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Green Day 1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours Release Date: 1991 Label: Lookout When Green Day's first album appeared, anyone predicting that fame, MTV, top-selling albums, and more would be on the horizon in the near future would have been happily patted on the head and then sent to the insane asylum. It helps to remember that Nirvana's breakthrough was still a year away, for one thing, and, for another, 1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hour isn't a truly great album in the first place. It's not bad, by any means, and quite arguably just about everything on it could be transposed with a slight aural tweak here and there to Dookie or Insomniac without anyone batting an eye. It's just little more than a fun punk-pop album with some entertaining metallic flash here and there, one of many such records that the late '80s and early '90s produced in the indie rock world. After a great start with "At the Library," it's quickly clear that the rest of the record is going to continue in the same vein. What's fun is realizing how much the band already had to work with, pursuing obvious love of three-chord forebears like the Dickies and the Ramones to energetic if not revelatory ends. Billie Joe Armstrong's balance of disaffection and nervous, goofy passion is well in place, while he's already showing his effective, no-frills approach to chewy feedback melody. Songs like "I Was There" and "Road to Acceptance," not to mention the implicitly weed-celebrating "Green Day" itself, are great calling cards for later breakouts on both levels. Mike Dirnt's no slouch himself, providing good backing vocals when needed for harmony, but oddly enough the most prominent performance throughout comes from original drummer John Kiftmeyer, who wouldn't last through to the next album. Call it a quirk of recording, but there it is. Ned Raggett, All Music Guide Tracks: Title Composer Time 1 At the Library Armstrong, Green Day 2:27 2 Don't Leave Me Armstrong, Green Day 2:38 3 I Was There Armstrong, Green Day, Kiffmeyer 3:36 4 Disappearing Boy Green Day, Armstrong 2:51 5 Green Day Green Day, Armstrong 3:28 6 Going to Pasalaqua Armstrong, Green Day 3:30 7 16 Green Day, Armstrong 3:24 8 Road to Acceptance Green Day, Armstrong 3:35 9 Rest Green Day, Armstrong 3:05 10 Judge's Daugthter Armstrong, Green Day 2:34 11 Paper Lanterns Armstrong, Green Day 2:25 12 Why Do You Want Him? Green Day, Armstrong 2:32 13 409 in Your Coffee Maker Armstrong, Green Day 2:53 14 Knowledge Armstrong, Freeman, Michaels, Mello 2:20 15 1,000 Hours Armstrong, Green Day 2:25 16 Dry Ice Armstrong, Green Day 3:44 17 Only of You Armstrong, Green Day 2:45 18 One I Want Green Day, Armstrong 3:01 19 I Want to Be Alone Green Day, Armstrong 5:41 Releases: Year Type Label 2005 LP Lookout 1997 CD Epitaph Records 1995 LP Lookout 2004 CD Lookout 2007 CD Epitaph Records CD Lookout 2004 CD Lookout 1991 CS Lookout 2004 CD Lookout 2007 CD Reprise 1991 CD Lookout

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