good '90s band that has been incredibly consistent in making a catchy tune. well... they came out in the '80s, but didn't enjoy much success until the the mid to late '90s. they're like the king of movie trailer background music or something. for some reason, i like this band... maybe because their music hasn't changed much since the mid '90s and their songs really don't sound all that much the same. are they too emo-ish, wussy, or commercial for you? do tunes like "name", "better days", "slide", and "black balloon" make you feel filthy and embarrassed to like them... so much that you only listen to them alone? here's a few vids... <object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ice7NydF7RM&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ice7NydF7RM&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object> <object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/eahM-AtpBQI&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/eahM-AtpBQI&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object> <object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3UkzNT-2Gq8&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3UkzNT-2Gq8&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object> <object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DTSroAUygiQ&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DTSroAUygiQ&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object> <object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ITM2AKRT9cI&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ITM2AKRT9cI&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object> goo goo dolls, ftw. /fatty-like vid posting
I always liked "Long Way Down". They're at their best when they abandon that cheesy pop crap and just play rock music. I've also noticed the songs they do on movie soundtracks are pretty good. The aforementioned "Long Way Down" is in Twister. "Lazy Eye" is in Crapman & Robin. And "Iris" is in City of Angels.
I think they are pretty good and much better than most other bands coming out today. Their "rock" songs are decent and their "pop" tunes are catchy.
Never liked them. Can't stand their music. Could see why people would like them, though. Their music isn't bad, just not my cup of tea
a phrase said when one is getting old. yeah... not sure if they're pop or rock. they fit in the nickleback category, but should never be mentioned in the same sentence regarding anything else.
Is there a more powerful opening line to a song then.... "and I'd give up forever to touch you..." I think not.
I actually listened to them before name and their first big album, was happy for them that they were getting recognition. Now, not so much, kinda seem to have sold out on who they were in the beginning, then again if someone was waiving millions in front of my face. . . . . I would too.
I'll admit I bought A Boy Named Goo, but I was just a kid. Plus, that was before they started putting out the stuff they've become famous for in the latter half of the 90s and early 2000s. Long Way Down (this wasn't written for Twister, the album came out the year before the movie) <object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VjNCUV2YO6I&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VjNCUV2YO6I&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object> Naked <object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/R0zZnfXlDGk&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/R0zZnfXlDGk&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>
I'm not saying I'm embarrassed, my tastes for some things have changed. I don't listen to that album anymore at all, but I still listen to U2 or Weezer albums from the same era.
Not really a fan, but not ashamed to admit I really dig that song with the lyric Moe posted. It just happened to play on Howard Stern this morning. What movie was that from?
I've always liked them a lot. Never really embarrassed at all about it. Seen them in concert a couple of times. Didn't know it could be viewed in a negative way like you're implying.
Good news for everyone who likes their earlier material. http://www.alternativeaddiction.com/musicnews/article.asp?id=1068 Goo Goo Dolls Plan Stripped Down New Album By: Chad | Source: Billboard Online Print | E-Mail | Most Viewed | RSS Saturday, April 26, 2008 The Goo Goo Dolls plan to take a stripped-down approach to their next album, which frontman John Rzeznik hopes to have out in the fourth quarter of this year. "We're really more of a rock band, which is kind of the approach that we're taking with the new album," Rzeznik says. "That means all of us playing live in the studio and kind of under-producing it." Rzeznik says that he has about 25 "ideas" for the group's follow-up to 2006's "Let Love In" -- as well as a pair of retrospectives -- though he acknowledges that there are "four, maybe five keepers right now." Writing began in earnest in late February, with Rzeznik working both at home and in the studio the group recently completed in Buffalo, N.Y. "At this point I want to keep it real basic so that the songwriting structure is real strong and the melodies and hooks are really good," he explains, "and then we'll let a producer come in and put his flair on it." But Rzeznik has requirements for whomever the Goos work with this time. "I think the most important thing when we go in to actually track the album is that the four of us are playing live together," he says of touring guitarist Brad Fernquist, bassist Robby Takac and drummer Mike Malinin. "We want to get the basic groove of what it's all about instead of having this real sterilized, ProTooled, chopped-to-bits kind of thing." Rzeznik says that even though the building of the group's studio was arduous, the Goos are enjoying having a dedicated work space. "I can't deny the fact that I'm like, 'Wow, this is ours. We don't have to pay somebody else for it,'" he explains. "We're still shelling out money every day to keep it open, but at least it's ours." The flip side, he adds, is the temptation to spend more time making the album since there's no clock ticking. "You can get caught up in the experimentation," Rzeznik says, "Like, 'I can plug this into that into that and get this sound no one's ever heard before.' But does anybody want to hear it? That's always the question." While the Goos are working, fans will be sated with the group's "Greatest Hits Volume Two," a rarities-filled CD and DVD set due out June 17 via Warner Bros.
Goo Goo Dolls is one of those bands, kinda like Collective Soul, where if you look at their collected body of work, it's somewhat impressive, but none of their songs are what I would call "classics". Good, solid 90's pop-rock, but not much else.
I gotta disagree. The Goo Goo Dolls actually have some talent. Didn't they start out as a punk band or something? Either way, while I don't listen to them, I'm familiar enough with them to know they don't suck. Another reason why they're cooler than Nickleback will ever be.
