Kerplunk (album)
Kerplunk (also known as Kerplunk!) is the second full-length album by punk rock band Green Day. It was released on January 17, 1992 by Lookout! Records.
Kerplunk | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | January 17, 1992 | |||
Recorded | May–September 1991 at Art of Ears Studios in San Francisco, California | |||
Genre | Punk rock | |||
Length | 33:58 (vinyl version) 42:09 (CD version) | |||
Label | Lookout!, Reprise, Epitaph | |||
Producer | Andy Ernst and Green Day | |||
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Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Robert Christgau | [2] |
Pitchfork Media | (8.5/10)[3] |
Rolling Stone | [4] |
Track listing
All lyrics written by Billie Joe Armstrong, except where noted, all music composed by Green Day, except where noted.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "2,000 Light Years Away" (music written by Green Day, Jesse Michaels, Pete Rypins and Dave "E.C." Henwood) | 2:24 |
2. | "One for the Razorbacks" | 2:30 |
3. | "Welcome to Paradise" | 3:30 |
4. | "Christie Road" | 3:33 |
5. | "Private Ale" | 2:26 |
6. | "Dominated Love Slave" (lyrics written by Tré Cool) | 1:42 |
7. | "One of My Lies" | 2:19 |
8. | "80" | 3:39 |
9. | "Android" | 3:00 |
10. | "No One Knows" | 3:39 |
11. | "Who Wrote Holden Caulfield?" | 2:44 |
12. | "Words I Might Have Ate" | 2:32 |
Total length: |
33:58 |
Bonus tracks (CD & cassette only) | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Length | |||||||
13. | "Sweet Children" | 1:41 | |||||||
14. | "Best Thing in Town" (lyrics written by Armstrong and Mike Dirnt) | 2:03 | |||||||
15. | "Strangeland" | 2:08 | |||||||
16. | "My Generation" (lyrics and music written by Pete Townshend; originally performed by The Who) | 2:19 | |||||||
Total length: |
42:09 |
Personnel
- Billie Joe Armstrong – vocals, guitar, drums on "Dominated Love Slave"
- Mike Dirnt – bass, backing vocals
- Tré Cool – drums, vocals and guitar on "Dominated Love Slave"
- John Kiffmeyer, a.k.a. Al Sobrante – drums on "Sweet Children", "Best Thing in Town", "Strangeland" and "My Generation"
Sources
- ↑ Raggett, Ned. "Kerplunk! Review". Allmusic. Rovi. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Green Day". Retrieved June 19, 2011.
- ↑ "Green Day: 1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours/Kerplunk". Pitchfork.
- ↑ Rolling Stone (p.81) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Things came together on KERPLUNK: Drummer Tre Cool joined the band, the tunes got very catchy, and major-label stardom followed..."
Other websites
- Kerplunk LP Archived 2008-11-20 at the Wayback Machine on greendaydiscography.com