*There is a secret track before the first song, 'Transistor'. *Outtakes from this album are 'Earth People', 'Clone Me', 'MTA', 'Grifters', 'The Quickening', 'Everything', 'Writer's Block Party', 'Space Funk', 'Old Funk', 'To The Future' and '(White Man) in Hammersmith Palais'. This further explains Nick Hexum's lyric 'this song started as a rant against haters, but that'd be giving into the instigators'. *'Electricity' was originally called 'Fuck the KKK'. *The 11th track 'No Control' has no relation to the Bad Religion song No Control from their 1989 album of the same name. * 'Transistor' was originally intended to be a double-album, but was condensed to 21 tracks on one CD. *'Beautiful Disaster', 'Prisoner', and 'Transistor' were released as singles. *'Fuck the KKK' - Early demo for Electricity *'White Man In Hammersmith Palais' (Strummer) - 3:52 (Appears on '') *'Space Funk' - 2:35 (Available via 311's website) *'Old Funk' - 2:43 (Available via 311's website) # 'Borders' (Sexton Hexum/Martinez) - 2:45 # 'Starshines' (Sexton Hexum/Martinez) - 2:36 # 'Creature Feature' (Wills Martinez) - 2:38 # 'No Control' (Hexum Hexum/Martinez) - 3:09 # 'The Continuous Life' (Sexton Martinez) - 3:30 # 'Jupiter' (Sexton Hexum/Martinez) - 2:45 # 'Inner Light Spectrum' (Sexton/Martinez Martinez) - 3:41 # 'Prisoner' (Hexum Hexum/Martinez) - 2:50 # 'Transistor' (Music: Sexton Lyrics: Hexum/Martinez) - 3:02 'Transistor Intro' - 1:36 ( pregap hidden track).It is the band's most experimental album to date. The album was certified Platinum, having sold over 1 million copies. 'Transistor' is the fourth studio album by 311. Transistor is gold, the anomaly of an aesthetically rich and varied discography.Recorded = February - April 1997, at NRG Studios in Los Angeles, California I could go on to note how SA never sounded better than he does here (Galaxy! The Continuous Life!), the killer riffage of the OPENING hidden track, the ambient spacey sound effects laced throughout which add just the right touch, etc. 4)It's by far their most immersive listening experience, due no doubt to tasteful production that's aged gracefully. The fusion of styles are all expertly played, and nothing sounds forced. 21 tracks, and not one I feel the urge to skip. 2)There's an incredibly cohesive flow on display here. For an album that would end up going triple platinum, this is truly remarkable and impressive. 1)They didn't cash in on the success of Blue by trying to duplicate its sound. The debut Music contains their strongest collection of songs, Grassroots is a band fully and confidently coming into its own, the self-titled a perfect coalescing of their sound, but Transistor deserves special recognition for a number of reasons. I distinctly remember the first time I heard 'Transistor' the lead single on the radio, excitably recognizing it as 311 along with the thought, 'And they sound GOOD.' Nostalgic digressions aside, this is 311's finest artistic hour. I, like most of the world, discovered these guys in the wake of their self-titled smash, so this was the first new album to come along when the fandom was red hot.

Und sie können was auf ihren Instrumenten. Man hört den Jungs an, dass sie Spass an ihrer Musik haben.ĭa wirkt nichts gekünstelt, poliert oder gezwungen. Mal kommen sie eher fröhlich-rockig daher, dann bringen sie aber wieder relaxte Reggae-Funk-Soul-Songs, manchmal sogar leicht angejazzt, doch immer reizvoll und mit Überraschungs-Momenten. Und etwa so abwechselungsreich geht es auf dem Rest des Albums auch weiter. Gefolgt von 'Beautiful Disaster', welches harten Rock mit tollen Melodien, Reggae und Pop verbindet, daran schliesst sich mit 'Inner Light Spectrum' ein langsames Soul-Reggae-Stück an, was etwas Kiffer-Romantik ausstrahlt.ĭann geht es bei 'Electricity', 'What Was I Thinking' und 'The Continuous Life' wieder etwas rockiger weiter, mit schönen melodischen Vocals, aber auch Rap-Parts, und dann mit 'Use Of Time' ist wieder relaxte gechillte Atmosphäre angesagt. Weiter geht es mit 'Prisoner', einem äusserst melodischen Reggae-Rock-Song, so schön, dass ich nur noch vor Freude grinsen und nicht mehr stillsitzen kann.ĭann kommt mit 'Galaxy' ein ziemliches Hardcore-Brett mit Rap-Gesang, Los geht es beim Titeltrack mit harten Gitarrenrhythmen, wozu dann die beiden Sänger/Rapper im Duett losträllern, dass einem die Tränen kommen. Diese Platte ist echt ein Meisterwerk des Crossover.

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