Sublime (band)

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Sublime <tr style="text-align: center;"><td colspan="3"> Sublime in 1995; left to right: Bud Gaugh, Brad Nowell, and Eric Wilson, front: Louie-Dog (Nowell's beloved pet dalmatian) </td></tr>

Background information <tr><td>Origin</td><td colspan="2">Long Beach, California, USA</td></tr><tr><td>Genre(s)</td><td colspan="2">Ska punk</td></tr><tr><td>Years active</td><td colspan="2">1988 – 1996</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-right: 1em;">Label(s)</td><td colspan="2">MCA, Skunk</td></tr><tr><td textalign="top" style="padding-right: 1em;">Associated acts</td><td colspan="2">Long Beach Dub Allstars Long Beach Shortbus Eyes Adrift</td></tr><tr><th style="background: #b0c4de;" colspan="3">Former members</th></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;" colspan="3">Eric Wilson Brad Nowell Bud Gaugh</td></tr>

Sublime was an American band whose style was a mixture of garage punk and ska from Long Beach, California. A more detailed look at the band's stylistic influences reveals a mix of reggae and dub, ska, punk, and hip hop. The band consisted of three members: Brad 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 Nowell died of a heroin overdose shortly before it was released and the band broke up soon after. The band is still considered influential today, and their music sees heavy airplay on American radio stations. Worldwide, Sublime has sold 8 million albums<ref>[1]</ref>.

[edit] History

Formed in 1984 in Long Beach, California as a Reggae/Rock band, Sublime grew to fame in the mid-'90s. They combined reggae with ska, punk, rap, and classical and just about anything they could get their hands on, creating an altogether original hybrid of popular music. The band released just two albums during its first seven years. Lead singer Brad Nowell died in May 1996, just two months before the release of their self-titled third record, which became a posthumous hit.

Vocalist/guitarist Bradley Nowell, bassist Eric Wilson, and drummer Bud Gaugh played their first gig on the 4th of July 1988 at a small Long Beach club (a show which sparked the infamous Peninsula Riot). The group began aggressively touring around the area with an increasingly substantial following, especially among the surf/skate beach crowd. After four years of concentrating strictly on live shows, Sublime's first album 40 Oz. to Freedom was recorded in 1992. The LP was released on Skunk Records -- the label formed by Nowell and Sublime manager Miguel -- and sold at shows, but it really started to break when KROQ began playing the single "Date Rape" two years after its initial release.

Mostly due to this radio exposure, Sublime signed to MCA for 1994's Robbin' the Hood, which revealed an experimental ethic more in keeping with cut-and-paste dub than the well-tuned rage of the Cali punk revival. The album performed well on college radio and set the stage for the breakout success of their self-titled third album. On May 25, 1996, however, Nowell was found in a San Francisco hotel room, dead of a heroin overdose. The band collapsed, but Sublime was still slated for a July release. On the strength of the alternative radio hit "What I Got," the album was certified gold by the end of 1996. A number of posthumous releases followed, among them 1997's Second-Hand Smoke, 1998's Stand by Your Van, and Sublime Acoustic: Bradley Nowell & Friends.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio albums

• 40 Oz. to Freedom (1992) #140 (on the Billboard 200)
• Robbin' the Hood (1994)
• Sublime (1996) #13 Album was originally 'Killin It' but was changed after the death of Nowell
  • Was re-released as a Deluxe Edition in 2006

[edit] Live/Compilation albums

• Second-hand Smoke (remix album) (1997) #28
• Stand by Your Van (live) (1998) #49
• Sublime Acoustic: Bradley Nowell & Friends (acoustic) (1998) #107
• Greatest Hits (1999) #114
• 20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection (2002) #190
• Look at All the Love We Found (Tribute album) (2005)
• Gold (2005)
• Forever Free (Tribute album) (2006)
• Everything Under the Sun (Box Set) (2006)

