[QUOTE=atdi come back]no time put into the lyrics, ( i know this is like 2 months late) but atdi was all about lyrical bliss, just because ced. sings odd lyrics that may sound like mumbo-jumbo doesn't mean they are... if you ever saw the invalid video you would know how heartfelt the lyrics are, so dont be ignorant of your observations[/QUOTE]

My observations were not ignorant, I read all the lyrics, and to me (in my opinion,) they are randomly generated. Thats how I feel. I do not know what it means to be 'ignorant of my observations'. I was aware of my observations. I dont like the lyrics. I never said he didnt like his own lyrics. i said I didnt and that to me (in my opinion) they sound like mumbo-jumbo. Just because I write heartfelt lyrics does not mean its not babbling random nonsense.

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download the invalid litter dept. video and then read the lyrics, he obviously used some gayass GENERATOR thang

and why are you saying u didn't like the lyrics when u have a tool avatar and maynard is the ****tiest writer ever

r0und3r Patton has some messed up lyrics also..ATDI's lyrics take awhile to get use to..but once you do they are some of the most amazing

[QUOTE=atdi come back]...
download the invalid litter dept. video and then read the lyrics, he obviously used some gayass GENERATOR thang

and why are you saying u didn't like the lyrics when u have a tool avatar and maynard is the ****tiest writer ever[/QUOTE]
That is irrelevent. I like maynard's lyrics and Patton's, i just dont like atdi's lryics. Dont take it personal atdi come back, its just my opinion. Its not really that I dont like lyrics that are hard to understand or that dont make sense, I just dont like atdi's lryics. Your post doesnt make sense. Your saying i should like atdi's lryics just becuase maynard is a ****ty writer? if you want to say that i just dont understand the lyrics or that they go over my head is one thing, attacking another artist that I listen to just because I have a different opinion is a little childish dont you think? I never mean to claim that they [i]actually[/i] used a name generator, thats just how much sense the lryics made to me. I have listened to all of relationship of command, and the tunes were awesome, i esp enjoyed quarantined, but i just do not dig the lyrics. Patton's lyrics are different, but not as weird, and 90 percent of FNM's songs are pretty easy to figure out. Maynard is a little harder to understand, but at least he sings in full sentences that even if I cant understand the whole meaning at least i can make sense of the sentences.

5/5 Album. I had a few months of this was all I listened too.

[QUOTE=Vaya][b]At the Drive - In - Relationship of Command[/b]

[b]enfilade[/b]
it starts out with some random phone call ****, that makes no sense what so ever. then the drums come in slowly, which gets the bass dropping in with a pretty sweet line. and cedric's voice comes in soundy almost like someone talking to you while there drowning, they even used some bongos in this song. soon later its the old ATDI, really nothing great about this song, but it fits good with the cd, this cd would be nothing if it was missing this song, or any other song 4/5

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The random phone call at the beginning is a kidnapper calling a woman who's children he has just kidnapped. Most of what the kidnapper says doesn't make much sense but it's not exactly just a "random phone call", since the song is about a kidnapping. I find this the easiest ATDI song to understand.

[QUOTE=Staticriff]5/5 Album. I had a few months of this was all I listened too.[/QUOTE]

Nice Maddox avatar.

Awesome album! 4.5/5.

[QUOTE=marsvolta]if youre an atdi fan....get in casino out. its better than relationship. for those that are just getting in to a legendary band, they put on one of the best live shows ever. period. dl a movie from kazaa of them performing one armed scissor...its funny how the 2 fros run off at the end, showing the separation in the band.[/QUOTE]
:lol: on Conan, right?

that was hillarious, first Omar hops behind the amps, then Cedric follows quickly. by the time Conan gets to the stage, he's practically shaking hands with Sparta.

but both of them hopping away so fast reminded me of two little spastic men with mushrooms on their heads running from a monster.

Mushrooms on their heads... What video game is that from? Earthbound?

Again, this album is awesome.

[QUOTE=RollerQueen]Mushrooms on their heads... What video game is that from? Earthbound?

Again, this album is awesome.[/QUOTE]
i was thinking along the lines of Mario.

Rolodex Propaganda is my favorite song on here. In my opinion it's also the strangest.

Invallid Litter Dept. and Quarantined for their emo-ness.


They used to irritate me a few years ago when I saw One-Armed Scissor on Channel V:p

I got this album now, but I've already heard most of its songs and you can see my comments on them sprinkled throughout this review thread. So let me end with this:


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What riff is that from, YDload?

[url]http://mxtabs.net/tab_versions.php?path=Bass,a,1751,At+The+Drive-in,Quarantined,119285[/url]

Best tab ever

That's the bassline for the heavy part of "Invalid Litter Dept." and it's awesomeness. :)

Thanks RollerQueen. I figured that out myself, and the meat-and-potatoes of the intro to "Quarantined" as well. I figure if it involves the fifth and seventh frets for the most part, then it shouldn't be too hard to find out.

good album i like'd it

ATDI are one of the greatest bands of all time

[QUOTE=asmilefromaveil]ATDI [B]were[/B] one of the greatest bands of all time[/QUOTE]

Fixed. :(

[QUOTE=libertine2020]The random phone call at the beginning is a kidnapper calling a woman who's children he has just kidnapped. Most of what the kidnapper says doesn't make much sense but it's not exactly just a "random phone call", since the song is about a kidnapping. I find this the easiest ATDI song to understand.[/QUOTE]

I can't believe nobody's mentioned that it was in fact IGGY POP making the phone call.

Relationship Of Command is a fantastic album, it has to be said... definately one of my favourites. I really regret not being able to see them live.

****ing amazing album.

Good review, but why the weirdness factor? In my book, it doesnt matter if a song is "weird" or not...