Dookie

I think this one is good. I really like some of the songs. I prefer early Green Day to the later stuff. 3 stars.

Es un discazo, la cantidad de hits y temazos que tiene.

Classic Green Day, striking the perfect sweet spot between their rougher around the edges beginnings and exceedingly polished post-Warning offerings. My introduction to the band was American Idiot, but something about this album felt (and still feels) a lot more genuine to me. It's a seamlessly bound package with such an infectious charm to it - a couple of minor weak points in the second half prevent me from giving this the 5⭐ treatment, but it's pretty damn close.

hmmm

83% Best: Longview; Welcome to Paradise; Basket Case; When I Come Around Must-Hear? Sure

absolute classic

Still get chills from "When I Come Around". This album is very much of its time... and transforms me right back there.

classico absoluto.

This is a fun pop punk album with some great tracks. The rest is still nearly up to par. Enough pop to be accessible, enough punk to reflect the mood of that time. Drumming's great, the guitarwork is not great, but fitting for this kind of music.

3.5. Goed

A pop punk classic, though also a bit long. Seems once the CD became the medium of choice bands were stuffing albums to the brim, why the label or producers were allowing this is beyond me. This could have been a 10/10 hasd it been shorter by 3-4 songs

Punk rock goodness.

I never liked Green Day, even when it would have been cool for me to be in to them at about 13. Still not that keen, but I don't hate it. It's just been done a lot better by other artists. I think this does deserve to be on the list though.

Short, sharp and brilliant.

Great melodic punk album, amazing energy, good lyrics and just an overall a great listen

This is a definitive middle school album for me. I wasn't allowed to own it because of the parental advisory, but I heard it often at friends' houses (along with The Offspring, Smashing Pumpkins and others). The funny thing about being 13 or so, is that your tastes are much more informed by what your friends listen to or watch, and what's popular, and less to do with personal taste. at the same time, I listened to main stream country because my best friend did, and I got super into Led Zeppelin because my 20-something guitar teacher (who was basically the coolest person alive) loved them. The only one of the aforementioned artists that I still listen to regularly is Zeppelin. So, the question is: does my adult self, with obviously refined music tastes, still think Green Day rocks? Well, that's maybe a slightly complicated answer because I really don't enjoy Green Day. Their poppier stuff like "When September Ends" doesn't appeal to me, but Dookie isn't that..at all (despite what some die hard punk fans in the reviews here might have you think...this album might pop but it is certainly still punk). And quite honestly, I think it kind of fucking rocks.

1st album that I’ve already listened to on this list! Still don’t really understand Billy Joe much. Not my favorite Green Day album but it did give us bangers like Basket Case and When I Come Around. Favorite songs: Longview, Welcome to Paradise, Basket Case, She, When I Come Around

Genre and generation defining album. I remember hearing this for the first time when it came out and being blown away. It was super accessible, but still very much punk. Classics from front to back, will always be one of my favorite albums, hands down.

Pallid, overly polished power pop-punk, the musical equivalent of processed food.

Better than I expected

Couple of tracks I go back to every now & then.

I never had a personal connection to 𝘋𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘦 back in the 90s or 00s, but if I had stumbled on it then, I probably would have played it endlessly. Listening now, this kind of pop-punk just doesn’t grab me anymore. 𝘉𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘦 is easily the standout track — and no surprise it became Green Day’s signature song until 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘐𝘥𝘪𝘰𝘵 came along a decade later. An important album for the genre and for 90s alternative/indie history, sure, but one I can only appreciate from a distance.

Would rate 3.5 but can't

So stoked this one finally came up on this list. Such a great record.

Not my favorite but not my least favorite either it was just kinda boring

This is some great pop punk, because it captures the emo spirit of the genre (upbeat sounds, dramatic lyrics) without losing edge. Combines the catchy melodies of pop with rocking production of punk without sounding too clean or stale like a lot of albums in this sound.

DOOKIEEE. I love the name of the album. I love the punky vibes. Has some serious bangers on it. The cover also matches the vibe. Super good though me and Radek were both bopping our heads to it!

Few bangers but overall fairly mindless - understanding this is their first album and not their greatest

Weird rating an album i have listened to plenty before, when i was younger and angrier. It is still a solid album, classic green day. I won't be re-adding it to my rotation, so that makes it a 4

Forgot how much I like stuff like this and Rancid; much much better than the subsequent derivative "pop" "punk" dreck it inspired. Denied a 5th star by the idiotic hidden track.

Never liked Green Day and still don't. Welcome to Paradise was the only somewhat interesting song on here, but the rest all sounds the same. Not a fan

I have a high tolerance for "whiny" voices but this is too much.

One of my all-time favorite albums. It’s been on my “desert island list” since I got it as part of my introductory package to BMG. While I hated the drumming on the White Stripes album, Tre Cools drumming is possibly my favorite part of dookie. The rhythms are unique and interesting and well-integrated into each song. I could (and did) listen to this album on repeat. It’s comforting when something you discovered and fell in love with at 14 years old still brings the same joy over 30 years later. Dookie is just a fun album full of memorable songs.

Classic

I declare I don’t care no more! Fucking brilliant, love it from start to finish. 90’s green day is great and this is probably the best of it.

Some killer some filler.

It truly made you think about making the most of your life, whilst also making you think you were about to drop the best skateboarding tape of the 90s. A fantastic album with great drums and similarly good bass work. Definitely worth the listen.

Pretty good slightly prefer American idiot but still bangs

Actually really good, will listen again

3.5

Great album, very much part of my party days.

Better than I remembered, pleasantly surprised. I didn’t think I like green day, but this is the peak of pop punk (it peaked very early)

Not a huge Green Day fan or pop punk for that matter but this album is full of hits and Green Day's drummer is named Tre Cool!

This album was everywhere, tons of hits that brought punk to the mainstream.

Classic

I should hate this. It's everything I've ever claimed to stand against in music: repetitive, simplistic, radio-friendly, and as long as I've heard Billy Joe Armstrong, I've hated that stupid fucking stuffy-nose voice. But it was awesome. All of those things above are true, but also if you turn the volume up to 11, I could win any fucking bar fight in the whole front range. Vibes. Fave songs: - Burnout - Having a Blast - Chump - Longview - Welcome to Paradise - Basket Case - She - Coming Clean - In the End - F.O.D. - All by Myself

This is an interesting one for me because I have never listened to this album in full, yet I’ve 100% played out other Green Day albums. It’s pretty good for a debut album but outside of the obvious hits nothing really sparked me. Good groundwork laid though for future incredible releases.

Saw them live in concert last year (2024) performing the entirety of this album and american idiot. While initially I liked this album in passing, after seeing it live in full-- I appreciate it way more. A lot of the radio hits I grew up with are on this one so its super nostalgic in a way. Great album.

How can you not like it. I mean they even put it in Surf's Up (2007).

Basket Case came out when I was 12. It was unbelievable how much I liked it back then and I still do. And the Album is still one of my favorites

Yeah, Green Day is great! They have a unique and recognizable sound and I enjoy them very much. I like his voice and the way the instrumentals sound in a rock music context. Welcome to Paradise is always nostalgic to me.