[edit] Bootleg and un-official releases

Professional Bootlegs

• Black Album [L.D.R.]
• Bong Hits with Bradley [Unknown](This is a different name for Firecracker Lounge)
• Bradley Nowell Acoustic - 1st Printing [5B Records]
• Bradley Nowell Acoustic - 2nd Printing [5B Records]
• Bradley Nowell Acoustic - Bdwiser Promo [Front Row Center]
• bumS lie - The Psycho Semantic Police [OPM Records]
• DeSTroy [Ready Go! Records]
• Dog Gone Blues [Unknown]
• Hollywood Swingers [Toughstick Records]
• Hong Kong Phooey [Frozen Satan]
• It All Seems so Silly in the Long Run [Junk Records]
• Live Shooter [Unknown]
• Memories [GP Records]
• Pure Anus - Studio Recording [Unknown]
• Sinsemilla '86-96' [Discos La Revancha]

Semi-Professional Bootlegs

• Bright Side of the Moon [Live @ Las Palmas - Hollywood, CA - 02/17/95]
• Contact Buzz [Live @ The Palace - Hollywood, CA - 10/21/95]
• East/West [Live @ The Palladium - Hollywood, CA - '95 / Ocean Mist. RI - '95]
• Shootin' Up in Beantown [Live @ Mama Kin's - Boston, MA - 04/10/96]
• Smokin' it Up: Bradley's Tokin' Days [Live Mix]

Live Show Bootlegs

• Boston, MA - TT The Bears [04/05/95]
• Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre ['95]
• Camden, NJ - Warped Tour / Blockbuster Pavillion [08/17/95]
• Chicago, IL - The Metro [04/20/96]
• Chico State ['94 or '95]
• Cleveland, OH - Peabody's Down Under [04/17/96]
• Cleveland, OH - [04/19/96]
• Dominguez Hills, CA - Olympic Velodrome [05/06/95]
• Fort Lauderdale, FL - The Edge (Brad & Eric Acoustic) [08/13/95]
• Hollywood, CA - Las Palmas [12/04/94]
• Indialantic, FL - The Zoo & The Groove Tube (A Day in the Sun) [03/24/95] & [03/25/95]
• Irvine, CA - Kuci Ska Parade [03/05/94]
• Irvine, CA - Warped Tour / Frazier Park [09/04/95]
• Irvine Meadows, CA - KROQ Weenie Roast [06/17/95]
• Las Vegas, NV ['96]
• Las Vegas, NV - The Huntridge (The Good Always Die Young) ['95]
• Minneapolis, MN - Ground Zero [04/14/95]
• New York, NY - The Wettlands [04/11/96]
• North Tonawanda, NY - Warped Tour / Wurlitzer Park [8/20/95]
• Pamona, CA - The Glass House ['96]
• Petaluma, CA - Phoenix Theatre (Coping With - Last Show) [05/24/96]
• Providence, RI - Ocean Mist [04/07/95]
• San Diego, CA - Soma [11/11/95]
• San Francisco, CA - House of Blues [04/05/96]
• San Francisco, CA - Kommotion [09/09/94]
• Washington, DC - Capitol Ballroom [4/12/96]

