Ooey Gooey?! (Goo Goo Dolls in general)

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Product:	Goo Goo Dolls in general
Date:	06/11/09 (1 review reads)
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Advantages: A mix of punk, rock and acoustic music makes Goo available to everyone!

Disadvantages: Sadly have became more commercialised

For my AS Coursework with English I had to create a podcast. I chose to do a review of my all time favourite band, The Goo Goo Dolls and also take a good look at their newest album (at the time) "Let Love In".

The following is the transcript of which I have edited to suit (removed the in depth look at "Let Love In".

"The Goo Goo Dolls" are an alternative rock band formed in Buffalo, New York and have been together since 1986. "The Goo Goo Dolls" initially consisted of John Rzeznik on vocals and guitar, Robby Takac on vocals and bass guitar and George Tutuska keeping beat on drums.

The band was originally founded under the name "Sex Maggots", however when a club owner booked the band for a concert, he requested that they change their name as the local newspaper couldn't print their current name. The trio picked the current name out of a True Detective newspaper ad for a toy called a "Goo Goo Doll".

"The Goo Goo Dolls" have many musical influences, mainly from the early punk bands. "The Goo Goo Dolls" cite "The Clash" as their greatest influence of all time, with their heavy sound and hard-hitting lyrics. Other influences include bands such as "The Replacements" (seen as John Rzeznik and Robby Tacak's idols), "Cheap Trick, "The Cult, "The Ramones", "Manic Street Preachers" and "Counting Crows" who "The Goo Goo Dolls" had the 'privilege' to tour with on the Counting Crows tour.

With Robby as their lead singer the mighty Goos released their first album, "Goo Goo Dolls" in 1986, and their second album, "Jed" in 1989 after moving to Los Angeles. The bands third album, "Hold Me Up" was released in 1990 and featured John Rzeznik as the lead vocalist on five tracks, including the current concert favourite "Two Days in February". The bands fourth album, "Superstar Car Wash" was released in 1993 to significant media attention. Shortly after recording the band's fifth album "A Boy Named Goo", George Tutuska was asked to leave the band after Rzeznik quit because he couldn't be in the same room as Tutuska. Robby Takac asked Tutuska to leave and Rzeznik to come back and in 1994 the band hired Mike Manlinin as their new drummer. In 1998 "The Goo Goo Dolls" signed with Warner Bros. Records and produced their sixth album, "Dizzy Up the Girl" which went triple platinum and included top-ten hits such as "Slide", "Black Balloon", "Broadway", "Dizzy" and the song that launched the band straight into to worldwide fame, "Iris" which was written for the "City of Angels OST" and was nominated for three Grammys that year! The undisputed success of the song "Name" marked a fundamental change in the band's sound towards a more polished, commercial direction. In 2001, the Goos released their sixth album "What I Learned About Ego, Opinion, Art & Commerce", which was their first compilation album, followed by "Gutterflower" in 2002. All this brings us right up to date with "The Goo Goo Dolls" newest release to mark there 20th anniversary the album, "Let Love In". Since "Let Love In" The Goo Goo Dolls have released two Greatest Hits albums.

Summary: Goo Goo Dolls, something for everyone!