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Additional personnel includes: Tim Pierce (guitar); Kim Bullard, Doug McKean (programming); Luis Conte, Greg Suran, Jamie Muhoberac, Rob Cavallo.
When the Goo Goo Dolls solidified their place in the pop mainstream with 1998's DIZZY UP THE GIRL, one of the casualties was frontman Johnny Rzeznik's marriage. For the band's 2002 follow-up GUTTERFLOWER, Rzeznik channeled his feelings into a set of songs steeped in the Goo's mastery of hook-ridden, rock-edged pop. Lines like "How does it feel when you're out on your own/And now it's too late to come home" on the Pearl Jam-flavored "What A Scene" and "I'm torn in pieces/I'm blind and waiting for you" on the catchy and whip-smart "Big Machine" are self-explanatory. For more emotional turbulence, see the mandolin-soaked delicacy of "Sympathy" and the epic "Truth Is A Whisper" with its driven tempo and churning guitars.
Bassist Robby Takac claims a third of the songwriting credit on GUTTERFLOWER and proves to be as talented as his Rzeznik at crafting memorable cuts. Delivering the goods with a higher-pitched rasp than Rzeznik, Takac shines on the INXS pop-funk of "Up, Up, Up," soaring ear-candy "Smash" and punkier abandon of "Tucked Away." Cultivators of aggressive guitar-pop with an adult edge, The Goo Dolls once again score with the bittersweet bud that is GUTTERFLOWER.
2002 release and follow-up to 98's 'Dizzy Up the Girl'. 13 tracks including 'Here Is Gone', 'Big Machine' & 'What A Scene'. Plus internet key to access exclusive Goo Goo Dolls material.
Goo Goo Dolls: Johnny Rzeznik (vocals, guitar); Robby Takac (bass, background vocals); Mike Malinin (drums).
This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.Rolling Stone (4/25/02, pp.77-8) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...Proves once again that they are masters at crafting instantly appealing pop songs, admittedly no small gift in itself..."
Q (May 2002, p.112) - 3 out of 5 stars - "...Their polished din...sounds like a more bombastic precursor to those punk-pop bands...enjoying an Indian summer on [British] shores..." Gutterflower Music | List Price | $13.97 (You save $4.12) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Pop, Alternative, Enhanced CD | | Label | Warner Bros. (Record Label) | | Orig Year | 2002 | | All Time Sales Rank |  8528  | | CD Universe Part number | 3052821 | | Catalog number | 48206 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Apr 09, 2002 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Rob Cavallo; Goo Goo Dolls | | Engineer | Ken Allardyce; Allen Sides | | Personnel | Johnny Rzeznik - vocals, guitar
Mike Malinin - drums
Robby Takac - bass, background vocals
Also: Luis Conte, Tim Pierce, Jamie Muhoberac, Rob Cavallo, Kim Bullard, Greg Suran, Doug Mckean | | Additional Info | Enhanced CD |
Goo Goo Dolls Gutterflower Songs Gutterflower Music Review Average Rating: (4.4 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews Good Job by Goo Goo Dolls
It's a good album that you can please hearing. Good rock, classic Goo Goo Dolls sound but great effect.
Andrea
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 Same thing, only different.
While not as good as their breakthrough CDs of the past, "Gutterflower" is very listenable. The songs have a bit of a "been there, done that" feel to them, but in general, the CD was enjoyable.
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the best
I own all the Goo Goo Dolls albums and Gutterflower my favorite by far simply because anyone can relate to the lyrics, and each song is unique, yet still catchy. Go pick it up!!
Submitted by Megan (Kansas City, MO)
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Pure genius. Johnny and the boys never disappoint.
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Awesome
Everybody needs this album. It is absolutely perfect. The lyrics are phenomenal and the music is great. The Goos never let you down!
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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 sound worried on "Long Way Down," realizing that "I don't think I'll make it on my own." "Burnin' Up" offers another key to the Goo Goo Dolls' garage sound by adding a smidgeon of Husker Du (the Bob Mould guitar chimes and Grant Hart's melodic vocal sense are properly reproduced). But it's on the acoustic "Name" that the Dolls' own context emerges. The song complains about "growing up way too fast" in a culture where everything seems borrowed and "re-runs are our history."
This is what makes the Goo Goo Dolls admirable. They're thoroughly aware of the repetition within today's guitar-rock, and use only the good pieces to evaluate the present. A BOY NAMED GOO shows a band completely aware of their surroundings, and boasts some great guitars in the process.
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