Reviews (page 7 of 15)
took me back to being 14 bless them
Dookie is a perfect time capsule of what it felt like to be a teenager in the 90s as its' energy still feels perfect for those all over the place feelings during those very transformative years, and yet doesn't feel dated or even all that cringey looking back on it now. The songwriting here is simple but man are there so many catchy bits that really win me over again with this album and truly make you forget just how hard of a fall from grace this band has had in recent years. Dookie is a perfect poster child for the 90s as a whole as it is quippy, smart, funny, and full of some really stellar instrumentals that will win you over with each individual listen. This album is far from groundbreaking, unless we are talking from a Pop Punk perspective, and yet it still feels so special and one of a kind for its' time before the sound it once made sound so cool became washed out by a lack of care and handling. Sometimes those childhood favorites you thought you would have grown out of stay in this nice little pocket that help you look back on the past with a big smile on your face. Nuff said!
My first time listening to the whole album, fun is the word I would use to describe this album. Its one I would listen to in the car or whilst working out rather than in a darkened room with some nice headphones.
Good album, a seminal pop punk release. Personally I prefer American Idiot.
I'm biased because I already love this album
This really captured my attention. The energy and drive of Punk with more melodic and intelligible lyrics. It lit a fire under me to listen to more Green Day!!!!
Already knew a lot of the songs but hadn’t listened to the full album. Came home with Basket Case stuck in my head so then my partner started singing it and we were just singing all the Green Day songs we knew whilst cooking dinner. Anyway, as an album it gets a bit samey but I had a great time listening to it and feeling nostalgic. Fav song: Basket Case Least fav: Sassafras Roots
Quite a catchy fun album. A bit samey at times but like how 90s it is. Specific rating - 4.2 Fav song - Basket case Least fav- all by myself
Stupid name for an album. Lots of bangers but it does get a little samey. They were playing the first concert I went to with (now one of my best friends) Milo- although probably not my favourite artist from that concerts line up. Favourite song: Basket Case Least: In The End
Not usually a big rock fan, but this definitely hit different. Surprised myself by how much I liked it. 4 stars.
Simple, classic bored white guy music
Better than I remember. Punky, catchy. Part of a time and moment.
I think this album just veers over the pop/punk line into pop too much for me, it's not bad, just not amazing to me. Plus I think "Basket Case" and "When I Come Around" while good, are just overplayed. "Longview" and "Welcome to Paradise" still hold up though.
The fun little band that got big the right way. This album still sounds fresh and sparky, like a Buzzcocks or Cheap Trick record.
really love this album, just so much fun
Call me basic but I prefer American idiot
It still holds up, makes me feel young again. What a great childish punkish album to rock out to. Some genuine bangers on here and the whole album is a good listen. Nostalgia. Well done pop punk doesn’t really get any better than this. 4.1
Another time and place album
Hard to listen with the lens of nostalgia. Reminded of some tunes I loved like Longview. The arc of the album is so good. Probably wouldn’t listen much these days but it was solid back in the day
Better than the most of the albums I had to listen here. 3.5 points
Dookie is a time capsule straight back to 1994, this is the quintessential pop-punk masterpiece, a lightning in a bottle collection of catchy, high-energy bangers like "Basket Case", "Longview", and "Welcome To Paradise" that brought punk into the mainstream right as the punk scene shunned the band for selling out... The tight musicianship, particularly Mike Dirnt’s driving bass and Tre Cool’s frantic drumming, pairs perfectly with Billie Joe’s sneering delivery to create an album that is as infectious today as it was thirty plus years ago. While I can acknowledge that the lyrics, centered on boredom, anxiety, and teenage apathy, are undeniably juvenile and the sound can feel a bit repetitive to my adult ears, that is precisely its charm. It perfectly captures the spirit of that slacker generation. Even if I have grown out of the whining or the genre itself, the nostalgia hits hard, and I can't help but appreciate the sheer fun and influence of this record. It may be simple, but it’s a classic that still makes me want to scream along to every word.
dookie :3 KKKKKK FAVS (top 3): welcome to paradise, basket case, in the end mençoes honrosas: having a blast, chump, longview, sassafras roots, when i come around, all by myself GOSTEI BASTANTE, so me assustei com o fim q as musicas ficaram bemmm curtinhas do nada tipo 1 min de musica? i mean okayyy nota final: 4/5
I'm not too hip to enjoy this. Insomniac was the first album I ever bought so this period of Green Day hooks up the feelings
São músicas que eu costumo escutar e gosto bastante, álbum muito bom.
