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How Green Day’s ‘Dookie’ Defined the 1990s and Changed Music Forever

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Here’s something that will make you feel old: Green Day’s masterpiece was released 20 years ago. Why it was a lot more influential than you think.

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What’s the most influential rock album of the 1990s? Easy: Nevermind by Nirvana. It kickstarted the grunge movement, obliterated the 1980s, and created an entire generation of grown-ups who still don’t know how to spell the phrase “never mind.”

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