Contributor Bailey today shares with us a recent discovery of hers. Did we finally get our hands on the demo of the song which forever changed the Goo Goo Dolls’ future for the best?
First and foremost, let’s her it from her. I will provide my thoughts below:
Hello!
Well, I meant to share this with you a while ago when I found it, but I got caught up with other things, so I guess I’ll send it now.
So, I think I’ve just uncovered the name demo. Well, that is, I think. I found it entitled “Name—live—so rare it bleeds” or something like that, but after listening to it, I realized this must be a demo. There aren’t any drums, and there are different things about the intro and solo, bridge etc. It did not sound like a live performance. I might be completely wrong, but I think I’ve just stumbled across some extremely rare material!
I’m attaching the file below for anyone who wants to download it, and I’ll insert the link of the video I posted of it.Also, just because I think the picture I put to it is really cool, I’ll attach that too. This was actually from another archived version of Goo goo dolls.com from the something for the rest of us era. I thought it had a really nice aesthetic, so that’s why it was used.
That’s all for today!
You can listen to the song below, which was uploaded on Bailey’s YouTube channel:
And here’s the picture she mentioned:
I remember seeing quite a few times on some P2P programs the .mp3 file Bailey described in her comment, “so rare it bleeds…”
I never got a chance to listen to it and I assumed it was just one of the many live takes of “Name“. However, listening to it now, it makes me wonder whether or not we are dealing with a real (or one of the real) demo(s) of the famous tune.
Even though it is tagged as a live performance, there is no crowd in the background that can be heard. Nothing but a static noise as John and his guitar execute the song. The absence of ulterior sounds makes me think this was likely recorded in a studio. Also, as Bailey mentioned, no bass lines nor drums can be identified as well. This may very well be the real deal: a 1994 demo for “Name“.
I remember reading an interview a while back which mentioned a pre-production session for “A Boy Named Goo” whereby John sat alone in the studio with his guitar, and played the song for John Armand Petri, who worked on the album for a while before Lou Giordano took over as the main producer. Maybe this is it?
If you happen to have more info about this version of the song, let us know. For now, all we can do is enjoy it and speculate on it.
Thanks Bailey for the cool material.
Download links are located below.
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