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Artist:	Goo Goo Dolls	Release Date:	Mar 14, 1995
Format:	CD	Record Label:	Metal Blade
UPC:	093624575023	Genre:	Rock
Duration:	Album or EP	Sub-Genre:	--
Condition:	Like New	Special Attributes:	--

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Track listing
1. Long Way Down 2. Burnin' Up 3. Naked 4. Flat Top 5. Impersonality 6. Name 7. Only One 8. Somethin' Bad 9. Ain't That Unusual 10. So Long 11. Eyes Wide Open 12. Disconnected 13. Slave Girl
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Distributor:	WEA (Distributor)
Recording type:	Studio
Recording mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album notes
Goo Goo Dolls: John Rzeznik (guitar), Robby (bass), George (drums). Producers: Lou Giordano (tracks 1-11); Rob Cavallo, Goo Goo Dolls (tracks 12-13). Engineers: Lou Giordano (tracks 1-11); Jerry Finn (tracks 12-13). Recorded at Beartracks Studios, Suffern, New York and Soundcastle, Los Angeles, California. 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. Though they hailed from upstate New York, the Goo Goo Dolls began as a band enamored of the '80s Minneapolis sound of the Replacements, Husker Du, Soul Asylum, et al. Accordingly, their early albums were fervid punk-flavored items full of barely controlled sonic mayhem and occasional hints of pop songcraft. By the time of 1995's A BOY NAMED GOO, the band had honed its sound to perfection, trimming off the roughest edges and seriously pumping up the pop sensibilities. Sure enough, it provided the Dolls with their commercial breakthrough five albums into their career. It was the poignant semi-ballad "Name" that provided the band with their all-important radio smash, but in fact that tune was a bit of an anomaly. Though the Dolls had prettied up their approach, most of the songs on GOO were still full-on rockers replete with thick, chugging guitars and bravura drum-bashing, standing in stark contrast to the low-key, acoustic-based "Name." Still, once listeners were drawn in, they had no problem connecting with the more energetic side of the band.
Editorial reviews
...With A BOY NAMED GOO, the Goo Goo Dolls again churn out a workmanlike mix of catchy, angst-ridden retro-Replacements and driving, straight-ahead rock... Alternative Press (04/01/1995) ...Between its bristling, punkish guitars and bright, pop-savvy melodies, this comes on like the greatest album Paul Westerberg never made...giddily infectious... Musician (05/01/1995)

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Product Category : Music
UPC : 093624575023
Title : A Boy Named Goo
Artist : Goo Goo Dolls
Label : Warner Bros / Wea
Release Date : 1995-03-14
Discs : 1
Binding : Audio CD
List Price (MSRP) : 11.98
Height : 0.3900 inches
Width : 4.8800 inches
Length : 5.6700 inches
Weight : 0.2200 pounds
Keywords : General, Post Grunge, General AAS, Adult Alternative, Warner Brothers Records, CD Album, Main Albums (Discography Pages), Main Albums
Condition : Like New
Classification Notes : excellent condition cd and complete artwork, IN STOCK RIGHT NOW

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