Fun album
Great album by basically the New American Undertones. Singles fine variety and attitude and great drums n bass. Bit reminiscent of early Jam in places. Obviously slightly American clean but that does not damage the music.
The seminal pop-punk album! I love that it doesn't really take itself seriously.
As green a day in the 90s could be! And containing all these banger ("Longview", "Welcome To Paradise", "Basket Case" and "When I Come Around") still a fun listen after all these years.
Right, so this I completely get it, it's a harder, yet poppier, update on the Violent Femmes. All this marketing nonsense about them being punks, and their original fan base deriding them for "selling out", gets in the way of some pretty cool rock and roll which appeals to most teenage boys ( as a rule). There was a right of passage period where both the teenagers who were in my house played this, and I must say I enjoyed it being pumped. While i'm banging on, listening to this I was reminded of what the late great Ian Mcdonald had to say about pop music (author of the insanely fabulous Revolution in the Head). Ian argued that there are three things which most pop music listeners are looking for: listening to the music, the sound, the playing, listening to the words, the lyrics, and the lifestyle, the look, the vibe etc. Get 2/3 and you are doing well, get 3/3 and you are in Karen Carpenter greatness. I think the Green Day boys kinda ticked all three boxes for a particular audience here and it works It's fun and stupid, I really like the stupid in this. Rock and roll.
love this album, so many classics.
Couple of great tracks. The rest was good
Awesome. This album changed my life in 2nd grade
Top Pop Punk album
OK this was another throwback album. It still slaps.
Such a strong debut
Green Day are fun, though I struggle to tell many of their songs apart. Ilistened twice and both times thought I'd reached the end of the album when When I Come Around played, not sure why but it feels out of order
Tiukkaa ja tarkkaa soitantaa, ihan kiva
a very solid album all around you can never go wrong with dookie thrift god blessed me that day i got the cd of this album for 3 pounds has always been an album with songs that lurks back into my music rotation each year so many bass lines that i want to be able to play fav: when i come around
Don’t Burnout with this one.
I used to masturbate to this when I was a wee young boy, good memories
In 1993, Green Day was a much different band than they would become in the years to follow. They had a sound much closer to that of traditional Punk Rock, infused with a Pop catchiness that would go on to define the late 90s. I'm a huge fan of Pop Punk, and although Green Day has never been my favorite in the genre, Dookie remains a staple record. It captures a rebel youthfulness inherent in the best Punk projects, doesn't take itself to seriously and puts out some seriously killer singles. Basket Case has been played to death unfortunately, but Welcome to Paradise and When I Come Around still have a bit of life left in them yet to be sucked out by commercialization. The album as a whole feels immature but polished, which is exactly what I like in Pop Punk in particular. Obviously the album had a massive cultural impact and was instrumental in ushering Punk Rock to popular audiences, but even 30 years later separated from its cultural impact I think Dookie still holds up as a very solid album. It never really loses its drive and manages to stay fun and interesting throughout its runtime.
Blistering speed, biting power chords, and pop hooks that endure. Criticism of this album, by and large, misses the point. If you think this installment is lazy or boring, please consider these kids were stoned out of their minds when they made it.
энергичный альбом, попробовать по комнате в целом прикольный:)
Not as big of a hit as American Idiot, but it's my favorite Green Day album. I used to hate this band for being overplayed, overproduced and generally just emblematic of whiny rich kids from Southern California not getting that second trip to Disney Land like they wanted.
Favs: Having a blast, Welcome to paradise, When I come around, She Frase fav: So why are you alone wasting your time? When you could be with me wasting your time.
GREENDAYYYY Mais je préfère american idiot évidemment Je trouve que beaucoup de chansons se ressemblent parfois
When I come around is on here. Good sound!
