▁She ph erd ▁called ▁the ▁album ▁" the ▁most ▁accurate ▁picture ▁of ▁what ▁Sound g arden ▁actually ▁sounds ▁like ", ▁stating , ▁" It ' s ▁way ▁more ▁raw . ▁It ' s ▁way ▁more ▁honest . ▁It ' s ▁way ▁more ▁' respons ible .' " ▁ ▁The ▁band ▁stated ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁that ▁it ▁wanted ▁to ▁experiment ▁with ▁other ▁sounds , ▁which ▁included ▁She ph erd ▁and ▁Corn ell ▁playing ▁mand olin ▁and ▁mand ola ▁in ▁the ▁song ▁" Ty ▁C obb ". ▁This ▁experiment ation ▁can ▁be ▁heard ▁to ▁a ▁less er ▁degree ▁on ▁Super unknown . ▁Sound g arden ▁used ▁alternative ▁tun ings ▁and ▁odd ▁time ▁sign atures ▁on ▁several ▁of ▁the ▁album ' s ▁songs . ▁For ▁example , ▁" N ever ▁the ▁Machine ▁Fore ver " ▁uses ▁a ▁time ▁signature ▁of ▁ 9 / 8 . ▁" Pre tty ▁No ose " ▁and ▁" B ur den ▁in ▁My ▁Hand " ▁were ▁written ▁in ▁C - G - C - G - G - E ▁tun ing . ▁ ▁The ▁overall ▁m ood ▁of ▁the ▁album ' s ▁lyr ics ▁is ▁not ▁as ▁dark ▁as ▁on ▁previous ▁Sound g arden ▁albums . ▁Corn ell ▁even ▁admitted ▁" D ust y " ▁was ▁" pre tty ▁positive ▁for ▁a ▁Sound g arden ▁song ", ▁describing ▁it ▁as ▁an ▁opposite ▁to ▁the ▁previous ▁album ' s ▁" F ell ▁On ▁Black ▁Days ". ▁According ▁to ▁Corn ell , ▁" Pre tty ▁No ose " ▁is ▁about ▁" an ▁attract