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311: Soundsystem (2 LP's) - Vinyl Album
- Item Number
- 189
- Estimated Value
- 30 USD
- Opening Bid
- 10 USD
Item Description
311: Soundsystem (2 LP's) - Vinyl Album
311 have been called a lot of things -- primarily some variation of either funk metal, rap-metal, or ska-metal -- but they don't fit neatly into any of these particular subgenres. They borrow from all three styles, plus reggae and new wave, creating their own skatepunk sound that vaguely recalls such contemporaries as Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beastie Boys, No Doubt, and Sublime, but never quite sounds exactly like them. Part of that is due to the vocal interplay of singer Nick Hexum and rapper S.A.; their interchanges are unique among skatepunk.
Fresh off the somewhat disappointing experimental double album "Transistor", 311's "Soundsystem", released in 1999, features all of the band's strong suits: the deliciously distorted riffs of Tim, the weaving bass of P-Nut, the rolling piccolo drum snare of Chad, and the extremely talented harmonizing duo of Nick and SA. Having learned their lesson of reaching too far and trying to do too much on "Transistor", "Soundsystem" was a step back to basics for the band, and for its worth, a step in the right direction. 311 would eventually fulfill their creative vision with "From Chaos", but this solid album is a great stepping stone between the pure rock-rap of the Blue Album and the summer-influenced jams of "From Chaos" and certainly holds its own with several songs that would become classics.
Item Special Note
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