I liked the sound of this album. Lots of the classic Green Day songs are on here. Many of the songs have an almost too similar sound/feel for this to be a 5 for me.
4 stars
What I have learnt from this projectbis thatbI am nat a huge fan of punk, but pop punk with surf music influence, oh yes! Especially the ones that I grew up listening. Green Day was huge in the 2000s, I knew them with "Warning" music video, and was familiar with mistbof the tracks in this album, although, I had never listened to the whole Dookie before. And what an album! I love how the melodies are captivating and how fun they made punk. 4/5
Catchy, danceable pop punk, but with deceptively dark lyrics in places. Felt shorter than it was, no doubt due to the brevity of the majority of tracks. The recognisable singles were good to revisit, and I really enjoyed them again within the context of the rest of the album.
A lot of classic songs. I’ve heard most of these before but didn’t realize they all came from Dookie. I can see why this is regarded as one of the best Green Day albums. Really silly end track
- thought of poop because of the name - i like the word sassafras - “bite my lip and close my eyes” insert speed face - i like welcome to paradise - btw i was listening to this album in the car otw to bellaire - BASKET CASEEEE - “may i waste your time too” 🥺 - i like intro to when i come around - i like 1:15-1:38 of emenius sleepus - all by myself is a cute way to end the album -7/10
fav song: basket case
7/10 album, it got repetitive after welcome to paradise though
Feels like youth and finding out adulthood isn't all freedom. Too much male perspective for it to be a full 5 for me.
Vibes de la outro de una sitcom de Disney XD. Divertido y energético. Es un álbum que tu hermano mayor te recomendaría.
This was such a vibe to listen to. The lyrics felt relatable and fun, and the music was energetic and cool. I really enjoyed the album from start to finish and had a great time listening to it.
Fun! Felt like teen angst. A lot of “I don’t want to grow up” vibes.
it’s green day
This album is featured in many of my middle school memories as I was just starting to get into music.
I feel like everybody knows a few songs from this album. I grew up with it. It’s something I can listen to no matter the mood or environment. Some songs sound almost the same, but so what? It’s Green Day, we like them, and we respect their brand of punky/poppy/guitar-driven rock. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Hann inte lyssna just den dagen men jag har lyssnat innan och tycker om albumet!!
Dookie ist das dritte Studioalbum der US-amerikanischen Band Green Day und markiert ihren kommerziellen Durchbruch. Die Aufnahmen entstanden im Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, Kalifornien, unter der Produktion von Rob Cavallo. Musikalisch ist das Album klar im Punk Rock bzw. Pop-Punk verortet, mit kurzen, direkten Songs und eingängigen Melodien. Zu den bekanntesten und stilprägenden Stücken zählen „Basket Case“, „When I Come Around“, „Longview“ und „Welcome to Paradise“. Inhaltlich kreisen die Texte um Alltagsfrust, Orientierungslosigkeit und jugendliche Selbstbeobachtung, ohne dabei komplex oder überladen zu wirken. Die Produktion ist vergleichsweise sauber, bewahrt aber genug Rohheit, um den Bandcharakter nicht zu glätten. Insgesamt ist Dookie ein prägnantes Punkrock-Album der 1990er Jahre, das Einfachheit und Wiedererkennungswert konsequent verbindet und bis heute als Referenz innerhalb seines Genres gilt.
Not a huge Green Day fan. But this one is a classic of the era.
Bangers, way better than most pop punk
Oh yes, klassiker i sjangeren. Blir i godt humør av denne.
I quite like the album. I didn't skip any song.
Another nostalgia album in a way but I actually hated Green Day when they were a thing and now I actually quite like them so I can give a 4 quite easily.
Punk Rock Classic. As formative as it gets. Pure nostalgia.
C'était nice. Je trouve que Green Day ça vieillit mal, ça devient un peu kitsch, mais perso j'aime bien 4/5
Seems to have gotten more fun as it's aged. The singles off this album are still classics.
i enjoyed it lots of classics and a good length and story carried throughout overall just angst and vibes
Very much enjoyed this taste of Green Day, takes me back a few years, I do like their energy, and meanings in songs, on top form here too.
Surely had its part in starting the punk comeback in the 90s. Nice album.
