Days of the New
By All Music Guide
By All Music Guide
But during the tour, tempers between the bandmembers began to flair and rumors of an impending breakup circulated. The rumors proved to be true shortly after the tours completion, as Meeks fired everyone in the band (save for Taul). 1999 saw the release of Days of the News sophomore release, again self-titled, which despite Meeks attempts at creating a sprawling masterpiece (complete with choir, orchestra, and bombastic arrangements), failed to sell as well as its predecessor. 2000 saw Meeks cover the Doors classic The End with the surviving Doors members for a taping of VH1s Storytellers series (as well as recording a studio version that appeared on the Doors ribute disc Stoned Immaculate: The Music of the Doors), as he continued writing for the third Days of the New album. The bands third album, again self-titled, saw the light of day in 2001, with their leader now letting elements of prog rock seep into the music. With Meeks the only original bandmember still in attendance by that point, it confirmed what many knew all along, that Days of the New is basically a Meeks solo project.
