Dookie

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.

Solid listen. This isn't really my genre but it does feel like an album I needed to listen to. 4/5

Never really been into pop punk but this was good

Its a classic!

Felt cool.

The blistering speed of Tré, the dancing basslines of Dirnt, the nihilistic drawl of Billy... A perfect combination for taking themes of loneliness, boredom and anxiety everyone feels growing up, and owning them.

punk. catchy. fun. 90s.

ugh... I want to rate this a 5 soooo bad it's like a 4.75 though so it gets a 4. One of the first "punk" groups I listened to as a young man.

Sounds like junior high

I bought this CD in 94, having never heard a single second of Green Day before, based entirely on a magazine review that called it "the return of punk". I got it home, listened to it, and HATED it. I was expecting Sex Pistols or the Misfits and what the hell is this? I didn't listen to it or any other Green Day by choice for years afterwards. Then one day I heard them on the radio or something and...I got it. It clicked into place that this was A) nothing like any punk I'd known before and yet also B) still punk as fuck. I went back and relistened to that dusty copy of Dookie that I never got rid of and fell in love. I've been a fan ever since. Five stars for the ability to learn from one's mistakes.

the worst part of the 90s

One of the best punk albums to ever come out. Really reframed California punk, and influenced every punk band for the next decade.

Hard to understate how prominent this album was in the mid-90s

Not my favorite album by them but it's Green Day man

aburrido (menos basket case)

Listened to before? Yes Context? Album full of 90s hits, a major label debut from a young punk band that achieved unexpected major success and brought punk mainstream amongst the brooding sounds of "grunge." *Reviewed in a holistic format* When we were little, my mom would play Dookie for my brother and me on car rides. She thought it would be tolerable for us, as we'd rejected every other punk band she tried to play for us (Dead Kennedys, MxPx, Hole, Minor Threat, Descendants, Sex Pistols...) save for the Ramones. She was right—it was tolerable—but I still asked her to turn it off. It sounded too much like that upbeat, careless music people in movies got into car crashes to. It stressed me out; the pop hooks and East-Bay-Johnny-Rotten vocals were the calm before the storm. While I now like every single band mentioned above, at the time, the only music I knew was what my gym teacher played while we ran laps. Still, despite my lack of knowledge, Green Day managed to get their point across. Like many young punks, this was the album that brought me into the genre. It was my go-to throughout my very early teens. From the very beginning of "Burnout" ("I declare I don't care no more/I'm burning up and out and growing bored") there was something instantly compelling about this album. Despite the discussions of panic attacks, poverty, anger, and the like, this was the lighter side of alternative rock, and I realized that before I even knew what "alternative rock" meant. It talked about anxiety and queer identity. It talked about anger and disillusionment with the world around you. It was lazy and pissed off and suburban and relentlessly catchy. It even had some cool drum fills just for the heck of it. While simple and not carrying the same emotional weight as other 90s albums (for example, Live Through This, The Downward Spiral, and Dummy all came out within just the same year) Dookie has a singularity to it. No other band has been able to replicate it, try as they might. And man, they really have tried. What Green Day is excellent at is the sheer breadth of emotion their songs cover. Any Green Day song worth its salt will fit into just about any circumstance, whether it be a road trip sing-along or a long day at school. Dookie does this better than any other Green Day album. While it may not have the stylistic diversity as Nimrod, or the high concept of American Idiot, there is a distilled, human essence in this album. The boredom. The frustration. The biting-at-your-nails anxiety. It's all relentlessly and beautifully casual. Green Day isn't a go-to band for me anymore, but they will always hold a special place in my heart. And I've gotten over my fear of playing them in the car, and now I blast this album through the speakers, alongside some Dead Kennedys, MxPx, Hole, Minor Threat, Descendants, Sex Pistols...

2/3

It has Basket Case soooo uhhhhhhh...

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.

So Green day is my guiltiest of pleasures I'm not gonna lie, so ofc I enjoyed this. The suprising thing here is that Billie Joe Armstrong really hasn't changed his singing style all that much in 30 years, and I think considering how much I enjoyed this versus anything of their recent work is proof that pop-punk lives and dies on its attitude. It's the kind of rage-at-nothing-and-everything nihilistic screed that comes around from the brainrot of the trashiest side of suburbia that might absolutely turn me off elsewhere, but here I think it works. Longview is a great example of that maddening boredom in action (or rather inaction). I'm suprised Green Day hasn't become a calling card for chuds and incels (besides their very most popular songs), and I think that's half in part due to their open political stances but also a kind of self awareness that the lifestyle they're portraying deeply sucks. That self awareness is the key to all this balancing out for me. It's very much the 90s musical version of Catcher in the Rye (even down to the reference of paying a sex worker just so you can talk to them about your feelings), and like the Catcher in the Rye its going to be divisive for that. But I like Catcher in the Rye, and I also like this album. It's a high 4, I think as a full album experience it does run out of things to say towards the last half.

Tranku ir gera. Linksma pasiklausyt.

Classic

Excellent Punk album

Boom!!!

doopie

Never been a huge Green Day fan but I did enjoy this

Not necessarily my favourite style of music, but I do appreciate its influence (so many of these songs are staples for young kids when they are first starting in bands) and some of the songs have achieved classic status.

Goes hard and fast and so ran by at a fair lick. In retrospect, it sounds to me like every 90s teen movie soundtrack at the time for better or for worse. Nothing technically amazing heard in it, but then it doesn’t profess to do much beyond catchy pop punk songs. Nothing technically amazing my cup of tea though.

I like several songs but is too much rock for me. An album for Disney rock girl. 2,5/5 ⭐️

Hmm kinda cool, reminiscence of the 90s rock

i like it. i assume that some people think it gets repetitive, but i really like the sound even if it is.

Such an amazing album, one of my favorites from childhood. I think it holds up just as well as it used to, but I think this is another five star.

Du bon rock en général mais qui me fait ni chaud ni froid, me fait penser à The Cure également

No me gustó

Me gustó mucho! Tiene 3 canciones muy conocidas, rockerito copado. 3 estrellas

Green Day has always been a frustrating band for me. I really like their punk and a lot of their pop-punk, but they occasionally put out some pop rock which I find very annoying. Fortunately, this album has more of the first two elements and only moderate elements of the third.

“Chump” really made me take notice - and then the better known songs began. A lot of energetic fun. 4.5

Me encantó! Me hizo recordar a mi adolescencia <3

Billy Joe freakin' Armstrong. So much energy. Hard to comment on this musically, because it feels like a lotta powerchords and its not subtle at all. If i knew more about the history of this kinda music, it could be a 5 (cultural impact points). It's a solid, solid 4.

johnny test music

5 stars.

