ðə bˈænd pɹɪfˈɜːd tə tˈeɪk ɐn ɪntˈuːᵻtˌɪv ænd spɑːntˈeɪniəs ɐpɹˈoʊtʃ tə ɹᵻkˈoːɹdɪŋ, ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə dˈaɪ nˈɪzɪˌoʊ, "ɡɛt vˈɜːtʃuːəli ˈɛvɹɪθˌɪŋ ˌɑːntʊ ðɪ ˈælbəm baɪ ðə fˈɜːst ɔːɹ sˈɛkənd tˈeɪk.
The band preferred to take an intuitive and spontaneous approach to recording, according to DiNizio, "get virtually everything onto the album by the first or second take.