Weird
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By Joseph Rothstein
What a transition from legendary to awful
Buffalo!!
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By Larryisthebestnameeva
Great punk rock
1989 in Buffalo, New York
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By Darcyrulesall
Well I was 5 years old, had NO idea who the hell the GGD's were but they were one of those many Local Western NY bands trying to make it. At this time, they weren't even close but then after their first self - titled album (which is very very hard to find), here comes JED. JED is a 35 minute low budget produced fast paced metal / punk massacre. That mainly talks about living in Buffalo. Hardcore, depressing, and just surviving being college kids like the band at the time. Yes for all those mellow, smooth, warm GGD fans today if yous didn't know, the GGD's were way way different 15-20 years ago. Songs like 'Up Yours' 'Sex Maggot' (which was the bands original name)!, and 'Em Elbmuh' are just brutal. No songs are great, but it is a fun hard a*s album to listen too. If you feel like a punk, listen to this! 'Down On the Corner' features Lance Diamond on vocals who is a Legendary Radio Host in Buffalo not a bad cover. And 'James Dean' by John has the funniest GGD line ever in it...cant tell but you'll get it. Anyway its a fair album, but it is weakly produced. Just never ask them to perform one of these songs at a show, they won't 8).
Weird
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By arj509
What a transition from awful to legendary
OMG!!!! haha well.....here's the deal
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By iceblink6
ok so this album is THE fastest, wowee, i dont even know how to describe it( i bet the drummer had fun doing these songs! lol). BUT AFTER 5 MINUTES OF LISTENING TO IT MY HEAD HURT FROM DOING THE HEADBANG!!!
no joke..............really...............im sitting here listening 2 "no way out" right now....oh wait its over now, now its 7th of last month. BUT ANYWAY! ive always been a fan of the goo goo dolls (well only since ive heard about them) but i had never listened to the older albums, and man, did it make me think of the goo goo dolls in a TOTALLY different perspective. i mean WOW! ok well i better stop talking cuz i might get into a longer conversation SO! seriously, buy it. now.
i DARE ya!
hi
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By happy henry
this is the googoo doll's thrird album. if you like this you chould get hold me up but dont waste your time on the previos albums. the second one runs for like $70 because back then it sucked so bad they didnt make many copys. imagine the first album.
AHH the good old days
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By Bëx
It's weird to think how different they are now! It's great to hear them when they had that new-band-type fire : )
Amazing fast drunken hit
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By punkbi#ch
Dizzy Up the Girl maybe great but Jed is probably my favorite. Even though I was only a year old when it came out I grew up listening to this underground college rock. If soft adult alternative is not your thing try this a discover the darker side of the Goo Goo Dolls.
It's OK....
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By TerryM
It's OK, but I like their sound better now. Still...these are classic Goo tunes.
Now we need you to get their FIRST album on here. I personally would love to see digital copies of some of those tunes appear on here. Esp. my very fave one...."Don't Beat My *** With A Baseball Bat"....which is actually a true story....(right, Rob?).....but we won't go there....AAAAhahahaha!
One of my favorite Goo Goo Dolls records
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By TimLV
"Out of Sight" and "Up Yours" are the standout tracks on this LP.
Two of the tracks have their titles reversed. "Em Elbmuh" and "Artie." "Artie" is the one where you can hear them griping at their then-manager Artie Kwitchoff. It's a bit tongue-in-cheek. The band did later replace him with bigger/better-known management, but did retain him for their Buffalo bookings, and when they'd come to town you'd often see him with the band.
The track James Dean got a bit misconstrued by some folks, the band explained it and later did some AIDS benefits to shake the anti-gay tag. Interestingly enough, this was where they got some of their first mentions in the press. So the acoustic joke at the end of the record actually played a bit of a part in them getting where they are now.
Another historical footnote, "Sex Maggot" is from the name of Johnny's earlier band.
