09-28-2016, 02:43 PM
(09-28-2016, 02:12 PM)BengalsRocker Wrote: I lived in Seattle prior to the surge of Nirvana.
Most of the "bigs" in town were AIC, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam (who was Mookie Blaylock for a short time)and preceeded by Mother Love Bone/Green River.
Nirvana really wasn't the band people buzzed about in Seattle.
AIC busted their asses off and everyone knew it.
They played everywhere.
Funny you mentioned "the other singer" in Goo Goo Dolls, referring to Rzeznik's raw higher pitched vocals.
I remember when Goo Goo Dolls were a strictly pop punk with a Cheap Trick kinda vibe type band.
They were playing the OK Hotel right along shows billed with Nirvana.
I was more into heavier stuff like Sanctuary, Metal Church, and Queensryche by the way.
My one vivid memory from Seattle was walking into a music store and hearing this guy cranking on a Marshall.
I asked the music store employees why this guy was playing terribly and so loud.
He said to me "That's the guitar player from Mudhoney"... pfffft.
Yeah Nirvana was actually a little late to that scene. You had guys like Soundgarden and MLB already signed to Sub Pop while Nirvana was scrounging together $600 for a demo CD. Kurt was actually a fan of those bands before they "sold out" and went major label. Ironic considering he did the exact same thing.
You're right about Goo being kind of a punk band initially. Makes their name make more sense. Rzeznik actually didn't sing at all initially. Their bass player sang and wrote all songs (Robby Takac). Through the years, Goo started to split between Rzeznik and Takac as far as songwriting and singing.
If you listen to A Boy Named Goo (which featured "Name"), it was almost exactly 50% Rzeznik songs with him singing and 50% Takac songs with him singing. By the time Dizzy Up the Girl came out, Rzeznik was pretty much in full control of the band, with Takac only writing/singing a small hand full of songs.
A lot of folks never realized Goo had another singer/writer because only Rzeznik's songs ever make the radio. The other singer has a vastly different voice and style. I'll post a video of one of his songs soon if I can from this phone.
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