▁opening ▁for ▁big - name ▁acts ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Red ▁Hot ▁Ch ili ▁Pe ppers , ▁the ▁Ram ones , ▁Mol ly ▁H atch et ▁and ▁W arr ant . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁bands ▁that ▁had ▁opened ▁for ▁R aging ▁S lab ▁on ▁their ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁tour ▁was ▁a ▁then ▁little - known ▁group ▁called ▁Mr . ▁Cro we ' s ▁Garden , ▁who ▁were ▁soon ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁Black ▁Crow es . ▁It ▁was ▁during ▁this ▁time ▁that ▁Str z emp ka ▁and ▁Stein man ▁purchased ▁a ▁rural ▁property ▁in ▁Pennsylvania ▁and ▁built ▁" S lab by ▁Road ", ▁the ▁group ' s ▁personal ▁recording ▁studio . ▁The ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁group ▁lived ▁together ▁on ▁the ▁farm ▁in ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁" comm unal " ▁relationship ▁and ▁began ▁recording ▁their ▁second ▁R CA ▁record , ▁From ▁a ▁Southern ▁Space , ▁produced ▁by ▁Alex ▁Per ial is . ▁Exec ut ives ▁at ▁R CA ▁were ▁not ▁pleased ▁with ▁the ▁direction ▁that ▁the ▁group ▁was ▁going ▁with ▁this ▁recording ▁and ▁decide ▁to ▁withdraw ▁their ▁support ▁for ▁its ▁release . ▁During ▁this ▁time ▁the ▁group ▁also ▁opened ▁for ▁G uns ▁N ' ▁Ros es ▁on ▁their ▁" Top ▁Secret ▁Club ▁Tour ". ▁ ▁The ▁band ▁re enter ed ▁the ▁studio ▁to ▁record ▁their ▁third ▁R CA ▁record ▁Fre eb ur den ▁with ▁producer ▁Michael ▁Be in horn , ▁and ▁the ▁group ▁were ▁util izing ▁the ▁tal ents ▁of ▁Ch ili ▁Pe pper ▁and ▁Pear l ▁Jam ▁drum mer , ▁Jack ▁Ir