Today is the 17th anniversary of the release of Green Day's first major label album, Dookie. Dookie brought Green Day forward to the mainstream of the world and into millions of lives. Much of Green Day's later work has been compared to the success of Dookie.

It was not until American Idiot came out in 2004 that Green Day finally felt like they were able to get out of that shadow of Dookie that they were in for a large part of their career.

If you have a chance take an hour out of your day today, with us, and have a listen to this stunning album.