Goo Dolls

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Rock n’ Roll Has Feelings Too! Rock n’ roll is often synonymous with sex and drugs( this is a cliché, a conjecture, so present it as such) When you think about rock music, you may picture flashing lights, loud speakers and scantily-clad women throwing themselves at the feet of celebrities. Maybe you picture glamorous, crowded night clubs, alcohol, drugs and high-rise $13,000-a-night Las Vegas hotel rooms. Maybe seven digit paychecks come to mind. Rarely, though, do you think of these artists as victims or sympathetic individuals who yearn to be loved or shudder at the thought of abandonment. Well, maybe not—there are a lot of messed up musiciansIdealized into a role of void of human emotion, and oozing “coolness”, most rock groups are only slim, misleading versions of reality. ( why???) The Goo Goo Dolls are a band that breaks this cliché mold of sex, drugs and invincibility. While they know how to rock, they also know how to write meaningful, self-reflective masterpieces that bring the falseness to light, and remind us that theywho?? are real people with real emotions. Good intro…show more content…
Even though they were signed by a small record label when?, Celluloid, they released four more albums (Borzillo) before they ever made waves on the sea of rock notoriety.( connection not clear) Lead singer Johnny Rzeznik is quoted as saying, “I wish I could tell young musicians that a record deal equals success, but I can’t” (John’s Biography underline if this is a title and give page). Then in 1995, Goo Goo Dolls released A Boy Named Goo (Borzillo) – the album that changed everything ( rather vague) . A Boy Named Goo contained many self-reflective songs with layered emotional meanings. Of course it was a testament to the band members’ collective musical talent, but the music is only the
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