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gutterflower
Gutterflower is the seventh studio album by the alternative rock band Goo Goo Dolls. It was released in 2002 on Warner Bros. Records. It is the follow up to their critically successful albums Dizzy Up the Girl and A Boy Named Goo. The album was commercially successful upon its release, hitting #4 on the Billboard 200. - WIKIPEDIA
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AV/MUSIC
Thanks in part to the unerringly slickening production hand of Rob Cavallo, the album cements The Goo Goo Dolls' place as rock's premier purveyor of music so bright, it positively shimmers.
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ALL MUSIC
Now, the gloss is good and results in a very listenable record, but given the sentiment of the album, that's probably not what the Dolls had in mind when they made Gutterflower. Still, it has given them a good, professional rock record, one that sells their sound as if it was as the most commercial imaginable, resulting in one of their most consistent albums.
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SLANT
Jangly guitars and brooding sentiments abound, the Goo Goo Dolls set out to prove that they can rock but almost completely abandon the softer pop side that made them famous in the first place.
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POPmatters
Gutterflower will undoubtedly take the Goo Goo Dolls to greater success, and deservedly so, such is it's quality and consistency. As possibly the band's most complete album to date, it may also provide a meaningful diversion for anyone still hankering after the band's less than illustrious past.
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MusicKO
we could say that “Gutterflower” is an unexpected development of the formula that had worked so well the previous time around. It is unexpected if only because the sound remains but the content has changed drastically.
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exclaim!
It's soft on the rock and heavy on the jangly balladry.
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anti-music
If you were looking for a return to old-school Goo Goo Dolls then the bad news is, you won't find it here except in fleeting moments and it may be gone for good as they keystone to their sound.
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ALTERNATIVE ADDICTION
Gutterflower is sure to blossom a multitude of radio hits.
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NOW
Gutterflower (the title comes from Pablo Neruda's poetic description of street kids) features typical hooky, radio-friendly pop songs, sprawling ballads and pseudo-hardcore big guitar dirges.
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randyrants.com
a pretty good listen.
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People
The band seems to have lost its edge, churning out music that veers away from its alternative-rock roots and toward the middle of the road, with peppy guitars and formulaic lyrics.
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Entertainment for Real Men
I wish it weren’t the case but, it’s not everyday that I get a CD for review that I can just pop in and comfortably listen to from beginning to end. There is usually a song or two that I just can’t force myself to get through. Not at all the case with Gutterflower. Every track is enjoyable and was pretty easy for me to listen to from start to finish.
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