Gutterflower

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Gutterflower
Studio album by The Goo Goo Dolls
Released	April 9, 2002
Recorded	December 29, 2001 - January 3, 2002
Genre	Rock
Length	41:40
Label	Warner Bros. Records
Producer	The Goo Goo Dolls and Rob Cavallo
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone link
The Goo Goo Dolls chronology
What I Learned About Ego, Opinion, Art & Commerce (2001) Gutterflower (2002) Live in Buffalo: July 4th 2004 (2004)

Gutterflower is an album by the Alternative Rock band The Goo Goo Dolls, released in 2002 on Warner Bros. Records.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Song information 2.1 "Big Machine" 2.2 "Here is Gone" 3 Personnel 4 Miscellanea 5 Charts 6 Certifications

[edit] Track listing

1. "Big Machine" (Johnny Rzeznik) – 3:10
2. "Think About Me" (Rzeznik) – 3:59
3. "Here Is Gone" (Rzeznik) – 3:58
4. "You Never Know" (Robby Takac) – 3:07
5. "What a Scene" (Rzeznik) – 4:27
6. "Up, Up, Up" (Takac) – 2:58
7. "It's Over" (Rzeznik) – 3:35
8. "Sympathy" (Rzeznik) – 2:58
9. "What Do You Need?" (Rzeznik) – 3:49
10. "Smash" (Takac) – 2:26
11. "Tucked Away" (Takac) – 3:13
12. "Truth Is a Whisper" (Rzeznik) – 4:00

[edit] Song information

[edit] "Big Machine"

John Rzeznik refers to this as his "disco song". "I’m really horrible at programming drum machines, but this was like pattern 74 on my drum machine, which said 'disco.' I called all my friends and said, 'Check this out, this is my disco song!'" He describes it as "a propulsive tale of unrequited love".

[edit] "Here is Gone"

John Rzeznik wrote this song on the phone while talking to a friend. He asked his friend if he should "take the chords up or take 'em down?" and the friend told him to "take 'em up" and that's how he came up with the chorus and the rest of the song came together shortly thereafter. The buildup to the chorus of the song has been described as "epic" and has drawn comparisons to Radiohead's "High and Dry".

According to Rzeznik in 2007, the video for this song cost more to make than the entire Gutterflower album.

[edit] Personnel

• Johnny Rzeznik – guitar, vocals
• Robby Takac – bass, vocals
• Mike Malinin – drums, percussion

[edit] Miscellanea

• "Here Is Gone", "Big Machine" and "Sympathy" have been the only three songs released from this album as singles, and videos have been created for all three.
• The ballad "Sympathy" is also known to some fans as "Acoustic #4".
• "Big Machine" is reputed to have been recorded on a smashed Stratocaster guitar that Rzeznik has fondly nicknamed "The Half-Caster". Despite being smashed in half, it still plays.

[edit] Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
2002	The Billboard 200	4

Single

Year	Single	Chart	Position
2002	"Here Is Gone"	Billboard Adult Top 40	3
2002	"Here Is Gone"	Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	21

[edit] Certifications

Organization	Level	Date
RIAA – U.S.	Gold	July 9, 2002