Music (311 album)

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Music
Studio album by 311
Released March 9, 1993
Recorded December 1992 - January 1993 at Ocean Studios in Burbank, California
Genre Alternative rock
Rapcore
Funkcore
Length 46:15
Label Capricorn Records
Producer Eddy Offord
Professional reviews
311 chronology
Hydroponic
(1992)
Music
(1993)
Grassroots
(1994)

Music was the first (official) studio album by 311 as the previous releases were released independently. It was released on March 9, 1993, and "Do You Right" was released as a single. The album was certified Gold in 1999, having sold over 500,000 copies.[1]

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Welcome" – 2:56
  2. "Freak Out" – 3:48
  3. "Visit" – 3:41
  4. "Paradise" – 5:00
  5. "Unity" – 3:27
  6. "Hydroponic" – 3:54
  7. "My Stoney Baby" – 3:44
  8. "Nix Hex" – 4:08
  9. "Plain" – 2:57
  10. "Feels So Good" – 3:22
  11. "Do You Right" – 4:13
  12. "Fat Chance" – 5:05 (not listed in the Volcano imprint of the album. However, the track remains as a hidden track.)

[edit] Lyrics also used in other 311 albums

  • The lyric "Nod your head to this" in "Plain" is repeated on a Grassroots track, "Applied Science."
  • The lyric "my friend the city pity everywhere the enemy" is heard both on "Visit" and "Paradise."
  • The lyric "trip the shrooms fantastic, shit gets drastic" heard in the intro to "Fat Chance/Fuck the Bullshit", is later repeated on a 311 track, "Loco."

[edit] References to 311 in the songs

  • There is a coda at the end of "Nix Hex" that begins 3:11 into the song.
  • The word "311" in the lyrics "311 is down for the unity" is chanted at exactly 3 minutes 11 seconds into the song of the same name.

[edit] Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1996 Top Heetseekers 37