The album 's title reflects the band 's " just go for it " mentality during the recording sessions . Part of the inspiration for this approach were the difficult '' Everything You Want '' sessions , where band members stressed out over every little detail of the album . " The band resolved to go with their instinct rather that worrying excessively , something they felt they had honed through two and a half years of touring since the last time they had recorded in the studio . " Scannell stated that , while none of the tracks overtly reference the September 11 attacks , the event did influence this mentality as well , having an important effect on his inspiration and emotions during the creation of the album . " " A lot of the themes in these songs are about taking control of your life and living it the way you want to live it , and acting and doing and not just talking and thinking about it . It 's really important in the big sense in a post 9/11 world to make sure we all live our life in a way where we feel good about it . There are certainly messages within some of the songs at certain points on the album that deal with feelings of loss and those types of emotions , and also some feelings of , ' Hey , I want to get up and dust myself off and get on with my life . Both of those could be seen as viable and relevant reactions to 9/11 . " The album 's sound is considered to be a continuation of '' Everything You Want '' 's sound . '' Go '' has specifically been described as alternative rock and pop rock . Emphasis is placed on high production values with a highly polished and processed sound . A few tracks , notably " Sunshine " and " One of You " , veer into a heavier , hard rock sound
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Go (Vertical Horizon album)