Dookie

O album é bom, porém prefiro american idiot. Minhas músicas preferidas foram welcome to paradise, longview e basket case.

Classic album and a personal fav! own it on cd! It honestly reminds me of my ex and of good times.

This was a very formative album for me. It brought me back to middle school when I was first getting into music and developing my own individual taste. It's a classic and always worth the listen!

This was a nice surprise, I've never was a huge fan of Green Day, and their overplayed hits got old two decades ago. But listening to those same hits in context of the album they were on makes them shine more. Billy Joe's guitar tone is killer, but Dirnt's basslines are what carries these guys.

Bio bi najdosadniji album s gomilom identičnih pjesama da nije mojih voljenih Longview i When I Come Around. Zbog njih ipak bolji utisak.

Liked this on release. Still like it now.

!!! Basket Case alone could warrant five stars but I’ll control myself.

Meh, it’s Green Day. Good classics, but it’s a lot of grunge pop rock :/

Longview into Welcome to Paradise is fantastic - the rest is meh...

holds up almost as well as when it was initially released. There is something timeless about Billy Joes voice

Dookie was a great listen. Enjoyed the drumming. Definitely a punk rock classic.

It might not be one of the best albums, but definetly the one that influenced me the most, when I was young. After hearing this record, I got into Punkrock and discovered all time faves like Bad Religion, NOFX, Black Flag,… So, thanks! Fav: Chump

4/5 https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/green-day/dookie/ Due to being 2 years old when this was released, my introduction to Green Day was with American Idiot (which I also expect will pass by in the list?). I've listened to Dookie ever since, but not very often, aside from the main hits (that slap!). I should've; this is nice! Doesn't reach American Idiot levels for me (yet), but that's mainly due to nostalgia.

Excellent album, love the fiery lyrics, an Easy 4 Star album

Stone cold pop punk classic. Green Day at their finest!

An all-time favorite album of mine. This just rocks from start to finish and takes me back to high school.

Cool stuff I didn’t listen to when I was young but appreciate now.

very green day

6/10 tekrar tekrar dinlemem ama güze

5/10

vão me massacrar se eu disser que não sou a maior fã de green day? mas gosto da estética

Didn’t like them when they broke out but grew to like them. There is a bit of filler here but the highs are very high. Not as consistent as Offspring’s Smash or Rancid’s …And Out Come the Wolves

Bangers from start to end.

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

ну прикольный альбомчик чисто летний саундтрек но я не очен такое люблю наверн я бы сказала 7/10

It was good

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

fave song: F.O.D.

Very solid album, you can see the foundations of what made the Green Day sound being built here. The last song threw me off.

3.5

I appreciate the talent and the artistry behind it. The significance of this album cannot be disputed. But I really hate it.

The best Green Day album

Variety isn't bad for punk. Pretty decent for what it is

Great album. Pretty important for 90s pop punk. Although I find myself liking it less than I used to. Still 5 stars though.

Good ass album should have listened to this much sooner. honestly I didn't recognize like any of it except for a couple, but in all sounded so familiar to me

I can actually handle some Green Day in small doses, but this was too much for me. Since it’s such a stylized sound, it ends up blending together after only a few songs.

J’ai ADORÉ. En même temps difficile de pas être séduite par du rock aussi dansant. Cet album rejoint direct mes coups de cœurs. Mention spéciale pour « when i come around »

J'ai bien aimé, j'ai même ajouté un titre, mais c'est pas un coup de foudre

Classic. Small doses of Green Day, though. Small doses.

Nice

I don’t think I’ve ever listened to this whole album, I had some thoughts on better sequencing but beyond that super enjoyable. Very strong major label debut

quite neat to get my favourite band on the very first day 😁 dookie is a classic and i'm very biased towards it, but i think it's incredible.

The quintessential Millennial punk rock album that got way too famous to be punk. It's a great album and I can't deny it. The subject matter of every song is real and relatable. The sound is clean while also rowdy and energetic. BJA has such a great Californian punk-rock voice and the major keys in each song really bring it forward as an accessible album. The bass guitar is the star of the show and is absolutely perfect. I'll give this one a 7/10 because I know I've got one more Green Day album on this list which is the 10/10 I'm waiting for.

9 - EXCELLENT

no lo escuche sorry

El álbum que llevo al boom de los Green. Me gustó mucho si mal o bien no es el mejor, es un estilo mucho más hard y de la identidad inicial de la banda, es bueno. Sólido 3.5 que redondeo en 4

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.

Its not the most perfect punk album but damn does it come close. i would have gave it a 5/5 but im not 15 anymore. which does not mean i hate this album or punk, quite the opposite but i have since grown to appreciate what this album did at the time and really shows how strong green day was before they kinda fell off for me. ill never not love welcome to paradise.......

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.

Memories

Banger

Con todo el respeto que le tengo a Green Day, nunca fui muy de rock norteamericano de garage. Asi que cuando el primer disco que me recomendó esta pagina fue este...me dio risa. Igual lo escuché, y lo disfrute mucho. Todo suena muy bien junto, no hay guitarras molestas, ni voces planas. La bateria siempre bien, las letras muy acordes a cierto periodo de la vida y de la historia. Guardé varias canciones.

DO YOU HAVE THE TIME that’s the only song i recognised and my main takeaway from listen to this album was holy shit that is one strong american accent. that being said I did enjoy it, reminds be of early Panic! albums, which were probably inspired by this i imagine

Over rated

Un gran disco. Temas alegres, pero no tontos como luego sería la tendencia de bandas como blink 182. Me gustaba, tocaba temas suyos en esa época

Favorite track(s): Burnout, Welcome to Paradise, Basket Case, When I Come Around

Childhood fave, adulthood fave, forever fave

It reminds me high school

Truthfully I could not even finish this one bro.