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.

I love this album. Probably my favourite Green Day album. Just has so many bangers on it from Burnout to Welcome to Paradise to Basket Case and When I Come Around. Just so many good songs!

Muy repetitivo. Monótono

Classic album from my college days. Oddly one of these songs was stuck in my head when I woke up today and then I got this album in my queue

Pas mon style habituel mais j’ai plutôt bien aimé!

Nostalgic. Probably my favorite Green Day

Didnt love the album as ive never been a big fan of pop punk and the countless number of bands that then tried to recreate this sound. Still, i enjoyed a few tracks like longview, welcome to paradise, when i come around, and In the end as they displayed how talented the band is on their individual performances.

Loved it

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

Still their best album, I think. I'm sure I listened to it a hundred times when I was twenty.

raw

My rating 3.8. Great album. Just one catchy pop punk song after another.

Remember listening to this as a kid, still as hard 30 years later

I’d drifted away from heavy rock in the ’90s until a workmate—proper old‑school British punk—threw Dookie my way. I ended up playing it nonstop. The riffs, the energy, the cheekiness… it was exactly what I didn’t realise I’d been missing. Years later, when my daughter got into Green Day during the American Idiot era, all that excitement came rushing back. I haven’t heard Dookie in ages, but every time I revisit it, it still sounds fantastic: fast, fun, and full of spark.

This album is iconic, idc what anyone says

The Good: We get some Dookie!!! The Bad: Crap, thought we'd get nookie... The Ugly: Green Nookie... This album, when it came out, well, let's just say that I was not on the side who were hailing this as the next best thing. 1994... what a year... where's my time capsule? Not on this list: Hootie and the Blowfish: Cracked Rear View Eric Clapton: From The Cradle The Black Crows: Amorica Bush: Sixteen Stones What a time to just listen to the radio... Anyway, we are talking about this album... Dookie... I caved in a bought it around 98-99, played the CD with frequency, really enjoyed it... Today, I'd say, maybe I overplayed it... There are some great songs on it, but I could go on living if I don't have to listen to it again... So, it pains me, that an album that was fresh as hell when it came out, kind bored me today... 3*

Een klassieker in de punkpop, maar geen fan…

wel awesome, veel tzelfde wel

Fun, classic pop punk tunes that stand the test of time surrounded by a lot of same-y stabs at the same song structure and style. Liked it, don’t love it.

Dude remember when rock was simple impulsive and fun? Crazy times man. And I didnt know When I Come Around was from this album and it made me love it even more. Best rec so far

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.

gran album

Songs like “Basket Case” and “When I Come Around” proved that Green Day could be a sensation. But “Longview,” “Welcome to Paradise,” and “She” showed flashes of brilliance and the potential beyond their slacker punk exterior. This is musical and lyrical too: “She, she’s figured out / All her doubts were someone else’s point of view.” For many bands “pop punk” would be an insult. But for Green Day, their pop sensibilities actually meant they had the tools and talent to expand their sound in many directions. Each of their albums has deep cuts and great moments, and they keep adding new layers all the way up till “American Idiot.” That 2004 album was a sensation too, but “Idiot” proved that all their potential could be channeled into a true masterpiece of biography, cultural critique, and astounding musicianship. Strong 4/5 for Dookie, with a strong encouragement to go listen to “Homecoming” — where it all comes together at the end of “American Idiot.”

You might remember many of these singles from back in 1994, but entire album is solid. I have to admit that I didn't envision them becoming the band that would eventually deliver American Idiot - despite small signs even then. Great early effort by Green Day! Enjoy. I did.

I was not sure how I would like a whole album of 90s Green Day, but was very happy that the high energy didn't get tiring at all. The songs where different enough from each other and the sound was generally pleasant.

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

I did like Green Day quite a bit when I was younger, but I was mainly listening to the 21st century albums. I have never listened to this one in full before. It’s fun. Probably not what I would’ve liked when I was 12, but I definitely like it now

Legendary pop punk record that brought Green Dsy to the masses, the songs flow nicely and the production and mix sound excellent. It's a record aimed to teens, but can be listened by everyone, with political tones and relatable situations. A 10/10 record anytime.

I liked this way better than I thought I would! Honestly, I think I like it more than American Idiot. Dookie feels purely authentic; the sound is crisp and well-produced. The final track threw me off, though. Every other track was entertaining, catchy and energetic. this is a solid 4.5/5, rpounding up to a 5 because I liked it more than American Idiot. Fav tracks: Burnout, Chump, Pulling Teeth, She, When I Come Around

I'm So Damn Bored, I'm Going Blind 1001 Albums Generator 257 (3/27/2026) The above lyrics represent the opposite of the Dookie listening experience. It's the perfect pop punk album. Every element here is just amazing, from the provocative lyrics to the surprisingly technical rhythm section on display (especially in Tre Cool's drumming), Dookie is a quintessential melding of all things that make good pop punk great. Some people say there's filler on this album, and while Sassafras Roots and Emenius Sleepus aren't as memorable as the other tracks here, they're still catchy. In addition to the hits (Longview, Welcome To Paradise, Basket Case, and When I Come Around), so many of the most genius songs here are the deeper cuts. Burnout is a personal favorite, and Having A Blast is probably the most fun song ever about being a terrorist (in a similar vain, have you ever heard domestic violence put to as jolly a tune as Pulling Teeth?). I also love the acoustic guitar in the first half of F.O.D. before the inevitable switch-up. I have so many fond memories with this album, as it was in my dad's CD collection, and I remember staring at the details in the cover for hours while it played. I pretty much know every word on this thing. All By Myself is annoying and dumb, but not enough to bring this album down from anything other than a 5/5. Just skip the joke song at the end. It was a hidden track on the CD anyway. Favs: Burnout Longview Basket Case Least Fav: All By Myself

I can feel the sun of California in these songs. What a masterclass. Every time I play Dookie, it’s like experiencing an assault of hits. Life just feels more fun with early Green Day, despite the nihilism.

Not my favorite Green Day album, but still a 5/5 album for me!

I really want to give this one 3 1/2. It's funny to listen to it right after back in black because I see both of those album albums similarly – I love the sound and there are three or four great songs on each of them, but the rest is just kind of meh songwise. I saw them play this whole album live a couple years ago and felt similarly. American idiot though is a five star album IMHO.

One of my favorites, always a pleasure to listen to this.

