If you’re not a fan of loud dub music and weed, then Nowell and Sublime would make for difficult neighbors-especially if you plan on calling the cops: “Some folks say that smoking herb is a crime / If they catch you smokin’ they’re bound to drop the dime / And in the evening, we try to jam / We like the music loud in this here band / We let the bass line drop as loud as we can stand / Somebody always gotta turn informer for the man.” Don’t be that man, man.īradley Nowell goes full Ron Jeremy in this oft-graphic, Spanish-influenced track about, well, pent up physical needs. This stripped-back, acoustic version of the fully produced single (featured later in this list) just doesn’t hold a candle to the polished hit. Sadly, that’s long enough to drop regrettable lines like: “I made her bleed / Yes she wanted love in the scene / Well I planted my seed / Babe I knew we could make it / But I only knew that the b-tch would break it.” Thankfully, it’s only two minutes and change. Striding from ska to hardcore punk to rock, Nowell wails about, well, planting his seed. It’s an aggressive way to narrate the loss of a woman’s virginity. It became a hit – even featuring a trombone solo – but it doesn’t excuse its content. Which makes “Wrong Way,” a track about a young girl forced into prostitution by her broke dad, all the more tragic. radio station KROQ put their single “Date Rape” in regular rotation – a song Nowell was later embarrassed by. Sublime’s career took off in SoCal when L.A. according to MRC Data.ĭespite Nowell’s death at age 28 on May 25, 1996, Sublime’s music (not to mention the current evolution of the group, Sublime with Rome) endures-Sublime t-shirts are seen as often as tees from their heroes Bob Marley and Joy Division. “Santeria,” “What I Got,” “Doin’ Time” and “Wrong Way” became hits that have since grown into karaoke classics, propelling the album to eventually sell 6.9 million copies in the U.S. They were musical counterparts that created their own signature rhythmic foundation, creating the ultimate canvas for Nowell to embellish.Musically, Sublime captured the spirit of summertime vibin’ with big sing-along hooks, beach party-ready acoustic licks, furious punk guitar and the grooving rhythms of Gaugh and Wilson (Sublime’s secret weapon).
And in Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh, Sublime was fortunate to have an agile, rock-solid rhythm section that could cover the entire musical waterfront. In Nowell, Sublime had as astounding singer and lyricist who created his own edgy but expressive underground vernacular. The result was a beautiful, warts-and-all brand of poetry – a powerful new blend of street sounds and party music. “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, and every other pungent flavor of reggae.
to Freedom to double-platinum sales and Robbin’ the Hood to gold certification. SUBLIME have sold 16 million records in the US. Such success spread to the band’s earlier albums too, leading 40 Oz. “Santeria” and “Wrong Way” also enjoyed heavy airplay, and SUBLIME eventually sold more than six million copies, making it one of the most popular reggae-punk albums in history. The band collapsed, but the eponymous SUBLIME was still slated for a July 1996 release. On the strength of the chart-topping alternative radio hit “What I Got,” the album was certified gold by the end of 1996. On May 25, 1996, however, lead vocalist and guitarist Nowell was found dead in a San Francisco hotel room of a heroin overdose. The album performed well at college radio and set the stage for the breakout success of their self-titled third album. to Freedom which was heavily spun by Southern California’s KROQ (two years after its initial release), SUBLIME signed to MCA in time for the band’s 1994 sophomore album 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. Mostly due to radio exposure of “Date Rape” from SUBLIME’s 40oz.
to Freedom was released in 1992 via the band’s label Skunk Records. The Long Beach, CA trio was founded in 1988 by Eric Wilson, Bud Gaugh and Bradley Nowell.
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