El Gran Orgo is the third EP

Extended play

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 by American post-hardcore

Post-hardcore

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 band At the Drive-In

At the Drive-In

At the Drive-In was an American rock band from El Paso, Texas, considered part of the post-hardcore genre and active from 1993 to 2001. They were known for their extremely energetic stage shows which hearkened back to the 1980s hardcore scene...

. It was recorded and released in 1997 without the presence of Jim Ward

Jim Ward (musician)

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, whose guitar duties were filled by Ben Rodriguez and Omar Rodríguez-López

Omar Rodriguez-Lopez

Omar Alfredo Rodríguez-López is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer, writer, actor and film director who was born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico...

, who had previously played bass on Acrobatic Tenement

Acrobatic Tenement

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The Title "El Gran Orgo" is taken from one of the characters of the movie Santa Sangre

Santa Sangre

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by Alejandro Jodorowsky

Alejandro Jodorowsky

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. Both Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala are declared fans of Jodorowsky's work. "Winter Month Novelty" pays homage to American socialite David Stripling, who hails from their native El Paso

El Paso

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The band have previously stated that the record company that produced this EP ripped them off and that "when you buy El Gran Orgo you do not support ATDI, you support DISHONESTY!!" link and encouraged people to download or copy it.

Track listing

1. "Give It a Name" – 2:36
2. "Honest to a Fault" – 1:29
3. "Winter Month Novelty" – 3:40
4. "Intermission" – 0:53
5. "Fahrenheit" – 2:25
6. "Picket Fence Cartel" – 2:30
7. "Speechless" – 3:29

Personnel

• Cedric Bixler - Lead vocals
• Omar Rodriguez - Guitar, backing vocals
• Ben Rodriguez - Guitar
• Paul Hinojos
  Paul Hinojos
  Pablo J. Hinojos-Gonzalez is a Grammy award winning musician, and former member of The Mars Volta, Sparta and At The Drive In. Sometimes credited under the name Paul Hinojos, he was the bass guitarist of At the Drive-In...
  
   - Bass
• Tony Hajjar
  Tony Hajjar
  Tony Hajjar is a Lebanese American drummer, best known for playing in At the Drive-In and Sparta.-Biography:...
  
  - Drums