Dizzy Up The Girl (studio album) by Goo Goo Dolls

Dizzy Up The Girl by Goo Goo Dolls
Year: 1998
Overall rank: 2,189th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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71/100 (from 172 votes)
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Award Top albums of the 1990s (387th)
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71/100 (from 172 votes)
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From 05/23/2025 05:15
A classic Late-90’s pop-rock/alternative rock album that was on the US Billboard 200 albums chart for a total of 105 weeks and it’s also by far my favorite album from all the Late-90’s pop-rock/alternative rock groups (Matchbox Twenty, Third Eye Blind, The Wallflowers, etc.)
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From 12/12/2024 16:01
Primo '90s alt rock.
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From 05/18/2022 17:19
Goo Goo Dolls follows in the footsteps of The Replacements and Social Distortion, with melodic rock, soulful vocals, and heartfelt songwriting. Groups like Gaslight Anthem and The Menzingers took up the torch a decade later, and similar to the groups I listed, they had a ragged angsty false start before maturity allowed for more heart-on-sleeve performances.

We have producer Rob Cavallo to thank for capturing the energy and spirit of the group and making them palatable enough to play on the radio. Iris is of course a Goo Goo Dolls staple and a landmark rock track from the turn of the millennium, but this is the top of the iceberg. Speaking of tips, this record is top-heavy. The first five tracks is the strongest part of the album, followed by five OK tracks, then Iris, with two tracks serving as an epilogue.

And I love the group came from Buffalo NY in the days before global free trade stole the Midwest's heart and soul.

Highly Recommended.

Condensed to a 7" Single:
A-Side: Broadway
B-Side: Iris
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90/100
From 03/18/2021 13:47
One of the best pop rock albums of the decade, several hits and a consistent tune throughout. Iris is one of the best rock ballads ever made.

Highlights: Dizzy, Slide, Broadway, Black Balloon, All Eyes On Me, Iris
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95/100
From 12/30/2020 15:14
with Iris being possibly the best rock ballad EVER written and the rest of the album being a decent soft rock collection it bugs my mind how in the world this album is not in top 10 of '98 on this site.
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85/100
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Some people despise Dizzy Up The Girl for it's jangling guitars and radio-friendly pop sound, not to mention the killer hit single Iris. Others, I included, think it's one of the better alliterative rock albums of the late 90s. It's not particularly diverse in terms of music and lyrics, but it's incredibly infectious and easy to listen to. This album is one of the few ones where I love almost every single song and never tire of listening to them; whether it's the emotional impact of Black Balloon and Iris or the more uptempo energy of Broadway and January Friend. Amigone is an example of a song buried under the greatness of the surrounding songs, but it's not a bad song by any means. Acoustic #3 just kind of sits there at the tail end of the album and I don't really understand the point of the song; for me, it's the weakest song on the album.

Seriously, though, Iris might very well be one of the finest rock ballads ever written and recorded.
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From 03/15/2018 00:22
Favorite Songs: Black Balloon, Iris
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From 07/30/2013 11:51
I loved "Iris" and it definitely was the best track on this album. The rest was alright. As far as pop rock albums go this was a good one.
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From 03/16/2013 22:55
Very good album. Some of their best songs. Only thing keeping it from a great album is writing ans singing of Robby Takac.
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