Dizzy Up the Girl

Special edition of the alternative rocker's 1998 album with 'Slave Girl' & their 'Top 10' 1995 smash 'Name' added as bonus tracks. 'Dizzy Up The Girl' is multi-platinum and has sold millions of copies here in the States. Featuring a slew of hit singles including 'Broadway', the mega smash hit 'Iris' from the 'City Of Angels' O.S.T., 'Slide' & 'Black Balloon'. Standard jewel case.

The orchestral-pop hit "Iris" (from the soundtrack to City of Angels) proved the Goo Goo Dolls were no one-hit wonder with 1995's "Name." One listen to "Slide," the crafty, yearning second track off their sixth release, suggests the streak continues for Buffalo's finest. Not surprisingly, aspects that make the aforementioned songs memorable--warm, acoustic stylings; strings; heartrending hooks--also make Dizzy come alive elsewhere. Ultimately, the effort documents the band's continued migration from indie rock toward the mainstream. Thus, while "Slide" and the reprise of the wondrous "Iris" might shine for weeks (or even years) of repeated listens, attempts to keep alive the group's power-trio past often have a been-there/done-that feel. --Neal Weiss