5 , ▁described ▁the ▁sound ▁of ▁Do ok ie ▁as , ▁" P unk ▁turns ▁into ▁pop ▁in ▁fast , ▁fun ny , ▁catch y , ▁high - power ed ▁songs ▁about ▁wh ining ▁and ▁channel - sur f ing ; ▁a path y ▁has ▁rarely ▁sound ed ▁so ▁passion ate ." ▁Rol ling ▁St ones ▁Paul ▁Evans ▁described ▁Green ▁Day ▁as ▁" con vin cing ▁mainly ▁because ▁they ' ve ▁got ▁punk ' s ▁s not ty ▁anti - values ▁down ▁cold : ▁bl ame , ▁self - p ity , ▁ar rog ant ▁self - hat red , ▁humor , ▁n arc iss ism , ▁fun ". ▁ ▁Neil ▁Stra uss ▁of ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁while ▁compl iment ary ▁of ▁the ▁album ' s ▁overall ▁quality , ▁noted ▁that ▁Do ok ies ▁pop ▁sound ▁only ▁rem ot ely ▁res emble d ▁punk ▁music . ▁The ▁band ▁did ▁not ▁respond ▁initially ▁to ▁these ▁comments , ▁but ▁later ▁claimed ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁" just ▁trying ▁to ▁be ▁themselves " ▁and ▁that ▁" it ' s ▁our ▁band , ▁we ▁can ▁do ▁whatever ▁we ▁want ". ▁Dir nt ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁follow - up ▁album , ▁Ins om nia c , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁band ' s ▁hard est ▁albums ▁lyr ically ▁and ▁mus ically , ▁was ▁the ▁band ▁re le asing ▁their ▁anger ▁at ▁all ▁the ▁criticism ▁from ▁critics ▁and ▁former ▁fans . ▁ ▁Al ong ▁with ▁The ▁Off spring ' s ▁Sm ash , ▁Do ok ie ▁has ▁been ▁cred