What Makes Dookie So Great - Green Day album analysis & review | Vinyl Rewind 

It's fun, catchy, and simple. That resonates with people. Especially at the time when so much grunge/alternative music was dark, heavy, and much more moody.

Whenever I listen to Green Day, I think back to when their song Longview first became a hit, in 1994. A friend from work and I were waiting for the bus to go home, and I was telling him what a great song Longview is and what a great band Green Day is. My friend just totally dismissed them, saying "They're just another one hit wonder band and you'll never hear anything from them again." After he left our company, I wished we'd kept in touch, just so I could throw all of Green Day's hit songs in his face. Lol.

It just hit me... Dookie is almost 30 years old. THIRTY YEARS. God, how depressing. 30 years prior to Dookie was the Beatles... that's just so crazy to me. Where did all the time go?

As soon as I heard “I declare I don’t care no more” at the age of 13, I knew this was gonna be my favourite album of all time… and it is

One of their best albums. I still love how, even with these real deep, meaningful lyrics they still decided to add the hidden track "all by myself"

great album. mike dirnt’s bass playing on this album was a big part of why i picked up the instrument. so standout and melodic

Man, this album is still relevant for me, who was born in 2002. What a timeless 14-track teenager anthem.

Dookie is dare I say, a masterpiece! I remember when this first came out and I played the hell out of this album when I was a kid. Lots of fond memories when I hear it. I think it still holds up well today and is Green Day's best album, IMHO. 👌

It's strange - as big as this album was at the time, I find myself returning to Insomniac and Nimrod more often. They have that somewhat darker tone that just appeals to me.

Pure classic album! But I gotta go with Insomniac as my all time favorite Green Day album. PLAY LOUD

I was 14 when this came out and it changed my life. It helped me immensely as I was learning to play guitar and drums. It will always have a special place in my heart.

I still remembering discovering Green Day from their Late Night with David Letterman appearance. Hadn't heard of them until then. I was in the kitchen when they started performing Basket Case and I was like"Holy hell this is catchy! Who are these guys?" and wandered over to the TV to see who they were. Bought Dookie not too long after this and was not disappointed.

I was pretty young when this came out, and wasn't largely a music fan yet. But I remember listening to this cassette a bunch and really enjoying the energetic guitar riffs and insane drumming. I remember once hanging a portable tape recorder with a built-in speaker off the handlebars of my bike playing Longview and feeling super pumped when the chorus kicked in.

Wow. Your production value and editing are insanely awesome. So entertaining. You really deserve more viewers! Dookie is my favorite Green Day's album. Especially since now I'm in mid 20s. "Burnout" (about life burnout), "Having A Blast" (tireless of society while suicidal at the same time), "Welcome to Paradise" (not sure living in big city but at the same time is also excited) are the songs that I can easily relate now.

Heck yes! First album I ever bought. On a cassette tape. changed my life! I literally would not be the same person without this record.

I love how music can be heavy, and yet still have a great melody. It has attitude, but's still nuanced. Great review! 🤘👍

Cool to see George McFly reviewing these classic albums.

Green Day, Blink, and the like did a great job of acting like they didn’t care while actually caring a hell of a lot about their music. You don’t write such perfect pop records without caring.

This came out in 1994, I was 10 years old when it came out, this was my gateway album to punk rock when I was a kid. Between dookie, smashed by the offspring and out come the wolves by rancid those were the things that made me into a punk rock kid and now that I'm almost 40 I'm still that same punk rock guy. I still love this album to this day, it holds a special place in my heart.

A lot of bands put hidden songs on their CDs at that time, sure. But, I'd say 'All By Myself' was THE hidden track. As in, everyone knew that song well. ALl of my friends loved that song on its own, for its ridiculousness. To this day, I'm not sure if there's another hidden track that stands up to it, and the place it holds.

My third favourite Green Day record, behind American Idiot and Warning

This record came out in the beginning of my teen years and had immeasurable impact. It was among the first CDs I had purchased for myself and I loved everything about it. Artwork, content of the CD sleeve, the hidden track… It is among the albums I’ve most listened to and can sing along the whole way through even when I go many years without hearing it. An excellent album that will always a special place in my musical journey.

A very well done, analysis and review 👏 I was around when the album came out...I was only 7 but I was around and had ears. We had a CD player in like 1990 and would always get CDs from BGM, so, as soon as "Dookie" was available, I sent away for it. While we always had classic rock and Motown in the house, punk and whatever Korn is, were the 1st types of music, that I discovered/became enamored with. . I can still remember going to Recordtown in the Genesee Valley Mall and getting Korn's "Life Is Peachy", when it was released. Living about 16 years of my life without ever touching the internet, I'll tell ya, record stores were an experience. Back to the matter at hand - I listened to Dookie, a lot, as a kid, I didn't get all the lyrics (the deeper philosophical stuff... I wasn't there, yet) but it was on heavy rotation. I mean, the videos were all over MTV and they had 3 - 4 songs on the radio at the same time. Those songs have honestly never left the airwaves on rock radio stations across the US. "When I Come Around" is a personal favorite. That bassline, Those drums, everything Billie Joe. It's a great representation of their maturing sound and songwriting. It also encapsulates a feeling of that era, so well. It's impossible to describe, unless you lived through it.