Not for me.

Good one

3+ Stars (9/15)

90s classic

Too album

10/10

This album was all the rage when I was in 5th grade. The hits are genuine bangers abd the songwriting is strong throughout.

Nice punk rock

Whyyy had I never listened

fine album. Not as great as everyone else says. But for Pop Punk it is good with a few classics such as "Longview", "Welcome to Paradise", "Basket Case" and "When I Come Around" 3.5

All by myself at the very end of the album was hilarious it was obviously a joke. But this album kicked ass. It had a lot of hits basket case, welcome to paradise, when I come around. Over all very good. Loved the power chords on with complicated drum parts over top.

FIRE ALBUM AMAZING

Got some banger songs on it. All my fav pop-punk wouldn't exist without oldies like this. ;)

Asked Santa to get me this album a long time ago. He never did, so I have never forgiven them. I like the singles. 3 Heard before? Yes, the singles Owned: Yes. /91001, 9/38 (23%) Will I get?

Some hits and some mediocre songs. The drums are annoying.

This album is ingrained into my youth. Countless nights falling asleep listening to this CD on my Walkman. After this album came out, I remember everyone wanting to be in a 3-piece punk rock band. The level of humor and crudeness was perfect for Middle school, as well as the quasi-profoundness of some of the lyrics as very few of us had ever had a girlfriend or relationship. Cannot rate this high enough regarding the impact it has had on my life.

Some pretty cool pop punk. For the most part, the tracks outside of the hits are just solid, but the hits are great. The drumming is great, and the guitars and vocals serve the songs well.

something to play while doing straight cocoaine

fresh sound that reflects the beginning of a new punk that would have mixes with pop and derivatives

4/5. Великий поп-панк для тех, кто соскучился по веселому поп-панку.

Never been able to see what the fuss about Green Day was, this was probably nice for nostalgia for someone a touch older than me, but does nothing for me.

Green Day: Dookie: I really wanted to make this review simply, "Dookie" and then the rating, but while I do not love this album, it isn't awful. Its just not my thing, but it isn't garbage. His vocals are the worst part, but they aren't like awful just eh. I did not like any song enough to add them to my playlist but like they're fine. The album is fine, pretty whatever, reeks of the 90s, but I didn't really enjoy it either. The last song is really bad, but its also a joke. Not for me! 5/10

I don't think I'm angsty enough these days for adolescent punk. Basket Case still holds up pretty well though.

I never could get into Green Day and this listen continues that trend. I don’t care for the whiny vocals and the repetitive power cord use gets old and makes all the songs sound very similar. I can enjoy punk music but something about them never connected with me and feels lame. Wish I could hear what other people seem to get from this.

immaculate vibes

I like the hit songs, the rest is a bit all the same. 3.5 stars rounded to 3

At the time this sounded absolutely glorious

Foundational pop punk, love

This isn't my favorite Green Day album, but I really enjoyed the record and I definitely love Green Day as a band. It's a fun album. A perfect blend of punk and pop. It was a great foundation that led to even better work later on.

Such a fun listen

My first ever CD that I owned. I'll never forgot the moment my mom bought this for me. Such a phenomenal album and introduction to punk rock and punk pop. It still holds up great. I still think the American Idiot album is more complete and better, but this is great proof of why Green Day rocks.

Oh buddy! An absolute classic! Dookie is an album that channels youthful angst and restlessness into a collection of energetic and catchy pop punk anthems. Mom and Dad will never understand. It’s a record that never gets old and will forever feel relevant for generations to come. I'll never tire listening to this album! Nothing but bangers from this album! The drums and those bass lines 💯👌💯

Volume @ max and scream out your problems! DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO DAD!! Loaded with bangers, these are the songs of my generation. Love those base lines 🫶 those drums don't stop holy moley Love Greenday too. They brought punk to the masses and stayed true to real defiance of the fascists that be ✊️

Adolescent, fun yet a bit repetitive

green day innit.

Terechte klassieker, zoveel goede nummers. Green Day op z'n best: toegankelijk, vrolijk en deprimerend tegelijkertijd, goede riffs, en echt lekker gedrumd.

I feel like everyone had this album when it came out. At the time, all the rocker kids thought it was cool to hate Green Day for “selling out.” But the truth is, they left their indie label on good terms and simply blew up, and I feel like there’s no way an indie label could’ve taken them further after the first two albums. This was pop-punk at its best: polished, fun, and catchy. Too many people associate that polish with being fake, but Green Day has always been true to themselves. Dookie wasn’t a betrayal of punk - it was an entry point. It brought punk rock into the mainstream, and for a whole generation it was the first step down a rabbit hole of discovering indie punk bands that influenced them. I love this album. It’s fun, it’s raw in its own way, and it deserves all the love for opening the door to punk for so many.

Yep. It's Green Day.

kinda okay i guess

This is Green Day's second album for me in this project. Unfortunately, it didn't fulfill my perhaps too high expectations. I liked this kind of American punk better from other bands. Too bad. 3/5

⭐️⭐️.5/5. It’s iconic and shaped an entire generation, but with time I find most of the songs repetitive and trite, aside from the obvious break-out hits (which are truly incredible). Album as a whole is superseded immeasurably by American Idiot.

"Basket Case" +++ "Longview" ++ "Welcome to Paradise" +

Perfectly pleasant listening, but the album tracks are truly album tracks.

New punk master!!

Fun pop punk record. Couple cracker tunes, then a couple dull songs. Middle of the road for me but one can't argue the influence it ended up having. Great production, very well executed but all a bit samey

1. Basket Case 2. She 3. Pulling Teeth

Not the best but still good

Like many sensitive young men, I had a pop punk phase, and listening to this you really do see the genesis of that, thematically as much as anything. This must have absolutely blown you away if you were like, 10 years older than me. Some really good tunes, lot of filler imo, gets more points due to defining a genre I listened to a lot of at 13 and thus cannot bring myself to hate.

This is a really good album. All the pop punk you hear on the radio these days? This is the album that broke down those doors. This is the original, and the best.

Overall felt one-note to me. Feels like we needed more songs like "All by Myself" to break up the tone. The album name is hilarious. And I somehow didn't know they were recording starting all the way back in '91.

A pop punk classic. A banger from start to finish. Highlights are album opener Burnout, She, of course Welcome to Paradise and All By Myself.

Ok - not my fave

Maybe the launch of pop-punk? Guitars and Billy Joe's vocals suggest punk, but bass makes it fun and very listenable. Familiar tunes that received heavy airplay, but they don't grow old. Each track short and formulaic, as though intended as a single.

