Stevenson hoped that in the batch of 24 songs there would be at least one single-ready song. The band had one unused demo that they did not like, which Stevenson was adamant about including it, to which the band repeatedly told him it would not be featured. Stevenson had been fighting in support of the band for sometime, but had reached the point where he thought it was no longer worth the effort.
Stevenson was optimistic about finding a hit song in the batch of 24 tracks, but his efforts were hindered by the band's reluctance to include an unused demo that he wanted to feature. After a long-standing support for the band, Stevenson had reached a point where he felt it wasn't worth continuing.