Green Day

Nimrod

Sugar and spice and everything nice.

Review Score:

(10/10)
Man it took a long time for this album to grow on me. I guess I was one of those people that didn't initially adjust well with Green Day's transformation from angry kid punks to a little less angry adult punks. After 'Insomniac' was released and, let's face it, Green Day was at a creative low point, this album just didn't click with what I expected from them. It literally sat on my shelf for about three years only once in a great while being pulled down so I could listen to "Time of your Life".

I actually think I was a little intimidated by it. It's by far the longest studio album they've done and also the most broad in terms of styles. In addition to the pop-punk that they are masters of, this album has a little something for everyone. A little ska, a little surf guitar, and what sounds a lot like hardcore metal to me. (Say it ain't so Billie.) I really think it just overwhelmed me. I was used to seeing a Green Day record in my head as some tight little package. To use an expression I hate, this one was just too 'outside the box' for me. When I finally gave it a chance, maybe when I realized they had grown up a bit and perhaps I should mature a little too, this record became a staple of my favorites. It really is a great big encompassing record, one you wouldn't expect from them but one you'll be glad they made.

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