Dookie

The album where fans called them sell-outs. But then again, they found a greater audience who might've never heard of them. That would be a shame.

One of my first rock favorites and an early CD I most likely saved up for. Very satisfying to power chord along with when young me got an electric guitar. “Time of Your Life” (different album) is a cliché now, but it remained my favorite song well into college before Postal Service and Death Cab for Cutie rolled into town.

"Dookie" is second on this list and I was 10 when it came out. It's significant to me because I can trace a few blossoming fragrances of my adult personality to this album. For example, I still say dookie, A LOT.