I was very pleasantly surprised when I recieved this CD, way back in '96 for my birthday, to be honest I was not a fan of Green Day I always related them to poppy, simple tunes, not rough and fast punk.

The songs on this album really tell the story of the writer, the one and only Billie Joe Armstrong and his struggles through life... from being a nobody to part of the elite... Leading a path of self destruction with drugs... Being "86ed"... and dealing with his panic attacks...

All the songs here though I have to admit are similitar in tone, really seem even after all this time to strike a chord with me I can STILL relate to what he's talking about they're catchy and and when you've got it on full can really get the blood flowing!!

All in all I think like myself you can't go wrong in this purchase a classic that throroughly deserved to do better than it did back then. It's up their with The Sex Pistols and The Clash for doing your own thing... punk at it's best

Enjoy!!