{"product_id":"green-day-insomniac-cd-1995","title":"GREEN DAY Insomniac CD (1995)","description":"\u003cp\u003e1995. Green Day had just alienated half their punk fanbase by going mainstream with Dookie, and their response was to make something meaner, faster, and genuinely angrier. Insomniac is the sound of a band with something to prove, and it still holds up as one of the sharpest punk rock records of the decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhere Dookie had hooks that could light up a high school gymnasium, Insomniac runs on anxiety and caffeine and barely stops to breathe. Tracks like Brainstew and Geek Stink Breath made it clear Billie Joe Armstrong wasn't about to go quietly into pop-punk softness. The production is scrappy, the tempos are relentless, and the whole thing clocks in at under 35 minutes because that's exactly how long it needed to be. If you're coming to this after years of American Idiot radio play, prepare to recalibrate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGenre sits at the intersection of alternative punk and grunge-era aggression, with roots firmly in the Bay Area scene. Fans of: My Chemical Romance, AFI, Rancid, Billy Talent.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Inertia\/Warner Music","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45551736389823,"sku":"093624604624","price":18.66,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/3633\/0175\/files\/original_ffd911c6-a25e-4135-812b-d0251f239b2c.jpg?v=1777103094","url":"https:\/\/www.alt-cvlt.com.au\/products\/green-day-insomniac-cd-1995","provider":"ALT CVLT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}