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* [[EmoMusic Emo]]: Considered a notable record within the its own "emocore" sub-genre, but notably came out around the time it's [[PopPunk pop punk]] / [[PostHardcore post-hardcore]] second wave was gaining traction in the mainstream.

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* [[EmoMusic Emo]]: Considered a notable record within the its own "emocore" sub-genre, SubGenre, but notably came out around the time it's [[PopPunk pop punk]] / [[PostHardcore post-hardcore]] second wave was gaining traction in the mainstream.
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Hard-edged and emotive, it would initially be received positively upon it's release. It wouldn't be until later on that the record would be considered a classic record within the [[EmoMusic emo]] and [[PostHardcore post-hardcore]] scenes and one of the greatest alternative rock records of the 2000s, with magazines such as ''Magazine/{{NME}}'' declaring the record as one of "The Top 100 Greatest Albums Of The Decade".

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Hard-edged and emotive, it would initially be received positively upon it's its release. It wouldn't be until later on that the record would be considered a classic record within the [[EmoMusic emo]] and [[PostHardcore post-hardcore]] scenes and one of the greatest alternative rock records of the 2000s, with magazines such as ''Magazine/{{NME}}'' declaring the record as one of "The Top 100 Greatest Albums Of The Decade".
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* SpokenWordInMusic: "Enfilade" starts with a simulated ransom phone call, with Music/IggyPop portraying a kidnapper.
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* AdultFear:
** "Enfilade" seems to be about a child kidnapping in which a mother is threatened with the loss of her child's life if the ransom isn't paid on time.
** "Invalid Litter Dept." is a harrowing case of RealLifeWritesThePlot described below.
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* GratuitousPanning: "Enfilade" and "Rolodex Propaganda" do this splitting Ward's and Rodriguez-Lopez's guitar playing between the two channels.

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* GratuitousPanning: "One Armed Scissor", "Enfilade" and "Rolodex Propaganda" do this splitting Ward's and Rodriguez-Lopez's guitar playing between the two channels.
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!!Personnel
* Cedric Bixler-Zavala - lead vocals, guitar, melodica
* Omar Rodríguez-Lopez - guitar, backing vocals
* Jim Ward - guitar, vocals, keyboards
* Paul Hinojos - bass guitar
* Tony Hajjar - drums
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* GratuitousPanning: "Enfilade" and "Rolodex Propaganda" do this splitting Ward's and Rodriguez-Lopez's guitar playing between the two channels.

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''Relationship of Command'' is the third studio album by American post-hardcore band Music/AtTheDriveIn, released on September 12, 2000. Highly anticipated with the release of their previous EP ''Vaya'', this record was considered a improvement upon the sound they had formulated on previous records. Hard-edged and emotive, it would initially be received positively upon it's release. It wouldn't be until later on that the record would be considered a classic record within the [[EmoMusic emo]] and [[PostHardcore post-hardcore]] scenes and one of the greatest alternative rock records of the 2000s, with magazines such as ''Magazine/{{NME}}'' declaring the record as one of "The Top 100 Greatest Albums Of The Decade".

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''Relationship of Command'' is the third studio album by American post-hardcore band Music/AtTheDriveIn, released on September 12, 2000. Highly anticipated with the release of their previous EP ''Vaya'', this record was considered a improvement upon the sound they had formulated on previous records.

Hard-edged and emotive, it would initially be received positively upon it's release. It wouldn't be until later on that the record would be considered a classic record within the [[EmoMusic emo]] and [[PostHardcore post-hardcore]] scenes and one of the greatest alternative rock records of the 2000s, with magazines such as ''Magazine/{{NME}}'' declaring the record as one of "The Top 100 Greatest Albums Of The Decade".
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* [[PostHardcore Post-hardcore]]: Considered a classic within the cene.

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* [[PostHardcore Post-hardcore]]: Considered a classic within the cene.scene.
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* WordSaladLyrics: It's a At the Drive-In record. What did you expect? Music/{{Jawbreaker}}-esque lucidity?

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* WordSaladLyrics: It's a At the Drive-In record. What did you expect? Music/{{Jawbreaker}}-esque lucidity?lucidity?

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* FadingIntoTheNextSong: "Enfilade"/"Rolodex Propaganda", and "Quarantined"/"Cosmonaut". "One Armed Scissor"/"Sleepwalk Capsules" does this in a strange where in which and where the ending of "One Armed Scissor" sounds like an intro for "Sleepwalk Capsules"

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* FadingIntoTheNextSong: "Enfilade"/"Rolodex Propaganda", and "Quarantined"/"Cosmonaut". "One Armed Scissor"/"Sleepwalk Capsules" does this in a strange where way, in which and where which, the ending of "One Armed Scissor" sounds like an intro for "Sleepwalk Capsules"
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''Relationship of Command'' is the third studio album by American post-hardcore band At the Drive-In, released on September 12, 2000. Highly anticipated with the release of their previous EP ''Vaya'', this record was considered a improvement upon the sound they had formulated on previous records. Hard-edged and emotive, it would initially be received positively upon it's release. It wouldn't be until later on that the record would be considered a classic record within the [[EmoMusic emo]] and [[PostHardcore post-hardcore]] scenes and one of the greatest alternative rock records of the 2000s, with magazines such as ''Magazine/{{NME}}'' declaring the record as one of "The Top 100 Greatest Albums Of The Decade".

