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Don't Tread On Me
by 311

311 reviews
Critic Score
Metascore: 51 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
6.0 out of 10
based on 8 reviews
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The Omaha, Nebraska alt-rockers return with an eighth album.

LABEL: Volcano
RELEASE DATE: 16 August 2005
DISCS: 1 disc
GENRE(S): Alternative, Rock

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60
All Music Guide
There are no missteps on the album, and the group's faithful will have plenty to rock with. But Don't Tread on Me still feels like one to grow on instead of one to remember.
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60
PopMatters
Every song is tightly wound and well-produced, even as the overall feel is lighter than previous 311 efforts, save a couple of ill-advised ventures into social consciousness and hard rock.
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50
E! Online
It's business as usual.
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50
Entertainment Weekly
Intermittently catchy numbers help a bit, but not enough to counter the overwhelming aura of by-the-numbers blandness. [19 Aug 2005, p.143]
50
Amazon.com
Fans of albums such as 2001’s From Chaos and 2003’s promising Evolver will likely find Tread familiar and perhaps even comforting, but it’s unlikely to invite a new horde of fans as the album often sounds like an imitation of the bands 311 helped inspire in its decade-plus career.
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40
Billboard
Things start out strong... [But] the rest of the material is basically an easy-listening version of the band, with vocals weak enough to be distracting and an over-reliance on multilayered, kitchen sink production. [20 Aug 2005]
40
Blender
Barely breaks a sweat as it revisits the lukewarm metal riffs, barely passable rapping and sunny Caribbean choruses of [their] previous seven studio albums. [Oct 2005, p.145]
40
Rolling Stone
Instead of seeming angry or inspired, 311 just end up sounding like the pop world has passed them by.
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What Our Users Said

Vote Now! The average user rating for this album is 6.0 (out of 10) based on 26 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Dino M gave it an8:
I've been listening to 311 since the blue album and have listened to everything they released. This album is definitely another evolution for the band and though as the total package it still falls short, it definitely hold some treasures like "Whiskey & Wine", "Getting Through To Her" and "Speak Easy". The titles track is great and the lightness of the album is refreshing, keep up the evolution guys!

Matt pm gave it a7:
Not a bad album by any stretch of the imagination. Hopping tracks such as "Long For the Flowers" will force you to sing along. S.A.'S only solo track "Solar Flare" is suprisingly fierce but expectedly well-written and the final track "There's Always An Excuse" in simply wonderful. Unfortunately this stripped-down version of 311 feels like a poppy step backward from 2003's masterpeice Evolver.

Scott B gave it a2:
I am a die-hard 311 fan, if anyone would be biased it would be me, trust me, and really wanted to like this album...but I just don't, and I hated to admit it to myself. These are 5 of the most talented individuals I've ever heard, but in the past few albums (beginning with From Chaos) they have totally changed their sound. "Sell out"? I don't quite think so, it feels more like a lack of inspiration, like they have run out of messages to send us. This is a sad milestone in that it's the first album in which I cannot find even a single track that I really like. "Thank Your Lucky Stars" is probably the best song, but it gets old very quick. I read a comment by Nick Hexum stating that he "felt the album was rushed", and apparently they plan on skipping a 2007 release to produce an album for 2008, which they claim will bring back the sound that made them who they are. - I truly hope so. I'll be waiting.

Shawn M gave it a2:
311 was my favorite band for about 9 years. That being said, they have become a disgrace. They haven't put out a good album since Soundsystem. (sorry to all of you from chaos fans) I've moved on musically to any band who can change their style as the grow older, but not stifle their potential and bore their fans. Tim Mahoney is too talented for 311.

Aaron D gave it a9:
Great CD. 311 is growing as a band and the older fans are growing right along side with them.

Luke S gave it a9:
This album is good. But 311 has been around for so long, and changed so much over the albums, that its becoming almost impossible to find somebody who likes all of their albums. I don't see how somebody could say that this album is weaker than any of their other last few albums.

HOmie BB gave it a1:
there is only one good song on this record, and now its gettin old

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