Here's the evidence of how a bad choice can kill a good album. First time i listened to Rebel Beat, initial single from Magnetic, i felt so dissappointed, different sound, weird chorus, pop production... that wasn't Goo Goo Dolls. Actually that single made me lose interest in the whole album but in my way to a concert by Whitesnake+Def Leppard i decided to give the album a chance while i was driving, and dude, Magnetic is quite good album. Why do i say "a bad choice can kill a good album", it's evident that many people decided not to give the album a chance because of the first single, that's demostrated with the fact that the album reached Billboard 200 # 8 but it slipped to # 67 in the second week, that means the album was purchased by diehard fans the week of it's release but didn't attract new fans. As of today, sales figures are about 40000 ... very poor.
Well, like other albums by the band not all tracks are sang by Rzeznik, Bringing On The Light and Happiest Of Days are sang by Takac.
Instead of losing myself describing every song you better take a listen to some sound bites but let me tell you something, pay attention to the cut Caught In The Storm, that song is epic, with no doubt one of the best songs ever by Goo Goo Dolls... this cut should have been the first single, while Keep The Car Running and Bulletproof Angel are gems, introducing some very nice keys. I swear i can't understand why with such impressive songs like these somebody would decide to release Rebel Beat as lead single.
Best songs (in order of preference):
Caught In The Storm
Keep The Car Running
Bulletproof Angel
Last Hot Night
SoundBites:
Rebel Beat (Official video)
