From Chaos

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From Chaos
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Studio album by
311
ReleasedJune 19, 2001
RecordedDecember 2000 – March 2001
Studio The Hive (North Hollywood, California)
Genre
Length39:49
Label Volcano Entertainment
Producer 311, Ron Saint Germain
311 chronology
Soundsystem
(1999)		From Chaos
(2001)		 Evolver
(2003)
Singles from From Chaos
  1. "You Wouldn't Believe"
    Released: July 3, 2001
  2. "I'll Be Here Awhile"
    Released: 2001
  3. "Amber"
    Released: February 2002

From Chaos is the sixth studio album by 311, released on June 19, 2001.

Contents

In 2000, before this album was recorded and released they left Capricorn Records and switched to Volcano Entertainment as their permanent label.

Singles from this album include "You Wouldn't Believe", "I'll Be Here Awhile", and "Amber". The latter was the most popular single from the album, and it still remains 311's most popular single to date.

From Chaos is the first album to ever be recorded in 311's current recording studio The Hive in North Hollywood, California.

From Chaos is an enhanced CD, featuring interviews with the band.

Shortly after the album was mixed, lead singer Nick Hexum had his tonsils removed.

"Bomb the Town," "Will the World," "We Do It Like This," and "Dreamland" are b-sides from this CD. They can be heard on the bonus disc included with Enlarged to Show Detail 2.

This is the last 311 studio album to receive a RIAA certification.

Background

Much of the album From Chaos was written by the band while on tour in 2000 promoting their fifth studio album 'Soundsystem.' The album name 'From Chaos' was inspired by the band’s situation with their previous record label of seven years, Capricorn Records. According to singer Nick Hexum, they "had a lot of disagreements with Capricorn over the years and it was just time to end our relationship." The band sued Capricorn, voided their contract and signed with Volcano records. The band was going through stress of legal trouble, which brought a negativity environment where albums do not get made; they did not want to make an album surrounding that subject, so most of the album is born out of "relationships and appreciating life" according to Hexum, who takes pride in being up-beat and positive. [1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Kerrang! Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]

The album received positive reviews from various music critics. Steve Appleford of Los Angeles Times writes "[the album] "From Chaos" is mostly a repeat of proven 311 formulas (even with strange new flashes of prog-rock flavor), but singers Nicholas Hexum and S.A. Martinez are earnest, energetic MC's, crooning, rapping, shouting across a thundering blend of rock, reggae, hip-hop and psychedelia. Still fresh and funky." [7] Angelique Campbell from Dayton Daily News in Ohio writes, "311 stays with its formula of combining funk, rock and reggae with a dash of catchy pop sensibility on From Chaos." [8] Jacob Lunders, a contributor for Allmusic writes, "From Chaos astonishes and impresses with considerable energy and focus, proving itself as the album 311 has always been capable of making." [9]

However, Paul Massari of The Boston Globe criticized the album, writing "311 tries to demonstrate that it is still relevant in the era of the loud, angry rap-metal band. The death-rock power chords on tracks like "Full Ride" are plodding, and the tone of the gangsta raps is absurdly inflated." [10] Kathryn McGuire of Rolling Stone adds, "311 slings melodramatic metal riffs and whiny verses every which way, and their once-novel fusion seems unfocused and flat." [11] Kristen Koba, founder of PopMatters wrote, "The whiny white boy rap, almost funky bass lines, and grinding guitar riffs just couldn’t hold up in a city that offers so much innovative hip-hop and truly vital rock." [12]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."You Get Worked" Nick Hexum, SA Martinez Hexum, Chad Sexton 2:51
2."Sick Tight"Hexum, MartinezHexum2:44
3."You Wouldn't Believe"Hexum, MartinezHexum3:42
4."Full Ride"Hexum, MartinezSexton3:05
5."From Chaos"Hexum, MartinezHexum3:15
6."I Told Myself"Hexum, MartinezHexum, Sexton4:10
7."Champagne"Hexum, MartinezHexum, Tim Mahoney 3:04
8."Hostile Apostle"Hexum, MartinezHexum3:42
9."Wake Your Mind Up"William Adams, Trevant Hardson, HexumSexton, Aaron Wills 3:10
10."Amber"HexumHexum3:26
11."Uncalm"Hexum, MartinezHexum, Mahoney3:11
12."I'll Be Here Awhile"Hexum, MartinezHexum, Martinez3:29
Total length:39:49
B-Sides & outtakes
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Bomb the Town" (Appears on the Enlarged to Show Detail 2 bonus EP)Hexum, Martinez3:32
14."Dreamland" (Appears on the Enlarged to Show Detail 2 bonus EP)Mahoney1:14
15."We Do It Like This" (Appears on the Enlarged to Show Detail 2 bonus EP)Hexum, Martinez2:46
16."Will the World" (Appears on the Enlarged to Show Detail 2 bonus EP)Hexum1:05
17."Are You Ready? (intro at concerts)" (Available via 311 website) 1:09
18."I'll Be Here Awhile (acoustic version)" (Appears on the Enlarged to Show Detail 2 bonus EP and available via 311 website)Hexum, Martinez 

Personnel

Credits adapted from album’s liner notes. [13]

311
Production

Charts

Album

YearChartPosition
2001The Billboard 20010

Singles

YearSingleChartPosition
2001"You Wouldn't Believe"Modern Rock Tracks7
2001"You Wouldn't Believe"Mainstream Rock Tracks32
2001"I'll Be Here Awhile"Modern Rock Tracks15
2002"Amber"Modern Rock Tracks13

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [14] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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