Goo Goo Dolls: Johnny Rzeznik (vocals, guitar); Robbie Takac (vocals, bass); Mike Malinin (drums). Additional personnel: Tim Pierce (guitar, mandolin); Tommy Keene (guitar); Jamie Muhoberac, Benmont Tench (keyboards); Luis Conte (percussion); Nathan December, Rob Cavallo. "Iris" was nominated for a 1999 Grammy for Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year and Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal. "Black Balloon" was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal. Personnel: Johnny Rzeznik (vocals, guitar); Robby Takac (vocals); Jamie Muhoberac (piano, keyboards); Mike Malinin (drums); Carmen Rizzo (programming). Photographer: Melanie Nissen. On first hearing, the Goo Goo Dolls sound like the Replacements' distant cousins, full of trashy rock bravado tempered by intelligent, often tender lyricism and a penchant for combining ringing acoustic guitars with dirtier sounds for a rich sonic stew. In fact, DIZZY UP THE GIRL finds the Dolls moving further away ... Song List: Disc 1 1. Dizzy 2. Slide 3. Broadway 4. January Friend 5. Black Balloon 6. Bullet Proof 7. Amigone 8. All Eyes on Me 9. Full Forever 10. Acoustic #3 11. Iris 12. Extra Pale 13. Hate This Place
Pros: Dizzy, Slide Cons: Many lyrics would be perfect for a suicide note The Bottom Line: A Boy Named Goo is the last Goo Goo Dolls album that was worth listening to I really hate using the term sellout. It implies that an artist has given up his art in the name of more of the green stuff, and I don't think that's true in most cases. Bands need to change in order to survive the initial flash that comes after the years of hard … more