This record's release was me finally killing the whole WA experience. We had done a lot of recording over two years, but LIMITED POTENTIAL RECORDS bit the dust, and we couldn't get another deal. To compete with grunge, we had become a standard American guitar band, dropping the backup singers and the suits, and I thought we sounded like we were trying too hard. A 180-change was needed, but not because I wanted to be on the radio more, but simply because I was bored. We had done the smooth pop thing about six months more than I wanted. I think there are some good tunes on here - and we sure packed on over an hour of archive stuff - but it's a pretty inconsistent album. We tried recording it all digital, but ADAT technology was pretty new then and it turned out sounding kinda cold. Plus, at this stage, I was so involved in picking up the business end of the band, I didn't have as much time to write and arrange songs to any degree of satisfaction. We just threw 'em together, lazy and without emotion. This album would have never come out if I didn't push for it - no one else in the band even owns a copy of it! I chose the title and the art and said, "Here's our follow-up - deal." We were paralyzed with debt and indecision. I remember having a band meeting around this time where everyone except me agreed that we should "dumb it down a little" because Joe Public didn't get the humor and romance of our high-brow approach. With that attitude, I knew WA was about over for me…