A great example of the genre - the hits are big, the deep cuts usually have some interesting stuff going on and the lyrics are relatable but brilliant. There are some inconsistentices - I'm fairly usually there's some weird production changes between songs, particularly around volume - but it can take it.

yeah. a classic, better with every listen

Pretty fun, relatable lyrics. not much variation tho.

Muy bueno, otra vez: no es mi estilo, pero lo disfruté. Las canciones que más me gustaron fueron: -longview -welcome to paradise -basket case (clásico)

This came out a little too late for me, it's a real Millennial classic that I was aware of but more or less ignored in an era when I was just listening to what I knew. Years removed, I have a deep appreciation for the sheer volume of great songs here. GD gets a bad rap from olds like me because of the Pop Punk label. Forget the stupid corporate labels and enjoy the big (not so) dumb music. Also, these guys are underrated as a live act, a relentlessly tight rock and roll machine

I’m not a big Green Day fan by any means but every song on Dookie is pretty good. Maybe worth checking out more

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.

JOYA, nada malo con este disco. 11/10. Icono del punk/rock. Canciones icónicas, riffs icónicos, todo icónico. Una belleza, escucharlo completo siempre es y será un deleite y una gozadera, te guste o no el genero. GRAN disco.

Me gusto, algunas canciones me hacen acordar a un amigo. También a cuando escuchaba esta banda de adolescente jijis

I saw this album performed live last year and it RULED; today I appreciated how the record makes it sound small but bursting at the seams. It's so energetic and fun.

El primero

Banger overall. Some tracks aren’t as polished as I’d like.

Nostalgic! Love this album and need to listen to it more often

I like the sound - but there is a lack of nuance and variety.

Epic

Ok

Yeah!

Absolutely brilliant

It’d be impossible to say this was anything other than a good album. Though it teetered off a bit in the second half, the strong first half led by "Basket Case" and "When I Come Around" make up for it.

so,so

I’ve never been a fan of Green Day, but I will say I was impressed with the production quality, and listening to the whole album in order gave the songs a distinct context… lyrics-wise, there seems to be a lot of overlap and several songs seem to be about the same thing.

Mentally when I listen to this, I’m controlling Tony Hawk as he skateboards around Alcatraz or the Zoo. Somewhere in the depths of the internet is a video of me playing the drums to “When I Come Around” back in my glory days. Top songs: Longview, Welcome to Paradise, Basket Case, When I Come Around

Haven't listened to this since the 90s. Why start now?

I never expected to be so excited seeing a Green Day album pop up on this generator, especially one I haven't heard before. I absolutely loved it. There's not a single bad song here. Every track is incredibly catchy, unique, and the music just freaking rocks. I would gladly listen to it again, and I added a bunch of these tracks to my playlist immediately. This album was such a pleasant surprise.

Do you have the time to listen to me whine?

Some classics, maybe a bit repetitive overall?

Great run from longview to when i come around. Couple of skips for me outside of that

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.

Not really my thing but not too bad

Enorme Banger mais un poil juste pour le 5 étoiles

Great stuff. Short, to the point, and hard hitting. Lots of hits, big splash of 90’s nostalgia.

The Sex Pistols with harmonies. Only less anarchy and more whiney. But it works. And works well. I remember seeing these guys on the Kerplunk tour in 1991 at a small club…selling their own cassette tapes. So it was always cool to see them stick to their pop-punk trio feel on this major label debut. A great nostalgia bomb that has me answering: yes, I do have the time to listen to you whine.

Hell. Yes. I like this alot. Not a bad song on this front to back and a couple legendary hits. I could go on and on but I would like to dedicate this review to Tré Cool. He plays so fast with so much energy and the fills (particularly on the snare are greatness). And he does it all while looking like he’s going to have a heart attack. All by myself cracks me up everytime I hear it. 4.75

Pure 90’s nostalgia. Memories of watching Basket Case video on MTV. Great tunes. Simpler times. 4.25/5

Want to give this a 4.5 but it's not a choice. Great album, great hits. Couple of unmemorable songes, but the memorable ones put Green Day on the map.

Top 5 album of the 1990's. Not the first California-punk band, but the biggest and probably the best. I saw them perform this live in its entirety in 2024 for the 30th Anniversary tour, and everything about it holds up.

ascoltato distrattamente però ci sono grandi pezzi

quelli che dicono che il pop punk non è vero punk forse hanno ragione, ma a me piace lo stesso moltissimo

This album is really good. I had already listened to it before, but anytime I can get a chance to listen to this album is amazing. So many good songs on this record, like Pulling Teeth, Chump, Longview, Having a Blast, Basket Case, She, When I Come Around, Welcome to Paradise, and just so many more. This is the album that showed that Green Day was going to be a mainstay, and it still holds up.

What a record! A beautifully concise collection of music, a moment in time.

*Monkey looks down upon his dookie* Throw? Green Day's best album is called dookie! HA! The first time I was introduced to the Day of Green, I was 14 & I witnessed the video for Basket Case. The hyper-colorized video, the eyes on the members pop, especially Billie Joe's green ones. The way that they put each band member in the main room of the mental institution, Tre Cool wheeled into his Drum kit in a wheelchair. The nervous twitches from Armstrong as the slow build into the chorus. The energy & insanity of that video is crazy. Then my adolescent mind could barely comprehend the weird puffy faced Chinese baby patients that show up. Insane first impression. Brilliant & I loved Green Day ever since. One last thing, Green Day hails from Oakland, CA. Why the fuck does he sound British when he sings? Blew my mind as a teen that Armstrong was from Cali. The infamous Secret Song (All By Myself) is a creepy as fuck song about masterbation (again), in which he sounds like Kermitt the Frog. It's so weird, I love it. I love the line: Magic Man, Egocentric Plastic Man in Chump

3,8/5

The definitive punk-rock record.

Great Album! Loved it all, would put it at 4 but more on 3x

The transition from Chump into Longview is the point at which I came around and realised that Green Day's song craft on this record is actually really solid. This isn't my style of music and it definitely passed me by in my adolescence, but I can definitely appreciate what a tight and often inventive band they are on this album. Mike Dirnt's bass lines are often the magic ingredient.

