International Superhits!
Green Day never sounded better than in these hits from albums *Dookie*(1994), *Insomniac* (1995), *Nimrod* (1997), and *Warning* (2000). The sheer strength of Billie Joe Armstrong’s songwriting alone is something to marvel at, let alone the band’s ability to cloak his words in skin-tight, razor-sharp arrangements that hit like a punch to stomach, but then soften the blow with pure pop underpinnings.
For the first time since 1992,Rolling Stone'sdefinitive classic returns to the scene, completely updated and revised to include the past decade's artists and sounds. When it comes to sorting the truly great from the merely mediocre, the enduring from the fleeting,The New Rolling Stone Album Guideprovides music buffs and amateurs alike with authoritative guidance from the best voices in the field. Filled with insightful commentary, it not only reviews the most influential albums of all time, but also features biographical overviews of key artists' careers, giving readers a look at the personalities behind the music.This fourth edition contains an impressive -- 70 percent -- amount of new material. Readers will find fresh updates to entries on established artists, hundreds of brand-new entries on the people and recordings that epitomize the '90s and the sounds of the 21st century -- from Beck to OutKast to the White Stripes and beyond -- along with a new introduction detailing changes in the music industry.Celebrating the diversity of popular music and its constant metamorphoses, with thousands of entries and reviews on every sound from blues to techno,The New Rolling Stone Album Guideis the only resource music lovers need to read.
In the heady days of the post-grunge mid-'90s, it was hard to see who were real and who were pretenders -- and that didn't even take into account whose music would stand the test of time and whose wouldn't. Which is a roundabout way of saying that even if Green Day's breakthrough record, Dookie, sold millions upon millions of copies, it was hard to tell if it was a fluke of their talent or their time -- whether they deserved it or not, or whether they just were in the right place at the right time.
The collection’s only flaw is the omission of tracks representing the band’s pre-fame days.
<p>As the season of giving descends upon us, <strong>John Aizlewood</strong> decides which Greatest Hits CDs deserve a place in your stocking</p>