Transistor (disambiguation) - A transistor is a semiconductor device, commonly used as an amplifier or an electrically controlled switch.Transistor may also refer to: *transistor radio *Transistor Records *either of the following albums: ** Transistor (311 album) **… … Wikipediaģ11 (band) - 311 Origin Omaha, Nebraska, USA Genres Alternative rock, reggae rock, rap rock, funk rock, hard rock, ska punk Years active 1988–present … Wikipedia Live (311 album) - Infobox Album | Name = Live Type = Live album Artist = 311 Released = NovemRecorded = 1998 Genre = Alternative rock Rap metal Length = 56:03 Label = Capricorn Records Producer = ? Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|1.5|5… … Wikipedia Music (311 album) - Music Studio album by 311 Released Febru… Wikipedia *Beautiful Disaster is featured on the video game Guitar Hero World Tour.ģ11 (album) - Infobox Album | Name = 311 Type = studio Artist = 311 Released = JRecorded = 1995 Genre = Alternative rock Rapcore Length = 39:58 Label = Capricorn Records Producer = Ron Saint Germain Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4|5… … Wikipedia Only 7 songs (Galaxy, The Continuous Life, No Control, Tune In, Starshines, Strangers and Borders) out of the 21 songs on this album has rapping in it. * This album noticeably has less rapping than the band's previous albums. It resurfaced in 2005, remastered with vocals, as 'Long for the Flowers' on the album 'Don't Tread on Me'. * 'Grifter' was an instrumental that didn't make the final cut. * At the 1:39 mark of the track 'Light Years', you can hear Wanda Coleman saying 'When you comin' down?' *Additional Percussion was done by Eric Bobo from Cypress Hill on 'Running', 'Strangers' and 'Stealing Happy Hours' * Nick Hexum has described 'Use of Time' as a song 'about being depressed' while 'Stealing Happy Hours' is 'about having fun.' Martinez was contemplating breaking up with his then girlfriend. * 'Creature Feature' was written at a time when S.A. * 'Stealing Happy Hours' contains the lyric 'You make me feel like Hank Chinaski, In war all the time war war all the time.' This is referring to Charles Bukowski's alter ego Hank Chinaski also paying homage to Bukowski's ''. * 'The Continuous Life' is about an out-of-body experience S.A. * Producer Scott Ralston can be heard saying 'There is just no denying it, that was it' at the end of 'Galaxy.' *'Old Funk' and 'Space Funk' are both downloadable at 311's official website. (' Music critics, music critics,' 'from these grassroots we can breathe anywhere,' 'renegade sound system, 311, 'You're a transistor') * Until the release of From Chaos, 'Transistor' had the acclaim of having mentioned the name of every 311 album in its lyrics. The track is now known as the 'Transistor Intro'. When performed correctly, you will hear the studio version of an instrumental commonly used as an opener to 311's live concerts during this era. Rewind until -1:43, then release the button, and let the track play. You will be rewinding the track into negative digits. Play track 1, then hold down the 'back' button on your CD player. *There is a secret track before the first song, 'Transistor'. *Outtakes from this album are 'Earth People', 'Clone Me', 'MTA', 'Grifters', 'The Quickening', 'Everything', 'Writer's Block Party', 'Space Funk', 'Old Funk', 'To The Future' and '(White Man) in Hammersmith Palais'. This further explains Nick Hexum's lyric 'this song started as a rant against haters, but that'd be giving into the instigators'. *'Electricity' was originally called 'Fuck the KKK'. *The 11th track 'No Control' has no relation to the Bad Religion song No Control from their 1989 album of the same name. * 'Transistor' was originally intended to be a double-album, but was condensed to 21 tracks on one CD. *'Beautiful Disaster', 'Prisoner', and 'Transistor' were released as singles. *'Fuck the KKK' - Early demo for Electricity

*'White Man In Hammersmith Palais' (Strummer) - 3:52 (Appears on '') *'Space Funk' - 2:35 (Available via 311's website) *'Old Funk' - 2:43 (Available via 311's website) # 'Borders' (Sexton Hexum/Martinez) - 2:45 # 'Starshines' (Sexton Hexum/Martinez) - 2:36 # 'Creature Feature' (Wills Martinez) - 2:38 # 'No Control' (Hexum Hexum/Martinez) - 3:09 # 'The Continuous Life' (Sexton Martinez) - 3:30 # 'Jupiter' (Sexton Hexum/Martinez) - 2:45 # 'Inner Light Spectrum' (Sexton/Martinez Martinez) - 3:41 # 'Prisoner' (Hexum Hexum/Martinez) - 2:50 # 'Transistor' (Music: Sexton Lyrics: Hexum/Martinez) - 3:02 'Transistor Intro' - 1:36 ( pregap hidden track).It is the band's most experimental album to date. The album was certified Platinum, having sold over 1 million copies. 'Transistor' is the fourth studio album by 311. Recorded = February - April 1997, at NRG Studios in Los Angeles, California

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