Robby Takac, left, and John Rzeznik of the Goo Goo Dolls. (Courtesy Maxine Evans)

The mainstream came to The Goo Goo Dolls, The Goo Goo Dolls didn’t come to the mainstream. The Buffalo, New York, band had been making scrappy punk meets power-pop albums since the late ‘80s for Metal Blade Records, the same label that released early recordings by Metallica and Ratt, and playing shows with everyone from R.E.M. to Motorhead.

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