Nicholas Hexum Discography of CDs

Nicholas Hexum CD discography With its signature hybrid sound, 311 spawned scores of imitators and emerged as one of the best-loved and most enduring groups on the rap-metal scene. The band freely combines not only hip-hop and heavy metal, but liberal doses of reggae, funk, dub, ...

Nicholas Hexum discography 311 scoffs at categorical definitions throughout the disc, giving no credence to the commonly accepted definitions of rock, hip-hop, and the like. Fortunately, the individual members all have the instrumental chops and the freewheeling sense of fun needed to make the pell-mell ...

Nicholas Hexum albums All music written by members of 311. All lyrics written by Nicholas Hexum and SA Martinez except "Purpose," "Loco" and "Don't Stay Home" (Nicholas Hexum). 311 is what happens when a group of Midwestern youths discover funk, rap and reggae, add it to ...

Nicholas Hexum songs This two-fer from hard-working, rap-rock giants 311 includes the band's eponymous, 1995 release, which featured the hits "Down" and "All Mixed Up," and eclectic, 1997 follow-up Transistor, which added dub, electro, and soul (with mixed results) to their already potent blend of ...

Nicholas Hexum music CDs 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 ...

Nicholas Hexum CD discography Specializing in a potent blend of rock, reggae, and rap, Omaha-born multi-platinum sellers 311 have garnered an immense grassroots following on the strength of their energetic live performances and nonstop touring schedule. Following a near four-year hiatus since their last studio album, ...

Nicholas Hexum albums "Can't Fade Me" pairs a funk-metal groundwork with hip-hop posturing. SOUNDSYSTEM's biggest surprise is its hat-tip to Santana, "Life's Not a Race," a track that features Latin percussion and tasteful guitar work. Though the majority of the lyrics address lighter issues, a ...

Nicholas Hexum discography On the follow-up to 2003's EVOLVER, Omaha pop-funk-reggae-rockers 311 continue the maturation process begun on that album. The 11 tunes on DON'T TREAD ON ME rarely deviate from 311's established formula. The laidback title track (also the album's first single) is a ...

Nicholas Hexum CD discography All tracks have been digitally mastered using HDCD technology. 311's fourth release on Capricorn has an aggressive energy that proves the band to be more than just a one-trick pony. On TRANSISTOR, 311 remains true to their basic musical premise; straightforward hard rock ...

Nicholas Hexum music CDs One of a plethora of long-lived bands to have realized the potential of a strong grassroots following, 311 had been pushing its particular amalgam of toke-friendly rock, funk, and rap for over a decade by EVOLVER's release. It finds the collective riding ...

Nicholas Hexum songs In the historical perspective of mainstream rock, Midwesterners 311occupy a place somewhere between rap-rock pioneers like the Red Hot Chili Peppers and the latter-day rap metal of Limp Bizkit, Korn, and the like. FROM CHAOS finds the group still young and hard ...

Nicholas Hexum albums Without a trace of irony, Sugar Ray name-checks Culture Club, Men Without Hats and KROQ's Rock Of The Eighties, alongside The Clash and Run-D.M.C. on "Under The Sun," a bewitching track on their eponymous fourth album. The shameless shout-outs aptly sum up ...

Nicholas Hexum music CDs With their second major-label album, Master of Styles, the thrash-funk-metal band the Urge have created their most accomplished and effective album to date. Not only is the Urge's ambitious material their finest to date, but they have accurately captured their pile-driving, overwhelming live sound, resulting in a ...