10 Perfect Hard Rock & Metal Albums That Bands HATE
4. Relationship of Command - At The Drive In
In the era of nu metal and pop punk, it still felt like we weren't ready for something as intense as Relationship of Command.
Though people might like to categorize this as post hardcore music, the musical minds of Omar Rodriguez Lopez and Cedric Bixler Zavala can't be contained to one genre, going all over the place and sounding like they're on the verge of anarchy. Out of all the labels to put on this record, Lopez has actually been known to describe it as tamer that it really is.
With a wealth of material to draw from nowadays, Lopez has said that Relationship of Command is the one record that he regrets not being as productive on. Though all of the songs have traces of him on it, he has pointed the finger directly at mixer Andy Wallace for it sounding the way it does.
Despite sounding like a pack of wild animals trying to claw themselves into oblivion, Lopez has said that the whole thing sounds a bit passive to his ears, and also saying that the intensity on the record isn't nearly as savage as he wanted it to be.
That also brings to mind one question: If this was the softer cut of the record that we got, then what the hell was the harsh assault on our senses that Lopez was looking to make?