Knew and liked a few of the songs, discovered a few more that I like!

Would I listen again: yes This would have gotten a much higher rating from me 10 years ago lol. However basket case is a bop and I like a bit of weird pop punk vibes on occasion

Klassieker

Dit is echt gewoon een punk classic met de meeste hoeveelheid nostalgie mogelijk

Hoewel mijn Green Day fase al een jaar of 15 achter de rug is, zit ik gewoon weer opgelaten te luchtdrummen als Tre erin knalt op Basket Case. Ja, het is allemaal wat simpel en veilig, maar de opbeurende skatepunk van Dookie is vooral gewoon tof. Sterke vocal harmonies, aanstekelijke reffreintjes. Snel en leuk.

Nice album, more familiar with American idiot

Easy listening. Classic punk. Vocals are too soft relative to the instrumentals imo. Hard to hear lyrics at times.

Not a favourite album, but it's okay :)

Already have listened to it before, a favorite album of mine, if it wasn't for all by myself it would've been a 10/10, it's like a 9.5/10

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

Perhaps the album I listened to in its entirety the most times of all. So of course there can only be one correct rating for it. 5/5

Another low 4 due to preponderance of very good songs amidst pop-punk filler

4.5 rounded up

Pretty good for what it is.

Adolescent

Listened to it a couple of times to confirm it wasn't a 5

edgy

There are some fun ones but it could have been half the length.

Green day puro, temazos como "She" y "Basket case", me encanta.

A masterpiece

Make a donation to donate@924gilman.org for Alternative Music Foundation if you like this as much as I do, you bloody bollocks!

322/1089 this type of skater punk pop rock is pretty fun to listen to, some bits sound quite folky which i like. i also like that the tracks are pretty fast paced, there’s a good amount of tracks that are around 2mins spread throughout so the album doesn’t drag too much faves: Longview, Emenius Sleepus, Basket Case, Welcome to Paradise 75/100

One of my favorite albums of all time. First CD I ever owned, so definitely has some nostalgia for me and is probably the first album I listened to that branched away from what my parents listened to. I can listen to this album at least once a week and not get bored. Every song on here is great.

Alright not my kind of music though

Listening session: june 3rd, while mealprepping Listened to before: listened to this album a few times before Thoughts: this album makes me feel like I’m in a 90s teen movie in a good way Favourite tracks: Longview, Welcome to Paradise & Basket Case

Dynamite album. There is not a bad track to be found on this album. Green Day took the Ramones blueprint and updated it to reflect the issues facing Gen X and eventually Millennials as those generation s came of age in a new era of punk rock. This album also defined the pop-punk movement of the late 90s and early 00s.

Pretty good! I feel like I don’t get a whole lot from listening to alt rock but I like that it’s an upbeat vibe (mostly) and makes me want to move! And the familiar songs in this one (basket case and when I come around) are great, ofc. I liked the ending song too! Felt super different, I wondered if it’d changed to a new album.

I have heard a few songs off of this album already! I did like it a lot but a lot of the songs sounded very similar to me

In the beginning I thought well that not really 100% what I like. The lyrics and their topics got me. Some of those songs will make it to my list of favourites.

solid album. obvious hits but the rest of the left much to be desired imo

3 feels too strong, 2 feels too low. I wish I could give it a 2.5

Hate the politics love the album

No. 209 Every song could have been a single. Track one starts running and each after continues the trend. It's hit after hit and on this list for a reason.

Listens: 2.5 Standout Tracks: Longview, Welcome To Paradise, When I Come Around For me, this is one of those albums where the singles are excellent, and really do a lot of the heavy lifting on the album, but the rest of the album sort of fades into the background. I want to like the album more than I actually do. Despite what the description says, I never considered this to be "punk" music growing up; its just got way too much mainstream appeal and its way to melodic and pop-y. That was obviously the goal, though (financially). This album, and perhaps Green Day functions as a nexus point between a bunch of genres: Punk, Grunge, classic rock, and what came after it: 2000s Pop, Emo, "Goth", Ska, Post-grunge, Nu-metal, and post-hardcore. I grew up in the 90s and 2000s and this deluge of musical genres was nigh unavoidable, even if you weren't really into any of it. I dabbled in Ska and Nu-metal, but mostly stayed comfortably under the "alternative rock" umbrella. It wasn't until later that I got into some of the aforementioned genres, but even still, I really don't "do" Emo and Goth music. It all feels quite whiny and thin. But I digress; I think this is a perfectly fine album. I don't think it's something that will enter my rotation, but I recognize its cultural importance. I also always thought that Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) was on this album, but it is, in fact, not.

3,2/5

i mean...

Always great!

Classic 90's pop punk. 14 tracks rattle by. All with single potential.

A seminal pop punk album, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't already over them by 18 or 19. Even so, this has got hits that still hit and the other stuff also rocks. Not too sure about that last track where it sounds like Billie Joe is trying to sound developmentally disabled.

very repetitive album. hard to listen to. boring and makes me dizzy. basket case isn't terrible.

This album is like stepping back in time, it’s so resolutely 90s. Not sure where its legacy sits this far out. The singles alone invoke memories in you but it does feel a little dated. ‘When I Come Around’ is an essential 90s playlist addition but I’ve always gravitated more to their later stuff.

Lol, I lived through the 90s. I didn't even like Green Day and I feel like this was the soundtrack of high school. Good for nostalgia value and feels like well crafted pop rock.

