Grassroots (album)
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Grassroots | ||
Studio album by 311 | ||
Released | July 12, 1994 | |
Recorded | Mad Hatter, 1993 | |
Genre | Alternative Rock Funkcore |
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Length | 45:12 | |
Label | Capricorn Records | |
Producer(s) | Eddie Offord, 311 |
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Professional reviews | ||
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311 chronology | ||
Music (1993) |
Grassroots (1994) |
311 (1995) |
Grassroots is a critically acclaimed album by 311, released on July 12, 1994 (see 1994 in music). The album was certified Gold in 1999, having sold over 500,000 copies.[1]
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- "Homebrew" (Hexum, Mahoney, Martinez, Sexton, Wills) – 3:04
- "Lucky" (Hexum, Martinez, Sexton) – 2:50
- "Nutsymptom" (Hexum, Mahoney, Martinez, Sexton, Wills) – 3:02
- "8:16 A.M." (Hexum) – 3:43
- "Omaha Stylee" (Hexum, Martinez) – 4:15
- "Applied Science" (Hexum, Martinez, Sexton) – 2:44
- "Taiyed" (Mahoney, Martinez, Wills) – 1:50
- "Silver" (Hexum, Mahoney, Martinez, Sexton) – 2:47
- "Grassroots" (Hexum, Sexton) – 4:13
- "Salsa" (Hexum, Mahoney, Martinez, Sexton) – 2:28
- "Lose" (Hexum) – 4:17
- "Six" (Hexum, Martinez, Sexton) – 3:16
- "Offbeat Bare Ass" (Hexum, Martinez, Sexton, Wills) – 3:44
- "1,2,3" (Hexum, Sexton) – 2:59
[edit] Miscellanea
- Recorded in the living room of the Van Nuys, California house the band was living in.
- In the opening of "Silver" Nick Hexum can be heard asking his German Shepherd Bobby to stop barking.
- The phrase "stranger flowers" in "8:16AM" is a reference to the Jack Kerouac book On the Road.
- The French lyrics in "Salsa", 'Je vais a plage parce que la guignol est chouette!', translates to 'I go to the beach because the puppet show is grand!'
- Capricorn did not like the original album cover with the band's logo and album title placed at the bottom of the cover art. It was their opinion that people flipping through CD-store racks would not see the logo and title, and potential sales would therefore be lost. A second version of the cover placed an oversized logo and title in the middle of the picture. A third version was eventually released with the logo and title returning to their original size and placed at the top of the cover art.
[edit] Personnel
- Nicholas Hexum - rhythm guitar, vocals
- Tim Mahoney - guitar
- S.A. Martinez - turntables, vocals
- P-Nut - bass
- Chad Sexton - percussion, drums
[edit] Production
- Producers: Eddie Offord, 311
- Engineers: Eddie Offord, Scott Ralston, 311
- Mixing: Chris Offord
- Mastering: Chris Bellman
- Programming: Nick Hexum, Chad Sexton
- Photography: Darin Back
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
Year | Chart | Position |
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1994 | Heatseekers | 8 |
1994 | The Billboard 200 | 193 |
311 |
Nick Hexum | SA Martinez | Tim Mahoney | P-Nut | Chad Sexton |
Discography |
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Studio albums: Dammit! | Unity | Hydroponic | Music | Grassroots | 311 | Transistor | Soundsystem | From Chaos | Evolver | Don't Tread on Me |
Live and Compilation albums: Downstairs EP | Omaha Sessions | Live! | Greatest Hits '93-'03 |
Singles: Freak Out | Do You Right | Feels So Good | Homebrew | Lucky | 8:16 A.M. | Don't Stay Home | Down | All Mixed Up | Transistor | Prisoner | Beautiful Disaster | Come Original | Flowing | Large in the Margin | You Wouldn't Believe | I'll Be Here Awhile | Amber | Creatures (For a While) | Beyond the Gray Sky | Love Song | First Straw | Don't Tread on Me | Speak Easy | Frolic Room |
VHS/DVD: Enlarged to Show Detail | Enlarged to Show Detail 2 | 311 Day: Live in New Orleans |