What's the best underrated track off of Dookie?

[kerplunkie road]

Dookie is probably like, one of Green Day's best albums so what's your favorite out of the "underrated" or at least not as mainstream song? (Such as Burnout, FOD, In The End, etc) Personally mine are either Chump, FOD, in the end or Emenius Sleepus

[The Grohl]

Sassafras Roots. It's probably my favorite song on the record, yet it's not mentioned a lot whenever there's Dookie conversation. Maybe I'm just a sucker for those pop melodies, but I love that song. 

[Cris.]

The beginning and the end, the alpha and omega, Burnout and F.O.D.

[Montclare]

Coming Clean or Having a Blast.  "Do you ever build up all the small things in your head to make one problem that adds up to nothing" is the most relatable line.

[Gonzalo17]

Having a blast and pulling reeth are bangers. Eminus sleepus, sassafras roots and in the end are great punk rock songs. FOD is not underrated, they play It live a lot

[Mollyluna]

For me, Pulling Teeth, absolutely!

[jengd]

Can any track off Dookie be called underrated? I really love FOD though.

[Psycho Britney]

I think for me Burnout or Coming Clean. These are just great to singalong to and bop!😁

[Gonzalo17]

Christie Road and J.A.R.

[Göta]

Having a blast. One of their best songs overall I think.

[Nikto66]

On 11/8/2024 at 4:34 AM, The Grohl said:

Sassafras Roots. It's probably my favorite song on the record, yet it's not mentioned a lot whenever there's Dookie conversation. Maybe I'm just a sucker for those pop melodies, but I love that song. 

Yep, Sassafras Roots for me too.  I have not yet heard it live yet, but I will get to finally hear it in March in Melbourne next year.

And "Basket Case, She, Sassafras Roots, When I Come Around" is my favourite block of 4 songs in a row on any of the albums.  I am already expecting to get pretty emotional when those 4 are played in a row next year.

[Dingle]

 

Thought I'd be clever and played the whole album through, any excuse. That didn't work coz love every song. Certainly not an underrated track but fav is Welcome to Paradise, coz I heard it first on Kerplunk, back in '91. Love the video.

Sorry, hope you don't mind, I know I'm not really keeping to the question, but I wondered what tract has been played least on tour over the years. And from the list below from that amazing site Setlist.fm, from record available, Emenius Sleepus is bottom played only 46 times. Amazingly, May 27, 2013 was first live performance. Does that make it underrated? However, most recent live performance was on September 28, 2024 during current Saviors tour.

Here's link.

https://www.setlist.fm/stats/albums/green-day-13d68939.html

 

Dookie

Longview (1068)

Basket Case (1028)

She (887)

When I Come Around (801)

Burnout (316)

Chump (246)

F.O.D. (242)

All by Myself (167)

Coming Clean (104)

In the End (54)

Having a Blast (52)

Pulling Teeth (50)

Sassafras Roots (48)

Emenius Sleepus (46)

* Welcome to Paradise performances listed under Kerplunk album

[Jesus-of-nowhere]

Probobly one of the simpiler tracks like having a blast, or pulling teeth but the little songs make the album so good. I love the 409 in your coffee maker outtake version to but that's from the box set so it probably doesn't count

[GreenDayJunkie86]

I think Coming Clean is one of my favorites and very underrated.

[mikedirntseviltwin]

Coming Clean is absolutely sick and needs to be talked about more

Same with F.O.D and Chump

Gotta love Chump

[greenalert997x]

I don't think there is a single song on Dookie which we can call underrated. Dookie as a whole is highly appreciated, it's milestone. Obviousy only singles get radio attention and the rest not, so it's understood that some of Dookie songs are less popular.