I put two original Klon pedals through two different amps, that were set two different ways a lot of the time and which made a stereo sound with the guitars that was kind of cool Yeah, the uncertainty and anxiety of what was going on in the pandemic…just felt like everything was coming completely unraveled. John decided to produce the record. I think once again it was the situation that we were in at the moment. It was tough to find a producer who was willing to come and spend four months in the middle of a pandemic with a bunch of people. So I think that drove the decision but I’m not quite sure he’ll do it again. I think at the end there was an awful lot there that he had to go through but I think that once again, that record is really a product of the craziness and the chaos of that time. I remember we had CNN on 24 hours a day in the lounge because we were just waiting to see what was going to happen. It was like just waiting for the the other foot to drop or not, you know, and everybody’s waiting and you couldn’t do anything. Just that uncertainty added to how the record got made at the same time.

The Goo Goo Dolls Finally Get a Break". buffalonews.com. The Buffalo News. November 20, 1988. Archived from the original on February 16, 2018 . Retrieved February 15, 2018. Ellwood-Hughes, Pip (July 2023). "Goo Goo Dolls' North America tour will include stop in Mankato" . Retrieved July 1, 2022. I put two original Klon pedals through two different amps, that were set two different ways a lot of the time and which made a stereo sound with the guitars that was kind of cool. RZEZNIK: It's pretty obvious who and what I'm singing about. It's about the inequality that exists in this country and just how over the past few years, I just feel like we've become so cruel to our own people. We were working in Los Angeles in a recording studio on Sunset Boulevard and opened up the front door, and boom, there was a massive protest going on right outside, right there. We, like, walked into it. It was really powerful to feel the conviction of these thousands of people. And it really felt like something was going to change. Like, it really felt like something was going to change. And I think this inequality - it's un-American. Oh, man, I think ultimately good. I will say the same thing about most technologies, the internet also. Same thing about AI. Ultimately, it’s probably a good thing. But you know man, just gotta watch yourself. There’s always going to be great music, because people don’t make music because they want to make money. People make music because they make music. That will always happen. But I think you know, there are most certainly challenges you know, in the new model but it’ll sort itself out.I didn’t even know if we were ever going to get out on the road again or be able to make another record... it was unsettling and I think the album reflects that In December 2013, Malinin announced his departure from the band. [36] In November 2014, Malinin sued the band for wrongful termination, claiming that he was fired after requesting paternity leave. [37] [38] Yeah, we’ve never headlined the Hollywood Bowl. We’ve played there before but we’ve always wanted to play the headline slot at the Hollywood Bowl. So that’s one of them. With a fair few hits over the years but with ‘Iris’ being up there as one of the biggest songs in the genres history I’d go as far to say, do you ever feel like your new work is being compared to your older releases?

On a more frank note, as John has mentioned this album wasn’t written to necessarily produce a big hitter of a number one but how did you find fan’s reactions to it? After signing with Metal Blade Records in 1987, the band's self-titled debut album Goo Goo Dolls was re-released under the revised title of First Release by their new record label. The albums Goo Goo Dolls and First Release are both identical, except for different cover artwork.

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In May 2021, the band announced that Rarities, a double compilation featuring rare and unheard songs spanning from 1995 to 2007, would be released on June 25, 2021. [44] Chaos in Bloom (2022–present) [ edit ] The Goo Goo Dolls". www.googoodolls.com. 2008. Archived from the original on April 2, 2013 . Retrieved February 9, 2008. It’s pretty angst-filled. (laughs) It just kind of turned out that way. Everything’s so uncertain right now.If you make a record in Los Angeles, or New York City, or Nashville, or whatever, there are a lot of distractions…a lot of shiny objects that keep your mind off what you’re supposed to be doing. It was nice because there’s a lot of live recordings on this [record]. There was a push-pull situation going on there and that’s why we tried to record as much of it live as possible…to at least get the drums and the bass together because of the movement between the drummer and the bass player standing there looking at each other playing…it’s just a different feel and something I wanted to capture. Rolling Stone: 100 Greatest Pop Songs". Listology. January 27, 2009. Archived from the original on February 20, 2020 . Retrieved November 8, 2012. Pre-save our new song "Yeah, I Like You" – out this Friday, July 1st!! New album 'Chaos In Bloom' coming soon!! https://GooGooDolls.lnk.to/YILY | By Goo Goo Dolls". Facebook . Retrieved August 12, 2022.

RASCOE: What's the story behind this song? I mean, I'm sure a lot of people during the pandemic might have felt, like, I want to be saved from myself. They got tired of themselves. Only out of necessity. On Yeah, I Like You, I cut the high E string off the guitar because it was just getting in the way and so I only used the five strings in standard tuning for that song.Heuer, Mike (November 18, 2014). "Goo Goo Dolls Drummer Is Gone Gone" . Retrieved October 27, 2021.