Highlights: Burnout, Having a Blast, Longview, Pulling Teeth, Basket Case, She, When I Come Around, F.O.D. Dookie is somewhat of an essential record for white people at this point to a degree that I'm a bit sick when I hear it. It just captures the 90s zeitgeist too well for me not to cringe a bit while listening to it. It sounds like what a modern parody of the period would. Don't get me wrong doe, it's a love/hate relationship, not just pure hate. My biggest issue is of course with Basket Case and When I Come Around - suburban normie "punk" anthems. They do sound good doe. I don't have such an issue with Longview for instance since it doesn't get so much airplay. As I was writing this little rant Chump was playing - a correct diagnosis of my state of mind (just a hater). The record is highly revisitable and the highlights are dope. It's amazing how they hit a perfect length where no track overstays its welcome. Yeah, the style is a bit monotonous, but again, no theme sticks for too long so I guess it's ok - very punk in that regard even though I hate calling this punk.

I have listened to the singles off this album many times. My little sister bought this when it came out and I came around to it (forgive me) after repeatedly hearing it in 1994. This holds up well. The singles all 5 of them do much of the heavy lifting but the other songs are good too. I like Green Day and think that their body of work stands up favorably to their peers from the 90s.

good listen enjoyed it a lot. I loved the mania.

This album is a must for every teenager. It's fun, it's angry, it's manic. It's brilliant.

Consistent but unremarkable except for some key tracks. Basket Case slaps though 2.5/5

This list has been on a great streak for me. All time pop punk classic. Favourite songs: Chump, Basket Case, When I Come Around

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.

Puta vida, agora sim. Até arregalei o olho. Álbum fudido, do início ao fim animado, muita música foda. Mais um daqueles que fico pensando, que inspiração fudida veio na hora pros caras fazerem tanta música hit diferente. Tá quase todas as músicas no Rank S. Músicas que ouvi desde da infância, e até hoje me impressionam. Épico, um dos melhorinhos do universo.

"Dookie" is an enjoyably well-crafted album. It contains a handful of essential five star tracks that form the corner stone of Green Day's catalogue and live setlist to this day. I realise that many consider "Dookie" to be Green Day's magnum opus but it doesn't quite hit those heights for me, as on the whole I find that Green Day's material to come over better in a live setting than on a studio album - they are quite stunning live. Four stars. 1 "Burnout" (4/5) 2 "Having a Blast" (4/5) 3 "Chump" (4/5) 4 "Longview" (5/5) 5 "Welcome to Paradise" (5/5) 6 "Pulling Teeth" (5/5) 7 "Basket Case" (5/5) 8 "She" (4/5) 9 "Sassafras Roots" (4/5) 10 "When I Come Around" (5/5) 11 "Coming Clean" (4/5) 12 "Emenius Sleepus" (4/5) 13 "In the End" (4/5) 14 "F.O.D." (4/5) Total - 61 Average - 4.36 277/1001 148/277 albums reviewed were new to me

C'était sympa j'ai beaucoup aimé cet album même si je n'ai pas trouvé de chanson particulièrement marquante, mais j'ai aimé tout l'album !

Me gustó bastante, algo diferente a lo habitual para mí pero me da esa sensación de nostalgia porque probablemente mis papás (sobre todo mi papá) lo deben de haber escuchado de adolescentes

Best of the best. No notes

Very good stoned rock album 3/5- GEMV (17.03.2026)

As much as every song is entertaining in it's melody, and I respect the album for that, nothing in the production makes it stick out enough on a first listen

Relistening to this since the 90's was a treat. Kicked off that whole pop punk thing. Clean harmonies, angsty lyrics, fun time all around, what's not to love?

This is the sound of nostalgia

Pretty cool, most of the songs honestly sound pretty similar but they've all got their charm. Best songs are "welcome to paradise" and "she" in my opinion

Ahhhh now you are talking. I remember this coming out. I had it on Cassette! Burnout is a great album starter and should have been a bigger song Longview is a great tune. Welcome to paradise has always been one of my favs Basket Case - say no more When I come around - the guitar sound is amazing as is the song

So good

OK Dookie.

Relatively lightweight but enjoyable. Green Day inhabit a very particular space where it’s taking parts of mainstream rock, punk and pop and this album tends towards the lighter side. Decent enough music to listen to and it’s got some snappiness to it, helped by the track and album lengths. Not a favourite but decent.

What's interesting about this album is that it captures an enduring youthful nonchalance.  It captures that not really caring vibe without trying to stab at anything in particular and I like that.  It was a powerhouse of the time and a band that suits that pop / rock energy that can easily exist on the arena stage.  A fun, silly energy that is a spectacle.  Probably why it endures and is worthy as it's a bit cultural and a rite of passage to pretty much anyone and will inject into most people's lives at some point on their musical journey.  Albums that can do that deserve some praise is my thinking as easy to get snobby about music sometimes.  You could argue it has a commercial edge and not all of it is amazing but has well written lyrics and distils the "arena" energy into a tight package. 

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.

Ok

HEAR ME OUT, guys, besides basket case and When I come Around, this album is fairly unmemorable...

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

Wannabe-punk

SoCal Ramones - Not my cuppa.

-I mean obviously I love this album it feels like home to me -I didn’t realize so many of these songs were on Dookie first and then American Idiot later? Or just on Dookie? I thought American Idiot was full of all the hits lolll Favs (outside of the ones I know really well lol): Chump, Longview

14/03/2026 1. burnout - not massive on his vocals... why does every american singer from the 90s sound so whiny?? 2. having a blast - guitar is nice, but i'm really not a fan of the vocals. 3. chump - same as the last one really... just don't really care about it. 4. longview - like the fade in with the drums. bass is really nice as well. cannot like his voice. 5. welcome to paradise - sounds nice (even though i hate the vocals, they're not bad), but is just really boring for me! 6. pulling teeth - jesus christ i really cannot stand his whiny, nasally voice... sounds like an american frank sidebottom. an instrumental track may redeem this album. 7. basket case - im14andthisisdeep.... currently reading a 400 page pdf on the history of cyanotypes which is somehow more entertaining than this shit. 8. she - same as the rest of the bloody songs... 9. sassafras roots - over halfway through.... lyrics are sweet. don't like anything else about it! 10. when i come around - nice distorted guitar. cannot fault the instruments, but just reeeaaalllly not my thing i guess? 11. coming clean - jesus christ i thought smashing pumpkins was whiny.... 12. emenius sleepus - why does every song sound the same!! proto-emo shit! 13. in the end - so glad these songs are fairly short..... 14. f.o.d - like the beat drop i guess? still wouldn't listen to it again. 15. all by myself - knowing this will end in less than two minutes is the most relief i have ever felt in my whole life. how has it gotten worse???? thank god this is over. one of the most boring albums i have ever had the misfortune of listening to. every song sounds the same and that sound is one of the most irritating things i have ever heard. like a fly that won't fucking shut up. just a reallly shit version of buzzcocks!!!!! justice for pop punk!!!

