Goo Goo Dolls

The group breaks no new ground on their 8th release, although they do seem to have perfected their slightly gritty, modernized take on Classic Rock. Less ballad-driven than their previous hit albums, this one takes a more somber, rocking tone and is all the better for it. Tracks like "Big Machine" and "Here Is Gone" are highlights.

Hollywood is high school with money, it's often said, and that's equally true of success as a
power-pop combo. Adolescence provides the full spectrum of emotions that this style of
music admits, and, once success comes your way, growing beyond those feelings means
running a commercial risk. Take the Goo Goo Dolls, for example, whose seventh studio
album, Gutterflower, finds the band still addressing the agonies and ecstasies of l... More >