During this period, Cope discovered the book "Guitar Army: Rock and Revolution with The MC5 and the White Panther Party" by John Sinclair. He later described it as his "Holy Book" and enthusiastically embraced its one-take approach to making and recording music (as well as its message of rock- and-roll being a weapon of cultural revolution). This method typified Cope's musical approach from then on, as he forever left behind the more measured and constructed approach of "Saint Julian" and The Teardrop Explodes in favour of more spontaneous expression.