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Don't Tread on Me | 161525__311_l
'TREAD' LIGHTLY (From left) P-nut, Chad Sexton, Tomothy Mahoney, Nicholas Hexum, and Douglas Martinez
311: Robb D. Cohen / Retna

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Release Date: Aug 16, 2005; Lead Performance: 311; Genre: Punk
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By Tom Sinclair
Tom Sinclair
Tom Sinclair
Tom Sinclair is a senior writer for EW and has been called "the handsomest man in rock criticism'' (by his wife)

311's specialty is jolly pop-punk with occasional reggae trimmings, and the L.A.-based quintet is very good at what they do. Problem is, what they do isn't very good. Earnest, workmanlike, inoffensive — these are not qualities we look for in the bands we take to our hearts. Intermittently catchy melodies help a bit, but not enough on Don't Tread on Me to counter the overwhelming aura of by-the-numbers blandness.


Posted Aug 12, 2005
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