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List Price: $11.98 | | Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Salesrank: 16876
Released: March 14, 1995 |
| Our Price: $1.90 |
| Used Price: $0.01 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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A Boy Named Goo Track Listing:
1. Long Way Down
2. Burnin' Up
3. Naked
4. Flat Top
5. Impersonality
6. Name
7. Only One
8. Somethin' Bad
9. Ain't That Unusual
10. So Long
11. Eyes Wide Open
12. Disconnected
13. Slave Girl
Editorial Review:
Having undergone numerous not-so-subtle musical transformations since their first album in 1989, the Goo Goo Dolls have matured into a powerful trio that seems to instinctively know its way around a catchy tune. With vocalist Johnny's Paul Westerberg-influenced delivery and songs packed with exciting dynamics, the Goo Goo Dolls have really hit their stride. However, the stride they've hit is probably not going to appeal to most fans from their punk rock years, and some may actually think A Boy Named Goo has more in common with a harder-rocking Eddie Money than, say, the Ramones. --Adem Tepedelen
A Boy Named Goo Reviews:
The Goo Goo Dolls' Best 
2009-09-04 - A Boy Named Goo is simply the best album the Goo Goo Dolls have released. It boasts a consistent blend of punk-inspired alternative rock, with impassioned performances by Rzeznik and particularly Takac, whose lead vocals are far stronger here ("Impersonality," "So Long") than on future releases. The record opens with the irresistible single "Long Way Down" and keeps the pace throughout, slowing only for the breakthrough "Name," which brought the Goo Goo Dolls fame and marked the beginning of a new, more mainstream era. "Ain't that Unusual" strikes a similarly sentimental tone and was appropriately featured in the Angus soundtrack. The album closes with "Disconnected" and "Slave Girl," two punk remakes tacked on to replace a former band member's song. They sound a bit out of place here but offer insight into the Goo Goo Dolls' inspirations and versatility. Ultimately, A Boy Named Goo showcases the band developing their own sound without neglecting their roots. 5 Stars.
Their Last GREAT album. 
2009-01-02 - This is a first-rate CD filled with some choice catchy power-pop nuggets...the band seemed to have found a nice balance between their ramshackle, punky beginnings and the previous attempted-but-failed commercial breakthrough, the under-appreciated "Superstar Carwash." The forceful "Long Way Down" and the scruffy "Flat Top" are a couple of standouts here. And then there's "Name," the acoustic ballad that finally brought them the widespread radio airplay they'd deserved for years. Unfortunately, future releases were patterned after this tune and the band, sadly, forsook the edge and drive that their early fans had come to expect. There was a distressing loss of identity to much of what came after "A Boy Named Goo." Therefore, they sounded like every other jangle-pop Gin Blossoms wannabe clogging the airwaves. Perhaps some day, they can return to their roots and reharness that let-it-rip energy that us oldsters enjoyed so much. My fingers are crossed.
I love the cd, A boy named Goo by the Goo Goo Dolls.
2008-08-05 - The Cd plays really well. There are a couple scratches on the outside of the case but it doesn't affect play at all.
It's All Good
2007-12-25 - I'm not an industry expert, so I'll write no sophisticated analysis of this album, but here's my take: I love every song on this disc! This band has an emotional range I enjoy; the lyrics aren't vacuous and the tunes stay with you. Those are requisites of good music, in my book.
No one says much about a favorite tune of mine here, "Slave Girl," that speaks to (musically and lyrically) the animal urge in all of us. I'm just glad I got the entire CD instead of missing out on any one of these songs by relying on a compilation. That's the oft-rewarding risk of going for the whole album - you might find a gem you'd have otherwise never heard. Not to dis compilations - they have their place.
I wasn't feeling this at first.... 
2007-01-21 - I must say when I first listened to a boy named goo I was disappointed. I really did not like it, and I was surprised because in general I really like the goo goo dolls. I saw them live once and they were pretty awesome. It's hard to explain why I didn't enjoy this cd, but I guess it just didn't have that oomph that makes a song or an album great. I also didn't like how on one song Johnny was the lead singer and on the next Robby was, back and forth throughout the entire cd, it felt and sounded sorta amateur (and not in a good way) and just seemed kinda disconnected. I can't say any song was bad, but I didn't fall in love with any except for the one I already knew. All in all after the second and third listen it has started to grow on me. I find the best songs to be: name, flat top, naked, ain't that unusual and eyes wide open.
