Track Listing 1. Stay With You 2. Let Love In 3. Feel the Silence 4. Better Days 5. Without You Here 6. Listen 7. Give a Little Bit 8. Can't Let It Go 9. We'll Be Here (When You're Gone) 10. Strange Love 11. Become
| Details | | Producer: | Glen Ballard | | Distributor: | WEA (Distributor) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Goo Goo Dolls: Johnny Rzeznik (vocals, guitar); Robby Takac (vocals, bass guitar); Mike Malinin (drums). Additional personnel: Joel Shearer, Tim Pierce, Greg Suran (guitar); Paul Gordon, Zac Rae (keyboards); Brian Kilgore (percussion). The Goo Goo Dolls' transformation from thrashy alternative rockers to polished mainstream pop-rock stars was complete by the early 1990s, so it's no surprise that 2006's LET LOVE IN continues the sound that brought the band their greatest commercial success. In fact, LET LOVE IN is the group's cleanest and slickest effort, packed front to back with melodic, mid-tempo, and ballad-oriented MOR rock that borders at times on adult contemporary pop. Thanks in large part to the production of Glen Ballard (who has produced Alanis Morissette and the Dave Matthews Band) there are few of the Goo Goo Dolls' original edges left. Yet this shouldn't bother fans who came to love the band after albums like A BOY NAMED GOO. The pleasant, well-crafted music here should please fans of any style of mainstream rock that's not too hard on the ears.
Editorial Reviews 3 stars out of 5 -- [The album] outfits its trademark mix of stylized arena-rock guitars and huge romantic choruses with subtle atmospherics and a bright pop sheen. Rolling Stone
3 stars out of 5 -- Tempering their Bon Jovi-style bombast with chiming, U2-inspired atmospherics, this is music precision-built for vast stadiums. Q
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