This might be the first album recommendation I've gotten that I've already listened to in full before. It came out when I was a toddler, so most of my memory of it comes much later, when my sister and I were in middle school and she would play random albums her friends had burned for her on her stereo. Funny how well I can remember that part of it, especially since I haven't really listened to it much recently. It really fits the pop punk description well. The instrumentation has the punk-rock aspect, but the song structures and composition are pretty poppy. Where grunge and alt rock dominated the early 90s, often with compounding noise or intricacy, Green Day simplified their music in an intentional, guided way that didn't neatly fit into either of those other categories while also sitting somewhere between punk and pop. Interestingly, I found it to have an almost Irish-folk-protest quality to it. Something about the vocal inflection and presentation just makes that connection in my brain. Lyrically, it is punk in a different way than that had previously meant. Punk music started with a very proactive nature; it was "damn society and stick it to the man" at its core, full of momentum and attitude to get out in one way or another. Here, it takes the form of a passive movement. Yeah, still damn society and the man, but like, I'm just going to smoke weed, watch TV, and jerk off about it. Rather than going at it with a fight, doing nothing is my protest. Maybe writing some songs with clever lyrics if I feel like it. Slackerism was at the core of Green Day's punk mindset. Putting it all together, they came up with Dookie. It's definitely not dookie, but something fun and memorable. So many of the tracks have stuck in my head for the last couple decades and still hold up. While only a few really are close to great songs, the vast majority are good. A couple weaker tracks here and there don't bring it down too much. Maybe (OK, probably) I'm a bit biased by nostalgia and personal experience on this one, but I found it to be a pretty good album. It's got a lot to offer for how simple it can be. Some of it's dumb, some of it's bad, some of it is forgettable. But much more of it is good than not. Overall: 3.75/5

I love when I don’t need to listen to an album again to know it’s getting 5 stars.

Cool, some songs sound very similar. Whole album a vibe, the songs that stood out rlly stood out. Will be listening again

Today I looked back at the list of previously reviewed albums. I noticed that so far there are only a handful of albums with a global rating of 4 or higher. I expect Green Day to score high as well. I'm going for a...

they should have stuck with this deeply unserious stuff

skroz kul

At the ripe old age of 24 Green Day were my first experience of feeling old as a music fan. I just couldn't relate to kids and teens' love of these safe punk not punk retreads. I felt people my own age should have known better. I also suspect they were America's perfectly justifiable revenge for years of UK bands singing in bad American accents.

Basket Case, When I Come Around....Always bring back memories.

i’ve never actually listened to this in full, only the hits but i enjoyed all the other songs a lot

I do not listen to much punk rock but I enjoyed this album. I can see this would appeal to those who are fans of this genre. This album has some strong songs, but the rest of the album was good, buy nothing special. No bad songs just nothing else that knocked my socks off. Very close to a 4 but some more noteworthy songs could have brought it to a 4. Definitely peaked my interest in Green Day.

Love this album, its a classic basket case is an all timer 5

I've listened to this album so so many times. I love all the instrumental sections, often times near the end of songs, they add a new melodic wrinkle and some energy before one last time through the chorus. It all just works!

Green Day are among the best at writing catchy rock songs, and Dookie is a five example. Billie Joe’s vocals have always been a strong point for the band, but Dirnt’s bass licks and Cool’s drum fills are criminally underrated and provide much of the impetus of the songs.

This is what made me a Green Day fan.

One of the best punk albums of the 90s. Banger after banger after banger

Pretty decent pop-punk. Pulling Teeth is a good one and not even really punk. Sandwiched between Welcome to Paradise and Basket Case you might not even notice its just a boy band song. I appreciate their adherence to the Ramone's style of punk where the songs are just a few minutes long, so even if there is a song that isn't quite as good as the others like Sassafras Roots comes along, it is quickly passed and on to a banger like When I Come Around. Plus they just give you time to look at the Mad Magazine style album cover, lots to look at! Not many soft spots in the apple like that though, consistently high quality.

Really solid punk album, love it

Great introduction to Green Day and a must if anyone is new to this group who have been around for decades. Good listen.

Este álbum es GIGANTESCO. No podria dar una reseña objetiva, porque por mucho que me pese este es el álbum que abrió las puertas del mainstream al punk, y de donde una infinidad de artistas y bandas tomarían inspiración. Quiero decir, ¿Sabes la cantidad de niños de 13 años que empezaron a tocar la guitarra para aprenderse canciones de Green Day? lo mismo para todas las bandas que empezaron a tocar juntas porque por aquel entonces este sonido era rompedor y molaba. No soy un fan de Green Day, no es un grupo que me llame especialmente la atención. Me gustan un par de canciones como "Bobby Sox" o "21 guns" pero sabía que en algún momento tendría que escucharme este disco. He aqui. Ha estado bien, la verdad. Es un álbum de Punk de principio a fin, con riffs potentes, estructuras sencillas y canciones de corta duración. Las letras de Billie Joe Amstrong hablan de temas políticos abordados desde una perspectiva más juvenil, convirtiéndose en un ícono del Punk y de la rebeldía el cual ha resonado en la cabeza de millones de adolescentes de todas las partes del mundo durante décadas. Eso no tiene precio. Pero como álbum en si, no me ha parecido un trabajo especialmente consistente. Lo siento. Creo que está bien y es potente, pero peca de lo que muchos álbumes de este género suelen pecar: tener mínimo 4 canciones en el álbum que son indistinguibles unas de las otras. Por lo demás, el disco es muy muy bueno. Y ahora Damas y Caballeros, el glaze: El legado de este álbum es enorme, es la semilla de prácticamente todo el rock de los 2000s y el trabajo que catapultaría a Green Day al estrellato y los convertiría en algo más que una banda de punk del montón. Mira que a mi, por mucho que le lama el culo a otras bandas del género que son objetivamente peores, he disfrutado este disco como un enano sin ni siquiera gustarme al 100% (puede que ni al 90%) Son generacionales y son el referente número 1, asi que creo que ponerle a este album menos de 4 estrellas no sería acertado. Hay que ser justos. Asi que...

god mola mucho

Green day, el unico grupo de punk cuya música no me hace sangrar los oidos. Disco mítico lleno de temazos. No vengas esperando complejidad o variedad, solo zapatilla y 15 canciones que suenan exactamente igual y están en el mismo tono en 38 minutos. Conocía bastante bien el disco, y es típico grupo que escuchaba de pequeño con mis padres, ahora rescuchandolo me han gustado bastante las basslines, y creo que es lo que más fuerza le da en general a los temas. En general es todo el álbum igual, pero destacan típicos temazos, como "Longview", "Basket Case" o sobre todo "When i come around". Poco mas que decir, producción sin mas, pero siendo punk es el equivalente a Sydney Sweeney en calidad de grabación. Disco mítico lleno de temazos. 8.5/10->4/5

Yep, it's Green Day. Bright, brash, cheeky and tuneful, understandable why it was such a huge kerplunk into mainstream music. A ton of bands sounded like this, but like Nirvana, the world just needed an intensely polished and accessible verison of the style to go nuts over. Some of the lesser-heard mid-album songs are pretty good, I can't even hear the hits anymore due to overplay, they just sound like white noise. All things considered the world could have picked a worse band to elevate to their level (and often did).

Not really my kind of music but I appreciated the drumming.

