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Let Love In

(2006, Rock, by The Goo Goo Dolls, Label: Warner Brothers / WEA)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 11, age appropriate for kids over 12; suggested age 12.
  • Is it any good?

    4.0
  • Common Sense says

    Slick and safe; lots here for kids to enjoy.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 12 and Up

The good stuff

  • Messages:

    Not an issue.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence:

    One or two instances of dark imagery; nothing very strong.
  • Sex:

    Not an issue.
  • Language:

    Not an issue.
  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    One reference to addictive love with a "junkie" metaphor.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Let Love In

Parents need to know that there is one addictive-love junkie reference and a little nihilism, but this is tame by most contemporary standards. Mostly, the Goo Goo Dolls' lyrics offer the kind of romantic, obtuse poetry some tweens and teens crave.

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Most Recent Reviews

  1. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in New York
    I rate this title on for age 11 and give it 4.0

    Great

    The Goo Goo Dolls are a great band so you know this album is going to be great. The writing is greast, the melody everything, i highly recommend it to any Goo Goo Dolls fan, great song and band.

  2. Teen Reviewer Age 17
    Lives in Minnesota
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    Very Nice...

    I love this CD, and the Goo Goo Dolls in general.

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