Because it was the 1990s, in light of their eventual mega-success, the Goo Goo Dolls ended up getting devalued critically, despite the fact that they made quite a few good (and one great) albums.
The first of those good albums was their second album, 1989’s Jed, which dialed back the paint-by-numbers bratcore of their eponymous debut and started adding some melody into the songs.
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