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- Date Released: September 12, 2000
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Indie Rock, Punk, Hardcore
- Label: Fearless Records
Cedric and Omar at their finest.
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We Say...
Before splintering into the Mars Volta and Sparta, At the Drive-In recorded their final album, The Relationship of Command, a fiery finish to an eight-year career that elevated frontmen Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Omar Rodríguez-López to near demigod status in the post-hardcore world, their big hair and lanky bodies the flailing mascots of the band's deservedly heralded live shows. "One Armed Scissor" paced Command, earning modern-rock radio airplay with its shouts of, "Get away! Get away!," but it's "Invalid Litter Dept.," an epic indictment of globalism and imperialism ("dancing on the corpse's ashes"), that makes this album great and, from start to finish, their best (their Vaya EP is a close second). These are the guys that took the more traditional emo sound mainstream (My Chemical Romance owe them infinity beers), and with the Mars Volta, Cedric and Omar went on to destroy it. It's a helluva last gasp.
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They Say...
Welcome to the breath-robbing, heart-pounding Relationship of Command, an album many have been waiting for with red-faced anticipation since their last EP, the brilliant Vaya. On this 11-track masterpiece, so full of adrenaline and swarming moods, ATDI has created one of the most infecting and mind-blowing rock albums in a long time. While most of the tracks are of the more aggressive edge, this is undeniably the band's most focused and well put together and, therefore, best all-around album yet. "Quarantined" and "Sleepwalk Capsules" alone make this album worth purchasing: This music is seamless and inspiring. Electronic movements meshed into "Enfilade" stretch the texture of the album further, into the unique backup vocals of Iggy Pop on "Rolodex Propaganda." Amidst all the rock, there is the undeniably unique edge about ATDI's sound, something that has permeated through their music from the Hell Paso 7". Beautiful vocals bursting passion in quirky, abstract, and often thrilling lyrics, youthful energy, driving melodies, and a sense of beyond-the-moment urgency. Moving from Relentless to Grand Royal, as well as to the notorious and mostly infamous producer Ross Robinson, has not killed the band's spirit or sound, as many loyal fans feared it would in the pattern of Jawbreaker, Jawbox, among others. If anything, it has allowed the band to push themselves to new limits, to fulfill what they have been working for relentlessly for so long. This is not a band that could ever be insincere. You can see it in their eyes and feel it in their music and work ethic. ATDI is one of the saviors of true emotional straight-up rock!
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| 01. |  |
Arcarsenal |
2:55 |
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| 02. | |
Pattern Against User |
3:17 |
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| 03. | |
One Armed Scissor |
4:20 |
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| 04. | |
Sleepwalk Capsules |
3:27 |
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| 05. | |
Invalid Jitter Dept. |
6:05 |
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| 06. | |
Mannequin Republic |
3:03 |
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| 07. | |
Entilade |
5:01 |
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| 08. | |
Rolodex Propaganda |
2:55 |
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| 09. | |
Quarantined |
5:24 |
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| 10. | |
Cosmonaut |
3:23 |
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| 11. | |
Non - Zero Possibility |
5:34 |
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| 12. | |
Extracurricular |
4:00 |
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| 13. | |
Catacombs |
4:13 |
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13 Total Tracks, 53:37 Total Length
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Credits
- Eddy Schreyer - Mastering // Andy Wallace - Mixing // Chuck Johnson - Engineer // Jason Farrell - Layout Design // Ross Robinson - Producer // Damon Locks - Illustrations // At the Drive-In - Main Performer // At the Drive-In - Main Performer
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