It is the last 311 album to be released on Capricorn. In 1998, the band released there first live album, simply titled Live, also in the same year, the band released Omaha Sessions on there old indie label, What Have You?, it is currently only avaible via 311.com. It came with a bonus CD including outtakes from The Blue Album. During 1996, they've released there first video, entitled Enlarged to Show Detailed. This became a mainstream success due to the popular song "Down". In 1995, the group made there third album, this time called 311, or The Blue Album. In 1994, they released there second major-label album, named Grassroots. So to continue the tour, they borrowed stuff from friends until they were able to replace the items. During there tour, there bus exploded, destroying personal possessions and equipment. In 1993, the band officially released there major-label debut, entitled Music. Eventually, the band moved to Van Nuys, California and rented a small apartment, later, they would be signed to Capricorn. During the early 90's, the band released 3 independent albums on there own independent record label, What Have You?, they were Dammit!, Hydroponic, and Unity. In 1992, Doug "SA" Martinez was asked to join and became a member of the band. In 1991, Jim left and was replaced by Tim Mahoney. The band thought it was a funny name at the time, so they called themselves "311". The band gotten its name from the omaha police code "311", which stands for public exposer. The band originally consisted of Nick Hexum, Jim Waterson, Aaron Wills, or "P-Nut", and Chad Sexton. I must restate that I love this band and still listen to all their albums.The band formed in 1988 in Omaha, Nebraska. So it was a mediocre at best effort for me. Universal Pulse was described as quality over quantity but to me it feels like they made an attempt to appease the longtime fan and keep the new ones. Which brings me to their most recent effort. This makes Uplfter full of songs suited for pop radio but because they have never really been relavent to mainstream pop or at least not in recent years the songs end up being seen by longtime fans as trying to cater to mainstream and to the pop listener who happens to come across a song as a viable alternative to today's music never realizing or never connecting with the majority of the previous albums. Both albums were made with the live performance as the focus. They were coming off of the last highly successful single Love Song(cover.) I enjoy this album but feel the bands relavence to me beginning to slip away. Don't Tread On Me was a very happy album as far as it's overal tone. This album is notorious fr having a song that sounds like a direct rip off of Flowing. I enjoyed the more rock based sound and the few instances where Nick raps felt appropriate. I did not like this album upon first listen and it has since become my secret #1 311 album. Still enjoy a majority of these songs.Įvolver and Don't Tread On Me. From Chaos felt like the last album to try and keep it vintage 311. Read the lyrics and on a number of songs you can tell there was conflict that brought out the lyrics. Put on a set of headphones and get the newly pressed Soundsystem on your TT. This makes it not better than Transistor but just as great but not for the same reasons. Soundsystem is their best produced and lyrically most mature album. S/T and Transistor hold special places for me because they were my first albums and I was really into their simple yet positive lyrics and the music. I will always wonder what a cleaned up version would sound like. I consider their first two albums to be great efforts and although the production on Grassroots leaves a lot to be desired I love the "raw" (for lack of a better term) sound f it. I had their S/T and Transistor lost touch and reconnected in 2001 with From Chaos. But this is the music that I really identified with. I listen to so much stuff now that in some instances they could be perceived as a guilty pleasure. I used to consider them my favorite modern band. I have moved this band to my Hall of Fame.
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