Poor

I’m very mixed on Green Day as a whole. I always have been. I feel like I should really like them, but I never really have. Yet, at the same time, I grew up with them and have heard quite a bit more Green Day than many other bands, so they still hold a special place in my heart. Every song on this album is hit or miss to me. It’s got so many all time classics. I have a lot of favorites, like “Basket Case”, “Welcome to Paradise”, and “When I Come Around.” Most other songs on the album are relatively forgettable. I’m going to give it 3 stars because I’ve never really vibed with Green Day personally but I respect them a whole lot. The guitar playing rocks, the vibes rock, but as much as I hate to say it I’ve never really resonated with Billie’s singing, and repeated listens didn’t change that. I can’t disagree with people who give this one a 5 star rating, but it’s just not something I would find myself listening to a whole lot.

Listened to this one 100s of times when it came out. Definitely an iconic album for the period. Too bad they turned out to be fake punks and became shills for the man. Glad to see Billy Joe and Dick Cheney are now on the same team.

Gasp. 10/10 stars without listening. Killer bass lines and drums

On of the defining albums of a generation. One of the first that fit the pop punk genre. Proud that they’re from the Bay Area.

Fun high energy album. Definitely will listen to more green day after this

Kyllä tykkään tällaisesta punk-popista ja laulu on selkeää ja kivaa kuten aina.

Another one I would have worn out the CD if it was possible. My favorite album of theirs.

Great angsty youth album. Driving guitar, drums that pop, and iconic lyrics.First few songs feel like fill though I do love that drum sound. That run in the middle is incredible. Welcome to Paradise makes me want to jump. The reflective FOD is a nice change of pace.

Green Days best, absolute punk classic, pop punk or otherwise, with songs that are short, sweet, with catchy hooks and fun lyrics. Nearly forgot how many hits were on this record alone!

3/5

Not my taste

A bit on the overrated side. There are better punk albums out there and this is a touch too poppy for me. Still, there's enough good tracks here to keep this humming along. I've appreciated more as I've gotten older but I still prefer The Ramones or The Clash.

I bought this on release, largely for Basket Case but I enjoyed the rest of it too. And 30 years on, I think it's still the best pop-punk album.

I was living in San Francisco and going to a lot of East Bay shows (Berkeley Square RIP) when this came out, and, for better or worse, this record is a snapshot of what the scene was like. This is definitely closer to what club shows sounded like than two other bands that came out of that time period and region, Third Eye Blind and Train. I don't think I've listened to this from front to back since the late 90s, but it was a pleasant return. I preferred "The Mr. T Experience," but that's a story for another time.

Genre defining punk record.

Trop bien! Ça m’a fait archi plaisir de retrouver cette énergie!

Dookie is a great album that deserves its place as a staple of 90s punk. Billie Joe Armstrong has a great voice that simultaneously is clear and melodic, while dripping with the societal discontent common to punk music. Favorite tracks: Welcome to Paradise, Basket Case, When I Come Around

Not a big pop punk guy but I found this a remarkably easy listen. Most tracks are hooky and memorable, not a lot of filler and if a track isn't hitting the spot its usually only about 2 minutes long anyway. Love the drum breaks on Burnout. Welcome to Paradise is sick. Obviously the big hits are big hits for a reason. Not an album i would necessarily have on repeat, its not very musically diverse and really sticks to its lane. However, what it does it does well. Lyrics are fine, some funny stuff. Probably relatable if I was 10/15 years younger. Younger me would have ate this up in fact. Favourite track - Welcome to Paradise. 7.5/10

Fun pop punk

*REPLAYABLE* Loved the vibe, just awesome sounding all around.

I love this album. I could say more, but I just love it. Reminds me of 8th grade and 9th grade and being telling my friend I couldn't take the album home because I thought my mom would get mad about it.

A fantastic album. The first twelve songs - of fifteen - are brilliant, all of them. It's simply a release of an atom bomb of energy, smashing you against the wall in the most positive way. I think I might have heard it maybe once the past fifteen years, but already the first time listening I was chanting alone from the first to the last minute. It's great. Just listen and enjoy.

Ah, 1994. A great year in music. This was the year Alternative really emerged as a force, Grunge was in full stride, and Pop Punk went from being a SoCal (and maybe rapidly aging punk rocker) thing to the mainstream. Pop Punk wasn't invented in 1994 nor was it invented by Green Day. Bad Religion (and a bunch of other SoCal groups) had been creating Pop Punk for over 10 years by this point. What made 1994 special was that Dookie. Dookie made Pop Punks something you heard in a local radio station on the way to work. After Dookie, the flood gates opened. It makes sense. Dookie is the ultimate chucklehead album. It mixes punk irreverance with lots of humor, and finishes it with Pop harmonies. Unlike, say, Bad Religion, it wasn't political. Instead it was stupid in a fun way. Topics include, stupid slackers, masterbation, teen crushes, and other less than heavy subjects. Dookie is jam packed with great songs too; There are no bad songs on this album. Basket Case, Chump, Burnout, When I Come Around, Longview, and especially, Welcome to Paradise are now stables of Classic Rock and just damn good songs. American Idiot may be Green Day's masterpiece but, Dookie was the launch pad. It's also just damn fun.

Welcome to paradise has a good hook and bass. Basket Case is a classic. When I come around is another classic and very nostalgic. I remember discovering it in middle school and I just loved the prominent bass and how short and chunky the guitar sounds. Only 3 stars because overall it’s not my favorite album. Nothing crazy impressive.

Nostalgic album! Standouts for me are “Basket Case” and “When I Come Around”. The beginning of the album was a tad repetitive but I liked the guitars and drums overall. Defos felt more punk than pop on the pop punk spectrum. Can’t help but compare with other Green Day albums that I preferred though. No doubt an influential one!

Not sure why I never owned this on CD, but I certainly heard it played plenty of times (perhaps that was why!). This holds up surprisingly well today. Even the songs that have been played on the radio for over 30 years now sound pretty fresh.

Man, this record brings me back to the transition period between high school to college. During the summer after my senior year of high school, it was pretty uneventful until I came back home from the Jersey Shore to see a billboard advertising the Hella Mega Tour concert that was coming to Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, August 2021. I begged my parents to buy me some tickets to go see it and eventually, they bought them and I went. Probably one of the most fun concerts I've ever went to. This was about a week before I started community college. This album makes me incredibly nostalgic to a time that was more simple even if that was a few years ago. I've kind of grown since then and have been seeing how fast life is moving for me. Now, I'm trying to obtain my bachelor's degree and listening to this album really floods back a bunch of memories that I will cherish forever. This album is incredible and listening to it on vinyl is just great! I think Billie Joe Armstrong is a legend for bringing punk back from the dead in the 90s to give us this record and also for giving us American Idiot. I also saw them last year at the same place, just the same as they were in 2021, fun and amazing to watch. Thanks dad for taking me to that concert, love ya! Favorite Songs: Burnout, Having a Blast, Longview, Welcome to Paradise, Basket Case, She, Sassafras Roots, When I Come Around, Coming Clean, Emenius Sleepus, F.O.D. Rating: 5/5

I bought this when it was new. I still like it. They could have skipped the last song and the hidden track and I don't like When I Come Around very much, otherwise great album. Favorite song: Longview.

