The Initial Command

Front Line Assembly

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 26, 1992)
• Original Release Date: 1992
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Roadrunner Records
• ASIN: B000000H8X
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #251,765 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great early industrial music with two ethereal songs., October 14, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Initial Command (Audio CD)

The Initial Command may not be Front Line Assembly's most well known album, or their most technologically advanced, but for me it clicks, with _Corroded Disorder,_ as their best. Tracks like "The State," "Casualties," and "Nine Times" show the band at the peak of its early output. However, the two real kickers are the first two "bonus" tracks, "Complexity" and "Intelligence Dream." These were not on the original album and were added as a bonus for the '97 version, but they are my favorite FLA songs. Brooding, dreamy, and meditative, they are a great set to have a musical "epiphany" and space out to. I would purchase the album just for the bonus tracks, although the original stuff is quite good too.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Initial Debut, April 18, 2006

By	Ryan K. Fry (Sherman, TX) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Initial Command (Audio CD)

This 1987 debut was Front Line Assembly's first commercially available album as the two 1986 demo tapes, "Nerve War" and "Total Terror" were self-released.

At this early point in Front Line Assembly's history, Bill Leeb was the band's only member. Armed with only a rather limiting synthesizer, Bill pushed his primitive equipment to its absolute limit in each track on The Initial Command. In songs like "The State" and "Black March", we hear a protoform of Front Line Assembly's trademark sound, complete with sampling and much distortion everywhere. The most enticing song on this release is the ambient and chilling "Ausgang Zum Himmel". When the title's English translation, "Exit to the Sky" is taken into consideration, the song's expansive and somewhat psychedelic soundscape comes into perfect focus.

It's a shame that this FLA release is so very overlooked these days as it's the perfect place to start for anyone looking to deepen his interest in Front Line Assembly.

4.0 out of 5 stars A legend was born, August 9, 2007

By	F. Ingelrest - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Initial Command (Audio CD)

This album is of course a bit basic, but it's a must for any FLA fan. Note that the tracklist is wrong, this re-release has only 9 tracks.