Guest Posted June 23, 2013 Posted June 23, 2013 Rolling Stone have compiled a list of the 100 best albums of the 90s, with Dookie charting a very respectable 30th. Millions of us made time to listen to Billie Joe Armstrong whine as he and his band of Bay Area punk snots won America's heart with fast guitars, bouncy drums and the fakest English accents ever recorded. Their hits fit together like a stack of Pringles: "Basket Case" takes off with a case of the creeps and a melody that plays tricks on you, while "Longview" and "When I Come Around" vent the usual teen spirit with groovy hooks that the Bay City Rollers would have appreciated. Green Day took the booming Cali-punk revival to middle America: Cuter than Muppets, funnier than Weird Al, Green Day showed no signs of growing up here — which made their later transformation into politically charged arena-rockers that much more remarkable. Read the entry below, and check out the other selections. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-albums-of-the-nineties-20110427/green-day-dookie-20110502
Annie, get your gun Posted June 23, 2013 Posted June 23, 2013 I love Dookie♥ and I think it's great that is on the list but... but but what about American Idiot??? EDIT: Ignore the part about A.I.
belinda jane Posted June 23, 2013 Posted June 23, 2013 I love Dookie♥ and I think it's great that is on the list but... but but what about American Idiot??? it's the best of the 90's.
MaraGreenDay Posted June 23, 2013 Posted June 23, 2013 I love Dookie♥ and I think it's great that is on the list but... but but what about American Idiot??? But American Idiot it's not a 90s album
Annie, get your gun Posted June 23, 2013 Posted June 23, 2013 it's the best of the 90's. But American Idiot it's not a 90s album Well, when I'm dumb, I'm pretty dumb
Blond-O-Sonic Shimmer Trap Posted June 23, 2013 Posted June 23, 2013 I think they have all the right albums in there (mostly), just in the wrong order. I'd have Pinkerton, OK Computer and probably Morning Glory much higher (and I'd have a second Outkast album ATLiens as well as Aquemini) but that's personal preference. Only glaring mistake is that The Chronic is way too high compared to Illmatic.
MaraGreenDay Posted June 23, 2013 Posted June 23, 2013 Well, when I'm dumb, I'm pretty dumb No you're not!!
Gwen Stacy Posted June 23, 2013 Posted June 23, 2013 Only 30th? Dookie had a huge cultural impact and shifted the state of rock itself. Top 10 easily.
StuckWithInsomnia Posted June 24, 2013 Posted June 24, 2013 American Idiot is number 22 on the top 100 albums of the 2000s
J&TheNight Posted June 24, 2013 Posted June 24, 2013 Nirvana made two in the top ten? Pretty damn generous. I won't argue it either. I haven't listened to Pumpkins Siamese Dream in forever, and I think I will now.
belinda jane Posted June 24, 2013 Posted June 24, 2013 the 90's was a massive era for new music i think. with hip-hop and grunge and all, so i think 30 is a reasonable position.
WhiteTim Posted June 24, 2013 Posted June 24, 2013 Nirvana made two in the top ten? Pretty damn generous. I won't argue it either. I haven't listened to Pumpkins Siamese Dream in forever, and I think I will now. In Utero took me by surprise I didnt lppk at the full listen was Mellon Collie listed? That should be listed higher than Siamese Dreams
J&TheNight Posted June 24, 2013 Posted June 24, 2013 In Utero took me by surprise I didnt lppk at the full listen was Mellon Collie listed? That should be listed higher than Siamese Dreams I didn't see it on there, but I only looked through the top 30. I need to go through those two and see which I prefer, but I always remember Mellon Collie better than Siamese. Honestly, I think In Utero kicks a lot of ass. I can't say for sure if it's better than Nevermind or not, but it's close. No one cars about Bleach
WhiteTim Posted June 24, 2013 Posted June 24, 2013 I didn't see it on there, but I only looked through the top 30. I need to go through those two and see which I prefer, but I always remember Mellon Collie better than Siamese. Honestly, I think In Utero kicks a lot of ass. I can't say for sure if it's better than Nevermind or not, but it's close. No one cars about Bleach I just looked Mellon Collie was 82 I like Bleach but I think I like Incesticide better the tracks left off Bleach should've been on Bleach IU is an awesome record I'm glad it was in the top 10
Akshat Posted June 24, 2013 Posted June 24, 2013 Oh come on, Dookie should definately be in top 10. And AI in top 5 of the 2000s P.S-WHERE THE HECK IS NIMROD?
Guest Posted June 24, 2013 Posted June 24, 2013 P.S-WHERE THE HECK IS NIMROD? Nimrod had literally zero cultural impact and had one major hit single.
amdr182 Posted June 24, 2013 Posted June 24, 2013 An album who had such an impact all over the world, dominated the media and conquered a lot of the teenagers who were trying to believe in the death of the great Kurt Cobain should be much, much higher. Top 10, at least!
J&TheNight Posted June 24, 2013 Posted June 24, 2013 Oh come on, Dookie should definately be in top 10. And AI in top 5 of the 2000s P.S-WHERE THE HECK IS NIMROD? I don't know about dookie, but seriously WHERE THE HECK IS NIMROD?! That was my first thought as I got into the top ten past Dookie, that Nimrod would show up in there. Nope. Damn shame. Nimrod had literally zero cultural impact and had one major hit single. I thought it was just Top 100, not Top most influential or impacting records. Did I miss that?
Guest Posted June 24, 2013 Posted June 24, 2013 I thought it was just Top 100, not Top most influential or impacting records. Did I miss that? It's Rolling Stone, influence of all forms is usually considered above quality
Akshat Posted June 24, 2013 Posted June 24, 2013 Nimrod had literally zero cultural impact and had one major hit single. lol that ONE major hit single continues to have a cultural impact even today xD
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