At The Drive In is a classic mix of hard rock, hardcore, and in there earlier days punk. This album is a classic cause At the drive in comes with a purpose to get respect, something they couldn't get before with their two other albums.
Track By Track
1. Arcarsenal
Starts off with a real cool for some people spooky beat, and then goes into this crazy guitar riff and here you have Relationship Of Command. The energetic screaming and the classic line, I must have read a thousand faces. And the energy just never stops, this is the kind of song you pick up at the music store and wonder what there going to do next. And then the lyric "I'd Really Like To Meet Him" is one you can sing along too. This is one of the overlooked songs on the album. 9/10
2. Pattern Aganist User
Really cool and funny start to this song were you hear a "hey", and then a few song you go into this real fast talking lyrics, that are very clever, the drums and the guitar in this song are great. And the chrous is mellow and neat. It's one of those songs that has a good follow up to the last song 9/10
3. One Armed Scissor
One of the more meaningful songs starts slow, but gets better during the chrous again the lyrics are just beautiful, which you've come to expect from ATDI, this is unbeliavable what there doing here, you could consider this a soft song for at the drive in. 9/10
4. Sleepwalk Capsules
Starts off with a bang, the duel vocals really work well with this band, but I in particular find myself liking this song but skipping it alot because at the end of the song it kind of loses it flow, but still the drums in this song are great and its still a good song. 8/10
5. Invalid Litter Dept
"Intraviously Polite it was the walkie talkie that put the pins down, and his shoes hit the dirt floor in the shiloutte of dying, dancing on the corspes ashes" "Yeah they had plans for him but they had spun the last of the pimps poliester satin nailed jewlery, and the guilten just laughed again, dancing on the corspes ashes" This song serves a purpose, and the lyrics as you probably can see are unbelevable, and if you skip one second of this song you are a loser, this is one of the greatest songs of all time. You have to hear this song live, its even better, this is where the album gets better, and better. The best part is the end of this song where you kind of hear a whisper of danicing on the corspes ashes", and then it speeds up, what makes a good hardcore song is when you can go from soft to hard just like that, and wow the first time you listen to this song it will take your breath away. 10/10
6. Manequin Republic
Follows up to Invalid Litter Dept, very well, with its fast pace, and the guitar in this is great. It also serves a purpose. Many of the at the drive in fans love this song. 8.5/10
7. Enflade
Starts with a telphone ringing and some guy saying I am coming, its acatully pretty scary, and then it cuts off and go's in this crazy beat, i dont know whats going on in this song there is singing in the background. But hold on the end of this song is awesome and makes it worth listening the other 3 minutes of weirdness, the lyrics are awesome and they take it to another level. Average. 7.5/10
8. Rolodex propanganda
The voice in the background in this song is real weird, but the guitar and the other intruments in this song our cool, and the chrous is cool and make you wonder is this the fall down point? 7.5/10
9. Quarintind
Starts out with the rain in the background which is cool, and then it throws you into this air guitar moment when your wishing you could play guitar like that, but then the lyrics in this song are few they are very creative, and the chrous "Feeding Frenzy Its Contagious" is just take your breath away good. Wow this song is great. 10/10
10. Comsonaught
The first at the drive in song i listnend to is also one of the best, the lyrics in this song are great, especially the chrous with the "is it heavier than air"? chrous, then the crazy drum beat, i have to say this is what at the drive in is all about. 10/10
11. Non Zero Possibillity
Kind of soft song, buts still a favorite because it sums the album up well, after this at the drive in broke up and some members of the band formed what is know the Mars Volta, but this is a good kind of farewell song, i love the line " lets just paint your pretty face" and then it comes together on the chrous to make one of my favorites songs. 10/10
Recconmenned:
Arcasenal
Invailid Litter Dept
Quartiened
Cosomnaught
Non Zero Possibility
I really like all of the tracks but those are the few that stand out
Positives:
Lyrics are beautiful
Great Songs
Serve A Purpose
Negatives:
Some songs start off real weird
