DU Album of the Day: Green Day - "Dookie"

[LynneSin]

Happy Birthday Dookie, which was released 18 years ago today.

First, I forgot that I also had the AOTD since it is the 1st and I have the odd days for albums. Normally I wouldn't pick Green Day just yet since "American Idiot" was used a few days ago, but "Dookie" is a great album and big part of the music revolution of the 90s.

I was just coming back to work after lunch break having paid $800 for what was suppose to be an oil change Well at least I don't have car payments and the car shouldn't need anything for another 2-3 years (knock on wood). I was flipping the radio stations and WMMR 93.3 with Pierre Robert was playing a bunch of great songs from Dookie to commerate the 18th anniversary of this fun and amazing album. It also made me feel old because I remember when it first came out and didnt' think Green Day would ever amount to everything (I was a bit of a music snob back then) but over the years I've come to love listening to Green Day and I've seen them in concert twice.

So tune up your record & cd players and turn the volume to 11 - enjoy today's great album!

[RiffRandell]

1. Good deal.

My favorite songs on that album are Sassafras Roots and Coming Clean. When I saw them on their last tour, Billie Joe sang an acoustic version of Coming Clean, which was awesome.

[Denninmi]

2. God, that makes me feel old.

Thanks for posting it, though. I was just watching some of these videos online the past week or so. I kept hearing commercials for the touring company of American Idiot (the musical) as it was passing through Detroit recently, and so I went on a Green Day binge online.

I like them for both their music AND their politics. They're "one of us", you know.

[gratuitous]

3. So Green Day squeezed out a Dookie 18 years ago

And you gotta post about it?

Suppose I'd better get working on tomorrow's post . . .

[MiddleFingerMom]

4. Heh-heh.

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[taterguy]

5. Why did Green Day make so much more money than the Buzzcocks?

Obligatory music snob chiming in.

[LynneSin]

6. Hey I've done the snobby music - people ignored my posts