Red Mosquito

Ello Sailor wrote:Funk slap bass mixed with the dancehall and
hip-hop beats and punk guitar and
deadly on the mic is the one SA
the name is 311 and you know it ain't easy, ha

gardenparty wrote:woah, i forgot how bad come original is

"Black Eyed Peas, they comin' full range and
NOFX, they comin' full range and
Roni Size, he's comin' full range
The one Mr. Vegas, you know it ain't easy, hah"

Kevin Davis wrote:Man, I'd completely blocked "Come Original" from memory. Nu metal plus the one thing that could make it worse: reggae.

Transistor received a mixed review from Allmusic. Allmusic comments "A project of this magnitude is almost doomed to fall on its face, and Transistor nearly does." and notes that there's enough good songs for a 30 to 40 minute album, but has too much filler. They nominated the song "Transistor" as the only Track Pick from the album.[1] The album has received criticism from The A.V. Club, who says "With 21 songs spread out over 68 minutes, the record has taken plenty of critical punishment for its excessive length alone." and calls it a "joyless, tedious exercise in white-boy reggae, white-boy rap, white-boy dub and white-boy rock.", concluding that the band could suffer a Spin Doctors-style career combustion in the future.[2] Entertainment Weekly also panned the album, stating that the album features "some of the weakest rhymes and derivative white-bread dub in recent memory" and concludes that they don't know "the thin line between experimentation and self-indulgence".[4] Rolling Stone criticized the album, saying it is "trying too hard to expand their sonic horizons" and comments how they seem to unwillingly change their musical style.[3]

In contrast, the album was retrospectively received positive by Consequence of Sound, comparing it to The Beatles' album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

Kevin Davis wrote:I enjoyed this passage from the Wiki entry on 311's "Transistor" album:

Transistor received a mixed review from Allmusic. Allmusic comments "A project of this magnitude is almost doomed to fall on its face, and Transistor nearly does." and notes that there's enough good songs for a 30 to 40 minute album, but has too much filler. They nominated the song "Transistor" as the only Track Pick from the album.[1] The album has received criticism from The A.V. Club, who says "With 21 songs spread out over 68 minutes, the record has taken plenty of critical punishment for its excessive length alone." and calls it a "joyless, tedious exercise in white-boy reggae, white-boy rap, white-boy dub and white-boy rock.", concluding that the band could suffer a Spin Doctors-style career combustion in the future.[2] Entertainment Weekly also panned the album, stating that the album features "some of the weakest rhymes and derivative white-bread dub in recent memory" and concludes that they don't know "the thin line between experimentation and self-indulgence".[4] Rolling Stone criticized the album, saying it is "trying too hard to expand their sonic horizons" and comments how they seem to unwillingly change their musical style.[3]

In contrast, the album was retrospectively received positive by Consequence of Sound, comparing it to The Beatles' album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

theplatypus wrote:Thinking of songs to include in the upcoming pop-punk tournament, I thought of this one. It's by The Offspring, but it's pretty much a nu-metal song!