Good

Yesssss such a classic! I feel like this album has gotten better over time.

Bisexual king shit.

I don't like Green Day at all, so I was surprised when I realized that I was enjoying the album, still not a fan tho

I still like “When I Come Around.” Otherwise, not really my thing but catchy enough in spots.

Easily the most iconic album from my youth. For some reason everyone I knew had more than one Dookie CD. There isn't a moment of filler here. Easiest 5 star to date.

Light 4

I first heard _Basket Case_ when it was all over MTV on the same holiday in Austria that I first heard _Black Hole Sun_. I bought this album on CD on my return and of course, loved it! Just such a fun album, great hooks, pure simplicity. I once argued the GD were essentially a pop band and given what they later became, I think I was pretty accurate! Fast forward 5-10 years and I spent a long time in the 2000s and 2010s not listening to it. I don't think what they became helped in that regard as I have a tendency to shun bands that get very popular. But I put this on again for the first time in a long time a few years back and it was just instant sing-a-long fun from start to finish. So it's been back in rotation for a few years and a nice welcome gift for a Friday!

This is punk for the masses. Fun, energetic album before they took their fame too serious.

Not yet the best record of the band (that will forever be American Idiot for me, but mostly because it got released in a very formative time for me), but the one that firmly put their name on the charts. Still not lyrically at their best here, the songs mostly blend into one long wall of sound. But it's enjoyable and undeniably Green Day-ish. "Basket case" the most recognisable and beloved tune.

This is a great album. I love when music doesn’t take itself too seriously. And there’s a good variety as well.

I mean, yeah? Yes

when i come around ... i might want to hear it again. but not in the next years.

Such a great album. I am the exact same age as the members of Green Day, and so this album hit me in a particular way when it came out. There is some filler on the album, so it doesnt make 5 stars, but a great listen. And nothing funnier than punk gatekeeping. Green Day are a punk band. They play pop punk. Like the Buzzcocks. Johnny Lydon said Green Day are crap and don't deserve to be called a punk band. This coming from a guy who was in the punk version of The Monkees (which, honestly, is an insult to the Monkees). Enough with the gatekeeping.

Overrated, Dookie tries to do lots of things and none of them that well, the older pop punk sound is done far better on other green days like “brain stew” and American Idiot is a far better modern pop record 2

Album that a lot of musically inclined people around me listened to growing up stellar from 1st to last track and has a number of massive hits on it also.

Mid

Buen álbum, para los adolescentes de la época de fijo un boom Tiene buenos hits como basket case, y encontré otras joyitas que ni idea Muy buenos solos en algunas de las rolas también Sería un 3.8 para mi

Trifft leider überhaupt meinem Geschmack, green day hat aus meiner Sicht diesen "Highschool, endlich Ferien, ich hol dich ab im caprio und wir fahren am den See" vibe und in dem Rahmen würde ich mir die Musik vll auch Mal 15minuten geben, aber selbst für solche Anlässe gibt es bessere Kandidat*innen, z.B. Blink 182 mit dem Album "Enema of the State".

great album! I bought this when it came out many years ago and still regularly listen to it today. Not a bad song on the album and the cover art is pretty cool

Stone cold classic, and you know it.

I don’t think there will be a faster 5/5 on this site. The album that changed the genre forever.

Dookie is an outstanding early example of Green Day's punky alt genius. They lean heavily into themes of mental health, sexuality and anarchy, and achieve an earworm-filled offering with generational classics like Basket case, When I Come Around and Longview. A formative album for Green Day, and for a whole generation of punks like me. 9/10

Uninteresting. Everything sounds so agreeable. Punk for middle school. Except for Basket Case, this did nothing for me.

qué buenos recuerdos, el primer disco que me compré <3 i love you

As I’m writing this, the most upvoted review for Dookie is someone flat-out calling anyone who doesn’t like it a moron. I’m not sure what it says exactly about Green Day fans (or about the average generator user), but I find it immensely depressing. Maybe children shouldn’t be allowed here. As for the music itself... I remember this being all the rage in 1994, but it never really clicked with me, even though I was totally into Bad Religion, NOFX and The Offspring. It’s full of energy and musically competent, but it always felt a bit too shallow and trendy to me, and time hasn’t made it better. I can’t honestly call this “punk” – it’s 99 % on the pop side of pop-punk, without the redeeming maturity and ambition of American Idiot. It's good party music for bored suburban kids, but not much else. I can’t listen to this with a straight face nowadays, and it gets exhaustingly repetitive after a few songs. Basket Case is still nice, but in a nostalgic kind of way. 4/10

A welcome resurgence of punk in the grundge era. 't was good to listen with a video game.

This is basically punk turned into a pop product, the first one of an era of shit punk revival. The clean production and catchy melodies are not really the kind of punk I grew up loving. Still, hooks are everywhere, the energy is there, and the album flies by. Simple, efficient.

Oh wow - going back to 1994 for this - I had forgotten how long they have been around! Basket is the highlight, but a few other tracks stand out, such as Paradise and When I Come Around I find Green Day can get a bit samey, so its 3/5 for me

Really good! Better than you'd think -

I have a bit of nostalgia for the sound of this album, because Green Day and similar bands were fairly popular when I was a kid. But it does sound dated to me now, and I would be fine if we left it in the 90's. Favorite track: "Sassafras Roots"

Longview: bass + drums are great; welcome to paradise: great guitar riffs and some harmonies; basket case: classic!

The soundtrack to many a wasted afternoon, and the point at which power pop fully evolves into pop-punk as we know it. By mixing SoCal skate punk vibes with tight, ear-wormy songwriting, Green Day launched both themselves and a whole industry of mall punk wannabes. It's easy to make fun of now, but the way you make a new paradigm is by being undeniable, and Dookie is undeniable. The songs are tight, catchy, sharp, and there's so goddamn many of them. As cringe as those mall punk kids were, Billy Joe earned every single dollar he ever squeezed out of them right here.

Green day is so overrated every song on here sounds exactly the same. Also the mix gives me a headache.

No es mi mermelada del todo. Para mi gusto, le faltan ser algo más crudo, y menos producto, pero no ha estado mal.

very ql

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

liked the opening track Really like the groove and feel of each track, the drums and guitar are great feels very quick and to the point very much young adult angst, loved welcome to paradise, when i come around great punk rock, loved the energy of this thing Loved the opening track and really loved Basket Case and Welcome to paradise. Very punk rock, feels quite raw compared to later stuff

Masterpiece. I’ve listened to this album probably 1000+ times in my life since I was a baby. Love it.

