Smelled Like Lou Dog Inside the Van

Here's the first of what should be many installments of "Tom's Tunes."

Sublime -

My albums:
40 oz. to Freedom
Robbin' the Hood
Sublime
Second Hand Smoke
20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection
Live at the Palace, Hollywood, CA 10-21-95
Live at the Tressel Tavern, Everett, WA 11-14-94
The Black Album #2
Live at Blockbuster Pavilion, Camden, NJ 8-17-95

Born in Long Beach, CA in 1988, Sublime is a Ska/Punk/Reggae/Funk/Hip-hop that finally hit the big time too late. Their tale was that of a common story...a garage band that formed into a band. The band played live shows, and cut a record. However, unlike "Eddie + the Rebels" (Tom Petty), Sublime didn't hit the charts right away.

It wasn't until the song "Date Rape" was put into the hands of KROQ (Kay-Rock), via snail-mail, that the band got a larger exposure outside of Long Beach, and into the greater Los Angeles area. "Date Rape," what would become one of their most popular songs, barely made it to 40 Oz. to Freedom, their first album which was released on lead-singer/guitarist Bradley Nowell's Skunk Records. Nowell, Bud Gaugh, and Eric Wilson, the three members of Sublime thought the song was one of the worst.

"Date Rape" was released two years prior to its success.

The success of "Date Rape" and it's five week stay atop Billboard's Top #100 Pacific Region Chart in 1995, gave way to Sublime signing on with MCA Records.

Under the contract Sublime released their follow-up to 40 oz. Robbin' the Hood seemed to be a chaotic release. Originally recorded to have only six tracks, the 22 track album was "13 self produced 4-track home recordings." Wiki states that Brad did this to offset critics of his who said he was in the music business for money.

WOW, THIS TOOK A FEW DAYS. Well, two days. However, I didn't do this to write reports about cool bands. So, I guess I'll give album reviews and links to cool bands that I dig. Fuckin' a.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sublime_(band)#Career
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/40_Oz._to_Freedom
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Nowell
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:jvfuxq8gldse~T1