Both of these albums have there place:
Dookie: Released in the 90's when hip-hop and Grunge were basically dominating the media, Dookie was angsty and memorable enough to re-introduce people to rock music
American Idiot: I think we all need to remember that American Idiot was not instantly likeable, adored by critics and mostly ignored by the buying public it all and all took about a year to catch on. People were fed up with government and politics and somehow the album became socially relevant.
I am one of the few people that refuses to give Green Day shit for saying all the right things at the right times and being fortunate enough to catch lightning in a bottle twice. I seriously hope that their next album sells a zillion copies so that I can enjoy many more years of hearing all of the whiners whine. I'll throw this out there for all of you to discuss: "Green Day is the catchiest Pop-Punk band since the Ramones"
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