Tuesday, February 23, 2010

At the Drive-In













Based out of: El Paso, Texas
Labels: Fearless Records & Grand Royal
Years together:
1993-2001

Members:
Cedric Bixler-Zavala
Jim Ward
Omar Rodriquez-Lopez
Paul Hinojos
Tony Hajjar

Discography:
  1. Aerobatic Tenement - 1996 (which Omar played bass on, not guitar)
  2. In/Casino/Out - 1998
  3. Relationship of Command - 2000

Sounds Like:
  • Five gifted persons; Cedric Bixler-Zavala as lead vocals, Jim Ward on guitar & backing vocals, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez on guitar/noise, Paul Hinojos on bass, and Tony Hajjar on drums. At The Drive-In (ATDI) could be compared to a can of rocks being whipped up by a hurricane {AWESOME}.

Live:
  • Being lucky enough to see this band before the breakup, I can tell you that it was an intense and life changing experience.

Video:
  • Thought provoking & visually pleasing: Check out "One Armed Scissor"


The reasoning for this bands dispersal was that Omar and Cedric felt as if ATDI had came to a point where there was no more room for experimentation & growth. The latest works of the former members of At The Drive-In are as follows: Mars Volta, De Facto, Sparta (SUCKS), and The Fall on Deaf Ears.

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