4.2 3x childhood clasic

I love punk rock. But I do not like Green Day. At least this is before the big MTV sellout. Biased review.

1. Stoner song. Apathy and boredom in suburbia. Good production for a '94 album. 2. Very much not having a blast. It's kinda giving suicide bomber. They were really working through some emotions with this album. 3. Eh. Good instrumental break, but otherwise a mid song. 4. One of their more memorable songs. Heard this before. Probably a single. I Like it. Can relate to having no motivation and being bored. "My mother says to get a job, but she don't like the one she's got." OH shit do I relate to this! No wonder their still relevant. Wait...is this song about jerking it? 5. Really like the melody of this one. He seems to title songs sarcastically a lot with this album. Very much not paradise. About being homeless/leaving home for the first time/living in a crappy situation. 6. Domestic violence (he's the victim) in an upbeat tempo. 7. Basket Case, another classic. Subtle nod to Billie Joe's bisexuality. Good on him for even kinda doing that in '94. 8. Feeling like you have no choices in life. Like everything is already planned out and you don't get a say. 9. Wasting time. 10. Another familiar song. In many coming of age movies. 11. Coming clean about something, maybe his sexuality? 12. Meeting an old friend that's different now. 13. Toxic relationship, the aftermath anyway. 14. Nice acoustic song, unexpected, then back to punk. 15. Such a weird, goofy, and un-serious ending to an album. 6.9/10

A neat album with a lot of hits and no poor pieces. A defining release for a generation 9/10

Basket case is ok but not a fan overall sorry greenday :[

Favourite songs: Having a blast, Longview, Sassafras Roots

Favourite tracks - Having a Blast, Longview, When I Come Around

I think Welcome to Paradise is my favorite Green Day song. And this album has so many other bangers. It ends on a slow and strange note but otherwise it's pure music to my ears

probably the only green day album I don't mind listening to.

Still such a blast. It's a perfect line between dumb fun and angst. Some songs don’t stick as hard as the radio smashes, but it moves fast. Big angsty teen spirit in the best way. Saw them on the Dookie/American Idot tour in 2024. Not as refined or ambitious as American Idiot, but that’s not really the point, is it? Spins: 2 Playlist Additions: - Longview - Welcome To Paradise - Basket Case - She - When I Come Around

yo siempre he pensado q Green day es la placentada más grande del punk girl q puedo decir Chump m ha gustado bastante pero y basket case pero en fin

le acabo de dar a play y me está pareciendo una placentada, parece una canción de Phineas y Ferb pero peor madre mía menos mal que las canciones duran menos de 3min La de Basket Case es la única que conozco, y no retiro lo dicho sobre Phineas y Ferb que energético todo madre mia give me a break 2/5

Gewoon niet helemaal mijn ding

I may be biased because I saw Green Day a couple of months ago and they were mindblowingly good live, but this is a classic. Tons of highlights, starting with the opening track Burnout and going on to Longview, Welcome to Paradise, Basket Case, When I Come around, and F.O.D.

I didn’t realize how much I would enjoy this album. I’ve actually seen Green Day live but I was too young to appreciate it. This album rocks!

Pop punk at its best really. I tried to hate it when it first came out, but there are some really catchy hits and some great deep cuts.

Theres nothing wrong with it for sure, and it can actually be a fun listen at times, but I did get somewhat tired of it by the end. I think theres a few too many songs, where, because theres so many, the album does not stay musically interesting the whole way through. That said, I wouldnt mind if someone queued up some songs from it at a party or something. Best: Welcome to Paradise Worst: All by Myself

After a long a glorious run of Grunge on both radio and MTV along came a reformed punk band from California. Monster hits like “Longview”, “Basket Case”, “When I Come Around” and “Welcome to Paradise” helped this album be everywhere for about year and help make Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool unquestionably world famous.

Liked it a lot

I remember when I first heard Green Day, I thought “yeah this is ok but they will be gone soon.” I never thought Green Day would stick around as long as they have, let alone be super popular. What I underestimated is how catchy some of these tunes are. Yeah, it could be classified as punk, with all of these short, fast-burn songs. But there's a certain appeal to their music that hits closer to mainstream rock in a way that a lot of other punk rock bands do not. Things I liked about this: - It's full of fun, well-constructed songs. I liked how some songs blended into others (e.g. Chump into Longview) - Billie Joe's signing has never been great to me, but given the style, he certainly adds to the songs. - There were a lot of things I heard while listening to this on headphones that I never picked up on the radio, especially in Welcome to Paradise. - The lyrics are good and not random / aimless like some of what I have heard from their contemporaries on this list from the other side of the pond. BTW, All By Myself was just a disturbing closer. That's all I'll say! Their still not going to be a band I really turn to regularly, and until today, I've not had any of their music in my own personal library. That said, this changed today after listening to this album, as there is no doubt that they have some fun/cool songs and that this is an excellent record.

I know this is an unpopular opinion, but I hate this. I hated it when it came out in the 90s. I gave it another listen, thinking maybe my stance on this would soften and that it would somehow sound better to me now that I am fully fledged and somewhat nostalgic for the music of my youth, but no. I still hate it. Is this supposed to be punk? If so, it's way too bubblegum. There's something plastic and artificial about it that turns me off from this. If you like it, good for you. Go for it. It's a miss for me. I do appreciate their political stance, just not their music!

Meh.

Energetic and fun

Great album

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This album is perfect imo!! It's one of my favorite Greeen Day albums!!

I owned this album on tape when I was in high school and on CD when I was in college and have all of these songs on my everyday playlist, so I've heard them many, many times and absolutely love them all. This is just about the perfect album in terms of composition, performance, recording, and mixing and I cannot recommend it enough to anyone who likes good, melodic, hard-hitting rock music. IMO this was Green Day at their peak and one of my favorite albums of all time. I listened to it twice today, and I couldn't love it any more than I do. Five stars, easily.

One of my favorite albums from when I was young. It was one of the first CDs I bought for myself and it was one of the first live shows that I went to. I still remember the sound guys testing out the kick drum before any of the openers even came out. I could feel it in my body. I was instantly hooked on live shows. Several big hit songs but they are all catchy to me and have a special place in my heart. Green Day was one of my first musical loves and I still really enjoy it.

Punk rock emo

The album that started it all for Green Day. It's great from start to finish! I was in college when it came out and have had it in my collection since day one.

Especially now it's easy to forget that Green Day used to be a punk band, but it sure was fun when they were!

Takes me back...

I never got into Green Day when I was younger—I was a Mod, after all—so I must be one of the few people who had never actually listened to Dookie. In hindsight, I would’ve loved this album if I’d given it a chance back then. With 15 songs packed into just 38 minutes, it’s exactly what good punk music should be: tight, fast, and full of energy. Dookie is fun, guitar-driven pop-punk with standout tracks like Basket Case and Welcome to Paradise. It’s clear why this album is so highly regarded—it’s catchy, confident, and bursting with youthful attitude. That said, I feel like I’ve now had my fill of Green Day. Since Dookie is often considered their best work, I’m happy to leave it there. Favourite track: Basket Case Least favourite: Honestly, I enjoyed everything on the album. Album artwork: Really cool cover—busy, playful, and very '90s.

very chill, soothing even good to have in background, wish id paid more attention solid 4

Gween Gay

Exposing kids to plastic punk ethos. Better than no punk, I suppose.

green day being fun as always

Pop-punk isn't normally my cup of tea, but Green Day is the exception. A really fun listen of some now-classic songs. I prefer American Idiot, though!

