I've been listening back over all the old b-sides, and 'Do Da Da' is such an underrated gem from the Brain Stew / Jaded single back in 1996.
I love everything about it. The melody, the energy, the lyrics. 'Suffocate' and 'Desensitized' come close, but I reckon Do Da Da is Green Day's best non-album track.
Any other love out there for this short, sharp masterpiece?
My son and I have a website called All Things Rock, where we write in-depth reviews and rankings of bands' discographies and recommend new (and old) bands to check out. We just published a ranking of everything by Green Day, and all the connected side projects. What do you think? Did we miss anything? This isn't just a 'let's rank Green Day albums' post, but I'd love to know if we missed anything significant.
Father of All
The Network (Money Money 2020 Parts I & II)
iDOS!
Billie Joe solo (No Fun Mondays & Foreverly)
iTRE!
1,039 Smoothed Out Slappy Hours
The Longshot
iUNO!
Pinhead Gunpowder (all records)
Kerplunk
Foxboro Hot Tubs (Stop Drop & Roll)
Revolution Radio
Shenanigans
21st Century Breakdown
Saviors
Insomniac
Warning
Dookie
American Idiot
Nimrod
We made a playlist too, of lesser-known tracks which are every bit as amazing as the 'hits'. I'd love it if you can please take a look at the whole ranking (https://www.all-things-rock.com/all-albums-ranked/green-day) - it's a non-profit website which my teenage son and I are doing for fun, to help him build his writing skills to become a journalist.
Thanks, awesome Green Day lovers!
