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The Goo Goo Dolls Photos More from The Goo Goo Dolls 
Let Love In | 
Dizzy up the Girl | 
A Boy Named Goo | 
Superstar Car Wash | 
Gutterflower [ENHANCED] | 
What I Learned About Ego, Opinion, Art & Commerce | 
Let Love In (CD/DVD) [SPECIAL EDITION] | 
Live in Buffalo: July 4th 2004 (CD & DVD) [ENHANCED] [LIVE] | 
Hold Me Up |
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Another Satisfied Customer |
I am always fascinated buying used CDs from Americancivilwar. The process is seemless and you really don't know that you are dealing with hundreds of other small vendors. The product quality was excellent as described and I played the CD for days on end when it arrived.
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Goo Goo Boo Boo |
The Goo Goo Dolls are a very good band, with a charismatic front man (John Rzeznik) and his competent backing band. They have come up with better than average albums and a pretty decent selection of songs. But this "Greatest Hits" fails on several levels.
For starts, the Goo's breakout song "Name" (from A Boy Named Goo) has been re-recorded for this set. Given that it's the song that introduced most folks to the band, it's not acceptable. My guess is that The Goo's legal fights with Metal Blade over royalties may have fueled the switcheroo and led to no other "Boy tracks on this set. All albums prior to "A Boy Named Goo" are ignored, likely because What I Learned About Ego, Opinion, Art & Commerce covered that territory and the previously mentioned legal issues.
But for covering the Warner years (The Goo Goo Dolls' exclusive label after "Boy), the songs show the band evolved from the scruffy Replacement Styled roots of Superstar Car Wash to the polished BonJovi balladeering of "Iris," their biggest hit. "Better Days," the best song off Let Love In, deserved a similar fate even if radio has moved on from the band. The four major songs from the top-seller Dizzy up the Girl are here, including the magnificent "Black Balloon."
Missing in action would be a couple of the band's great covers (Tom Petty's "American Girl," Supertramp's "Give a Little Bit") that would have made nice bonus tracks, given the skimpiness of the listings. For the fans of this late 90's and early 00's sound (think The Gin Blossoms or Toad The Wet Sprocket), this Greatest Hits of The Goo Goo Dolls falls far short of what it could have been.
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GA GA for GOO GOO |
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I started out a casual fan of the Goo GOO Dolls but was really surprised by all the really good songs they have put out after buying this, I found out. If what they do in the future is as good as this CD I will be back for more. |
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Where are the older songs? |
Many people have commented on the lack of pre-"Dizzy Up the Girl" hits such as "Name".
While this is a valid point, there is a likely reason for this: Before 1995 (release date for DUtG), drummer Mike Malinin was not a member of the band. Therefore, the previous albums do not feature him on drums (George Tutuska is the man behind the percussion there).
So while their previous stuff is good, it's not really the work of all the current members. This also explains the new version of "Name".
In my opinion, the Goo Goo Dolls are one of the greatest bands of the late-90s and on. Their longevity only further proves this. What other 90s band do you still see pumping out hits and continuing to expand their fan base?
Mike has been a large part of this, so I think it's natural that the majority of songs include him as the original drummer. |
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One of the best |
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Since I tend to like Rock, Top 40, and artisits like Jimmy Buffett, this album was a great collection of hits, while not being too hard in the rock category. If you liked what you've heard on the radio from these guys, then you'll love this album. |
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