Grassroots (album)

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Grassroots
Grassroots cover
Studio album by 311
Released July 12, 1994
Recorded Mad Hatter, 1993
Genre Alternative Rock
Funkcore
Rapcore
Length 45:12
Label Capricorn Records
Producer Eddie Offord,
311
Professional reviews
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

  1. "Homebrew" (Hexum, Mahoney, Martinez, Sexton, Wills) – 3:04
  2. "Lucky" (Hexum, Martinez, Sexton) – 2:50
  3. "Nutsymptom" (Hexum, Mahoney, Martinez, Sexton, Wills) – 3:02
  4. "8:16 A.M." (Hexum) – 3:43
  5. "Omaha Stylee" (Hexum, Martinez) – 4:15
  6. "Applied Science" (Hexum, Martinez, Sexton) – 2:44
  7. "Taiyed" (Mahoney, Martinez, Wills) – 1:50
  8. "Silver" (Hexum, Mahoney, Martinez, Sexton) – 2:47
  9. "Grassroots" (Hexum, Sexton) – 4:13
  10. "Salsa" (Hexum, Mahoney, Martinez, Sexton) – 2:28
  11. "Lose" (Hexum) – 4:17
  12. "Six" (Hexum, Martinez, Sexton) – 3:16
  13. "Offbeat Bare Ass" (Hexum, Martinez, Sexton, Wills) – 3:44
  14. "1, 2, 3" (Hexum, Sexton) – 2:59

[edit] Miscellanea

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  • 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 à la plage parce que la guignol est chouette!', translates to 'I go to the beach because the puppet show is cool!'
  • 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.
  • Professional Wrestler Chris Sabin uses a watered down version instrumental of the track "Offbeat Bare Ass" as his official entrance theme music.

[edit] Personnel

[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
1994 Heatseekers 8
1994 The Billboard 200 193
v • d • e
311
Nick Hexum · S. A. Martinez · Tim Mahoney · P-Nut · Chad Sexton
Studio albums
Dammit! · Unity · Hydroponic · Music · Grassroots · 311 · Transistor · Soundsystem · From Chaos · Evolver · Don't Tread on Me
Live and Compilation albums
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
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