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Hard to know if this was truly one of the best albums ever or if I just heard it at a super impressionable age, but the starting riff on When I Come Around gets

Hard to know if this was truly one of the best albums ever or if I just heard it at a super impressionable age, but the starting riff on When I Come Around gets me every time

geoka9 2y ago
FWIW, when it came out I couldn't be bothered to listen to Green Day. 20 years later they became one of the favorites.
DowagerDave 2y ago
It's very catchy, but not super-impressive musically IMO, however it had a huge impact on the scene and entire ecosystem at the time. Many other bands piggy-backed off their success, which I'm not sure happens as much in today's mega-single model. The band has gotten continually better while still staying relevant as well, which is really cool.
- hluska 2y ago
  Everyone already said that about punk. We know it’s not Bach, but it’s not meant to be. It’s punk music - it’s not meant to be impressive musically.
  - geoka9 2y ago
    Having said that... :) ... GD are very much above average musically when it comes to the popular music of the last 30 years. With those songwriting/performing chops, it's almost surprising they are a punk rock band.
- aaronax 2y ago
  Agree. Approximately rank 65 on best-selling albums of all time, but generally ranked in the 250-350 range on top 500 albums of all time. Such more subjective measures probably include sales/popularity as one of the ranking factors, so one could think that the album is of particularly below-expected "quality" to drag it down a few hundred positions.
- bena 2y ago
  Green Day, especially the Dookie album, is kind of the epitome of "Yeah, you could have wrote it, but you didn't." Not to mention, it's more than any single riff. It's the way the chorus ends then that little bass fill hits. And just the combination of the music with the lyrics. There's just that something that just gets everything right enough. Take Basket Case, the song is pretty fucking simple musically. But it really serves as sort of click track to the vocals. Taking simplicity and turning it into art takes skill.
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bloopernova 2y ago
I personally prefer Insomniac. I used the opening riffs from Brain Stew as a ringtone during my on-call days, which ruined the track for a long time for me.
godisdad 2y ago
It is both. The story of Lookout Records being basically kept afloat by selling Kerplunk their first album after they left and blew up is also tragic/hilarious

Hard to know if this was truly one of the best albums ever or if I just heard it at a super impressionable age, but the starting riff on When I Come Around gets me every time

geoka9 2y ago

FWIW, when it came out I couldn't be bothered to listen to Green Day. 20 years later they became one of the favorites.

DowagerDave 2y ago

It's very catchy, but not super-impressive musically IMO, however it had a huge impact on the scene and entire ecosystem at the time. Many other bands piggy-backed off their success, which I'm not sure happens as much in today's mega-single model. The band has gotten continually better while still staying relevant as well, which is really cool.

hluska 2y ago
Everyone already said that about punk. We know it’s not Bach, but it’s not meant to be. It’s punk music - it’s not meant to be impressive musically.
- geoka9 2y ago
  Having said that... :) ... GD are very much above average musically when it comes to the popular music of the last 30 years. With those songwriting/performing chops, it's almost surprising they are a punk rock band.
aaronax 2y ago
Agree. Approximately rank 65 on best-selling albums of all time, but generally ranked in the 250-350 range on top 500 albums of all time. Such more subjective measures probably include sales/popularity as one of the ranking factors, so one could think that the album is of particularly below-expected "quality" to drag it down a few hundred positions.
bena 2y ago
Green Day, especially the Dookie album, is kind of the epitome of "Yeah, you could have wrote it, but you didn't." Not to mention, it's more than any single riff. It's the way the chorus ends then that little bass fill hits. And just the combination of the music with the lyrics. There's just that something that just gets everything right enough. Take Basket Case, the song is pretty fucking simple musically. But it really serves as sort of click track to the vocals. Taking simplicity and turning it into art takes skill.

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bloopernova 2y ago

I personally prefer Insomniac. I used the opening riffs from Brain Stew as a ringtone during my on-call days, which ruined the track for a long time for me.

godisdad 2y ago

It is both. The story of Lookout Records being basically kept afloat by selling Kerplunk their first album after they left and blew up is also tragic/hilarious