Dookie

I used to listen to lots of skate punk in my teens, and some albums still hold up really well. But this doesn't do much for me, unfortunately. I think it is regarded as one of the better early works in that genre, and certainly some songs like 'Basket Case' and perhaps 'When I Come Around' are bangers, but it is just too uneven for me to give it a higher rating. I really like Green Day's more commercially successful album 'American Idiot', but other than that I think Green Day just isn't really for me, for some reason.

I have this theory that the perfect album is about 40 min in length (maximum) as well as the perfect song is below 3 min. Well Green Day certainly puts this to the test by squeezing in 15 songs under 40 min. I first was introduced to Green Day at 14 when "American Idiot" dropped and remember being surprised to find that they were "old". Anyway, I enjoyed this album but it never quite showed the breadth and depth of "American Idiot". While enjoying the infantile lyrics and the general energy of the album, the songs kind of blend together. Still "Basket Case" and "When I come around" are for sure bangers and as a whole it is a fun album that doesn't overstay its welcome. Here's for hoping "American Idiot" is on this list too.

I feel like Green Day has maybe 3 or 4 different sounds, and at most two of them were on display on this album. The listening experience was mostly nondescript; aside from some lyrical clunkers, nothing was particularly thrilling or repulsive. Favorite track: When I Come Around. 5/10

Good

Good fun. Antithesis of the previous day's album (Joni Mitchell - Blue). Catchy songs. Simple structures with no solos, nice vocal melodies and harmonies - fun and easy to sing along to. Last track is awful and cheapens the whole thing.

Middle section (Welcome to Paradise -> When I Come Around) is phenomenal despite utilizing fairly similar song structures, the beginning and end are even more lacking in variety though. Some phenomenal choruses and melodies really elevate the middle tracks.

Dookie

What a fun goofy band! I wonder how they feel about the war in Iraq.

Fine

Have not listened to this album in at least 25 years - forgot just how bass forward a lot of the songs are. Decent pop-punk, but certainly a hit-or-miss track listing. High points as expected, the alt radio hits.

If I'd grown up with it, I'm pretty sure I'd love it, but right now it slightly annoys me. Pop punk has always skirted the edges of guilty pleasure and utter shit for me, and this just about stays on the guilty pleasure side, although it's not a huge joy. Fairly repetitive and the vocals still remain a bugbear for me. A few decent tracks from the singles in fairness. 26/09/23

It's not my sound, but Longview and Welcome To Paradise are great tracks.

нууу гриндейвово

"Вы слушаете радио Рок"-vibe Да это же музыка про нас! Фактически, её писали наши ровесники, про какие-то свои переживания, проблемы, но уровня нас, зумеров))

Вот только пусть попробует кто-нибудь написать в комментариях, что мы зумеры нихера не понимаем. Это вы, бумеры, чёта слишком много думаете. Да, она однообразная очень даже, там кажется почти всё на одних и тех же аккордах построено, в разном порядке просто. Вайб крут, но потом уже наскучивает. Можно оставить всем знакомые синглы, да и норм, и так сойдёт.

Some good songs in here and I definitely like their sound. That said, a lot of the songs sound a bit samey.

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

classic punk sound? cant tell one song from another

Some classics, but soft in the middle which counts for a lot given the run time.

U.S. pop punk which was influential for the next 19 years and broke away from the grunge scene. Hard to dislike though not really my thing.

A bit boring, most of the songs sound the same

nice

Ah, yes. High school. Three stars.

A time capsule, both topically and emotionally. Not if I like it or just get nostalgia from it.

Couple of good songs from my teen years so solid 3 stars

I knew I've song already

No mutta onpahan symppis, nuoruudenahdistusrockia. Oikein onnistuneita kappaleita lajissaan, mutta tietty aika perus. Oikeasti naiiveja mutta liian hyvin tuotettuja.

Npot as bad as I thought it would be.

Not bad, pas mon besat de green day. Passable sans plus. Quelques chansons de radio, mais les chansons se ressemblent un peu trop.

burnout - 8/10 звучит хорошо текст трогает having a blast - 5/10 звучит нормас но лирика любовная и слишком депрессивная chump - 6/10 лучше чем прошлый, но текстом не могу проникнуться longview - 8/10 на уровне с burnout welcome to paradise - 9.5/10 ШИКАРНО звучит ахуенно и очень и очень текст близок ко мне pulling teeth - 6/10 звучит довольно обычно, текст смешнявый basket case - 5/10 generic грин дэй трек про травку не зацепило she - 7/10 посыл классный про free thinking и все дела но опять же дженерик sassafras roots - 5/10 может отлично зайти под настроение но овералл такое when i come around - 6/10 просто такое+ coming clean - ??? про че трек а так 4/10 emenius sleepus - 8/10 жиза in the end - 7/10 просто хороший среднячок f.o.d. - опять про любовь 3/10 all by myself - ?????? не буду оценивать даже

Happy major rock, nothing special, probably 3/5

not my taste

5/10

liked it for the nostalgia of this sound. would have been a 3½

So many hits from this album, but pop-punk is just not for me 2.6/5

This is my first time listening through this whole album. These guys done their homework cos the influences from all the great punk bands are apparent to hear, pistols, clash, DK's. I think this could have been a classic punk album if it had been released about 1981 but instead it was a springboard for bands like Blink 182 who were at the forefront of the American punk revival of the mid 90s along with Green Day. This is probably the best album i've heard from that time and genre. Well worth a listen.

