Goo Goo Dolls
Jul 4, 2011
The Goo Goo Dolls have proved that they were not destined to be a "one hit wonder." In 1998, John Rzeznik, lead singer / guitarist, penned "Iris," which originally appeared on the City Of Angels soundtrack, and was also included on the band's sixth album "Dizzy Up The Girl". "Iris" spent almost a year on the Billboard charts, including an extraordinary 18 weeks at #1.
And that, as it turned out, was just the beginning. "Dizzy Up The Girl" also contained the hits "Slide", "Black Balloon" and "Broadway," all of which were top ten hits on the Billboard charts. The band spent the next two years touring relentlessly all around the world, building a loyal following that most bands can only dream of. It became clear that the Goo Goo Dolls were not going away anytime soon.
2010 marks the 24th year since founding members John Rzeznik and Robby Takac first starting playing music together. Joined for the past 15 years by drummer Mike Malinin, the Goo Goo Dolls are touring in support of their ninth studio album, "Something For The Rest Of Us". Written and recorded over the past couple of years, the album delivers another dose of great Goo songs such as "Sweetest Lie," "One Night", and "Soldier." With his songwriting, Rzeznik confronts some of the issues that have become part of many people's everyday lives.
"I wanted some of the material on this album to address the disillusionment of the difficult period we live in; I wanted to give a voice to the emotional uncertainty that accompanies hard times. So many people are struggling to keep it together through tough economic conditions and two wars that seem to have no end in sight. The ones who bear the brunt of these burdens are everyday people. That's who I want to speak to."
"Something For The Rest Of Us" was released August 2010 and the band recently announced that they had recorded a song for the upcoming film Transformers: Dark of the Moon called "All That You Are", and was released on the film's soundtrack on June 14.
Upcoming Tour Dates:
- July 07 Muskegon, MI Summer Celebration
- July 08 Milwaukee, WI Summerfest
- July 09 Onamia, MN Grand Casino Mille Lacs
- July 13 Cincinnati, OH PNC Pavillion at Riverbend
- July 15 Council Bluffs, IA Harrah's
- July 16 Chicago, IL Charter One Pavillion
- July 17 Rochester Hills, MI Meadowbrook Amphitheater
- July 19 Boston, MA Bank of America Pavillion
- July 20 Wallingford, CT Oakdale Theatre
- July 22 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
- July 23 Atlantic City, NJ Tropicana Casino and Resort
- July 24 Wantagh, NY Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre
- July 26 Vienna, VA The Filene Center
- July 27Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE
