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Track Listings
| 1. Maria | |||
| 2. Poprocks & Coke | |||
| 3. Longview | |||
| 4. Welcome To Paradise | |||
| 5. Basket Case | |||
| 6. When I Come Around | |||
| 7. She | |||
| 8. J.A.R. (Jason Andrew Relva) | |||
| 9. Geek Stink Breath | |||
| 10. Brain Stew | |||
| 11. Jaded | |||
| 12. Walking Contradiction | |||
| 13. Stuck With Me | |||
| 14. Hitchin' A Ride | |||
| 15. Good Riddance [Time Of Your Life] | |||
| 16. Redundant | |||
| 17. Nice Guys Finish Last | |||
| 18. Minority | |||
| 19. Warning | |||
| 20. Waiting | |||
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Strangely for a greatest hits compilation, Green Day's International Superhits opens with two new songs recorded in 2001. "Maria" is Green Day playing to their strengths, a burst of rattling skinny tie new wave that has you itching to join the nearest mosh pit, and the cool acoustic pop of "Poprocks and Coke" is worthy of the trio's Nimrod. The implication is clear: the unfortunate diversion undertaken by 2000's Warning (where the band horrifically mutated into The Levellers) is over and now it's business as usual. Thank God for that. Although a host of skate chancers have tried to rewrite the likes of "Basket Case" and "Brain Stew", no one does punk pop better than Billie Joe and the boys. No one does it quite as intelligently either. "Longview" almost sneers at the slacker ennui it seems to embody, "Welcome to Paradise" sneaks in a cheeky steal from Dead Kennedys, and "Redundant" runs on a sublime psyche melody worth of Elliott Smith. All of which proves you don't need a potty mouth and a dull 'tude to be a real rebel--and dreadlocks and dogs on strings are a definite no no. --Ian Watson
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
What can I say? The "Best of" collection of one of the greatest bands in the world. You know it's gonna be good! It also contains all their best from Longview to Minority, Basket Case to Warning-you get the picture. I only really got into Green Day in the middle of 2004, and since buying this album, I'm a huge Green Day fan! This is Green Day at their prime, so to anyone who has never heard anything before "American Idiot" I cannot reccomended this enough!
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Now that everyones got over how brilliant American Idiot was, people are going back and listening to some of the classics that this band recorded. This is the greatest collection of all their greatest songs, and includes mint tracks such as WARNING, MINORITY and BASKET CASE.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Some outstanding songs on the album would have to be 'Longview', a sarcastic look at the life of REAL people (lol that's the only way I can describe it!); 'Minority', a classic Green Day song which will always be chanted at one in the morning after parties by me and my mates; 'Good Riddance', a touching ballad that is complemented brilliantly by Billie Joe's unique voice and gentle guitar-playing, (it has reduced me to tears in some less sober moments!); 'Warning', a nice, bold look at how authority protects us... actually no, it's just a long list of warnings... buy the album and listen to it if you really wanna know!!!
The last track of the album brings you down brilliantly - the amazingly moving Macy's Day Parade. Again, Billie Joe's lovely voice reaches all the peaks and troughs of this nice, long ballad about - well, you have to listen to it, I sing along all the time but I haven't worked out exactly what it's about yet! It's such a LOVELY song though!
But, if it's hardcore Green Day punk that you're looking for, BUY THIS ALBUM NOW!!! I can go on about the 'lovely songs' but an album full of them would get boring, and it is the good old upbeat, throw-yourself-around-the-room type of punk-pop that Green Day do best that brings this album to life, which is evident in songs such as 'Longview', 'She', 'JAR', 'Poprocks and Coke'... I could go on but I'm only allowed 1000 words!
To sum it up, this album will lift you up into the sky when you're in a bad mood, vent your frustration when angry, and give you a reason to bounce around when you're feeling hyper! BUY IT BUY IT BUY IT BUY IT BUY IT BUY IT BUY IT!!! Just go! Now! Get out the credit card and... BUY IT!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Brlliant
I love Greenday and over the years my collection got scored lost etc. Bought this at fantastic price. Delivery as usual was easy and arrived on time well packaged. No issues
Published 5 months ago by jimmyjoe
perfect singles collection
I bought this album in 2001 when I was 12 years old and just getting into punk, it contains (most of) their best songs from their 4 major label albums prior to the release of... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Llamafarmer89
International Superhits
All killer, No filler. The definitive Green Day album. Ever wondered who spawned the likes of Sum 41, Less Than Jake or even My Chemical Romance? Origin of the species right here!
Published 18 months ago by CHR15EB
Green Day IS's CD
Being in my mid teens I became interested in Green Day through their massive 2004 release, "American Idiot". Read more
Published 21 months ago by Matt
Green day (International super hits)
Nice tunes and lyrics. "hope you had the time of your life " listening to this album
Published on 27 Aug 2009 by Mr. Stephen M. Bills
A VERY Good Album I Love It
It is a great album, only one or two tracks that aren't very good.
Fav tracks; Poprocks & Coke & Brain Stew
Fav tracks; Poprocks & Coke & Brain Stew
Published on 30 Jun 2009 by B. Davies
International superhits
'International superhits', (like most bands best of's), is probably the best place to start with Green Day if you're new to their music and want to hear more. Read more
Published on 15 Jun 2008 by Spider Monkey
Punk Power!
I already had American Idiot and after going the the concert at the Bowl in 2005 i wanted to see wat the rest of their songs were like, i saw the album going cheap and decided to... Read more
Published on 16 Jun 2007 by Reviewer of Flitwick
"Wonderful!"
A very enjoyable party cd; bung it in the player and it does the headbanging job.
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Published on 2 Sep 2005 by Sweary
Well, what can I say?
Well, as it is the greatest hits of Green Day - best band in the world, it's bound to be quite good isn't it?! Read more
Published on 29 July 2005 by punkrock101
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