Magnetic (album)

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Magnetic
Studio album by Goo Goo Dolls
Released June 11, 2013 (2013-06-11)[1]
Recorded August 2012 – February 2013 at Henson Recording Studios in Hollywood and Quad Studios in New York City[2]
Genre Alternative rock, pop rock
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Rob Cavallo
John Shanks
Gregg Wattenberg
Greg Wells[3]
Goo Goo Dolls chronology

Something for the Rest of Us
(2010)		 Magnetic
(2013)
Singles from Magnetic
  1. "Rebel Beat"
    Released: February 19, 2013
  2. "Come to Me"
    Released: July 23, 2013

Magnetic is the tenth studio album by American rock band Goo Goo Dolls, released on June 11, 2013 through Warner Bros. Records.[4] It's available on CD, Vinyl and as a digital download.[5]

The recording process took place during the latter half of 2012 and into early 2013. Rzeznik came up with the album title during a phone conversation with his manager, who told Rzeznik to "think of a title for the record. Try to use one word." Magnetic was the first word that Rzeznik could think of.[6]

History

During an interview with UpVenue on February 16, 2011, Rzeznik confirmed that he had been writing new material for a new album during the Something for the Rest of Us Tour: "I've actually been experimenting, in this last week, while we've been out on this tour, just writing lyrics and then figuring out the melodic structures," says Rzeznik. "We can't wait another four years to put another album out; that's just a ridiculous waste of time."[7]

On August 9, 2012, the band announced that they had started recording their tenth studio album.[8] In a column for Japanese Rock magazine InRock Robby Takac revealed some details about recordings sessions on the new album. The new album is scheduled for an early 2013 release on the Warner Brothers record label. The band will use a few producers like they did on Something for the Rest of Us. In August and September they had various recording sessions with John Shanks at Henson Recording Studios in Hollywood, LA and in October 2012 with Gregg Wattenberg at Quad Studios in New York City. More recording sessions are planned with Greg Wells in Los Angeles in November 2012.[9]

On January 18, 2013, the band released the first single off of Magnetic titled "Rebel Beat".[10] Later on February 15, 2013 the Goo Goo Dolls tweeted an exclusive first look at the Magnetic album cover.[11] On April 3, 2013 they announced that the release date would be pushed back from May 7 to June 11. More than a month later on July 19, 2013 the Goo Goo Dolls announced their second single from Magnetic will be "Come to Me".[12]

The album was released in high resolution (24bit) on HDtracks.com in 2013. The high res version has a greater dynamic range than the CD release.[13]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Rebel Beat"  John Rzeznik, Gregg Wattenberg 3:34
2. "When the World Breaks Your Heart"  Rzeznik, Wattenberg, J.T. Harding 3:33
3. "Slow It Down"  Rzeznik, Wattenberg 3:11
4. "Caught in the Storm"  Rzeznik, John Shanks 3:57
5. "Come to Me"  Rzeznik, Wattenberg 3:45
6. "Bringing on the Light"  Robby Takac 3:16
7. "More of You"  Rzeznik, Shanks 3:26
8. "Bulletproof Angel"  Rzeznik, Andy Stochansky 3:23
9. "Last Hot Night"  Rzeznik, Todd Clark 3:37
10. "Happiest of Days"  Takac 3:31
11. "Keep the Car Running"  Rzeznik, Shanks 4:08

Bonus tracks

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
12. "Home" (live)John Rzeznik, Stochansky 4:35
13. "Black Balloon" (live)John Rzeznik 4:25

Reception

Critical

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 57/100[14]
Review scores
Source Rating
AbsolutePunk (77%) [15]
Allmusic [16]
Melodic.net [17]
Sputnikmusic [18]

Magnetic received mixed reviews from music critics upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 57, based on 7 reviews, indicating "mixed or average" feedback.[14] Allmusic's James Christopher Monger gave the album a mixed review, stating: "Rzeznik and Takac are merely sticking with the program that they helped to create, but they have honed their sound so close to the corporate bone that the marrow is beginning to show."[19]

Chart performance

Magnetic debuted at number 8 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 29,000 copies in its first week.[20]

Chart (2013) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[ 1] 8
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[ 1] 2
UK Albums (OCC)[ 1] 57

References

  1. ↑ "Sanity.com". 
  2. ↑ "Recording". Retrieved 2013-01-27. 
  3. ↑ Gamboa, Glenn (August 6, 2013). "Goo Goo Dolls worked with four producers for new album". Newsday. Retrieved September 5, 2013. 
  4. ↑ "GOO GOO DOLLS: New Album Magnetic Available May 7th". Goo Goo Dolls News. Retrieved February 9, 2013. 
  5. ↑ "Magnetic: The Goo Goo Dolls: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2013-05-24. 
  6. ↑ Magnetic: Chatting with Goo Goo Dolls' John Rzeznik
  7. ↑ Interview With Goo Goo Dolls.
  8. ↑ "Recording!". Goo Goo Dolls. August 9, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2012. 
  9. ↑ "Robby Takacs monthly InRock column". InRock. November 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2012. 
  10. ↑ "Goo Goo Dolls (googoodolls) on Twitter". Twitter.com. January 19, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2013. 
  11. ↑ "Goo Goo Dolls (googoodolls) on Twitter". Twitter.com. February 15, 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2013. 
  12. ↑ http://www.googoodolls.com/blog/new-single-come-me-119536
  13. ↑ http://www.hdtracks.com/magnetic-deluxe-version
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 http://www.metacritic.com/music/magnetic/goo-goo-dolls Critic Reviews for Magnetic. Metacritic. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  15. ↑ http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?p=123166181#post123166181
  16. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/magnetic-mw0002484672
  17. ↑ http://www.melodic.net/?page=review&id=11355
  18. ↑ "Album Review - Goo Goo Dolls: Magnetic". Sputnikmusic. June 12, 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013. 
  19. ↑ Monger, James Christopher. "Magnetic - Goo Goo Dolls - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved June 23, 2013. 
  20. ↑ Caulfield, Keith (June 20, 2013). "Black Sabbath Earns First-Ever No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 20, 2013. 

External links

Goo Goo Dolls
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Extended plays
Live albums
  • Live in Buffalo: July 4th 2004
Compilations
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Related material
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