[edit] Covered songs and Borrowed Lyrics

• "Scarlet Begonias" - The Grateful Dead
• "We're Only Gonna Die for Our Own Arrogance" - Bad Religion
• "54-46 That's My Number" - Toots & the Maytals
• "Steppin' Razor" - Joe Higgs, Peter Tosh
• "Legalize It" - Peter Tosh
• "Rivers of Babylon" - Melodians
• "Big Salty Tears" - The Ziggens
• "Tim the Dinosaur" - The Ziggens
• "Sour Grapes" - The Descendents
• "Hope" - The Descendents
• "Smoke Two Joints" - The Toyes
• "I Luv I Jah" - Bad Brains (Played as "I Love My Dog")
• "House of Suffering" - Bad Brains
• "Shame in Dem Game" - Bad Brains
• "Youth are Getting Restless" - Bad Brains
• "Daucha Cabana" - The Vandals
• "Falling Idols" - Falling Idols
• "Prince of Sin" - Falling Idols
• "Just Another Day" - Falling Idols
• "Hong Kong Phooey" - TV Theme
• "Eye of Fatima" - Camper Van Beethoven
• "The Day That Lassie Went To The Moon" - Camper Van Beethoven (Played live by Bradley as "Lou Dog Went To The Moon")
• "Doctor Wu" - Steely Dan
• "Fight Like a Brave" - Red Hot Chili Peppers ("No one can tell you 'You've got to be afraid'" part of "All You Need")
• "Message To Rudy" - The Specials (end part of "D.J.s")
• "Rawhide (theme)" - Frankie Laine
• "Farther I Go" - Mudhoney
• "Great Stone" - Horace Ferguson
• "Loving" - Half-Pint (chorus of "What I Got")
• "Dancehall Vibes" - Half-Pint ("Don't mean to brag/Don't mean to boast" part of "At It Again")
• "Cost of Living" - Half-Pint
• "Level the Vibes" - Half-Pint
• "One in a Million" - Half-Pint
• "Trenchtown Rock" - Bob Marley
• "Ride Natty Ride" - Bob Marley ("Dreadie got a job to do" part of "D.J.s")
• "Do It Twice" - Bob Marley (chorus of "Boss D.J.")
• "No Woman No Cry - Bob Marley
• "Zimbabwe" - Bob Marley
• "Real Situation" - Bob Marley
• "Mix Up, Mix Up" - Bob Marley ("Holiday" part of "Right Back")
• "Guava Jelly/This Train/Cornerstone" - Bob Marley
• "One Cup of Coffee/Judge Not" - Bob Marley
• "Jailhouse" - Bob Marley
• "She's Mine" - Barrington Levy (reworked as "Saw Red")
• "Look Youthman" - Barrington Levy ("Look youthman, Jah Jah is coming" part of "Steady B Loop Dub")
• "Prison Oval Rock" - Barrington Levy ("Cool and deadly" part of "Legalize It")
• "Jump for Jah" - Ini Kamoze ("Show them now we've come off the shelf" part of "Doin' Time")
• "Mi Believe (Summer Holiday)" - Yellowman ("My ink is dry/My love for you, it will never die" part of "Roots of Creation")
• "Lazer Beam" - Don Carlos (first line of "Lou Makes Friends")
• "Sweet Little Rosie" - Major Worries
• "Johnny Too Bad" - The Slickers
• "Foolish Fool" - Dee Dee Warwick, Cynthia Richards
• "Hip Hop Rules" - Boogie Down Productions (first line of "89 Vision")
• "Breath Control" - Boogie Down Productions (chorus of "KRS-One")
• "Bring It on Home" - Led Zeppelin (Opening riff of "Freeway Time In LA County Jail")

[edit] Sublime Songs Covered

• "Wrong Way" - Richard Cheese
• "DJ's (live)" - No Doubt
• "Saw Red" - Long Beach Dub Allstars
• "Doin' Time" - DZK
• "Date Rape" - Fishbone
• "Boss DJ" - Reel Big Fish
• "Boss DJ" - Jack Johnson
• "Santeria" - Spunge
• "Badfish" - Jack Johnson
• "Same In The End" - Pennywise

[edit] External links

• Official Skunk Records website
• Official Sublime MySpace
• SublimeSpot (Lyrics / Photos / Discussion Groups)
• Sublime Stylee - Sublime Fan Site and Sublime Chat Board
• Sublime Archive (archives of all known recorded live shows) *** removed by request from Universal Music [2]
• Official MCA website
• SublimeWiki.com
• Badfish - A Tribute to Sublime Nationaly touring Sublime tribute band

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