▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁the ▁full ▁line up ▁entered ▁a ▁Seattle ▁studio ▁with ▁producer ▁Gil ▁N orton ▁to ▁record ▁the ▁band ' s ▁second ▁album . ▁It ▁was ▁an ▁ar du ous ▁and ▁mostly ▁fr ustr ating ▁process ▁for ▁G olds m ith ▁due ▁to ▁Gro hl ' s ▁per fection ism , ▁which ▁led ▁the ▁drum mer ▁performing ▁his ▁tracks ▁over ▁and ▁over . ▁" D ave ▁had ▁me ▁do ▁ 9 6 ▁takes ▁of ▁one ▁song , ▁and ▁I ▁had ▁to ▁do ▁th ir teen ▁hours ' ▁worth ▁of ▁takes ▁on ▁another ▁one . ▁It ▁just ▁seemed ▁that ▁everything ▁I ▁did ▁wasn ' t ▁good ▁enough ▁for ▁him , ▁or ▁anyone ▁else ." ▁With ▁the ▁sessions ▁nearly ▁complete , ▁the ▁band ▁took ▁a ▁break . ▁According ▁to ▁Gro hl , ▁G olds m ith ' s ▁drum ming ▁had ▁good ▁moments , ▁but ▁for ▁the ▁most ▁part ▁his ▁performances ▁were ▁not ▁to ▁Gro hl ’ s ▁standards . ▁The ▁band ▁re group ed ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁and ▁pract ically ▁re - record ed ▁the ▁album — this ▁time ▁with ▁Gro hl ▁on ▁drums — without ▁inform ing ▁G olds m ith ▁about ▁the ▁over d ub ▁session . ▁G olds m ith ▁only ▁later ▁learned ▁his ▁contribution ▁was ▁being ▁replaced ▁from ▁M end el . ▁Fe eling ▁bet rayed , ▁and ▁unh appy ▁with ▁Gro hl ' s ▁suggestion ▁he ▁continued ▁on ▁as ▁the ▁band ' s ▁tour ing