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Taking the name from the local police code for indecent exposure, the Alternative-Rock band 311 was formed in Omaha, Nebraska USA, in 1990 by five long-time friends: lead singer + guitarist Nick Hexum, guitarist Tim Mahoney, bass player P-Nut real name Aaron Wills, turntablist + rappers SA Douglas Martinez and drummer Chad Sexton.

Over the next two years the group released three independent albums on their own label, What Have You Records: "Dammit", "Hydroponic" and "Unity". With these records and their solid live show, the band quickly established a following in the Midwest and then set out for the West Coast.

311 then relocated to Los Angeles, where they signed with Capricorn Records who issued their major-label debut, "Music", in February 1993; the record was an infectious mix of Funk Metal and Hip-Hop and although it failed to chart, generated the Modern Rock top 30 hit "Do You Right".

They followed it up a year later with "Grassroots"; soon after they set out on tour to support the album which climbed into the top 10 of The Billboard Heatseekers list.

311 delivered their self-titled CD, known as the 'Blue Album', in July 1995; it entered The Billboard Top 200 chart at #12, spawning "Down", which rose to the #1 spot on The Modern Rock chart, "All Mixed Up", which hit the top 5 on the same chart and the Modern Rock top 30 single "Don't Stay Home". The 'Blue Album', eventually went on to sell 3 million copies worldwide.

The band's popularity continued to grow, leading to The Billboard 200 #4 album, "Transistor"; the record, released in August 1997, included three Modern Rock hits: "Beautiful Disaster", "Prisoner" and the title-track, the latter of which reached the #14 position.
After an exhaustive international tour supporting "Transistor", the group released a collection of live recordings simply entitled "Live".

In October 1999, 311 released its fifth Capricorn studio-album, "Soundsystem", which shot to #9 on The Billboard 200; the main single, "Come Original", peaked at #6 on The Modern Rock chart and was followed by a second alt-Rock radio top 20 hit single, "Flowing".

2001 saw the band back in the studio to record "From Chaos" which was issued that summer on Volcano Records; the CD debuted at #10 on The Billboard 200 Albums chart spawning no less than three Modern Rock top 20 hit singles including the #7 "You Wouldn't Believe", "I'll Be Here Awhile" and "Amber".

The quintet returned two years later with their seventh studio effort, "Evolver", which peaked at #7 on The Billboard 200, generating the Modern Rock top 3 smash "Creatures (For A While)" and a further Modern Rock top 40 hit, "Beyond The Gray Sky".

In early 2004 the group was asked by Adam Sandler to contribute a song to his movie "50 First Dates"; 311 recorded and released the cover of The Cure's "Love Song"; the track smashed into The Modern Rock chart at #1.
In March the band performed a 5-hour concert in New Orleans, the entire show was filmed and recorded and ultimately released as a special 2-DVD set; "3-11 Day Live In New Orleans" included 64 songs plus a behind the scenes look at the band and their fans; the DVD is now certified platinum.

The compilation album "Greatest Hits '93-'03", which appeared in June 2004, celebrated 311's decade-long recording history; the set rose to #7 on The Billboard Top 200 chart and included two previously unreleased tracks, "How Do You Feel?" and the Modern Rock radio top 20 hit "First Straw".

In August 2005, 311 released its eighth studio album, "Don't Tread On Me"; the Volcano/Jive set crested at #5 on The Billboard Top 200 while the title-track fell just one position short of #1 on The Modern Rock chart and the second single, "Speak Easy", charmed its way into a respectable berth just outside the top 20.

In late 2008, the group returned to the Hive Studio in California to work on studio album number nine with legendary producer Bob Rock. The result, "Uplifter", was an album that crept into the top 3 on The Billboard 200 upon its June 2009 release; the lead single, "Hey You", shot to #3 on The Modern Rock chart and its follow-up, "It's Alright", reached #16.