1 star for nostalgia, 3 for the kickass album it is.
I hadn't listened to this album in its entirety before, glad I am now. Basket case is always a jam. Favorite I hadn't heard before: Emenius Sleepus.
Very good album.
Great to hear this again, I hadn’t played it all the way through in years. My brief tenure as a Green Day fan began with their previous album, Kerplunk, and ended with this one - not because everything else wasn’t any good, just because these two created the blueprint and I didn’t need to hear them trying to make the same records over and over. This is great fun though - Longview, Paradise, Basket Case and She in particular still stand out as perfect blasts of punky pop.
Dookie is a little one note, but a heck of a way to announce yourself to the culture. The hook writing is kind of crazy since some of the “throwaway” songs have pretty good hooks that would have been radio material for other bands. When they occasionally stray from the formula, their results are mixed at best. They got better at that over the years.
4/5 - Probably not a truer 4 on this list yet for me. I enjoy it. It belongs on this list. It had a huge cultural impact on radio music for mostly worse, but impact nonetheless. It just lacks any personal connection or emotion where I'm psyched to hear any of these songs anymore. That said, there's hardly a weak spot on the whole album til the very end, and it's 38 minutes. Take notes, Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Burnout - 4/5 Having a Blast - 3.5/5 Chump - 3/5 Longview - 5/5 Welcome to Paradise - 4.5 Pulling Teeth - 3.5/5 Basket Case - 5/5 She - 4.5/5 Sassafras Roots - 3.5/5 When I Come Around - 5/5 Coming Clean - 3.5/5 Emenius Sleepus - 3.5/5 In the End - 3.5/5 F.O.D. - 3.5/5 (All by Myself) - 3 If nostalgia had its way then this would be a 5/5. However, actually listening through the whole thing made realize why I stuck with the singles from this album- everything else kind of just blends in together. The first half there's less of this, but to the untrained ear there really isn't anything distinct musically between songs like Sassafras Roots or Enemius Sleepus or Coming Clean. Granted I'm not that deep into the punk scene so take what I'm saying with a grain of salt. Despite that I still love the whole thing and would listen to it again back to front. Overall - 4/5 Favorites: Longview, Welcome to Paradise, Basket Case, She, When I Come Around
Such a classic
I already rated this before.
Still holds up to this day, guitar driven rock/pop. Enjoyed it but wouldn’t say it set my world alight.
I already listened gang
If this is the music you want to listen to it’s a perfect album. If it’s not then it’s not. Get off your high horses you pretentious punk bastards.
This set the path for 21st century rock and it's interesting that even today there are artists revisiting this era to re-find this type of sound. From British punk bands to Olivia Rodrigo, Green Day's sound is still influencing a lot. It's good!
The foundation of early 90’s “Alternative “ rock. No band has been able to replicate their energy and sound. Green Day turned me on to a whole new style of music that has stayed with me for 30 years. In my opinion Dookie is their signature album and springboarded them to in my opinon absolute Rock N’ Roll Hall of Famers. They have several great albums and Dookie is a must have. Basket Case, When I Come Around and an under appreciated Sassafras Root are classics. This album deserves a 4.9 in my books, but it’s getting screwed because we can only vote 1-5!
this was a lot of fun to listen to. goktug described rock as sex drugs sleeping around and punk as fuck the system. that was helpful for an illiterate like me. they were happy i liked green day. i think the energy is fun though it’s a bit claustrophobic blasting it in the car, maybe only because im still uncomfy in my skin!
Rockig, Sitimme ist Stimmgi, Lässt mich Mitsingen.
Lot of good songs in this album, gets a bit samey after a while but not enough to drop it further
Really good, prob a 5 but ima let it simmer
Iconic album, the 90s' punk yang to grunge's yin. Easy 4. I don't like Billy Joe's voice.
Hit after hit.
Yet another album where it is astonishing that I've never listened to it in full before as it came out when I was a junior in high school playing guitar in bands. Green Day has just never done it for me, but it all makes sense. In fact it seems like this was the most influential rock album of the entire 90s given the number of other bands that followed in the next 10 years?
