Episode 158 – Goo Goo Dolls vs heavy metal

Brian and Murdock make a meandering case for laying the success of the Goo Goo Dolls at the feet of a bad deal with a legendary heavy metal music champion.   This episode brought to you in part by: Bourbon & Beyond Festival | A Perfect Blend of Bourbon, Food & Music In Louisville September 14-17, 2023 WIN TICKETS HERE! At Highland Festival Grounds At Kentucky Exposition Center Headliners Include: Bruno Mars, The Killers, Brandi Carlile, The Black Keys, Plus Duran Duran, Billy Strings, The Black Crowes, The Avett Brothers And Many More Acts From Rock, Americana, Bluegrass, Blues & Alt Rock GA, VIP, and Angel’s Envy Beyond VIP Passes Plus Camping On Sale Now At BourbonAndBeyond.com  Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rocknrollbedtimestories   SHOW NOTES:  Songs used in this episode: “Hit the Lights (Metal Massacre Version)” by Metallica; “Just the Way You Are” and “Name” by the Goo Goo Dolls  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tape_trading https://www.guitarworld.com/features/interview-brian-slagel-30-years-metal-blade-records https://www.grunge.com/252960/what-the-goo-goo-dolls-did-to-avoid-going-broke/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Massacre https://metalshout.com/brian-slagel-one-saxon-t-shirt-helped-metallica-while-established/ https://www.laweekly.com/how-50-almost-killed-metallicas-first-recording-for-metal-blade-records-book-excerpt/ https://www.angelfire.com/music/goofix/Lawsuit.html https://thevogue.com/artists/goo-goo-dolls/#bio https://www.metalforcesmagazine.com/site/feature-metal-blade-records-06-12/ http://www.metalupdate.com/interviewmetalblade.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_Records https://www.nytimes.com/1989/03/05/us/time-inc-and-warner-to-merge-creating-largest-media-company.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_Count_(album) https://www.angelfire.com/music/goofix/Lawsuit.html https://www.popentertainmentarchives.com/post/goo-goo-dolls-thinking-outside-of-the-boxes 1993 LA Times piece on Gwar situation: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-10-24-ca-49062-story.html 1996 Rolling Stone article: