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• Artist: Green Day
• Album: Nimrod
• Label: Reprise
• Year of Release: 1997
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• Reviewed by: green_clash on 2007-03-22

Green Day's fourth LP, Insomniac, showed that the band needed to innovate their sound. The album wasn't bad by any means, actually it was quite good. But some felt they had painted themselves into a corner and they needed a way to get out. The band's next album, Nimrod was a change of pace that was welcomed by many but forgotten by others. Though right off the bat you get a classic Green Day track, the infectious "Nice Guys Finish Last", later in the album listeners would hear sentimental pop-punk tunes, an instrumental surf track obviously insipired by the bands Californian upbringing, and Green Day's token song about the end of things. But Green Day also kept their snarling edge which appeased to long time fans of the band. "Hitchin' A Ride" took the basis of an ordinary Green Day tune and flipped it over with a unique sound and the use of a violin to create one of Green Day's best tracks to date. The album contains fantastic unknown tracks and also some of their most famous. "Redundant", one of Green Day's most overlooked singles, is instantly lovable. "Platypus (I Hate You)" is Green Day's rawest, most offensive song ever created and it delivers every time. This album is also home to the band's Dixieland horn-infused "King For A Day" with lyrics about wearing fancy panties, G.I. Joe and pantyhose. And of course, it has the unforgettable "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)", a simple yet touching song that can appeal to anyone. The album is very consistant and keeps you wanting more. Unfortunetly, it's not all good. Some songs are forgettable while others just sound the same as others. While "Jinx" and "Haushinka" have their own awesome uniqueness, forgetting "Reject" and "Walking Alone" isn't too hard. The band continues their trend of fantastic closing songs with "Prosthetic Head" which is another unique, but familiar song. Overall, this is a mature album from Green Day that showed the band's willingness to change... well, Billie Joe's at least since the band was nearly dead after the painfully underrated Warning.

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