The casual listener will probably appreciate the music of
Sublime (unless you don’t appreciate hard-hitting grooves or can’t stand a little profanity...bastiches). Brad, Eric, and Bud were all awesome on their instruments and mixed in quite a bit of raggae groove into the set. The albums are all works of genius individually. Each has it’s own personality and blend of styles. For example, if you listen to Robbin’ the Hood all the way through I guarantee the apparent (but you will realize they are not if you know what is up) ramblings of Raliegh Theodore Sakers will have you laughing your ass off.If you are like me and you read into the lyrics, you begin to see into
Brad’s mysterious world. You can struggle with him as he struggles with an addiction to heroine. You can also get a heavy feeling of what was really going on in Southern Cali in the early nineties. Shit, I learned more Spanish from Sublime than I did by taking Spanish I in high school...and I can use this stuff. Heh heh heh...What it Means to Me:
It’s hard to describe what the music of Sublime means to me. I listen to it everyday...and that is no overstatement (just ask my parents). A few people have asked me if I was a
fanatic (you know who you are). Nah, I’m not like nuts or anything; but I’ve been searching all my life for music that I can relate to as well as I can to the music of Sublime (3’11" and Wu-Tang get up there too). Sometimes I cannot believe that Bradley was taken away from us in May 1996. If anyone has ever lived on through his or her music that person is definitely Brad Nowell.I do have all the LPs and the
What I got EP and now I am in search of all the rare CDs and bootlegs. I’m also going to get as much Sublime merchandise as I can. If anyone wants to send me a T-shirt, a poster, a concert flyer, or whatever...feel free cuz I would definitely appreciate it. By the way, if I can get enough money I’m probably gonna get a Sublime tattoo on my back sans the one shown off by Brad on the cover of the self-titled LP.The Albums:
40 oz. To Freedom
-1992 Gasoline AlleyRobbin’ the Hood
-1994 Gasoline AlleySublime (self-titled)
-1996 Gasoline AlleySecond-Hand Smoke
-1997 Gasoline AlleyStand By Your Van Live
-1998 Gasoline AlleySublime Accoustic: Bradey Nowell and Friends
-1998 Gasoline Alley I just put together the lyrics for Stand By Your Van Live the new Sublime CD
***This is a collage of Sublime pics that I have on my desktop***
Other Sublime Tweaker Pads:
http://www.mcarecords.com/amp15/f.sublime.html The official MCA site
http://www.hallucinet.com/sublime/main.html
http://home.jinko.com/john/sublime.htm
http://tech.simplenet.com/sublime/sublime.htm My personal favorite...if you want lyrics, guitar tabs, or the names of rare CDs and bootlegs check this one out
My 12 Favorite Songs (The Dirty Dozen):
1
...What I Got (Staying power bay-bee!!! Can you say "This ROCKS!!!")2
...Mary (This song is an accoustic masterpiece...I love this short song)3
...Waiting for My Ruca (The funky baseline kicks like Bruce Lee and so do the lyrics)4
...Pool Shark (This one tells all)5
...Boss D.J. (It’s so-o-o nice I wanna hear the same song twice)6
...Caress Me Down (The player's anthem of Sublime...mucho gusto me llamo Jeremy...take your chones y les mandan a mi)7
...Garden Grove/Garbage Grove (If you only knew all the love that I found...)8
...Minor Threat (a live anthem that enveloped the Sublime mystique)9
...Ain't No Prophet (This song is dripping with attitude and emotion.)10
...STP (This one rocks with it’s changing tempo)11
...Lou-Dog Went to the Moon (Brad Solo: This one is so moving...you can feel it...if you haven't heard it then get ahold of this song in some form!)12
...Santeria (And you know this ma-an!!!)***Okay, I love every Sublime song. It was a pain trying to pick my favorites. I started with over 40 possible that I really liked. I’m sorry if you don’t agree, but this is MY page. Make your own if you think you have a better idea!!!
FAH-Q Tu***