This is my favorite Green Day album. The humor, the angst, the social and personal criticisms; I love everything about it. Each song shows their distinct style and Gen X sensibilities. The vocals are incredible, the drums and bass are frenetic and wonderful. I listen to it regularly, still.

Let me be me bro

Awesome album by the Green Day - couple classics right there.

Solid! Throwback to my childhood. Grateful that it's on this list,, and I listened to it again after many years.

No nonsense brilliant us slacker punk pop.

The argument around Green Day's punk credentials obscured the fact that Dookie is one of the great guitar pop albums of the 90s. Every song is a winner, from the snare hits opening "Burnout" through to the gear shifting "F.O.D". Sure it's very much a teenager's album in a lot of ways, and as a teenager at the time, this was massive, not only as a gateway to punk, but also as one of the most replayable pop albums I'd heard. In context too it was an important release to all of the darkness that grunge brought - it was released less than a couple of months before Kurt died, so by the time it hit my radar it was sorely needed. It's not an album that I find myself reaching for as an older and maybe more jaded middle aged guy, but it's still undeniable as a classic 90s album.

Fun, pop-punk. A little formulaic but it’s good to jump around to.

I'm surprised how many tracks I'd forgotten over the years. Some came flooding back on this listen. This was one of my early introductions to punk of any kind. Before Green Day I was mostly listening to grunge and other alternative. This borders all those sounds so well. The lyrics and stories were also relatable in my teen angst. It became a heavy hitter on my walkman. Most remembered: Longview Welcome To Paradise Basket Case She When I Come Around All By Myself

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

Se kuulosti niin Green Dayltä kun Green Day ny kuulostaa. Ei oikein oman sortin musiikkia, menee THPS taustalla oikein hyvin, mutta vähän tylsää noin keskimäärin omaan mieleen. Not good, not bad.

fine. never been a massive green day fan but this was a decent listen

Really awesome singles, I really like half of the album tracks, the other half of them all kind of blend together BUT solid record.

Too many classic pop songs of great value not to love this. This is about as small a percentage of punk that punk-pop can have. But it doesn't stop it from being any less fun or brilliant.

Perfect

Yep, yep, yep 👍

- first song: i dont understand the lyrics at all mdr (for all the songs actually) - love the album cover, so intricate and funny - feels like i'm in a 2000s series - crazy transition between Chump and Longview - love the energy! - for now my fav song is She + When I come around - the melody sometimes feels a little repetitive/too similar between songs (though that may be because i'm listening to the whole album with no breaks) - i like a few songs but i dont see myself listening to the whole album (not in a playlist just the album) - 6.5/10

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 🤔

4.5/5 This is one of my most listened too albums. I remember I only had a few cds in my car when I was younger and this was one of them, so it got a trashing. I haven't listened to it in a long time but it's still as good as it was all those years ago.

“Look mom, no solos!”

This is such an epic record. It’s one that punk purists can respect despite the pop elements, it’s accessible enough for pop fans to get into punk, it’s smart enough and musically interesting enough for snobs, and it’s chock full of hits enough for tremendous commercial success. One of the definitive albums of the 90’s.

I was never a big fan of Green Day. I acknowledge their importance in music, but I just never resonated with them. But these songs are very catchy and this really sounds good for a punk record in the 90s.

2.5

Not so much my thing.i like the hits. Basket Case and Welcome To Paradise. They just sound angry on the rest of the songs

luv it

I listened to this a bit on release. It's OK but only 'Basket Case' really stands out.

Top!!!🙋‍♂️😃👍🌞

Pop punk finally went full pop. I don't think I had ever listened to this album in one sitting but feel I have heard every song at some point. Nothing objectionable about it. And Longview is definitely a banger.

no notes!!! Rager!!! 8/10

There’s something about this artist that bothers me a lot. I wasn’t aware of this phenomenon until I listened to their TWO albums in this list! Two? Of all the artists.. these guys have two already in the top 1001? If a third album comes up I’ll happily take my eardrums out, grate them over a plate of nachos and eat them myself- that’s considered a swifter death, rather than putting them through the torture of listening to more green day. How can two green day albums be now inside my brain when I haven’t heard anything from Cher or Britney Spears yet. Take a day off billy.

Fine

Solid album, never been a big Green Day guy

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

Actually great.

First CD I ever owned

DO YOU HAVE THE TIME TO LISTEN TO ME WHINE Never listened to much Green Day. I was missing out Favorite Songs: Burnout, Basket Case, She

Self-awarely stupid, but oh my god it really is so much fun...

Melodramatic fools indeed

not for me

Takes me back, great listen.

iconic. unparalleled. a little weaker in the second half but the first half is so strong you can overlook it. "burnout" for best opening track of all time??????? a treat to listen to on this list and sooo deserved. just ignore the album title ok

fuck yeah, i love this album. i could go on for hours about it but ultimately, this is one of the greatest punk rock albums ever and absolutely deserving of its spot at the top (rated) of this list. favorites: everything except the silence between f.o.d and all by myself lol. the best songs that have under 100M plays on spotify (is it a "deep cut" if 24 million people have heard it?) are burnout, pulling teeth, sassafras roots, and coming clean. go check those out.

