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1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours

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The very first glimpse of Green Day....it rocks. This is solid punk...loud, fast, and awesome. Anyone who remotely likes punk should dig this. The price is great and well worth it, because it comes with all of that cool extra stuff. If you enjoyed this album, then try Kerplunk also, because it has the same great punk sound. I like Insomniac a lot, but after hearing this I had to consider, because 1039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours rocks too.
I don't really have any favorites on here because I like them all, but At the Library, I was There, and Green Day are some good ones. The song Green Day will tell you all you need to know about how they came up with the band's name...... So if you've found yourself becoming more and more disappointed with Green Day as the years go on, I suggest that you look backward, not forward. So, have you bought it yet? If not, then stop reading this and do yourself a favor by buying it!!!!!!!

1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours (damn, that's a mouthful) is an awesome album. Especially for being their first album (compiled of old EPs) it's catchy, entertaining and consistent (except for the song Knowledge). You won't be dissapointed, and it will hold your attention from "At the Library" on down (by the way, it's my favorite song).

I'm not going to review this album again, considering I already did a couple of months back. Instead, I'll just answer the big question: is the new remastered, enhanced version really worth the purchase?

I think so.

Here are a few reasons why:
1. The enhanced CD features are really neat. You can look at old, previously unseen pictures of the band when they were young, listen to acoustic versions of "Paper Lanterns" and others that were previously only on the radio, etc.
2. New artwork. It's not much, but it's pretty cool to have.
3. The remastering. Honestly, when I first put it in my CD player, I said, "That's it?! It doesn't sound any different to me!" But then I put it in my discman... I was wrong. There's a difference. Now everything sounds louder and clearer, and like another reviewer said, it breathes new life into old songs.

Also, there is a version out there that has a free large Green Day t-shirt and sticker pack for the same price. That's the one I got, so look for it, although I don't know if it's limited edition or not.

Overall, if you don't have the original copy of 1,039/Smooth, and you want to buy it, make it this one. It's got all the extra features listed above, it sounds better, and oh yeah, it's cheaper. If you have the original, it's also worth checking out. Snoogins.

I LOVE this album! Like I love all the Green Day albums. On this album, some of the tracks are rock,, and some of the tracks are more like rock&roll. But they are all totally awesome. Oh alright, I don't like Knowledge. They don't really sing in that song, they just slam their guitars and shout it in to the mic but the rest of the album is fantastic. My favourites are 1,000 hours and paper lanterns. But this album is worth getting.

I am a teenage green day freak and think that this cd is a little quirky, but what do you expect? Its green day! Billie's vocals are a little bit out of tune at some songs but the lyrics are phenomenal and the guitar is very simple yet amazing and wonderful. I reccomend 1039 Smoothed Out Slappy Hours very much.

Back when MTV fame was barely even a glint in their eye, Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and John Kiffmeyer, who preceded Tre Cool as Green Day's drummer, got together and made a few EP's and an album. This is a chronicle of that time, with the EP's "1000 Hours" and "Slappy" put on the same disc as their first album "39/Smooth."
This is Green Day at their best, although some of the songs are kind of filler, it was an excellent first effort. Despite this CD being remastered, however, the recording quality isn't very good, but don't let that get in the way of the great music. The sound back then was much more raw than it is now. Many of you who like "American Idiot" may not like this album, as this traces all the way back to their earliest days, when they could truly be called "punk." The guitar solos are a bit more flashy, the bass work is, as always, excellent, however, John Kiffmeyer wasn't as good as Tre Cool. He still does a good job as drummer, though (despite the fact that due to the lack of recording quality you can barely hear the bass drum).
As for the songs, the highlights of the album are "At the Library," "Disappearing Boy," "Green Day," "Going to Pasalacqua," "The Judge's Daughter," "Paper Lanterns," "409 in Your Coffeemaker," and "The One I want." There is also an interesting cover of Operation Ivy's "Knowledge," but I didn't appreciate it until I bought Operation Ivy's album and heard the original "Knowledge," in fact, before, I completely wrote it off as a bad song. I was pretty misaken.

