in expressing this declaration we avoided all of the usual recording entrapments: no big studios, no outside producer, no instruments of 'sentiment' such as acoustic guitars or strings; nothing that the three of us could not play ourselves. well almost nothing, as robert aaron's sax contributions could not ignored; we are strict, but not stupid. we wrote by committee, arranged by committee, played by committee, drank by committee, and then let kevin mix alone. so kevin is the producer, "stolen car" is the album, and certain general is the band.