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 ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

This is an amazing album. Yep...it is. I remember when this album exploded ontot the scene carving the punk scene to its best in 1994 alongside 'Smash' by 'the offspring.' And when you listen to this album, you will know why there is so much credit given to this album and Greenday themselves. That immature, refreshing punk that you hear from this album is like a breath of fresh air, as obviously Greendays music has changed (but warning was still a good album), and the old stuff is just like a refreshing walk down memory lane. The songs are so memorable on this that you will be humming, singing, air 'guitarin/drumming the tunes all ...  Read the complete review

Dookie is the album that well and truly propelled Green Day to mainstream prominence - it's a collection of fast, short, fun songs about life, and is largely considered their best album by both critics and fans. It's quite different to the newer albums American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown, in that Green Day just wrote songs about life rather than trying to be politically incisive - I for one don't care what Green Day think about the war! From the heavy and fast paced opening track, Burnout, this is a wild album that moves at an unrelentingly fast pace and is all the better for it. The well known tracks, though, don't really come in until we reach ...  Read the complete review