On this album, their third major label release, they decided to keep it simple and straight-forward with their sound. When they harmonize there is a sense that they were meant to sing together - their voices match up perfectly. Both Nick and SA can rap better than I've ever heard, and they can both sing beautiful melodies. 311 consists of Nick Hexum (vocals, plays 2nd guitar on some songs), Chad Sexton (one of the world's best drummers), SA (the first and best DJ in a rock band, and he also does awesome vocals, trading off with Nick in most songs), P-Nut (one of the best bass players in any rock band ever - Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers listens to him for inspiration), Tim Mahoney (fantastic guitarist, is unlimited in the styles he can play). It is a must have for any 311 fan, old or new.ģ11 is in my opinion the overall most talented band on earth. Overall, as a 311 fan, I am giving the Blue Album 5 stars because I think it is an important piece to the 311 puzzle.
Songs like Purpose, Sweet and All Mixed Up are melodic gems. Yes, there is rapping by both Nick and S.A., but its not ALL rap. If you like rock, then you'll like this CD. I think they did on this CD and I think they do on almost everything they do. 311 has always been one to create something new, try something different, take a chance. I don't get how some people can say that 311 always sounds the same. However, this is not necessarily their style that they use for every CD.
The rap/rock style shines through in this CD. If you are interested in hearing 311, this is an essential to get. I'll suggest that you don't listen to those types of people. I don't really see the point writing a review for an album that is by a band you know you don't like. If you read through most of the reviews on here for this album, you will see that most of the more negative reviews are by people that don't like 311 period, not just THIS album. And when the blend of styles is perfectly balanced-as it is on the put-down of angst-ridden alterna-rockers, "Misdirected Hostility"-311 really do sound as unique as advertised. Nut's rocksteady bass lines), melodies ("All Mixed Up," for instance, incorporates the flow of Tenor Saw's smash, "Ring The Alarm") and lyrics (dancehall cliches can be found on nearly every track), without giving in wholly to the island vibe.
Their metallic reggae freely appropriates riddims (by way of P. Yet they're also aware that these long-standing hip-hop methods are wearing thin-"I use a simile lightly cause that s**t's played/The common way most rhymes are made," they say on "Jackolantern's Weather"-and that a new way to check the rhyme is required.So 311 turn to the sounds of Jamaica to lift themselves above the common ground. They boast of their skills ("We are self-made, check the technique") and unusual backgrounds ("Me a rude boy from Omaha, Nebraska"), while running their list of name-checks the width of pop culture's canvas (Walter Middy, Son Of Sam, Edie Brickell's "What I Am," among others). They combine varied genre-happy grooves with messages that owe little to hip-hop's urban wail, and everything to a comfortable middle-class upbringing.It's apparent that the band's two vocalists/lyricists, Nicholas Hexum and SA Martinez, have learned their rap aesthetic lessons well. On their self-titled, third album, this Omaha-bred, Los Angeles-based quintet flash their well-rehearsed rock and roll b-boy stance, bypassing both the punk-funk glam of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and the agit-rap railings of Rage Against The Machine. All lyrics written by Nicholas Hexum and SA Martinez except "Purpose," "Loco" and "Don't Stay Home" (Nicholas Hexum).311 is what happens when a group of Midwestern youths discover funk, rap and reggae, add it to their acknowledged first love, punk-fueled metal, and blend it all together in a musical Cuisinart. Nut (bass) Chad Sexton (drums, percussion).Engineers: Ron Saint Germain, Scott Ralston.All music written by members of 311. Description : 311: Nicholas Hexum (vocals, guitar) Count SA Martinez (vocals, scratches) Timothy J.
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