Mosaic Select - Dizzy Reece

Advantages: The song Slide is excellent
Disadvantages: Cheesy, candyfied MOR pap.

...Dizzy Up The Girl is the Goo Goo Dolls sixth album and its the worst so far. John Rzeznik's previous soulful songwriting runs the gamut from the weedy, simple, repititive guitar refrain of Acoustic #3 to the loud but not proud opener Dizzy. Iris (which unjustifiably became a massive hit by being on the soundtrack to an equally soulless film), is the album's sickly sweet hit - equal parts cooey ballad and cheesy rocker. Only Slide even comes to close to hitting the right emotional notes. Bassist Robby Takac's contributions (on which he also handles lead vocals) have a harder, more refined edge to them, but are equally as worthless. It might only be August as I write this but Dizzy is most likely to be worst album I've heard this year.... Read review

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Advantages: one word - IRIS
Disadvantages: fades off a little

...Having got into the Goo Goo Dolls about 5 years ago, my instant reaction was to go out and buy what is considered as their best album - Dizzy Up The Girl. Of course when people speak of this album, aswell as the Goo Goo Dolls in general, the first word that comes to mind is 'Iris'. This alone is one of the greatest single songs in history, I honestly rate it that highly. 'Iris' was also placed on the soundtrack to the film 'City Of Angels' starring Meg Ryan and Nicolas Cage. That song being put on the soundtrack instantly made the Goo Goo Dolls available to a wider audience, that otherwise, may never have heard the song, and in turn, get them into the Goo's other material. The disadvantage to this album is the fact that after track 8 (All Eyes On Me) the album fades off a little and looses a little of the feel that had been built... Read review

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Advantages: Purely a fantastic listen
Disadvantages:

...The Goo Go Dolls' album is simple fantastic. It is a permanent feature in my stereo. I went out on a limb when I bought this album but I wasn't disappointed. I had only heard the song Iris from Dizzy Up The Girl and nothing else, but a friend recommended it to me and I wanted to try something different, and I loved it. On my first listen I have to be honest I wasn't to keen, but each time I played it after that I loved it more and more. Each track is unique and ranges from soft rock ballads to rock. It blasts on to your stereo with the title track Dizzy and leaves at the end, feeling satisfied, with the bonus track Name. The best track and the most well known is Iris which features in the film City of Angels. Written by the lead singer John Rzeznik it is simple a beautiful song. You can't fault this album. The more you... Read review

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