Some of us complain about it because it's lame. Fans pay to hear a band perform. When a lead singer pushes for "audience participation" maybe the band should offer a rebate on the tickets. I don't pay for a concert to hear the fans sing. I pay to hear the lead singer sing every - single - line.
@@OnYouGlenn You've obviously have never been to Red Rocks..... majestic and fits the surroundings, just simply an amazing night you wouldn't think twice about the incorporation of the audience into the show. This was a special night...history of epic proportion. No 1 Top 40 song in last 20 years, 4.5 months at #1, 1 Billion streams on Spotify, No one complained....unless they were lame.
Whats amazing about this song, is he composed it entirely in a single evening. Unbelievable considering this is the probably one of the greatest songs you will ever listen to.
..... and with 5 working guitar strings, so badly out of tune, he dropped the octive to accommodate what he had to work with. True artist in the rawest and most amazing form. Beyond one of the best ever!
Not everyone may like the fan participation, but just look at the pure joy on Rzeznik's face at 4:55/56 to see just how much it means to his fans to sing this song. To know that something you have written and created has influenced the lives of millions of people across decades has to put you on such a euphoric high, that allowing them to share in the joy with you has to feel far more incredible than singing that line for the 10 millionth time. A story this young woman will never forget, especially with it being on video and DVD forever.
I have listened to southern music all my life Allman Brother, Marshall Tucker; ZZ Top …..but the Goo, have turned me on to some great music this is my favorite
I heard this song about 2 years ago (I'm 13) and I can honestly say that this is and has been my favorite song since then. Seriously, the 90s were the times with AMAZING songs no doubt. Most of my friends don't know about this song- and this song is beautiful.
To all who get pissed cuz John doesn’t always sing the “Iris” chorus, or always hit the high notes (which he can TOTALLY still do) - every Dolls crowd LUVS that song & he rocked their worlds by having them sing it with him! And doesn’t he deserve the joy of hearing them sing his brilliant lyrics? LUV this Dolls performance. John’s energy is so amazing. Greatness. P.S. Adorable intro. ♥
You can hate the goo goo dolls all you wish to but Johnny is a genius in how he detunes his guitar. You haters will always hate rather than take a moment and appreciate any talent of your own human race.
i remember when this was on DirecTV for the free concert of the month thingy and i watched their like 2 hour setlist and they finally played this song and he didn't even sing half of it. made my fuckin day!
He can hit the notes just fine. Sometimes he won't, because it's very stressful. But I saw them in July 2012 and he was going all out, no crowd singing, no keeping it low and he sounded amazing.
People go SEE the band...you HEAR it on the radio often, so engaging the crowd is key at a concert to CONNECT with your fans...love the crowd involvement, ps. They fucked up by parting with Mike!
Don't get me wrong, I love The Goo Goo Dolls! Johnny is one of my biggest inspirations as a songwriter! But he cannot hit those high notes!!!! At least not as good as he used to. His voice has lowered because he spent his entire career screaming those high notes rather than having a solid vocal technique. Personally I think this was a smart move on his part cause the audience gets involved and his voice isn't strained anymore than it already is. He's a smart musician, and I respect him for it.
@austin7956 well, that just makes me say "whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat? " i just saw them a few weeks ago and they played for an hour and 15 minutes. i think they did a longer than usual set list cause they were taping this for a dvd. :(
as a musician, i want to tell you, after singing a whole concert... it's kinda hard to sing a masterpice like iris, even if you wrote it :p don't blame johnny, he's getting old, that's how it is to be...
@AngelsDye Couldnt agree more with you! They are the best :) I'm planning on seeing my first show this summer! I live in iceland so im just going to visit the united states hopefully they will be playing this summer :P - ps sorry for bad english :D
he has the passion in his voice as Layne Staley...an immensly(sp) .. gifted vocalist...just channeled differently...but Mr. R is a talented musician...no doubt...but yea...voice of a generation...
