Tiers of albums

[Motorzep]

Tier 2: Great
GOOD TO BAD SONG RATIO: 90%/10%
a) From Chaos, b) Music, c) Stereolithic

Out of curiosity, what songs off of Music do you consider to be bad?

Later

Maybe the word "BAD" was a bit harsh. Just not that great...again IMO. So to answer your question, I'm not personally big on My Stoney Baby. The song is just ok for me. Again, love the album as a whole.

[logosteel]

I listened to the whole 311 catalogue over the past 4 days for this lol.

1. All pre-music, grassroots, transistor, music, 311
2. Soundsystem, stereolithic (both on the edge of tier 1)
3. Evolver, from chaos, uplifter ( I really like uplifter, has some really creative stuff on it)
4. Universal pulse (too short and horrible production quality knock it out of tier 3)
5. Don't tread on me (garbage with the exception of 2 or 3 tracks)

I think I'd pretty much agree with your list except I'd switch 4 and 5 around.

Later

I'm lazy but exactly what Jojo said. Last one would be Pulse only due to length an piss poor production.

[bcolephases]

How in the hell were they able to put out 3 albums in 3 years? That's unheard of these days! I realize music was comprised mainly of early songs but the stylistic differences between grassroots and blue almost don't make sense, so it can't be they had 30 songs ready to go like for tranny.

[Smoke]

Tier 2: Great
GOOD TO BAD SONG RATIO: 90%/10%
a) From Chaos, b) Music, c) Stereolithic

Out of curiosity, what songs off of Music do you consider to be bad?

Later

Maybe the word "BAD" was a bit harsh. Just not that great...again IMO. So to answer your question, I'm not personally big on My Stoney Baby. The song is just ok for me. Again, love the album as a whole.

You don't like My Stoney baby!?

Get the fuck out of here! Go on, beat it. How dare you.

[GOAT]

You don't like My Stoney baby!?

Get the fuck out of here! Go on, beat it. How dare you.

I don't particularly care for it either.

I'm going to punch you in the throat.

[Jordan311]

You don't like My Stoney baby!?

Get the fuck out of here! Go on, beat it. How dare you.

I don't particularly care for it either.

I'm going to punch you in the throat.

[Mindspin]

How in the hell were they able to put out 3 albums in 3 years? That's unheard of these days! I realize music was comprised mainly of early songs but the stylistic differences between grassroots and blue almost don't make sense, so it can't be they had 30 songs ready to go like for tranny.

P-Nut joints are fat, he must be arthritic
Tim is from the ’70s and so we live it
SA has the wisdom of a Nobel Laureate
I’m down for our days of glory
It’s easy to do when you’re up with Sexton
A rythmatic genius turnin’ out the next one
But you know young bro, I flow in this circumstance

You know you swing it and you fling it
And you make some shit up but It’s just 1,2,3

Make an instrumental add a little vocal
Take to the stage and make the people go loco

[Smoke]

You don't like My Stoney baby!?

Get the fuck out of here! Go on, beat it. How dare you.

I don't particularly care for it either.

You guys are breaking my heart over here

[Mindspin]

Tier 1 - Music, Grassroots, Blue, Transistor
Tier 2 - Soundsystem
Tier 3 - Stereolithic
Tier 4 - Evolver
Tier 5 - Uplifter
Tier 6 - From Chaos
Tier 7 - Don't Tread on Me

I've recently put Stereolithic up against Evolver, and Stereolithic won. Best 311 album of the century now!

[FreeRayLiotta]

1. Omaha. Music. Grassroots. Blue. Transistor. (ETSD 1 EP)
2. Soundsystem. Stereolithic.
3. From Chaos. Evolver. (ETSD 2 EP)
4. Uplifter. Universal Pulse.
5. DTOM. (First Straw. Love Song.)

[Mindspin]

Where is Universal Pulse? Or does it not even make your list?

I don't have UP up there because I refuse to acknowledge it as an album. It's only 29 minutes so I consider it EP. I like 6 or 7 of the songs but don't love any.