❤️❤️❤️❤️💀💀💀💀🤠

A classic from my childhood. I’ve never been a huge fan of Greenday, but if I was to have a favorite record of theirs it would be Dookie for sure.

Duh! My Nevermind.

als pop album kan dit er wel nog mee door

My childhood album. Every song is a banger.

Love this!

Never got into green day much, but this was quite good. 4/5

Music does not have to be complex to rip. This really gets going in the second half with a good-natured, classic, young kind of punk that brings the fun of being a teenager back. This is for the the platonic ideal of this sound fro the 90s and contains some absolute bangers (when I come around). Is consistent, fun, I like ho buried the vocals are behind a nasty guitar

7/10 - not as good as American Idiot but still worth a listen

Сразу скажу, я считаю этот альбом точно слабее American idiot. Здесь очень разнообразные по концепту песни, исполнение в целом свойственное группе, но как же однотипно чувствуется этот альбом из-за звучания. Не знаю, абсолютно каждый трек похож друг на друга, и если бы мне нравился стиль Грин дей полностью-цены не было бы альбому. Но это не так, разбавить некоторыми треками плейлист-классно, а так я остался больше разочарован. При этом мне не хватит совести поставить этот альбом с теми, которым я ставил 3 балла. Я с малым желанием, но поставлю 4, я правда не понял культовости именно этого альбома, увы(

This is a good album. I loved it when it came out. I haven’t heard this in years and putting this on really took me back to those days of carefree youth. This album still sounds good and the songs are written, arranged, and performed very well. Maybe the album is 2 or 3 songs too long and the juvenile lyrics may not resonate as much in my later years but it’s still fun as hell to listen to! It is odd though that there are no albums on this list by Bad Religion, NOFX, and Pennywise because those bands did put out some albums that are better than this one for this genre. It seems that the way the choices in this list often works is to highlight albums that have sold a lot, which is a poor metric to go by when it comes to judging great art, but Dookie ain’t half bad so I’ll take it!

This is a dookie

Great album!! A lot of really good songs

RAD

At best guitar based power pop but to me, unlistenable shite

Amazing

Hey look it's pop-punk! American Idiot made a big impact on my high school life, but never actually listened to this album before. Good album and really resonates with those angsty/melancholic feelings without getting bogged down into depression. Not necessarily my style but a good listen nonetheless!

Impossible for me to separate this from the impact it had on me as a kid

What a game-changing album. This album defined my teenage years and launched me into a lifelong love for punk rock music.

I wanna say three bangers, solid listen over here

Never gets old.

I think these kids are going places!

Practically perfect in every way

Wow, Longview is still so good. Didn’t expect to enjoy this as much as I did!

One of those albums that was just a product of its time. Probably great in the 90s, but listening to this album today was not a great experience. The album has a couple of all time bangers

This is actually not to bad, probably the best of Green Day.

classic. revolutionary.

Classic. 4.5.

Kinetic and energetic. A rush of punk and a seminal album from my youth. Now that I'm older and wiser, it hits differently. There's an purposeful sameness to most of the tracks. Maybe in homage to the Ramones, many of the tracks that weren't given hit-status have a limited chord pallet and are rhythmically similar. That's not a jab, but it's not as exciting as it used to be. It was a stylistic choice. The hit-tracks, Longview, Welcome to Paradise, Basket Case, and When I Come Around are the standouts, for good reason. This is a solid (impressive, even) first effort and with the benefit of hindsight we know was a portent of much greater things to come. (4/5) This is a fun, frenetic album. The track All By Myself took me back to the time when cassettes had the "secret hidden tracks" for when you left the tape playing past the final note on the last listed song. Analog secrets.

It was 1993, and there was angst enough for everyone to have as large a helping as they liked. Grunge had stormed onto the scene and sucked all the air out of the room, seemingly poised to dominate the decade. Then Billy Joe Armstrong and the boys came along and dropped a Dookie on it. Call it Post-Punk, Pop-Punk, Skate-Punk, or whatever else you like. Pulling from influences like The Ramones and The Clash, but with the pop sensibilities of The Kinks. Tracks like "Longview" and "Basketcase" got so much play that it makes an honest, thoughtful review of them difficult, and gives one no choice but to evaluate through a lens tinted by nostalgia for an album heard dozens of times before. I hit play and "Burnout" is over before I've even settled in. "Having a Blast" is over before I've had time to actually start having one, and I'm reminded that this 39:22 album of 14 tracks (nope, 15 counting the hidden "All By Myself ") has an average track length of just over 2.6 minutes. It's not fast paced, it's FRENETIC. And while each track sounds similar to the ones on either side of it, they're different enough (and over quickly enough) that they compliment rather than blend. The best it has to offer is in the first two thirds, though, and just when you decide you still love it, it challenges that perception by managing to somehow be a little too long, with the "filler" bunched together at the end. But that, too, is over quickly, before you have time to be salty. And in the end, you're left feeling slightly exhausted by an album that scratches a nostalgic itch and still seems to stand the test of time.