Love love love, their best album and one of my all times favourites

++: 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

Although you can hear a more radio-ready mix and mastering in terms of the actual sound, not a lot changed in Green Day's songwriting from Kerplunk to Dookie all things considered. My point is you'd be hard-pressed to spot the differences with this jump to the majors except for the elephant in the room which is the giant corporate machine now behind them. I get the whole narrative about scene betrayal and have been down the road with bands I supported before they grabbed the brass ring, etc. Certainly not discounting all of that but I do think it's remarkable how consistent these two records are when you get down to it. True heads may question anything post John Kiffmeyer out / Tré Cool in, you can always say that "they sold out earlier", but this begins to feel like a flavor of the No True Scotsman fallacy. Anyway, what are we doing here with this review? You probably already have feelings about Dookie and you might even know what it sounds like. It was one of the biggest albums of the 90s and helped (re)launch the commercial viability of the pop-punk genre — and everyone poops after all.

5.5/6, muy banda de secundaria con toda la batería y bases fuertes (tan biónica yankee)

10/10 I already like greenday

Dookie can be hard album to evaluate. It's sort of a monumental landmark album, but not quite in musical sense as much as cultural one. There's nothing particularly unique or special about green day and yet this album has a specific sound that never quite gets duplicated when people try. Perhaps it's the partcular influences these guys bring in, their lineage coming out of bay area punk comes through loud and clear, but they are clearly poppier and more radio friendly than a lot of those bands. Maybe it's just that these three guys have a really natural interplay on a musical level. Whatever the reason, this album blew Green Day up beyond belief. They became a cultural force that could never really go away, for better or worse. They headlined Coachella in 2024, they played before the super bowl on national television this year. There's a marvel that this album is what launched all that into even being a remote possibility. Before this they were a bunch of young punks from SF that Reprise took on shot on trying to find the next big rock band now that grunge seemed to have run its course. There's a lot to be said about Green Day and what they became. Their journey from being countercultural weirdos to being one of the handful of the biggest acts on the planet. These days they aren't really countercultural anymore, the more the default band for the guy "doesn't like what's on the radio." They make constant political statements, but they aren't actually radical. They play alternative music, but they fill stadiums. 32 years after the dookie dropped, they have been fully subsumed by culture. It's fascinating to keep that in mind when you listen to this record. Is that story a triumph or a tragedy? ultimately is depends on your individual views, but I think that certainly makes this an essential listen, if only to see where the tide shifted.

I’ve always seen this album around but never listened to it all the way through until now. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Everything the youth of the 90’s loved about Alternative Music is embedded in this album: the angst without feeling corny or forced, catchy lyrics, some humor, and a great showcase of chaotic (in the best way) drums

No way this is THIS old. I definitely felt like a teenager in the 90's listening to this tho, all of these have to have been played in disney films too. But honestly, I don't know what to rate this really.

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.

This has some great ones. Lots of nostalgia.

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.

This album came out when I was in middle school, so I’ve heard it a bajillion times and I know every nook and cranny. My first girlfriend had the poster on her bedroom wall. So yes, she was awesome. The songwriting craft is strong, the rhythm section is phenomenal and the subject matter is appealingly self-deprecating.

I think I had higher hopes for this album than it delivered. I know Dookie is often considered one of the top punk albums of this generation and is often cited as a reference when music nerds make an argument that Green Day is actually a super legit band and not a sell out like some people say they are. The songs that I knew I liked, were good, but I didn't quite feel the level of revelation I was holding out for.

Ok, I think I actually have come around now that Dookie has been generated; I enjoyed this so much more than American Idiot. It’s still pop punk, they have a ton of pop sensibilities, but there’s still some edge here and a lot of creative approaches to these songs. In particular, I really enjoyed the bass playing throughout; a lot of simple, but hooky bass lines.

This is my first album that was from the generator. I probably should have stuck with my original plan of going through by year. Music is often a product of its time. When an album becomes influential, the original can sound tired and derivative even though it was the first fumbling attempt at a style. Tastes change. It is harder to see influences if you don't have the history or the musical vocabulary in which to judge it. I was concerned about all of this because I was not a huge fan of these folks at the time the album came out. How would it hold up? This is the first time I listened to it all the way through. So, let me explain... I was in my early twenties when I first heard this album. I was already steeped in early punk and glam rock. This seemed like a rehash of 80s but with a more suburban bent. Anger was replaced with boredom and disaffection. The goofier moments of The Ramones and the energy of pop came through. The music was everywhere. It wasn't intended for me -- I was from a rural area and living in a city. This seemed like a step backwards in terms of music that I was listening to. It was the year of NIN's Downward Spiral which already less angry than Broken. At the alt nights or later closing clubs in the city across the water (Gatineau), some of these songs would play and the floor would crowd. Boredom you can dance to. MuchMusic had them on fairly heavy rotation. Taken out of context and their impact on music at the time, some of these songs still have an energy that shines through. It is hard to talk about the band's impact and how it influenced many other sound-a-likes that followed. Their longevity is not all nostalgia. This album captures a feeling and time quite well. Yes, there is some datedness. Some specific notes: "Welcome to Paradise" reminds me of the Bangles "We Got the Beat" "In the End" is probably my favourite off this album. Something about it sounds rude and sarcastic while being melodious. "All by Myself" was the track I relistened to right away. Sonny and Cher vibes crossed with Muppets. Recently listened to some 50s rock and you can hear echoes of that. The hits tend to still be listenable and nostalgic in a particular way. For rating; for influence and impact, it would rate a 2.5. I am using the rating loosely as 1 - won't listen to 5 - put on heavy rotation or favourites list. So, this would rate a 3 overall. If it is at a party, might move away from the speakers but not leave the room. Would probably bop my head and dance or tap my feet to a few of the numbers but wouldn't loose track of the conversation or put my beer down.

Green Day was inescapable in late high school, and yet I was never much of a fan nor had I listened to a whole album before this list. This is pretty great although not as great as American Idiot.

