Green Day are best known for bringing something resembling punk rock back to the forefront of the music scene. Certainly they had all the credentials, rising up out of California's East Bay among peers like Operation Ivy, Crimpshrine, and Jawbreaker. The trio's behavior onstage was outlandish, their dress was rubbish-bin chic, and they frequently packed the famous 924 Gilman full of slam-dancing fans. For the most part, it's understandable why their third effort, Dookie! was the first to hit the mainstream; their first two albums (and a handful of EPs and split 7"s) are mostly forgettable pop-rock odes to girls they were too shy to talk to.
"Rest", from the band's first LP, 39/Smooth, has been called the worst track from the album, and it's easy to see how this song with its drum-circle beats and open fifth harmonies, is jarring alongside more conventional tunes like "At the Library" and "Going to Pasalacqua". By itself, though, it is an eerie and expansive piece of music. Despite simple and repetitive lyrics it makes its mark.
Green Day - Rest
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