Distributor:

WEA (Distributor)

Label:

Warner Bros. Records (Record Label)

Import:

N

Area:

USA

Release Date:

09/22/1998

Original Release Year:

1998

Time:

min sec

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Artist(s):

The Goo Goo Dolls

Guest Artist(s):

Tommy Keene; Benmont Tench

Engineer(s):

Ken Allardyce; Allen Sides

Producer(s):

Goo Goo Dolls; Rob Cavallo

Studio/Live:

Studio

Number Of Discs:

1

UPC:

00093624705826

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Sub-Genre:

Alternative

Format:

CD

Notes

Goo Goo Dolls: Johnny Rzeznik (vocals, guitar); Robbie Takac (vocals, bass); Mike Malinin (drums).
Additional personnel: Tim Pierce (guitar, mandolin); Tommy Keene (guitar); Jamie Muhoberac, Benmont Tench (keyboards); Luis Conte (percussion); Nathan December, Rob Cavallo.
"Iris" was nominated for a 1999 Grammy for Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year and Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal. "Black Balloon" was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal.
Personnel: Johnny Rzeznik (vocals, guitar); Robby Takac (vocals); Jamie Muhoberac (piano, keyboards); Mike Malinin (drums); Carmen Rizzo (programming).
Photographer: Melanie Nissen.
On first hearing, the Goo Goo Dolls sound like the Replacements' distant cousins, full of trashy rock bravado tempered by intelligent, often tender lyricism and a penchant for combining ringing acoustic guitars with dirtier sounds for a rich sonic stew. In fact, DIZZY UP THE GIRL finds the Dolls moving further away from the Replacements sound than ever before, with a definite '90s influence to the proceedings. The group's main link to the Replacements (and to Paul Westerberg's main influence, Alex Chilton) is the man-child dichotomy played out over the course of the album. The youthful, energetic spirit that makes DIZZY UP THE GIRL an exciting bit of rock & roll is matched at every step by a world-weariness that gives the jangly alt-rock tunes an air of maturity.

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