Type: Contains explicit content, Lyrics are included with the album
Genre: Rock
Review
311's debut album, Music, is an infectious mix of funk metal and hip-hop. While the band fails to come up with a consistently solid batch of songs, their raw energy makes up for the lack of strong songwriting. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
Nicholas Hexum (?), Nicholas Hexum (Vocals), Nicholas Hexum (Guitar), P-Nut (Bass), Alastair Thain (Photography), Joe Gastwirt (Digital Mastering), Aaron G. Willis, Jr. (Composer), Charlie Sexton (?), S.A. Martinez (?), Deborah Norcross (Design), Eddie Offord (Engineer), S.A. Martinez (Vocals (Background)), Chad Sexton (Percussion), Michael Geiser (Assistant Engineer), Nicholas Hexum (Percussion), Melodie McDaniel (Photography), Joe Gastwirt (Mastering), Nicholas Hexum (Lyricist), Nicholas Hexum (Fender Rhodes), S.A. Martinez (Composer), Nicholas Hexum (Mastering), Daddy Freddy (?), Nicholas Hexum (Composer), Scott Ralston (Engineer), S.A. Martinez (Vocals), Eddie Offord (Producer), Scott Ralston (Mixing), P-Nut (Vocals (Background)), Deborah Norcross (Art Direction), Henk Elenga (Illustrations), Charlie Sexton (Composer), Aaron G. Willis, Jr. (?), S.A. Martinez (Lyricist), Tim Mahoney (Composer), Chad Sexton (Drums), Tim Mahoney (Guitar)
Music was the first (official) studio album by 311 as the previous releases were released independently. It was released on February 9, 1993, and "Do You Right" was released as a single. The album was certified Gold in 1999 by the RIAA, having sold over 500,000 copies.[1]
"Fat Chance" – 5:05 (contains a new version of "Fuck the Bullshit". This track is not listed in the Volcano imprint of the album. However, it remains on the record as a hidden track.)
The lyric "Nod your head to this" in "Plain" is repeated on a Grassroots track, "Applied Science."
The lyric "my friend the city pity everywhere the enemy" is heard both on "Visit" and "Paradise."
The lyric "trip the shrooms fantastic, shit gets drastic" heard in the intro to "Fat Chance", is later repeated on a 311 track, "Loco."
The lyric "some of them whine, some of them bitch, we cannot do it we never switch" in "Paradise" is later repeated on the Soundsystem lead single, "Come Original."
