Sublime (band)

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Template:Infobox band Sublime was a garage punk, ska band from Long Beach, California, playing 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).

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History

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, as well as a selection of covers indicating Sublime's varied influences—The Grateful Dead, KRS One, The Descendents, Bad Religion, Toots and the Maytals, 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, that had to be either licensed or removed from official releases. Sublime became a college radio favorite, and the song "Date Rape" made its way onto the playlist of Los Angeles radio station KROQ. This airplay caught the attention of MCA, which signed Sublime to record a proper follow-up to 40 Oz. to Freedom.

On May 25, 1996, just two months before Sublime, their self-titled third album and major label debut, was to be released, frontman Brad Nowell died of a heroin overdose after a show in Petaluma, California. In his absence, the first single, "What I Got," enjoyed huge success and the album ultimately went five times platinum. A handful of posthumous releases followed. Remaining bandmates Bud Gaugh and Eric Wilson continued to perform together with the Long Beach Dub Allstars until 2002. Gaugh then left to drum for Eyes Adrift and Wilson now plays bass with second-generation Allstars lineup Long Beach Shortbus.

Sublime was known for their heavy use of marijuana and alcohol and Brad often arrived late for gigs, sometimes drunk. Their carefree and sometimes destructive behavior kept them distanced from becoming more mainstream. For example, at the influential Los Angeles radio station KROQ's festival ('weenie roast'), they printed hundreds of backstage passes for friends and family when KROQ were only given a few. This resulted in anarchy leading to fans rushing the stage and Brad's Dalmatian, Lou dog, biting a television presenter. After a meeting with a record company executive, members of the band put a Sublime bumper sticker on the CEO's car in the parking lot. Moreover, during an interview on KROQ the group smoked a joint, causing their hit song "Date Rape" to be pulled from the playlist as punishment. Despite all of this, Sublime's antics only made them more popular with their following.

Despite only releasing three studio albums, a plethora of Sublime bootlegs exists containing most of their live shows along with several solo acoustic performances by Brad Nowell. Furthermore, several original, un-released songs exist that never made it to a studio album, the most notable being I Ain't No Prophet and Perfect World.

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Sublime and the College Crowd

When Sublime started in 1988 and by the time they departed in 1996, they were one of the most popular party bands of their time. The college crowd loved having Sublime play at their shows because of the great music and because of the sense humor that the members of Sublime brought. Sublime often did not worry about the amount of money that they were being paid to play the shows. Lead singer Bradley Nowell once said, "As long as we get enough money to buy enough beer and weed we'll be happy." Sublime was a party band, they played house parties, beach parties, frat parties; and if there wasn't a party, they brought one with them.

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Latest News

Sublime can still be heard on radio stations across the country, especially in their home turf Long Beach, California. Their songs "Date Rape", "Santeria", "What I Got", "Wrong Way, and "Doin' Time" are particularly popular still. Nothing significant has been happening with the remaining band members recently, however.

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Discography

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Studio albums

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Live/Compilation albums

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Bootleg and un-official releases

Please note that this is an incomplete list; many more bootlegs, demos, and live shows exist.

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Hit singles

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Covered songs

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External links

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