39/Smooth

Green Day - 39/Smooth
Critic Score
Based on 3 reviews
1990 Ratings: #266 / 370
User Score
Based on 626 ratings
1990 Rank: #179
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CRITIC REVIEWS

60
AllMusic
It's just little more than a fun punk-pop album with some entertaining metallic flash here and there, one of many such records that the late '80s and early '90s produced in the indie rock world.
RichardsH
48

Like if we’re gonna be completely honest, green days debut is a bit of a mess, the production is kinda shambolic and BJA’s vocals are off, but there’s a somewhat passionate and ‘fun’ performance behind all of these flaws

depechemode4lif
95

Dookie may be their best but this is a personal favorite of mine to the point where I have a tattoo of the stop watch on the innersleeve. Their raw, goofy, stoner punk aesthetics and sound is exactly for my taste. I dont care what all yall dickasses say, this is a contender for their best.

I find Green Day's debut album to be a personal favorite of mine with very little criticisms to say. The sloppy arrangements here and there with John Kiffmeyer on drums only add to the youthful East Bay Punk ... read more

ST4T1C
55

Green Day's debut is uh... quite a mess.

The production feels really cheap and rushed, and Billie's vocals most of the time are really uninteresting. A lot of these songs, even the ones that are on the best tracks, aren't really all that special tbh. But that doesn't mean that this album doesn't have it's moments, like "Going to Pasalacqua" or "Green Day", where a cool riff comes through, but still, there really isn't much here I couldn't get from any other artist. I mean, ... read more

tompa
50

Some tracks are really good, but overall mid. still a decent debut.

scarlett2517
45

i like the fact that it sounds messier than their other works, it has the vibe of a bunch of kids fucking around making bangers rather than a coordinated record. that vibe only gets it so far though, because this album isn't all too memorable all things considered beyond it being green day's debut.

NR

It's an ok start.

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Track List

1At the Library
2:28
79
2Don't Leave Me
2:39
73
3I Was There
3:36
76
4Disappearing Boy
2:52
73
5Green Day
3:29
73
6Going to Pasalacqua
3:30
82
716
3:24
68
8Road to Acceptance
3:35
66
9Rest
3:05
63
10The Judge's Daughter
2:34
74
Total Length: 31 minutes

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Added on: July 25, 2012