▁with ▁the ▁performance ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁live ▁album ▁Live ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Albert ▁Hall . ▁The ▁performance ▁was ▁not ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁success , ▁but ▁tick ets ▁sold ▁out ▁in ▁advance , ▁and ▁the ▁live ▁album ▁became ▁the ▁band ' s ▁best - s elling ▁album . ▁Steve ▁Knight ley ▁of ▁the ▁du o ▁noted ▁that ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁its ▁success , ▁" it ' s ▁easier ▁to ▁get ▁in ▁local ▁papers . ▁But ▁we ▁now ▁need ▁to ▁replace ▁that ▁with ▁a ▁story ▁about ▁the ▁music . ▁That ' s ▁the ▁d ile m ma ." ▁The ▁following ▁album ▁Dark ▁Field s ▁( 1 9 9 7 ) ▁was ▁ultimately ▁a ▁critical ▁success , ▁despite ▁its ▁single ▁" C ra zy ▁Boy " ▁under perform ing ▁commer cially . ▁ ▁After ▁tour ing ▁in ▁promotion ▁of ▁Dark ▁Field s , ▁the ▁du o ▁recorded ▁Fol k ▁Music ▁( 1 9 9 8 ), ▁an ▁album ▁featuring ▁the ▁band ' s ▁new ▁versions ▁of ▁traditional ▁folk ▁songs , ▁released ▁only ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁time ▁at ▁the ▁band ' s ▁concert s ▁and ▁on ▁their ▁website . ▁The ▁du o ▁had ▁not ▁previously ▁recorded ▁an ▁album ▁of ▁music ▁that ▁did ▁not ▁feature ▁any ▁compos itions ▁by ▁Knight ley , ▁dis reg arding ▁the ▁album ' s ▁rend ition ▁of ▁" The ▁Train ". ▁Although ▁the ▁album ▁was ▁a ▁limited ▁edition , ▁its ▁concept ▁would ▁prove ▁inspir ational ▁on ▁the ▁du o ▁for ▁their ▁next ▁album . ▁With ▁Knight ley ▁re le asing ▁his