| | Goo Goo Dolls Hold Me Up CD Goo Goo Dolls Discography of CDs
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The Goos' third album was in part seen as their commercial step up, though in fact the real breakthrough didn't come along for a few more years. It's little surprise why there was more of a push for this album, though. If it wasn't as powerfully distinct as Nirvana's Nevermind, Hold Me Up is as much a product of '80s underground punk and indie (and dollops of bands like Cheap Trick) as its more famous counterpart. The Replacements Jr. tag that dogged the Goos in early years still has a connection here, unquestionably. But considering at that point Paul Westerberg was starting down his road toward tasteful irrelevance, Hold Me Up is the perfect stand-in for those who wanted a little more energy with their catchy but emotional rock. If anything, Rzeznik's agreeably ragged and certainly Westerberg-inspired vocals start to really come into their own even more than before, now a great contrast to Takac's amiable brattishness. The latter can have his own impact, though -- check out the opening "Laughing" or "So Outta Line," both hyperactive numbers with heart. There's no question Rzeznik steals the show with the album's lead single -- "There You Are," with a brilliant, descending lead guitar figure and a sprawling, sloppy/tight performance that's pure gold. Throughout the album, all the bandmembers sound just great, peeling off some wonderfully catchy numbers one after another -- "Just the Way You Are," "Hey," the fine instrumental "Kevin's Song," and the acoustic pointer to the future, the concluding, wistful "Two Days in February." In keeping with past guest appearances, the Incredible Lance Diamond takes an amazing lead vocal turn on a wonderful cover of Prince's "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man," while Rzeznik himself burns down the house on a triumphant rip through the Plimsouls' "A Million Miles Away." ~ Ned Raggett
Photographers: Dave Jerosz; Alison Braun.
Arranger: Joe Rozler.
Personnel: Johnny Rzeznik (vocals, guitar); George Tutuska (vocals, drums); Lance Diamond, Robby Takac (vocals); Joe Rozler (keyboards).
Recording information: TrackMaster Audio, Buffalo, NY.
Purchase Hold Me Up CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Goo Goo Dolls Jed CD (1989)
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| | Goo Goo Dolls Superstar Car Wash CD (1993)
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The hard rock rawness of Buffalo's Goo Goo Dolls makes Superstar Car Wash an album that is high on amicable guitar riffs and attractive hooks, with an edge that never goes away. All the choruses are sandwiched perfectly between ...
| | Goo Goo Dolls Boy Named Goo CD (1995)
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All songs written by John Rzeznik or Goo Goo Dolls except "Disconnected" (Mann/Piranha/Secrist/Sinister) and "Slave Girl" (M. Blood/J. Jakimyszyn).
A BOY NAMED GOO shows that the Goo Goo Dolls have soaked up all the elements necessary to make them a great guitar band. The album's title clearly harkens back to Johnny Cash's "A Boy Named Sue" and its narrator's search for the people who named him; but the Goo Goo Dolls aren't taking that path. They already know their past (straight-ahead post-punk), and A BOY NAMED GOO plots out their present.
With a smart-alec, bar-band approach reminiscent of the Replacements, the Goo Goo Dolls rage about being "Disconnected"--that "someone pulled the plug." They ...
| | Goo Goo Dolls Dizzy Up The Girl CD (1998)
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"Iris" was nominated for a 1999 Grammy for Record Of The Year, Song Of The ...
| | Goo Goo Dolls What I Learned About Ego, Opinion, Art & Commerce CD (2001)
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Its musical merits notwithstanding, this best-of compilation may just be the first of its kind in that the songs are arranged in reverse chronological order, beginning with the most recent (in this case "Bulletproof," from 1998's DIZZY UP THE GIRL). In any case, this aural document of the Doll's 15-year recording career (interesting historical perspective: that's twice as long ...
| | Goo Goo Dolls Gutterflower CD (2002) Enhanced CD
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| | Faces Of The Harp CD (1997)
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| | H Ice Cream Genius CD (1998) Import
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| | Saloon (This Is) What We Call Progress CD (2002)
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| | Caroline Kraabel Now We Are One Two CD (2002)
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| | Kotipelto Coldness CD (2004) (Import) Bonus Track; Japan; Enhanced CD
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Scandinavian rock band, Kotipelto, released COLDNESS in 2004.
With the manic "Seeds of Sorrow," which opens his second solo album, 2004's Coldness, with a flurry of notes and flailing of limbs, Finnish vocalist Timo Kotipelto and his self-named backup band make a good case for those who argue that power metal is nothing but pop music performed at hyper speed and in the highest registers imaginable. But, surprisingly, the rest of this album is relatively scarce on pop-thrashers ("Can You Hear the Sound" being the only other example) -- making way instead for a bevy of slower hard rockers like standouts "Reasons," "Snowbound," and "Coldness in My Mind." That's a good thing too, as the latter are far more suited to Kotipelto's voice -- a still-magnificent instrument capable of electrifying even the dullest of power metal exercises. One such showcase is the particularly inspired "Journey Back," but, conversely, the album's only power ballad, "Take Me Away," is strangely disappointing for failing to reach the necessary drama and emotion that would set it apart from its surroundings. Other than that, it's safe to say little has changed ...
| | Jessie Primer, JR Casino Ca-Ching CD (2007)
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| | Fidgital Departure CD (2008)
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Downtempo & dub from the Canadian Independent Music Award winners. Departure is the 2008 album from FIDGITAL. It's a departure in many ways - few lyrics, slow tempos, sparse instrumentation & a focus on emotion give Departure a mood & sound unique in the FIDGITAL catalogue.The new sound & subject matter were inspired by producer Keith Gillard's recent relocation to the San Francisco Bay Area. "Constant travelling prevented me establishing any sense of ...
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