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Artist: 311Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2005-08-16
Music Label: Volcano
Soundtracks:
- Don't Tread On Me
- Thank Your Lucky Stars
- Frolic Room
- Speak Easy
- Solar Flare
- Waiting
- Long for the Flowers
- Getting Through to Her
- Whiskey & Wine
- It's Getting OK Now
- There's Always an Excuse
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Free Music Review: Don't Tread On 311!
Hit: 5 Stars
311, the multi-platinum selling rock/rap/reggae quintet from Omaha, Nebraska have been around for15 years now and became well known through years of vigurous touring with a grassroots approach of gaining new fans with an amazing live show. In 1995 they realesed their third album, the self titled "311", which became a breakthrough hit a year after it's debut with top modern rock songs such as "Down" and "All Mixed Up". Last year they released "Greatest Hits 93-03", a compilation of songs from 7 official albums. It included the #1 cover of The Cure's "Love Song" and 2 new songs which were a preview of things to come on the next studio effort. "Don't Tread On Me" may be an unoriginal album title, but looks can be decieving. The band has done it once again and released the most unique album of the new millenium.
Long gone are the straight forward rock/rap laced sounds that made them a radio favorite in the 90's. "Solar Flare" the lone hard rockin' rap song on the disc, is what the Rage Against The Machine/Soundgarden fusion should have been, with a mean distorted guitar riff & upfront rap verses from vocalist, SA Martinez, who has stepped up into a larger role in the singing and songwriting of the band as opposed to the last few albums On the opposite end of the spectrum, is the eerie acoustic rock/reggae song, "Whiskey & Wine" with haunting harmonies and a Marley-esque verse from frontman/guitarist Nick Hexum. The track ends on an oddly entertaining note with an aggressive drum solo from the "rhythmatic genius", drummer Chad Sexton. Lead guitarist, Tim Mahoney shines on the fast tempo punk rock stylee of "It's Getting OK Now" which is offset by melodic vocals in the vein of Morrissey.
A personal standout track is "Long For The Flowers", which is a revised version of an unreleased outtake from the 1997 platinum cd, "Transistor". It starts off with a continously crunchy riff which segways into chaotic old school style guitar work in the chorus and breakdown of the song. The title track, which is the first single off the cd, is the standard rock/reggae jam most long time fans have grown acustomed too. It has an impressive head noddin' bassline from the youngest member and bassist, P-Nut. The album closer, "There's An Always Excuse", is one of the most musically experimental songs they have ever written. It starts off with an acoustic guitar which gets louder as the chorus begins then goes into a hard rock breakdown at the half way point which ends abruptly with a bridge including keyboards. The track ends with a soaring guitar solo which is a perfect ending to the disc.
This cd is no doubt the most eclectic mix of different genres of rock that has come out in quite some time. Those in the mood for something refreshing & diverse in the midst of musical mediocrity, have no excuses but to go out and buy this record, spoken.
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Japanese edition includes the bonus track "Little Brother".311?s place in rock ?n? roll history seems secure. Unfortunately, so does its sound. Unlike other funk-inflected acts such as Red Hot Chili Peppers, and even Incubus, 311?s never fully expanded on the promise of its initial musical vision. On Don?t Tread On Me, the band?s eighth studio release, P-Nut and the gang seem intent on mining the same familiar terrain they have since their 1995 self-titled classic. Fans of albums such as 2001?s From Chaos and 2003?s promising Evolver will likely find Tread familiar and perhaps even comforting, but it?s unlikely to invite a new horde of fans as the album often sounds like an imitation of the bands 311 helped inspire in its decade-plus career. There are some nice touches. "Speak Easy," "Waiting" and many of the other tracks evoke images of sandy beaches and warm summer breezes, but none are strong enough to help Don?t Tread On Me stands out from the herd. --Jedd Beaudoin
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