In early 1993, Pyers approached the Badlees about producing their next album, promising a sound that more accurately reflects the energy of their live shows.

By this time, the band had already begun performing and developing new material on stage, and already had a new single, "Laundromat Radio" recorded for inclusion on the latest Album Network compilation.

"Laugh to Keep from Cryin'" is a steady, building song with an excellent soundscape, while "She's the Woman" has a classic blues-driven hard rock sound with guitar riffs and harmonica by guest Daine Paul Russell of the Dr.

The kid was the son of a friend of Pete's named Jimmy Lee Burgess, and art designer is a role that Palladino would play on all future Badlee releases.

The "unfortunate result" was the fact that the album was not the great leap forward that the band had hoped for, but more like a "side step" (a term used by both Feltenberger and Selders in separate interviews).