1039 / Smoothed Out, Slappy Hours [Original recording reissued]

Green Day | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 1, 1991)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued
• Label: Lookout Records
• ASIN: B00004W52K
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (120 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #219,252 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. At the Library

2. Don't Leave Me

3. I Was There

4. Disappearing Boy

5. Green Day

6. Going to Pasalaqua

7. 16

8. Road to Acceptance

9. Rest

10. The Judge's Daugthter

11. Paper Lanterns

12. Why Do You Want Him?

13. 409 in Your Coffee Maker

14. Knowledge

15. 1,000 Hours

16. Dry Ice

17. Only of You

18. The One I Want

19. I Want to Be Alone

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

29 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Guess you had to be there!, July 18, 2003

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Sannah Zay "suncat23" (San Jose, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 1039 / Smoothed Out, Slappy Hours (Audio CD)

I suppose it's strange for some people who were first introduced to Green Day with 'Dookie' and thereafter to come back in time to listen to this album. Not only that, but I am willing to bet that many of those people are not accustomed to listening to underground bands. This is what most bands sound like when they are not on major labels, folks... and if you're not used to that, then you probably aren't even aware of most of the best that punk music has to offer. And if that's the case, then you have no basis for comparison and shouldn't be reviewing this album, because you have zero credibility.

I hope that helps to explain some of the bad reviews this album has received... because as a fan of Green Day since around 1990 when I first saw them live, I've watched them progress. I introduced them to most of my friends before the radio did. And I've seen them open shows for many many bands that never made it as big as them, or anywhere for that matter. So take it from me, this is their best work.

THe album is similar to others they've made in terms of the songwriting, etc. Some are good, some are just OK, some are out-of-this-world fantastic. This album has the largest concentration of the latter category.

"At The Library" is a total classic. The lyrics are simple and innocent, but that is the case for many classic songs. The music behind it all is the catchiest I've heard... and it has a certain something about it that makes me reminisce. Reminds me a little of the Cure.

"Don't Leave Me" is one of the better songs, and is extremely typical of their early style of music.

"Disappearing Boy" used to be a crowd favorite. Now of course it's "Longview" or something else, whatever that graduation song is.

"Going to Pasalacqua" is probably one of the best punk-pop songs ever written. Back in the day, this song was pure gold... nobody in all of punk sang like Billie Joe, or wrote melodies like this one. It was songs like this that really built their fan-base.

"16" is another great song that is typical of their style, and is reflected in some of the later songs on later albums. This is a song you can groove to.

There are a ton of other good songs on here, such as "Dry Ice," "1000 Hours" and more... but I don't have the time or patience to explain them all. Just realize that although the production quality isn't as good as their latest stuff, many of their best songs are found here. Maybe I'm biased, since these were the songs that drew me to the band... but not many of their later songs approach the raw brilliance found in these songs.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars very teenagerly, in a likable way..., August 25, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: 1,039 / Smoothed Out Slappy Hours (Audio CD)

I got this back when I was a really big green day fan... I'm not so much of a fan of theirs anymore, but I wish my tape of this tape didn't break because it was pretty good... the songs are very catchy and a lot of them are just about being an awkward geek in school, which I can relate to because I am am awkward geek at school... there are also some very nice wistful love songs on here... they don't swear on this album at all. In fact in one song Billy Joe even says "what the hey", which is cheesy, but somehow charming... having this album is sort of like having your best friend's college band's demo around and listening to it, and in a sense it almost is what you are doing... nice little slow, almost relaxing cover of "Knowledge" by Operation Ivy on there too...

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great Effort, August 11, 2001

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Cory Gill (Shelbyville, Indiana United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 1039 / Smoothed Out, Slappy Hours (Audio CD)

Green Day's first CD may not be the best thing you've listened to at first, but I think you are really guarenteed to like it if you are a fan of punk/pop. This CD is pretty much a 3 Chord deal about girls, problems, and just life in general. It is a great CD and it is really...relaxing. My favorite track is the first one, At the Library. I also really like Don't Leave Me, Going to Pasquela, (I know I spelled it wrong) and Knowledge. I have to take a couple stars off of this because it is really impossible to listen to it all the way through without becoming bored, because all of the songs sound the same and have around the same meaning to them. I understand that Green Day had a different drummer at this time, and even though he is not nearly as good as Tre, he's not NEARLY as bad as everyone says he is. Really, The drummer doesn't have a ton of an effect of the way this CD comes out. I like Kerplunk better than this because it is more of a complete effort, and the songs on Kerplunk claim their own identity better. Their later work can't really be compared because it's so different, even though its good. This CD is really worth a try though, and you are missing something if you are a Green Day fan without this.