- alternative rock, rock, power pop, post-grunge
- 43 min
- 13 tracks
- Warner Bros. Records
A Boy Named Goo is the fifth studio album by American rock band Goo Goo Dolls, released in 1995 on Warner Bros. and Metal Blade Records The album was a commercial success, and was certified double-platinum by the RIAA within a year of its release. This is the last Goo Goo Dolls album with George Tutuska on drums; he was replaced by Mike Malinin just before the album was released.
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Spare, classical in form, character-led and grave.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
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- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- Chicago Tribune2.5/4 ★
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 ★
- The Philadelphia Inquirer3.5/4 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide2.5/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Long Way Down3:31
- 2Burnin’ Up2:31
- 3Naked3:46
- 4Flat Top4:32
- 5Impersonality2:42
- 6Name4:32
- 7Only One3:20
- 8Somethin’ Bad2:33
- 9Ain’t That Unusual3:22
- 10So Long2:35
- 11Eyes Wide Open3:58
- 12Disconnected3:02
- 13Slave Girl2:18
13 tracks, 43 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Goo Goo Dolls
- Label
- Warner Bros. Records
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- CA
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