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Featured article: The Special Goodness' unreleased 2005 album
In spring 2005, between recording and post-production work on the Weezer album Make Believe, the Special Goodness recorded, mixed, and mastered a full-length studio album. The album featured Atom Willard on drums and Weezer member Scott Shriner on bass. Late into production it was scrapped in its entirety by Patrick Wilson, citing dissatisfaction with its overall sound. No audio from the album has ever been publicly released.
Work on a fourth Special Goodness album began in June 2004. Around 15 songs were in contention to be worked into album tracks, some of which had been written for consideration as Weezer songs, and others which were borrowed from previous Special Goodness albums and recordings. Joe Barresi, who had worked with the band on their previous album Land Air Sea in 2003, returned to produce the album. Atom Willard, having recently completed a tour with the Offspring, would additionally return on drums and Weezer bassist Scott Shriner, who had played with the Special Goodness live on prior tours, would make his debut appearance on a studio recording with the band.
On January 5, 2006, Wilson wrote a blog post summarizing his experiences over the previous year recording for the Special Goodness and working with Weezer. He explained some criticism he had with the unreleased album: "the songs were basically an excuse to shred on the instruments which ultimately was unsatisfying". Having gained new perspective during Weezer's recent touring, Wilson indicated a desire to move the Special Goodness in a new direction. No mention was made of progress on the recorded album's material.
Finally, in a blog post on January 24, Wilson formally announced that the album had been shelved.