British Expedition to Abyssinia peaceable inhabitant shall be molested. The sole object for which the British Force has been sent to Abyssinia is the liberation of Her Majesty's subjects. There is no intention to occupy permanently any portion of the Abyssinian Territory, or to interfere with the government of the country." The two most powerful Ethiopian princes in the north, Dajamach Kassai of Tigray and Wagshum Gobeze of Lasta both pledged to cooperate and aid the British Army, thus transforming an apparent invasion of Abyssinia into a conquest of a single mountain fortress defended by only a few thousand warriors in the employ of
Become What You Are more universal. The title of the album was inspired by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, whom Hatfield admired. The album was recorded at Hollywood Sound, mixed at Oceanway Studios and mastered at Precision Mastering in Los Angeles. It was released on August 3, 1993, by Mammoth Records. The song "Spin the Bottle" is featured on the soundtrack of the 1994 film "Reality Bites". As of February 2010, "Become What You Are" had sold 267,000 copies in the US according to Nielsen SoundScan. "Become What You Are" received generally favorable reviews. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic praised Hatfield's honest vocals on "Supermodel,"