Drank a lot of Jack Daniels to this song when my ex wife left me over 20 yrs ago ! Never really heard from her again but to take a few shots at me and get the last word!! Said she would never forgive me for our relationship! I’ve survived!
that tends to happen when you get older but i think he was just having a rough night cause in newer concerts ive seen he sings the chorus just at a differnent octive
this was all about the fans in this one i can see...come on guys,... how many times do you think he sang this song before? about a billion times ...lets give the audience a chance to sing now right?? lol i would have been honored to sing
Best band in the world. they actually know how to create music... wish this kindoff music would still be playing.. not justin bieiber and that crap :( ps sorry for bad english
ES UNO DE LOS MEJORES CONCIERTOS DE LA HISTORIA Y TAMBIEN LA CANCION A LA GENTE DEGEN DE ESCUCHAR BASURA COMO BAD BUBBY,Y MUCHOS ARTISTAS FALSOS QUE NI SABEN CANTAS NI TOCAR UN INSTRUMENTO Y HASTA SU LETRA ES BASURA AUDITIVA
opposite of my fucking life in the line and i give up forever to touch you lol she dosent even feel what the fuck is happening to me so i decided to play video games for all of my life
Well you can still turn your life around bud. I wasted 10 years of my life playing video games. It's like getting stuck in a hole, and not being able to get out... It's a waste of life, with nothing to show for that time spent. No skills gained, no happiness, no success or goals reached.
Maybe he was just sick of singing that song but I kind of wanted to hear him sing at least one chorus. When those people in the crowd pay a lot of money for tickets I'm pretty sure they did too. You want to hear the hits. Bottom line. When you're a customer you don't think about how many times the singer has had to sing the song and is sick of it you're there maybe once in a lifetime or maybe a couple times and you just want to hear that lead singer sing that hit song. As the lead singer for over 30 years I know this very well. And I'm not making anywhere near the money Johnny Resnick makes. Yet he throughs to audiences....
this crowd is so lame during this song. At the concert i went to, the moment this song started people were singing along so loudly that I couldn't even hear John singing his own song AND it was a much smaller venue than this!
People complaining about the audience singing, I love it... it shows him so much love. I mean imagine that many people singing YOUR word back to you!
Some of us complain about it because it's lame. Fans pay to hear a band perform. When a lead singer pushes for "audience participation" maybe the band should offer a rebate on the tickets. I don't pay for a concert to hear the fans sing. I pay to hear the lead singer sing every - single - line.
@@OnYouGlenn The audience singing sounded quite amazing. Especially at the most acoustically sound venue in the country. (I was there)
@@OnYouGlenn You've obviously have never been to Red Rocks..... majestic and fits the surroundings, just simply an amazing night you wouldn't think twice about the incorporation of the audience into the show. This was a special night...history of epic proportion. No 1 Top 40 song in last 20 years, 4.5 months at #1, 1 Billion streams on Spotify, No one complained....unless they were lame.
Whats amazing about this song, is he composed it entirely in a single evening. Unbelievable considering this is the probably one of the greatest songs you will ever listen to.
Com absoluta certeza,a verdadeira SINFONIA
This is my all time favourite song. It's an amazing song I still get goosebumps when I hear it.
..... and with 5 working guitar strings, so badly out of tune, he dropped the octive to accommodate what he had to work with. True artist in the rawest and most amazing form. Beyond one of the best ever!
Not everyone may like the fan participation, but just look at the pure joy on Rzeznik's face at 4:55/56 to see just how much it means to his fans to sing this song. To know that something you have written and created has influenced the lives of millions of people across decades has to put you on such a euphoric high, that allowing them to share in the joy with you has to feel far more incredible than singing that line for the 10 millionth time. A story this young woman will never forget, especially with it being on video and DVD forever.
Greg Warren 👌👌
Pro tip : watch movies at flixzone. Me and my gf have been using them for watching lots of of movies during the lockdown.
@Brady Jericho yea, been watching on Flixzone} for months myself =)
Incredible observation.
Was there that night. It was magic. Who’s here now in 2023 and wishing for a dose of the 90’s?
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Saw the goo goo dolls last week. They still sound the same as their recordings.
This song will never get old. One of my favourites ❤
Every so often, a song comes out that just never gets old. This is one of those songs.
This is just one of those songs where you just cant stop listening to it.
I have listened to southern music all my life Allman Brother, Marshall Tucker; ZZ Top …..but the Goo, have turned me on to some great music this is my favorite
I heard this song about 2 years ago (I'm 13) and I can honestly say that this is and has been my favorite song since then. Seriously, the 90s were the times with AMAZING songs no doubt. Most of my friends don't know about this song- and this song is beautiful.
