WQhen I first purchased this album I felt a little let down as I had previously bought 'Dookie' and this did not seem to compare. After giving it a chance I was certainly rewarded as I now feel that this really is a very good album. The guitar work in this album is more complex than that of the more up-to-date albums and the soloing sounds somewhat more impressive.
I would say that the main highlights on this album have to be 'Paper Lanterns', 'Going to Pasalaqua', 'Why do you want him?' and 'Judge's Daughter'. 'Why do you want him?' was a beautiful solo in it which makes you wonder how Billie Joe could write such a good songs when he was just 12 and had not written one before ever. '16' if listened to carefully you will notice that during the verses the guitar tune is very similar to that of 'When I Come Around'.
'Going to Pasalaqua' is a favourite of theirs to play at gigs and it understandable as it is catchy and fast. The album itself is a real achievement as a first as it is a good length and there is a whole 19 tracks on it. 'Knowledge' is a song written by Operation Ivy for them and it is comical and really is a light touch to the album. The lyrics are based on tales of teenage infatuations and experiencing love for the first time and it is effective and some songs do have very good lyrics.
'Green Day' is a track written on Billie Joe's first experience with dope and the lyrics to it are quite surreal and this is accompanied with an excellent tune. This album was not written as an album originally and it took tracks from EP's they had released (Slappy EP, 1,000 Hours EP) but the rest were from the album 39/smooth. On this evidence you can now see how they rather odd title came around.
'Rest' is their first dip into the world of ballads telling of how he is tired and confused by a girl and wishing he '...can rest my head'. It is a very good song even though it is not common for them to do ballads. I think that this album is an excellent debut album and really introduces them to the music industry before they released 'Kerplunk', 'Dookie', 'Insomniac', 'Nimrod' and the latest 'Warning'. It is refreshing to hear of his teenage troubles without it being serious at all and the tunes are really quite superb. You may not approve on first listen but perservere and you will soon reap the rewards from it.
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