Dookie is a great album and is largely responsible for the pop-punk revival of the mid to late 90's, bringing good existing punk bands to the forefront (Bad Religion, Pennywise, NOFX, plus too many others to name) while also inspiring some real shit (Good Charlotte, Blink 182, Sum 41, etc). Green Day themselves have had their ups and downs IMO, but this one is a gem.
Senza dubbio iconico ma non il più iconico del gruppo Sto ancora aspettando American Idiot
For me Green Day is the pop music of punk/rock. I enjoy listening to them. But they tend to have a lot of "sing-along easy to remember" music. That doesn't make them really great but for me that's fine.
Great album
The first few tracks had me worried this was going to be a mediocre listen, then I felt the transition of instrumentals from track to track or within the songs themselves and I started appreciating the ideas more. It's not just about the lyrics, the composition can translate as much of the message as the vocals do. A few more listens and you start to internalize and understand those introductory tracks as setting up the bases for the type of story we're going to be experiencing. It's been really well mixed and thought out. I'm not typically a pop punk fan, and that's what this feels like, but on the top shelf of the stuff. Billy Joe's vocals sound like they belong with the sound of the band, and they all step up constantly. It's an easy listen and I could listen to it again. Definitely not gonna listen to these songs outside of the context of an album. Individually, most of this falls short, except a couple standouts like Basket Case. I'm feeling thankful I got to listen to this one. 4.1/5
Enjoyed more than expected.
just a classic I’m sorry
wasn't dookie, but was obviously dookie
Friends hot older brother in the 00s vibes I did not have friends with hot brothers :(
Quite a decent album. I didn't care for the singles that were released when it first came out, but the album is good.
Still great
Was my favourite album when I was 12, very nostalgic
Brilliant, better than a DeLorean
If you never played one of these songs at a battle of the bands were ye even in a Strabane band? Great album, Welcome To Paradise the best
Class. Nostalgia does some carrying though
*insert gif of captain america ageing rapidly* FUCK I'M OLD Great album, Green Day's best
Only good green day album.
A great album that started the pop punk wave. The album I learned to play guitar to. Classic.
Never in my life I would expected to enjoy so much a Green Day album again, and I should give a bit of context. Green Day is one of the primordial groups that helped me to get into rock music. I use to love them and listen to their singles in YouTube in repeat. I even got myself a copy of American Idiot and a bootleg that my parents gifted me. But with time, I started to get bored of them and disliking their music to the point that it has been many years without listening to anything by them. Now, this list presented me this record, which I actually have never heard the whole thing. With a pity face, I pressed the play button on the album... and I loved it. It is super energetic, catchy and even depressing once I read the lyrics about loneliness, depression and paranoia. It is not super dark or sad, but I think Billie Joe does a great job portraying his feelings with direct messages. The riffs are and melodies are also very punchy, and the bass sounds fantastic. So yeah, incredibly surprised by this one. Not perfect material, but very much enjoyable and full of bangers.
Probably over rating this because of nostalgia. But man this just brings me back to my middle school summer breaks. Listening to this at a sleep over at a friends house, up way too late. Going to the pool the next day and having it stuck in my head all day. Maybe skate boarding or playing street hockey.
Never was a huge fan, but this is a great album.
I liked the energy. Even though there were a lot of songs, they were were short and punchy so they didn't wear out their welcome. This really isn't typically my kind of thing but it won me over and I enjoyed it. It was fun and a pretty solid album.
Decent early Green Day album. Couple of hits and some decent filler.
Nostalgic
Green Day has got to be one of the finest punk rock bands out there. A lot of this album slaps, and the guitar is so solidly good. Green Day makes a fun, enjoyable punk sound with rock guitar riffs--and they do it quite well. "Welcome To Paradise" sounds so much like a precursor for their American Idiot album ten years later. Dookie sounds slightly less refined than American Idiot, but that's not a bad thing. I like punk sounding raw, and I enjoy hearing Green Day's evolution. A song like "She" is not out of place in the nineties, nor by a politically-aware band like Green Day, but I find myself impressed because those kinds of songs were mostly done by the indie, female singer-songwriter types. Green Day was ahead of the curve and not afraid to be themselves, which I just adore. The only real fault this album had was how much I recoiled when I heard "When I Come Around." Being born in 1989 with older eighties-kid siblings, of course I heard that song way too much and now I literally cannot listen to it again. This is not Green Day's fault, and I will not disparage Billie Joe Armstrong. But I cannot enjoy that song, no matter how hard I try.
