311 - Transistor

[rockisbetter]

why some music makes us want to be inside the sea playing with waves, and floating on water?

[PunchAPeach]

Copyrighted for 2001? This song is from 1997!

[GENERALSPARTAN27]

@PunchAPeach I remembered when the video premiered on MTV in summer 1997

[PunchAPeach]

@GENERALSPARTAN27 Yeeah! and remember when they played at the 1997 MTV Sports and Music Festival? Alongside The Offspring and The Crystal method?

[GENERALSPARTAN27]

@PunchAPeach That performance was awesome!!!!

[PunchAPeach]

@GENERALSPARTAN27 Sweet nostalgia. /watch?v=MBgd08prywQ

[666MissRio666]

@PunchAPeach that what i was about to say

[rvdsm]

The only 311 album I liked.

[pensiverain]

i love this song... i have been momentarily transfered to a "good mood" that is why i love this music...

[jhaz89]

3:04

[nofxopivyrancid]

gotta love that sweet reggae breakdown

[federicomenjurje]

yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeahhh!!

[Luciana3820]

amber.. simplesmente demais! a cara do verao!!!

[134lovers]

i rather lisen to 311 then all this crap that the raido plays

[MrRoostyr]

I wish they would play this music video for the full 3 minutes and 13 seconds on every tv in the world on every channel till the song was over. That would be a couple of minutes the world wouldn't forget.

[RowJoe47]

Fuck Tower Heist.

[OfficialRobbieMason]

The 90's was the last good generation! We had amazing movies, music, and tv shows.

[TheMartirania]

dale pagüer!!!

[btmcsweet]

if you want more beats for your buck there's no luck......kinda like there is no hope for the new generation. long live good music and good times!

[Thedude112123]

@btmcsweet I believe they were referring to the 21 song track list that Transistor had...

[kaostheoryx]

sucks saw them live @ 311 Powwow terrible

[MrRoostyr]

@kaostheoryx if you think this band sucked you don't know shit about live music.

[deadspaghetti1]

haha 90's was the shit, too bad i didnt smoke back then

[GratedWhiteCheddar]

they are aliens

amazing band, amazing songs, amazing show

[ThrashMcAlister]

i made a perfect cover of this song its on my profile along with Tune In and Omaha Stylee if anyone wants to see. no mistakes

[ThrashMcAlister]

I made a perfect cover of this song check it out no mistakes and if u need me to tab cause everyone on youtube does not know how to cover a 311 song so check it out.

[tartloaf]

will pay for no ads ty

[JuanOfaKind88]

Best frackking album ever!

[chainedupkitty]

anyone remember MTV when it had music videos and not reality shows....ya i miss that.

[Numonkei]

@chainedupkitty I also remember nickelodeon when it had real kid-shows with actual kids and humor and much, much less hooker-training.

[ben2trill]

Fuck tha naysayers I gotta keep going gotta do what I gotta do to keep the people going,

Fuck tha nay_sayers they don't mean a thing, let tha 311 stylee ring,

[rlutinski3]

i saw these guys with cyprus hill in 93 in norfolk,va.... i can honestly say that these guys are one of very few bands who hasnt gone through a "suck" period

[MrRoostyr]

@rlutinski3 I thought I was the only one who felt that way. There are alot of Naysayers who have been saying otherwise and still claim to be 311 fans. Fuck the naysayers.

[rlutinski3]

@MrRoostyr cause this is what style they bring brother. seriously, i saw them live on every tour from music to transistor sometimes more than once. and i kick myself every time they come and i miss them. people turn on bands when they become popular. that's all there is to it because their music consistently kicks ass... and they don't recycle the same used up shit like even some of the greatest bands have done

[MrRoostyr]

@rlutinski3 word

[Transfixion]

check out my guitar cover for transistor on my channel

youtube.com/watch?v=avN9e0iL4t­g

[1ManArmyOfDisease]

mad trippy song, I love trippy 311 way more than more popular 311, its all good though.

[Demotiv8]

This will probably always be my fav 311 jam

[chicosci0690]

only 199,000+ views? what the heck is wrong with the world???

[Osric13th]

Expanding your perspective on the universe isn't such a bad thing. RUSH has been trying to drag people into self-awareness for years. This is happy music. Enjoy it.

[bleh86meh]

i wish i could be in the 90's era at this age. fuck this era, and the music. 311 forever.

[misterjason]

@bleh86meh I was around during this time. I liked 311, but there was a lot of shit then too, it's not just now.

[dirtyDianna30]

How can 4 people dislike this song. It should be a crime

[flameboy0196]

awsome  name,awsome music. what else could you ask for??

[311nathan]

WHO ARE THE 4 JACKASS'S WITH THUMBS DOWN?

