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ripcityboy said:
I always thought their music was just so appealing.... almost like a breath of fresh air. They had the rock influence. They had the ska influence. They had the MC and the straight up rock singer. That is why I still think it's fresh. Same as Sublime. Was there even a band that just AGED so well as Sublime? It's a mixture of everything that is good about rock n' roll. You see so many bands go hard for one type of sound because they don't want to pigeon holed or ripped apart by fans or critcs for "god knows what." It's like my friend said about the Cars once..... "Man. Don't you just like feeling GOOD sometimes." That's what 311 is. They may you feel good by wearing their influences on their sleeves. It's just so much fun.

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Their positivity is def one of their best traits. I can understand why some bands mellow out over time. Yup, the mix of styles just makes them all around fun to listen to.

And as a drummer myself, I put Chad Sexton up there with the best of them.
 
fryed247 said:
Their positivity is def one of their best traits. I can understand why some bands mellow out over time. Yup, the mix of styles just makes them all around fun to listen to.

And as a drummer myself, I put Chad Sexton up there with the best of them.
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It's the snare man. His snare drum may be the best in the business. Along with Dan Peter's from Mudhoney. Drummers always try to bowl you over with the bass drum. Fucking ridiculous. Nothing more hypnotic than a great tight tuned snare drum. Funny what you pick over after years of listening to records.
 
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ripcityboy said:
It's the snare man. His snare drum may be the best in the business. Along with Dan Peter's from Mudhoney. Drummers always try to bowl you over with the bass drum. Fucking ridiculous. Nothing more hypnotic than a great tight tuned snare drum. Funny what you pick over after years of listening to records.
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Totally the snare! Makes his rolls sound friggin' amazing. Over the years they've developed a crazy drum solo show during Applied Science. It's literally like a 10-minute group drum session with the other guys playing single toms each and Sexton's drum platform elevated him like 10 ft up in the air. Starting with the From Chaos album he's gone with a more sustained, deeper snare pop, maybe because it's more of a "rock" sound, but it's still good.
 
fryed247 said:
@riverman, what do you thing about 311?

Just asking as a younger guy seeking your extended wisdom...

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My son loves them...not my thing....my problem is the musical dynamics...guitars should not bury the song and like many bands....I think their guitarist needs to give himself somewhere to go with his volume.....I don't care for guitar riffs that start at peak volume and stay there for a whole song...I also think that particular song is sort of copying a couple classic riffs ...lacks an intro, an ending and a bridge
 
A belated birthday salute to Debbie Harry, she's a cultural icon and has earn it the hard way. Happy B Day Debbie!


 
riverman said:
My son loves them...not my thing....my problem is the musical dynamics...guitars should not bury the song and like many bands....I think their guitarist needs to give himself somewhere to go with his volume.....I don't care for guitar riffs that start at peak volume and stay there for a whole song...I also think that particular song is sort of copying a couple classic riffs ...lacks an intro, an ending and a bridge
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Ouch. Well, the fact that you have constructive critique of it surely means that something is good about it :) This track was one of their first, so there's definitely some sophomorism to it, but I still love this track and the general light-heartedness of it. Cheers.
 


Always thought this should have been up at the top of the many (and often times frankly boring) 90's drug songs. Actually, "Too Pure" may be Lou Barlow's shining moment.
 


I think if you could boil down the essence of raw soul in hard rock into one voice it would be Paul Rodgers. There is a reason Freddie Mercury worshiped the guy. Nobody has ever equaled that smokey voice box. And they will probably never put him in the HOF which is kind of sad.
 
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ripcityboy said:


I think if you could boil down the essence of raw soul in hard rock into one voice it would be Paul Rodgers. There is a reason Freddie Mercury worshiped the guy. Nobody has ever equaled that smokey voice box. And they will probably never put him in the HOF which is kind of sad.
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I love Paul Rogers voice but I'm adding Joe Cocker and Eric Burden to the list of raw soul rockers....I covered Burning Sky by him in my bar band in the 90s...my drummer was a fanatic for Free an Bad Company
 
So I'm a lifelong fan of rap/rock, my fav crossover of music. Yeah, I know it's totally late 90s/early 2000s, but I love the fusion. These guys made stuff that I can't stop loving. If you listen to this whole track from start to finish, I think you'll be impressed. Saw them live in Seattle in 2003,
 
One more...having some fun w/ the Phunk Junkeeeeeeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzz!
 
riverman said:
I love Paul Rogers voice but I'm adding Joe Cocker and Eric Burden to the list of raw soul rockers....I covered Burning Sky by him in my bar band in the 90s...my drummer was a fanatic for Free an Bad Company
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Riverman, a music group you might like (if you don't already know them) is The Groundhogs. They were the 60's template of the chaotic electric guitar/drums sound that bands like The White Stripes and The Black Keys would pick up on a few decades later. John Lee Hooker and Mick Jagger tried to get them an American deal but they never got picked up. Too bad. I am big fan of Tony McPhee the guitarist/vocalist.



 
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