The thing is, this IS a great album. Had Green Day never gone mainstream, this still would have been right up there with all the best pop-punk albums from that time. Is it the defining pop punk album of the mid-90s? Probably not. Does it deserve a spot on the 1001 list? Probably not. Anyway, it's a great listen, and I'm glad they're still going strong after all these years.

It's hard to overstate how huge of a deal this album was, even before it came out. Green Day signing to a major label after starting in the militantly DIY East Bay punk scene was massively controversial, the very definition of a '90s tempest in a teacup. But Green Day always seemed poised for bigger things, and Dookie more than delivered. It was the first Green Day album I could listen to in one sitting without getting annoyed—their other stuff quickly got tiresome—and it was fucking ubiquitous after it hit. I'll never forget lying on my bed in my dorm room with the door open, and hearing someone at one end of the hall start up "When I Come Around," then a minute later, someone at the other end of the hall start playing it at the same time. You couldn't escape these songs. Coming back now, I better appreciate the album tracks like "Burnout" "Chump," and "She." "F.O.D." was always one of my favorites. What's truly crazy is these dudes are still around and relevant 30+ years later. We all may have secretly known Green Day was destined for big things, but no one expected this longevity. Good for them.

Hyperactive pop-punk fueled by buzzing power chords, punchy drumming, rubbery bass lines, and bratty vocals crashes forward like a shopping cart racing downhill through suburbia—immature, loud, and far more infectious than it probably should be. The album turns boredom, anxiety, and self-destruction into tightly wound hooks that rarely overstay their welcome while simply staying energetic

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

longview was the best

giving this one a 5, because this list doesn't have insomniac

absolutely foundational for me and one of the reasons I started playing bass mike dirnt goes truly insane on this record

I've heard worse. A lot worse on this list. I also wouldn't buy it or put anything on my playlist. probably a 2.75 that I will kick to a 3.

i thought this came out in the 2000s

Back to back bangers really. 90s Green Day were fantastic

green gay

I had only listened to American Idiot prior (in full) - a more ambitious project than Dookie for sure. I really like the bridge in Welcome to Paradise.

Reminded me fondly of my youth. Being 14, loving skateboarding and getting mix tape CD's from my mate introducing me to all sorts of new bands.

Fun youthful exuberance

5/5 stars. absolute classic.

THE quintessential pop punk album. Not my favorite by Green Day, but it is in my opinion the most approachable and cohesive album from their raw era. Fav track: Pulling Teeth

An old favourite from my youth. Solid American pop punk.

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.

Two stars, Lowell, two! That’s insane.

novamente, concordo com o amigo do site é um pop punk muito bem executado, mas falta alguma coisa? ainda assim, legal

bom, basket case é um clássico (pra quem curte). eu nunca fui mto do green day não, mas não é ruim, só falta alguma coisa. definitivamente mais POP do que PUNK, mas tá valendo, as guitarrinhas são massa. fato aleatório: em meados de 2011 eu tinha depressão e um TUMBLR (pois é) e era amigo duma menina curitibana que curtia MUITO green day. nunca me desceu mto, mas ela era gente boa e me ajudou bastante. espero que ainda esteja viva.

Shermz: yessss finally an album ive actually heard before. Remind me to sing during the next K bby :) Wenz: hahah, I have not heard about this album before… but quite good. I will remind you to sing during Karaoke 😆

No me resulta atractivo pero tampoco me molesta escucharlo. Welcome to paradise esta bueno me divirtió. Queda guardado por unos días, probablemente despues lo saque.

I love this album but I grew up with it so I'm biased

7/10

3,5/5

Still holds up after 30 years, albeit a little less impressive than it was hearing it as an angsty pre-teen. The key is the production, which somehow captures all three distinctly while blasting you in the face, something others tried to replicate but never really could. Still, it's all a bit of the same, and so it thrives on nostalgia more than true greatness.

Easy five.

I just dont really like Green Day except for a few songs

One of my favorite albums ever!

Todas las canciones son increíbles, prácticamente inmejorable.

Excellent pop punk from a band that made a lot of not-excellent stuff after. Green Day isn't in my top few bands of the genre, but with their popularity, Dookie is easy to point to as one of the best examples of the genre. When I Come Around, Basket Case, Longview, Welcome to Paradise, you never go too long in this album without a reminder of how these three were just tapping into something.

trash

I long for the days when Green Day was good.

I can't explain why I don't like most punk music but I love Green Day. Their debut album Dookie is so good. I love the way the songs flow into one another and tell the story of a drugged up deadbeat. Big fan, classic Green Day.

Classic for a reason, love Green Day, but would choose another of their albums over this one, hence 4 stars.

Great album with a few classics.

Stinky

this reminded me how my highschool bf would get so mad that i didnt like green day the album name does truly say it all

sonic the hedgehog's fav green day album, probably. a little puerile but so am i. fav: basket case

THE quintessential pop punk album. Not my favorite by Green Day, but it is in my opinion the most approachable and cohesive album from their raw era. Fav track: Pulling Teeth

Fantastic album again. Iconic, influential, and just great songs. Some stuff I'd forgotten about on here.

Green Day is my all time favorite band. I own all of their albums from American Idiot on. Although I don’t own this album, I still really like it and I know/own a lot of the songs on it. I own Longview, Welcome to Paradise, Basket Case, When I Come Around, and Pulling Teeth. I also knew She and All By Myself.

