Transistor is the fourth studio album by 311. It was released on August 5, 1997. The album was certified Platinum. The album saw a change in musical style as less songs feature rapping in comparison to the band's previous albums. Upon its release, Transistor received negative reviews from critics, who felt that the record was overly long and self-indulgent. Retrospectively, however, the album has been more positively received. Clocking in at 67:59 and with twenty-one tracks (or twenty-three, counting both hidden tracks), Transistor is 311's longest album and is the only 311 album to contain more than fourteen tracks. Transistor was originally intended to be a double album, but all songs were instead crammed onto one disc. Nick Hexum admitted that doing too many songs in not enough time for Transistor was a mistake. While still utilizing their alternative rock sound in many songs, Transistor saw 311 moving away from their hip hop-influenced sound of their previous albums for more of a r...