If I absolutely had to put UP up there, it would be in between From Chaos and DTOM.

[chraos311]

1. Grassroots, Transistor, Soundsystem, 311
2. Stereolithic, Music, Omaha Sessions, Evolver, From Chaos
3. Universal Pulse, DTOM
4. Uplifter


**maybe in another few months Stereolithic will bounce to Tier 1...i have a good feeling once it hits the nostalgia factor it will

[JonnyG24]

This...

I listened to the whole 311 catalogue over the past 4 days for this lol.

1. All pre-music, grassroots, transistor, music, 311
2. Soundsystem, stereolithic (both on the edge of tier 1)
3. Evolver, from chaos, uplifter ( I really like uplifter, has some really creative stuff on it)
4. Universal pulse (too short and horrible production quality knock it out of tier 3)
5. Don't tread on me (garbage with the exception of 2 or 3 tracks)

[bcolephases]

1. Soundsystem
2. Music, Grassroots, Evolver
3. Blue, Transistor, From Chaos
4. Uplifter
5. DTOM, Universal Pulse, Stereolithic

The albums under tier 5 all sound uninspired to me. Even the best song in Stereolithic, Showdown, is ruined by P-nut's cartoonish-sounding riff before verses.
Uplifter's not my fav but it has its brightspots in Golden Sunlight and Get Down.
I only really listen to half of the songs on each album in tier 3. The rest are pretty much filter...
I like most of the songs on each album in tier 2, excluding Silver, Other Side of Things, and the cheesy eddie offord chant intro to FTBS.
I like how mature SS sounds. Even Nick admitted in an interview that he was dealing with real issues (pain, suffering, paranoia) on that album, which shows on flowing, eons, sever, and LITM. On the other hand, come original and strong all along are good for party jamming too, and Mindspin and L&R have that classic 311 fuck-you attitude. Evolution gets a lot of crap from you guys but I like it regardless.

[Smoke]

unbelievable!

[bcolephases]

So happy my ears hear Stereolithic much better than bcole's.

And I wish I had your ears!
Part of the problem for me is how dry everything sounds. What happened to when everything was dipped in reverb? The last album it was really noticeable on was From Chaos.
I just automatically assumed once they got Scotch back that effect would return. Maybe he still makes them sound that way live. Guess I'll see in July.

[Mindspin]

Even the best song in Stereolithic, Showdown, is ruined by P-nut's cartoonish-sounding riff before verses.
Uplifter's not my fav but it has its brightspots in Golden Sunlight and Get Down.
I only really listen to half of the songs on each album in tier 3. The rest are pretty much filter...
I like most of the songs on each album in tier 2, excluding Silver, Other Side of Things, and the cheesy eddie offord chant intro to FTBS.

I disagree with all of that, but to each his own.

I like how mature SS sounds. Even Nick admitted in an interview that he was dealing with real issues (pain, suffering, paranoia) on that album, which shows on flowing, eons, sever, and LITM. On the other hand, come original and strong all along are good for party jamming too, and Mindspin and L&R have that classic 311 fuck-you attitude. Evolution gets a lot of crap from you guys but I like it regardless.

Come Original, Can't Fade Me, Mindspin, and Livin' & Rockin' have always been my faves on this album, but I hadn't listened to the whole album in a long time, so I did last week, strait through with no skips. Beyond my 4 faves, the songs I got into the most were Flowing, Sever and Evolution, so I guess right now that would be my second tier of SS songs. My bottom tier is still Leaving Babylon and Eons, which I got crap for here. bcole, I won't give you crap for Evolutions.

[Smoke]

My bottom tier is still Leaving Babylon and Eons, which I got crap for here. bcole, I won't give you crap for Evolutions.

I absolutely do not like Leaving Babylon, never did, never will.

Evolution is great though. Love singing along with that song.

[bcolephases]

I thought LB was trippy when I first heard it. That's my favorite kind of reggae, where you can just space out. I didn't realize it was a cover till years later.