Don't Tread on Me (album)
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- This article is about the 311 album. For the song by Metallica, see the article on their self-titled album. "Don't Tread On Me" was also a legend on the first flag of the Marines of the Continental Navy.
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| Studio album by 311 | ||
| Released | August 16, 2005 | |
| Recorded | February - May 2005 at The Hive in North Hollywood, California | |
| Genre | Alternative rock | |
| Length | 37:27 | |
| Label | Volcano Records | |
| Producer(s) | Ron Saint Germain, 311 |
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| Greatest Hits '93-'03 (2004) |
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Don't Tread On Me is the eighth studio album by 311, which was released on August 16, 2005. The first single, "Don't Tread On Me", was released to radio on July 26, 2005. It peaked at #2 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks and #1 on the R&R Panel Alternative chart. The second single, "Speak Easy", was released on November 22, 2005 and a third "Frolic Room," was released on June 13, 2006. Despite the success of the leadoff single, the album failed to receive an RIAA certification.
The third 311 album recorded in 311's recording studio The Hive in North Hollywood, California.
[edit] Track listing
- "Don't Tread On Me" – 3:07
- "Thank Your Lucky Stars" – 3:24
- "Frolic Room" – 3:34
- "Speak Easy" – 3:26
- "Solar Flare" – 3:11
- "Waiting" – 3:17
- "Long For the Flowers" – 2:49
- "Getting Through to Her" – 3:24
- "Whiskey & Wine" – 2:59
- "It's Getting OK Now" – 3:04
- "There's Always An Excuse" – 5:07
[edit] Miscellanea
- Outtakes from the album include: "Little Brother", "Take My Money", "Stealing My Girl", "Wandering Around", "Into the Flame", & "Go".
- The song "Long For The Flowers" is a re-working of an outtake from the 1997 album "Transistor". The original song was called "Grifters".
- The song "Little Brother" is an outtake that didn't make the album, but has been released on iTunes.
- The song "Frolic Room" is named for lead singer Nick Hexum's favorite Los Angeles bar. This song is not the first time he mentions the Frolic Room; it first comes up in "Guns (are for pussies)" on 311 ("Hollywood Boulevard barfly Frolic Room"), then again in lyrics to "Livin' and Rockin'", the final track on 1999's "Soundsystem" ("with whiskey soaked Frolic Room tobacco mouth"). S.A. Martinez called the song "an insurance policy (for 311) to reserve a slot on their juke for eternity." [1]
- "Speak Easy" was inspired by the studies of Wilhelm Reich. [2]
- "Getting Through to Her" is a song about a man trying to make a connection with a girl who suffered from sexual abuse as a child. [3]
- "Solar Flare" is three minutes and 11 seconds long, and the only song with "rap" in the album.
- The album artwork was designed by "Studio Number One."
[edit] History
- Don't Tread On Me is the original battle cry of the colonists of the Revolutionary War. It has been adopted most recently by the men of the U.S. Soccer team.
