![]() ![]() Which goes to show you, Transistor is pretty much hit and miss. You might find yourself hitting the fast-forward button to get to much better songs like the trippy What Was I Thinking or the roller-coaster groove of The Continuous Life. Where Transistor challenged even longtime fans, the self-titled album is peak 311, capturing the band at its chillest ('All Mixed Up'), broest ('Hive'), cringiest ('Guns Are for Pussies') and. Drowsy tracks like Inner Light Spectrum and Use of Time would work better as lullabies than as reggae songs. 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. What worked in the past for the group is partially forgotten, and some songs feel forced. Between Music and Transistor, I pick Music with a more open funky sound. Some songs sound as if 311 is trying too hard other songs, not enough. So instead of going back to their roots, the band tries to climb the tree of versatility and almost falls off a branch. ![]() SALT EIGHT ARMS TO HOLD YOU MINTY FRESH/OUTPOST/GEFFEN CD NEUr> 1 TRANSISTOR 311 TRANSISTOR. The album saw a change in musical style as fewer songs feature rapping in comparison to the bands previous albums. CHICAGO, IL House of Blues 311 performing the ’Transistor. 311s 1997 headlining tour in support of the Transistor album drew an average of 10,000 people per night in the US. You might get the impression that 311 made better music when they weren't trying to be "artists." On their three previous albums and 1994's Music, especially, 311 simply let their rhythm flow. BY BRADLEY BAMBARGER If you write songs for the audience. 311 announced a 27-date fall tour that will wrap with special full-album shows in New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles. In trying to bring their music to the next level, Transistor takes a step back. During the course of the album, 311 plays around with turntables, switchboards and different outer space effects. With Transistor, their fourth album, 311 attempts to be artistic by going into the studio and toying with many different sounds. ![]()
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