This album goes hard from start to finish, and doesn't let up! Green Day's first major-label album really knocked it out of the park. Not only that, but it essentially defined the entire punk-rock movement, post 1980s. It offers a solid combination of clever lyricism, great instrument work, a catchy voice from Billie Joe Armstrong, and nice harmonies. And it does so without taking itself too seriously. And truly, this album has held up all these years later.
A classic punk album from my youth. We didn’t know then that Green Day would become an institution!
The amount of hits on this album is staggering. Though juvenile at times, the lyrical melody really draws you in for a captivating experience.
A bit spoiled for me having to learn most of these songs to play in covers bands! Some great songs though even if a bit repetitive at times.
Well , I'm late GenX, so this is my time. I always liked the Green Day singles but never felt the need to listen to their albums. If you like Basket Case, this album is for you, it's fast, melodic and sounds like a good time.
Just such a fun punk album all around
Not the best that Green Day has to offer, but it's still enough to get the same emotional response and headbanging.
Dookie by Green Day A (pop) punk album that for me feels a bit hit and miss, but boy to the hits actually hit hard. Basket Case, Welcome to Paradise, When I Come Around, are stand outs amongst many. Few songs that seem to blend but all tell a fairly similar story. Got me thinking if this was meant to be a concept album or just representative of the time and age. 4 stars.
Lots of good songs. vocals mixed pretty low... Good album.
I’ve always liked this dudes voice. The sound of the guitar bass and voice in this album is well done. There is a bit of repetition especially in the drums and rhythm. Wish there was a bit more variation in the tracks on this album but I guess it not that kinda band
Iconic millennial punk for me.
Green Day launched it with this album. It’s clean, precise, enjoyable start to finish. It’s a four because American Idiot took it to the next level and deserves a 5.
Was not a huge fan of theirs growing up, but man this album is filled with jams. At 15 tracks and 38 minutes, none of the songs outlast their welcome. You get short, punchy songs that are full of strong guitar, bass, and drums. This was fun and I gave it a 4/5.
The absolute perfect blend of pop and punk. I will be back later to upgrade this to a Five later but I need a little bit more time with the lesser-known songs. The hits have aged magnificently.
Great mix of punk and pop, or maybe just melodic punk. I ignored this the first time around, but it's grown on me. Liked Songs Added: Longview Basketcase When I Come Around
This album has aged very well. It still sounds fresh in 2025. Not a bad song on here either, although I don’t think pulling teeth fits the overall flow. It has a sixties garage rock sound that just doesn’t mesh with the pop punk sound of the rest of the album. It’s like a 4.8 for me, not quite perfect but pretty damn close.
Good album
Loved this for nostalgia reasons, and of course Armstrong as a bisexual icon. But not as revolutionary as I thought when I was younger
. Great album. Love Green Day
I feel like they totally nail this style, but its always on the verge of being super terrible, which ALL modern pop-punk is, this is relatively rockishly produced, but as soon as it becomes too squeaky-clean pop, that's when it gets bad, but this isn't that at all. I feel like 'punk' is more an attitude or a cultural thing rather than strictly a musical thing and I guess by that metric, this is certainly punk. Like a lot of 90s guitar music, the elements of pop are mostly really great additions, as catchiness doesn't degrade the quality at all. The guitar parts are great tone wise, and his vocal melodies complement them really well. I feel like his singing voice is also great, but it is on the verge of being really whiny and annoying, but not quite there. Favourite songs: all but when I come around and the last one. Overall around 8/10
Parádny rock
Took me back
Green Day raw and at their punkiest ever and yet each track carries a level of uniqueness. Structurally similar to other Green Day albums that follow, but I think this is where the structure came into being and is at its most rawest..
threw me back to my teenage angst
Catchy and fun, spirit of rock'n'roll still alive
Weirdly, “clean” is the word that comes to mind here. They are so tight and bright. Songs a bit same same, but a great album.
