Editing Relationship of Command (section)

==Reception==

===Critical reception===
{{Music ratings
| MC = 77/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/relationship-of-command/at-the-drive-in |title=Reviews for Relationship Of Command by At The Drive-In |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=October 17, 2011}}</ref>
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Butler">{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/relationship-of-command-mw0000099225 |title=Relationship of Command – At the Drive-In |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=November 1, 2015 |last=Butler |first=Blake}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev2Score = A<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2000/09/15/music-review-relationship-command |title=Relationship of Command |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=September 15, 2000 |accessdate=November 1, 2015 |last=Raftery |first=Brian M.}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev3Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/friday_review/story/0,,374450,00.html |title=At the Drive-In: Relationship of Command (Grand Royal) |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=September 29, 2000 |accessdate=June 7, 2019 |last=Simpson |first=Dave}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Melody Maker]]''
| rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite journal |title=At the Drive-In: Relationship of Command |journal=[[Melody Maker]] |date=September 19, 2000 |page=50}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Metal Hammer]]''
| rev5Score = 10/10<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Kulkarni |first=Neil |date=November 2000 |title=Under The Hammer {{!}} At The Drive-In: Relationship of Command|journal=[[Metal Hammer]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |issue=80 |pages=80}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev6Score = 9/10<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews/20000919133555.html |title=At The Drive-In – Relationship Of Command |journal=[[NME]] |date=September 23, 2000 |accessdate=November 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001017212553/http://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews/20000919133555.html |archive-date=October 17, 2000 |last=Capper |first=Andy |page=34 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev7Score = 6.1/10 {{small|(2004)}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/329-relationship-of-command/ |title=At the Drive-In: Relationship of Command |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=November 9, 2004 |accessdate=November 1, 2015 |last1=Richard-San |first1=Mark |last2=Schreiber |first2=Ryan}}</ref><br />8.3/10 {{small|(2013)}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/17973-at-the-drive-in-acrobatic-tenement-relationship-of-command/ |title=At the Drive-In: Acrobatic Tenement / Relationship of Command |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=April 29, 2013 |accessdate=November 1, 2015 |last=Cohen |first=Ian}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
| rev8score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite journal |title=At the Drive-In: Relationship of Command |journal=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |issue=171 |date=December 2000 |page=118}}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev9Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/atthedrivein/albums/album/132089/review/5940453/relationship_of_command |title=At the Drive-In: Relationship Of Command |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |issue=850 |date=September 28, 2000 |accessdate=November 1, 2015 |last=Chonin |first=Neva |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080620143257/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/atthedrivein/albums/album/132089/review/5940453/relationship_of_command |archive-date=June 20, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev10 = ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]''
| rev10Score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite journal |title=At the Drive-In: Relationship of Command |journal=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]] |issue=41 |date=October 2000 |page=80}}</ref>
| rev11 = ''[[The Village Voice]]''
| rev11Score = A−<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv101-01.php |title=Consumer Guide: Dub for Dummies |work=[[The Village Voice]] |date=January 23, 2001 |accessdate=November 1, 2015 |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau}}</ref>
}}

The album initially received generally positive reviews, with [[Metacritic]] giving the album an aggregate score of 77.<ref name="MC"/> The album is now seen as one of the most influential rock albums of the decade,{{citation needed|date=June 2015}} with it being ranked 47th in the 50 Greatest Albums of the 21st century in ''[[Kerrang!]]'', number 83 on ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' magazine's 100 Greatest Albums 1985–2005,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/features/magazine/covers/2005/06/0507_cover_greatest_albums/ |title=100 Greatest Albums, 1985–2005 |publisher=SPIN.com |date=June 20, 2005 |accessdate=October 17, 2011}}</ref> 6th in ''[[State (magazine)|State]]'' magazine's 100 albums of the decade,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.state.ie/2009/12/albums-decade/states-albums-of-the-decade-the-top-ten/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091218010818/http://www.state.ie/2009/12/albums-decade/states-albums-of-the-decade-the-top-ten/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 18, 2009 |title=State's albums of the decade – The Top Ten - State Magazine &#124; Music &#124; News &#124; Reviews &#124; Live |accessdate=December 14, 2016}}</ref> 3rd in JustPressPlay's Top 100 Albums of the 2000s,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.justpressplay.net/music/music-news/6289-fifty-years-of-great-music-the-top-100-albums-of-the-2000s.html |title=Fifty Years of Great Music: The Top 100 Albums of the 2000s |publisher=Justpressplay.net |accessdate=October 17, 2011}}</ref> 52nd in ''[[Decibel (magazine)|Decibel]]'' magazine's Greatest 100 albums of the decade,<ref>[http://www.terrorizer.com/main-forum/music/decibel-mags-greatest-100-albums-decade]{{dead link|date=December 2016}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> 117th in ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]'' magazine's 150 Albums of the decade,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uncut.co.uk/uncut/uncuts-150-albums-of-the-decade-interview|title=Uncut's 150 Albums of the Decade! – Uncut.co.uk |publisher=Google  |accessdate=October 17, 2011}}</ref> as well as being ranked at number 90 on [[MTV2]]'s greatest albums ever list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/channels/mtv-two/chart/greatest-albums-ever |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090310113027/http://www.mtv.co.uk/channels/mtv-two/chart/greatest-albums-ever |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 10, 2009 |title=MTV TWO Greatest Albums Ever |publisher=Mtv.co.uk |date=March 27, 2011 |accessdate=October 17, 2011}}</ref> A retrospective BBC music review hailed the significance of Relationship of Command's uniqueness, calling the album "mesmerising" and a "statement of grand intent that could never be followed."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/jjpn |title=Music – Review of At the Drive-In – Relationship of Command |publisher=BBC  |accessdate=October 17, 2011}}</ref>

