▁Co yle ▁claimed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁that ▁the ▁band ' s ▁success ▁on ▁the ▁series ▁was ▁not ▁the ▁sole ▁reason ▁they ▁land ed ▁a ▁major ▁label ▁deal , ▁recall ing ▁" We ▁sold ▁a ▁lot ▁region ally . ▁Some ▁record ▁labels ▁saw ▁us ▁and ▁were ▁like ▁' who ▁is ▁this ▁band ▁s elling ▁all ▁these ▁CD s ' ▁and ▁they ▁picked ▁us ▁up ." ▁The ▁band ▁immediately ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁change ▁their ▁name ▁to ▁Driver ▁( and ▁later ▁L ifer ), ▁after ▁legal ▁comp lications ▁with ▁the ▁Com edy ▁Central ▁series ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name . ▁ ▁Self - t itled ▁album ▁( 2 0 0 0 – 2 0 0 1 ) ▁In ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Alex ▁L if es on ▁( of ▁progress ive ▁rock ▁pione ers ▁R ush ) ▁agreed ▁to ▁produce ▁the ▁band ' s ▁debut . ▁Regarding ▁their ▁choice ▁of ▁producer , ▁guitar ist ▁A aron ▁F ink ▁said ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁" We ▁wanted ▁a ▁player ▁rather ▁than ▁just ▁a ▁standard ▁producer ." ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁recorded ▁with ▁L if es on ▁at ▁Long view ▁Far ms ▁in ▁North ▁Brook field , ▁Massachusetts . ▁Ar ound ▁this ▁time , ▁L ifer ▁also ▁recorded ▁a ▁studio ▁version ▁of ▁their ▁" Take ▁On ▁Me " ▁cover ▁for ▁ 2 0 0 1 ' s ▁Not ▁Another ▁Te en ▁Movie . ▁However , ▁it ▁was ▁never ▁released , ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁unh appy ▁with ▁how ▁it ▁sound ed .