Green Day "Kerplunk!" soundtracks "My goal was solid three-

"My goal was solid three- minute tunes with the biggest hooks I could come up with

exclusive composer liner notes by Richard Band

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Dean Roland (guitar)

Green Day "Kerplunk!" soundtracks "My goal was solid three-Green Day's second full album was the perfect dry run for the band's later assault on the mainstream, containing both more variety and more flat out smashes than previous releases had shown. With Tre Cool now firmly in place as the drummer, the lineup was at last settled, and it turned out Cool and Mike Dirnt were a perfect rhythm section, with the former showing a bit more flash and ability than John Kiftmeyer did. Together the two throw in a variety