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It's always interesting to here what band sounded like when they first came out. The Dolls second album is no different. The whole disc is Punk Rock. Its very cool. I am a Punk fan. My only complaint is the poor sound quality.
I was never a dolls fan when they were top 40 from 95-99. I picked up "A Boy Named Goo" for buck. I liked it. So I picked a bunch of their other stuff. If you listen to the tracks from "Superstar Carwash", "A Boy Named Goo", and "Dizzy Up the Girl", that Johnny Takac sings on you get the feel on what their early stuff sounds like.
I reconmend getting this Cd. Be aware this sounds nothing like the hits you here on the radio.
January 21, 2008 | | Second GGD album - Second Best | |
Well for all you bandwagon jumping goo goo dolls fans that came aboard after they put out 'iris' and became big, this is for you. This record was the goo's continuing with their pop-punk style started on their first one. It is slightly toned down but not by much. The release after this one, hold me up, would veer towards what the g.g.d.'s now play everyday. Mainstream overrated pop rock. Buy this one and experience what true unique, fun, inspired punk music is all about. Robby on vocals was the better choice and that was why he was their original singer. His style and vision, although may not have gotten them their mainstream success, is still what makes this and first release great. Very few cheesy ballad songs, aka Johnny songs. You find the goo goo dolls the way they were meant to be here. Do not buy anything after Jed if you are a listener with a brain and some musical sense. I don't care if people say they sold out with "a boy named goo". I say they sold out beginning on "hold me up" and never returned to the real goo goo dolls with talent, relevance, and ballz...
February 6, 2007This is album is example what the Goo's are at heart, a great punk/jangle rock band. Unfortunately the Goo's Earlier albums are dismissed as bratty, trashy noise by mainstreamed critics. It's disappointing to see the Goo's go mainstream. The fun enjoyable music of the Goo's is nonexistent in albums from "Dizzy Up The Girl" and forward, it's sad to see it go. They need to move back to Buffalo and take a BIG step back and see what they've become. "Dizzy Up The Girl" and "Gutterflower" are respectable, mainstreamed cds and they don't bother most whole-hearted Goo fans, but the new "Let Love In" doesn't even show their musical talent. They've crossed the line and gone TOO mainstream. "Goo Goo Dolls", "Jed", "Hold Me Up", "Superstar Car Wash", and "A Boy Named Goo" are reminders of the "True Goo".
May 6, 2006I, like many others, first heard the Goos in "Iris", and fell in love. I bought Dizzy up the Girl, then, because I liked that so much, decided I wanted to hear how they had changed since they started, bought What I Learned About Ego, Opinion, Art and Commerce. After a while, I had managed to find all of them except this and their first release (which, by the way, I still haven't found). I was a little iffy when I first got Hold Me Up, but now I love it. I loved Jed the instant I heard it, but it would have taken me a long time to adjust if I didn't have Hold Me Up. So buy Hold Me Up first, and if you like that, go ahead and get Jed. I don't understand how people can say that they like the Goo Goo Dolls now, but not then, or then, but not now, because they've yet to write a song I don't like. But if you first heard the Goos in their more recent work, off Gutterflower and Dizzy Up the Girl, then definitely get Hold Me Up before this one.
February 7, 2006This album is a must-have for an avid Goo Goo Dolls fan. I absolutely love the album, but if you aren't very interested in the Goo Goo Dolls, you probably won't appreciate this album. the songs are fun and bring a smile to my face every time I play them. This album definitely shows the growth of the GGDs from then to now. This album rocks!
November 24, 2005More reviews at Amazon.com ...
