

Wright said that while they were good, the songs were not up to the band's potential, and he forced them to start from scratch. Bolstered by their new recordings, the band featured "Poem to Self", "Transparent", and "Get Me" on tour during 2001, with "Poem to Self" soon becoming one of their most popular songs.ĭuring the early development of Welcome, Taproot had given producer Toby Wright roughly 40 complete songs. Those tracks were "Poem to Self", "Remain", "Get Me", "When", and "Transparent". During a break in their intense touring schedule in support of their debut album, Gift, Taproot went to Los Angeles to record several demos with Toby Wright.
