Where was the new album recorded?
The Loft in Saline, Michigan with Tim Patalan recording and producing.  Saline is about ten minutes from Ann Arbor (curses) and The Loft is actually an old barn that Tim had converted into a kick ass studio.  It is a country setting so you gotta stock up on supplies.  The closest bar, Jon Don's is about a ten-minute drive.  Watershed did most of their recording in the winter months.  The snow was always deep so they would pretty much live at The Loft until they ran out of supplies, mainly consisting of beer, coffee, water, humus, pretzels, bananas, Bailey's, bread, and turkey.  The studio, itself, is upstairs and below it are a kitchen, a lounge with a satellite TV, and a bedroom.  Tim has recorded many bands there.  Sponge, Brenda Kahn and Hoarse are a few examples of his handiwork.

Why Tim Patalan?
Watershed was looking at a number of options when in came time to record this CD.  Since their last two full-lengths had been recorded in New York City and Great Barrington, Massachusetts, respectively, they wanted to get closer to home which is funny, because before they visited Tim they were going to record the record in Meridian, Mississippi.

How did everyone meet?
Band friends, Hoarse, once covered a Watershed song (Wallflower Child) that Tim recorded.  Basically, Tim said, "I could use some good songs and you guys could use a good producer."  The guys drove up for a couple nights at The Loft to hang out and demo some tunes.  The first night they all went drinkin' at Jon Don's.  The second night, they recorded "Romantic Noise".  Other than a re-sing, that first version appears on the album as is.  It was probably the easiest thing they knocked of.  Watershed feels lucky to have worked with some good producers, but if there is a more talented and passionate guy than Tim Patalan, they haven't met him.

Why did it take so long to finish "The More It Hurts..."?
Band and Producer all felt that they had some special songs to work with, so they had better get them right.  They would record and re-record songs just to compare different arrangements/styles.   "Just For Show" was recorded four different ways before hitting paydirt on the fifth try, and "New Life" was completely rewritten before they settled on the final version.  And, well, sometimes they got sidetracked by intoxicating beverages and good conversation.

Do Colin and Joe write together?  How do they decide who sings lead?
Usually, They work up the basic ideas on our own and then help each other with the words and arrangements.  They wrote together more on "The More it Hurts.." because Tim really was pushing them for their best stuff.  He wanted every line to be good so they had to circle the wagons.  As far as singing goes, they try to put the appropriate voice with the appropriate song.  Often times both will do a pass on lead vocal and then listen back to see what suits the song.  Joe sings a little more than Colin on this record, but both of them sing on every track.

Why did Watershed record "Black Concert T-shirt" again?
It was very late and Tim thought they could do a better version.  The band agreed to give it a shot provided that it didn't take very long.  Two hours later, the new "Black Concert" was done and everybody dug it.  It is only a buck thirty long and there are no longer words in the bridge, just crowd noise from "Live at Budokon" and Colin playing the lick from Black Sabbath's "Paranoid". Did we mention that is was late and that they band was very, very, "tired". Besides, they have always put a song from a previous record on the new one. Connect the dots.

Who is the guy singing before "Anniversary"?
That fella's name is Lloyd Bond.   Joe worked as a supervisor at Vision Center industries for many years.  The band practiced there also.  The Vision Center, or "VC", is a sheltered workshop where blind and "Handicapable" people worked by day, and Watershed rocked by night.  Lloyd is a client at the Vision Center, and through the years Joe became accustomed to Mr. Bond sing away the afternoons while working.  One particular day, Joe got Lloyd to sing a quick number for the new CD Watershed was working on.   "Tomorrow Night" is that song and was recorded by Elvis during his years at Sun.

Who are all those other musicians on the CD?
Tim Patalan, the beloved producer, plays all over it. He plays the Cello on "Over too Soon" and added lots o' tambourine and stuff like that.

John Speck and Jimmy Paluzzi are former members of the Hoarse and longtime Watershed friends. John plays some guitar on "Suckerpunch" and Jimmy did something somewhere but it was late and nobody remembers. Jimmy always brings a suitcase full of good karma into the room.

Vinny Dombroski is the lead singer of Sponge and the biggest star on the CD. He added some drum fills on "Suckerpunch". That recording was a big party.

Peter Searcy, who is a great singer and has a great solo album out on Timebomb records, helped Watershed out on some gang vocals.

Bill Kozy, of Speedball fame, set the project back 15 months by constantly getting Colin off track and convincing him that they should start re-cutting Aerosmith "Rocks" right now. After a few beers, Colin would enthusiastically agree and that would signal the end of that evening's productive work. Bill also turned some knobs.

I am a nerd.  Can you tell me how the album was technically recorded?
It is all 24-track analog. The band actually plays actual instruments, which is kind of cutting edge these days. Fenders and Gibsons through really loud Marshall amps. (100 watt) + Nailor and Fender Bassman plus about 5 other amps nobody can remember. Dave played his drum tracks over and over. He is the real MVP of the disc.