[TheFreshloser25]

@ReveCodi Not really. 311 is one of my favorite bands and I like new music. =)

[azmindspin311]

Hey everybody, xRiPw0IFx thinks that 311 doesn't rap. Do you think he has heard much 311?

[MrRoostyr]

@azmindspin311 311 does every good genre.

[xXUltraNovaXx]

whats that song by 311 where they keep saying then you'll really really understand?

[Gross561]

@xXUltraNovaXx Champagne?

[atomlar1]

@filthygorgeous2009 Its unfortunate that most of my generation cant enjoy good music like 311 anymore. im only 18 but i love their sound. they actually have talent in their music unlike most music today.

[bradleyt1]

311 has a huge sound, and man are they tight..

[ReveCodi69]

311 is the 90's

[zebwhite1]

thank u



[ReveCodi69]

If you don't listen to the lyrics than you don't know what the song is talking about, therefore you don't know what your talking about, so shut the fuck up. if you listen to a rap (or any kind of music for that matter) song talking about killing Americans, would you still listen to it even though it has a good beat to it?

Fuck you

[ReveCodi69]

Why in the fuck is there 4 dislikes, if you don't like it don't watch it.Fuck. it's that simple

[filthygorgeous2009]

@ReveCodi69 Because a lot of ppl viewing this now are younger, and this music is very dated now. Live with it.

[ReveCodi69]

@filthygorgeous2009 well i guess those people don't need to watch this.

[filthygorgeous2009]

@ReveCodi69 Nope. I love 311 but I guess a lot of younger ppl think their an old band. I guess they are now.

[katiebug04]

Not THAT old! And, a LOT better than a lot of the NEW SHIT!

[joeyniv]

i ment @jhazlem sorry

[TheNastyTable]

how is it that this song doesnt have a gazillion views!?

[joeybutts13]

311, sublime, alice in chains, third eye blind, STP and a shit load of more 90's! doesn't get any better than that

[crazzzybeeotch22]

@joeybutts13 alice in chains being the best ever!!!!

[311cacashit]

u guys should hear TRANSISTOR SINGLE MALT REMIX,its pretty badass

[bert123420]

why is im a Mormon a suggested video? 311 rules!

[Revoltmetal420]

This video is so cool in full h.d.,and after some hydroponics,its like a trippy herbal experience,311 rocks

[informyougamer21]

Thumbs up if the square floating had a smaller box in the bottom right.

And you tried clicking it.......

[BiGGraff100]

@informyougamer21 are you ok? lol

[informyougamer21]

@BiGGraff100

I i i just dont know......

[BiGGraff100]

@informyougamer21 LOLOLOLOL...thats funny.

[informyougamer21]

@BiGGraff100

-.- wahhhhhhhh lol

[BiGGraff100]

@informyougamer21 lol

[CharmSchool20]

The three people that disliked this video are either very young, very old, or tone deaf. Let's all give them a thumbs up for an ego boost. *up

[ONdorch]

how many songs do they mention "311" for no apparent reason for?

[pishposh86]

Agreed, and it seems like lots of the bands from the 90's are like that. I sometimes think, "Well, every generation thinks their music is the best, so I'm probably just biased."...but then I remember that the 90's really DID kick ass and it's really hard (for modern music) to match some of the talent that came out of that era. WDRE-fest, despite being in 6th grade, is still one of the best shows I've seen (311, Gravity Kills, Filter, God Lives Underwater, Cracker, Toadies, the list goes on...).

[pishposh86]

Hey 311, your chorus makes no sense...DO A LITTLE FACT CHECKING BEFORE YOU TRY TO BE WITTY!!!

I've googled this mistake for YEARS and NO ONE has posted anything anywhere about it! A GODDAMN >>TRANSFORMER<< IS WHAT USED TO RESIST LIGHTNING SURGES!!! That's at least one of it's uses. BUT A GODDAM TRANSISTOR IS USED FOR HIGH FREQUENCY BINARY SWITCHING!!!

This almost paraphrases why I stopped listening to them in '96.

[ZeMPzo]

@pishposh86 This is 311, not Bill Nye the Science Guy. A lot of good music has lyrics that don't make sense, like nearly all of the music of the 60s. It is a cool groove, that is all that matters to me.

[pishposh86]

@ZeMPzo Right, I'm a huge Modest Mouse fan, so I get that. Yet those lyrics that don't make sense aren't necessarily meant to make sense, either. But 311 went there...they're lyrically trying to reference something tangible, and in the process, sound a bit clever. I'm just saying if you're gonna go there, get it right. You ever hear Chemical Calisthenics by Blackalicious? He's trying WAY too hard to show off and sound smart, but is getting shit wrong every other line, which ruins his intention.

