kənsˈɪdɚd ðə bˈændz mˈoʊst æmbˈɪʃəs wˈɜːk tə dˈeɪt, ðeɪ ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd ðɪ ˈælbəm ɐkˈʌmpənid baɪ ɐ twˈɛnti wˈʌnpˈiːs ˈɔːɹkᵻstɹə, æz wˈɛl æz dʒˈeɪmz ˈaɪhə ʌvðə smˈæʃɪŋ pˈʌmpkɪnz.
Considered the band's most ambitious work to date, they recorded the album accompanied by a 21-piece orchestra, as well as James Iha of the Smashing Pumpkins.