Dammit! was 311

311 (band)

311 is an American rock band from Omaha, Nebraska. The band was formed in 1988 by vocalist/rhythm guitarist Nick Hexum, lead guitarist Jim Watson , bassist Aaron "P-Nut" Wills and drummer Chad Sexton...

's second independent release (following 1989's Downstairs

Downstairs EP

Downstairs is an EP by 311, which was recorded in Nick Hexum's basement in 1989, and is considered the band's first recording. It is an independent release without cover art. Almost nothing is known about this collectors item, and an original version of the EP is almost impossible to find...

, which is an EP), on their own record company, What Have You Records. It was released in 1990 and it's considered by some people to be the band's first album. This album is no longer in print and is very rare

Rare

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. Despite this, it has become a collectors item, and has also gained acceptance from some fans.

Track listing

Side 1

1. "Damn" (Nick Hexum) - 2:09
2. "This Too Shall Pass" (Nick Hexum) - 4:26
3. "Peaceful Revolution" (Nick Hexum) - 4:12
4. "!¢#$ the %&*!" (Hexum, Watson, and Martinez) - 3:47 aka "Fuck the Bullshit"
5. "Down South" (Hexum, Sexton, and Watkins) - 3:37
6. "Summer of Love" (Nick Hexum) - 5:20

Side 2

1. "Push It Away" (Nick Hexum) - 3:09
2. "Slinky*" (Nick Hexum) - 5:18
3. "Independence Day*" (Nick Hexum) - 3:26
4. "To Be Honest*" (Hexum, Sexton, and Watkins) - 3:47
5. "Thriving to the Scene*" (Nick Hexum) - 1:48

Liner Notes (Official)

311 are:

• P-Nut - Bass
• Jim Watson - Guitar
• Chad Sexton - Drums, Vocals, Perc.
• Nick Hexum - Vocals, Keyboard, Bass, Acoustic Guit., Perc.

Guest vocals:

• Doug Martinez (Ese)
• Tom Lippold

"*" Songs recorded in L.A. with:

• Marcus Watkins - Guitars
• Ward Bones - Keyboard

• Produced by Nick Hexum and Tom Lippold
• Engineered by Tom Lippold
• Recorded at IEV Studios in Omaha, NE
• (P) 1990 What have you records.

Miscellaneous

• The band did not yet include Tim Mahoney
  Tim Mahoney
  Timothy Edward "Tim" Mahoney was a U.S. Representative for and a member of the Democratic Party. He was elected in November 2006 after his opponent, six-term Republican incumbent Mark Foley, resigned on September 29, 2006, after questions were raised about an email exchange with a congressional...
  
   or SA Martinez
  SA Martinez
  Douglas Vincent "SA" Martinez is a vocalist and DJ for the alternative rock band 311. He is of Hispanic descent. Martinez's nickname is partially a play on the Mexican Spanish slang term "ese", meaning "buddy" or "friend." It is also said that SA had an "out-of-body experience" in college and S.A...
  
  . The cover (left-to-right) shows P-Nut
  P-Nut
  Aaron Charles Wills , is an American musician, bassist for band 311, and music producer / bassist for band Hollows Follow.- Background :...
  
  , Chad
  Chad Sexton
  Chad Ronald Sexton is the drummer for American rock band 311. He grew up in Omaha, Nebraska and went to Westside High School with fellow band members Nick Hexum and Tim Mahoney....
  
  , Nick
  Nick Hexum
  Nicholas Lofton Hexum is an American musician, currently the vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the alternative rock band 311.-Early life:Born in Madison, Wisconsin, Hexum went to Westside High School in Omaha, Nebraska...
  
  , and Jim Watson.

• Only 300 copies were made, and made available only on cassette
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