{"id":12934,"date":"2017-02-12T12:00:36","date_gmt":"2017-02-12T04:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/?p=12934"},"modified":"2017-05-22T21:16:35","modified_gmt":"2017-05-22T13:16:35","slug":"concert-review-the-goo-goo-dolls-wows-filipino-fans-during-concert-in-manila","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2017\/02\/12\/concert-review-the-goo-goo-dolls-wows-filipino-fans-during-concert-in-manila\/","title":{"rendered":"CONCERT REVIEW: The Goo Goo Dolls wows Filipino fans during concert in Manila"},"content":{"rendered":"

90s music has been undoubtedly the best thing that ever happened to everyone. With\u00a0the emergence of rap music, RnB, boy bands and teen pop, and alternative rock bands \u2013 it’s\u00a0just filled with musical perfection.<\/p>\n

To put it simply, music of the 90s was the age of everything, including the discovery of American alternative rock band Goo Goo Dolls, who staged a one-night concert at the Smart Araneta Coliseum last February 11, Saturday.<\/p>\n

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John Rzeznik and Robby Takac’s picturesque moment of sharing guitar solo<\/em><\/p>\n

Months ago, Filipinos went frenzy as concert promoter Random Minds Production announced the much-awaited concert of the band. As expected, thousands of the band\u2019s patrons have flocked at the venue to watch their musical heroes relieved the music that hits them on multiple levels.<\/p>\n

As the lights dimmed, rollicking audience went screaming as the band went so strong on stage and guitar riffs penetrated the venue. Crowd went wild as they perform \u201cOver and Over\u201d, \u201cLong Way Down\u201d, and \u201cSlide\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Rzeznik with touring members, Brad Fernquist (guitar) , Craig Macintyre (drums), and Korel Tunador (keyboards)<\/em><\/p>\n

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Goo Goo Dolls’ touring guitarist, Brad Fernquist<\/em><\/p>\n

One of the amazing things that made this concert one for the records was because of how precise and polish they performed LIVE, especially the punchy and warm drum beats they\u2019re known for.<\/p>\n

Rzeznik also performed \u201cCome To Me\u201d which was originally dedicated for his wife. He said he felt really overwhelmed with how the Filipino have welcomed and appreciated their music up to now.<\/p>\n

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John Rzeznik donned in black leather jacket with his acoustic guitar<\/em><\/p>\n

In their newest album Boxes<\/i>, the band did a new approach to their music and enlisted some songwriters who\u2019ve helped them craft their new album. Few of those they performed that night were \u201cSo Alive\u201d ,\u201cOver and Over\u201d and \u201cThe Pin\u201d.<\/p>\n

The band also did some slew of hits such as \u201cRebel Beat\u201d, \u201cHere is Gone\u201d ,\u201cNaked\u201d ,\u201cName\u201d , \u201cBroadway\u201d and more.<\/p>\n

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John Rzeznik inviting the crowd to sing along with them<\/em><\/p>\n

And there goes the part of the long pause as John Rzeznik gives hint of the twangy sound, and from that very moment \u2013 on his \u201cB\u201d string, he played \u201cIris\u201d \u2013 the soundtrack for the 1988 film, \u201cThe City of Angels\u201d and an acoustic ballad that stayed on the top spot of Billboard Airplay chart in 1998 for 18 (non-consecutive) weeks.<\/p>\n

The concert has ended with shower confetti and balloons, along Rzeznik\u2019s promise of coming back very soon.<\/p>\n

People would\u2019ve probably experienced post-concert depression after this stellar performance from the group whose music have brought back so many memories and whose heartfelt and feel-good lyrics have created an impact tobeveryone in the world.<\/p>\n

This concert is presented by Random Minds Productions.<\/p>\n

Setlist:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Over & Over<\/p>\n

Long Way Down<\/p>\n

Slide<\/p>\n

Big Machine<\/p>\n

Rebel Beat<\/p>\n

Here is Gone<\/p>\n

Black Balloon<\/p>\n

Smash<\/p>\n

Bringing Light<\/p>\n

Name<\/p>\n

So alive<\/p>\n

Naked<\/p>\n

Before it\u2019s too late<\/p>\n

Better Days<\/p>\n

Stay With You<\/p>\n

Already There<\/p>\n

Free of Me<\/p>\n

Come to Me<\/p>\n

The Pin<\/p>\n

Sympathy<\/p>\n

Iris<\/p>\n

Broadway<\/p>\n

Give a little bit<\/p>\n

Long Way Home<\/p>\n

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Photos and text\u00a0by: Denise Villamar<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

90s music has been undoubtedly the best thing that ever happened to everyone. With\u00a0the emergence of rap music, RnB, boy bands and teen pop, and alternative rock bands \u2013 it’s\u00a0just filled with musical perfection. To put it simply, music of the 90s was the age of everything, including the discovery of American alternative rock band Goo Goo Dolls, who staged a one-night concert at the Smart Araneta Coliseum last February 11, Saturday. John Rzeznik and Robby Takac’s picturesque moment of sharing guitar solo Months ago, Filipinos went frenzy as concert promoter Random Minds Production announced the much-awaited concert of the band. As expected, thousands of the band\u2019s patrons have flocked […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12936,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[95],"tags":[983,2423,1161,2425,1916,2424,788,2421],"class_list":["post-12934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-feature-story","tag-983","tag-boxes","tag-concert","tag-concert-review","tag-goo-goo-dolls","tag-googoodollsmnl","tag-manila-concert","tag-ph-concert"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2017\/02\/ggd1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12934"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12934\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12944,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12934\/revisions\/12944"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}