Sublime - Sublime

Hi, Well if you ever hear someone say a bad thing about this album I would be more surprised than Ian Beale. This is one of the truly great albums in my collection and I do have a fair few. It has been a while since I last wrote an op, as I have been struggling for a few ideas to keep you all entertained. How could I forget I thought as I pulled this album off my shelf, this is definitely worth a write up about. I do accept that everyone’s cup of tea isn't a bit of ska-punk mixed up with some reggae, hip hop and every other kind of music but I do urge you to give this album a listen. The group formed in 1988 in Long Beach California and is ...

A perfect introduction to laid back California vibes Sublime were formed in 1988 by Bradley Nowell (guitar and vocals), Eric Wilson (bass) and Bud Gaugh (drums), and for the next 8 years proceeded to get taken to the hearts of the surfing fraternity in Southern California, releasing 2 albums “40 oz to Freedom” and “Robbin' the Hood” on the local Skunk Records which both sold in respectable quantities without ever making an impression outside of their local area. However this attracted the attention of MCA records who duly signed the band and recorded the sublime album which was to have major success in the US in 97. What is ...

If you are looking for a laid back CD to chilli out to, Sublime’s self-titled album may be the one for you. “Sublime” is the band’s 3rd album and the one that made them “the next big” thing in the US. Sadly for the record companies (who surely wanted to cash in on their new found fame) and for the fans, this album was released four months after the lead singer Bradley Nowell’s death from a drugs overdose. So why should you buy this album… I got this record after a friend of mine who lives in Texas sent me a compilation tape with the single “What I got” on it. He’d been ranting on about it in ...