![]() ![]() looks like we are heading for a showdown.” All leading to the notable SA hip-hop verse.Ī track with a familiar 311 sound, “Five of Everything” is well balanced, but not over produced – the sound is full, with vocals sung on top of a heavier, yet crisp guitar rhythms, accompanied by a beefed-up & inconspicuous bass line. oth Starshines and Borders rock hard and raw like material from the Blue Album, Strangers is undeniably funky, Inner Light Spectrum is ambient and. It’s easy to hear that the song is about overcoming a struggle and facing adversity, starting out with, “So you been kicking in the shin… but get up and try again,” the chorus anthem ramps up “I felt that something gonna go down. The album was certified Platinum, having sold over 1 million copies. ![]() Kicking off with distorted, heavier guitar riffs, “Showdown”, the second sampling from Stereolithic also flows with those melodic 311 vocals incorporating a bit of the syncopated skank and bass beat before cranking back up to the rocking choruses. 21 tracks, 63:29 Release Date 1 January 1990 Transistor is the fourth studio album by 311. Lyrically “try not to think too far ahead… the pendulum swings soon enough we could stay on this side instead… But we want to make it rough.” The song reminds listeners that people tend to make their lives harder, to go with the flow. 311’s Nick Hexum describes the track as a “Reggae Rocker” and one of the more melodic songs of the track list. 311s place in todays music landscape largely has them relegated to meme status. The track “Make It Rough” is the third song to be released from the anticipated album. Released 5 August 1997 on Capricorn (catalog no. The release coincides with a celebratory concert appropriately set for 311 Day, Ma(3/11/14). by James Christopher Monger This two-fer from hard-working, rap-rock giants 311 includes the band’s eponymous, 1995 release, which featured the hits Down and All Mixed Up, and eclectic, 1997 follow-up Transistor, which added dub, electro, and soul (with mixed results) to their already potent blend of rap, funk, and rock. The band’s first record to be released under their own 311 Records, Stereolithic features 15 tracks produced by Scotch Ralston, the producer of iconic 311 records Transistor and Soundsystem. In the meantime, they have released two songs this past week with the third and seventh track off their 11th studio album, Stereolithic! 311 is set to drop a new record this Tuesday, March 11. ![]()
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