Never owned it but my brother had a dubbed cassette tape so I was well aware of this album in my youth. It's only vaguely familiar now some 30 years later. Not much of it stuck apart from the singles and of course, All By Myself.

American Idiot was "my" Green Day album growing up. I knew the singles from this record, but didn't really listen to it. That said, knew this was gonna be a banger because this album is half singles. Not quite as good as American Idiot for me (but that is also partly due to nostalgia goggles), but you know this thing is special during the transition from Chump to Longview. It goes from a decent punk record to a classic in that instant. When you have Longview, Welcome to Paradise, Basket Case and When I Come Around all on the same record, you're getting something great. And along with Chad Smith from Red Hot Chili Peppers, I'll die on the hill that Tré Cool is one of the most underrated drummers of all time.

Great album. I’m not really into punk, but I still enjoyed listening to this one. Very tight band, and there were some basslines I really liked.

Standouts Longview Welcome to Paradise Basket Case She When I Come Around

Who fucking cares whether or not it's "real punk." It's perfectly constructed melodic, energetic rock and roll. Fuck the haters. 5/5

Nope. Das ist nix für mich. Die Gitarren zu fett, die Attitüde zu partymäßig. 2/5

I always liked this album

Real banger here. One of my favorites from the early nineties. Every song is good. This is an excellent start to finish listen. Pop-punk masterpiece. Welcome to Paradise, When I Come Around, and Basket Case were all huge hit singles. My other favorites include Burnout, Longview, Sassafras Roots, F.O.D. Again, every song is good and this is a great album to listen straight through.

Idk it was fine

repetitif

welcome to paradise e basket case, são ok. O resto eu não curti muito.

I kinda hate green day

Bon album avec des sonorités néo punk a écouter...fort 🤪

Æ kan skjønne koffor folk like det, sjøl om det ikke e helt for mæ, men det e jo på ingen måte fraskrekkanes. Bare ikke helt min sjanger.

Really solid 3/5. Fun listen. Longview, Welcome to Paradise, Basket Case, & When I Come Around are timeless classics, a lot of the rest of the album drags for me, especially near the end. “She” has a neat opening base line that I haven’t heard before.

ONE OF MY ALL-TIME FAVES. THE ENERGY. THE VIBES ARE EVERYTHINGGG In the End is one of my favourite songs ever as well!! unfortunately this couldnt receive 5 stars tho, as it lacks the sheer 'musicality' of a perfect album, so i had to give it 4 stars (rounded down from a 9/10) However i was sooo happy to get this (especially as it's only my 2nd day)

It's a nicely made pop punk album, but the dated 90's guitar sound and same-y same-y songs don't really appeal to me personally.

Amazing

kind of fire, brings back a lot of memories.

This was my foray into pop punk. Love it. Most of it still holds up. Surprisingly, not as juvenile as the album title (and art) suggests.

I was lucky to hear these guys performing as Sweet Children before taking the name Green Day and getting a way better drummer before releasing Kerplunk! which has the original version of Welcome To Paradise which is featured here on Dookie. I imagine the majority of people first heard of Green Day because of this album and the song Longview ("oh my god is he talking about masturbation?!?!?!"). I like and hate that Green Day released this album. I don't blame them for going big time, like so many East Bay bands did back then, Operation Ivy being one of the first to "sell out". I dunno, is it really selling out? They made better music than the same 10-15 songs they'd play at their live shows. I don't blame them for going for more money and getting better. I consider 2 halves of Green Day. The first half was this album, Kerplunk and their original lineup. The second half started after American Idiot. Is this album great? Yes. It's a masterpiece in what good, fun pop punk music should be. They mastered the ability to give it to the mainstream public without scaring the crap out of parents. 5/5 Good songs: Longview Having A Blast (except for that god awful high-hat) Welcome to Paradise When I Come Around F.OD./All By Myself

I miss this Green Day. Best Live Show. Best Song: Basket Case Rating: 9/10 (Incredible) Stars: 5/5

Absolute classic and still their best, in my opinion

Not my type but i would like to listen to it as a background music in public. 3/5

I like some of it... def some bangers and I know it's a classic.

Truly a classic pop punk album. Green Day reinvented the wheel a bit on this one, and by that I mean they took pop punk, revolutionized it, and made it radio friendly with the poppiness. This album was inescapable, even in the early 2000s. Billy Joe Armstrong is a true brat on this album in the best way. Funnily enough because of the way he sang, I always thought Green Day was british or some shit. California accents be like. Could just be an autistic take tho. Genuinely proper pop punk songwriting that essentially set the precedent for the genre and the example for years to come. Often imitated, never truly replicated. Fast, snappy, catchy, snotty, attitude loaded bangers. I sound like a boomer but that's what this album is. It's a really fuckin good time. The standouts are obviously better songs than the majority of the album but they're all still pretty good pop punk tracks. This is like a peak high school album. Youthful rebellious antics type shi. Memorable. Loud. Dare I say, obnoxious. Dookie was a perfect name for this album.

Perfect pop punk

That was boring.

reminds me of my asshole cousin (rip) i prefer their albums directly after this one

Forgotten how much fun this is. Songs don’t hang around. Very nice.

Never listened fully through, so much teen angst was released

Poppy punk master class. Insanely catchy riffs and vocal performances, unmatched in its genre.

Lyssnade ej klart, Green Day är inte en favorit

#106 - Huge in its time, and of its time. It's a decent album.

Dookie was a game changer, every song on here is an absolute banger. If you heard it on release it was such a breath of fresh air after grunge, shoegaze and 80s metal. There is not a bad song on this album, the bass hits SO hard and you want to air drum to every track. Secret track at the end is such brilliant punctuation to the album! Can't not rate this 5/5

En haug med bangers. Sterkeste skiva til Green Day med god margin. Samtidig er jeg ikke like helfrelst for bandet som jeg var i 2006.

Things broken by Green Day, on or with this album: - Furniture, probably - Various commandments, most notably the one referred to in catechism as "onanism" ("Longview," "All by Myself") - The narrator's face on "Pulling Teeth," in what I believe may be the first meaningful discussion of female-on-male domestic violence ever in pop music - Taboos around queer male sexuality (the pronouns on "Basket Case" get all the attention but "Coming Clean" is one of the most touching coming-out songs you'll ever hear) - The floodgates for an entire generation of punk drummers, via Tre Cool's playing (the fills on "Basket Case" alone are revelatory) - Various and sundry rules about what charter members of the heretofore insular West Coast punk scene could and couldn't do, in a way that worked only because Billie Joe et al. had the hard-won credibility to withstand peer pressure - Punk itself, finally, irrevocably, into the mainstream, in a way that not even Nirvana had done a few years before - Generational divides, which I can attest to because my teenage kids love this album with zero prompting from me (great art has a way of finding the people who need it, when they need it) - Barriers, which is what all this is supposed to be about

Was decent stuff. 3 stars

I had no idea Basket Case was 7th on the album. I like this type of skater punk and know this was a pretty influential album in its time, but I'm surprised at how many of the songs sound so similar, especially toward the beginning of the album. Great album, even if it isn't the most musically or technically advanced.

