material before recording it so did the songs evolve much through that process before you recorded the final versions? CHRISTOPHE: Yes, actually, the structures of some songs were a little too long or some arrangements weren?t working efficiently. When we played them on stage we noticed, here and there, things that had to be re-arranged. The overall result is quite close to what was composed in the beginning but it?s just little touches, here and there, that changed; you know, adding some layers of guitar to make it a little more powerful or introducing some dynamics into the song to build up to something a little more ecstatic?a high point of the song. I believe that, for me, it was a great experience because I could really practice the songs over and over and in terms of when I came to perform the solo sections, I already had an idea of where I was going. All the takes were done in just one or two days. I did just one or two takes for each song and it?s been really comfortable to perform them before and to feel the song and be really comfortable with the songs. It?s a great process. I think we will now, every time we record an album, go on tour, play the new stuff, see how it works and what doesn?t work and, here and there, re-arrange things and then record. MD: That?s a very good idea, yeah. On the subject of solos, I gather