The year-long tour for the Goo Goo Dolls will make its way to Polaris Amphitheater tomorrow, and bassist Robby Takac says the growth of the Goo Goo Dolls from their beginning until now is major.”If you look from number one to number six (records), it’s a huge difference. If you look from one to three it’s not big, from two to four it’s not big. But it is going where it’s supposed to,” Takac said.Takac tried to explain their recent success, and one point he likes to make clear is they are not an overnight success. The Goo Goo Dolls have been around for 10 years, and they have never really found a home in the music world, until recently.”In the early days, it was a handicap for us because no one could decide what we were. It was, ‘Are they a college band? Well we don’t want ’em because they are too heavy. Well, are they a metal band, well we really don’t want ’em because they are p•••y.’ But it’s pretty cool to be an anomaly like that because no one is looking for us to make the next wave,” Takac said. “But we’ll continue to put out good music, and it won’t come out until they are really good. We’ve been through this enough times that we won’t kid ourselves into believing we’ve done something genius when it’s really crap.”The Goo Goo Dolls are supporting their newest release, Dizzy Up the Girl. The first single, “Iris,” rose to the top of the charts after it appeared on the movie soundtrack for “City of Angels” and “Slide,” their next single from Dizzy, also reached No. 1. But Takac said he and the rest of the Goos, Mike Manlin on drums and John Rzeznik on guitar and vocals, are quick to point out that they are not just about ballads. And even though the Goo Goo Dolls sang “Iris” and the ballad “Name” (from their previous CD, A Boy Named Goo) on Howard Stern while men danced in either sailor outfits or thongs, they will bring a lot of energy to Polaris Amphitheater.”We’ve put some secretaries into a numbed state, I would imagine along the way, You know, a couple of housewives going home with ringers. And the show is as raucous as it’s ever been, but there’s just a lot more lights now,” Takac said.Supporting the Goo Goo Dolls will be Sugar Ray. Like the Goo Goo Dolls, Sugar Ray’s latest release, 14:59, produced a main-stream hit, “Every Morning” that can be heard on alternative, top 40 and metal radio stations around the country. And like the Goo Goo Dolls, their main-stream hits are a small part of their musical diversity, which makes room for a much heavier, rawer sound which will surprise many if they haven’t heard the whole CD.The third band to open, Fastball, has left the tour for three days due to prior obligations, and the newly-signed, all-female band Frogpond has joined the bill for those dates Fastball will miss. But Fastball will return to Ohio early next month when they play in Dayton.After the interview with Takac, he was quick to point out the non-profit support efforts the band is taking on during each show they perform.Aside from doing two-to-three meet-and-greets a show, including one devoted especially to kids involved in organizations such as Make-A-Wish Foundation, the Goo Goo Dolls are involved with Levis in raising money for PAX, a non-profit group that is trying to raise awareness of gun-safety solutions, such as smart guns and an electronic decoder bracelet that works with the gun so the bracelet must be worn for the gun to fire. Phone numbers will be given out for local crisis centers that offer free, non-violent solutions to their problems, and a canned-food drive that will benefit U.S.A. Harvest.”Our fans have already raised over 40 tons of food since we started this good ol’ fashioned canned-food drive, and we encourage all the fans to bring a can or two to the show to benefit those that are less fortunate the we.”