Dookie turns 20 - 10 facts about Green Day's seminal album
Pop punk classic was released on this day in 1994
- Green Day surprised and delighted fans by performing Dookie in its entirety during their headline performances at Reading and Leeds festival in 2013, after the band did the same at a warm-up show at London's Brixton Academy and at a surprise set at Reading the year before.
by Andrew Trendell | Photos by WENN/Press
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1 February 1994 was the day that Green Day released their major label debut with Dookie. It would become a seminal classic of the decade and go on to change the landscape of pop punk forever - setting the benchmark for the genre and inspiring generation after generation of bands.
Little did Billie Joe, Mike and Tre know the impact that the band's third album when it fell upon a world obsessed with grunge and Britpop. It still remains the band's most successful album as well as being held in deep affection among their hardcore fans.
Here's a list of facts and tit-bits of information telling or reminding you of everything you need to know about Dookie - from recording, production, live shows to the band's inspiration for the album and its influence.
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