A stylistic improvement over its predecessor, Grassroots presents a more focused and inventive 311, evenly balancing the band's ap-metal intensity with eggae vibrations, Grateful Dead-like jams, and hallucinogenic ambience. Perhaps one of the 1994's most underrated releases, Grassroots artistically ignores corporate ock's temptations of conformity, which consequently threaten the possibility of mainstream airplay. Despite suffering from relative obscurity, 311's sophomoric effort remains an invigorating listen, and its multi-tempo compositions flow together remarkably from the grinding guitar assault of "Homebrew" through the laid-back Caribbean groove of "1,2,3." In addition, Nick Hexum's and S.A. Martinez' potent alteration between ap and melodic vocals represents a polished development over Music's comparatively inferior efforts. While Grassroots lacks any hit-worthy singles, it does offer plenty of highlights including the rhythmically eclectic "Omaha Stylee," the desirous sing-along "8:16 A.M.," and funky hip-hop/ock hybrid "Applied Science." The album's remaining tracks prove equally essential as they individually piece together the Grassroots puzzle, which combined provides a splendid overview of 311's signature diversity. Unfortunately, the overall muddy production undermines P-Nut's bass wizardry and transforms Chad Sexton's drumkit into an assemblage of garbage cans and cardboard boxes. Despite the less-refined outturn, Grassroots remains 311's finest moment artistically, and listeners of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sublime, and Rage Against the Machine will find this CD an indispensable addition to their music collections.
It seems as though thing have begun to look up for me and mine. The wife has a job interview, I have a job prospect that should contact me within the next 24 hours, not a bad start. Good to know that there is something out there for people who want to work and even though its not a definite I feel like this tremendous weight has been lifted. A relief for sure and to keep things positive I submi...
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"311":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/311_%28band%29 .....rarely will you ever find a band that people are so passionate about loving/hating. I personally like the band, but I go on spells of 6 months to a year that I can not hear their music. I don't know what it is....P-nut, Chad Sexton, & Tim Mahoney are all good musicians. They really put on a great live show, but something about their musi...
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So some of you, probably only Mr. Mike the Knife, pinkertonwasbetter and Charley Rogulewski at the moment, may be getting added trust mogger email notes from Mog, now and in the future. There's a plug/app. (I'm not computer savvy enough to know which, but I think it's a plugin) called socialbrowse going around the intarwebz right now, that I'm using to share your wonderful music stuffs, but it...
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It started with pop music. Those annoying, catchy songs everyone has heard that cling to the inside of your cranium like crazy glue. For those of you who do not radio, I hope you never know this type of torture. Growing up in my teens, I latched onto the idea that if a song was super pop-y and catchy, I would not like it - you all know the whole teenage rebellion ways. This is why I initial...
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| 1 Homebrew |
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| 2 Lucky |
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| 3 Nutsymtom |
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| 4 8:16 A.M. |
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| 5 Omaha Stylee |
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| 6 Applied Science |
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| 7 Taiyed |
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| 8 Silver |
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| 9 Grassroots |
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| 10 Salsa |
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| 11 Lose |
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| 12 Six |
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| 13 Offbeat Bare Ass |
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| 14 1, 2, 3 |
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