[ZeMPzo]

@pishposh86 I hear you man, honestly I thought the same thing when I heard the song when I was 12 or 13. I give them a break though because I think they have consistently made good music for close to 20 years now, which is not something many bands accomplish.

[jhazlem]

@pishposh86

haha wow you're a real douche bag, stop listening to a band because some lyrics don't make perfect logical sense? who gives a shit. anyone who listens into lyrics that closely is a fucking douche bag. id like to beat the shit out of you, not for hating on 311, but for just being that big of a douche bag, if you're that critical of lyrics go listen to some shakespeare and jack off to it you sick fuck

[joeyniv]

@pishposh86 right on bro

[kingkief]

THERES 3 PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT BLAZED DOWN YET !!!!

[fsujonny12191]

how many of you started singing prisoner as soon as this ended lol its automatic

[joethatguyfromlife]

@fsujonny12191 i did, it's my fav song

[Calvary48]

"They need you to translate this into Portugese"

[lukeisthecoolest]

Change the first four lines to "If you want more peace for your blunt there's no love".

Stay Blazed.

[melly08jj]

wow if your really don't like 311 quit looking them up you fucking shine

[chiefmojorising1]

311 is fucking gay ass but pumping anthemists and they suck

[ks76r]

@chiefmojorising1 IKR? They probably grew up playing covers on wonderwall with an acoustic, singing flat and trolling videos of bands they don't like.

Get a life!

[chiefmojorising1]

@ks76r you get a life goober

[aubiedawg5]

@ks76r ... and there you are playin a "gay ass" cover of collective soul. REALLY. REALLY. wanna talk about butt pumping. you seem to like that kinda stuff. play some real music

[ks76r]

@aubiedawg5 I was referring to his craptastic cover, what are you referring to? I am completely lost here.

Thanks in advance....dawg

[ks76r]

@aubiedawg5 You might want to re-read my comment, I was GOOFING on him. I love 311. Collective Soul, really? REALLY?! Where did you get that from. It must have been obvious from me "liking" Anthrax songs or uploading live shots of a Hank 3 concert. Yeah, that must be it. Good one there. Do me a favor, wipe off the drool, put the helmet back on, and get back on the short bus. K, thanks.

[aubiedawg5]

@chiefmojorising1 ....... blow it out your ass . if you think they are so gay then go away. 311 doesn't need you "mojo" for approval anyway . to each his own mofo

[ezwalker]

@aubiedawg5 Now boys, can't we all just get along? 311 would say to just smoke the peace pipe, if you know what I mean....



[JadenHope04]

i have will not buy anything that posts ads on youtube! i will boycott buying their products til they remove their ads!!! i hate watching them

[CommanderMeaty]

How can they be so underrated today :O

[Hunkerbunker346]

i can remember listening to 311 while watching my lava lamps in motion put me in a trance all the time

[chance917]

to get rid of the ads just hit f5 and they'll go away

[stasop]

@chance917 punked me. I WIN in the end

[LMTDefender2000]

man i miss the 90's

[reggaecracker]

@LMTDefender2000 seriously??? youtube was fine prior to ad's? why they got to ruin shit?? agree man...fuck the bullshit !!!!!

[katiebug04]

Mm hm. HAIL. YEAH!!! :(

[ukphan1970]

ya know > I'm getting real f'n anoid with having to sit thru bull'shit ad's jus 2 listen to good f'n music on urtube. i dont need ur bs , jus give me wat i came for.........

[RockerRocco1]

Am I the only person that when they first heard this song, thought that when they say "Renegade Soundsystem 311", they were saying, "Reggae Dances to 311"????? I felt retarded. Regardless, fuckin great song.

[Johnrapp]

@RockerRocco1 they are saying renegade soundsystem, at least once

[RockerRocco1]

@Johnrapp Yeah I know. But before I knew the lyrics i thought they were saying that reggae dances to 311 haha. I think I was pretty whacked out man.

[loverlei79]

my happy place. sad but true.

[PATADASENLASBOAS2010]

THE BEST BAND IN THE WORLD EHHx

[superbluntnig]

you know its good music when it only has 2 dislikes tht were more than likely hit by accident

[SuperAlejoman]

this song is amazing, i remeber when i first play this album and you just start listening to this..

[thiefswiller]

this song is too awesome to only have a little over 120,00 views

[CommanderMeaty]

@thiefswiller because Vevo have uploaded it not really long ago while the others video outside vevo got deleted

[Blavits]

oh oh OH AND boom goes tha dynamite

[lancezimmerman]

311 HAS A SONG FOR EVERY MOOD, AND THIS ONE IS A HAPPY SONG TO BURN TOO WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY

[samur3]

<- transistor connecting to the mother star.. WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[SEXYEDDiE]

I was 14 when this song was out and was all about anime. Craziness.

