311 (band)

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
311
311 on August 14, 2011 in Austin, Texas
311 on August 14, 2011 in Austin, Texas
General information
Genre (s) Funk Metal , Alternative Metal , Alternative Rock , Funk Rock , Rap Rock , Ska-Punk , Pop Reggae , Alternative Hip-Hop , Crossover
founding 1988
Website www.311.com
Founding members
Nick Hexum (* April 12th, 1970, Madison, Wisconsin, USA)
SA Martinez (* October 29, 1970, Omaha, Nebraska, USA)
Tim Mahoney (born February 17th, 1970, Omaha, Nebraska, USA)
Aaron Charles Wills alias P-Nut (* 05.06.1974, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA)
Chad Sexton (* 07.09.1970, Lexington, Kentucky, USA)
Jim Watson, 1988-1991

311 (pronounced "Three Eleven") is a crossover band from Omaha , Nebraska , which combines punk with reggae , hip-hop , rock and ska . It was founded in 1988 . The line-up has remained unchanged to this day.

Career

In 1997 the rumor went through the media that 311 stands for Ku Klux Klan , since the K is the eleventh letter in the alphabet and thus “3K” stands for “KKK”, i.e. Ku Klux Klan. However, the band denied any connection between their band name and the racist secret society and publicly declared its true meaning: It came from the number of a summons to the Omaha police for indecent behavior in public.

Her biggest success so far was her album 311 (also known as The Blue Album ), which was released in 1996 and went triple platinum .

After the appearance of Don't Tread on Me in 2005, there was a longer break. In June 2009 her eighth album Uplifter , which had been produced by Bob Rock , was released. It rose to number 3 in the US charts, making it the band's best-placed album to date.

In 2011 the album Universal Pulse was released and in 2014 the successor Stereolithic .

A total of 8.5 million records were sold in the United States from 1990 to 2011.

On June 23, 2017 the album "Mosaic" was released, which contains 17 tracks and on which there is a mixture of the older, for 311 heavier reggae-influenced rock sounds with the two-part harmony vocals alternating with rap passages, im Alternation with radio-compatible modern pop songs to be heard.

Discography

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
US US
1994 Grassroots US193
gold
gold

(1 week)US
First published: July 12, 1994
1995 311 US12
Triple platinum
× 3
Triple platinum

(72 weeks)US
First published: July 11, 1995
1997 transistor US4th
platinum
platinum

(33 weeks)US
First published: August 5, 1997
1999 Sound system US9
gold
gold

(13 weeks)US
First published: October 12, 1999
2001 From chaos US10
gold
gold

(29 weeks)US
First published: June 19, 2001
2003 Evolver US7 (10 weeks)
US
First published: July 22, 2003
2005 Don't Tread on Me US5 (7 weeks)
US
First published: August 16, 2005
2009 Uplifters US3 (7 weeks)
US
First published: June 2, 2009
2011 Universal pulse US7 (5 weeks)
US
First published: July 19, 2011
2014 Stereolithic US6 (3 weeks)
US
First published: March 11, 2014
2017 Mosaic US6 (2 weeks)
US
First published: June 23, 2017
2019 Voyager US18 (1 week)
US
First published: July 12, 2019

More albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
US US
1996 Enlarged to Show Detail US95 (1 week)
US
First published: November 5, 1996
EP
1998 live US77 (2 weeks)
US
First release: November 3rd, 1998
live album
2004 Greatest Hits '93 –'03 US7th
platinum
platinum

(17 weeks)US
First published: June 8, 2004
compilation
2015 ARCHIVES US126 (2 weeks)
US
First published: June 30, 2015
compilation

more publishments

  • 1989: Downstairs
  • 1990: Dammit!
  • 1991: Unity
  • 1992: Hydroponic
  • 1993: Music (US:goldgold)
  • 1998: Omaha Sessions
  • 2000: Flavors - American Singles
  • 2001: Enlarged to Show Detail 2
  • 2004: 311 Day: Live in New Orleans
  • 2009: The Road to 311 Day 2008
  • 2010: Playlist: The Very Best of
  • 2014: 311 with the Unity Orchestra
  • 2016: The Essential 311
  • 2017: Mosaic

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
US US
2004 Lovesong
50 first dates (OST) 		US59 (20 weeks)
US
First published: February 13, 2004

More singles

  • 2001: Amber (US:goldgold)

Video albums

  • 2001: Enlarged To Show Detail (US:platinumplatinum)
  • 2001: Enlarged To Show Detail, Vol. 2 (US:goldgold)
  • 2004: 311 Day: Live In New Orleans (US:platinumplatinum)

swell

  1. ↑ MTV.com
  2. ↑ a b c Chart sources: US
  3. ↑ Music Sales Awards: US

Web links