Sublime -The SoCal Band That Reinvented Reggae

Sublime is my very favorite band. This band literally changed my life. Sublime is more than just a band with good music, it's a lifestyle if you will. It's a subculture in and of itself...ask any true Sublime fan and they will tell you the same! Sublime was an American ska punk band from Long Beach, California that formed in 1988.Sublime’s best asset was the frontman, Bradley Nowell. This was because of his awesome voice, talented songwriting, and his ability to give reggae and punk songs a fresh makeover.

Critics sometimes ignore Sublime citing their watered-down white-boy reggae is unpalatable for people with a deep respect for the Reggae genre. However, Bradley and his band meant to honor the music that clearly meant so much to them. The result was creating a legacy and influencing the start of a new genre of music that spawned popular bands today like Pepper, The Dirty Heads and Slightly Stoopid, to name just a few.

(Illustration by: Jay Piper)
Bradley died in 1996 from a heroin overdose, two months before the band would experience major commercial success with their self-titled third album. It peaked at No. 13 on the Billboard 200 and spawned the single "What I Got", which remains the band's only No. 1 hit single (on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart) in their musical career.
What I Got

The Band:

Bradley Nowell – lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitar, percussion, congas, drum programming, bass, synthesizer, sampler (1986–1996; died 1996)

Eric Wilson – bass, organ, percussion, congas, synthesizer, backing vocals (1986–1996)

Bud Gaugh – drums, synthesizer, sampler (1986–1996)

A few years ago I stumbled across something really cool that has been compiled by Sublime fans worldwide! The Rewind Selector is a collection of Sublime's influences, presented to be entertaining, as well as clear as possible for Sublime fans to hear and appreciate some of the same artists that Sublime grew to love and incorporate into their sound. This is done by mix-mashing the original track with Sublime's version; sometimes live, sometimes in studio, but always fully tilted.
Track List

