“Better Days” by Goo Goo Dolls, Monday, July 15, 2024
In 2006, The Goo Goo Dolls celebrated their 20th anniversary as a band. It’s hard to imagine that the band that started as a punk and metal group from Buffalo, New York, became a staple on Adult Contemporary radio. Their breakthrough song, “ Name ,” was a lazy-day acoustic track. The band’s biggest album, Dizzy Up the Girl contained a few upbeat acoustic rock tracks like “ Broadway ” and “ Slide .” Still, their biggest song, “ Iris ,” from the film City of Angels was similar to “Name” except for cinematic string production. Their follow-up, 2002’s Gutterflower also contained the upbeat “ Here Is Gone ” as well as the rocker “ Big Machine .” But in the band’s 20th anniversary year, The Goo Goo Dolls released their mellowest album, Let Love In . TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT THE WORLD BEGINS AGAIN. I remember my dad saying something like when a band starts to release covers, it’s a sign of the end. I don’t know if there’s data on this, but I’ve noticed cases of this from Sixpence None the Ri