To all who get pissed cuz John doesn’t always sing the “Iris” chorus, or always hit the high notes (which he can TOTALLY still do) - every Dolls crowd LUVS that song & he rocked their worlds by having them sing it with him! And doesn’t he deserve the joy of hearing them sing his brilliant lyrics? LUV this Dolls performance. John’s energy is so amazing. Greatness.
P.S. Adorable intro. ♥
Energy? lol! When he drops the ball and stops singing that is a lack of energy. Should offer refunds to the fans.
Best Band and Song EVER!!! Hands Down!
You can hate the goo goo dolls all you wish to but Johnny is a genius in how he detunes his guitar. You haters will always hate rather than take a moment and appreciate any talent of your own human race.
Red Rocks one of the best places to see a concert !!! Goo Goo Dolls ROCK !!!
UNBELIEVABLE !!!!! ....Such a Talent!!!!
Talent? He only sings half the song. lol!
Johnny hits all the high notes in every song today. They are really blowing up in Europe. Finally. After so many years.
He skips the highest note, not in just this live performance, in several... seems like he struggle with it?
This song never gets old ....
the greatest band of all time in my eyes....
geeze what would i do without you proving me wrong? thank god you're here
Red Rocks is the perfect venue
This is such a cool performance!
His voice is the only voice I could ever recognize whatever generation his songs being played on the radio.
I'm seeing them tonight in Chicago.
I am so jealous of those people who were offered to sing!!!! omg man i wish that was me!
Hermosa! ♥
oh my head that was ssoooooooooooooooooo awesome! i would have totally freaked if john came over to me like that at the end! yeah, i'll sing!
voice no different between live and record, cool ^^
wow it so perfect goo goo dolls ur so amazing I luv u guys!!!
amazing music. i am in love with this song♥
he's so adorable:)
I love you goo♥️
indeed it absolutely was.
"Hahaha" (?) He totally hit the high notes last weekend in Tampa, FL.
LUV.♥
love this sooo much
essa musica é perfeita amo de mais iris
i remember when this was on DirecTV for the free concert of the month thingy and i watched their like 2 hour setlist and they finally played this song and he didn't even sing half of it. made my fuckin day!
LOS 80 ,90 ES DONDE HABIAN VERDADEROS ARTISTAS
I think its awesome that the audiance sang the chorus that was cool
That look at 0:11 ... luv.
I love the girl at 4:58, when she just realized what just happened.
es fue el mejor todos de goo goo dolls
He can hit the notes just fine. Sometimes he won't, because it's very stressful. But I saw them in July 2012 and he was going all out, no crowd singing, no keeping it low and he sounded amazing.
@dulculux the technicality of that solo melted my brain
BEST VENUE IN AMERICA!!!
This is how a concert should be. No EXTRA camera.
they have an insanely fucking long setlist, i saw them a couple months ago and it just never ended....it was AWESOME
@musicfancier when i saw them they played for a solid two hours
People go SEE the band...you HEAR it on the radio often, so engaging the crowd is key at a concert to CONNECT with your fans...love the crowd involvement, ps. They fucked up by parting with Mike!
That and plus, how many times do you think he's sung this song? Even if it's a wonderful, beautiful song, you gotta get tired of it eventually.
Don't get me wrong, I love The Goo Goo Dolls! Johnny is one of my biggest inspirations as a songwriter! But he cannot hit those high notes!!!! At least not as good as he used to. His voice has lowered because he spent his entire career screaming those high notes rather than having a solid vocal technique. Personally I think this was a smart move on his part cause the audience gets involved and his voice isn't strained anymore than it already is. He's a smart musician, and I respect him for it.
nice.
u guys are funny. too much watching youtube videos rather than going to concerts. LOL
@austin7956 well, that just makes me say "whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat? " i just saw them a few weeks ago and they played for an hour and 15 minutes. i think they did a longer than usual set list cause they were taping this for a dvd. :(
as a musician, i want to tell you, after singing a whole concert... it's kinda hard to sing a masterpice like iris, even if you wrote it :p don't blame johnny, he's getting old, that's how it is to be...
right!!!
Yeah ive noticed he is starting to hit them again!
Very nice video + very nice song. I share this evening from my channel in TH-cam. Bye
@MegaLotusEater it was sarcasm. lol. but i love the goo goo dolls.
