Music from Long Beach, California
Sublime was a reggae dub/punk band from Long Beach, California. A more detailed look at the band's stylistic influences reveals a mix of reggae and dub, punk, acoustic rock and hip-hop. The band consisted of three members: Bradley Nowell (vocals and guitar), Bud Gaugh (drums), and Eric Wilson (bass guitar). The band achieved mainstream success with their self-titled third album, but Brad died of a heroin overdose shortly before and the band broke up soon after. The band is still considered influential today, and their music sees heavy airplay on American radio stations.
From 1988 through the mid 1990s, Sublime toured heavily throughout southern California and garnered a substantial following of surfers and skater punks. The band sold their initial recordings at live shows—eventually including their first full-length album 40 Oz. to Freedom. Released on the band's own Skunk Records, 40 Oz. to Freedom featured several songs that would go on to become fan favorites, including the title track "40 Oz. to Freedom" and "Date Rape", as well as a selection of covers, including their version of "Smoke Two Joints", indicating Sublime's varied influences—Grateful Dead, KRS-One, Descendents, Bad Religion, Toots and The Maytals, and Bob Marley. Their second album, Robbin' the Hood, was recorded in 1994. It consisted of a few fully developed songs along with instrumentals, tape dubs and various rantings of the manic Raleigh Theodore Sakers. Additionally, the DJ-style mixing of their music incorporated unlicensed samples of music and movies, which had to be either licensed or removed from official releases. Sublime became a (read all)
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I aint got no crystal ball.
I had a million dollars but id,
Id spend it all.
If I could find that heina and that sancho that shes found,
Well Id pop a cap in sancho and Id slap her down.
What I really wanna know,
My baby, what I really want to say I cant define.
Well its love,
That I need, oh ,
But my soul will have to,
Wait till I get back and find heina of my own.
Daddys gonna love one and all.
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- Sublime Spot - Official Band Page
- Lyrics database, sounds, photos, tablature, graphics, and tribute to Bradley Nowell.
- Sublime at Wikipedia
- Encyclopedia article including the history of the band, brief biographies of members and a discography.
- Sublime at MySpace
- MySpace music profile for Sublime with tour dates, songs, videos, pictures, blogs, band information, downloads and more.
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- Another Band Meme
- We all know how much I love band memes, even though I'll never actually have a band.. considering I can't stand loud music for too long, and I can't play an instrument or.. sing for that matter. But I can dream, can't I? ...
- Guitar Hero World Tour/Rock Band 2 song set lists
- "Santeria" By Sublime Encore: "Mr. Brightside" by The Killers Feelin' Nostalgic Tour: "Take It on the Run" by REO Speedwagon "Hold the Line" by Toto Encore: "Rebel Yell" by Billy Idol Vixens Tour: "Heartbreaker" by Pat Benatar ...
- Sublime Band
- Rolling Stone writer David Wild has this to say about the band: "The singular sound of Sublime, alternately polished and rough and ready, finds stoner rock, rap, punk, and hip-hop funk blended with doses of ska, rock steady, dancehall, ...
- Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band - “The Whole Fam Damily”
- Whether it be his acoustic picking on ?Worn Out Shoe? or his sublime dobro slide on ?Mama's Fried Potatoes,? the Reverend continues to develop and deploy his amazing chops throughout. This is especially evident when both his acoustic ...
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