I didn't know what to make of Green Day when this album came out. I was into the grunge music of the time, and then this pretty silly and juvenile album dropped and everyone was going crazy over it. My first instinct was to ignore it, but it was fairly impossible to do at the time. Each song I heard I wanted to dislike, but they were just so damn catchy. Eventually I gave in and listened to the album and really enjoyed it, much to my dismay. And then once they got even huger with American Idiot, my kids started listening to their songs and I couldn't just see them as a guilty pleasure any more. That all being said, this is a really good album and it was enjoyable to listen to it again after all these years. There really isn't a dud on the record.
So damn good. This album, along with the Offspring’s “Smash” brought west coast punk rock to the world. In only 4 short years it would all almost be ruined by KISS’s 1998 destroyer of worlds “Psycho Circus”. Why god, why?!? The horror! THE HORROR!!!
I wasn't even born when this album was released, but I can imagine being a 14-year old kid, in my room with doors locked, blasting this on my Walkman while wearing headphones. This hit me with so much nostalgia. However, this is not my favorite Green Day album. There are some tracks that are absolute bangers, others are just meh. Might give them another listen or two though. So I'm giving this album a 4-star rating.
This was my favorite album as a kid, but it's been many years since I listened to it. I was worried listening to it again would dispel its mythical status in my head, but I was relieved to find I still loved it. I'm resisting the temptation to rate it a 5 because I know it doesn't truly deserve it (even the 4 is pushing it) but I really wanted to. 👍Longview, Welcome to Paradise, Basket Case, When I Come Around
I'm never gonna be a Green Day fanboy or anything, but there's no denying they deliver on the punk-pop, 2.5-minute, you know the chorus before it's over brand of rock and roll. Fun and edgy and somehow straight down the middle. Solid record.
Hooks and catchy melodies galore. This doesn't quite reach 5-star status for me only because it's always struck me as a bit juvenile, (and I think that's the point, but I don't have to like it). But damn, some of these tunes hit hard, and I dig the drums.
The standard for what a punk album should be. Shoutout Green Day
Pop punk nostalgia! Love it. Great base and drums
I remember when musicians had fun.
Fresh!
very good and fun but not super sonically diverse
Wao is it possible that I’ve finally found some tracks that have given a so specific name and energy to the feelings I once had as a teen lol
Great album
This is ground zero for all of the modern pop punk I grew up with.
Pop punk rager lots of classics some duds is what it is 3.5/5
Great stuff from Green Day, I had this on CD when a was a wee lad.
A fun pop-punk album with a few of their most popular tracks.
The band is tight and the lyrics are true and bleak, I know they were poor suburban kids in my bones. I was worried for these guys at the time, but I think they have made it to a good place. I'm glad as it makes it easier to enjoy the album.
goated
This made my childhood fun.
good album, 4
Con 15 años escuché Green Day por primera vez porque sacaron Revolution Radio y por aquel entonces me pareció el top del compromiso social en la música. Ese año, en el viaje de fin de curso a Barcelona, vi una camiseta de Dookie en una tienda y me la compré para chuleársela a los pijos de mi clase. Ellos, como yo, no habían escuchado Dookie todavía, pero sabían de sobra lo que representaba el logo de Green Day. Porque al final son un poco eso: el Mickey Mouse del rock, un ruido mainstream y asequible para nuestra parcelita de sociedad privilegiada que se las da de revolucionaria por comprarse una camiseta en Urban Outfitters. Y menos mal que existen. Porque, con suerte, se empieza por Green Day y se acaba teniendo algo de pensamiento crítico. De eso también va la música (en mi opinión). Favs: Longview, She
Dookie no es un disco muy versátil, pero no es algo necesariamente malo. Lo que suena bien suena muy bien, pero tiene mucho relleno que hace que el disco termine siendo más repetitivo de lo que tiene que ser. Pero bueno, entre todo eso tiene joyitas que no me dejan ponerle menos de cuatro estrellas. Puntos extra por la nostalgia. Cosas a las que me recuerda: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (la saga entera), Doritos, Mountain Dew, la Nintendo 64, la Gamecube, la Wii, la PlayStation 1, la PlayStation 2, Malcolm in the Middle, Cartoon Network. A la playlist: Longview, Welcome to Paradise, Basket Case, When I Come Around.
