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Goo Goo Dolls

It took eight years and five records for the Buffalo-based Goo Goo Dolls to achieve rock stardom. That's fine by this trio - they never expected to be rock stars in the first place. Out of any platinum-selling band in the '90s, the Goos are undoubtedly the most down-to-earth. Their combination of working class, everyman practicality, and an ear for hooky melodies made them one of 1996's most surprising - and lauded - alternative bands.

Maybe the Goo Goo Dolls dreamed of this kind of success when they first formed in 1987, but as far as they were concerned, it was a totally wild, unattainable goal. The original line-up - singer/guitarist John Rzeznik, singer/bassist Robby Takac, and drummer George Tutuska - were more interested in having a release from their boring...
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