| Coming out
of the grass-roots Gilman St. punk scene of the early-1990s Bay
Area, Green Day exploded onto the mainstream with their third
album, 1994's DOOKIE. The trio's punk energy and pop hooks,
influenced by first-generation punks like the Buzzcocks, in turn
inspired a huge legion of punk-pop followers. Their energy level
flagged a bit following the smash success of DOOKIE, but 1997's
NIMROD was a strong comeback, sporting a powerful acoustic hit
("Good Riddance [Time of Your Life]") that proved the
band was more than a one-trick pony. |
