Ahh international superhits... the green day album taht one jsut cant get bored of. Putting together their best from Dookie to Warning this is an incredible array of green days best. Packed wiht 19 familiars and actaully 2 previously unreleased tracks for teh band this album is killer. It was time for their greatest hits and they nialed his down. I dont disagree wiht any choices they made. And also neat about this album is that the songs are arranged fromwhent ehy were realeased. And now for the songs.( i am bad at typing sorry)
MARIA:5/5
A political song by green day this is a sweet song and one of my favorites. Brilliant and amusig lyrics like "the dog ate the document" this song is jsut fun to listen to. Wiht a fun but easy and simplistic bassline as the verse you jsut cant go wrong ont this song. This is one of the new songs ont the album by the way. This is a great start to teh album.
POPROCKS AND COKE:3/5
This is teh second new song. Its pretty good but jsut not brilliant like the others. what bothers me about this is it is way to poppy to be a green day. But it is by no means a bad song or anyting. With little cool bass bass fills thrown it it is insanely catchy and jsut a fun song to listen to.
Longview:5/5
Off dookie this is an incredible song about masturbating. Mike throws out a simple but beastly sweet bassline that is if not my favorite then my favorite. All kinds of little fills thrown in it is teh main riff. Then comes in heavy guitars adn it jams out then abck to the bass. Great lyrics. one of their best ever.
WELCOME TO PARADISE: 5/5
My personal favorite green day song. Originally off of kerplunk but then rerealeased nto Dookie this is Green Day at their very best. Screaming guitar adn great lsingign from billy along with a truly wicked and awesome cmplicated bass partt from Mike. Lots of little crazy drum fils too. Then after it al comes one of the best solos ever from mike.
Basket Case: 5/5
Starting wiht palm muting guitar and singing from billy this one really kicks off. The bass and drumms come in and it sets off. Fun bass part and great lyrics comlimented by some really good drumming hthis is yet anothr personal favorite.
When I come Around: 4.5/5
Wiht a catchy funky bass line as the main riff this is a great song. Singing from billy and a softer gutia art makes this one a slower song though. not really ajam song but still great.
SHE: 4.5/5
My highlight for this song is definently the lyrics. this shows off some of billy real songwriting capabilitoes with clever lyrics like "she, waits for teh sign. To smash teh silence wiht the brick of self control." But thats not all that is good about this song! Solid guitar and a simple but leading and great bass part accompanied by god drumming make this a great listen as well.
J.A.R.(jason andrew relva)4.5/5
The ony song ont the album written solely by mike dirnt. This song was featured in teh movie angus and was first released on a cd on this album. It is suprisingly good and actaully has really good lyrics. Starting out wiht a sweet bass solo it kicks off wiht the drums withc are also really good in this song. The bass part in this is really good and really fills n for the guitar when billy plays a wicked solo. Great song!
Geek Stink Breath: 4.5/5
Moving on to the album Insomniac this is a bit darker thatn the previous songs on this album. But stilll really great and fun. Heavily distorted guitar and good singin along with a heavy bass part and hard drums as well make this a great hard song.
BRAIN STEW: 4.75/5
This song has is jsut a simple 5 chords over and over again over and over again over and over agian... but somwho wis catchy as hell! Darker and fun. You can hardly hear the bass part ad teh drums are really simple. But neverthe less this is a great song. Great screachy palm muting also gives it flavor!
JADED: 4/5
Startin wiht a heavy guitar playing really fast this song goes full out! It is very hard to understand what Billy is saying but the lyrics are really clever adn this song makes you humo around. Only clocks 1:30 though!
WALKING CONTRADICTION:4.5/5
Antoher simple but great song by green day. Simple guitar biut neart bass fillls this is jsut a realy catchy song. Check out the music vid too! its hilarious.
STUCK WITH ME: 5/5
Brilliant song... simply brilliant. Realy great lyrics plus an awesome driving guitar part. Some really good drumming here from tre adn the bass part is driving and full of little fancy bits. Then theres thrown in a totally sweet really fst bass solo. One of the best here!
HITCHIN' A RIDE: 5/5
Yet another favorite. Very different kind of song this one is darker and starts out witha violin. Then the bass goes inbto a plummeting line while bily sings. Really neat song wiht great instruments and really good drumming from Tre. The violin is wicked and billys scream of "***!" is mindblowing!
GOOD RIDDANCE:5/5
A simple song written from billys heart this is a ballad. It starts out simply wiht billy playing an acoustic and singing. Powerful lyrics and good singing plus a very sweet sounding violin make this a really great song.
Redundant:4.75/5
Whoa man! Neat song hear starts out with some really old school sounding guitars and good solid bass line. I guess this is a love song. I dont know but its jsut great and realy like it. Great singing from billy.
Nice Guys Finish Last: 5/5
:D man this song is awesome! Faster paced thatn many this as a real jam. Hilarious lyrics and and excellent drumming and bass part make this a truly killer jam.
Minority: 5/5
This is the song that got me started on greenday. Wiht an almost irsih feel this is one of the most catchy songs i haev heard in my life. Great carefre lyrics like "free for all! fu*k em all!" it gets you pumped. Great dtummmin gsweet gutar work ; the main riff is a up and down bass riff that is positively wonderful this is jsut a totally sweet song! Antoher classic!
Warning: 3.5/5
A hit of off the album warning this is just a pretty good song by green day. The lyrics are the highlight for they are very clever but the same riff on bass and guitar can get quite boring after a while. But the riff gets stuck in your head like crazy and fire egines and such noise in the background make it a fun listen.
Waiting: 5/5
Waiting is a little slower than many on here but that does not make it any worse. I love this song... billys singing is top notch in this one. Good guitar playing, powerful words, good solid drummming and a good bass part make it an easy listen And billys crys of "wake up!" really get your attention. Good guitar work adn solos as well.
Macys Day Parade: 5/5
My favorite green day balllad i like this even better that Good Riddance. This song is really sung from the heart and has a lot of heart in it. It has really good feel and even though it sjsut simple chords on bass and guitar its stil one greart listen.
Well... there it is for you. This is an album that you just have to add to your cd collection! It realy in a way got me started out to music when i was 9. This is one great collection.
