Goo Goo Dolls / Hold Me Up
Artist Goo Goo Dolls
Album Title: Hold Me Up
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Primary Genre Alternative & Punk: General Alternative
Format CD
Released 00/00/1990
Label Metal Blade Records
Catalog No 9 26259-2
Bar Code No 0 7599-26259-2 0
Packaging Jewelcase
Tracks
1. Laughing (3:40)
2. Just The Way You Are (3:08)
3. So Outta Line (2:22)
4. There You Are (3:07)
5. You Know What I Mean (3:24)
6. Out Of The Red (1:40)
7. Never Take The Place Of Your Man (3:52)
8. Hey (2:51)
9. On Your Side (3:04)
10. 22 Seconds (0:39)
11. Kevin's Song (3:09)
12. Know My Name (2:42)
13. Million Miles Away (2:44)
14. Two Days In February (3:11)
Date Acquired 01/20/1991
Personal Rating
Acquired from Roadrunner Records
Purchase Price 11.00

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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR11      -1.17 dB   -14.81 dB      3:41 01-Laughing
DR12      -1.03 dB   -14.88 dB      3:08 02-Just the Way You Are
DR11      -0.62 dB   -14.70 dB      2:22 03-So Outta Line
DR12      -1.26 dB   -15.15 dB      3:07 04-There You Are
DR13      -0.52 dB   -15.82 dB      3:24 05-You Know What I Mean
DR13      -1.94 dB   -16.74 dB      1:40 06-Out of the Red
DR13      -2.71 dB   -17.55 dB      3:52 07-Never Take the Place of Your Man
DR12      -0.30 dB   -15.83 dB      2:51 08-Hey
DR12      -1.58 dB   -14.96 dB      3:05 09-On Your Side
DR17      -3.78 dB   -23.90 dB      0:40 10-22 Seconds
DR12      -0.78 dB   -15.95 dB      3:09 11-Kevin's Song
DR11      -2.58 dB   -15.36 dB      2:42 12-Know My Name
DR12      -1.49 dB   -14.93 dB      2:45 13-Million Miles Away
DR14      -6.73 dB   -23.58 dB      3:12 14-Two Days in February
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Number of tracks:  14
Official DR value: DR12

Samplerate:        44100 Hz
Channels:          2
Bits per sample:   16
Bitrate:           706 kbps
Codec:             FLAC
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Reviews
All Music Guide Review:

Review by Ned Raggett
The Goos' third album was in part seen as their commercial step up, though in fact the real breakthrough didn't come along for a few more years. It's little surprise why there was more of a push for this album, though. If it wasn't as powerfully distinct as Nirvana's Nevermind, Hold Me Up is as much a product of '80s underground punk and indie (and dollops of bands like Cheap Trick) as its more famous counterpart. The Replacements Jr. tag that dogged The Goos in early years still has a connection here, unquestionably. But considering at that point Paul Westerberg was starting down his road toward tasteful irrelevance, Hold Me Up is the perfect stand-in for those who wanted a little more energy with their catchy but emotional rock. If anything, Rzeznik's agreeably ragged and certainly Westerberg-inspired vocals start to really come into their own even more than before, now a great contrast to Takac's amiable brattishness. The latter can have his own impact, though -- check out the opening "Laughing" or "So Outta Line," both hyperactive numbers with heart. There's no question Rzeznik steals the show with the album's lead single -- "There You Are," with a brilliant, descending lead guitar figure and a sprawling, sloppy/tight performance that's pure gold. Throughout the album, all the bandmembers sound just great, peeling off some wonderfully catchy numbers one after another -- "Just the Way You Are," "Hey," the fine instrumental "Kevin's Song," and the acoustic pointer to the future, the concluding, wistful "Two Days in February." In keeping with past guest appearances, the Incredible Lance Diamond takes an amazing lead vocal turn on a wonderful cover of Prince's "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man," while Rzeznik himself burns down the house on a triumphant rip through the Plimsouls' "A Million Miles Away."
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