Under the new name, the band entered the studio with producer Jerry Harrison (of Talking Heads ) and recorded the EP Four Songs . The single “Operation Spirit (The Tyranny of Tradition)” reached number nine on the Modern Rock chart and was followed by their debut album, 1991’s Mental Jewelry , which Harrison again produced. Pat Dalheimer said, “So important to have somebody else in the room to help us, especially with arrangements. I mean, we were still learning how to write songs…Jerry just seemed to know everything…this guy’s a wizard!” Some of the album’s lyrics, written by Kowalczyk, were inspired by Indian philosopher and writer Jiddu Krishnamurti .
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