when "dookie" by green day came out i was deeply enthralled in all things headbanger's ball. some how even i knew that something about them rang false. "but phillip, green day have been around since the 80's and really payed their dues, blah, blah, legit band, blah blah". whatever. im not gonna knock them for getting big. i will however knock them for opening the flood gates for the multitudes of shitty pop-punk that followed in their wake (sum-41, sr-71, and yes im gonna lump blink 182 into the pile of shitty bands with numeric monikers). jawbreaker never went diamond, and they were a billion times better without all the stupid hair, goofy neck-ties and ridiculous facial gestures. i remember when the sex pistols did their dumbass reunion in the mid-90's and john lydon would go on and on in every interview applauding green day for their success and what not. yeah, because what right did "mr. punk-rock" have to criticize them when he was responsible for the most hypocritical grab-for-cash of that time! most of my friends were apeshit over "dookie" and i probably heard all those songs waaay more than any human should. i would usually shrug off their enthusiasm and return fire with a track from "far beyond driven" or "superunknown". i definitely liked the next two green day albums better, but even that being said they always made boring ass videos.
-phillip
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I think that Kerplunk and Slappy Hours were the better records they did. This dude named Jason White (Big Cats) played second guitar for them for awhile before they got big. But yes Jawbreaker was a better band. Great Live.
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