here is an article from Guitar World (December 1995 pg. 18)

by Marc Weingarten

     On Rubberneck, the Dallas - based Toadies deliver jolt after jolt of
heart-fibrillating punk-metal. And when it comes to interviews, guitarists
Todd Lewis and Darrel Herbert talk like they play - brash, fast and straight
to the point. How did Darrel join the Toadies? "There was this girl in the
band. She left. I joined." How did they develop their guitar sound? "Teen
angst." Where did the band's moniker come from? "The label gave us a list of
names to choose from."
     Fair enough. After all, this band has headier concerns than mere
biography. On Rubberneck, Lewis compositions like "Mister Love" and
"Backslider" grapple with themes like religious oppresion, sin, and
salvation. "'Backslider' is about being brought up Baptist," says Lewis. "My
father is a Southern Baptist preacher. I was a little religious boy who went
to church all the time. My parents swore by that work ethic which says if
you're not miserable all the time, then you're fucking off. So I decided I
was gonna fuck off."
     The Toadies were born five years ago, when Lewis and bassist Lisa
Umbarger, fellow record store employees, decided they'd rather play music
than peddle it. An indie release, Pleather, started a major-label scramble;
Interscope signed the band on the spot after a showcase at Hollywood's Whisky
A-Go-Go.
     Gargantuan guitar sounds were a top priority for the band while
recording Rubberneck. "We told our producers we wanted it to sound like
AC/DC's Back In Black, the most awesome-sounding record ever," says Lewis.
"That was more important to us than solos. Most bands just shove leads in:
'We've done two verses and a chorus, now comes a solo.' We only play them
when absolutely necessary."