Word: soundsystems
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...does any other band have a sound that even comes close to their ganjafied funk-rap-rock? And somehow the Nebraska natives manage to keep it all together, infusing their songs with enough melody to bind all the heavy beats and distortion together. That said, their new album Soundsystem doesn't actually break any new ground. It's your trusty old 311, complete with echoing vocal harmonies, staccato snares and spurts of laid back, good-natured rap. There's little innovation beyond the already-extant originality of their sound. Even worse, you won't find a catchy single like "Down...
...large outdoor half-shell for almost two hours. At first, the crowd was psyched and ready to groove, but 311 lost their attention by reserving all of their radio hits for the final twenty minutes. Almost the entire set was devoted to tracks off their upcoming album, Soundsystem, and only the recently released single "Come Original" evoked any response, and only a minimal one at that. The pit was thrashing at first, but after an hour died down to an exhausted gasp. SA Martinez and Nick Hexum bounced around the stage in a vain attempt at reviving the energy...
Other highly recommended suggestions includedspending $5,000 to replace the council's soundsystem and pledging $30,000 to the University as adown payment on a student center...