A very good album. I like pop punk, they know how to make exceptional pop punk albums. They are the definition, revolution, and evolution of the genre. And we all know they can do better. So 4 for this one!

I’m curious to see if any of you guys rated this a 5. Solid 4 for me. Really enjoyable, great representation of them as a band, has some hits and some hidden gems and it’s a good run length. Nothing really wrong with it, and the more I type the more I’m questioning why not a 5. It comes down to how much I’d want to re-listen and if I’d want more out of it. I would but I’m just not sure if I’d find myself picking this over albums when I wanted to listen to a great album. So very high 4, low 5 but I think it’s iconic enough to bump it to a 5.

Basket Case, She, Longview, Welcome to Paradise, and When I Come Around all being on the same album is just insane. The Green Day sound is present through this entire go, but it’s such a stellar album. There isn’t much variety, but you don’t need it. All in all, great listen.

I like this style and wish there was more pop punk on the list. But a lot of the songs just sounded the same - I’d like a bit more variety. The songs from this album that became hits make sense (basically just Basket Case and When I Come Around). The others were a bit blah. Still enjoyable though.

It always shocks me how old Green Day is. Some great bangers on this album that I didn’t realize were this old. I feel like Green Day doesn’t always get the recognition they deserve but like their “sound” honestly is what I imagine as the sound of the 2000s

This is very much an album that I was familiar with before having it appear on the list. I even did a group project on it in college (my analysis focused on Basket Case). It had been a while since I had last listened to it though, and I forgot how many bangers there are on this album. So many great songs and the b-sides aren’t too bad. The only negative thing I could say is that the last few songs I lost some interest, but I still feel good giving this album five stars.

Depending on who you ask, Dookie is either the greatest thing or worst thing to happen to punk music. This is the album that broke punk through to the mainstream. When this gained popularity, everyone in the scene saw it as selling out. You were either a real punk rocker, or you were just pretending to be while listening to corporate punk that's popular. Fortunately for me, I love what this punk albums popularity led to. Pop-punk!!! I really like this album. You can hear the early punk influences in it throughout, but they make it very approachable. I always forget how many recognizable songs there are on here. I think this is a 4 star album, but it gets a bonus star for being the start of my favorite music genre.

Aceleracion

First real CD I ever got! Love it then…love it now.

Fantastic album! Love it.

Koselig! Klassisk pønkeplate som alle bør høre på. Ikke alle låter som sitter like godt, men for en tidsmaskin til en æra som har preget hvert fall meg mye, selv om jeg aldri har eid dette albumet.

It’s a good album, but I can’t believe Green Day were ver called “punk”. Pop-punk, maybe. Sure. But people forgot punk even existed in less than 15 years. At least wlthey were doing an approximation. Green Day are a good listen but super overrated.

Yay Green Day :) Already had a few songs from this album that I liked but I have now developed an appreciation for a few more. Best song: Basket Case Notable(s): Longview, Welcome to Paradise, When I Come Around, Coming Clean

it's ok..

This is Jay's favorite album, I can hear the influence in what he writes and records on our tracks from this. I've never actually listened to this from start to finish until just now. I am familiar with the hits. An incredibly well polished and refined punk album(kind of an oxymoron). I'm curious who produced it.

Goes down smooth, but most of the album is not remarkably interesting. Longview - Welcome to Paradise - Basket Case make it all worthwhile, though. Feels like a 90s-ified Monkees album (compliment).

It’s not American Idiot but it’s close.

It's angry lowbrow punk rock from a bunch of hormonal teenagers, but it's really GOOD angry lowbrow punk rock from a bunch of hormonal teenagers. Covering all the bases from "my parents don't understand me" (Coming Clean), to "you suck" (FOD), to "I'm bored and horny all the time" (Longview), it really does distill the essence of awkward teenag years - and listening to it as an adult, there's some proper chops behind the instrumentation as well that elevates it from just another Hot Topic wannabe. What I'm saying here is, this is really good and deserves to be on the list. Green Day forever (also, they still are releasing excellent new stuff, so hell yes)

feisty poppy punk, very well executed

Not a fan

Day544 - this album hit hard and still sounds fresh

Dookie is funny, exuberant, catchy, self-deprecating, easy to sing along to, and what's more important, it's a genuine generational cry.

Loved it! Made me a fan of Green Day.

Very enjoyable, did get slightly repetitive but I enjoyed it as a whole

A visceral nostalgia, but I think this may have been the first time I listened to the whole album. Interesting to think about the bands that followed the "pop punk" path set down by this album. I've been threatening myself for years to do a deep dive on punk between say, Velvet Underground to Green Day, but until now I had not considered following the actual line of influence of this album. Funny, talented kids putting on a lot of attitude. Hard to beat.

yeah pretty good. some solid hits on here and it’s no surprise why green day is popular. i like the album cover too. 4/5.

YES! YES! YES! This was the first album I ever bought, and I love it. I can remember sitting up for hours trying to get the perfect tape recording off the radio without the DJ's talking over the intros. It was like one day I was a kid who only listened to his parent's music, and the next I was a teenager with my own tastes and preferences. This album was the soundtrack for suburban kids born between 1979 and 1984. Every song is a classic banger. I know a lot of people probably write it off as just another pop punk album, but Green Day was the first to really do it right. Plus, they have somehow managed to stay relevant for over 30 years now. I will always have a spot for this album in my playlists and heart.

Pretty good album here. Has some range but still brings good punk from start to finish.

I respect Green Day for creating the sound of 90s rock.

3.2/kind of mid but gotta respect the sound of the time

everything sounds the same

One of the best Green Day albums also happens to be one of the first.

I don’t really want to like this album but I kinda do. Its too clean and polished to be a good punk album and too fast and loud to be a good pop album… but thats what makes Dookie, and Green Day’s sound following it, so unique. Their blend of pop and punk better than any other pop punk band out there.

Basketcase and When I get around are almost anthems. But the rest all sound so similar to me. Not my genre.

