John Rzeznik is a great songwriter. He puts a lot of emotion into his writing, but doesn't come across as whiney or bitchy. It is just soft-spoken introspection. "Name" is a brilliant song and one of my favorites from the 90s. ("Naked" is also a great song.) Even though "Iris" shot them to superstardom a few years later, I don't think that would've been possible without A Boy Named Goo because it skillfully combined their punk-rock beginnings with more mature writing which resulted an awesome "crossover over" album. Thus, proving the group had what it took to soon conquer mainstream without compromising what made them a unique band in the first place. In other words, if Dizzy Up the Girl is Pulp Fiction, A Boy Named Goo is Reservoir Dogs.
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