25 August 2023

American’s billionaire rockers GREEN DAY are not the young
wild punks of yesteryear anymore. They get older (we all do,
of course) and their albums get older.

Their 3rd LP DOOKIE, their breakthrough
million-seller turns 30 next year (1 Feb. 2024).

So, yes, as expected, a special anniversary box set is put together.

At the end of September, the 6xLP, 4xCD Dookie deluxe will include two distinct collections of demos, 4-Track Demos and Cassette Demos. You also get an EP’s worth
of outtakes and full live recordings of two shows, the band’s Woodstock ’94 set and a previously unreleased Barcelona concert recording from June 5, 1994.

More details and pre-order info here.

To get the fans’ attention, the 4-track demos of the 10 songs that
made it to the album are now streaming on Spotify and YouTube.

When I heard the demo of the opening track BURNOUT I pmmediaterly thought
‘What the hell, this is Buzzcocks.” That fuzzing speed, that sharp-edged punk-guitar-jangle and even Billie Joe Amstrong‘s vocals echoes somewhat the late great Pete Shelly‘s vocality. Well, that’s what my ears are hearing.

Judge for yourself.

Some more buzz (all the 4-track demos)

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