Top 30 Albums of the Decade 2000-2009: Number 4

Number 4

At the Drive-In

"Relationship of Command"

Released: September 12th 2000

Key Tracks: "One Armed Scissor" / "Invalid Litter Dept." / "Rolodex Propaganda"

"Relationship of Command" is simply put, the greatest post-hardcore record ever recorded. Brutally agressive yet emotional and melodic, everything you could want is right here on the band's third, and ultimately final album.

From the sheer adrenaline rush of "One Armed Scissor" to the reflective "Invalid Litter Dept." At the Drive-In convey so much emotion and power through their songs and lyrics. There's an edge to the music which perhaps hinted at the eventual and inevitable implosion, and it only heightens the impact.

Their dissoluion left us with the not very successful Sparta and the overly prog Mars Volta, but as a final document of their work, "Relationship of Command" was the perfect way for At the Drive-In to go out.

At the Drive-In - One Armed Scissor