▁master ing ▁an ▁album . ▁ ▁H ols apple ' s ▁composition ▁" Am pl ifier " ▁( about ▁a ▁suic idal ▁man ▁reflect ing ▁on ▁how ▁his ▁significant ▁other ▁left ▁him ▁and ▁took ▁all ▁his ▁belong ings , ▁save ▁for ▁the ▁tit ular ▁object ) ▁became ▁the ▁band ' s ▁lead ▁single ▁and ▁also ▁their ▁first ▁video . ▁" Am pl ifier " ▁was ▁later ▁r ere cord ed ▁and ▁included ▁on ▁the ▁band ' s ▁next ▁album , ▁Like ▁This . ▁The ▁original ▁version ▁was ▁later ▁included ▁on ▁Rh ino ▁Records ' ▁box ▁set ▁Left ▁of ▁the ▁D ial : ▁Dis patch es ▁from ▁the ▁' 8 0 s ▁Under ground . ▁ ▁A ▁video ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁single , ▁" N ever land ", ▁was ▁completed ▁but ▁went ▁un re leased ▁until ▁the ▁band ▁uploaded ▁it ▁to ▁their ▁website ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁In ▁a ▁ret ros pective ▁review , ▁critic ▁Rob ▁Ross ▁called ▁the ▁album ▁" ess ential ▁listening " ▁and ▁said ▁it ▁was ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁fin est ▁albums ▁to ▁ever ▁be ▁released ▁by ▁any ▁American ▁band ▁– ▁not ▁just ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁' 8 0 ' s ▁but ▁across ▁the ▁gener ations ". ▁ ▁Track ▁listing ▁Side ▁ 1 ▁ ▁" L iving ▁a ▁Lie "   – ▁ 3 : 2 6 ▁( Peter ▁H ols apple ) ▁ ▁" We ▁W ere ▁Happy ▁There "   – ▁ 2 : 3 9 ▁( H ols apple ) ▁