1. Rewind Selector Intro
2. Loving / What I Got (Half Pint)
3. Get Out! / The Lemon Song (Led Zeppelin)
4. Scarlet Begonias (Grateful Dead)
5. Don't Push / Wake The Town (Tenor Saw)
6. One Cup of Coffee / Judge Not (Bob Marley)
7. 54-46 That's My Number (Toots and The Maytals)
8. Steppin' Razor (Peter Tosh)
9. Roots of Creation / Mi Believe, Summer Holiday (Yellowman)
10. DJs / A Message To You Rudy (The Specials)
11. We're Only Gonna Die For Our Arrogance (Bad Religion)
12. Dub Medley II / Elementary (Horace Andy)
13. Falling Idols (Falling Idols)
14. She's Mine / Saw Red (Barrington Levy)
15. The Ballad Of Johnny Butt (Secret Hate)
16. Rivers of Babylon (The Melodians)
17. Diseases / Greatest Hits (Michigan & Smiley)
18. Jailhouse (Bob Marley & The Wailers)
19. Romantic Girl (Winston Reedy)
20. Eye of Fatima Part One (Camper Van Beethoven)
21. 100 Weight of Collie Weed (Carlton Livingston)
22. Dr. Wu (Minutemen)
23. Steady B Loop Dub / Bring The Beat Back (Steady B)
24. Loser (Descendents)
25. Seed / Mr. Moto (The Belaires)
26. Right Back / Mix Up, Mix Up (Bob Marley & The Wailers)
27. Pawn Shop / War Deh Round a John Shop (Wailing Souls)
28. Little District (Eric "Monty" Morris)
29. It's Up To You / Wrong Way (The Specials)
30. Smoke Two Joints (The Toyes)
31. A Ninja Mi Ninja (Courtney Melody)
32. Minor Threat (Minor Threat)
33. April 29, 1992 / Shook Ones Pt. II (Mobb Deep)
34. Big Salty Tears (The Ziggens)
35. New Song / Atomic Dog (George Clinton)
36. Pass Me The Lazer Beam (Don Carlos)
37. Ring The Alarm (Tenor Saw / Buju Banton)
38. What I Got Alternate / Round 6 (Prince Jammy)
39. Foolish Fool (Dee Dee Warwick)
40. Saw Red / Bandelero (The Pinchers)
41. Johnny Too Bad (UB40)
42. Let's Go Get Stoned / Rebel Without A Pause (Public Enemy)
43. The Hukilau Song / Freeway Time In LA County Jail (Don Ho)
44. Real Situation (Bob Marley & The Wailers)
45. Sour Grapes (Descendents)
46. Rawhide (Frankie Laine)
47. STP / I Second That Emotion (The Temptations & The Supremes)
48. It's Expected I'm Gone / Get Out! Remix (Minutemen)
49. Doin' Time Eerie Splendor Remix / Green Eyed Lady (Sugarloaf)
50. Cisco Kid / When The Music's Over (The Doors)
51. Waiting For Bud / Basketball Throwdown (Fantastic Freaks & The Cold Crush Brothers)
52. Free Loop Dub / Loaded (Primal Scream)
53. What Happened? / Tequila (The Champs)
54. Foreman Freestyle / Lowrider (War)
55. Just Another Day (Falling Idols)
56. Hip Hop Rules / 89 Vision (Boogie Down Productions)
57. Warning Sign (Born Jamericans)
58. Cost of Living / Level The Vibes (Half Pint)
59. All You Need / Fight Like a Brave (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
60. The Youth Are Getting Restless (Bad Brains)
61. Dachau Cabana (The Vandals)
62. DJs Live / Ride Natty Ride (Bob Marley & The Wailers)
63. Prince of Sin (Falling Idols)
64. Have Your Ass Home by 11:00 / What I Got Demo (Richard Pryor)
65. Tim The Dinosaur (The Ziggens)
66. 54-46 Live / Boops (Supercat)
67. We're Only Gonna Die OG / Mad as Hell (Peter Finch in Network)
68. Zungguzungguguzungguzeng / Greatest Hits Live (Yellowman)
69. Zimbabwe (Bob Marley & The Wailers)
70. Lou Dog Went To The Moon / The Day That Lassie Went To The Moon (Camper Van Beethoven)
71. House of Suffering (Bad Brains)
72. Legalize It (Peter Tosh)
73. Myage (Descendents)
74. History Lesson Part II / Waiting For My Ruca (The Minutemen)
75. April 29, 1992 Leary / Give Me My Share (Jah Rubel)
76. Same In The End / I Can See For Miles (The Who)
77. Celebration / Ebin (Stranger Than Fiction)
78. Party At Ground Zero (Fishbone)
79. Do It Twice / Boss DJ (Bob Marley & The Wailers)
80. Get Ready / Are You Ready? (Frankie Paul)
81. It's Who You Know (X)
82. Let's Go Get Stoned Live / 1 Hit Song (Minutemen)
83. Farther I Go (Mudhoney)
84. Welcome, Tomorrow (Love and Rockets)
85. At It Again / Ko Lo Ko (Clement Irie)
86. Hong Kong Phooey (Scatman Crothers)
87. Hope (Descendents)
88. Caress Me Down (Clement Irie)
89. Speech / Miami (KRS-One)
90. What I Got Reprise / Nappy Heads Remix (The Fugees)
91. Slow and Low / Doin' Time (The Beastie Boys)
92. Garden Grove / Five Nights of Bleeding (Linton Kwesi Johnson)
93. Leaving Babylon (Bad Brains)
94. Unite (Courtney Melody)
95. Hammer (Bob Marley & The Wailers)
96. King Step (Pato Banton)
97. Secret Dub / Send a Moses (Barrington Levy)
98. I Love My Dog / I Love I Jah (Bad Brains)
99. Trenchtown Rock (Bob Marley & The Wailers)
100. Guava Jelly / This Train (Bob Marley)
101. Winner Takes It All (Half Pint)
102. Rewind Selector Outro

***Download Rewind Selector Here:
http://sublimestp.com/rs/Rewind_Selector_102.rar

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