Classic, slightly raw, very teenage, pop-rock. All the alty girls I liked from school were into this album. Listened to it in the car and it was alright you know.

It’s Green Day. It’s punk. I want I enjoy this more but men doing punk just isn’t my thing 5/10

Pretty average punk in my opinion. I'm not a fan of the singer's whiny, nasally vocals. There were a couple of good tracks though, I just wish they had a less annoying singer. Favorite track: Basket Case.

Enjoyable, self-deprecating, rock. Good.

I don't understand those who think early green day > later green day

Fun silly childish but in places inspired

Too much punk for my taste, but some good pieces and some great lyrics. Too bad it is drowned out too often by guitar battling and hard drumming.

Sicher guter Sound, war aber nie mein Stil.

Kevätpäivä bändi... Käännä niin että viesti välittyy.. mielikuva välittyy.. Hilpeää kevät musiikkia..

It's tight and well produced - but I'm not the market for it

Gonna be brief and give it a C.

I do like a bit of Green Day, they're lively and energetic, a bit of fun in a world of correctness. I've heard their music termed as pop punk, but ive never heard of that term before and im not sure how correct that is, I would have said it was more polished americana garage band music, which is normally a musical area I avoid like the plauge, but these guys created something different. Dookie was their first commercial breakthrough album, and although lively, it was very samey, but thankfully they went on to pull more accomplished albums together. I hadn't listened to this album in full before, I guess I would listen to it again, but sadly there are a couple of tracks to skip in there.

Solid album, contains many amazing songs such as welcome to paradise. There is a good amount of filler tho, so I gotta rate it a 3.

Un tres en toda la norma. Sentía que estaba escuchando a un adolescente x del 2003. Realmente no hay mucho que ver en él, supongo que está bien, pero no tiene nada por lo que quiera buscarlo fuera de querer sentirme como morro de 15 que se cree punk por saltarse las clases.

repetitivo

Pretty good

A fun listen, full of catchy hooks. Pretty much the definition of same-y, although they do at least vary the tempo a few times. Not mixed particularly well, though maybe it’s a problem on my end. Maybe singlehandedly started the pop punk revival? Definitely a good album, even if it’s pretty mood-dependent for me in terms of how I feel about it. Best song: When I Come Around

Love basket case, but it was generally a bit samey

Crazy this came out in 1994. Was 3 years old. Listening to this a lot in middle school when we were using CD or watching MTV music videos. Was interesting to listen back on it.

Gets a bit repetitive in the back half of this album but is still and decent and iconic punk rock album.

I like 2 songs on this. Talented, but not for me

Found it very easy listening, particularly liked 'Pulling Teeth' & 'Basket Case' (drumming is excellent on this track) - would listen again

Having a Blast (just like me), Longview, Welcome to Paradise, Basket Case, She , Sassafras Roots and When I Come Around. This is all about wasting time and being bored. Like me listening to this album.

it made me feel like skateboarding to the grocery store to get a vault soda then shooting paintball guns after. basket case

Green Day is from CA, USA Genre: Punk, rock, pop-punk, skate punk This is their 3rd studio album. Singles from Dookie: ----------------------- Longview (#1 US Alt, #36 USA, #30 UK) Welcome to Paradise (#7 US Alt, #56 USA, #20 UK) Basket Case (#1 US Alt, #56 USA, #7 UK) When I Come Around (#1 US Alt, #6 USA, #27 UK) She (#5 US Alt, #41 USA) 3.5

It's fine.

the first half has some of their better songs but the second half is barren 3.5

Bit overrated

never was a green day fan : (

Good in places, a bit of a one trick pony

This moves on at a pace with a decent rhythm section. It is standard stuff with no real invention but it is well done. The singer is not strong and someone better might elevate the experience.

Tää on loppujenlopuksi musta aika jees pop-punk levy. Kasetti ja LP-löytyy sivistyksen nimissä 3/5

Aikainen Green Day on tavallaan ihan hauskaa musaa. Ei kovin hyvää välttämättä, mutta kyllä se vähän hymyilyttää.

