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Relationship Of Command
by At The Drive-In


9.6

based on 14 reviews
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MUSIC:

This is the final release for At The Drive-In, who later split to form groups Sparta and The Mars Volta.

LABEL:	Grand Royal/Virgin
RELEASE DATE:	12 September 2000
DISCS:	1 disc
GENRE(S):	Rock, Indie, Alternative, Punk

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100

Drowned In Sound

The new album, Relationship of Command, is one of the most amazing collections of music I have ever heard.

100

Tiny Mix Tapes

RELATIONSHIP OF COMMAND IS THE GREATEST ROCK ALBUM I HAVE HEARD IN THE LAST TEN YEARS.

Village Voice (Consumer Guide)

In a bad time for young guitar bands, including many barely forgettable ones lumped under the trade name "emo," these ambitious yowlers are reason for hope.

New Musical Express

ATDI's latest album has its amps cranked to the hilt from start to finish. Far from being another in a long line of sanitised American punk rock albums, 'Relationship Of Command' sounds REAL.

Neumu.net

The music roars along, occasionally slowing to build tension, then letting loose with a corrosive guitar assault.

All Music Guide

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.

CDNow

When a band amasses most of its fan base from constant touring, as ATDI has, creating an album that captures the rawness of live shows is paramount. This natural ingredient in its sound is captured beautifully on Relationship of Command.

L.A. Weekly

Producer Ross Robinson (Korn, Deftones, Slipknot, etc.) brings a degree of alt-rock punch to the proceedings, but there's more than enough garage grit left in the grooves to keep the indie kids smirking. There's certainly some downtime on Relationship of Command, but when it hits you'll be smarting, and smiling.

Mojo

They deliver breathless, urgent rifferama, elements of which can be traced to RATM, The Stooges and Placebo.

PopMatters

The album's only weakness is its awful track sequence. At times it can be uncomfortable to listen to. The songs don't seem to fit together in the order they have been laid out for the listener.

Pitchfork

While Relationship of Command doesn't quite compare to seeing this group live, you'll surely want to mosh-dance in your bedroom when you listen to this recording.

Dot Music

This is bound to be praised to the hilt as the Next Big Thing, but rock outfit At The Drive In have only one thing going in their favour - the absence of competition. It's so close to being something beautiful, something to cling on to in these aurally barren times, but it's just so not quite.

Checkout.com

At the Drive-In (from El Paso, Texas) picks up where Jane's Addiction leaves off, emitting that thin, distinctive Perry Farrell upper register vocal amid a post-punk apocalyptic guitar/bass/drums detonation. Good for the Addiction, not so good for the Drive-In.

Rolling Stone

Producer Ross Robinson (Korn, Slipknot) adds some arena sheen, true. But it's not enough to smooth the edges off "Arc Arsenal," a primal tantrum against rebels "robbed . . . of their cause," or to homogenize the ragged beats and mind-bending guitar flurries of "Enfilade."

The average user rating for this album is 9.6 (out of 10) based on 82 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

David F. gave it a9:
Surprised the Metacritic score isn't higher.

Matt P gave it a10:
By far my favorite band and this is their best album, shame they broke up.

lol rofl lmao 0.o gave it a10:
What an album. What a band.

nrvs gave it a10:
Superb, utterly flawless album. One of the most important steps in the evolution of rock music. Probably one of the biggest dissapointments of my life that they couldn't put together another two albums before breaking up. Pity Mars Volta sucks so much ass.

[Anonymous] gave it a5:
Thank you, Matt P.

Michael M gave it a10:
Best album Ive ever heard.Full Stop

TMW gave it a10:
The best hardcore album ever recorded. you just need to listen to it a couple times to understand. and im sad and happy that atdi broke up cause The Mars Volta are mind bobbling.

Relationship Of Command by At The Drive-In

Relationship Of Command
by At The Drive-In