Dookie - Green Day

'Dookie' was the album that brought mainstream success to Green Day in the 90's. Released in February 1994 through Reprise Records it contains the hit singles of 'Welcome to Paradise', 'When I Come Around', and of course 'Basket Case'. Although it was the bands breakthrough album, it is not my favourite of theirs and it is in fact their 1995 follow-up release 'Insomniac' that appeals to me most of all their albums. 'Burnout' kicks the album off well and from here on in the band blast their way through this album with some fantastically well produced Pop Punk music that is sure to impress. Whilst 'Basket Case' is perhaps the best known track from this release ...

Dookie by Green Day (1994) Billie Joe Armstrong - Vocals, Guitar Mike Dirnt - Bass Guitar Tre Cool - Drums This was not the first Green Day record but it marked their major label debut and also signalled Billie Joe Armstrong was one of the most talented pop-songwriters of his generation. MTV hyped the single Longview to the gills but Basket Case has probably endured as the album's most famous song. Dookie has sold something in the order of fifteen million units worldwide. It was ten years before American Idiot matched the critical and commercial success of this record again, but in the interim the band continued to have hit singles and ...

This is my favourite of Green Day's albums, much better for tunes and less whiney than earlier efforts, and more in their musical prime than more recent releases. The tone is pretty teenage angsty but if you can live with that there are some excellent songs. It's not the kind of thing that you'll love straight away, but given a few listens you will find yourself singing along. The first track, 'Burnout', opens explosively, signalling the intentions for the rest of the album. This is a catchy guitar driven tune, as most of Green Day's are, with dynamic drumming and a decent tune. The drum solo on this song has to be heard, as ...