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BastardofYoung · 02-25-2014, 11:27 PM

Which? "Dookie"?

I do not think this is the case, or what they were going for. To me "Dookie" was just as great as "Kerplunk!", but the only difference was that they had a bigger budget to do it, and more room to make something sound just right.

"Kerplunk!" is also my favorite, it is a stripped down version of what "Dookie" was, and it worked well. "2000 Light Years Away", "Christy Road", "80", "One of my Lies" and "Welcome to Paradise" are easily amongst their best songs.

But, I dunno, it was just the right time for me when "Dookie" came out, I was 13 and it had references to masturbation and a juvenile snotty feel that just made sense to me at that time.

I think depth is not what they were going for on that really, just a fun album with great production values that they probably never expected would become the success it did.

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BastardofYoung Buzz Killjoy Join Date: May 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 2,692	Which? "Dookie"? I do not think this is the case, or what they were going for. To me "Dookie" was just as great as "Kerplunk!", but the only difference was that they had a bigger budget to do it, and more room to make something sound just right. "Kerplunk!" is also my favorite, it is a stripped down version of what "Dookie" was, and it worked well. "2000 Light Years Away", "Christy Road", "80", "One of my Lies" and "Welcome to Paradise" are easily amongst their best songs. But, I dunno, it was just the right time for me when "Dookie" came out, I was 13 and it had references to masturbation and a juvenile snotty feel that just made sense to me at that time. I think depth is not what they were going for on that really, just a fun album with great production values that they probably never expected would become the success it did. __________________ last.fm ‎"I hope that someday we will be able to put away our fears and prejudices and just laugh at people." - Jack Handey.