The CD is Dookie by Green Day, which was first released in 1994 on Reprise Records.
The album cover in conceptual, as it doesn't really refer to any songs in the album. However, in an interview with VH1, frontman Billie Joe Armstrong explained the artwork:
"I wanted the art work to look really different. I wanted it to represent the East Bay and where we come from, because there's a lot of artists in the East Bay scene that are just as important as the music. So we talked to Richie Bucher. He did a 7-inch cover for this band called Raooul that I really liked. He's also been playing in bands in the East Bay for years. There's pieces of us buried on the album cover. There's one guy with his camera up in the air taking a picture with a beard. He took pictures of bands every weekend at Gilman's. The robed character that looks like the Mona Lisa is the woman on the cover of the first Black Sabbath album. Angus Young is in there somewhere too. The graffiti reading 'Twisted Dog Sisters' refers to these two girls from Berkeley. I think the guy saying 'The fritter, fat boy' was a reference to a local cop."
Dookie was heavily criticized on its release for being 'more pop than punk' and after signing to a major label, the band were banned from entering the iconic punk club 924 Gilman Street for 'selling out'. However, the cover of Dookie is representative of the album's sound and message, despite what the critics and fans wanted you to think. The chaotic scene of the front cover not only depicts the environment in which Green Day started out in, but also illustrates the "I don't care" attitude that has become synonymous with modern American punk rock. The two clearest parts of the cover are obviously the band name in the explosion cloud (drawing the eye immediately) and the album title at the bottom.
BACK COVER
The back of the CD case is chaotic again, but in a different way. It's a slightly blurred photo of a crowd at a Green Day gig, including someone holding up a hand puppet of the Sesame Street character Ernie. This, along with the hand-written track-listing, shows the laid-back, sort of DIY punk attitude that Green Day wanted to hold on to.
The back of the CD case is chaotic again, but in a different way. It's a slightly blurred photo of a crowd at a Green Day gig, including someone holding up a hand puppet of the Sesame Street character Ernie. This, along with the hand-written track-listing, shows the laid-back, sort of DIY punk attitude that Green Day wanted to hold on to.
INSIDE THE BOOK
The inside of Dookie is really interesting, as there's a song on each page, accompanied by an illustration that refers to the lyrics. All in black and white ink, the background is a continuous brick wall and pavement, with bits of litter, posters and graffiti. Yet again, this represents the areahat Green Day grew up in, which is quite apt when the album is about the experience and self-discovery of being a teenager. On the last page of the book, P. Hynes is credited for creating he book, including illustrations and writing out the lyrics.
The inside of Dookie is really interesting, as there's a song on each page, accompanied by an illustration that refers to the lyrics. All in black and white ink, the background is a continuous brick wall and pavement, with bits of litter, posters and graffiti. Yet again, this represents the areahat Green Day grew up in, which is quite apt when the album is about the experience and self-discovery of being a teenager. On the last page of the book, P. Hynes is credited for creating he book, including illustrations and writing out the lyrics.
BACK OF THE BOOK
The back of the book shows the band themselves, meaning the album isn't entirely 'anonymous' and owing the adience to relate to the band. The band are shown to be funny and a bit immature, characteristics shared by the mainly teenage audience. The black and white photos also seem to show the band on tour, which may encourage someone who's bought the album to then see the band live as well, as it proves that the band do actually tour.
The back of the book shows the band themselves, meaning the album isn't entirely 'anonymous' and owing the adience to relate to the band. The band are shown to be funny and a bit immature, characteristics shared by the mainly teenage audience. The black and white photos also seem to show the band on tour, which may encourage someone who's bought the album to then see the band live as well, as it proves that the band do actually tour.
At the bottom, the usual information about production, trademarks, the record company and contacting the band is printed in the same hand writing that the lyrics are written in.
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