Omaha Sessions is an album released by 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...

 only on their website in October 1998 which contains re-masterings of highlights from their first three albums: Dammit!

Dammit!

Dammit! was 311's second independent release , 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...

, Hydroponic

Hydroponic (album)

Hydroponic is an EP by 311, released in 1992. It was their last independent release before they were signed to Capricorn Records for their first studio album Music. It was considered the first EP with S.A. Martinez as an official member of the band. This EP was a six track demo that contained four...

, and Unity

Unity (311 album)

Unity was 311's third independent release and first CD release on their own record company, What Have You Records. It was released in 1991 on both CD and Cassette. It is considered by some to be the band's second album if Dammit! is counted as their debut album. This album is no longer in print...

.

S.A. Martinez doesn't have a big role in the songs contained on this disc due to him only being a guest member of the band during their early years. Soon after these albums were originally completed, he became a full-time member.

Track listing

1. "Soulsucker (New Mix)" – 4:51
2. "Today My Love (New Mix)" – 4:20
3. "Slinky (New Mix)" – 5:15
4. "Summer of Love" – 5:06
5. "Damn" – 3:32
6. "Down South" – 3:29
7. "Rollin'" – 3:10
8. "Right Now" – 4:11
9. "This Too Shall Pass (New Mix)" – 4:21

Personnel

• Nick Hexum
  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...
  
   - guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
  , vocals
  Singing
  Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
  
  
• Tim Mahoney - guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
  
• S.A. Martinez - vocals
  Singing
  Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
  
  
• P-Nut
  P-Nut
  Aaron Charles Wills , is an American musician, bassist for band 311, and music producer / bassist for band Hollows Follow.- Background :...
  
   - bass
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  
• Chad Sexton
  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....
  
   - percussion
  Percussion instrument
  A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
  
  , drums
  Drum kit
  A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
  
  
• Jim Watson - guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
   on This Too Shall Pass

Production

• Producer:
  • Tracks 1-8 produced by 311 & J.E. Van Horne
  • Track 9 produced by 311 & Tom Lippold
• Mixing and Recording:
  • Tracks 1-8 by 311 & J.E. Van Horne at Rainbow Recording Studios, Omaha, NE www.rainbowmusicomaha.com
  • Track 9 by 311 & Tom Lippold at IEY Studios, Omaha, NE
  • Tracks 1, 2, 3, and 9 re-mixed by Scotch Ralston
• Re-Mastering: Joe Gastwirt at Oceanview
• Art direction & design: Pawn Shop Press
• Photography: Nils Anders Erickson President:Rainbow Recording Studios www.rainbowmusicomaha.com