He is credited with writing or co-writing nine tracks on the album, and his percussion and production is one of the many aspects that gives 311 their distinct sound. “Jupiter” contains the very literal, yet affective lyrics: “Sometimes the only thing that saves you/Think of bad things luck never gave you/And although your true love has just left you/Well, at least your mother kept you/Yes she did.” The song also features the head-nodding snare drum of Chad Sexton, one of the best drummers in the business. 'I couldn't get away from the lyrics in my head. They made the music they wanted to make, and if fans were with it or against it, so be it. CD Tracks showing an increase in detections over the previous week, regardless of chart movement.
311 had already made it, and used that opportunity to make their own Sgt. Transistor Lyrics by 311 from the Ska Trax: New Generation album - including song video, artist biography, translations and more: If you want more beats for. At that time, radio and MTV were kings, and if you didn’t have airplay there, you would never make it. These are the songs that many bands create and never release because of timidness. Soundsystem Omaha Sessions Album-1998 Omaha Sessions Transistor Album-1997 Transistor 311 Blue Album. The eerie “Light Years” and “Creature Feature”, the finger-plucking of bassist Aaron “P-Nut” Wills on “What Was I Thinking?”, or maybe just listening to the absolute mind-numbing guitar solo of guitarist Tim Mahoney on “Use Of Time”. It’s the deep cuts that you play over and over again, trying to catch the meaning. This song showed another side of the band and was perhaps the catalyst for the odd, dark, and mysterious lyricism found throughout the rest of the album.īut the singles aren’t what make Transistor great. Dont get me wrong 311 is always good at rapping lyrics.
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The honest song written by lead singer Nick Hexum is full of heavy riffs, dueling guitar solos, and, at the time, their heaviest lyrics, at least on a single. The first thing the 311 listener will notice upon first listen is the greatly reduced usage of rapping. However, the third single, “Beautiful Disaster”, with one of the most recognizable intros of any song, may be 311’s greatest hit to date.
The opening titular track, which would also be their lead single, did well on radio, and the video received MTV airplay (as did “Prisoner”).
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