Can we stop pretending Shenanigans doesn't kick ass?

[Scumfuc Waste]

Honestly, having got the CD of Shenanigans many months back, I've come to realize it's becoming one of my favourites. Not only does jt have some songs that I think are some of Green Day's best (Desensitized, You Lied, Ha Ha You're Dead), it also has some songs that are stylistically different to what the band usually does and as such interesting to hear even if they aren't favourites (Don't Wanna Fall In Love, Tired Of Waiting For You, Rotting), so I literally just can't get tired of this album.

I get it's a compilation of stuff that didn't go on the other records but man. This specific compilation just seems to hit harder than other compilation albums I've heard. I think bands should do it way more often, where all the cut songs get put onto a compilation CD later. I'd love to hear that from Korn and Weezer. 

Honestly, a lot of people just exclude Shenanigans from their album rankings due to it being a comp, and nobody seems to talk about it much. I wish people would talk about it more. I feel kind of alone in my love for it. Do remember my other favourites are nimrod., Warning, Dookie, and American Idiot.

What do you think of it?

[GreenDayJunkie86]

Shenanigans totally kicks ass!! I have a CD as well. One of my favorites, too  

[jengd]

I love Shenanigans, actually wore out my cd somehow! I also love Let’s Get Drunk And Go Out Driving which you can hunt down but was taken off the album if I remember right.

[Scumfuc Waste]

1 hour ago, jengd said:

I love Shenanigans, actually wore out my cd somehow! I also love Let’s Get Drunk And Go Out Driving which you can hunt down but was taken off the album if I remember right.

How sad. It's a pretty insightful song.

[That Dude]

American Idiot.  Nimrod. Warning.  Shenanigans.    The absolute necessities.   

 

[Scumfuc Waste]

4 hours ago, That Dude said:

American Idiot.  Nimrod. Warning.  Shenanigans.    The absolute necessities.   

 

I do feel like that was their best period.

nimrod. was the peak of their 90s run as it was finally the first Green Day album that had some real variety, they managed to make an 18-song album where every song was great. Previously albums like Dookie and Insomniac were shorter yet still had filler songs towards the end, nimrod. broke that pattern.

 

Warning in my opinion showed that Billie and the guys were true songwriters with an evolving style and not just California punks. It didn't really do much to keep them relevant as it didn't seem to be what people wanted, but in retrospective it needed to come out and showed us that they'd soon do something amazing in 4 years.

 

Shenanigans is great for the reasons I already said.

 

And American Idiot was just a complete masterpiece, one of the greatest albums of all time. There's nothing I can really say that hasn't been said. It reinvented the band and pushed them back into the mainstream without betraying their original sound or ethos. That's badass.

 

So, I agree, those are their 4 best releases.

[That Dude]

Just now, Scumfuc Waste said:

I do feel like that was their best period.

nimrod. was the peak of their 90s run as it was finally the first Green Day album that had some real variety, they managed to make an 18-song album where every song was great. Previously albums like Dookie and Insomniac were shorter yet still had filler songs towards the end, nimrod. broke that pattern.

 

Warning in my opinion showed that Billie and the guys were true songwriters with an evolving style and not just California punks. It didn't really do much to keep them relevant as it didn't seem to be what people wanted, but in retrospective it needed to come out and showed us that they'd soon do something amazing in 4 years.

 

Shenanigans is great for the reasons I already said.

 

And American Idiot was just a complete masterpiece, one of the greatest albums of all time. There's nothing I can really say that hasn't been said. It reinvented the band and pushed them back into the mainstream without betraying their original sound or ethos. That's badass.

 

So, I agree, those are their 4 best releases.

I became a fan during the Nimrod era.   Then warning / superhits / shenanigans / money money 2020 / American Idiot.   That whole run is bonkers.   

[Scumfuc Waste]

11 hours ago, That Dude said:

I became a fan during the Nimrod era.   Then warning / superhits / shenanigans / money money 2020 / American Idiot.   That whole run is bonkers.   

I'm a bit younger, by the time I was born all that stuff was out. I did still grow up on it though. American Idiot was one of (I believe it was THE) first album I ever listened to in full when I was about 11. 7 years later and I have a collection of over 300 different albums by various artists I love (10 of which are Green Day).

[Cris.]

Shenanigans is great! When I first got that album I didn't even realize it was a compilation of B-sides.

[Hermione]

On 8/30/2025 at 8:48 AM, jengd said:

I love Shenanigans, actually wore out my cd somehow! I also love Let’s Get Drunk And Go Out Driving which you can hunt down but was taken off the album if I remember right.

Yeah they removed it because of the lyrics. In the booklet it's printed in the credits with the other tracks but "spray painted" over

Don't think I've ever heard anyone say they don't love Shenanigans! It's awesome

[GreenDayJunkie86]

2 minutes ago, Hermione said:

Yeah they removed it because of the lyrics. In the booklet it's printed in the credits with the other tracks but "spray painted" over

 

When I say I forgot all about this song and I haven't listened to it in years, I mean it. I love it