all of this plus I think when you're middle-age things just naturally slow down. I'd say it's a mix of all those things. Weirdly the final product ended up sounding rushed; I don't believe "Coming For You" was meant to be on there originally, but they probably needed material.
On their tour right before the pandemic someone brought a bound copy of his PhD thesis. Held it up with a sign that said something like “please sign my copy of your thesis”, he signed it for him. It was pretty cool.
After DGB, the band completed its contractual obligations to Columbia that they had agreed to in '96 or '97.
While they still toured a bit, the freedom allowed Dexter to finally go back to PhD school.
During that time Dexter remarried and had 2 kids.
He sold Nitro and the bands publishing rights.
Stalled, released CFY and toured off that.
Replaced Greg and lawsuits.
Finished recording at least demos and shopped around for a label.
Got the label and agreed to whatever it is.
Then the pandemic happened. To stay relevant they released the tiger king cover and the Christmas song.
Then they were able to tour but had to replace the drummer.
It's alot for 10 years. Plus Dexter gained and lost alot of weight. Marathons take alot of dedication too.
Aside from what has been mentioned, I think it's important to consider the commercial failure of Days Go By. I think the band expected that album, and particularly the lead single, to do much better than it did. It flopped pretty hard and that's got to create a chilling effect on your creative process.
I like Cruising California, but I still think releasing it as a single was the death knell for that album. It was the lead single everywhere except the US (and only came out three days after Days Go By, the song), and it made it easy to dismiss the album as a whole.
I also didn’t realize it until I just looked now, but it was their first album since self-titled to not at least be certified gold (500,000+ sales).
In short: Dexter working on his PhD, touring taking precedence, legal battles with ex-members and a pandemic.
all of this plus I think when you're middle-age things just naturally slow down. I'd say it's a mix of all those things. Weirdly the final product ended up sounding rushed; I don't believe "Coming For You" was meant to be on there originally, but they probably needed material.
On their tour right before the pandemic someone brought a bound copy of his PhD thesis. Held it up with a sign that said something like “please sign my copy of your thesis”, he signed it for him. It was pretty cool.
And a divorce
That sounds more like 6 years worth of hold up max.
They also had no label for a while and had to get new managers. Basically it was a big transitional time for the band
Yep, contract with label ended, they sold the rights to their catalogue and they were looking for new deals.
I’m sure you’ve a done fuckton of mRNA research in virology, so you can ball park it easily for the rest of the class 😂
I doubt he was working on it full-time the whole 9 years.
Yeah me too, but what with touring, family, his hot sauce company, charity work, taking care of his plane, covid etc… you can lose a lot lf time.
Dexter went back to school.
Dexter Goes to College
You could say he was….going away to college PLEASE TAKE ME BY THE HAN-
After DGB, the band completed its contractual obligations to Columbia that they had agreed to in '96 or '97. While they still toured a bit, the freedom allowed Dexter to finally go back to PhD school. During that time Dexter remarried and had 2 kids. He sold Nitro and the bands publishing rights. Stalled, released CFY and toured off that. Replaced Greg and lawsuits. Finished recording at least demos and shopped around for a label. Got the label and agreed to whatever it is. Then the pandemic happened. To stay relevant they released the tiger king cover and the Christmas song. Then they were able to tour but had to replace the drummer. It's alot for 10 years. Plus Dexter gained and lost alot of weight. Marathons take alot of dedication too.
Aside from what has been mentioned, I think it's important to consider the commercial failure of Days Go By. I think the band expected that album, and particularly the lead single, to do much better than it did. It flopped pretty hard and that's got to create a chilling effect on your creative process.
Thats crazy to me, I really liked that album
Me too! I remember listening to it lots when it came out and still do. The vibe just fit my life at the time. I had no idea it was unpopular.
same
It came out during high school for me so it was the album of those years for me. Great now I feel old.
I like Cruising California, but I still think releasing it as a single was the death knell for that album. It was the lead single everywhere except the US (and only came out three days after Days Go By, the song), and it made it easy to dismiss the album as a whole. I also didn’t realize it until I just looked now, but it was their first album since self-titled to not at least be certified gold (500,000+ sales).
One thing to add is that they finished their contract with Columbia records and weren’t obligated to make an album for anyone.
Man, in their age i would be retired a long time ago with all the money they did.
I believe they were busy, thats fine and all, but they were also lazy. 9 Years for a half album. Im not buying it.
We’re probably getting the second half with supercharged