I don't have this here at home,
@AngelsDye Couldnt agree more with you! They are the best :) I'm planning on seeing my first show this summer! I live in iceland so im just going to visit the united states hopefully they will be playing this summer :P - ps sorry for bad english :D
why lord why... why i wsnt there,,,
he has the passion in his voice as Layne Staley...an immensly(sp) .. gifted vocalist...just channeled differently...but Mr. R is a talented musician...no doubt...but yea...voice of a generation...
Drank a lot of Jack Daniels to this song when my ex wife left me over 20 yrs ago ! Never really heard from her again but to take a few shots at me and get the last word!! Said she would never forgive me for our relationship! I’ve survived!
@lakemead00 totally agree.
@masatD50 私もジョンのギターのスキルが好きです!
Anyone know what strings John uses on his acoustics?
specialy that part when its raining
8 string ukulele !!! epic
@millzy71 Oh my gosh you're right...wow
that tends to happen when you get older but i think he was just having a rough night cause in newer concerts ive seen he sings the chorus just at a differnent octive
Sooner or later it is over......
i agree! lol
0:11 hes beautiful man
whoever disliked it must have accidentally disliked it....
@austin7956
LOL NICE VOCALS. Haha but that was amazing, Johnny - what a fucking guy :D!
Holy shit he can sing well
A PLATEIA CANTOU A MUSICA TODA .ELE QUE É BOM NADA .
Why bummer songs name,Iris is made them famous!!
2:41 ...hahaha Whoa...I'm dizzy
Is he gonna sing or what?
@JayIsBogus Really. Nothing that Goo Goo Dolls have ever done is technical at all. But very good singer.
this was all about the fans in this one i can see...come on guys,... how many times do you think he sang this song before? about a billion times ...lets give the audience a chance to sing now right?? lol i would have been honored to sing
he's cheating. he's making the crowd sing the high tunes lol!!!
Best band in the world. they actually know how to create music... wish this kindoff music would still be playing.. not justin bieiber and that crap :( ps sorry for bad english
Guys, he had vocal surgery to answer all the questions.
What do you do/say when your new gf/bf picks a "our song" but it was a "our song" with another???
Not big onto the audience participation...otherwise brilliant!
Awesome!!!... Thank you for the share😃
Amen, I could sing this shit to myself at home.
He went through a few years with vocal damage. He literately couldn’t sing the song, so he let the crowd carry it for him
@millzy71 that's the only let down of the video
i love his feet lol
Unfortunately The Goo Goo Dolls don't make concerts in Europe.
Nope, but there's always youtube...
This year they have a Europe tour! They will come to Sziget this year!
ES UNO DE LOS MEJORES CONCIERTOS DE LA HISTORIA Y TAMBIEN LA CANCION A LA GENTE DEGEN DE ESCUCHAR BASURA COMO BAD BUBBY,Y MUCHOS ARTISTAS FALSOS QUE NI SABEN CANTAS NI TOCAR UN INSTRUMENTO Y HASTA SU LETRA ES BASURA AUDITIVA
opposite of my fucking life in the line and i give up forever to touch you lol she dosent even feel what the fuck is happening to me so i decided to play video games for all of my life
Well you can still turn your life around bud. I wasted 10 years of my life playing video games. It's like getting stuck in a hole, and not being able to get out... It's a waste of life, with nothing to show for that time spent. No skills gained, no happiness, no success or goals reached.
guess audience participation depends on many things. this audience seemed either tired OR disinterested. Thank you fogger double O
@guitar43ver yer i agree would have been better if he tried but shit for him if it sounded crap lol
Maybe he was just sick of singing that song but I kind of wanted to hear him sing at least one chorus. When those people in the crowd pay a lot of money for tickets I'm pretty sure they did too. You want to hear the hits. Bottom line. When you're a customer you don't think about how many times the singer has had to sing the song and is sick of it you're there maybe once in a lifetime or maybe a couple times and you just want to hear that lead singer sing that hit song. As the lead singer for over 30 years I know this very well. And I'm not making anywhere near the money Johnny Resnick makes. Yet he throughs to audiences....
Hahaha the poor guy cant hit them anymore after all those years of singing like that!
he kinda sounds like Tim McIlrath
but hes dam good anyways!!
@midwestsoccerman whats the phenomenal job? he didnt even really sing on it.
this crowd is so lame during this song. At the concert i went to, the moment this song started people were singing along so loudly that I couldn't even hear John singing his own song AND it was a much smaller venue than this!
This song would have been perfect if he would just sing it all by himself.