"Teenage angst has paid off well / Now I'm bored and old" Variety: 3 Adequacy: 5 Listenability: 4 Uniqueness: 2 Emotionality: 2 = 3.2 rounded down to a 3 Despite remembering the singles from this being pretty inescapable at the time ( mainly via MTV for me) I never engaged with this as an album experience, and so was really only familiar with the hits. I've listened all the way through maybe once before, but don't recall too much other than what I already knew. I've also been historically averse to the pop punk sound. I'm curious if I've mellowed a bit in that regard. THE TRACKS "Burnout" - If there's anything I can fault Green Day for it's certainly not a lack of energy. This track jumps right in, full bore and is as melodic as expected if a bit lacking in great hooks. The fat bass, speedy yet precise drumming, and that snotty delivery are all on display here. "Having a Blast" - More of the same, but more hooks, some solid but minimal harmonizing, and great driving guitar. It's like they're building up to something. Wet noodle of a chorus though. "Chump" - Bit of a feat to keep the energy up three tracks in, but mission accomplished. Liking this more with each successive track. The chorus here is definitely an improvement and damn that bass breakdown hits. Loved it when the Pete Townsend-ish guitar comes in over top and the song messily peters out and transitions into... "Longview" - Happy to say this is still the god tier melodic ode to boredom and apathy that it always was. That bass line will forever live in the folds of my neocortex. Armstrong at his peak lyrically here as well. "Welcome to Paradise" - Right after "Longview" you'd expect anything else to be disappointing, but holy hell this is a burner. The harmonizing, the sinister breakdown, the HOOKS! While the previous track is maybe my favorite song on here, this is the one we put on the golden record that we shoot off into space for the aliens to understand what Green Day was. "Pulling Teeth" - I had forgotten this little mid-tempo thing. Comes across now as a pop punk take on the 50's Everly Bros/ Buddy Holly mode of relationship song. Would not be surprised to learn that Armstrong was a huge fan of this stuff. A nice little rest before we jump right back into that breakneck pace. "Basket Case" - And here's the blistering sing-a-long right about the mid point. I can't imagine a world where this isn't always the finale at a live Green Day show. Even on an album where the energy level is averaging out at a solid 9.5, this one is still somehow still invigorating. And you know your song is an all time classic when Weird Al includes it i a polka medley. "She" - Well damn, I totally forgot about this one. I came into this fully expecting the four big ones to be the obvious stars here. This was definitely on my radar at the time of release but I think got buried under how massive the other ones were. Dark horse pick for 2nd best song on the album. "Sassafras Roots" - Not much to say about this one other than it pales in comparison to everything around it. "When I Come Around" - Unimpeachable radio staple that I have maybe heard the most off of this. So much so that it feels like less of a crime to skip. I mean, I also love "Under Pressure" but it's also on that list. Do better, Sirius XM DJs. "Coming Clean" - Another one I don't have memories of at all, and not sure I need to. Filler is too harsh a classification, but I doubt this is anyone's favorite. "Emenius Sleepus" - Getting the impression that these last several songs were leftovers or reworked earlier material that they used to pad things out a bit. All short, perfectly competent numbers but nothing too affecting. "In the End" - This included, but at least it's got a kind of weird country western beat going for it. For real. Slow this waaay down, add a fiddle and an upright bass... "F.O.D." - Acoustic opening is a bold choice here,but have to say Armstrong's weaknesses as a vocalist are unprotected in that section. When everything kicks in things improve a good 90%, but that still only puts the song at a 60% for me. Too little too late. The hidden track is a skeevishly charming ( charmingly skeevish?) little Daniel Johnson-ish thing. HIGHLIGHTS - "Longview" ( especially), "Welcome to Paradise", "Basket Case", "When I Come Around"... everything you expect. - "She" - Tight, short songs - Very little fat on this one LOWLIGHTS - "Sassafras Roots" - Weak ending mostly filled up with half-realized nuggets that don't really stick FINAL THOUGHTS I still regularly hear the hits from this on the radio, and I rarely change the channel when I do. That said, this will never hit as hard for me as it did to a 13 year old outsider in 1994. I missed that boat and so the band never got their hooks in me. So much so that I eventually became dismissive of them later and never even bothered to follow up with much of anything else aside from whatever top 10 hit of theirs that would have been unavoidable ( looking at you "Good Riddance"). I even managed to actively avoid their whole American Idiot phase. While it will never be a bit of fondly remembered nostalgia for me, and the entire album will not be in regular rotation or anything, I can't deny the musicianship and energy on display for throughout. Impressive stuff. And hooks for miles. I think the band got a lot of shit for being too mainstream at the time, but seems like the idea of "selling out" has gone the way of the dodo and history looks more kindly on acts like this. If you're going to listen to whiny, post adolescent-moaning, you can do worse than a version that's catchy as hell and funny to boot. PLAYLIST ALTERATIONS Drop "Sassafras", "Having a Blast" and everything after "When I Come Around" and you've got yourself a 5-star EP.

My first 90s album of this exercise! Yay! Green Day has always been a favorite of mine, though never in my absolute favorites lists. This album was my introduction and remains my preference of their discography. Full disclosure, Dookie was one of my initial 10 albums from Columbia House back in the day. Remember them? It has been a minute since I listened to this album in full but I was pistoning my hands with every Tre Cool mini drum-fill like I was 15 again. This album runs on juvenile energy ("Welcome to Paradise" & "She") and wild unfocused anxiety. ("Longview"; "When I Come Around" ; and "Basket Case"). I recall all of it. Do you have the time to listen to me whine? As a teenager who lived through it too, it is hard to convey how this energetic sound, coming right on the heels of grunge, just popped. It was like hearing color. And I love grunge. It was just nice to also have some pop punk back on the menu too and Billy Joe Armstrong and these guys were everywhere in 1994. I’m not sure the album truly merits a “5”. It’s a solid 4, but personal history and 90s nostalgia bump it up to a 5 for me. So I was glad to come back to this albun. A reminder of another time. A time when I was young enough to laugh at poop jokes. "hehe...dookie”

Not bad, pretty lively and not too long. Bit same in places but some good songs!

upbeat nice drums punk kinda repetitive rythym

It’s the shit.

I don't think I've listened to this in the past 25 years. It's aged, but aged well. Dynamic and melodic. Silly. White Stripes simplicity. Bass lines that hook. I miss Nick.

I liek a lot

poop music

The most pure fun album I've ever heard. Having a blast.

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.

Green Day is the only pop punk band I can stand to listen to. I am not a fan of that style of music. That being said, this is a perfect album in my opinion (no skip or one skip). The song She is my favorite song by them and this album has so many absolutely fantastic songs. This album made 90’s music so awesome and memorable.

Я поставлю 7/10, не оч мое, но словил вайб подростковой группы, играющей в спортивном зале на выпускном

Eh

Not their grand opus but really good nonetheless.

For me as a kid, this album WAS Green Day. I listened to it for the first time at Shaw McNeils house across the street because his dad owned it. My naive self had no idea what some of that stuff meant but I knew I liked it. I'm happy to have this as the first album generated.

Boring

Any day I get to listen to Green Day is a good day. This album embodies alt punk rock and set my Apple Music to deliver bangers all day long, this album is solid.

Critically I think it’s pretty vanilla but it’s got a decent BPR for a debut album. Anecdotally I can trace my taste in music to this exact record. I have childhood memories tied to this album. Like, finding out that my Dad owned this on CD as a child and how my older brother’s friends thought that was so cool. I have scanned this album art for hours. Good memories

Not my thing at all. Found it hard to finish

Tough listen this. Just find it intensely annoying. The commercial-friendly face of punk. Everything punk isn't in my book

A banger with hits that will outlive us all and an energy that’s welcome any day. It lacks a little something something that I’d give the edge to American Idiot as their best but it’s a great album. The bass tone alone makes me smile (4.5/5)

Álbum mid, la verdad parece de pende viejo que no sabe superar o de pibe adolescente rebelde Yankee promedio. Probablemente marcó un camino de ese estilo de música grande en ese género y estilo, pero no es del todo mi preferencia. Me gusto pero hasta ahí.

