Goo Goo Dolls Biography

Early in their career the Goo Goo Dolls were frequently dismissed by critics as mere imitators of the Replacements; however they refined and mainstreamed their sound to become one of the most popular adult alternative rock bands of the 1990s selling millions of records to audiences largely unfamiliar with their influences. That's no knock on the band either -- the music simply improved in craft and accessibility as the years progressed and radio happened to be receptive to a style that one decade earlier would have been considered collegiate power pop. Thus the band landed two huge hits with the acoustic ballads Name and Iris followed by a string of Top Ten singles.
Goo Goo Dolls The Goo Goo Dolls formed in 1985 in Buffalo New York. Guitarist/vocalist Johnny Rzeznik bassist Robby Takac and drummer George Tutuska initially banded together under the name the Sex Maggots and their new moniker was chosen from an ad in True Detective magazine at the behest of a local club owner. Originally a cover band with a taste for power pop and classic rock & roll the group soon began writing original songs. Their early sound recalled the Replacements' origins as a bratty punk band: melodic snotty and a little bit thrashy. That sound was the reason the band attracted the interest of the heavy metal label Metal Blade which issued their debut album in 1987 (known either as The Goo Goo Dolls or First Release). Released in 1989 the follow-up album Jed continued in a similar vein and the band's college radio breakthrough came with 1990's Hold Me Up a Replacements-ish power pop record.

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