This combination of craft, slickness, and sincerity may seem like a throwback to expensive albums from the 2000s, when big releases were designed to appeal to every audience, but Miracle Pill doesnt seem stuck in the past. Still, the Goo Goo Dolls have never been about irony, and their inherent earnestness is well-served by the sweeping cinematic production of Miracle Pill.Įvery element of the album is oversized, from its sound to its emotions, but the execution is precise: no song is longer than 3:40, the whole thing is over in 38 minutes, the melodies have not a trace of fat. Twenty-one years after Iris, the Goo Goo Dolls still seem slightly old-fashioned on the slick, soaring Miracle Pill.ĭelivered three years after the expansive Boxes, Miracle Pill does share that albums glancing attention to modern music. Just a Man (4:01) From the get-go, the Goo Goo Dolls seemed slightly out of step with their times.ĭuring the height of alt-rock, they maintained their allegiance to the ragged rock roll of the Replacements, and when other, hipper bands began to fade in the post-grunge era, Johnny Rzeznik and Robby Takac effortlessly transitioned to adult alternative ballads.
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