Gutterflower - Goo Goo Dolls

Not quite steering into the middlebrow though always close to being relegated to the swampy purgatory of afternoon AM rock, gutterflower does have its highlights. There is the immediate jump and hitch to Big Machine, the airy acoustics and amiable singing of Here Is Gone and What A Scene, where the not nearly hoarse light tones of the vocals and confused electrics do alright. Though Up, Up, Up is a better job by the Goo Goo's other singer than You Never Know, the singing would best be left to John Rzeznik. Otherwise The Goo Goo Dolls rely on a swift mash of guitars and middle of the road lyrics. ...  Read the complete review

I bought this album at random. I had heard and enjoyed 'Iris' by the Goo Goo Dolls but knew nothing else of them. This CD was playing in a shop and I absolutely fell for track three - 'Here is Gone' - which is the first single from the album. I of course bought it immediately and it was certainly one of my better 'impulse buys'! The album kicks off with 'Big Machine' - a song with a powerful kick, and an excellent way to begin a trip through the album (Simon Le Bon once said that a good album should leave you feeling that you've been on a journey through music). The song does seem to finish a bit abruptly as it's only ...  Read the complete review