Uplifter

After much wait and anticipation, my Deluxe copy of 311's new cd Uplifter, with 2 bonus tracks and a dvd, arrived at my doorstep yesterday afternoon. I have been listening to it nonstop in my waking hours. What an incredible piece of work, absolutely wonderful!

A little more relaxed than some of their previous cd's, I can still see this one turning into a fav! I had big fears that this would be Nick Hexum's wedding album, he just got married, and it is to some extent, but still.... timely for me. It seems I can always find a 311 song that fits my mood, feelings, whatever, this cd did not dissapoint. On my first run through, I liked 60% of the songs, which is a bit unusual. They're new music usually has to grow on me, not this time though! Some of the standouts for me are, Hey You, It's Alright, Never Ending Summer, Two Drops in the Ocean, My Heart Sings, and Get Down. If you go here, you can listen to the stream of the CD, if you've never listened to 311, listen to Get Down. Give it chance, you never know what might happen. This band LOVES their fans, their fans love them. Seeing them in concert is incredible. As a matter of fact, we just made our reservations in N.O. for 311 day next year! I can't wait!!!

So, I'm going to leave you with what might possibly the most meaningful 311 song to me. This song hit me like a ton of bricks when I heard it. Besides being a jammin tune, the lyrics blew me away.


"Get Down"

I got this great idea about why I got stuck in reverse
I was so out of control it just got worse
I hope you got more sense than I, side step the curse
I don't know which came first
In the spiral threatening me, my survival
It's come, time to get down

It's time to get down
Boots to the ground
Know we don't stop 'til they hear the bell sound
Keep your head up
Cause the truth just cut
No quick fix when I'm caught in a rut
What I got to do to get right size
Think I'm despised when I look through the eyes
Of another
Not mine to discover
What the next man think is none of my fucking business

And then I say what is this
Illusion I can't fix it
You name it, hey
The story stays the same
Any trouble you can name
Just goes straight into accepted
You name it, hey

It's time to get down
To the ground
So simple yet profound
In the now
Is why we're here
Inspiration
I've been waiting all my life
I'm set free, it's happened
I won't look back and think twice
It's how it's meant to be
Something's happened
A sudden slap in the right place
In my face, I thank you
You always came through for me
It's how it's meant to be

Gonna get down because I can't stay high
All of the time, cause I see the sign
So I re-align with an open mind
Adamant and circumvent
I get by every night and day
Get by with my comfort way
An Open space to an open way
I just unwind, I just unwind

And then I say what is this
Illusion I can't fix it
You name it, hey
The story stays the same
Any trouble you can name
Just goes straight into accepted
You name it, hey

It's time to get down
To the ground
So simple yet profound
In the now
Is why we're here

Inspiration
I've been waiting all my life
I'm set free, it's happened
I won't look back and think twice
It's how it's meant to be
Something's happened
A sudden slap in the right place
In my face, I thank you
You always came through for me
It's how it's meant to be