Product Description

Green Day's infectious brand of thrashy power-pop is full of references to the generation of punk which preceded them, with adenoidal vocals spinning tales of youthful angst against a backdrop of hard, fast riffs. The difference, of course, is that Green Day is having more fun than the Buzzcocks would ever have admitted to. NIMROD catches the band updating their sound while holding onto the speed and recklessness that made their previous albums so exciting.
Touches like the atmospheric, flanged guitars of "Redundant" and the violin on "Hitchin' A Ride" and "Last Ride In", (courtesy of ThatDog's Petra Haden) help to take the band in a new, more serious direction. Lest anyone fear that this expansion signalsself-indulgence, the tight harmonies of "Scattered" and breakneck pace of "Platypus (I Hate You)" prove that, unlike most angry young men (especially those that happen to be millionaire celebrities), they've managed to hold on to every bitof the energy and rage that propelled them in the first place.

Track Listing

1. Nice Guys Finish Last
2. Hitchin' A Ride
3. Grouch
4. Redundant
5. Scattered
6. Worry Rock
7. Desensitized
8. All The Time
9. Platypus (I Hate You)
10. Last Ride In
11. Jinx
12. Haushinka
13. Walking Alone
14. Suffocate
15. Uptight
16. Take Back
17. King For A Day
18. Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)_
19. Prosthetic Head

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1491 in Music
• Released on: 1997-10-13
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
Nimrod came along two years after 1995's Insomniac and was the first indication of Green Day's willingness to stretch the boundaries of punk rock. The fullness of the record is first hinted at on "Hitchin' a Ride", which starts out chug-a-lugging and then breaks into a raging rocker. "Redundant" is accented with some psyched-out guitar work and has Billie Joe Armstrong singing a good deal more than usual. The wonderful "Platypus (I Hate You)" speed-rocks with abandon and recalls the early days of L.A. punk (a little Dickies here, a little Descendents there). The biting "Take it Back" is a snarling throwback to hard punk, and "Prosthetic Head" is an infectious ditty that counts among the very best on the album. Most surprising is "Last Ride In", an instrumental nod to the sensual surf-and-sun life. Of course, the crown jewel of the collection is the sentimental, acoustic "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)", which seemed nearly inescapable when it was released. Beyond these standouts, even the "usual" Green Day fare here has punch. --Lorry Fleming

Customer Reviews

Excellent!!!
This album is amazing!!!! I bought the album AMERICAN IDIOT back in 2004 and loved it - my favourite album EVER. So I decided to invest in some other albums that Green Day have made.
This album has lots of amzing songs on it, he best being 'Good Riddance(Time Of Your Life)'. 'Scattered' is a cool little pop-rock tune with an excellent chorus. The song 'Take back' is one of the grittiest songs Green Day have done with the lead singer verging on screaming during certain parts of the song. 'King For A Day' provides a song with refreshingly different lyrics and a good chorus.
I think that is what makes this album so excellent: Green Day cover lots of different genres of rock so there is something for everyone. NIMROD is one of the best albums ever made.

A good album
I know other reviewers have said how they have to be in the right mood to listen to it, and I agree with them. This is not as good as American Idiot, but is fun and rocky just the same. It is not a waste of money, and I really recommend buying it.

Includes the singles: Hitchin' A Ride, Good Riddance (Time of your Life), Redundant and Nice Guys Finish Last

Ten Years On
After ten years since the release of this album, this is still a good Green Day album. Many people who I know believe this is their strongest album. Only 'Good Riddance' is the most played track off this album on the music channels.

I don't personally feel that this is their strongest album and I tend to have to be in the right mood to listen to it and enjoy it, where as 'Dookie & Insomniac' impress stright away.

I would certainly recommend buying it though, 18 tracks makes it good value too.