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JGuy Grungeman · 06-21-2016, 12:53 PM

Dookie by Green Day

Style: Pop Punk
Release: 1994
Length: 40 min.
Round: Pop Punk (hopefully

I have heard great things about Green Day. I've also heard trash talk. Well, to decide for myself, I think they real are one of the better pop punk bands. Dookie, along with American Idiot, are both proof of that. I don't know what to tell you except that this is one of the best punk albums I've ever heard, and I was sure of that from the second track. Basically, I think Dookie represents punk. It's everything that regular punk rock needs to be, even for a pop album.

“Burnout” is the opener, a perfect opener. A great punk song, a fun and exciting punk song, and perfect for setting the ground for the rest of the album. “Having a Blast” really did give me a blast. Somehow, it took me back to my school field trip at Sunsplash, probably because it's all about excitement. At first I thought it was a little worse, but I learned to appreciate the song more than the opener over the course of the song. “Chump” takes a more mainstream/alternative route, but retains the same level of grandeur and fun. I got curious about the lyrics. They start out a little generic, but then get more creative to maker their point. It seems that the songs get better as they go. “Chump” transcends into “Longview,” which tones done the eccentric and heavy outro and turns into a kind of alternative to punk (pun-k intended), at least for the intro. The chorus carries a very riffy rhythm akin to something from SFTD. Next is "Welcome to Paradise," another grand song that takes the generic tone of punk and makes it as absolutely catchy as possible. I was right in assuming the songs got better as I went along. Or was it the album? So, next is "Pulling Teeth," which ends this "better as it goes" chain. So, it was a little, tiny bit of a disappointment. Still it was nice to listen to, like a sweet, innocent and romantic punk song. "Basket Case" is another great punk song. Nothing unique. "She" follows a similar tone to "Pulling Teeth," but a little heavier. Although the songs are great, they don't go for anything different until "When I Go Around," which carries a heavy alternative sound. You know, it's that one Green Day song you hear one the radio but can't place the name of until the chorus? After more of the same style, the a;lbum ends with a weird little acoustic song by Tre Cool.

I think Green Day had proven themselve to really know punk for a short while. I suppose the limit of doing the same thing over and over again can be stretched through a full album before it gets tiring, just as long as every song remains catchy in its own way. And Dookie is one of the catchiest albums I can thionk of.

95/100. Current top choice for the pop punk list.

06-21-2016, 12:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
JGuy Grungeman Primo Celebate Sexiness Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 2,662	Dookie by Green Day Style: Pop Punk Release: 1994 Length: 40 min. Round: Pop Punk (hopefully I have heard great things about Green Day. I've also heard trash talk. Well, to decide for myself, I think they real are one of the better pop punk bands. Dookie, along with American Idiot, are both proof of that. I don't know what to tell you except that this is one of the best punk albums I've ever heard, and I was sure of that from the second track. Basically, I think Dookie represents punk. It's everything that regular punk rock needs to be, even for a pop album. “Burnout” is the opener, a perfect opener. A great punk song, a fun and exciting punk song, and perfect for setting the ground for the rest of the album. “Having a Blast” really did give me a blast. Somehow, it took me back to my school field trip at Sunsplash, probably because it's all about excitement. At first I thought it was a little worse, but I learned to appreciate the song more than the opener over the course of the song. “Chump” takes a more mainstream/alternative route, but retains the same level of grandeur and fun. I got curious about the lyrics. They start out a little generic, but then get more creative to maker their point. It seems that the songs get better as they go. “Chump” transcends into “Longview,” which tones done the eccentric and heavy outro and turns into a kind of alternative to punk (pun-k intended), at least for the intro. The chorus carries a very riffy rhythm akin to something from SFTD. Next is "Welcome to Paradise," another grand song that takes the generic tone of punk and makes it as absolutely catchy as possible. I was right in assuming the songs got better as I went along. Or was it the album? So, next is "Pulling Teeth," which ends this "better as it goes" chain. So, it was a little, tiny bit of a disappointment. Still it was nice to listen to, like a sweet, innocent and romantic punk song. "Basket Case" is another great punk song. Nothing unique. "She" follows a similar tone to "Pulling Teeth," but a little heavier. Although the songs are great, they don't go for anything different until "When I Go Around," which carries a heavy alternative sound. You know, it's that one Green Day song you hear one the radio but can't place the name of until the chorus? After more of the same style, the a;lbum ends with a weird little acoustic song by Tre Cool. I think Green Day had proven themselve to really know punk for a short while. I suppose the limit of doing the same thing over and over again can be stretched through a full album before it gets tiring, just as long as every song remains catchy in its own way. And Dookie is one of the catchiest albums I can thionk of. 95/100. Current top choice for the pop punk list. __________________ I'm a pretty nice troll if you ask me.