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This Station Is Non-Operational (CD)

By: At The Drive-In (Artist)

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At The Drive-In Artist Snapshot:

Although Texas emo-punk outfit At The Drive-In may be best remembered as the training ground for Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, founders of the prog juggernaut Mars Volta, the band holds a hallowed place in the annals of the late-1990s emo scene. They played an angular, aggressive, tightly honed style of punk that also utilized a keen sense of melody and pop structures. At The Drive-in's less King Crimson-loving members went on to form Sparta following the band's break-up in 2001.

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DISC 1 for This Station Is Non-Operational (CD) Album By At The Drive-In (Artist)
1   Fahrenheit
2   Picket Fence Cartel
3   Chanbara
4   Lopsided
5   Napoleon Solo
6   Pickpocket
7   Metronome Arthritis
8   198D
9   One Armed Scissor
10   Enfilade
11   Non-Zero Possibility
12   Incetardis
13   Doorman's Placebo
14   Autorelocator
15   Rascuache
16   This Night Has Open My Eyes
17   Initiation
18   Take Up Thy Stethoscope And Walk
 

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Review

Spin (p.104) - "[T]hese El Paso iconoclasts were one great band. Ward and company focused Bixler-Zavala's and Rodriguez-Lopez's flailing arms into powerful one-two combinations. And the Volta duo scuffed up the others' verse-chorus-verse format." - Grade: B+
Uncut (p.114) - 4 stars out of 5 - "[T]his 18-track compilation is a vivid reminder of both their songwriting prowess and their incendiary live shows."
Magnet (p.88) - "This collection contains some essential album tracks...Good, for sure..."

Title Note

At The Drive-In: Cedric Bixler (vocals); Jim Ward, Omar Rodriguez (guitar); Paul Hinojos (bass guitar); Tony Hajjar (drums).

Given the success and artistic range that the members of At the Drive-In achieved in the bands they formed after their initial group's breakup--singer Cedric Bixler and guitarist Omar Rodriguez in the Mars Volta, and guitarist Jim Ward, bassist Paul Hinojos, and drummer Tony Hajjar in Sparta--it might be tempting to overlook the accomplishments of their first project. As THIS STATION IS NON-OPERATIONAL reminds us, however, that would be a mistake. A CD-plus-DVD compilation of hits, B-sides, BBC sessions, remixes, and videos, THIS STATION is a career-defining retrospective worthy of this influential indie band.

Disc One contains tracks culled from the group's 1998 EP, EL GRAN ORGO, through to its final full-length album, 2000's RELATIONSHIP OF COMMAND (the songs are chronologically arranged), and appends them with a series of rarities (including covers of tunes by the Smiths and Pink Floyd). Disc Two is a DVD with videos, a discography, and extras. Though its life-span was relatively brief, and its output small, ATDI fused the angst-ridden fire of emo, the moody angles of indie rock, and the sonic intensity of hardcore with an integrity that few of its imitators have been able to match. This excellent, well-selected set is a testament to the band's influence.

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