![]() ![]() 311, at one point, may have dabbled in Chili-Pepperish style way back before "Music" even came out but that is just adolescent worshipping of some form. Wow.You don't know anything about good music huh? Aidin, Aidin, buddy, pal.time to let the hair down, if you have some left that is. If you know 311 for their albums "Grassroots" or the blue album, you might want to borrow it first or wait to hear the next single.ĪLBUM OVERALL ::: 20 stars, out of 10. Get up and go get it now, it will not disappoint. True 311 fans as well as people who know 311 for "Amber","I'll Be Here Awhile","Come Original", and/or "You Wouldn't Believe", pick this album up. Beautiful, melodic ending to 311's most beautiful and melodic album yet. ![]() And just when you think its over, it kicks back in with a great chorus and some cool electric guitar solos. Kicks into a beautiful acoustic song with great arrangement and melody. Starts out quietly, just Nick singing and a guitar. This song starts one way, and slowly (but surely) evolves. "Sometimes Jacks Rule the Realm" : This song embodies the title of the album, "Evolver". Essential to this album, because without it, "Creatures" would be really out of place because, generally, the rest of the album is kinda 'happy'/soft. The chorus is melodic and pretty catchy, while the verses are rapped, first by SA and then by Hexum. Probably the only song on the album that could be considered rap-rock, but its barely that. "Other Side of Things" : The heaviest song on the album besides "Creatures". Starts out with a rippin' bass-line from p-nut, turns into a great, fun, bouncy song. Thats my only gripe about this song, its pretty short. "Dont Dwell" : i love this song so much that i wish it were a few minutes longer. This song grew on me and became a favorite. "Give Me a Call" : this song just feels good. Good song, but not one my favorites on the album. "Still Dreaming" : rocker, for some reason reminds me of older 311, like from transistor or soundsystem. hard to grasp the first few listens, but it'll grow on you, and you'll be singing along before you know it. "Seems uncertain" : soft, melodic, acoustic song. Probably the most beautiful, meaningful 311 song to date. Beautiful, melodic, meaningful, and very personal to Nick Hexum himself, as it is about his best high school friend, who committed suicide in 2002. Still, after hearing the song a hundred times. After the first chorus, i have tingles running up and down my spine for the rest of the song. I disagree and say its the exact opposite, it couldn't be a more positive, uplifting song. Some people diss it saying its too depressing, as the subject of the song is suicide. "Beyond the Gray Sky" : Seems to be the song getting the most attention off this album. Some people may like it as it resembles music by "the Clash". "Same Mistake Twice" : straight-forward rocker, probably the most forgettable song on the album, although it's still good. Great song, likely to be a favorite if you get this album. "crack the code" being a metaphor for finding someone who's got you figured out (or "cracked your code"). "Crack the Code" : reggae-flavored love song, without being cheesy. ![]() "Reconsider Everything" : straight up rocker, with some great guitar and a great message telling people to think for themselves. Most energetic rockin' song i've heard from ANY band in a long time. A little misleading, as this is probably the heaviest song on the album. "Creatures(for a while)" : first single, great opener for the album. Producer Ron Saint Germain (Creed, Living Colour) has obviously taken significant strides in shaking the band up. The members of 311 still aspire to be half-as-clever as the Red Hot Chili Peppers, but finally seem satisfied in their on skin on tracks such as "Creatures (For a While)" and the emotional "Beyond the Gray Sky." The psychedelic experiment "Seem Uncertain," meanwhile, merely lives up to its title. ![]() The aggressive Woody Woodpecker-style lyrical play and needling funk core of career lows, 1997's Transistor and 1999's Soundsystem, are toned down, replaced by a more sophisticated sound that stretches the group's well-trounced reggae-rap-rock template to include wisps of electronica and soul. But since this Omaha, Nebraska band went through so many significant changes leading up to the release of its seventh studio album, at least it's a logical move. It takes some nerve nicking an album title from the Beatles, even in a slightly modified state. ![]()
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