On Evolution 107.9 you might sometimes hear some Green Day songs being played. If you’re like me, you grew up with Green Day and have some great memories associated with some of their songs. And regardless of what anyone says, Green Day was not a phase, they are still great!

However, listening to Green Day recently made me wonder where their place in music history is. Green Day is a band that has had some amazing albums and some that are pretty bad. So, why not go over their discography and discuss what their place in music history should be?

When you look at the positives of Green Day, there’s two albums you look at in particular. Those two albums are Dookie and American Idiot. These two albums are Green Day’s biggest album and there’s a reason for that. I think you could argue that Nimrod should be up there as well, but I personally feel as though Dookie and American Idiot had a bigger impact. Those two albums have some memorable songs that anyone can enjoy. Dookie is highlighted by Basket Case which has one of my favourite opening lines of all time which if you don’t know is “Do you have the time to listen to me whine.” An incredibly iconic and memorable opening line.

American Idiot has a few standouts, but the biggest one seems to be Boulevard of Broken Dreams. A much slower song but one that is incredibly infectious to listen to and will get you singing the lyrics once you’ve heard it a few times. Whenever it’s on the radio it’s so hard not to sing “I walk alone, I walk alone.” American Idiot is another song that deserves its flowers as well as it was a very rebellious song for the time it came out and was hugely impactful on people’s mindset at that time of not wanting to be an “American idiot.”

While Green Day has some great music, there is some bad as well. I’m sorry, but Father of All is a terrible album. It’s incredibly messy and many of the things they tried just don’t work. If you haven’t listened to Green Day before, maybe skip this one.

So where does Green Day stand in music history? I think they have a very important place in that conversation. They were the ones that revolutionized pop punk and influenced that genre heavily. Green Day is one of the most popular pop punk bands and what they did in their early career was incredibly notable as they were able to shift the perspective on the genre.

Green Day is arguably one of the biggest bands of all time and I think they have a very important spot in music history.

What are your thoughts on where Green Day stands in music history and what is your favourite Green Day song?