Eh

Good in places. Yet another guitar rocky one which isn't really me.

neo punk

Green Day was always this mainstream'ish punk music to me so I never invested to much time in their work. Now I got suggested this album and I can say that they are alright. Some nice work from the rhythm group here. Can't say that I care too much for it. A solid listen, nothing more, nothing less.

a bit grungy

never really liked the lead singa dat much

I think I already pulled out the old tale about how I saw Green Day open for Bad Religion in the early '90s, very early days when they were on Operation Ivy's label and very punk. Nothing wrong with this though it seems like a textbook example of the mainstreamed major label release.

I like this album more than I remember. It's not world beating, but it has some great tracks on it. I'm torn between a high three or low four...

So I thought this would be fairly lightweight punk based on the little Greenday I knew And for the first few tracks that’s all it seemed to be. But as the album progressed the songs got more varied and ambitious A surprisingly enjoyable listen

starts kinda bad, cant hear the lyrics, teenage angst, better by midway instrumentals and solos kinda slap basket case and when i come around are absolute bangers love the drums last 2 songs kinda meh

I have heard it so much it’s difficult to reflect on it in this way. It was the sound track to my middle school years. I wasn’t mature enough to understand the lyrics at the time and didn’t much care about music either. Looking back at it, it’s certainly a good and influential album.

Caught me on a bad day.

Really good, catchy, energetic

Sympa la chanson, quel dommage qu'ils la jouent 12 fois de suite.

Obviously this isn't my go to Green Day album and for me isn't as mega as American Idiot but there are obviously classics on here. I think it holds up!

Tbc

Mid

hahaha green day

deserves a star for the bookmobile

I like American Idiot as much as the other person. But this album? Thought I'd like it, but uhhh it's very repetitive... and just plain whiney. "When I Come Around" is ripping off a famous riff but I can't remember which one Saved tracks: Chump, When I Come Around

Burnout: 2,5/5 Having A Blast: 2,5/5 Chump: 2,5/5 Longview: 3/5 Welcome to Paradise: 3/5 Pulling Teeth: 2,5/5 Basket Case: 3,5/5 She: 3,5/5 Sassafras Roots: 2,5/5 When I Come Around: 4/5 Coming Clean: 2,5/5 Emenius Sleepus: 3/5 In The End: 2,5/5 F.O.D.: 2,5/5 All By Myself: 1/5 Totaal: 2,7/5

Nostalgisen kuulloista skeitti punkkia. Aina niin nostalgisen kuullosta vaikka en nuorempana kuunnellutkaan

I liked it for you the most part, but it also felt a bit repetitive as far as the sound of the music.

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

3.75

Good

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

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

I mean, it’s a good punk album.

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

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

3.5 stars

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

it’s j so stagnant

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

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

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

Na ovom albumu ima hitova.

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

Nostalgiatron

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Puto.

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

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

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

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

Not bad, too poppy for punk

Definitely green days best album, but feels very dated now

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

not as much nostalgia as other Green Day albums

Energetic but repetitive.

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

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

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

Green Day's "Pablo Honey".

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

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

Not my cup of tea

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

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

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

A good album but not really my thing

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

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

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

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

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

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

All the songs kinda sound the same

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

I wonder if Green Day liked the Ramones

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

they were opened mind

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

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

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

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

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

That sure is a catchy song about wanking.

Overrated but still good

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

3 1/2

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

6/10

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

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

Good

3/5 goodish one, but ultimately no.

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

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

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

Solid album. Great with morning coffee.

First album. I'm not very much in punk

Punk punk punk

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

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

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

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

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

high school jam

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

Still some good tracks

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

el mejor disco de green day no me seais haters

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

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

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

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

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

Guter Punkrock. Gibt einem 90er Flashbacks

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

Good beats. Short songs.

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

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

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

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

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

ok

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

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

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

Yea it was ok

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

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

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

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

Good hits but many songs sound too similar

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

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

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

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

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

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

It was great when I was 14.

5 / 10

Otp

Punk from the 90s when everyone else was doing grunge!

didnt listen

Green Day sucks. The couple OK songs make it not a 1, but 2 is a bit generous.

All the songs sounded the same

Personally not a big fan of Green Day. I don’t really like pop punk in general.

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

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

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

Prefer Green Day’s 00’s stuff

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Look mom, no solos!”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

inoffensive and boring

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

not my vibe

Partially known. Kinda fun.

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

fr dookie

aburrido (menos basket case)

2/3

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

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

Muy repetitivo. Monótono

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

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

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

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

El primero

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

The title says it all…

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

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

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

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

Wannabe-punk

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

poop music

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

Punk for prepubescents.

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

decent, but most songs sound the same.

Not quite The Ramones

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

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

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

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

not mine

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

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

mid lowkey

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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