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Omaha NE, United States (1989 – present)

311 (pronounced “three eleven”) is a band from Omaha, Nebraska. Their musical structure incorporates a variety of musical styles including , , , , , and . Since their self-titled album in 1995, all but one of their albums (the exception being Live) have been in the top 15 of the Billboard 200. Nineteen of their singles have received significant radio airplay since Do You Right in 1993; five of those songs being top 3 hits on Billboard’s Modern Rock Tracks chart.

Early 311 (1989–1994)

In 1990 and 1991, 311 released three records on their own independent record label, What Have You Records. These records, titled Dammit, Hydroponic, and Unity, and alongside their energetic live shows, launched their career in the Midwest, after which they moved out to California in an attempt to be signed onto a major record label.

Their first major CD, Music was released in 1993. The single Do You Right received airplay on modern rock stations and reached #27 on Billboard’s Modern Rock Tracks chart. But the album failed to chart at the time. The following year, they released their second album, Grassroots. Although none of the singles charted, the album reached #8 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart and #193 on the Billboard 200.

Mainstream breakthrough (1995–2000)

In 1995, 311 released what was to be their biggest selling CD, the self-titled 311 (also known as The Blue Album).
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  • spikeyben

    from chaos is rapidly becoming my fave by these guys.

    Tuesday evening

  • bobo9390

    They pretty much released 3 consecutive masterpieces with Transistor, Soundsystem, and From Chaos. This is one of the coolest bands ever.

    11 days ago

  • TSupporter

    Wild Nights!!

    12 days ago

  • fdangerous

    seriously change the main pic back to the one that was up yesterday, this one is wack

    15 days ago

  • MazaroAnonymous

    favorite albums are Transistor, Grassroots, s/t, Soundsystem

    last month

  • vboechat

    OMG WHAT A PLEASURE TO VISIT THIS PAGE. I just downloaded "Universal Pulse", their new disc. I dig it and all.. came here to check out the charts lookin for older stuff.. then suddenly i see "Amber". WOW! I was looking for this music long time. I first listened Amber in a tribute, made by a string quartet - u should check it out. Downloading Amber's disc right away!!

    last month

  • spikeyben

    @force_of_will maybe its the order i heard them in! evolver was the first one that clicked with me, after trying out blue, soundsystem, from chaos and then transistor it just didnt measure upto the others for me. it didnt have a strong opener like creatures or a funky finish like ill be here a while, the guitar sound feels flat and the vocals sound treated with something, or maybe layered and i just didnt get it, i struggle to listen to the album in one go, i honestly find myself getting bored before the end, i dont get that with any of gtheir other releases.

    last month

  • Force_of_Will

    And that is ignoring the mellow, feel good songs like Running, Rub a Dub, Stealing Happy Hours, etc. I don't get how anyone could ever call Transistor of all albums one giant song. I'm not getting all butt hurt over it, I just don't see it at all. Evolver was way, way, way more one dimensional than Transistor.

    last month

  • Force_of_Will

    Spikey, you are seriously the only dude I've ever met who said Transistor left him "feeling meh." Not to suggest you don't have a right to your preferences, but what exactly is meh feeling about songs like Galaxy, Tune In, No Control, etc.? Personally, any time I listen to one of those songs I get pumped up like "FUCK YEAH, TIME TO TAKE ON THE WORLD MOTHERFUCKER!"

    last month

  • lyooonya

    STAY ROCK \Ь/

    last month

  • SuperSpic

    @spikeyben really? Evolver is cool and all but I wouldnt rank it above Transistor.There's a reason why the Pow Wow featured Transistor in its entirety and not Evolver in its entirety. read this review of Transistor,maybe that will help http://consequenceofsound.net/2011/01/dusting-em-off-311-transistor/

    last month

  • spikeyben

    @verbalimaginary i dont hate transistor, i just dont get the love for it that the rest of the fanbase seems to get! the rest of the albums really jump out at me, be it awesome (evolver) or not so awesome (soundsystem), either way they grab me one way or the other, transistor just leaves me feeling a little meh.

    last month

  • Force_of_Will

    Transistor is the tits, no doubt.

    last month

  • AmericanAverage

    @satanistrue2you, Well, they are basically the best band on the face of this earth. Kthxbai

    December 2011

  • VerbalImaginary

    Hating on Transistor is a bad idea.

    December 2011

  • satanistrue2you

    Somebody tell me about this band. I have always been biased torwards them and i am not sure why. Leave me a shout please.

    December 2011

  • sinesterurge

    Only 16 million plays?

    December 2011

  • paulgiunta

    Photographs from the KROQ show : http://prgphotography.com/blog/2011/kroqs-acoustic-christmas-night-1/

    December 2011

  • spikeyben

    alright duder cam down! i get it we obviously aren`t going to see eye to eye about these guys, odd really considering we both like them and are merely disagreeing over individual albums. and i think you might be misunderstanding me, when i call blue lightweight nu metal that is far from being bad, i like nu metal! so thats far from insulting, which i think is how it must have come across for you to get that annoyed about it, but i still just don`t get transistor!

    December 2011

  • Zach216

    Yes I can read and completely understood you called the BLUE album light weight nu-metal and Transistor as just one big giant song. You're an idiot and I don't wanna speak with you anymore. For my own sanity you are on my block list. Just gotta do it, you are just too stupid

    December 2011
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