 | 311 Transistor
3.7
great
| Ranking: #99 for 1997 | |
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| 4.5 superb | PuddlesPuddles | May 27th 10 |
It's no secret that the genre-molding quintet have a soft spot in their hearts for the solar
system (among other natural mysteries) through their vague, suggestively scientific lyrical
themes. So, when categorizing their albums in a planetary motif, Transistor is their
Jupiter album with no doubt. Huge, airy, and comfortable (one could imagine after getting
past that whole 'asphyxiation due to a simultaneous boiling and freezing of your blood'
thing).Transistor keeps the blithesomeness the band is known for but delivers it
soaked in psychedelia and allusive hip-hop ("Strangers"- Biggie's "Hypnotize"?)
that takes you on a road trip to galactic submergence. The rhythms are not only
well placed (no surprise, as Sexton and P-Nut are rarely separated brains), but this time
they're glossy and delicate. SA now uses his voice more for singing lead or backup to Hexum
rather than being called in to rap and it works marvelously over guitarist Tim Mahoney's
anti-gravity spiraling that really shapes the watery and, at times, quirky sound. This is
probably 311's most important album to date. It shows the quintet diverting from their roots
and more importantly, diverting from expectations. Although originally signed for 12 songs,
they decide to show more love rand rack it up to 21. There's no gimmick, no catch, and plenty
of time to disconnect your mind from planet Earth in this psychedelic funk vacuum.
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| 3.5 great | Britch2tiger | June 16th 21 |
Has a slow start but gets thoroughly good by the 14'' mark. Not as lyrically dense, but as w/ their Music album, this album I think is their Grassroots album w/ a higher production backing. Maybe a tad bloated due to the sampling elements as well, but this is my personal favorite 311 album. Def will be revisiting this album in the future.
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| 4.5 superb | bdizfoshiz | January 4th 07 |
Transistor was originally supposed to be a double album, but the 21 songs were released on just one disc, which makes it the longest 311 album to date, including the greatest hits. Transistor contains some of the beautiful, experimental, and colorful songs that every 311 fan loves. Songs like Prisoner, Inner Light Spectrum, Jupiter, Use Of Time, Running, Starshines, and Stealing Happy Hours are popular songs amongst the more "hard-core" 311 fans, and probably some of the most requested songs at shows. Many people will give this album one or two listens, skip over some songs, and decide that it wasn't worth their ten bucks, but if you listen to it with an open mind, realizing that this isn't like any other 311 music, you will end up loving it just like I do and many other 311 fans do.
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| 3.5 great | Grungil | November 17th 24 |
| 3.5 great | Denis | September 9th 23 |
| 3.5 great | Harlz | February 28th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Oobaloo | January 6th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | DiGio991 | November 22nd 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Josh | July 1st 19 |
| 3.0 good | crab | March 5th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | b1rad2j | November 29th 18 |
| 5.0 classic | Greengo | October 25th 18 |
| 3.5 great | JDubb | April 30th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | TVparty | August 13th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | cubby | July 9th 15 |
| 3.0 good | "Tab" | February 7th 15 |
| 3.5 great | elry2k | August 29th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Apollo | March 20th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Amry | February 10th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Thibs | January 17th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | Fleeba | December 18th 13 |
| 3.5 great | tcat84 | December 16th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | jradar | December 1st 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | eazye | November 8th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | wil311 | January 12th 13 |
| 2.0 poor | Xav | November 7th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Lakes. | October 29th 12 |
| 2.5 average | random | August 26th 12 |
| 3.5 great | snewso | August 23rd 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | mxacz69 | April 5th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Eswin17 | February 13th 11 |
| 2.5 average | rymo | December 7th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | antism | September 16th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | jmh886 | August 31st 10 |
| 4.5 superb | Matter | July 23rd 10 |
| 3.0 good | asaf | March 28th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | edwudd | December 13th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | biakaba | October 22nd 09 |
| 5.0 classic | Rikidio | September 30th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | funtenot | September 23rd 09 |
| 3.5 great | Yotimi | December 30th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | gbowles | October 17th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ben101 | October 8th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ozma83 | August 27th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | Flyboy | August 22nd 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | iganja | May 8th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ethan. | October 27th 07 |
| 3.5 great | cpd38 | September 11th 07 |
| 4.0 excellent | chbz | September 6th 07 |
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