After tackling a steep incline while en route to an Omaha show, the RV caught fire. However, the album failed to chart at the time.įinancing their own tour, the band drove around in an old RV borrowed from Chad's father, and towed a Volkswagen bus which held their equipment. 27 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart.
The single "Do You Right" received airplay on modern rock stations and reached No. Their first major record, Music was released in 1993. Within their first few months, 311 was signed to Capricorn Records.ģ11 considers their first show to be held on June 10, 1990, opening for Fugazi in Omaha, NE, at the Sokol Auditorium. 311 recorded a six-track demo, called Hydroponic, and moved to Los Angeles. Martinez, who had been making various appearances with 311 over the past years as a vocalist, was officially asked to join the band. The band began to headline shows in local clubs, such as The Ranch Bowl and Sokol Auditorium, and became a local success. While Dammit! only printed 300 cassettes, Unity had 1000 CDs and 500 cassettes printed and was distributed through consignment and also sold at shows. In 1991, 311 released their second independent release, Unity, recorded at Rainbow Recording Studios, Omaha, which was released with far greater numbers than their first release Dammit!, which was also recorded in 1989 and released in the following year. A copy of this EP can easily be found circulating in bootleg circles and tape trading communities. Unlike many of their releases, it had no cover art. As of 2011, 311 has sold over 8.5 million records in the US.ģ11's first independent release was the Downstairs EP, which was recorded in 1989 in Nick Hexum's basement. To date, 311 has released ten studio albums, one live album, four compilation albums, four EPs and four DVDs. The band's most recent studio album is 2011's Universal Pulse. Their 2004 compilation album Greatest Hits '93–'03 was also certified gold. The band's next three albums, Transistor (1997), Soundsystem (1999) and From Chaos (2001), did not achieve the massive success of the self-titled album, though they were still successful, with the first going platinum and the last two going gold. 12 on the Billboard 200 on the strength of the singles "Down" and "All Mixed Up", the former of which topped the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks in 1996. They achieved greater success with their 1995 triple platinum self-titled album, which reached No.
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The band's name actually originates from the police code for indecent exposure in Omaha, Nebraska, after the original guitarist for the band was arrested for streaking.Īfter a series of independent releases, 311 was signed to Capricorn Records in 1992 and released the albums Music (1993) and Grassroots (1994) to moderate success. A common misconception is that 311's name is a tribute by the band to the Ku Klux Klan, as the letter K is the 11th letter of the alphabet, hence the band's name, pronounced three-eleven = three K's = KKK. In 1992, Doug "SA" Martinez joined to sing and provide turntables for 311's later albums, rounding out the current line-up.ģ11 is generally known as an alternative rock band, but it is also classified as rap rock, rap metal, funk rock, funk metal, reggae and jazz fusion. The band was formed in 1988 by vocalist/guitarist Nick Hexum, lead guitarist Jim Watson (who would later be replaced by Tim Mahoney), bassist Aaron "P-Nut" Wills and drummer Chad Sexton. 311 (pronounced "three-eleven") is an American rock band from Omaha, Nebraska.
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