Many people think of Green Day, they think Dookie, the happy tunes of "Basket Case" and "When I Come Around"...newer fans think "...don't wanna be an american idiot" as they sing along to Green Day's latest album dealing with politics and more serious issues
...2004....2002...2000...1997...1995...1994...1992.......1990.

Here we stay, this is a compilation of Green Day's pre-fame work...from albums "39/smooth" "1000 hours EP" and more and this is the best Green Day album that I have listened to.

19 songs of punk energy, I wasn't expecting this much from Green Day's first album...after owning Dookie, Insomniac and the other albums for many years, I thought "how good they could have been back then?" -QUITE GOOD.

Every song in this record is amazing, it is really hard to have just one favorite, you will wanna listen to this over and over.
Buy this album, it is worth it. Green Day's first is Green Day's best.

This CD is the first one by Green Day, but it's definetly one of the best. Personally, I like "Don't Leave Me", but they're all pretty good. Suprisingly, this one I got after just about all my other albums, but I didn't know how good this was. While none of the songs were on "International Superhits", "1039/ Smoothed Out Slappy Hours" definetly rocks.

green day's first release in the form of 1039/smoothed out slappy hours was really the beginning of their demise. from the minute they played a chord they were begging for trouble. i, for one, am glad they took that leap into uncharted territory, aka certain death. and they do it in ultra cool style in this record.

it's messy, it's raw. even the digitally remastered disc doesn't sound polished (thus, all you hardxcore fans will be pleased: clearly, a band is only underground when the mastering of the music is poor). this is an album which is still considered true to its punk roots (yet the only difference between both this record, kerplunk! and dookie, the former two being the "old school" music, is that dookie was produced by reprise records, and thus total mainstream rubbish).

sure, the distortion of the guitar is the same in every song. but it just goes to show the ability that mr. billie joe armstrong possesses to still create eighteen original sounding works. "at the library", of the higher quality half of the album, opens a rather remarkable hour or so of music. the lyrics revolve around a teenager's woes, and green day themselves barely out of teenagehood at the time, have an excuse in regards to the angst cleverly written for the songs. this contrasts with a certain band we'll call simple plan (for the sake of the review), who are rich thirty-somethings, and still complaining about girls who dumped them in ninth grade, and whining about life and how difficult it is to wear converse and be an individual, etc.

if you're able to find the perspective of the album, from the eyes of a troubled youth, you get much more out of it. you can hear the band finding their footing and experimenting with both fast and slow paces, melodies and harmonies, which personally, are the greatest stand out on this album. for youngsters high on weed, some of the harmonies (done by mr. mike dirnt) are gorgeous (did i just say that in relation to "punk" music?) to listen to, and are a welcome addition.

stand out tracks include "at the library", "going to pasalacqua", "only of you", "green day" and "409 in your coffeemaker". however, it is quite a cohesive disc which might possibly sport the worst song green day have ever produced: their first EP, "1000 hours" (it isn't only me: the band have said so themselves).

if you're a green day fan, stop being a jerk. if you want to figure out where green day have come from to get to an incredible album like american idiot, check out 1039/smooth. i reckon you'd be surprised, to be honest.

OK, I'm going to start off by saying that this CD took about 9 months to get ahold of... And I'm pretty impatient so it felt like ages. I tried ordering online and it was out of stock EVERYWHERE. I looked in every store within a 50 mile radius of my town. I ordered it from a music store nearby and they said they'd have it within a week and they said they'd have it within a week and I waited and waited for 2 months and it never came. There was only one thing left to try... EBAY! And behold, they had a copy in England, and after what seemed like the longest week of my life, my copy of 1039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours came in the mail.

I know that that was a really pointless, unimportant piece of information. But I put that in to prove a point: it was definitely worth the wait.

