by and i do think it’s green day’s peak, it’s raw and sometimes not in a good way

This is the kind of music i thought cool kids listened to when i was about 6-9. You know, the ones that had bunk beds and tvs in their room. Honestly really fun. Hadn’t listened to green day outside of american idiot and i can see why they took off, its just pretty great pop punk. Basket case and sassafras roots are highlights for me.

Idk if you really consider Green Day punk, but this is the only punk I actually enjoy listening too. 9/10

Not really huge on Green Day tbh 6/10

Hey I was just talking about this album and I'm going to see this live this summer so how topical. My favorite kind of punk sounds by far and probably there best if not 2nd best album they released. There are some weaker tracks here but luckily they all end rather quick then move on. Still a great sound to the album overall. 8/10

Instantly recognizable. The band that brought punk into the mainstream and made it accessible to wider audiences, even if die hard punks don’t consider it punk. Some of their best and most notable songs on this album including my favorite song of theirs “Longview”. The later half of the album is a bit weak after “Basket Case” and is a bit forgettable. Still a fantastic album. 8/10

I was never a big Green Day fan, but like some of their songs. 'When I Come Around' is still an enjoyable song, but the rest of the album was kind of meh. Not one I'll likely revisit. 2/5

Bouncy and fun — more fun than I expected, although I like American Idiot.

Not a real fan but liked some of their music.

paia demais. green day muito ruim

Had more fun with this then I was expecting. Pop-Punk hasn't ever resonated with me as much as it does for many people, but I dug this big time. This had a laidback angst and flow that I prefer to other variants of pop-punk filled with the whiny American yelling. I especially liked the vocals throughout this, found them oddly comforting, whether that's nostalgia or just his voice I dunno, but I liked how it made me feel. In saying all that I'm not sure I feel that inclined to listen again as it does feel somewhat dated and does get a little bit repetitive. Fav track: Longview Strong 3.5/5

Pure pop-punk, not too shiny or cheesy, loaded with angst, very fun. New most of these tracks but not sure I ever ran the whole record through a lot back in my Green Day era. The style has passed me by so I don't know that I'll return a lot but for what it is, its a really good time. Three and a half. Fave track: Longview

Had a lot of fun listening to this - they sure had a good punchy sound cultivated back in these days. It’s silly and catchy and I could definitely return to this. Three and a half. Fave track: Basket Case

Tight, loud snare is the first thing I pick up from this, followed by Billy Joe’s confident voice. Excellent harmonies right off the bat. Guitar really exists in the background and is rather bland; bass carries more personality. Not my style of music per-se, but at least it isn’t ska.