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''Relationship of Command'' is the third studio album by American post-hardcore band At the Drive-In, Music/AtTheDriveIn, released on September 12, 2000. Highly anticipated with the release of their previous EP ''Vaya'', this record was considered a improvement upon the sound they had formulated on previous records. Hard-edged and emotive, it would initially be received positively upon it's release. It wouldn't be until later on that the record would be considered a classic record within the [[EmoMusic emo]] and [[PostHardcore post-hardcore]] scenes and one of the greatest alternative rock records of the 2000s, with magazines such as ''Magazine/{{NME}}'' declaring the record as one of "The Top 100 Greatest Albums Of The Decade".
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* [[EmoMusic Emo]]: Considered a notable record within the its own "emocore" sub-genre, but notably came out around the time it's [[PopPunk pop punk]] / [[PostHardcore post-hardcore]] second wave was gaining traction in the mainstream.



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* [[PostHardcore Post-hardcore]]Post-hardcore]]: Considered a classic within the cene.
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[[caption-width-right:350: ''In infrared is how we saw / The night that lit up scarecrow plots / The nerve that pinches / Crippled hobbled frolicked flat on its own face'']]

''Relationship of Command'' is the third studio album by American post-hardcore band At the Drive-In, released on September 12, 2000. Highly anticipated with the release of their previous EP ''Vaya'', this record was considered a improvement upon the sound they had formulated on previous records. Hard-edged and emotive, it would initially be received positively upon it's release. It wouldn't be until later on that the record would be considered a classic record within the [[EmoMusic emo]] and [[PostHardcore post-hardcore]] scenes and one of the greatest alternative rock records of the 2000s, with magazines such as ''Magazine/{{NME}}'' declaring the record as one of "The Top 100 Greatest Albums Of The Decade".

!! Tracklist
# "Arcarsenal" (2:55)
# "Pattern Against User" (3:17)
# "One Armed Scissor" (4:19)
# "Sleepwalk Capsules" (3:27)
# "Invalid Litter Dept." (6:05)
# "Mannequin Repulic" (3:02)
# "Enfilade" (5:01)
# "Rolodex Propaganda" (2:55)
# "Quarantined" (5:24)
# "Cosmonaut" (3:23)
# "Non-Zero Possibility" (5:36)
# "Extracurricular"* (3:59)
# "Catacombs"* (4:14)
"*" = a track that wasn't on the initial release and/or was a bonus track upon re-release.
!!''Failed transmisson from the one armed troper''
*AdultFear:
** "Enfilade" seems to be about a child kidnapping in which a mother is threatened with the loss of her child's life if the ransom isn't paid on time.
** "Invalid Litter Dept." is a harrowing case of RealLifeWritesThePlot described below.
* BrokenRecord: Multiple times on the record, specifically on tracks like "Arcarsenal", "Mannequin Repulic" and "Cosmonaut".
* CarefulWithThatAxe: Several times, but particularly:
**"Arcarsenal": '''BEWARE!!''' '''''BEWARE!!!!''''' '''''BEWAAAAAAAAAAARRREEEEEEEEE!!'''''
** "One Armed Scissor": '''UNKNOWN''', '''''UNKNOWN''''' '''''YEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH'''''
** The ending to "[[https://youtu.be/UgAkZfObn0c Invalid Litter Dept.]]"
**"Cosmonaut": '''IS IT HEAVIER THAN''' '''''AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIR'''''
* [[EmoMusic Emo]]:
* EpicRocking: "Invalid Litter Dept.", "Enfilade", "Quarantined" and "Non-Zero Possibility" all breach five minutes. "Enfilade" even does this by ''a second''.
* FadingIntoTheNextSong: "Enfilade"/"Rolodex Propaganda", and "Quarantined"/"Cosmonaut". "One Armed Scissor"/"Sleepwalk Capsules" does this in a strange where in which and where the ending of "One Armed Scissor" sounds like an intro for "Sleepwalk Capsules"
* LongestSongGoesLast: Averted with "Invalid Litter Dept." being the fifth track and the longest at six minutes.
* NewSoundAlbum: This record had much more influence from [[PsychedelicRock psychedelic rock]] and [[ProgressiveRock progressive rock]] than previous records.
* [[PostHardcore Post-hardcore]]
* ProtestSong: "Invalid Litter Dept."
* RealLifeWritesThePlot:
** "Invalid Litter Dept." is written about a series of real-life rapes and murders in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, which is just across the Rio Grande from the band's hometown of El Paso, Texas. The song explicitly condemns the Mexican police, called ''federales'', for their inaction in solving the crimes.
* WordSaladLyrics: It's a At the Drive-In record. What did you expect? Music/{{Jawbreaker}}-esque lucidity?

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