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We're going back to the beginning, before Dookie, before MTV, before the Grammy Awards, and before anybody outside Northern California knew who these guys were.

We'll get into the personal stories behind the music, the albums that made them famous, the records that divided their fans, and the songs that deserved a whole lot more attention than they received.

So crank up the volume, grab your favorite beverage, and prepare yourself for a trip through the history of Green Day.

Because today, we're going from the little clubs of Berkeley, California to some of the biggest stages on the planet.

Wonderful.

Marketing's going to love that.

But underneath that ridiculous title was one of the defining rock albums of the decade.

And the producer who helped bring it to life was Rob Cavallo.