The album has received criticism from The A.V. They nominated the song 'Transistor' as the only Track Pick from the album.

Allmusic comments 'A project of this magnitude is almost doomed to fall on its face, and Transistor nearly does.' and notes that there's enough good songs for a 30 to 40 minute album, but has too much filler. Transistor received a mixed review from Allmusic. Transistor also contains elements of dub, space rock and funk. Although, their rap rock style is still present in some songs, such as 'Galaxy', 'No Control', 'Tune In', 'Starshines', and 'Borders'. 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 reggae-influenced sound, as shown in songs such as 'Prisoner', 'Inner Light Spectrum', 'Running', 'Rub a Dub', and 'Stealing Happy Hours'. Nick Hexum admitted that doing too many songs in not enough time for Transistor was a mistake. Transistor was originally intended to be a double album, but all songs were instead placed onto one disc.

Retrospectively, however, the album has been more positively received.Д¬locking 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 sixteen tracks. Upon its release, Transistor received negative reviews from critics, who felt that the record was overlong and self-indulgent. The album saw a change in musical style as fewer songs feature rapping in comparison to the band's previous albums. Transistor is the fourth studio album by 311.

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