Good album..Heard many times before.

Juvenile lyrics, somehow fewer chords than even the Ramones, catchy as hell, brilliant. The gold standard for pop-punk.

Pööönky, biz revoluzer vibes & Fun. aber halt nöd mini musik des vertrauens. Basket case absolute banger tracks. 3 dunkies for for dookie by the dukes

A little heavy on the electric guitar at times but not all together unpleasant. Catchy lyrics and vocals. 3.5 on the Richter scale.

How to create a pretty much perfect pop punk album. Tight and catchy, some iconic tunes! Favourite tracks: Welcome To Paradise, Longview, She, Sassafras Roots

Some all time classics on this album Nice punk album but lots of filler songs

4.5 I loved all the songs except She but other than that good stuff

9/10

Like this record more than i would have thought. This lp is exactly what i wanted for this soft punk genre. And i can see that this must have been so influential for all the blink182s and sum41s that came after. Basket case is pretty iconic.

I have heard this stupid damn pop punk album from the cars of so many terrible people I have known. Dunno if they are good people but screw that music

My sister had this CD, so I suppose I could have listened to Dookie before today. I’m not a pop punk gal and didn’t like the singles at the time. A full album listen was OK. No further comment.

Classic Green Day.

I fucking LOVE Green Day, and I think that American Idiot is one of the best albums ever made (at least, it's surely up there). I went into Dookie not with the same exact expectations, but still high ones, and I wasn't disappointed at the very least. It's an amazing album, with the big standout track being Basket Case obviously. It's not a perfect album, but it's sure as hell very close. 9.5 / 10

está bueno! medio potente por momentos que se necesitan quizás mas calma es para escuchar manejando / limpiando porque tiene power

Punk for prepubescents.

4.5

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.

Hadn't heard this in years and still has some great stuff on there. Not going to be on repeat but did not mind hearing this again. Some great singles.

decent, but most songs sound the same.

Almost perfect. Everything pop punk could hope to be. It might be a bit commercial, a bit self-indulgent at times, but it’s so goddamn charismatic that you forgive all that.

I really loved this album. It almost seemed like it was created in a lab to appeal to a 19-year-old like me. Fortunately or unfortunately, I grew up and my love of Green Day had basically worn off by the time of American Idiot, but I still have a soft spot for this one and Kerplunk.

They made an accessible commercial radio friendly punk-pop album that I could play for my parents and they wouldn't get offended. This was hugely popular when it came out and had a lot of influence on the future bands in this genre. It is mostly fun and high energy but very monotonous. I give them credit along with The Offspring for bringing punk to the masses but there is nothing groundbreaking here, and in my opinion better punk albums out there.

Do you have the time to listen to me whine? Probably not. 2/10

3.5

Absolutely crucial album for me. First five. Feels right.

Not my favorite Green Day album, but when this was released, boy were they considered a sell-out for getting a record deal. I left music, went to college and had a career hawking health insurance. These guys are still going 35+ years later playing music. Gotta hand it to them for that, so my whole entire attitude of being a "sellout" has changed since then.

This is a decent album, that shows a band now able to construct some catchy songs while maintaining a punk-influenced sounds. Ultimately though I think it does suffer from some of the common pitfalls of pop-punk: the sound becoming quite repetitive, the vocals having an annoying style (though less true for Armstrong than others in the genre), and themes that come across as a bit whiny, at least for me. Probably best enjoyed at about age 17!

This is a really strong pop-punk album. Apart from the final ‘hidden track’ I don’t think there are any real duds, and some songs are very good indeed. The performances and production are also great; the band has a really punchy sound. I have two reservations, though: it does get a little samey by the end, and I also have a personal dislike of ‘pop-punk voice’, although Billie Joe Armstrong is by no means the worst offender for that. I find this style/genre a bit of an acquired taste, but can absolutely see myself growing to really love this album.

Enjoyed the thrashing around

Not quite The Ramones

I like Green Day a lot and American Idiot would make my 1001 always. This is very much in style, but maybe just a tad samey?

Feels like what happened when punk grew up. In a good way. Great songs. Bags of energy brilliantly captured by the recording. 4*

Never was the largest Green Day fan, but listening to this iconic album all the way through was a treat. The hits hit, and the rest of it really shows the origin of something special and nostalgic.

This album isn't for me I hate almost everything about it. The song I enjoyed the most is she and the last song because it finally had all endеd. I had low hopes but I didn't expect it to be SO bad.

I am quite familiar with Green Day, so i had high hopes for this album, and I am pleased to find, it is indeed a good album. The album has many of their most iconic hits. Green Day’s sound is so fun and typically upbeat, whilst being laced with teenage angst, and I find it quite charming and nostalgic. Not a lot to say about it, just a good time.

Classic poppunk album

A classic from my adolescence. So much energy in it, sometimes when you’ve just put it on in the background you have to stop what you’re doing and spaz out to a song.

The singles are still the only ones that jumped out to me. Nothing else really caught my attention. It all all sounded like the song Holiday. I don’t know if holiday was intentionally made to sound like songs from this album or it’s just that the instrumental and way of singing is repeated a lot but it was tripping me out the whole time.

Not reallllly my vibe but a bit nostalgic

One of THE albums of the 90's, and helped define 90's music for a whole generation.

LOVE

Good

Not their best work. I prefer the version of Green Day that moves away from the punk elements and slows down their songs, like Boulevard Of Broken Dreams, or Longview. Still though, it's Green Day, and Green Day are pretty good. High 3.

Love Green Day 👍

Almost got this album art tattooed when I was younger. Some ssooongs kinda blend tg. But the hits are HITTING. Young me loved it. FO!

This album is so deeply known in my bones that I had to look at its release date. Makes sense - came out 6 months before I was born so I’ve never had to live a day without it.

I didn't realize that Green Day was making music in the 90s!

This was pretty good. The hits from this album are classic.

Rv/g

There's a reason this is considered one of the best engineered punk albums of all time - it sounds massive. The songs are excellent, but those guitars....

Loved this! Full of bangers, countless memories, and raw talent. Dookie is a millennial staple.

It is a great Alt Rock album with the vibe of a punk rock group

classy. 3.4

The one that started it all!!

Removing the nostalgia from the equation, it's average.

Fun album

In 1994 I was 12. Fairly certain that this record had a profound impact on white kids my age. Coming back to it 32 years on it brought me back to that age. I was mouthing all songs as the 12 year old inside of me hated what I have become. Welcome to paradise.