Audio CD review:
Goo Goo Dolls - What I Learned About Ego, Opinion, Art & Commerce

Goo Goo Dolls - What I Learned About Ego, Opinion, Art & Commerce

Band: Goo Goo Dolls Title: What I Learned About Ego, Opinion, Art & Commerce Rating: Release Date: 29 May, 2001 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Bullet Proof 2: All Eyes On Me 3: Amigone 4: Acoustic #3 5: Naked 6: Ain't That Unusual 7: Burnin' Up 8: Flat Top 9: Eyes Wide Open 10: Fallin' Down 11: Another Second Time Around 12: Cuz You're Gone 13: We Are The Normal 14: Girl Right Next To Me 15: Lucky Star 16: On The Lie 17: Just The Way You Are 18: Two Days In February 19: Laughing 20: There You Are 21: Up Yours 22: I'm Addicted

Editoral Review But this hits package totally ignores their huge megahit "Iris" as well as the four hits that followed. You'd think that after reaching the heights of rock stardom and becoming mainstream enough to achieve three Grammy nominations, the Goo Goo Dolls would play it safe with a greatest-hits compilation. Instead, EOAC mostly offers 22 of the band's hardest rock tracks from their six albums. It's interesting to hear the evolution from Replacements wannabes to the more polished, radio-friendly rockers of today. What's most interesting when heard in this context, however, is how little the band--and leader Johnny Rzeznik's melodic music--has actually changed over the years. (All the tracks have been remixed and remastered. ) "Acoustic #3" and "Two Days in February" are acoustic ballads, and "All Eyes on Me" features symphonic accompaniment--but everything else rocks. The gloriously anthemic "Another Second Time Around" and "Girl Right Next to Me" nearly rank with the Replacements at their best. In fact, this compilation might offer those who've written off the Goo Goos as "wimp rockers" a chance to reassess the band's status. --Bill Holdship .. You can see a complete list of all Goo Goo Dolls discography, or go back to the Goo Goo Dolls tabs