History Music / Nimrod

-->''The wife's a nag and the kid's fucking up''\\
''I don't have sex 'cause I can't get it up''

* MetalScream: The chorus of "Take Back" is nothing but Billie Joe chanting the song title in an [[GutturalGrowler extremely guttural]] voice.

* PrecisionFStrike: "Worry Rock." Music/{{Weezer}}'s cover of the song censors the F-bomb to "hugged."

''nimrod.'' was made over a four-month span with the intent of being a collection of standalone songs instead of one cohesive album, since the band felt like they had driven their generic ThreeChordsAndTheTruth song structure into the ground. As a result, the album is easily the [[GenreRoulette most experimental and diverse output]] in the band's discography, and perhaps even one of the most kaleidoscopic albums in the punk genre.

''nimrod.'' has sold over 10 million copies worldwide. The album also features the song "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)", which became an unexpected BlackSheepHit and is today regarded as one of the band's [[SignatureSong most well-known songs]] ([[IsntItIronic however infamously improperly used]]).

* ClusterFBomb:
** The album is full of them from beginning to end, but what really stands out is this gem from "Platypus":

''Nimrod'' (stylized as ''nimrod.'') is the fifth album by American punk rock band Music/GreenDay, released in October 1997.

[[caption-width-right:350:''I was a young boy who had big plans;\\
now I'm just another shitty old man.'']]

After the release of ''Music/{{Insomniac}}'' (1995), which was seen as a critical and commercial disappointment compared to their breakthrough major-label debut ''Music/{{Dookie}}'' (1994), the band embarked on a world tour for the album that had them playing sports arenas (as opposed to their usual small clubs) and spending uncomfortable amounts of time away from their families. This homesickness led the band to cancel the late 1996 European leg of the tour to finally spend time at home.

In the wake of the cancellation, the band continued to write and had produced over 36 new songs come the start of 1997. ''nimrod.'' was made over a four-month span with the intent of being a collection of standalone songs instead of one cohesive album, since the band felt like they had driven their generic ThreeChordsAndTheTruth song structure into the ground. As a result, the album is easily the [[GenreRoulette most experimental and diverse output]] in the band's discography, and perhaps even one of the most kaleidoscopic albums in the punk genre.

* BreakupSong: "Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)" is meant as a tasteful example of this.

* GenreRoulette: Considering the album was purposely written to be experimental and as a set of standalone songs, the band combined many different genres from hardcore punk ("Platypus (I Hate You)," "Take Back") to ska punk ("King For A Day") to surf rock ("Last Ride In") to acoustic rock ("Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)") to folk punk ("Walking Alone") to even klezmer (the opening of "Hitchin' A Ride") to regular alternative rock ("Redundant," "Uptight," "Haushinka," etc.).

** "Good Riddance".