Занятно, что на 100м альбоме марафона я ждал что-то особенное, знаковое, чтобы прям символично подвести черту под первой сотней. Но тот альбом оказался совершенно не в меня. Не буду судить о его значимости, так как ничего про эту артистку не знаю, но даже писать ничего не захотелось. Но зато на 101м альбоме я получил как раз то, чего ждал за день до этого. Значимость Dookie сложно переоценить, но сейчас многие даже не в курсе, что с него вообще начался весь поп-панк. Тогда такого термина даже не существовало. Вместе с альбомом The Offspring "Smash" (тоже третьим в дискографии группы), вышедшим на 2 месяца позже, эти два релиза произвели фурор и вернули панк-рок обратно в мейнстрим, положив начало целому поджанру, который уже чуть позже в нулевых станет едва ли не главной музыкой для нового поколения (включая меня). Хотя сами Green Day к тому моменту уже переключатся на рок-оперы. Рецепт успеха - смешивание сырого звука и DIY-эстетики с поп-мелодиями - кажется довольно простым, но далеко не всем пришелся по вкусу. Трушные панки конечно не приняли такую музыку, а клуб 924 Gilman Street, в котором выступали многие молодые панк-коллективы, альма-матер Green Day, тупо их забанили. Это было сурово и довольно болезненно для группы - представьте, если бы CBGB забанили Ramones. Одумались только в 2015 году. Но грины уже были не в обиде, и дали там примирительный концерт. Возвращаясь к альбому, Билли Джо смог по максимуму использовать цепляемость поп-музыки и динамику панка в каждом треке. Реально, если такая музыка в принципе нравится, то каждая песня может прийтись по душе. Материал очень сильный для жанра и нигде не проседает. Подростковые тематики типа секса, скуки и непонимания что делать со своей жизнью находят отклик у подростков и спустя 30 лет. При этом хватает и хитов, выделяющихся на фоне остального альбома: Longview со знаменитой басовой партией, которую Майк написал под веществами, бодрая When I Come Around, перезаписанная в качестве Welcome to Paradise с предыдущего альбома, ну и конечно Basket Case, которая стала пропеллером успеха группы и жанра в целом. Мало какая песня у меня настолько сильно ассоциируется с 9-10 классом, так что для меня это конечно особенный трек и особенный альбом. Запоздало поздравляю всех выживших с первой пройденной сотней, осталось совсем ничего, еще 9 раз столько же) интересно, что будут подкидывать дальше

Идеальная музыка, когда тебе 16. Не слушала Green Day с 2012 года. Почувствовала от этого всю тяжесть бытия на своих плечах. Kerplunk и Nimrod мне всегда нравились больше, но ниже 4 рука не поднимется поставить. Всему было свое время.

Тут лишь хочется процитировать Славу КПСС: "Весёлый и тупой, как музыка Green Day" Хотя мне не прям весело было, пока слушал

3.5, имхо переоценен, выезжает больше на ностальгии скорее, а так музыка не то, чтобы интересная, скорее просто энергетика драйвовая

FINALLY a punk album that I don't hate!

It was good. Didn't impress me too much.

Personal Enjoyment overall: medium Replay? for specific moods only

Great definitive album for Green Day. Enjoyed the full listen, Welcome to Paradise is great, among other hits. Drum driven often but interesting moments in most tracks, distinct writing.

Apparently it had been a minute since I've listened to this album as some of the tracks were more alien to me than I expected. Still bangers tho. The big standout on this album for me has always been Welcome to Paradise which has one of the best bridges of all time, I lose my shit every time that ride cymbal comes in without fail.

Nostalgia pick but love this album. Sure it could be improved a bit, didn't love the evening, but loved the listen

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

Incredible album. Heard it front to back live a few years back and it was just as great as the studio tracks. A must listen for all music listeners

It's funny how an album like this can feel nostalgic, but it does. I enjoyed it well enough as a representation of what was ultimatley one strain of 90s-00s pop.

Es muy divertido, fue un álbum muy disfrutable. Es curioso porque no pensé que me fuera a gustar pero me sorprendió. No lo llamaría punk, quizás es un punk más accesible (digo porque yo no soy alguien que disfrute particularmente del género), por eso entiendo el hate que pueden llegar a tener. Me recordó que soy joven, tonto y puedo llegar a ser cool.

Quite a fun record. Infectious melodies and hard driving tunes keep it moving at a good pace. There’s a youthful naïveté comes through that’s easy to like. 4

Mon ami dit que toute les tounes ressemblent à Born to be Wild. Ce que je ne comprends pas pas c'est qu'il le dit de façon négative.

450 346-PUNK

fun and catchy. much prefer this to american idiot

one of the first albums i listened to fully as a kid. A+

Solid album. I was always a fan of the singles but never gave the full album its due mostly because of Billy Joe's future personality. I see why they are well regarded as they are.

I always resented Green Day. Coming up at this time I was down with pop punk with Offspring, Lagwagon, NoFX, etc but this band seemed like it was blessed by the gods of radio/MTV undeservedly. Tres Cool is a legend regardless.

Must listen to this once a month.

This album is one that opened the door to music for me. It's probably a big part of why I learned an instrument and joined bands. Teenage me poured over every aspect of it. It's basically a musical comfort blanket and today has been a massive nostalgia trip. Good times.

Aside from "American Idiot" Green Day has always been a singles band for me - like most pop groups. It's the same here, there's a lot of very forgettable filler in between "Longview", "Basket case" and "When I come around". It's still a good album, but far from essential and far from being punk, of course.

A good pop punk album. Not my cup of tea but I can see where their popularity stems from.

rough, und genau so wie punk rock klingen muss!

Geiler Punk Rock! Nicht das beste Album aber schon sehr gut.

