Original video located here. Accessed 10th July 2016
Song title: Down
Artist: 311
Year: 1996
Why I like this song:
At the time I thought this rocked hard and was impressed with the integration of rap and grunge. Still rocks hard now.
But here's a question; In the wake of the revolution that was nu-metal where do these guys fit in? One listen of this would think they would fit in (and the use of both a singer and a rapper predated Linkin Park) but at the same time, 311 did incorporate pop and reggae influences. And, crucially, they looked like they were having fun and weren't angsty enough.
Still one could argue that 311's stuff has aged better with time...
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