Grandaddy of pop punk albums 🫶🏼

Obvously a very important album in terms of popularizing pop punk. I like the songs when I hear them isolation, and there are a lot of solid hits on this record, but it's hard to listen all the way through, in part due to the production.

absolute banger of an album

I’ve been over exposed to Green Day- probably a 4 in actuality

Finally, after days of slogging through records I haven’t much cared for, there’s Dookie. I don’t think Green Day has ever reinvented any wheels (though this record probably had a big part to play in popularizing the genre at the time), but they really never needed to. Dookie is full of super catchy songs played by pretty talented musicians. Billie Joe Armstrong is a great songwriter, Mike Dirnt is a bit of a gem in a genre that doesn’t typically showcase great bassists, and Tre Cool is a probably pretty underrated drummer. Everything on this record works. More important to me is that Dookie fires off all sorts of high school nostalgia. I liked Kerplunk, Nimrod might be their best album front-to-back, and American Idiot is great, but Dookie came out at the right time and has all sorts of memories attached to it. I don’t miss high school too much, but listening to this record tricks me into thinking I do. 4.6/5.0

Hell yeah man, what a great album

The drummer‘s got chops, but all the guitar player plays is power chords. The songs can be catchy but a whole album of this style does get a bit fatiguing

So much nostalgia. Longview and Basket Case are 10/10 tracks idc what ya say.

Considering this has the best Green Day song on it I was pretty disappointed. Almost every song sounds the same. Basket Case is the only reason this gets 2 stars.

This was an decent album

I know this album sold like a billion copies, but as a kid at the time Green Day seemed like a second-rate, unserious band compared to the big-name grunge and alternative bands at the time. I imagine their schtick played better on the West Coast than in my hometown among the prairieland of Illinois. Which is fair; I'm sure they don't appreciate Midwest Emo like we do. Anyway, I have to give them credit for the big five singles off this album. The drums in particular are noteworthy, but overall this is not the type of thing I want to listen to.

not the kind of music i listen to regularly but can't deny it's a banger!!

This is the 144th album I’m rating. I've only listened to Basket Case but it was pretty good. Adding to my Playlist - Nothing. Not Adding to my Playlist - Burnout, Having a Blast, Chump, Longview, Welcome to Paradise, Pulling Teeth, Basket Case, She, Sassafras Roots, When I Come Around, Coming Clean, Emenius Sleepus, In the End, and F.O.D.. Basket Case - I don't think I like Basket Case as much anymore. I'm sorry Billie Joe Armstrong. All in all I liked 0/14 songs. Germfree Adolescents is still the only good punk album I've ever heard.

In the top 3 for Green Day albums, lots of good songs on this one.

classic green day. basket case moment

From the era my children were becoming musically aware so I'm really open to hear this. Listening, I'm aware that I have heard many of these songs, just nor that mindfully. Tight sound. Simple. Energy.

Just enough angst, just hard enough, just juvenile enough, just wise enough. A masterful crowd pleaser

I hated Green Day when I was a teenager for some reason - I guess that it was just getting popular and I wanted to be different and all that crap teenagers pull, so I somehow missed this era of music that I actually really enjoy just because I was too much of a teenager for teenage music 🤔

Basket Case and When I Come Around are still pretty great songs.

Pure juvenile energy.

Great record. Younger me would've loved it

I respect their selling out. Seriously, they broke out with the record contract, but maintained their punk roots and still a unique sound. Not exactly Dylaneasque in their lyrics, but I don't need that for punk. Oh, and this is a very good album.

I love Green Day so this is a little biased. I tried to just think about this album only and not everything. This is the album that put them on the map, and for good reason. Its a group embodying British punk with their American spin on it. Some of the topics are a bit juvenile but they were young at the time. Everything for me works on this one. I want to pop and rock and sing out loud.

The debut of Green Day, one of the best rock 3 pieces. From the beginning they fused pop and punk with an electric synergy. Great guitar riffs. Great harmonies. Great bass playing & drumming. All the hits on this album are great great great. A couple non-hits that I liked: Sassafras Roots and In the End. I'm about a 4.5 with this and just rounding up because it rocks.

Dookie is colllege 1994. It was everywhere. I was in love with the Smashing Pumpkins so I didn’t care. I’ve since given it my attention and I like it even if it is simpler and a little samey throughout. Longview has always been my favorite. Welcome To Paradise doesn’t hold up for me. When I Come Around sounds like frat parties. This is a good, not great, album. I have far more love for Green Day’s follow up album, Insomniac, which is a 5.

Green Day is always a good time! They just rock out and create a fun environment while singing about all the angsty, anxiety-inducing things felt by the youth of the 90s. Hard not to love. There are so many great hits on here. I wasn’t as enamored with the non-hits and I do think American Idiot is a better album, but this is still a near 5.

I bought this album when it came out, loved it and still have it on cassette. I have of course listened to it in the intervening years but today I felt I didnt appreciate it as much as I did then. Perhaps that time the bands who were making this post punk music were not very listenable and Dookie looked good by comparison. It IS a good album but I feel three stars is my score today.

I grew up with this album. It is damn near perfect.

There are few things I like more than rock and this album is that. From the fast snare intro, to the mega hits, the guitar tone, melodic bass and great drumming this record has everything it should. Green Day likely was never better.

DOOKIE. nonie dureglost aber seg so ihren durchbruch? erste song kurz knackig reeecht geil. übergang vo chump zu longview suuuper ind denn de bassriff geeeil. rieeeese banger longview. welcome to paradise au seehr geil was mached d vocals im refrain hööö. jaaa basket case ja basket case jaaa baaanger kei ahnig nöd viel z sege meeega high energy es goht so lang bises abgoht s fill wo d drums inechömed isch sooo geil. emenius sleepus au seehr funny irgendwie. in the end macht voll wiiter ihri zweistimmige refrains mached so spass ich ha würkli r sehr gueti ziit gad. guets geburialbum. lieb au de tre cool sini 16tel sind sooo cool und er spielt immer füree. es isch scho nöd jeeede song en banger aber die unbeschwertheit und spass wo sie überebringed isch sooo asteckend. viere oder füfi ich entscheid morn morge.

DOOKIE kenn glaub echt nur basket case, aber das isch en riesebanger burnout isch na cool, classic greenday s fliche laht sich über die nächste paar lieder sege hahaha welcome to paradise het für mich chli ussegstoche ahh das isch usrpünglich vom 2. album? jaa ich han jz nöd vill ufgschriebe bis jz, wenig lieder han ich jz mega geil gfunde, aber s album gönnt eim kei pause (ussert de ahfang vo f.o.d.) und es mavht uhuere spass. für mich töned d lieder immer chli gliich zwar aber iwie hets trz gnueg varianz, dass es mier spass macht JZ NO S LETSCHTE LIED MAL LUEGE hahahah ok isch jz nöd es fulminants fürwerk am schluss, sondern chli en funny jaa s wichtigste hani scho gschriebe glaub AH UND BASKET CASE ISCH SO FUCKING GUET, es macht soo spass hahaha

My first favourite album from when I was nine years old. I knew every word, even if I only understood half of them. The perfect pop-punk album.

Dookie is the third studio album by the American rock band Green Day, released on February 1, 1994, by Reprise Records. The band's first collaboration with producer Rob Cavallo, it was recorded in 1993 at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California. Written mostly by the singer and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, the album is largely based on his personal experiences and includes themes such as boredom, anxiety, relationships, and sexuality. It was promoted with four singles: "Longview", "Basket Case", a re-recorded version of "Welcome to Paradise" (which originally appeared on the band's second studio album, 1991's Kerplunk), and "When I Come Around".