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Given that as a boy I had to rely on pop radio and my sister's cassettes for musical inspiration and not growing up in a household where music was played a lot, my life changed completely when someone handed me this CD:
I hadn't heard anything like this before in my life and it just spoke to me. Catchy lyrics, uncomplicated guitar sequences- it was very much like the 90s pop music that I had been used to, but cooler, edgier and honest. It was empowering and silly enough to hold the attention of an 11 year old.
On the first night I borrowed it, I couldn't sleep as Basket Case repeated through my head.
This album shaped my musical taste of the future, getting me acquainted with other heavier bands like Nirvana, Blink 182, Metallica then on to heavier metal like Deftones, Korn, System of A Down et al.
This album still sounds great today and stands as a symbol of Green Day's credible era.
I hadn't heard anything like this before in my life and it just spoke to me. Catchy lyrics, uncomplicated guitar sequences- it was very much like the 90s pop music that I had been used to, but cooler, edgier and honest. It was empowering and silly enough to hold the attention of an 11 year old.
On the first night I borrowed it, I couldn't sleep as Basket Case repeated through my head.
This album shaped my musical taste of the future, getting me acquainted with other heavier bands like Nirvana, Blink 182, Metallica then on to heavier metal like Deftones, Korn, System of A Down et al.
This album still sounds great today and stands as a symbol of Green Day's credible era.