Soundsystem (311 album)

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.

Soundsystem
Studio album by
311
ReleasedOctober 12, 1999
RecordedMarch - June 1999
Genre
Length48:44
LabelCapricorn Records
Producer311
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

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The A.V. ClubUnfavorable[2]
Entertainment WeeklyC[3]
Rolling Stone[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]

Rolling Stone discusses 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".[4]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Freeze Time"Nick Hexum, SA Martinez3:21
2."Come Original"Hexum, Martinez, Aaron Wills3:42
3."Large in the Margin"Hexum, Chad Sexton3:28
4."Flowing"Hexum3:13
5."Can't Fade Me"Hexum, Martinez2:10
6."Life's Not a Race"Hexum, Tim Mahoney, Martinez4:26
7."Strong All Along"Hexum, Martinez3:28
8."Sever"Hexum, Martinez, Wills4:42
9."Eons"Hexum, Sexton3:13
10."Evolution"Hexum, Martinez, Sexton4:17
11."Leaving Babylon" (Bad Brains cover)Earl Hudson, Paul Hudson, Daryl Jenifer, Gary Miller3:59
12."Mindspin"Hexum, Martinez, Sexton4:00
13."Livin' & Rockin'"Hexum, Mahoney, Martinez2:42
Total length:48:44
B-Sides & Outtakes
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Blizza" (Available via 311 website)Hexum1:16
14."Cali Soca" (Available via 311 website)Hexum, Sexton3:36
15."Dancehall" (Appears on the Enlarged to Show Detail 2 bonus EP)Hexum, Martinez2:51
16."Seal the Deal" (Available via 311 website)Hexum3:22

Personnel

Credits adapted from album’s liner notes.[6]

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

Charts

Album
Chart Peak
position		 Certification Sales
US Billboard 200 9[7] US: Gold[8]

Singles
Song Chart Peak
position
"Come Original" U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 6[7]
"Come Original" U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 39[7]
"Flowing" U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 17[7]

References
  1. "Soundsystem - 311". Allmusic.
  2. "311: Soundsystem". The A.V. Club.
  3. Weingarten, Marc (1999-10-22). "Soundsystem Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
  4. Chonin, Neva (1999-10-28). "311: Soundsystem : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-07-12. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
  5. 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.
  6. Soundsystem (booklet). Capricorn Records . 1999.
  7. 311. "311 - Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-07-09.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. Archived from the original on 2013-02-25. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
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