▁Ro e ▁explained : ▁" We ▁wanted ▁to ▁go ▁somewhere ▁where ▁we ▁knew ▁that ▁even ▁if ▁our ▁record ▁didn ' t ▁do ▁well , ▁that ▁we ▁would ▁have ▁a ▁career ▁still ▁as ▁a ▁band ". ▁ ▁Later ▁in ▁July , ▁Ro e ▁revealed ▁that ▁the ▁group ▁would ▁be ▁re le asing ▁their ▁next ▁album ▁in ▁mid - 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁in ▁the ▁musical ▁style ▁of ▁their ▁second ▁album ▁Blue ▁Sk ies , ▁Bro ken ▁He arts ... Next ▁ 1 2 ▁Ex its ▁( 1 9 9 9 ). ▁In ▁October , ▁Ro e ▁said ▁the ▁album ▁was ▁tent atively ▁titled ▁Don ' t ▁Ever ▁Comp rom ise ▁What ▁You ▁Bel ieve . ▁In ▁December , ▁the ▁group ▁said ▁they ▁had ▁ 1 3 ▁songs ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁working ▁on , ▁and ▁were ▁planning ▁to ▁record ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁group ▁contributed ▁a ▁new ▁song ▁to ▁the ▁Orange ▁County ▁sound track . ▁In ▁April , ▁Ro e ▁said ▁the ▁group ▁were ▁expected ▁to ▁begin ▁recording ▁in ▁May . ▁When ▁looking ▁for ▁produ cers , ▁bass ist ▁Mike ▁D aven port ▁said ▁a ▁few ▁names ▁came ▁up : ▁" Lou ▁[ Gi ord ano ] ▁was ▁always ▁my ▁choice . ▁Ric ▁O case k ▁said ▁[ '] I ▁don ' t ▁get ▁it .' ▁Mark ▁T rom b ino ▁told ▁us ▁to ▁keep ▁writing ." ▁D aven port ▁pushed ▁for ▁Gi ord ano , ▁"