"Universal Pulse", 311's new album, will be released on July 19, 2011. The disc's first single is called "Sunset In July".

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Music

(1993)

1. Welcome
2. Freak Out
3. Visit
4. Paradise
5. Unity
6. Hydroponic
7. My Stoney Baby
8. Nix Hex
9. Plain
10. Feels So Good
11. Do You Right
12. Fat Chance

 

Grassroots

(1994)

1. Homebrew
2. Lucky
3. Nutsymtom
4. 8:16 A.M.
5. Omaha Stylee
6. Applied Science
7. Taiyed
8. Silver
9. Grassroots
10. Salsa
11. Lose
12. Six
13. Offbeat Bare Ass
14. 1, 2, 3

 

311

(1995)

1. Down
2. Random
3. Jackolantern's Weather
4. All Mixed Up
5. Hive
6. Guns (Are For Pussies)
7. Misdirected Hostility
8. Purpose
9. Loco
10. Brodels
11. Don't Stay Home
12. DLMD
13. Sweet
14. T & P Combo

 

Transistor

(1997)

1. Transistor
2. Prisoner
3. Galaxy
4. Beautiful Disaster
5. Inner Light Spectrum
6. Electricity
7. What Was I Thinking?
8. Jupiter
9. Use Of Time
10. The Continuous Life
11. No Control
12. Running
13. Color
14. Light Years
15. Creature Feature
16. Tune In
17. Rub A Dub
18. Starshines
19. Strangers
20. Borders
21. Stealing Happy Hours

 

Soundsystem

(1999)

1. Freeze Time
2. Come Original
3. Large In The Margin
4. Flowing
5. Can't Fade Me
6. Life's Not A Race
7. Strong All Along
8. Sever
9. Eons
10. Evolution
11. Leaving Babylon
12. Mindspin
13. Livin' And Rockin'

 

From Chaos

(2001)

1. You Get Worked
2. Sick Tight
3. You Wouldn't Believe
4. Full Ride
5. From Chaos
6. I Told Myself
7. Champagne
8. Hostile Apostle
9. Wake Your Mind Up
10. Amber
11. Uncalm
12. I'll Be Here Awhile

 

Evolver

(2003)

1. Creatures (For A While)
2. Reconsider Everything
3. Crack The Code
4. Same Mistake Twice
5. Beyond The Gray Sky
6. Seems Uncertain
7. Still Dreaming
8. Give Me A Call
9. Don't Dwell
10. Other Side Of Things
11. Sometimes Jacks Rule The Realm

 

50 First Dates
[soundtrack]

(2004)

INCLUDES:

- Love Song

 

Greatest Hits '93-'03

(2004)

1. Down
2. Flowing
3. All Mixed Up
4. Amber
5. Come Original
6. Beautiful Disaster
7. Creatures (For A While)
8. Do You Right
9. I'll Be Here Awhile
10. You Wouldn't Believe
11. Transistor
12. Don't Stay Home
13. Homebrew
14. Beyond The Gray Sky
15. Love Song
16. How Do You Feel? [NEW TRACK]
17. First Straw [NEW TRACK]

 

Don't Tread On Me

(2005)

1. Don't Tread On Me
2. Thank Your Lucky Stars
3. Frolic Room
4. Speak Easy
5. Solar Flare
6. Waiting
7. Long For The Flowers
8. Getting Through To Her
9. Whiskey And Wine
10. It's Getting OK Now
11. There's Always An Excuse

 

Uplifter

(2009)

Tracklisting posted on 311.com

1. Hey You
2. It's Alright
3. Mix It Up
4. Golden Sunlight
5. India Ink
6. Daisy Cutter
7. Too Much Too Fast
8. Never Ending Summer
9. Two Drops In The Ocean
10. Something Out Of Nothing
11. Jackpot
12. My Heart Sings

 

Universal Pulse

(2011)

INCLUDES: Sunset In July

 

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