- 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

Green Day

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

Fun mais est ce que je réécouterai ? Les prémices des harmonies vocales signature du groupe sur Welcome to Paradise

It's not my favorite Green Day album, however, it's still a Green Day album, soooooooo ... 4 stars

Lidt nostalgi.

One of the first albums I ever fell in love with. Pop punk perfection from start to finish

Me alegro el día

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

Beter dan verwacht, maar alsnog vrij standaard jaren 90 punk. Niet perse voor mij. Met 38 minuten ook een kort album.

[REVISIT] I like Green Day. About as much as anyone who isn't a hardcore fan or anything, I mean. Having said that, I'm typically more interested in the work found on their following records (up through American Idiot) than this. She is probs their best song though. --- Fave track(s): She, Having a Blast, Basket Case

Can't believe the band were only 4 years old when they wrote and performed it. Beggars belief

Dreary commercial “punk”.

They sound like a latter day Monkees. Its true, you know it is. In a good way.

6/10… pop punk / teen rock / *1994

pop rock, not that interesting but some godd standalone tracks

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

Tails off at the end, but a classic album all in all

5 stars the first few hundred times i listened to it, and today it was still 5 stars. Who woulda thought.

Haven't listened to this in ages. Really like early Greenday. Longview is catchy.

Not my cup of tea typically, but appreciate classics like basket case

A bit surprising and disappointing that as a rock fan who was 26 when this album first came out that I do not think I gave it a full listen until now. Unfair to develop views based on a few listens of hit songs and bits of what I read. Will I go back and play "Dookie" on my own; probably not. This type of rock does not hold interest for me now. Of the three big hits, I genuinely enjoy "Longview," but find "Basket Case" and "When I Come Around" unappealing. That fact alone might limit further plays. Some of the unfamiliar tracks were solid, such as the first three songs and "Welcome to Paradise." They slammed power chords in a tuneful manner. "Pulling Teeth" and "She" featured some variety in vocal, and putting the bass more in the front than Billie Joe Armstrong's Who-Ramones-Jam guitar. Armstrong certainly has a way with melody, which allows the bass and quite often the drums to flourish. Or do the bass and drums lift up his songs? Maybe with more listens (I expect American Idiot will make an appearance on this list), I will be able to move past my dislike of Armstrong's vocals. One day, Thom Yorke's vocals stopped bothering me, and Radiohead became a great band to my ears. It never happened with Morrissey. Like The Foo Fighters and White Stripes, Green Day has helped breath a little life into the decrepit 30 year decline of the rock and roll corpse. I respect them for that contribution.

Unexpectedly favorable toward it, but tracks blend together and I can't Billie Joe Armstrong's voice, but I'd call it decent. Might even put it on again. Perfect length of an album.

Great to hear some of these tunes again.

It's good, not my thing but I liked a few of the songs

Listened to some Green Day years ago. But never explored them much beyond their hits. It’s a very 90s punk sound that feels more classic now. I guess that makes sense since it’s 30 years old. The non single songs kind of have a generic quality to them, but the hit songs are really fun and good. Kind of a weird album. It’s like yeah Green Day is fine and all, but doesn’t seem like anything special. Longview is better than anything else on the front of the album. Is it just familiarity? I enjoy the slowed down style on Pulling Teeth. I might have spoke too soon. After a few forgettable tracks to it’s full of good songs from Longview on until at least When I Come Around. Actually ended up enjoying way more than I thought. It’s definitely really good at its best and just okay sometimes. But feels like a 4. It surprisingly holds up well.

Every second of this album is absolutely insane and I can’t think of a single flaw. Just a very iconic album. The riffs are pretty simple sure, but they’re so fun and energetic. Billy Joe Armstrong also does a good job here, his kids low-energy, “lazy” vocal delivery may seem like it’d contrast the instrumentation, but they’re work surprisingly well together.

Never been a huge green day fan but they undeniably have some catchy sing-along hits. This album in particular is full of them. Is this considered the greatest pop punk record ever? (If we don't include the buzzcocks)

Sorpresivamente espectacular. No me llamaba mucho la atención grindei pero he gozado

very very loud, makes me want to rebel and run away

Slight bias as this album holds alot of nostalgia for me. But still this album holds up exceptionally well, it's clever, heartfelt, era defining and just all around pure joy to Listen too.

A purely American album, however that feels

Sounds like how a teenager's bedroom smells. Pop punk 101

Todas las canciones suenan igual :(

inoffensive and boring

i actually listened to this one unconsciously its one of my sisters favorite albums and i was basically forced to listen to it sp yeah its ok not rlly my type but some songs still hold a place in my hearr

oh i’ve heard this hundreds of times as a teenager. love the bit between chump and longview, endlessly cool. i LOVE longview. as a bass player, it’s so cool. i remember these songs being longer. not in a bad way, just didn’t realize they were so short.

A+

There was certainly a sound in the early 90s

gut halt, kennt man, hört sich nur wieder alles ähnlich an

ja, hab nicht zugehört, idk

Like if my favorite pony did its best trick for me :) can’t believe i never listened to this album! Bangerthon! Important

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.

👍

Amazing debut album that kicked off an entire resurgence of punk. Chocked full of hooks and great riffs

Welcome to Paradise!

This was perfectly acceptable to me. It was a tight, coherent album, and the tracks I already knew (“Welcome to Paradise”, “Basket Case”, and “When I Come Around”) are great. The rest didn’t live up to those heights but did sound exactly how I imagined a Green Day album of this era would sound like. Which is fine, just not entirely my bag.

