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All tracks have been digitally mastered using HDCD technology.
Green Day's infectious brand of thrashy power-pop is full of references to the generation of punk which preceded them, with adenoidal vocals spinning tales of youthful angst against a backdrop of hard, fast riffs. The difference, of course, is that Green Day is having more fun than the Buzzcocks would ever have admitted to. NIMROD catches the band updating their sound while holding onto the speed and recklessness that made their previous albums so exciting.
Touches like the atmospheric, flanged guitars of "Redundant" and the violin on "Hitchin' A Ride" and "Last Ride In," (courtesy of That Dog's Petra Haden) help to take the band in a new, more serious direction. Lest anyone fear that this expansion signals self-indulgence, the tight harmonies of "Scattered" and breakneck pace of "Platypus (I Hate You)" prove that, unlike most angry young men (especially those that happen to be millionaire celebrities), they've managed to hold on to every bit of the energy and rage that propelled them in the first place.
Personnel: Billie Joe (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Mike Dirnt (vocals); Petra Haden (violin); Gabrial McNair, Stephen Bradley (horns); Tre Cool (drums, bongos, tambourine).
Unknown Contributor Role: Mike Dirnt.
Green Day: Billie Joe (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Mike Dirnt (vocals, bass); Tre Cool (drums, bongos, tambourine).
Additional personnel: Petra Haden (violin); Gabriel McNair, Stephen Bradley (horns).
Rolling Stone (10/30/97, p.66) - 3.5 Stars (out of 5) - "...Armstrong's juvenile sense of humor is back....a broader view, with neo-psychedelic studio touches, acoustic guitar, violins and horns....Melody is emphasized, and a measure of sincerity is detectable in the singing..."
Spin (12/97, pp.154-155) - 6 (out of 10) - "...At heart, NIMROD is a poker-faced rendition of what every band before them has done in this situation--genre-hopping, `testing their boundaries' in the studio, strings, horns, the works....At times, frontman Billie Joe Armstrong even seems to be impersonating Mark Eitzel impersonating Frank Sinatra..."
Entertainment Weekly (10/17/97, p.76) - "...mostly more of the same hyperactive pop-punk it introduced on 1994's DOOKIE. Hooky, too. But since the kids who once embraced the band seem to have outgrown this, will anyone other than rock critics give a hoot?" - Rating: B- Nimrod Music | List Price | $11.98 (You save $3.09) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Pop, Alternative, HDCD, Punk | | Label | Reprise | | Orig Year | 1997 | | All Time Sales Rank |  814  | | CD Universe Part number | 1101962 | | Catalog number | 46794 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Oct 14, 1997 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Green Day; Rob Cavallo | | Engineer | Ken Allardyce | | Personnel | Tre Cool - drums, bongos, tambourine
Billie Joe - vocals, guitar, harmonica
Mike Dirnt - vocals
Also: Petra Haden, Stephen Bradley, Gabriel McNair |
Nimrod Music Review Average Rating: (4.4 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews The Last Great GD Record
Yep. After this one it all went downhill for them. This is a transitional record in that half of it their old prototypical style and sound along with some experimentation. It isn't perfect, but most of it works for me. Go out and buy this one and avoid Warning and American idiot like the plague.
Submitted by Sean (South,NJ)
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I purchased the CD because my daughter and I want to learn to play some of the songs. We play by ear so we got the CD and it's going pretty good. Green day has a great sound.
Submitted by bartthegoat (mENDOTA,iLLINOIS,USA) 
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This is their best album to me. It was my first Green Day album really good CD, you can listen to the whole thing without skipping songs. Pick it up if you don't have it.
Submitted by myersfan88 (Fayetteville, NC, USA)
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 Awesome cd
this was the first green day cd i have ever bought and i love it.
My favorite song is walking alone.
this cd is for sure a good cd and if I had to pick a green day cd for you to buy this would be the one.
Submitted by travis (oscoda michigan)
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Not Too Bad!
This Album is showing that Green Day is I guess experimenting perhaps with newer stuff. It's like half older Green Day and half experimental. I still like it never the less, but it diffinitely isn't as good as the American Idiot CD or Insomniac CD. My favorite songs are; Nice Guys Finish Last, Hitchin' a Ride, Jinx, Reject, Take Back, and Good Riddance.
Submitted by Justin (St. Anthony, NL, CA)
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