Hold Me Up | 
| Artist: Goo Goo Dolls
Label: Metal Blade
Category: Music
List Price: $13.98
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Rating:  44 reviews
Sales Rank: 22796
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 17018
UPC: 039841701821
EAN: 0039841701821
ASIN: B00000DGM7
Release Date: November 10, 1998
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| Tracks:
| • | Laughing | | • | Just the Way You Are | | • | So Outta Line | | • | There You Are | | • | You Know What I Mean | | • | Out of the Red | | • | Never Take the Place of Your Man | | • | Hey | | • | On Your Side | | • | 22 Seconds | | • | Kevin's Song | | • | Know My Name | | • | Million Miles Away | | • | Two Days in February |
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 A must have for anyone who loves the Goos! September 11, 1999
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
I bought this CD to hear "Two Days in February," with the lines "everything's wrong, well it's alright." Those lines best sum up the vibe on this early Goo Goo Dolls album. These songs feel wrong to those of us who began with "Dizzy Up the Girl" and even "A Boy Named Goo" but after a few listens I guarantee you will find it to be alright as well. "There You Are," an unusually upbeat song by Johnny, is a charming and infectious tribute to someone who saves him from his potential self-destruction. "Just the Way You Are" is a similar song but darker. Robby shines too, especially on the carefully written "So Outta Line" and the insanely funny "Out of the Red." For those that want to mellow out, try "You Know What I Mean," "22 Seconds" or the awesome "Kevin's Song." And, of course, combine the best of both worlds with the duet with Johnny AND Robby on "Hey." This is an album that honestly deserves its positive reviews. It's one of my 4 favorites, all of which are the Goos!
"Hold Me Up" holds the beginnings of a great career December 17, 1999
jordan (Dallas, TX USA)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
"Hold Me Up" is a great indicator of things to come. Listening to it, you can really hear where the Goo Goo Dolls were going. Moving away from the punk stylings of their second album "Jed" and notable song "Up Yours", this album shows how their music will turn into the follow up "Superstar Carwash" with beautiful ballads such as "We are the Normal" and "Stop the World". However, let's not get ahead of ourselves. This album truly is a turning point in their carrers. Its a playground of harmonies and instruments, and a place for trial and error. This album refined their style, yet maintained the energy that so many bands lack in later albums. Songs such as "22 seconds" (a little ditty about being off key) add a balance to the simply beautiful "Two Days in February". This album is really charming, in that, the recording quality is perhaps a step above a stereo in a garage, but the music has the heart of a grammy winner. This is a great album to buy if you are a modern Goo fan, waiting for the next album, or just wanting more. If you like the lyrical "Iris", or "Name", you'll love to hear these lesser known tunes, all of which being as equally impressive.
Seeing where they came from November 9, 2003
Patti M (Beachwood, NJ USA)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
This albumn will give you an indication of the punk roots of the Goo Goo Dolls and also show you their work towards what they have become as a band today. Much edgier than its follower, Superstar Carwash, but more melodic than its predecessor, Jed. I cant say enough about those of you who learned to love the Goo Goo dolls through their more recent radio hits. You must work your way backwards and see how this band evolved. They DO NOT make bad music and this CD is no exception.
Things to Come... I changed a few things, mainly the stars. May 27, 2003
Aly
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I'm choosing not to do a track by track review on this disc for the time being since I'm basing this review on my third listen. Anyways. Hold Me Up is a really good CD, but you've got to let it grow on you. Yeah, the production isn't the best, but "Hey"! This isn't for you raised on radio kids who dig "Iris"(I happen to be one of them, don't worry). Excuse me, who dig "Iris" and nothing else. (not me) I bought this disc as a continuation of my backwards journey through Goos history. If you're interested in buying this album, try not to wean yourself on Dizzy up the Girl, A Boy Named Goo, Gutterflower, and even Superstar Carwash. You'd be surprised. This is raw (yet poignant) music with attitude and heart, and quite frankly, a freak show of music. There's pop-ish songs that could be hits now (There You Are, Just the Way You Are, and my personal favorite, Hey), two covers, pop-punk and punk rock songs (On Your Side, Laughing, So Outta Line, and the great Out of the Red, which sounds like Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Traveling Band" --- maybe another influence, see Jed's take on "Down on the Corner"), and touching, beautiful songs, like (again) Hey, Two Days in February (garage recording!), and the instrumental Kevin's Song. Plus the joke track 22 Seconds featuring ex drummer George, the terrific Prince cover ("Never Take the Place of Your Man"--featuring the incredible Lance Diamond!! w00t.) and the grungy, Nirvana-esque You Know What I Mean. (I really liked "Million Miles Away" too... The Plimsouls? ;x)If this was released in either of two time periods, 1992 (after Nirvana's "Nevermind") or 2002, it would have sold tons more. Awesome in a lot of parts, great in others, and GOOD in a few... Buy this one now.. Prolly my second, if not favourite Goo's album, aside from Superstar Carwash. Buy Jed, too!
as one reviewer has said 'the makings of a great rock band' February 6, 2000
distant voices (a hole in the wall)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
and that is what this is. true, the drummer sings one track. true, 'two days in february' may sound like it was recorded in a garage. but this is still the goo goo dolls, and even here, you can see that they were gonna make it someday. the songwriting is great, the playing is to match. the incredible lance dimond, a buffalo local, sings the goos rendition of prince's 'never take the place of your man', very well. of note on this cd...'just the way you are'...'there you are'...'kevin's song' (instrumental, believe it or not, and pretty good!)...'million miles away'...'two days in february'...roughly half of the cd is great, then a few songs good, a couple okay and then a few mediocre. definetly a must for the fan, but maybe not a really good buy for a first-time goo goo dolls cd.
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