One of those days where there was absolutely no need for me to listen to the album to rate it (but I did anyway). Spoilers; this is a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ album for me. Of all the albums ever released, Dookie probably had the biggest impact on me. I expect I have listened to this album more times in my life than any other record. Following me dipping my toes into rock with Grave Dancers Union by Soul Asylum, Dookie fundamentally changed the genres of music I listened to. As a teenager I made it extremely clear to my parents that should I die young, I wanted the lyric "She screamed in silence" written on my gravestone. I still have multiple 7" singles from this record (one including a sticker sheet I never used as I never had anything precious enough to justify using it on). It was, for a little while, my whole world. As a middle aged Mum, I still listen to Dookie. It is a perfect pop-punk album. It arguably created pop-punk as a mainstream genre. And on that topic, fuck those people who still accuse Green Day of "selling out" - I was a 14 year old in England when Dookie was released, so without them releasing an album on a major label I never would have heard this. This was still pre-music downloads but post MTV and so opportunities to discover new music were more limited. Top Of The Pops was how I heard Green Day, and that genuinely improved my life. People could, and do, dismiss Green Day as just playing 3 power chords, but they have a perfect ear for melody and harmony. The baselines are great (Longview is fantastic for this), the backing vocals are perfect, Tre is a brilliant rock drummer and it still feels weird to me that he wasn't the original drummer. The topics are often fairly standard for people in their late teens/early 20s (love, drugs, just wasting your time away with nothing to do) but Billie Joe has always written with more nuance. The fact he was writing a song about coming out as bisexual (Coming Clean) in the mid 90s, on a major label, is surprising to say the least. I cannot pick a favourite song off this album. In fact I don't think I ever really listen to a single song: if I start this album, I finish it. That being said, I sang and played When I Come Around in a school concert so it has a special place in my heart. I was a very quiet, unconfident and shy kid, who certainly didn't want attention. Singing and playing an acoustic guitar in front of room full of my peers was terrifying - but I did it. This is the album that soundtracked my awkward teenage years (prior to my awkward adult years). It is extremely weird listening to this on streaming though, and not having to fast forward my cassette to get to the hidden track of Tre singing All By Myself while Mike and Billie Joe giggle. This isn't even my favourite Green Day album (once again, shout-out to Warning!) but I do think there's a good chance that when I finish this 1001 album project, this will be what I pick as my favourite overall musical experience because it means so much to me. 5/5

green day isn't rly my thing

Quite loud but some good songs like basket case

My parents bought this for me when I was very young so it might be the first cd I ever owned. Every song begins with a 10-15 second period of nostalgia but once that’s over I have to ask myself how I actually feel about these songs and the answer most times is “they’re just OK.”

A bit of nostalgia clouds my judgement but, yes, I think this one of the best

I had my Green Day phase and it's good to revisit that. It's nostalgic with good catchy songs. Good pick, will be back to the album when I wish to go back to that younger self that listened to this.

Gg

escutei faz muito tempo mas lembro que achei meio trilha sonora do Scooby doo

It's energetic and cool with great bangers. A pretty solid record. Favorite Songs: Longview ; Basket Case

One of my favorite albums ever! Has so many good songs! Classic through and through!I can listen to this album and pretty much any of theirs anytime

not my vibe

Partially known. Kinda fun.

Maybe it's the 90s teen nostalgia (a friend at school copied this album on cassette for me) but I think I might like Dookie more now than I did at the time. It's a tad same-y, but there's less filler than I remembered.

Dookie by Green Day was an interesting listen. It has some really good songs, and even though it’s closer to my usual taste than other albums I’ve heard in this challenge, it still didn’t fully click with me. ‘Welcome to Paradise’ was definitely the standout track for me. The album started strong, but as it went on, it began to feel a bit repetitive, and the last few songs were harder to get through because they sounded too similar. Overall, it’s a solid album and it sounds good, but it didn’t leave a strong impact on me. For me, American Idiot is still the better Green Day album.

if 13 year old me was rating this it would be an instant 5 but unfortunately i have aged since then

Classic album, listened to it a lot in the car on my way to school. All the instruments sound great, great vocals and lyrics. Would return to Dook

A couple of good songs, but not their best. 3.5

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

stereotipo di una festa americana. giovanile e ribelle, forse un filo commerciale

fr dookie

I did not know Green Day was such a fun band 30 years ago and I did not know Basket Case is their song. Perfect for Friday!

It's was good

The album cover has dookie on it. Poop. It eventually went double diamond. Do you know how good the music has to be for the general population to just look over the fact the album is named after and features on the cover, POOP! There's so many memories with this one. A whole new musical world opened for me and I became obsessed with pop punk. Many summers spent browsing YouTube for music videos of Green Day, blink-182, Sum 41, and Yellowcard. It's a damn shame none of those other 3 bands got to be on the list. Pop punk is a huge part of the late 90s and early 2000s, and those are some obvious choices. The band I'm in played a lot of Green Day covers, mostly from this album. "Burnout" was my favorite to play. These guys are good, they know how to make something groove, and fun. It gives everything the extra oomph to make it even more hype. I just want to play it. Tre Cool on drums and Mike Dirnt on bass sound like their having the time of their lives. The outro to "Chump", the fun bass on "When I Come Around", the many drum solos Tre Cool has. Fuckin' hell this record is good. Total opposite of dookie. I still think blink-182 self titled is the best pop punk record though, but this is the most important

A couple if great songs.

Bay Area band, which I found out recently when they performed at the Super Bowl. I enjoyed this one. It reminded me of the Arctic Monkeys album from a while back in the sense that it has a lot of good songs but the most recognizable song isn’t on it.