yes, they did sell out
Firstly, I would like to state that this is the album that killed 'Alternative Rock', and made it into the hybrid 'Alternapop' that it is today. Green Day is a sellout, and not because they signed with Columbia. I don't think that Bad Religion sold out when they went onto a major label, because they still sounded the same afterwards. The Offspring are debateable. Green Day is a sellout because they totally changed their style when they signed with a major label. Where did that fake English accent come from? I heard their early stuff, and it wasn't like this. Anyway, the album is probably deserving of 3 stars, but I hate it for what it did: prostitute an honest, 'underground' sound and dumb it down for the unwashed masses.