Kerplunk was the precursor to Green Day achieving superstardom. Top three songs: “Bang Bang”, “Revolution Radio”, and “Forever Now” It also corrected a major issue I had with the trilogy, which was the guitar tone. It feels more like a sequel to American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown than the trilogy did, and I think it’s a great record. Top three songs: “Going to Pasalacqua”, “Dry Ice”, and “Only of You”Īfter the Trilogy experiment, fans wondered where Green Day would head next, and that was answered a few years later with Revolution Radio. There’s a ton of great early GD songs that may not get a ton of play these days, but they’re still well worth your time if you’ve never explored past their most popular songs. It hurts to put this record at number nine considering it has one of my favourite Green Day songs on it - “Only of You”. It’s also the only record to feature John Kiffmeyer on the drums as he left shortly after. But considering this is the version available on streaming services, and the compilation features some of the best early Green Day songs, we’ll roll with it. Like with the trilogy, I’m kind of cheating with 1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours as it’s a compilation of the first record and first two EPs. Top three songs: “Rusty James”, “Lazy Bones”, and “X-Kid”ĩ. 1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours (1991) There are tons of great ones on each record though, and it’s worth exploring front to back to see which ones you particularly like and which ones you don’t. That being said, there’s a lot of mediocre songs baked into the 37.
But, that’s what I’ve argued since the trilogy was released - my top 15 wouldn’t be the same as your top 15 and with all 37 songs released, we don’t have to do that. There are 37 songs released between the three albums, and if I were to pick my favourite 15 out of the bunch, that record would score higher than number 10. Yes, these are three separate albums, but it’s a trilogy of records that are all part of the same release cycle. Top three songs: “Sugar Youth”, “Take the Money and Crawl”, and “Graffitia”ġ0. The Trilogy - Uno/Dos/Tre (2012-2013) Despite my lukewarm reception to the entire record, I do love “Take the Money and Crawl”. Maybe because I come to expect something when the name on the album is Green Day, or maybe because the songs just aren’t that good - or both. While Green Day’s mid-2000s side project - the Foxboro Hot Tubs - was a hugely successful throwback to 60s and 70s garage rock, this record doesn’t have the same effect. It’s a really short album with a run time of just over 26 minutes, but I hardly find myself drawn back to listening to the entire thing. There’s a couple of really great tracks, but it’s largely a forgettable and expendable album that doesn’t sink its hooks into you. Green Day’s latest album is easily the worst. Regardless, this summer has been dominated by listening to the entirety of Green Day’s discography - and spoiler alert, it’s fantastic. They haven’t played in Calgary since 2005 and Edmonton in 2009, so I think it’s safe to say Alberta isn’t a top priority for their booking agents. With Billie Joe, Mike, and Tre currently on the road, my jealousy at everyone getting a chance to see my favourite band is running rampant.Īnd considering there are no stops in Alberta coming any time soon, I’ve come to the realization it will be a while yet until I’ll be able to accomplish that goal. Taber much every person has one or two bands they’ve never seen that they’re dying to see. MLB work stoppage not a good look for the league.Trudeau needs to make government debt a priority.Two of three Suns teams hit the ice over weekend.Several Oil Kings teams back on the ice for CAHL action.Spider-Man: No Way Home a dream for Spidey fans.
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