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(Message started by: Shannon on Nov 7^th, 2010, 3:01pm)

Title: GGDs Rock Reitz / Loyola review
Post by Shannon on Nov 7^th, 2010, 3:01pm

Goo Goo Dolls Rock Reitz
The Spill Canvas plays opening set

By Pat Taylor | Arts Editor

Published: Saturday, November 6, 2010
Updated: Saturday, November 6, 2010 21:11

When SGA first announced that the Goo Goo Dolls were going to be playing at Loyola for the fall concert, there were mixed reactions.

Some students loved the choice, as they grew up listening to the Goo Goo Dolls. Other students rued the decision, claiming that the band were old news and not worth seeing.

No matter which side of the argument you took, the Goo Goo Dolls put on a hell of a show in Reitz Arena on Friday night, busting out old and new songs to keep the crowd enthralled.

Starting off with "Sweetest Lie," the Goo Goo Dolls got the crowd into the performance right away. "Big Machine,"off the their 2002 album Gutterflower was a nice follow-up, but the crowd really started getting into the show during "Slide," a song we all know and love from childhood.

The highlight of the night for most came during the 1998 hit "Black Balloon," a Top 10 single off of Dizzy Up The Girl. When the first notes were hit, the crowd-about one thousand people-almost covered the sound from the stage in shrill yells and applause. As soon as the vocals came in, Reitz Arena turned into a campfire session, with every single student singing along.

"�Black Balloon' was my favorite," said senior Adam Persak. "It was great because everybody there knew the words."

There were plenty of songs to sing along to, with "Slide," "Black Balloon," "Dizzy," "Name" and "Iris" all performed over the course of the night. Out of all of the gems the Goo Goo Dolls boast, "Name" is the song that got it all started for them, and many students felt it was great to hear live.

"I didn't get there until a few songs in, so I missed the beginning," said Terry Daley, a senior at Loyola. "The song �Name,' was definitely a great rendition."

If there were two things that the Goo Goo Dolls struggled with, it was crowd interaction and spacing out songs. The consensus around the Evergreen campus is that the set was pretty short; many students wished John Rzeznik and the rest of the band would have stayed on longer. Another aspect of live performances that concert junkies love is interaction. There were times when the band did talk to the students, but not enough.

Conversation can be overrated, and Rzeznik and crew rocked out with plenty of energy to make up for lack of interaction.

Overall, it was a good night. The Spill Canvas got the crowd going early. They played their brand of emo/alt rock that's made them an established band, and they created plenty of buzz and anticipation among the crowd as they waited for the Goo Goo Dolls to step on stage.

One thing that should encourage SGA was the good turnout of students. One thing that should concern them is the amount of freshmen that went.

After the controversial buzz that surrounded the Goo Goo Dolls selection, if there is something we can all count on, it's that SGA's Loyolapalooza announcement will be highly anticipated, and, almost certainly, heavily scrutinized.

http://www.loyolagreyhound.com/arts/goo-goo-dolls-rock-reitz-1.1749930