Goo Goo Dolls

Goo Goo Dolls is an American rock band. The band is currently composed of Johnny Rzeznik (guitar, vocalist) and Robby Takac (bass).Formed in 1985 in Buffalo (New York) by the guitarist/vocalist Johnny Rzeznik and the bassist/vocalist Robby Takac. They were university classmates and often played music influenced by punk in small bars and festivals in Buffalo. They managed to release some albums (some very notable such as "Jed" and "Superstar Carwash") but unfortunately had limited radio rotation locally.The band did not gain success and fame until 1995 when one of the announcers from the influential Los Angeles radio station KROQ heard Name, a song from the album A boy named goo.

He noted that the song "was excellent." From then on, they started playing on all the radios across the country, but their big success came from the hit Iris, part of the soundtrack of the 1998 movie City of Angels. This "hymn" of Adult Contemporary music was the turning point for the band led by Johnny, as it was mentioned, he was immersed in a deep depression and could not inspire himself to compose. This song led for 18 consecutive weeks at the top of the Adult Top 100 chart created by the Billboard Magazine, and also led them to be nominated for the Grammy Awards.In 1998 the band released what would be their sixth studio album called Dizzy up the girl, they released several singles from this album such as: Iris, Slide, Black balloon, Broadway, and Dizzy.

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The theme "Black balloon" was created by Rzeznik and inspired by drug abuse and its consequences, which led to the death of a band friend. The album received triple platinum.In 2001 the Goos released their first compilation album: What I learned about ego, opinion, art and commerce.In 2002 the band released their seventh studio album titled Gutterflower with somewhat dark lyrics due to Rzeznik's divorce, the album received a gold certification, releasing singles such as Here is gone, Big machine and Sympathy.In 2004 the band released a live album in their hometown; Buffalo, New York. The concert was accompanied by a torrential rain which can be seen in the DVD released at the end of that same year.

From that same album they released a new single: Give a little bit.In 2006 the Goo Goo Dolls celebrated their 20th anniversary with a new studio album called Let love in, from which they released the singles Better days, Stay with you, and Let love in. The Goos planned to release a fifth single from the album which could have been "Without you here" but due to different circumstances the song was canceled as a promotional single.In 2007 the band was part of the soundtrack of the movie Transformers, the single was named Before it's too late originally called "Fiction." To promote the song the Goo Goo Dolls made a tour called "Let love in tour" in different parts of the U.S.Rzeznik commented that after finishing their tour, the band would return to the studio to work on what would be their ninth album.The song Better days was used in the promotional trailer of the 2009 movie: "Love happens," in the same way it was also used for the NHL team "The Sabres."Album "Greatest hits" (2007-2008) on November 13, 2007 the Goo Goo Dolls released their second compilation album titled Greatest hits, vol.

1: The singles which includes a new version of the song Name, a remix of the song "Feel the silence" by Michael Braver and the song Before it's too late which was used as the soundtrack for the movie Transformers (movie).

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Nacimiento: 1 ene 1986
País: 🇺🇸 United States
Género: acoustic rock

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