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Soundsystem (311 album)

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Soundsystem
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Studio album by
311
ReleasedOctober 12, 1999
RecordedMarch 11 – June 1999
StudioThe Hive (North Hollywood, California)
Genres
Length46:39
LabelCapricorn
Producers311
Hugh Padgham
Scotch Ralston
311 chronology
Live
(1998)		 Soundsystem
(1999)		 From Chaos
(2001)
Singles from Soundsystem
  1. "Come Original"
    Released: 1999
  2. "Flowing"
    Released: 1999
  3. "Large in the Margin"
    Released: 2000

Soundsystem is the fifth studio album by 311, released on October 12, 1999. Soundsystem, which was certified Gold by the RIAA, was the last 311 album on Capricorn Records before the band switched to Volcano Records in 2000. Recording processes for the album began on March 11, 1999.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarImageImage[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStarStarImage[2]
Entertainment WeeklyC[3]
Hit ParaderB[4]
Metal Hammer8/10[5]
Rolling StoneStarStarHalf starImageImage[6]
The Rolling Stone Album GuideStarHalf starImageImageImage[7]
Spin5/10[8]
Wall of Sound72/100[9]

"Soundsystem" was met with mostly mixed reviews from critics, with Rolling Stone discussing their mix of various genres, commenting "they offer their most ambitious fusion yet -- each track is a whirlwind tour of their soulful influences. Alas, the ingredients usually refuse to mix in 311's hands, resulting in disjunctions that veer between the bland and the unintentionally funny".[6]

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicLead vocalsLength
1."Freeze Time"
HexumNick Hexum with SA Martinez3:22
2."Come Original"
  • Hexum
  • Martinez
  • Hexum
  • Aaron "P-Nut" Wills
Hexum with Martinez3:43
3."Large in the Margin"HexumChad SextonHexum with Martinez3:27
4."Flowing"HexumHexumHexum3:10
5."Can't Fade Me"
  • Hexum
  • Martinez
HexumMartinez with Hexum2:09
6."Life's Not a Race"
  • Hexum
  • Martinez
  • Hexum
  • Tim Mahoney
Hexum with Martinez4:25
7."Strong All Along"
  • Hexum
  • Martinez
HexumHexum with Martinez3:28
8."Sever"
  • Hexum
  • Martinez
  • Hexum
  • Wills
Hexum with Martinez4:43
9."Eons"HexumSextonHexum3:14
10."Evolution"
  • Hexum
  • Martinez
  • Hexum
  • Sexton
Martinez with Hexum4:17
11."Leaving Babylon" (Bad Brains cover)
  • Miller
  • Jenifer
  • P. Hudson
  • E. Hudson
Hexum4:00
12."Mindspin"
  • Hexum
  • Martinez
SextonHexum with Martinez3:58
13."Livin' & Rockin'"
  • Hexum
  • Martinez
MahoneyHexum with Martinez2:43
Total length:46:39
B-Sides & Outtakes
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
13."Blizza" (Available via 311 website)HexumHexum1:16
14."Cali Soca" (Available via 311 website)Hexum, SextonInstrumental3:36
15."Dancehall" (Appears on the Enlarged to Show Detail 2 bonus EP)Hexum, MartinezHexum with Martinez2:51
16."Seal the Deal" (Available via 311 website)HexumHexum3:22

Personnel

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Credits adapted from album’s liner notes.[10]

311
Production
  • Scotch Ralston – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Hugh Padgham – producer, engineer
  • Alex Rivera – assistant engineer
  • Cameron Webb – assistant mix engineer
  • Joe Gastwirt – mastering

Charts

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Album

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Chart Peak
position		 Certification Sales
US Billboard 200 9[11] RIAA: Gold[12]

Singles

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Song Chart Peak
position
"Come Original" U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 6[11]
"Come Original" U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 39[11]
"Flowing" U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 17[11]

References

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  1. ↑ "Soundsystem - 311". Allmusic.
  2. ↑ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). "311". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE Inc. p. 163. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
  3. ↑ Weingarten, Marc (October 22, 1999). "Soundsystem Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 25, 2009. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
  4. ↑ Hit Parader Staff (April 2000). "Hit or Miss". Hit Parader. No. 427. p. 70 – via Internet Archive.
  5. ↑ Gabler, Pete (December 1999). "Under the Hammer". Metal Hammer. No. 69. UK: Future plc. p. 69.
  6. 1 2 Chonin, Neva (October 28, 1999). "311: Soundsystem : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on July 12, 2007. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
  7. ↑ Cross, Charles R. (2004). "311". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 813. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  8. ↑ Berrett (November 1999). "Reviews". Spin. Vol. 15, no. 11. SPIN Media, LLC. pp. 186, 188.
  9. ↑ Graff, Gary. "Wall of Sound Review: Soundsystem". Wall of Sound. Archived from the original on April 15, 2001. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  10. ↑ Soundsystem (booklet). Capricorn Records . 1999.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "311 - Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
  12. ↑ "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. Archived from the original on February 25, 2013. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
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