Though uncertainty would continue until the last note, a number of events seemed to keep "The Spectacle" in favor from the song's introductory rehearsal. Michael played the hook, "and was about to attempt to describe the bass line I wanted Dave to play underneath when he put a 'What do you think of this?' look on his face and started plucking almost exactly what I wanted him to."

Elsewhere, the quintet worked methodically as a team. "I asked for a series of weird meters right after the first verse. Gabe stepped in, suspending a melodic arc across the entire phrase. The other three moved in to harmonically and rhythmically brace it. What was arbitrary, they made a great musical device."