Originally Posted by BastardofYoung

To me, "Insomniac" just felt like an album of songs that could have been recorded during the sessions, but were not used. Also had my favorite Green Day song of all-time.



It felt rushed, I think it was out within a year of "Dookie" being released, seems like it was just one of those albums that the studio told them to put out ASAP cause they had an unexpected hit with "Dookie" and thought they could capitalize on it by getting it out ASAP.

But I liked it a lot when it came out, it had a more dark side to it, still had some of the goofiness from "Dookie", but also had a more abrasive tone to it.

Up until "American Idiot", it was their second best selling album after "Dookie". Did not match the sales of that album, but was not a total waste either.

I like it just as much in its own way. I would go "Kerplunk!" > "Dookie" > "Insomniac" as my top 3 Green Day albums.