Pearl Jam are way better than Green Day. If I was asked who was better about 3 months ago, I would've said Green Day. I love both bands but PJ are just too good.
That's when I got into them. Personally, I'd say Dookie then American Idiot. Not too into the whole concept album idea anymore. They need to change their style and just go for straight post-punk again, like Dookie, in my opinion.
Yeah, they did. But it was less successful than American Idiot because it didn't have a great hit single. Know Your Enemy done badly in the charts, whereas American Idiot got number 1 in most countries. Also, 21st Century Breakdown was nowhere near as good as American Idiot, but still pretty good. Had some great tracks on it.