10 Artists Who HATE Their Own Albums

10. Relationship of Command - At the Drive In

Anyone remotely interested in heavy music owes it to themselves to listen to Relationship of Command by At the Drive In. Blending all the abrasive soundscapes known to man, the riffs of Omar Rodriguez Lopez make for some of the most caustic sounds that post hardcore has ever seen. The whole record is a blast to listen to, but Lopez himself has not brought himself to listen to it in years.

Make no mistake, Lopez is still incredibly proud of the work he was able to accomplish on this record, but the main reason he hates it has more to do with the mix than the actual songs.

When speaking about the production of the record, Lopez has stated that the entire album was much more chaotic than it became, and instead blames engineer Andy Wallace for making the record more radio-friendly.

This is a bit of a strange complaint to have considering the album that we ended up getting was some of the most brilliant displays of anarchy in the entire rock world. While he doesn't outright call the mixing terrible by any means, Lopez has said that Wallace's mix of the record is much too glossy for its own good. There's a lot to love about Relationship of Command, but this might be the one record that Lopez loves to hate.