Kerplunk [Original recording reissued]

Green Day | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 17, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued
• Label: Lookout Records
• ASIN: B00004W52L
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (129 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #37,131 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #61 in Music > Indie Music > Alternative Rock > Rock

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37 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Green Day before their transformation, April 5, 2002

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Rex Marksmanson "HEYO!" (Long Island, New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kerplunk (Audio CD)

Before Green Day's epic album "Dookie", there was "Kerplunk". An album that clearly shows the band at their beginning musical roots of punk. What may catch most off guard is the fact that even though they were slamming on their guitars and being as immature as possible, they still remained serious musicians. "No one knows" lyrics and tone flow differently from the whole album, much slower and more in depth.

But, the side of the band that most came to know and love is heard in full force throughout the album. To this date, I have not heard one band do a better punk cover of The Who's "My Generation" then Green Day. A great album in every aspect.

Whether they are playing Alternative ("Nimrod"), Punk ("Dookie" "Kerplunk"), or just showing full fledged maturity ("Warning"), Green Day never dissapoints.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kerplunk is Green Day kerPUNK!, March 29, 2000

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Hudson (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kerplunk! (Audio CD)

Green Day's second and final album with Lookout! Records, and much better quality than the first album off the Lookout! label (more funding went into this one). Includes first recording of the punk rock trio's hit 'Welcome To Paradise'. 'Christie Road' is a slower paced song about a place to escape to, much in the theme of the young Green Day. 'Who Wrote Holden Caulfield?', a song based on the main character in the classic book 'Catcher In The Rye' by J.D. Salinger, and The Monkees inspired 'Words I Might Have Ate' closes the album before the 4-track recording of the very early Green Day, Sweet Children. These and many more Green Day material make up the Kerplunk collection, which seem to be very much inspired by singer/guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong's early musical interests. A fantastic Green Day album if you're into them, 'Kerplunk' has many punk-pop tunes that should keep you entertained until they release something new!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars one of green day's best..., July 16, 2006

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joker in the pack "amanda" (CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kerplunk! (Audio CD)

todays' generation only knows "american idiot", and have no clue about green day's older albums, (1039/smoothed out slappy hours, kerplunk, dookie, etc.) so many people only known green day as a "pop/punk" band. and people who like american idiot think they know who green day is - and they're full of it! this is the true green day, before they changed their sound on dookie - and went on to create the first "rock opera". every song sounds brand new everytime - and you never really get sick of it. but if you've heard dookie before this won't actually beleive how different both albums sound. the majority of the songs are faster on dookie, and billie joe's vocals sound different also. plus on dookie there's a faster and longer version of "welcome to paradise", then on kerplunk. but what ever version of the song - it's still a classic. so anyways, basically every song on this album is a classic - and i would highly recommend it!