. ▁ ▁The ▁album ▁achieved ▁" g old " ▁status ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁but ▁was ▁significantly ▁less ▁successful ▁in ▁a ▁commercial ▁sense ▁than ▁the ▁band ' s ▁first ▁two ▁albums . ▁It ▁is , ▁non eth eless , ▁regarded ▁by ▁critics ▁as ▁W arr ant ' s ▁strong est ▁record . ▁The ▁tone ▁and ▁style ▁of ▁the ▁album ▁could ▁be ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁last ▁stage ▁of ▁the ▁gl am ▁metal ▁style ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁last ▁album ▁to ▁feature ▁all ▁five ▁original ▁members . ▁ ▁Production ▁and ▁market ing ▁W arr ant ▁began ▁recording ▁bass ▁and ▁drums ▁for ▁Dog ▁E at ▁Dog ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁Over d ubs ▁were ▁recorded ▁at ▁Morris ound ▁Studios ▁in ▁T ampa , ▁Florida , ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁The ▁record ▁was ▁mixed ▁in ▁at ▁S cre am ▁Studios ▁in ▁Studio ▁City , ▁California ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁with ▁producer ▁Michael ▁W ag ener . ▁ ▁Appar ently ▁conscious ▁of ▁the ▁widely ▁circul ated ▁rum our ▁that ▁Jo ey ▁Allen ▁and ▁Erik ▁Turner ▁had ▁not ▁played ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁W arr ant ▁records , ▁the ▁band ▁had ▁W ag ener ▁include ▁a ▁statement ▁in ▁the ▁l iner ▁notes ▁that ▁" no ▁artist , ▁except ▁those ▁listed , ▁performed ▁on ▁this ▁album ▁in ▁any ▁capacity ▁what so ever ". ▁Jan i ▁Lane ▁wrote ▁in ▁the ▁l iner ▁notes :