Green Day - Shenanigans (2002)

Shenanigans is the third compilation album by the American punk rock band Green Day. The album contains B-sides, rarities, covers, and a previously unreleased track, "Ha Ha You're Dead", which was recorded in the late 90s but never released. In 2002, Green Day embarked on the Pop Disaster Tour in support of the album; however, no songs from the album were played during any of the performances. Even though the original cover does not feature a title, several retailers fixed confusion over it by designing a sticker which was plastered on the front.

Shenanigans is the companion piece to 2001's International Superhits. Where that compilation collected Green Day's singles, this rounds up the B-sides and such ephemera as soundtrack compilations, gathering the best (plus the new "Ha Ha You're Dead") for a 14-track trek through the band's alternate history. Now, any serious rock listener knows that B-sides don't necessarily mean subpar material, and such '90s bands as Oasis and Suede have had B-sides every bit as good as the material that made the official albums, and their subsequent B-sides albums have been gems in their discographies. This is largely because both bands had prime periods where everything they did pretty much turned to gold. Green Day never quite had an equivalent prime period. After they made their mark with Dookie, they maintained a high level of quality, constantly expanding their vision and refining their craft with each album, but they never had a time where they burned so brightly they couldn't fit all the great songs onto the proper albums and had to spill 'em out over the B-sides. Green Day knew what their best songs were, and apart from "J.A.R.", which they threw out to the Angus soundtrack, they kept 'em on the albums, and they turned out material for B-sides largely because they had to; that was the game in the '90s – you had to make sure the multi-part singles in the U.K. had unique material, and if a soundtrack came calling, you had to ante up. So, the songs that comprise Shenanigans are an appealing mixed bag since they were, by and large, songs Green Day finished because they had to. Since they're an excellent, restless band, there's variety here – bits of surf rock, classic British Invasion, classic British punk, and singalong pop – nothing is less than enjoyable, and some of it is quite good. But it's never terrific, revelatory, or amazing, giving the dedicated fans songs they just can't live without (to reduce it to the Oasis/Suede terms, no "Acquiesce", no "My Insatiable One"). It's fun, to be sure, especially for the fans who are the compilation's target audience, but everything here sounds like the classic definition of B-sides – good and familiar, but not as good as what made the album.

~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, all media guide

Tracklist:

01. Suffocate
02. Desensitized
03. You Lied
04. Outsider (Ramones cover)
05. Don't Wanna Fall In Love
06. Espionage
07. I Want To Be On T.V. (Fang cover)
08. Scumbag
09. Tired Of Waiting For You (The Kinks cover)
10. Sick Of Me
11. Rotting
12. Do Da Da
13. On The Wagon
14. Ha Ha You're Dead


Produced by Rob Cavallo and Green Day
Recording information: 1993 - 2002
More detailed info read inside the booklet.

• Billie Joe Armstrong — vocals, guitar
• Mike Dirnt — bass, backing vocals
• Tré Cool – drums, percussion

Release Date: July 2, 2002
Label: Reprise Records
Catalog No.: 948208-2

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