In 2005, the album was ranked number 423 in ''[[Rock Hard (magazine)|Rock Hard]]'' magazine's book ''The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time''.<ref>{{cite book|title=Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten|year=2005|publisher=[[Rock Hard (magazine)|Rock Hard]]|language=de|isbn=3-89880-517-4|page=41}}</ref> The album is also seen as an influential guitar album, being ranked number 94 in a [[Guitar World]] reader's poll of the 100 greatest guitar albums of all time. This list appeared in the October 2006 issue of [[Guitar World]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chud.com/forums/showthread.php?t=93854 |title=BROADCAST NEWS Discussion |publisher=Chud.com |accessdate=October 17, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070823050531/http://chud.com/forums/showthread.php?t=93854 |archive-date=August 23, 2007 }}</ref>

===Legacy===
Following the release of the album, At the Drive-In gained brief mainstream critical and commercial success, with ''Relationship of Command'' appearing in end-of-year lists of the best albums of 2000 by publications such as the ''Los Angeles Times'' and ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', as well as becoming their first album to reach the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. The band also made appearances on shows such as ''[[Late Night with Conan O'Brien]]'' and the ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]''. However, despite this success, the band went on an indefinite hiatus in 2001, with the members splitting to form [[The Mars Volta]] and [[Sparta (band)|Sparta]].

The album was included in ''[[Rock Sound]]''{{'}}s 101 Modern Classics list at number 4.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rocksound.tv/features/read/rock-sounds-101-modern-classics-the-final-instalment|title=Rock Sound's 101 Modern Classics: The Final Instalment!|work=Rock Sound Magazine|date=July 11, 2012 |accessdate=July 6, 2015}}</ref> The album was ranked at number 177 on ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''{{'}}s "The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years (1985–2014)" list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2015/05/the-300-best-albums-of-the-past-30-years-1985-2014/3/|title=The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years (1985-2014)|work=Spin|author=Martins, Chris|date=May 11, 2015|page=3|accessdate=August 6, 2015}}</ref> In 2019, the album was ranked 42nd on ''[[The Guardian]]'''s 100 Best Albums of the 21st Century list.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/sep/13/100-best-albums-of-the-21st-century |title=The 100 best albums of the 21st century |work=The Guardian |date=September 13, 2019 |accessdate=September 18, 2019 }}</ref> In 2020, it was named one of the 20 best metal albums of 2000 by ''[[Metal Hammer]]'' magazine.<ref name="MHtop2000">{{cite web |title=The Top 20 best metal albums of 2000 |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-top-20-best-metal-albums-of-2000 |website=[[Metal Hammer]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |access-date=March 6, 2021 |date=September 29, 2020}}</ref> Journalists Leslie Simon and Trevor Kelley included the album in their list of the most essential emo releases in their book ''Everybody Hurts: An Essential Guide to Emo Culture'' (2007).<ref>Simon; Kelley 2007, p. 171</ref> ''Alternative Press'' ranked "One Armed Scissor" at number one on their list of the best 100 singles from the 2000s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/36083/at-the-drive-ins-one-armed-scissor-tops-aps-haircut-100-singles-countdown|title=At The Drive-In's 'One Armed Scissor' tops AP's 'Haircut 100' singles countdown|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=November 20, 2009|access-date=October 13, 2022}}</ref>