Carátula del álbum Insomniac de Green Day

Álbum: Insomniac

Artista: Green Day

  • Fecha de lanzamiento: 10 de Octubre de 1995
  • Sello Discográfico: Reprise Records
  • Compositores: Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tré Cool
  • Productores: Rob Cavallo, Green Day

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Introducción: La Oscuridad Después del Éxito

"Insomniac", el cuarto álbum de estudio de Green Day, es la resaca deliberadamente abrasiva de la fiesta de "Dookie". Lanzado en 1995, es una reacción directa al éxito masivo y a las acusaciones de haberse "vendido" por parte de la escena punk.

El resultado es un disco de punk rock y pop-punk mucho más oscuro, rápido y pesado que su predecesor. Las guitarras están más distorsionadas, los ritmos son más frenéticos y las letras de Billie Joe Armstrong son más cínicas y llenas de ansiedad. Aunque no alcanzó las ventas estratosféricas de "Dookie", "Insomniac" fue un éxito de crítica y público que demostró que Green Day no había perdido su filo punk. Contiene clásicos como "Brain Stew".

Análisis de Canciones

"Geek Stink Breath": El primer single es una cruda canción sobre los efectos de la metanfetamina, con un videoclip que incluía imágenes explícitas de una extracción dental.

"Brain Stew / Jaded": Un combo de dos canciones que se convirtió en un éxito de rock. "Brain Stew" es un tema lento y pesado con un riff icónico, mientras que "Jaded" es una explosión de punk rock.

Rendimiento y Recepción

"Insomniac" debutó en el número 2 en Estados Unidos y en el número 8 en el Reino Unido. La crítica elogió su energía y su sonido más agresivo, viéndolo como una reafirmación de sus credenciales punk. Es un álbum de culto entre los fans más acérrimos de la banda.

Listado de Canciones

  1. Armatage Shanks2:16

    Letra

    Stranded...lost inside myself My own worst friend My own closest enemy Branded...maladjusted Never trusted anyone Let alone myself I must insist On being a pessimist I'm a loner in a catastrophic mind Elected the rejected I perfected the science of the idiot No meaning...no healing Self loathing freak and introverted deviate
  2. Brat1:43

    Letra

    Mom and Dad don't look so hot these days They're getting over the hill Death is closing in and catching up As far as I can tell Got a plan of action and cold blood And it smells of defiance I'll just wait for Mom and Dad to die And got my inheritance Now I want more Cause I'm getting bored And I'm going nowhere fast I was once filled with doubt Now it's all figured out Nothing good can last Crows feet and rot are setting in And time is running out My parent's income interest rate Is gaining higher clout I'm a snot nosed slob Without a job And I know I damn well should Mom and Dad don't look so hot these days But my future's looking good
  3. Stuck With Me2:15

    Letra

    I'm not part of your elite I'm just alright Class structure waving colors Bleeding from my throat Not subservient to you I'm just alright Down classed by the powers that be Give me loss of hope Cast out...buried in a hole Struck down...forcing me to fall Destroyed...giving up the fight I know I'm not alright What's my price and will you pay it if it's alright? Take it from my dignity Waste it until it's dead Throw me back into the gutter Cause it's alright Find another pleasure fucker Drag them down to hell
  4. Geek Stink Breath2:15

    Letra

    I'm on a mission I made my decision To lead a path of self destruction A slow progression Killing my complexion And it's rotting out my teeth I'm on a roll No self control I'm blowing off steam with methamphetamine Don't know what I want That's all that I've got And I'm picking scabs off my face Every hour my blood is turning sour And my pulse is beating out of time I found a treasure filled with sick pleasure And it sits on a thick white line I'm on a roll No self control I'm blowing off steam with methamphetamine Don't know what I want That's all that I've got And I'm picking scabs off my face I'm on a mission I've got no decision Like a cripple running the rat race Wish in one hand shit in the other And see which one gets filled first I'm on a roll No self control I'm blowing off steam with methamphetamine Don't know what I want That's all that I've got And I'm picking scabs off my face
  5. No Pride2:19

    Letra

    I'm just a mutt And nowhere is my home Where dignity's a land mine In the school of lost hope I've panhandled for a life because I'm not afraid to beg Hand me down your lost and founds Of second hand regret You better swallow your pride Or you're gonna choke on it You better digest your values Because they turn to shit Honor's gonna knock you down Before your chance to stand up and fight I know I'm not the one I got no pride Sects of disconnection And traditions of lost faith No culture's worth a stream of piss Or a bullet in my face To hell with unity Separation's gonna kill us all Torn to shreds and disjointed Before the final fall
  6. Bab's Uvula Who?2:08
  7. 862:47

    Letra

    What brings you around? Did you lose something the last time you were here? You'll never find it now It's buried deep with your identity So stand aside and let the next one pass Don't let the door kick you in the ass There's no return from 86 There's no return from 86 There's no return from 86 There's no return from 86 Don't even try Exit out the back And never show your head around again Purchase your ticket And quickly take the last train out of town So stand aside and let the next one pass Don't let the door kick you in the ass There's no return from 86 There's no return from 86 There's no return from 86 There's no return from 86 Don't even try There's no return from 86 There's no return from 86 There's no return from 86 There's no return from 86 Don't even try
  8. Panic Song3:35

    Letra

    Ready for a cheap escape On the brink of self destruction Widespread panic Broken glass inside my head Bleeding down these thoughts of Anguish... mass confusion The world is a sick machine Breeding a mass of shit With such a desolate conclusion Fill the void with... I don't care There's a plague inside of me Eating at my disposition Nothing's left Torn out of reality Into a state of no opinion Limp with hate
  9. Stuart and The Ave.2:03
  10. Brain Stew3:12

    Letra

    I'm having trouble trying to sleep I'm counting sheep but running out As time ticks by And still I try No rest for crosstops in my mind On my own, here we go My eyes feel like they're gonna bleed Dried up and bulging out my skull My mouth is dry My face is numb Fucked up and spun out in my room On my own, here we go My mind is set on overdrive The clock is laughing in my face A crooked spine My senses dulled Passed the point of delirium On my own, here we go My eyes feel like they're gonna bleed Dried up and bulging out my skull My mouth is dry My face is numb Fucked up and spun out in my room On my own, here we go
  11. Jaded1:30

    Letra

    Somebody keep my balance I think I'm falling off Into a state of regression The expiration date Rapidly coming up It's leaving me behind to rank Always move forward Going "straight" will get you nowhere There is no progress Evolution killed it all I found my place in nowhere I'm taking one step sideways Leading with my crutch Got a fucked up equilibrium Count down from nine to five Hooray! We're gonna die! Blessed into our extinction
  12. Westbound Sign2:13
  13. Tight Wad Hill2:01
  14. Walking Contradiction2:31