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3 unusual facts about Relationship of Command


There Is a Way

Any automation was performed live on old guitar pedals that were also used on Robinson's previous records such as At the Drive-In's Relationship of Command and The Blood Brothers's ...Burn, Piano Island, Burn.

Vaya

The sound of the album bridges the musical gap between In/Casino/Out and their following album, Relationship of Command.

Wiretap Scars

The vocals and track naming in particular reflect At the Drive-In's Relationship of Command, the last album made by the group.


This Station Is Non-Operational

Its tracks span the band's career from 1997 to 2000, with selections from El Gran Orgo (1997), In/Casino/Out (1998), Vaya (1999), and Relationship of Command (2000), as well as several rare tracks taken from singles and a previously unreleased cover version of The Smiths' "This Night Has Opened My Eyes".


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