. . "Inspired by artists such as The Replacements and Paul Westerberg, the Goo Goo Dolls condemned the idea of the ???American Dream,??? blaming it for the general malaise found in American youth.Their first three albums, Goo Goo Dolls (1987), Jed (1989), and Hold Me Up (1990) were criticized for sounding too much like The Replacements." . . . .