44 - 311

Now it's morning but last night's on my mind

At number 44 is Nebraska product, 311. They have released 9 studio albums and they are generally known as an alternative rock band, but they are also classified as rap rock, rap metal, funk rock, funk metal, ska punk, reggae and jazz fusion. So yeah, easy to categorize.

Wiki - 311 (pronounced three eleven) is an American rock band from Omaha, Nebraska, formed in 1988. Since their self-titled album in 1995, all but one of their albums (the exception being Live) have been in the top 15 of the Billboard Top 200. Eight of their songs have been top 5 hits on the Billboard Modern Rock Radio chart.

Discography -

Music (1993)
Grassroots (1994)
311 (1995)*
Transistor (1997)
Soundsystem (1999)
From Chaos (2001)
Evolver (2003)
Don't Tread on Me (2005)
Uplifter (2009)

*=best album

favorite songs

10 Homebrew
9 Wake Your Mind Up
8 Prisoner
7 Transistor
6 Don't Stay Home
5 I'll Be Here Awhile
4 Amber
3 All Mixed Up
2 Beautiful Disaster
1 Do You Right

Starting in 2000 the band began celebrating "their holiday" of 311 Day, held on March 11 (3/11). Every other year the band and thousands of their most loyal fans gather to New Orleans and celebrate with an extended concert put on by 311. In 2000 they played 47 songs and in 2002 59 songs were played. In 2004 311 played 68 songs in 5 hours, and later that year a DVD was released of 311 Day 2004, containing 64 of the 68 songs. 311 Day in 2006 was held at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee. The band played 65 songs, the setlist was cut short from 69, because of a strict curfew of midnight. The band recorded the entire show in high definition. A 2 hour edit of the show aired on HDTV on December 10. 311 Day in 2008 was held in the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. They played 63 songs total, over three separated sets, to a sold out crowd of 14,000 fans, who represented all 50 states and 13 countries. In 2010, 311 Day took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. All 60 songs, 32 of which were different from 311 Day in 2008, were broadcast live on the web in a video on demand format described as a "professional multi-camera HD production."

I have tremendous respect for 311 because they make it really easy for their fans to see them in concert. They tour just about every summer and obviously have no problem playing for lenghty shows. I really want to see them this time around, and if I don't I will consider myself a failure.



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