NEW SONG - Showdown - Discussion

[Jordan311]

pnutwannabe was kind enough to post this in a different topic

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My thought? FUCKING AWESOME. I am loving it. 311 is back in a big way.

And that spacey outro....? I wonder what song comes next on the album. Getting a major Soundsystem/From Chaos/Transistor vibe from all of this.

SA's rap breakdown. insane.

Guys I'm freaking out here. I love it.


Later

[BigWiLLy311]

Man, can someone turn this into an mp3 or something? I'm at work and the fricken player is blocked. this is horseshit.

[Smoke]

same here

[coriantomr]

Mp3
http://wikisend.com/download/454628/311" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Showdown.mp3

[CULTI-VADER]

really liking the two new tracks so far. sounds like a good mix of their old and new styles. this album is going to be awesome!

[311chaos]

Huh
So you've been kicked in the shin
Took one on the chin
Sometimes you lose before you win
Just smile in the meanwhile
At the bottom of the pile
Third down and a mile
Buckle up and try again

Pushing me

I feel that something's gonna go down
Don't say I didn't warn ya
Looks like we're heading for a showdown
Gonna get it on yeah

Champion soon will be named
Kings of the domain
All the pain and all the gain
Worth more than fortune and fame now
My oh my the stakes are high
Win or say goodbye
Now it all comes to this game

Pushing me

I feel that something's gonna go down
Don't say I didn't warn ya
Looks like we're heading for a showdown
Gonna get it on yeah

Play that game like a neighborhood side street
Anywhere you want it
I don't care where we meet
School yard, front yard, back yard, town park
I don't think that you bite
All I hear is you bark
To the body one shot
Wrecking ball can't be stopped
In the lane yeah we got this game
Play through pain that's why we came

When it's all laid on the line
I can't settle for less than
Everything that should be mine

I hear "Keep pushing, keep pushing", etc rather than "pushing me". At first I thought he was saying "Abortion" then other words that end in -"tion"

[311chaos]

And Ska, good job with the lyrics! I like the Rolling Stone article that said "311 Add Ska to Grunge Crunch on New Track 'Showdown' - Premiere".

[GOAT]

Holy wtf wow balls. I'm speechless at the moment. What a splendidly weird mix of styles. Fucking loving this song. 311 definitely brought the creativity here. I love nick's beatles-esque vocals and sa's rap is tight as hell.

[CULTI-VADER]

Holy wtf wow balls. I'm speechless at the moment. What a splendidly weird mix of styles. Cuckoo loving this song. 311 definitely brought the creativity here. I love nick's beatles-esque vocals and spa's rap is tight as hell.

hell yeah, spa is the man!

[hexumjunkie]

Sa briniging the heat! Wish Nick would bring it too!

[GOAT]

Holy wtf wow balls. I'm speechless at the moment. What a splendidly weird mix of styles. Cuckoo loving this song. 311 definitely brought the creativity here. I love nick's beatles-esque vocals and spa's rap is tight as hell.

hell yeah, spa is the man!

Lol fucking auto correct. Edited haha

[Freeze Time]

Wow that is one killer song... amazing

[Freeze Time]

This is as solid music as three eleven has ever made. I don't say this lightly but seriously this is as good as the best. Those verses are killer... This song needs a killer film clip showing champion teams.

[GOAT]

I hear "Keep pushing, keep pushing", etc rather than "pushing me". At first I thought he was saying "Abortion" then other words that end in -"tion"

OK I'm retracting my previous statement. I now hear "Pushing keep pushing keep pushing..." like I originally did.

Lol you had me doubting my hearing for a minute there ska.

[Jordan311]

SCHOOLYARD BARNYARD BACKYARD TOWN PARK

[Jordan311]

I have listened to this song at least 50 times already. blows five of everything out of the water.

Later

[FreeRayLiotta]

fuck monkey. I am so on board with what I am hearing so far. The fact that they sing the chorus only once through and don't repeat it over and over like they normally do is incredible. The change ups are dope. Love the beat in the ska section. Love the bridge. SA's part is my least favorite segment - reminds me of his rap in I told myself. But it is still good. leak leak leak leak leak

[FreeRayLiotta]

scotch ralston for producer forever. the vocals finally fit the mix. makes the music so much dirtier.

after all the shit we've been wading through for the past 10 years this sounds like a miracle

[CSM]

It's definitely a step in the right direction. Many have said it already - but it feels (and sounds) at least somewhat creative and inspired. We are never going to get those epic songs off Music through From Chaos again but if we can get more of the FoE and Showdown vibe that's a nice consolation prize.

Sun Come Through gave me hope they had something left and these two latest songs are helping to confirm that...

[Alvarez311]

for sure, this album is gonna be dope. I think I'm going to attached Sun Come Through and Get Down at the end of this album....any other songs you'd think would mesh well as 'additions' to the end of this album, I like to burn a CD to keep in the car. So....suggestions? maybe Weightless? I dig that one...