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Article: What the heck happened to the GGD?
« on: Apr 29th, 2007, 9:49pm » |
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Thought this would be an interesting read...I'm not saying I totally agree with this guy (his critique is a bit harsh and yeah, he doesn't know how to spell Rzeznik), but I admit LLI is not in heavy rotation in my CD player like DUTG or ABNG or SSCW..or even GF. I feel like something's missing from the record. And I couldn't help but notice that every time they played a song off LLI when I saw them last week, the crowd was kind of dead...no one around me (except me) was singing along with the songs.... 
I just miss the urge I usually have to listen to Goo all the time and I just don't have that with the new record. Just my two cents.
About 13 years ago, the Goo Goo Dolls forgot it was a punk rock band. When the former rockers’ first album, Jed, came out in 1989, it seemed to preview a band who was just assembling the pieces to a rock tour de force.
Bassists Robby Takac was the lead vocalist at that time, fueling the tracks (which all sounded as though they were recorded in a bathroom) with a youthful ferociousness that many '80s metal heads embodied. Takac’s “Road to Salinas” and the “Gimme Shelter” cover were innovative and firm enough to make us think this was a group worth paying attention to.
But as time progressed, the Goos figured out that guitarist Johnny Rzeznick was just too good-looking to not be the frontman. The transition became official with Superstar Carwash in 1993, where Rzeznick’s soulful ballad “We Are The Normal” and the teenage girl tearjerker “Cuz You’re Gone” officially solidified the trio as a mainstream pop act.
Then of course, we had “Name” and “Iris” shoved down our radio-addicted throats throughout the duration of the '90s. I believe remnants of Robby Takac were last detected on the tracks “Impersonality” and “Slave Girl” for 1995’s A Boy Named Goo. You know, the CD you pop in so you can cry to “Name” on repeat for a half hour while casually referring to the album’s other songs as, “Wait, are other songs on this CD?”
For the better part of a decade, the Goo Goo Dolls have been on the soundtrack of every teen movie and soap opera. It’s too apparent that the songs are prepped in the hopes of excessive radio play. Having heard Let Love In, the Goos latest release, it can safely be said that there is no edge left in these boys.
Although, if you still enjoy whatever it is these guys have left to offer, then it should please you to know that the Goos' current tour is slamming through the U.S. until after March. The tour will then head over to Ireland and the United Kingdom and back to the U.S. for some summer shows.
If there’s one person who is undoubtedly excited for those performances, it’s Johnny Rzeznick, who recently told Billboard that he doesn’t tire of playing his hits. "I've seen bands who almost get resentful of their hits; they look at success with contempt. It's a very artsy thing to do. F@&k that, I say, be grateful that you have the hits, because most people would give their left nut to have even one. Play your ass off and prove yourself every night that you have the chance."
It’s nice to at least see that he enjoys performing, even if his songs have gotten stale lately.
Since there is no accounting for good taste, the Goo Goo Dolls were declared as the biggest act in the history of Billboard’s adult top 40 last December, due to its 12 top 10 hits over a 10-year span. I congratulate the Buffalo, N.Y., natives on their success. After all, it’s not every day that an up-and-coming rock band trades in its artistic fervor for a little bit of gold.
http://www.cinemablend.com/music/RANT-What-The-Heck-Happened-To-The-Goo- Goo-Dolls-2418.html/
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Re: Article: What the heck happened to the GGD?
« Reply #1 on: Apr 30th, 2007, 12:45am » |
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<< Thought this would be an interesting read...I'm not saying I totally agree with this guy (his critique is a bit harsh and yeah, he doesn't know how to spell Rzeznik), but I admit LLI is not in heavy rotation in my CD player like DUTG or ABNG or SSCW..or even GF. I feel like something's missing from the record. And I couldn't help but notice that every time they played a song off LLI when I saw them last week, the crowd was kind of dead...no one around me (except me) was singing along with the songs.... Sad
I just miss the urge I usually have to listen to Goo all the time and I just don't have that with the new record. Just my two cents.>>
I agree with you. I was off to the side at the last show I went to, and had an opportunity to watch the crowd. When a lot of the songs from LLI were played, most of the crowd wasn't really paying attention, just the folks up front. I don't care for LLI myself.
As for the article, it is an interesting read. I don't think I'd go so far as to say the songs started getting wussy as far back as the writer is taking it, but there is something to what he's saying that I can understand. There is an edge to the music that has been dulled or softened recently. Whether one thinks that is a good thing or a bad thing I guess is a matter of taste.
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Re: Article: What the heck happened to the GGD?
« Reply #2 on: May 1st, 2007, 5:00pm » |
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LLI is not a bad album, but it's not for me. However, I love the title track. "Let Love In", the song is just super amazing. One of their best songs ever.
Gutterflower wasn't too bad, but I only liked "Big Machine" and "It's over".
Other albums, I listened to the whole CDs like crazy. "DUTG" wasn't my kind of album, but it was a really cool album and I can see why it's the best. I wonder why their direction changed so much since?
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Re: Article: What the heck happened to the GGD?
« Reply #3 on: May 1st, 2007, 5:10pm » |
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on May 1st, 2007, 5:07pm, Drew wrote:| DUTG, SSCW, ABNG and Gutter are my most played |
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same here
I listen to LIB often, mostly when running.
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Re: Article: What the heck happened to the GGD?
« Reply #4 on: May 2nd, 2007, 7:59am » |
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I love Let Love In, although I can see why it gets bashed so much...Dizzy is my favourite album with GF a close second...I think the songs on those albums are better produced, as well as more layered guitars etc...I also think John's voice was better on those albums. But by no means is LLI a bad record. I often think to myself that it's not as good as their other work but then I realise it's always on my iPod or in my stereo in my room and Feel the Silence is definitely one of my favourite songs by them, it just builds up SO well, and i love the typical JR ending where he repeats his lyrics ('how do we hold on x 4 :rockin
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Re: Article: What the heck happened to the GGD?
« Reply #5 on: May 2nd, 2007, 2:01pm » |
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I love Let Love In. I like it because its soooo different from their other albums.
I am anxious to hear what their next album will sound like.
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Re: Article: What the heck happened to the GGD?
« Reply #6 on: May 2nd, 2007, 3:08pm » |
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on Apr 29th, 2007, 9:49pm, iris3732 wrote:
The transition became official with Superstar Carwash in 1993, where Rzeznick’s soulful ballad “We Are The Normal” and the teenage girl tearjerker “Cuz You’re Gone” officially solidified the trio as a mainstream pop act.
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Oh yeah, Cuz You're Gone, that well-known teenage girl tearjerker  . First time I've ever heard THAT description. Although I kind of agree with what he's saying overall, I get the feeling he was reaching a bit there....
Personally, LLI is not one of my faves. Although I jumped on the Goo bandwagon during DUTG, I like the rocking stuff more. I love ABNG, SSCW and HMU just as much, and I like GF a lot too. LLI is just a bit too sappy for me...  but saying that, they seem to work OK in the concerts I've been to - maybe cos I've been up front and with hard-core fans.
And yeah, I can't wait to hear the next album either. Especially if Robby holds true to his word that it's going to be more live-sounding (and therefore hopefully a bit edgier again). 
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