Life's Not A Race - 311's take on Greatful Dead, Life's Not A Race encompasses everything for the average 311 fan. 5/5Ĭan't Fade Me - A good song to cruise to, 311 pumps the crowd up and speaks about their positive influence in the music biz. This song got me hooked onto 311 and it will for you. The chorus is hard and heavy, nothing better, and Chad's drumming and the vocals are real standouts. 3/5įlowing - Another classic 311 track, features a very cool effect at the beginning and delves into a mid-tempo stomp. Large in the Margin - Another sci-fi/technology related song, the song starts out with a derative riff with Nick's signature vocals and goes back and forth between a funkified chorus and a descending bridge. Don't forget the breakdown with the Hawaiian guitar effect at the end! 4.5/5 Come Original is a lot of fun to listen to, with its mixture of rock distortion, rap beats, and great bass from P-Nut. 4/5Ĭome Original - One of the two big singles off the album, this is 311 name-calling the music community for its originality or calling out those that lack it. This song's pure driving element and energy makes it a great opener to the album, and the lyrics carry over some of the sci-fi elements from the previous album. Here's a song-by-song review of "Soundsystem".įreeze Time - Riff-rock starts off the album, not that thats a bad thing. 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. 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. 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.
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