Wait... who are they again?

While listening to Green Day's latest release, International Superhits! I found myself saying, "Oh yeah, that was a Green Day song, wasn't it?" The only Green Day album I have ever purchased was Dookie, and believe me I thought it was a waste of my "hard earned" allowance back in 1994. In my world, Green Day's only album had been Dookie. I mean, aside from the occasionally released single the group didn't produce much in the way of new music, (not that any of their newer albums should be considered music). All of the sudden, they have a "best of" album.\nThe album does contain two new tracks. First, "Maria" starts with the expectedly hard sounds of Green Day and the unintelligible babbling of lead vocalist, Billie Joe Armstrong. The chorus, I admit is somewhat catchy, although head banging for any extended period of time gives me a headache, proving that I would not last too long in a mosh pit. The second new track, "Poprocks and Coke," is also somewhat catchy, though in a few years I will have to be reminded who performed these songs because the only songs I associate with Green Day are from Dookie. \nThe first recognizable track for me was "Welcome to Paradise," from Dookie, mostly because the only lyrics I can understand are the title lyrics in the chorus. Popular tracks, "Basketcase" and "When I Come Around" are also found on this album.\nFrom Nimrod, we have "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)," which I somewhat enjoy, being more ballad-like than anything else I have heard by the band. The lyrics I can mostly understand, and what I do gather from the content have a sincere meaning.\nWarning boasts the recent hit, "Minority," which goes back to the whiny vocals of Armstrong, repeating the incessant and annoying chorus seemingly forever.\nGreen Day may just not be my type of music, although it would make more sense for a more seasoned group to put out a greatest hits album. Everyone from Madonna to The Backstreet Boys seems to be spewing out greatest hits compilations recently. For the love of what's holy! Wait 10 or 20 years folks! Give yourself a chance to actually produce more than five or six real hits.\nRating: 3