Man ! I totally love this analysis. Dookie was the album that got me into punk rock music and into playing guitar when I was about 13 or 14 years old. I'm 40 now, and Dookie is still my favorite punk rock album.

I was in my mid 20’s when this album dropped and hadn’t listened to any punk in a few years, being married, responsible and raising a small child. The sounds on this record brought the fun back to music and we’re a breath of fresh air that I needed. Thanks for another quality episode. What do you think about doing the Beatles red and blue album compilations. Thanks

Such a great video! Thanks for doing this

Oh, I'm sure this is already known by your viewers, but DAMN your appt is right out of the late 70s into the 80s. Tube amp and turn table on the huge marble slab (audiophile much?), and large loud speakers. Wood paneling. Orange and brown colors. TIKI mug, ash tray, table lamp. Bravo. You are bringing back my PTSD of surviving that decade. 🙂

This was a great video breaking down music and analyzing lyrics for a fantastic record. Everything that you said was extremely true. You did very good background research, usually Green Day fans get a lot of this info incorrect. Thank you for putting out this video!

Thanks for the fantastic insight! This album really made me fall in love with Green Day ❤

I love everything about this channel. Keep up the great work!

Man, that was awesome. I've never seen anyone devote this much time and energy into analyzing Green Day's songs and lyrics. I'm literally wearing a Lookout! Records shirt and this video pops up on my RU-vid.

Man, I ve never cross with your channel. Very nice analysis and BEAUTIFUL production of your channel Congrats!

just bought the album yesterday and today we got a vinyl rewind review video about it! :D

Awesome review bro this is great!

Had this on cassette and CD as a very small child. Talking five or six years old. First album I ever possessed :)

I love the whole concept behind these reviews, and I’m totally happy it started with my absolute favorite, first cassette & first CD bought when I was an 11 yr old.

I was born in the late 90s and the first time I listened to Dookie was probably around 2009. This is the record that got me into Green Day along with the great American Idiot. The lyrics didn't matter that much to me at the time, but you could definitely tell there was something contagious and relentless that even teenagers today can relate to. I've always considered Dookie as one of the foundation of my relationship to music. It literally stood as a sign pointing towards everything else I've been listening to afterward. I have been a huge Green Day fan ever since.

Such a great album! Sounds really good even today, and ALL the songs are killer! I was 13 when it hit, having just discovered rock. I knew I liked it because of the cover, I scissored out the cloud logo from an ad for the tour in the newspaper. They've been one of my go to bands since, I appreciate all their music except for F.O.A.M.F.

Please do more deep analyses of albums like this. Loved it, one of your best videos, thank you.

It’s almost like the first three tracks are a fairwell to Gilman St and indie and then Longview hits and it’s like, oh yeah, these guys are going to be huge

Been waiting for a Green Day 'Vinyl Rewind'!!

Great review!

Brilliant review!

Hey homey thanks again for making mp3s out of that lookouts vinyl; really made my day; no, my life!

I'm glad i see this channel. Big Green day fan here. Album review is so accurate

Loved the video! Hoping you do it more :D

Great review as always

This was really an amazing video, I really enjoyed it! I would love to see a follow up about Insomniac!

yess the long awaited dookie video lol, great stuff as always

Excellent review and analysis. I remember sitting in a van with 2 of my friends just listening to the radio. Then Basket case came on and we were instantly hooked. They were supposed to be my first ever concert but, they cancelled the show in Dublin that year. I think it was the insomniac tour.

Fantastic review absolutely 1 of my favorite albums

Awesome video, and sickest album ever!!

I love and keep rewatching this video. It’s such a good 20+ minutes of just pure punk rock deep dive of Dookie. Green Day is even still amazing today

At first I wasn't going to subscribe,but I now fucking love this channel and announcer 😁 Do your thing bossman.

This is my favorite album of all time. Thanks for doing a video on it. Also! I know you’re a Pink Floyd fan and I was hoping sometime in the future you should try doing a Meddle review!

Green day has been my favorite band for over 20 years. The very first time I heard Longview I was hooked forever. Dookie is such a classic. Without Green Day I wouldn't be the same person at all.

Great review of a great album, thanks man. Only thing that could be better was if the snippets of the music were a bit longer, but maybe that's a copyright issue. Anyway awesome format, please keep it up.

God I love this record and this video is awesome. I’d love to see someone do a deep dive into a record I made like this. You’ve got my subscription!

Well explained sir... Good.job 🙏

This was incredible I listened to this album for years loved every note and lyric. Please do insomniac 🤗

Even though guitar snobs pan the riffs as too simple, Dookie is a masterpiece of energy and catchy melodies and lyrics through and through.

