Good CD, get this one not the remaster

this CD is great, but like most things, it has been touched by modern technology, i personally think the new remaster sounds far too polished, this version of the CD is the raw and how it was ment to sound version of the recording, so if you like raw Punk Rock this is for you, otherwise the polished dookie style remaster might be more in your range.

Green Day's Masterpiece

1,039 Smoothed Out Slappy Hours is without a doubt Green Day's best album. It is actually a compilation of their independantly released ep's. They take songs from the album 39 Smooth, the ep's Slappy ep and 1,000 Hours. The unusual title comes from the combination of the titles of their previous releases. The last track I Want to Be Alone is off the compilation Flipside "The Big One." This album is straight forward punk unlike their later albums which are still great but nothing compared to this. The first set of songs, tracks 1 through 10 are from 39 Smooth. The lead off track At the Library is an excellent song. The music is perfect and Billie Joe's voice is great. This album is also cool because every song has a really catchy hook. Don't Leave Me is another great song. It's a short fast punk song. The next 3 songs are amazing. I Was There is a song about looking back and remembering things that happened in your life. The next song Disappearing Boy is about wanting to disappear from life sometimes to block out things you don't want to know about. Their title song, Green Day is another fast catchy punk song. The next song Going to Pasalacqua will have you singing it all day long. I also forgot to mention that on these songs there is really great background vocals supplied by Mike and John. 16 is a song about growing up and getting older and the responsibilites you have. Road to Acceptance is about when people live their lives worrying about what someone else thinks about you. Insted of doing what you want to do you try to walk the road of acceptance if you will. Rest is a slow song about breaking up with a girl and not havingpeace within yourself because you're not really sure if it's over. The Judge's Daughter is a mid tempo punk song. This also ends the 39 Smooth album. The four song Slappy ep begins with the ultra catchy Paper Lanterns. This is one of my favorite songs on this album as well as one of my favorite Green Day songs. This is another relationship song about a guy who can't stop thinking about his ex girlfriend and the problems he has seeing her with other guys. There is also a good guitar solo in this song. People will say that Bille Joe is a bad guitar player but it depends on who you're comparing him to. If you're comparing him to Eddie Van Halen or Steve Vai of course he's not going to be good but as a punk guitarist he's amazing. He's very good at that style of music. Why Do You Want Him is yet another ended relationship song about a girl who was obviously dumped by her boyfriend and couldn't get over it. 409 in your Coffeemaker is another one of my favortie songs by Green Day. Don't let the title fool you the song actually has a meaning. It's about wasting you time daydreaming and thinking about why you had the problems you did. This song also features another really good guitar solo. The next song is a high spirited cover of Operation Ivy's, Knowledge. They do a great version of it. It's also a great change of pace for the primarily fast album. This like the songs before it has a great guitar solo. Billie Joe must have been pretty confident with his guitar playing on this ep. Next up is the 1,000 Hours ep. It starts with the title track. It begins with some distorted guitar then kicks into a song reminicient of Don't Leave Me. This song has another catchy chorus and like many songs on this album is about a relationship. Dry Ice is another song on the hevaier side. Another relationship song. Billie Joe must have been through it all. Only of You is another heavy punk song if you will. The guitars are very distorted on this ep. The One I Want is also like the other 3 songs heavier than most of their other songs but this in my opinion is the worst song in this set. The last song is from a compilation album called Flipside "The Big One." It is called I Want to Be Alone. It really is a great song. The song is about exactly what the title says, wanting to be alone without anyone bothering you. So this album ends on a good note. This is definately a must own for any Green Day or punk fan. Every GD album is great so I suggest getting them all. This is the order I would get them in: 1,039 Smoothed..., Dookie, Nimrod, Insomniac, Kerplunk. Just because I put Kerplunk last doesn't mean it's not a good album it just means that compared to the rest of their catalog it's the one to get last.

Pure classic punk excellence - the REAL Green Day

39/Smooth (1990.) Green Day's first album.

These days, Green Day stands as one of the best-known pop-punk bands on the face of the earth, and they are unquestionably the masters of the genre. For nearly a decade and a half, they have been serving up music that has rarely failed to please. Recently, the band's first two albums, 39/Smooth and Kerplunk! were rereleased, with EP tracks featured as bonuses. This review is for the former, Green Day's first album. Read on for my review.

The first thing I should probably state about this album is that this IS NOT the pop-punk Green Day most people know and love, nor is it straight-up hard and heavy punk. It's more like a happy medium between the two. However, the band's musical quality is nothing less than that of their better-known material. At The Library kicks off the album. It's a very catchy song that almost certainly won't fail to please. Track two, Don't Leave Me, is classic punk at its very best. Disappearing Boy is another one of these classic punk tunes, and a damn good one too. I Was There is a very heartfelt song that was written by John, the band's first drummer (he was replaced by the more popular Tre Cool after this album because he left the band to attend college.) My two favorite tracks from the original album are 17 and The Judge's Daughter. The former is probably the heaviest thing on the album, but it's also melodic at the same time, which makes for a very interesting listening experience. The latter deals with a very common theme of early punk songs - teenage frustration. As usual, the theme makes for an excellent punk rock song. As I stated above, this CD release of the 39/Smooth album is so much more than just the original - it has the entire 1000 Hours and Slappy EPs! Also, there is a track previously only available on an indie punk compilation. And, almost needless to say, these ones don't fail to please either.

Green Day's debut album is one of the greatest classic punk albums I have ever heard. If you're a fan of classic punk, or maybe you just want to hear what Green Day sounded like before they became the pop-punk legends they are today, pick this album up. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.