[enriquegti]

im a transistor.........=)

[todds7]

God, Peanut, HITF did you ever nail all this down. You are to amaze! This shit's all tight as a drum. You young cats really rock.

True be-bop style actually! Believe it! Roots right into Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie

[newsolomon]

Buenísimo tema

Mal video :(

Very good song

Bad video :(

[hoober1990]

they need to come out to the west coast soon!

[HighOnLife1985]

Such a chill song =D

[InvaderLove]

it feel so good when trying to read the lyric at the same time

[SaiyaDaewoo]

VEVO sucks dicks

[RATMfan92]

0 dislikes! Alright! :)

This is a perfect example of a song that is very heavy and very mellow at the same time, and it works brilliantly!

Oh and goddamn Chad's snare is choppy :P

[PinchinTheBear]

@RATMfan92 yeah, it sort of reminds me of a piccolo snare.....

[kennyjames311]

Tha' Boys'...............

[Max1baL]

Excellent tune!

¡Excelente tema!

[djpx49]

I WILL SMOKE WEED TO THIS ALL DAY!!!

[SaiyaDaewoo]

@djpx49 keep it burning

[MrFrenzyboy]

yeah! for real! this songs kick'n and you know it

[Radioswim]

what an unoriginal guitar riff. This type of things tires my musical ears and eyes.

[EatYerDamnWheaties]

@Radioswim Unoriginal compared to what? The song is 13 years old.

[PositiveVibeMerchant]

@Radioswim

as compared to what?

lets get some evidence if you're gonna play musical messiah

[dbsk8r92]

@Radioswim you're fucking stupid. i doubt you even play an instrument to know what it's like to write music.

[dunttalk2me174]

the bassist always does some weird ass faces dude like on 1:55 and 2:16 lol

[missykim9]

@dunttalk2me174 but he's P-Nut so he's cool

[InvisibleTeeth]

They played the Transistor intro last night and I was so hoping to hear this live. They NEVER play it!

[LedZeppelinx88]

i wish they would make an entire song using the beat in this song from 2:41-2:55 , soo good when ur stoned

[amphibianTEEF]

on 420, everyone needs to listen to this whole album.

[djbooda]

This is my most favorite 311 album... i know all the lyrics backwards and forwards... it'll never die!!!!

[purcell901]

1:55 lol

[12345674452]

this song kicks major butt! Yeah!

[311diamonddoll]

Every crew, every click, and every posse' should <3 this fukn song!

[metalhead4184]

i bought tickets today to go see 311, offspring and pepper in july. should be amazing. no it is going to be amazing!

[willymcwillingston]

vevo is fake and gay

[EdZepp1]

finalfanta25 ur right all the good music was in the 90s

[flickerman68]

Love 311

FUCK VEVO!!!!!!!!!!!

ITS ABOUT THE GROUPS AND THE FANS AND THE MUSIC FUCK THE RECORD COMPANIES.

[Chupathingy21]

@flickerman68

Yeah, that's great and all. But if I have to sit through a little commercial (which can easily be skipped by Relaoding the page), in order to enjoy being able to access my favorite 311 music videos whenever I want, so be it. Money makes the world go round, and somebody somewhere has to get paid for any of this to work. I'd rather have to sit through the little add than pay out of pocket. So cut them some slack, great quality and it plays smooth, it's worth the little hassle.

[Foolishone67]

VEVO Blows

[flickerman68]

AMEN DAMMIT.

[doa666jamie]

Great mix of hard rock and ska!

[ShamanOwllady]

I am now conducted to the mother star Yeah! ;)

[nc490codyshuman]

311 best band of 90s to now maby even ever

[magikmushie]

@nc490codyshuman as good as the spandex brothers?

[candrashoney]

its a shame a lot of people dont know who 311 is. Im 28 and started listening to these guys when I was 14! still love their music to this day

[abcaradine]

Yeah I was a real LG when I started listening to 311... I love them :)

[weedNsyurp808]

rip 90s rock

[iliveinpinckney]

just wait itll come back rap and everything else will fade when people realize how good music is

[TheGeek1028]

@iliveinpinckney Then Justin Bieber's balls might actually drop and he'll move away from music.

[finalfanta25]

nothing will ever beat the music from the 90s...its sad to see where music has gone to today..

[rayraykl]

@finalfanta25 so true, although i do like SOME music now it still can't even touch what was made in the 90's

[swingingbanana]

Its funny that I've gone back to music I used to listen to when I was younger and some was really bad, but others such as 311 I appreciate it even more.

[samur3]

need to make this vid a second shorter so its 3:11 haha

[CommanderMeaty]

@samur3 a second more is worth it don't you know that?

[villy8778]

@samur3

lol

I think no one actually noticed that...

[Pittimus84]

Man does this bring back memories of the 90's

[Weezertheshizz]

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!