This album was important to me and great review and recall.

What a great analysis of a classic album 👍

When Dookie came out, I was twelve. A few months later, when I was thirteen, a friend played it for me at his house and I was completely blown away. I loved this album so much and it was truly my first favorite album. I think before this I mostly listened to the classic rock I had been exposed to by my step-dad, so this was the first music that, at the time, felt like it was really for me. My tastes changed here and there as I grew up, and at some point I no longer thought it was cool to like Green Day (and I cared about that silliness at a point in my life). But all these years later, I still have a huge soft spot for this album. This was a good review. I just discovered this channel today and watched one other video, and I just hit 'subscribe'.

Great to see you talk about one of my favourite albums. Keep up the excellent content, every video is a treat!

That was an amazing synopsis! Only thing I would change in my opinion is that Sassafras Roots is a banger. Like, my favorite track after all these years. And also I’ve come to understand that When I Come Around Is way more a bitter song than you described given that the original chorus lyrics are “you better not come around”. Doesn’t matter tho because you killed it. Great video!!

Excellent choice. Great video.

Such an amazing album, and I’m happy to see you cover this one! Would love to see you cover an album like Nimrod or American Idiot. Love watching your videos!

This came out just as I was exploring music on my own and not just listening to what my parents were. 4th grade is when I first heard it I believe. Dookie and Nirvana unplugged were probably the two most influential albums of my childhood, so many great memories tied to this music. Thanks for such a great evaluation. I just picked up the vinyl today actually and can’t wait to get home and listen to it.

This was my youth. Great breakdown.

Great video

Every time I play this album it reminds me of being a teenager and going down to the 7-11 to get a slurpee and hang out with friends. Same with early weezer and guided by voices.

I think the best songs on the album are the non singles I probably felt different when it first came out when Longview just hit MTV and I bought the cassette! I knew they were going to big after hearing Kerplunk! Their first 5 albums are my favorite especially Insomniac, saw them in 95 in Indianapolis 😊

This guy makes some quality videos, I would use a better mic when recording the records playing though since the mic capturing your voice is so much better.

so much respect for the nofx album in the back

I was in my late 20's when it came, so grew up on the Pistols, Clash, Jam and Dead Kennedy's and I think it's a classic. Thanks for the great in depth dive into this.

👍 great album! The lyrics still resonate even now.

I really enjoyed your passionate did dissection of this album...now of to listen to Dookie

I got this when it came out in my early 20s and I was about to move to the big city, so there are a number of themes that really resonated with me. Listening to it is a time machine to right as I was about to make a huge move in my life.

My absolute favourite favourite favourite album of ALL TIME 😍😍😍🤟🤟🎵🎵

This album reminds me so much of my teenager years. Nostalgia chills all the way

Quite an unexpected yet great review. Like the suit by the way. Curious on yr thoughts of the ska punk of that era, fe: unwritten law, reel big fish, etc.

This record is amongst my most listened to in my collection.

This video feels so 80’s, I love it.

Great analysis about me!!! Thanks for calling me great!

I was 13 when this album was released. It felt like this album was made for people my age. It was very special because I wasn't a huge fan of the grunge era. So it felt like it wiped my pallet clean of all the depression.

so well made video

Love this album. He's an excellent songwriter like Rivers Cuomo; able to be heartfelt and catchy while also being edgy and angsty. Came out while I was early teens... perfect!! But stands the test of time because of the talent of the band. Fun fact: I did a "musical style" spoof of Basket Case for fun once, and it really holds up and works as more than "just" a rock song. No surprise he went on to do a musical!!

Dookie along with Seasick Pirates 'Little Sad Thing'' album on Nuclear Blast were both my modern pop punk game-changer of mid 90's!

One thing missing from your description of WTP is that the bridge transition is not only just nice to listen to, but that IS the transition of time. The nervous kind of twangy beginning of the bridge to the eventual buildup to full power chords on like 6 tracked guitars kinda symbolizes them becoming comfortable in paradise without lyrics.

So crazy this is a classic album now!

Nice video! I also really like she.

HE FORGOT ALL BY MYSELF!

This record probably saved my life when I was teenager..

1st cd i ever got brand new during week of release. i was 8 and i still have all these years later at 36. one of my favourites still to this day! and yes, 8. She is my fave track.

Awesome analysis! Gotta do more Green day. Maybe Nimrod?

I still listen to this album once a week, 30yrs later

im glad I speak english now, but during a long time as a french I didn't..but the songs resonated still..and learning the lyrics doesn't change anything just complete the thing..and this is available for many enfglih speaking artist I used to listen from childhood to now;..more than 20 years without understanding anything but still, my favorites songs and bands are still the same!!

Great album. I remember when it came out when I was in my early 20s. They became so big so fast

One of my favourite albums ever, the whole thing is great start to finish. Speaking of Green Day I would love to see you do American Idiot at some point too.