311

This 2001 release finds 311 offering the skate-punk mysticism for which they're known, plus more straight up Funk than they've delivered in the past. A combination of heavy guitars, some Ska touches, a bit of Hip-Hop and positive lyrics designed to make you think as you pull a Backside Ollie down the park.

Stakes in the rock-rap world have risen since 311 hatched a decade ago. But on their sixth
album, From Chaos, the Nebraska-bred noisemakers take little notice, sticking faithfully to
their frenzied swirl of styles: funky bass lines, headbang riffs, earnest rhymes and peppy
ska. The songs that take a break from the band's signature mish-mash work best - the bright
lounge pop of "Champagne" and the breezy backyard-barbecue jam "Amber" are... More >