▁The ▁Spring fields , ▁and ▁they ▁share ▁singing ▁and ▁song writing ▁duties . ▁ ▁Gu itar ist ▁Jeff rey ▁Under hill ▁( of ▁H oney b unch ) ▁played ▁on ▁the ▁band ' s ▁first ▁three ▁albums , ▁In ▁the ▁Pres ence ▁of ▁Great ness , ▁Te en age ▁Sym phon ies ▁to ▁God , ▁and ▁He avy ▁Ch anges . ▁In ▁the ▁Pres ence ▁of ▁Great ness ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁Matthew ▁S weet , ▁while ▁the ▁second ▁and ▁third ▁albums ▁were ▁produced ▁by ▁Mitch ▁E aster . ▁ ▁History ▁Ch ast ain ▁had ▁recorded ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s ▁as ▁a ▁solo ▁artist ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁N ines ▁and ▁The ▁St up id ▁Cup ids , ▁while ▁Men ck ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁The ▁Re ver bs ▁and ▁The ▁P aint ▁Set . ▁The ▁long ▁association ▁between ▁Ch ast ain ▁and ▁Men ck ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁with ▁the ▁ind ie ▁pop ▁band ▁Ch oo ▁Ch oo ▁Train , ▁who ▁released ▁two ▁singles ▁and ▁an ▁EP ▁and ▁were ▁signed ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁ind ie ▁label ▁The ▁Sub way ▁Organ ization . ▁The ▁du o ▁also ▁recorded ▁for ▁Sarah ▁Records ▁as ▁The ▁Spring fields , ▁and ▁for ▁Bus ▁Stop ▁as ▁Bag - O - Sh ells . ▁Both ▁had ▁been ▁based ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁but ▁they ▁re located ▁to ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁around ▁this ▁time . ▁Opt ing ▁for ▁a ▁more ▁rock - orient ed ▁ ▁power ▁pop ▁sound , ▁the ▁du o