311 | From Chaos (LP)

Limited vinyl LP pressing. From Chaos is the sixth studio album by the alternative rockers, originally released in 2001. In 2000, before this album was recorded and released they left Capricorn Records and switched to Volcano Entertainment as their permanent label. Singles from this album include "You Wouldn't Believe", "I'll Be Here Awhile", and "Amber". The latter was the most popular single from the album, and it still remains 311's most popular single to date. From Chaos is the first album to ever be recorded in 311's current recording studio The Hive in North Hollywood, California. 311 was formed in 1988. The band's name originates from the police code for indecent exposure in Omaha, Nebraska, after the original guitarist for the band was arrested for streaking.

311: Nicholas Hexum (vocals, guitar, programming); S.A. (vocals); Tim Mahoney (guitar); P-Nut (bass); Chad Sexton (drums, percussion, programming). Producers: Ron Saint Germain, 311. Engineers include: Saint, Alex Rivera, Chad Sexton. In the historical perspective of mainstream rock, Midwesterners 311occupy a place somewhere between rap-rock pioneers like the Red Hot Chili Peppers and the latter-day rap metal of Limp Bizkit, Korn, and the like. FROM CHAOS finds the group still young and hard enough to retain a substantial edge, but experienced enough to have gained a few extra tricks along the way. "You Wouldn't Believe," for instance, features actual singing instead of rapping, while "Sick Tight" works a bit of Alice In Chains flavor into the usual funk-rap-metal mix. That's not to say that the men of 311 have let their music soften; the bulk of FROM CHAOS finds the band employing plenty of the jackhammer riffs, musclebound rap-metal rhythms, and outspoken, anti-authority sentiments that initially defined their sound. It's just that they've been around long enough to have learned how to successfully leaven their attack with a few lean, mean touches that make the heaviness go down more smoothly.

Tracklist

A1        You Get Worked
A2        Sick Tight
A3        You Wouldn't Believe
A4        Full Ride
A5        From Chaos
A6        I Told Myself
B1        Champagne
B2        Hostile Apostle
B3        Wake Your Mind Up
B4        Amber
B5        Uncalm
B6        I'll Be Here Awhile

*Audio and/or tracklist may vary slightly from the vinyl version.

Label: ‎‎‎Legacy Recordings
Rel. Date: 02/10/2017
UPC: 889853097012

• Format Detail: LP
• Genre: Rock
• Format: Vinyl
• Released: 02/10/2017