▁so ▁I ▁didn ' t ▁have ▁anywhere ▁to ▁even ▁go ▁home ▁to ... I ▁look ▁back ▁at ▁it ▁now ▁and ▁I ▁kind a ▁wish ▁I ▁had ▁taken ▁the ▁time ▁to ▁sit ▁back ▁and ▁appreciate ▁it ▁more . ▁Maybe ▁got ▁to ▁know ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁bands ▁a ▁little ▁more ▁and ▁spend ▁time ▁and ▁having ▁a ▁good ▁time ▁and ▁part ying ▁and ▁maybe ▁taking ▁some ▁pictures ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁guys ." ▁ ▁Com mer cially , ▁the ▁effort ▁paid ▁off , ▁with ▁the ▁album ▁eventually ▁going ▁plat in um ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁However , ▁the ▁pressure ▁of ▁recording ▁a ▁follow - up ▁was ▁hard ▁on ▁St atic ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁band . ▁St atic , ▁wor ried ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁unable ▁to ▁deliver ▁another ▁successful ▁album , ▁desired ▁to ▁start ▁work ▁on ▁follow ▁up ▁material ▁while ▁still ▁tour ing ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁Wisconsin ▁Death ▁T rip , ▁while ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁band ▁wanted ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁enjo ying ▁the ▁tour ing . ▁Without ▁support , ▁St atic ▁took ▁matters ▁into ▁his ▁own ▁hands , ▁writing ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁material ▁himself ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁years ▁of ▁tour ing . ▁This ▁caused ▁fr iction ▁from ▁within ▁the ▁band , ▁who ▁res ented ▁St atic ▁for ▁not ▁waiting ▁for ▁them ▁or ▁including ▁them ▁in ▁on ▁the ▁creation ▁process , ▁of ▁which ▁all ▁members ▁had ▁been ▁part ▁of ▁in ▁the ▁prior ▁album . ▁F uk uda ▁would ▁leave ▁the ▁band ▁upon ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁tour , ▁leading