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311

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All Time

of 149,951

1,422
Decades
- 1990s
  
  of 7,254
  
  2,095
- 2000s
  
  of 10,545
  
  3,505
Genres
- Alternative Rock
  
  of 5,289
  
  1,371
- Pop
  
  of 13,657
  
  2,959
- R&B & Soul
  
  of 1,920
  
  391
- Rap & Hip-Hop
  
  of 1,475
  
  214
- Rock
  
  of 8,161
  
  1,928

CAREER SPAN:

Decade

Album Score

# Albums

1990s

2.2626

2000s

1.4448

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews for each album.

Overall Band Score: 311 is ranked overall as 2.2758 out of 4 stars

2.2758

311 Album Rankings

311 scores a combined 3.5093 out of 4 stars for Soundsystem

Soundsystem (3.5093)

This one didn't leave my CD player for a long while. I think I've become a bald faced craven fan of 311's music. ...more

1.50

to

13.98

from (13) sources

311 scores a combined 3.1631 out of 4 stars for Grassroots

Grassroots (3.1631)

A stylistic improvement over its predecessor,Grassrootspresents a more focused and inventive 311, evenly balancing the band's rap-metal intensity with reggae vibrations,Grateful Dead-like jams, and ha ...more

8.29

to

13.98

from (6) sources

311 scores a combined 2.9041 out of 4 stars for Music

Music (2.9041)

311's debut album,Music, is an infectious mix of funk metal and hip-hop. ...more

8.27

to

25.90

from (13) sources

311 scores a combined 2.4567 out of 4 stars for From Chaos

From Chaos (2.4567)

Upon 311's vigorous return, vocalistS.A. Martinezdeclares, "I'm on a new high with a pen and a pad, and for fun I attend a jam that's super bad. ...more

7.18

to

13.98

from (6) sources

311 scores a combined 1.7189 out of 4 stars for Don't Tread On Me

Don't Tread On Me (1.7189)

311's specialty is jolly pop-punk with occasional reggae trimmings, and the L.A.-based quintet is very good at what they do. Problem is, what they do isn't very good. ...more

7.54

to

18.97

from (7) sources

311 scores a combined 1.6969 out of 4 stars for 311

311 (1.6969)

It is the seamless way the songs on the eponymously titled311combine the band's influences into a potent blend of rap, funk, and rock that renders this album a cut above those of their competitors. ...more

6.50

to

13.98

from (14) sources

311 scores a combined 1.4575 out of 4 stars for Transistor

Transistor (1.4575)

If "Transistor" is to be trusted, the current favorite racial crossover music for droopy-boxer-shorted middle-American paleface teens to tip over cows to is no longer rap but reggae. ...more