I did it all for the Dookie
Fun punk rock
The “pop” is really doing a lot here for me in this pop punk album. I liked this, and I’m laughing because just this week I gave The Clash a low rating because I said “maybe I can only listen to 1 punk rock song before it’s just a bunch of yelling and changing.” It might be a generational thing, but I just don’t find Billy Joe Armstrong to be annoying at all.
i've heard the more popular tracks, but never the full album. Burnout - 4/5 Having a Blast - 4/5 Chump - 4/5 Longview - 5/5 Welcome to Paradise - 5/5 Pulling Teeth - 4/5 Basket Case - 5/5 She - 4/5 Sassafras Roots - 4/5 When I Come Around - 5/5 Coming Clean - 3/5 Emenius Sleepus - 4/5 In the End - 3/5 F.O.D. - 3/5 Average score: 4.1/5 coming from someone who was predominantly exposed to Green Day from listening to American Idiot hundreds of times as a 10-year-old, i think they were at their prime here. the popular songs are as good as i remember them. the other tracks were alright, but likely not ones i'd come back and listen to (with the exception of a couple) now i worry American Idiot will suck ass in comparison when i hear it again later
Standout Songs: Longview Welcome to Paradise Basket Case She When I Come Around Coming Clean Enemius Sleepus In The End Really solid album. A nice change of pace from the last 2-ish weeks of slop. Always loved Green Day, and I actually have this album on CD so it was nice to re-listen to it. A lot of catchy tunes.
Dookie came out near the end of my sophomore year of college. For a solid year, Green Day seemed ubiquitous. While I liked the music well enough, it was not Nirvana. So I disregarded Green Day at the time. Cut to August 2009 and I am taking my beloved draughter to her first concert: Green Day, touring 21st Century Breakdown. They were terrific and played five songs off Dookie. (Though, does "Welcome To Paradise" belong to Kerplunk! or Dookie?) Anyway, kudos to Green Day for making it and evolving.
Best pop punk album committed to tape? I think so. All By Myself & FOD are a poor end
I'm listening to this while taking a dookie.
One of the definitive albums of the 90s. Lotsa fun. Green Day's only good album.
Great album tons of fun songs
Even though it's not the first Green Day record, it "feels" like the first. I have no time context for this one, but feels like it opened doors, for the public and for other artists in the genre. I am not the biggest fan of Green Day and pop punk, but I do admit it has some high moments, for what the songs are. It has "Longview", "When I Come Around", and "Basketcase", some huge hits so it gets a small ratings bump. Overall, a good album, and one I will probably listen to again in some time.
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
Still get chills from "When I Come Around". This album is very much of its time... and transforms me right back there.
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.
Short, sharp and brilliant.
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.
Would rate 3.5 but can't
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!
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.
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
Great album, very much part of my party days.
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
How can you not like it. I mean they even put it in Surf's Up (2007).
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.
Good one
90s classic
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
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.
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.
immaculate vibes
At the time this sounded absolutely glorious
Foundational pop punk, love
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 💯👌💯
green day innit.
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.
"Basket Case" +++ "Longview" ++ "Welcome to Paradise" +
New punk master!!
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.
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.
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
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...
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
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.
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
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
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.
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.
Trop bien! Ça m’a fait archi plaisir de retrouver cette énergie!
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
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.
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
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
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!
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.
Energetic and fun
Great album
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.
very chill, soothing even good to have in background, wish id paid more attention solid 4
Gween Gay
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
I always liked this album
Idk it was fine
repetitif
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.
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)
Amazing
Absolute classic and still their best, in my opinion
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.
Poppy punk master class. Insanely catchy riffs and vocal performances, unmatched in its genre.
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.
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!
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.
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
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
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.
feisty poppy punk, very well executed
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.
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.
Pretty good album here. Has some range but still brings good punk from start to finish.
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.
In the top 3 for Green Day albums, lots of good songs on this one.
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.
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 grew up with this album. It is damn near perfect.