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| in 1986, somewhere in Buffalo, NY; three guys in their late teens crowded around a heater in an abandoned warehouse playing in a band that in 12 years would have the #1 song in the country. These three guys were: Robby Takac (base guitar & vocals), John Rzeznik (guitar & v |
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in 1986, somewhere in Buffalo, NY; three guys in their late teens crowded around a heater in an abandoned warehouse playing in a band that in 12 years would have the #1 song in the country. These three guys were: Robby Takac (base guitar & vocals), John Rzeznik (guitar & vocals), and george Tutuska (drums). These three guys had no idea what they were in for, and neither did they care, because all they wanted to do was make music. Today, two of those three guys are still making music in that same band, and the third was replaced by someone who wanted to make music with that band (Mike Malinin, drummer). After over a decade of music playing, they still do it for the music. Their first album was in 1987, released on the independent label Celluloid. They received praise from many critics after their second album, "Jed". It took them a while to get to the mainstream success, with the ballad "Name", which is not actually what they intended to do, but they're punk rock fans started labeling the band "sellouts". This was the point at which things were sort of breaking apart. John wasn't getting along with George, the drummer. Robby was basically the communication line between the two. It became so severe that John couldn't take anymore. He quit the Goo Goo Dolls. Robby wasn't about to let him drop out of the race and quit their dream without a fight. So, seeing where they thought the probem was, they fired long-time drummer George. It seems as though luck ran out on George, because almost immediately after he was fired, the Goo Goo Dolls had gotten their first hit, "Name". But the punk rock following they had accumulated frowned on mainstream success. They said the Goo Goo Dolls had "sold out" and "gone soft". The time period after that was the worst. John was thrown into writer's block, and was doubting whether he could write another hit as a follow-up to Name. The pressure was enormous on the band, but John took it the hardest. He hadn't finished a song in over a year, and was worried to death that they were just going to fade away as a one-hit wonder. But one day, their manager called. He asked John to write a song for the movie "City of Angels". He was determined to write this. In fact, he wouldn't stop until he was done. In one hour, he created a haunting ballad that would rule the airwaves for the next year, and later would be nominated for 3 grammys. The name of this song was "Iris". This is where that band still stands today, and they still have the same dream of being rock stars. Only now, it's not a dream.
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Goo Goo Doll's Greatest songs
I love the Goo Goo Dolls. They have had a
long musical career. I prefer the more
current stuff. My fav song of all time is
'Iris' which featureed on their album
'Dizzy Up the Girl' and the soundtrack to
"City of Angels. I also love
'Broadway', 'Slide', and 'Machine'.
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| i dont think i could say a fav song of
theirs...iris, stranger than your sympathy,
slide, black balloon, name, we are the
normal, up yours, james dean...the list is
endless. i think that i enjoy their newer
stuff more, but only by a little...actually,
it really just depends on the mood i'm in
whether i want grunge or a more softer
sounding thing. it's all soo good!!! | SonOfSparda | I love Hate This Place, All Eyes On Me,
Ain't That Unusual, Burning Up,
Impersonality, On the Lie, Falling Down,
Iris. Hell, I like pretty much all their
songs. | CherryblossomQueen | The Goo Goo Dolls deliver passion throughout
everyone of their songs. The are a true band.
The lyrics never seem to not amaze me and
their music talents are amazing! Though the
best songs to come from the Goo Goo Dolls
would be
Iris, Here Is Gone, Black Balloon, Big
Machine, Im Still Here and Its Over. | kiwibabe | I'd have to say my favorite songs were
Dizzy up the girl, slide, and iris | Beto589 | i believe city of angel is their best song
ever its a sad song if you sit there and
really listen to the words it helps if you
ever lost a love one to death:( | fairiekisses | I personally love Iris, Slide, Black Balloon,
and Here is Gone. But I would have to say
that my favourite song of theirs is Acoustic
#3. | OLP_gurl | hey
i also think Acoustic #3 is there best song,
and it's very easy to play on guitar, and
very nice to play to.
semicolon | Semicolon_the_band | I LOVE IRIS!!!!! I love the whole
"dizzy up the girl" album. In
my opinion, their one of the best,
inspirational, bands evr! | linkinparkziris | This is one of my all time favorite bands. My
favorite songs of theirs would be Slide,
Iris, Black Balloon, Here Is Gone, and Dizzy. | indiebright27 | personally I prefer their older stuff given
the choice (and i'm talking DUTG/A Boy
Named Goo sorta times), but Gutterflowers is
a decent record in itself - as for favourite
song, it's impossible to pick one..... | AdemaBoi | my favorite song from them is broadway b-c
its a really good song and the song to city
of angels is just a beautiful song and it
means a lot to me. | fairiekisses | My favorite songs are from Dizzy Up the Girl.
I love "Broadway",
"Black Balloon",
"Iris", and
"Slide" the most. | broadway | my favourite songs are iris and a few
month's ago i heard their cover version on
yahoo radio's of 'give a little bit'
i cannot remember the original artist who
sang it but goo goo dolls version rocks. | coolgirly2 | their best songs are the songs from the dizzy
up the girl, for example broadway, slide,
january friend and black balloon. the goo goo
dolls are just great. | mcstocky | I like slide, black balloon, and name
(ascoutic version is good) but Iris is
definately my favorite. | 13threligion_chic | Personnally, i think that
"IRIS" is totally overplayed.
Not saying that its not a good song, because
it is, but its deinatly lost its... how to
say.. "sparkle".
Best song it deffatly either
"SYMPATHY" OR "BLACK
BALLOONS".
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