1. At The Library: This song rocks. There's a 20-second or so instrumental introduction with lots of catchy guitar + bass, and then Billie and Mike come in with the vocals. I love how Billie screams and such a couple times in the song, which he does in Private Ale, She, and Letterbomb as well, I wish he'd do it more often because it makes the song a lot more catchy and upbeat... I dunno, that's just my opinion, people probably think it's weird. 9/10

2. Don't Leave Me: I wasn't a big fan of this song at first, but I love the chorus of "don't leave me" with the harmonies. Billie and Mike's voices sound great together. 7/10

3. I Was There: This song was written by John Kiffermeyer (also known as Al Sobrante), who was the drummer at the time. He's good, but I think Tre is a lot better. Anyway, the song... This is one of my favorites. It's not really fast or anything, but it isn't slow... In a way it's sort of reflective. I love how the chorus sounds, how Billie Joe goes "I was there" and then in the end when Mike and Billie come in with the different vocals... It sounds great. 10/10

4. Disappearing Boy: A song about how Billie felt like an outcast to everyone. I like it. 8/10

5. Green Day: It's hard to understand what Billie Joe is saying in this song but it sounds absolutely amazing, and besides the cd comes with lyrics. The verses are sort of similar to Welcome To Paradise in the sense that Mike goes "ohhhhh" in the background and Billie sings, but don't get me wrong the songs are completely different. I also love the lyric "Why does 1+1 make 2?" Sheer genius. 10/10

6. Going To Pasalacqua: I'm not really sure what this song's about, but I love it, especially when it goes "What the hey" and "far away." It's one of those songs you never get tired of. 9.5/10

7. 16: A song about wanting to grow up yet wanting to stay a kid. I mostly like this song because I can relate to it, but I also love the singing and the guitar intro. 9/10

8. Road To Acceptance: Don't be fooled by the second-rate intro, this song is pretty good. I wish there were more instrumentals, especially in the beginning, but the lyrics are pretty good. 7/10

9. Rest: At first I didn't like this song because it was slow and sort of simple, but I've grown to love it and now I think it's AMAZING. It stands out in an album full of fast, catchy punk songs, and the singing is incredible. The part where Billie sings "Angel... ANGEL!!! Dancing away!" blew me away. Personally, I think it's the best song on the CD. 196481723458126.28365/10

10. The Judge's Daughter: Really, really, really REALLY catchy. 8.5/10

11. Paper Lanterns: I like this song, mostly for the lyrics. Something everyone can relate to. (I'm understanding now that we are only friends/to this day I'm asking why I still think about you".) 8.5/10

12. Why Do You Want Him: I didn't expect that this song would be that great, seeing as Billie wrote it when he was only 12. But age is only a number, this song is amazing. He's just a natural songwriter, I guess. The vocals sound great, and the lyrics are impressive, especially for someone his age. 10/10

13. 409 In Your Coffeemaker: This song is sort of similar to Paper Lanterns, but better. The chorus is great, and after a couple verses there's a really good bass part and then a wild guitar solo. Oh yes, and the title kicks major butt. 9/10

14. Knowledge: From what I had heard, Knowledge was nothing but a second-rate cover of the Operation Ivy song, but I have to say that Green Day's version is even better than the original! Yeah, this is the only song on the CD with actual swearing in it and this song, like others on 1039, is irresistably catchy. I wish they'd put it on Bullet In A Bible, because, for those of you who don't know, Green Day call up 3 members of the audience to play this song at every concert, and then give them their instruments. 9.5/10

15. 1,000 Hours: Sappy love song, but it still sounds punk. That's one of the things I love about Green Day, they can take pretty much ANYTHING and turn it into an awesome song. (Come on, how many other bands' first single was about masturbation?) Billie Joe even said it himself that this is the Green Day song he's most embarrassed by, but I like it. 8.5/10

16. Dry Ice: OK, this song isn't really about dry ice, it's about Billie thinking about a girl he liked. I love when Mike and BJ go "Please ease the pain that's in my heart". 9/10

17. Only Of You: At first I didn't like this song, but now it's another one of my favorites. I love how the guitar intro matches the "ahhh, ahhhhh, ahhhh ahhhhhhh"s in the chorus. 10/10

18. The One That I Want: Not my favorite song, the chorus sounds a little weird, but I still like it. In the end, after the guitar fades out, you can hear someone (probably Billie or Mike) say "Now, there was one part there..." 7/10

19. I Want To Be Alone: I LOVE THIS SONG! A perfect way to end the CD. The chorus, the instrumentals, the singing... It's all good.

All in all, this is an amazing album with some of the catchiest, kickass songs I've ever heard, and the lyrics are amazing. Plus there are tons of guitar solos, which are always fun. Buy it or I will hunt you down... And no one wants to be hunted down. ;)