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Episode 19: The Album Is Dead: At The Drive In 'Relationship Of Command'

This week we celebrate an album which is undoubtedly one of the greatest albums of the 00's and all time. In 2000 Texas four-piece At The Drive in released the genre defining seminal album 'Relationship Of Command'. It turned a cult band into a relatively mainstream outfit, listen to the album each day in full at 2.30pm on Radio Fandango. Combining emotional melodies and upbeat hardcore rhythms, it brought a unique take on hardcore, indie-rock music that has never been repeated. The band stepped away from fame with their hiatus in 2005 looking very permanent with band members focusing on solo projects before reforming in 2012 for a series of festivals and shows. And of course there was THAT performance on LATER with Jools Holland...did Robbie Williams ever get his chair back? (Series 1)
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