"It's part of the mastering process."

Not for me, it's much more fundamental. I effectively 'compose' my albums - writing and arranging to order, in order. The schedule's decided before I record a note, but it's not set in stone, because sometimes a track goes off on a direction I hadn't planned (it happens during recording sometimes), and then I have to change the sequence and/or the arrangement of the tracks either side. I sweat blood over the sequence - as I do over my set lists and stage intros. Not that I don't change my mind on stage too sometimes - but I do believe that sequencing a gig or CD is a craft worthy of as much attention as singing and playing. Tom