▁can ' t ▁remember ▁if ▁I ▁had ▁solic ited ▁it ▁or ▁if ▁they ▁just ▁sent ▁it ▁to ▁me . ▁In ▁any ▁event , ▁it ▁was ▁more ▁than ▁I ▁was ▁expecting ▁from ▁them ▁even ▁though ▁I ▁already ▁thought ▁they ▁were ▁good . ▁I ▁think ▁I ▁gave ▁them ▁about ▁six ▁or ▁seven ▁grand ▁to ▁do ▁the ▁record , ▁which ▁was ▁probably ▁more ▁than ▁I ▁had ▁given ▁any ▁other ▁band ▁that ▁we ▁had ▁worked ▁with ▁at ▁that ▁point ." ▁ ▁The ▁dem os ▁were ▁re - record ed ▁with ▁Matt ▁Bay les ▁at ▁Pear l ▁Jam ▁guitar ist ▁Stone ▁G oss ard ' s ▁own ▁Studio ▁Lith o . ▁After ▁three ▁days ▁of ▁recording ▁and ▁two ▁days ▁of ▁mixing , ▁the ▁completed ▁songs ▁became ▁Bot ch ' s ▁debut ▁studio ▁album ▁American ▁N erv oso , ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁through ▁H yd ra ▁Head ▁Records . ▁In ▁support ▁of ▁American ▁N erv oso , ▁Bot ch ▁head lined ▁a ▁North ▁American ▁tour ▁with ▁The ▁D ill inger ▁Es cape ▁Plan ▁and ▁Jes uit . ▁Begin ning ▁with ▁this ▁tour , ▁John ▁P ett ib one ▁was ▁h ired ▁as ▁the ▁group ' s ▁manager , ▁and ▁it ▁also ▁was ▁Bot ch ' s ▁first ▁time ▁bringing ▁their ▁own ▁light ing ▁equipment ▁with ▁them . ▁Their ▁stage ▁setup ▁included ▁several ▁hal ogen ▁work ▁l amps ▁plug ged ▁into ▁a ▁power ▁strip ▁with ▁a ▁switch . ▁Comment ing ▁on ▁the ▁lights , ▁Dave ▁Ver ellen ▁said , ▁" I ▁h ated ▁the ▁lights ▁at