Insomniac
Audio CD
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£4.07
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How do you follow up a million selling album? This is a question that many bands have to ask themselves once they make it big - Green Day had followed two independent albums with Dookie, a multi-platinum monster and a show-stealing appearance at Woodstock 1994. A lesser band would mess around for a few years, add an orchestra and release a bloated, rubbish follow-up.
Green Day went the opposite route - perhaps stinging from some hardcore fans' accusations of selling out, within a year of Dookie, the band recorded and released Insomniac, an altogether darker, nastier album. There were no 'Basket Cases' here, considerably less of the toilet humour - instead we have songs about being neurotic, drug use and alternative lifestyles. 'Geek Steek Breath' is about as catchy as the album gets, but even that's about 'blowing off steam' on speed; 'Panic Song' channels the spirit of Fugazi in its lengthy instrumental intro and 'Jaded' is a nod to hardcore.
An altogether harder album than its predecessor, whilst not as successful, Insomniac solidified Green Day as being more than gurning punks and much more than one-album wonders. Commerciall, it'd be diminishing returns from here on out, but their critical reputation was already cemented.
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Wow!! This album is great. It's probably Green Days 3rd best album. It is a really strong album with lots of great songs. '86' being a particualr highlight.
'Geek Stink breath' features an excellent guitar rift and some great singing from Billie Joe. It's an amazing song and one that you won't forget for a long time to come.
'Brat' is a good song that I'm sure some teenagers can relate to(not me!). It is catchy all the way through and has good lyrics. That's what is so great about Green Day - they know how to write good lyrics.
So if you like GREEN DAY, you have got to buy this album!!! It really is amazing.
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I love this album!
Well, obviously, otherwise I wouldn't have bought it, but anyway...
It's a lot punkier than some of the other Green Day albums, and is much more raw. In my opinion, this makes it AWESOME.
Best tracks are Stuck With Me, Brain Stew and Walking Contradiction, which are quite different and yet still reminiscent of the band :)
It's an immortal album, which I bought a few years ago and still love and eventhough I would only've been four when it was originally released, it still appeals to me and my age group :D
BUY IT NOW :)
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Definately the best Greenday album. Gritty and darker than most other Greenday, this album takes a little longer to get into, but it is definately a grower. Anyone who is just getting into Greenday after American Idiot should definately check this album out. Its not instantly catchy, but its the one Greenday album I keep coming back to the most. "Brain Stew" "86" and "Stuart and the Avenue" are all great tracks... In fact its all great. My personal favourite "Babs Uvula Who?" should be on all compilations.
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This is one of my favourite albums and I think it's one of Green Day's best. My favourite track is 86 but Stuck With Me, Stuart and the Ave. and Brainstew come close. The only tracks I'm not keen on are Jaded and Walking Contradiction but 12 out of 14 good tracks isn't bad!
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