“It seems like people get afraid of a certain music if they can't pigeonhole it to their satisfaction. Good music is good music, and that should be enough for anybody.” - Bradley Nowell -
And louie was brads beloved Dalmatian. For years he never went ANYWHERE without him. If a place didn't allow dogs.. he wouldn't go. Louie even sat on stage for every single concert
Summertime was written by Ira Gershwin for a play called porgy and Bess in the early 1900's it's been covered by tons of artists ever since. Lots of the greats.
This is my favorite Sublime song. Ska is a word not an acronym. It's a style of music. It originated in 1950 from Jamaica. Ska was a precursor to reggae. RIP Brad💜😪
Sublime is from Long Beach, California. The band was three members: Bradley Nowell (vocals, guitar), Bud Gaugh (drums), and Eric Wilson (bass guitar) there music is mix of reggae and dub, Ska, punk, progressive rock, acoustic rock, hip-hop. On May 25, 1996, two months before Sublime released their self-titled third album, Brad Nowell just got out of a record company sponsored rehab, died of a heroin overdose after a show in Petaluma, California.
That's usually how it happens, people go to rehab or jail, get out and try to do the same amount they were doing before they went in and die, that's how a friend of mine went. RIP Matthew Eugene Head.
Yeah but the summertime thing is in Ella Fitzgerald that's Billie Holiday by way of George something in 1936 before I even dream to sing about summertime so just saying. And the summertime is usually what people referred to not the LBC part
@@meghanschuler4739 George "something"? You mean George Gershwin, the composer of the song Summertime for his musical Porgy and Bess? Just to be sure we're talking about the same thing and not having a serious discussion about a '90s pop group sampling Gershwin.
Bradley is the Boss DJ, he samples, covers, mixes, matches, scratches and adds his own stuff. He was a true lover of great art and music nerd. Love that y'all caught this side of Sublime's music, most the reactions don't.
Man its cool seeing yall do multiple sublime songs. Im 39 and have been a huge sublime fan since my early teens. They have a ton of awesome music that nobody has ever heard. Yall should do their song "Waiting for my Ruca" next
One of my favorite bands of all time. When you hear him say Louis or Louis dog in almost every one of his songs, he’s talking about his Dalmatian. His dog, Lu dog. Bradley died of a heroin overdose in 95 or 96 I believe.
I love that they say they "took a trip" to Garden Grove. Long Beach and Garden Grove are separated by Seal Beach/Los Alamitos. There's maybe 3 miles from border to border.
Sublime is one of my top 3 bands. If I'm in a bad mood and I listen to them no matter what song I'll be in a 100% better mood. One of my favorite songs is 40oz to freedom you guys should check that out
Ska - it's pronounced skah. One word. It stems from a blend of reggae, rock, and sometimes punk. A lot of Ska bands are a little more upbeat in feel - there's often horns. Sublime is unique in that their mainstream stuff tends to also have a hip hop element. But they started as more of a punk band. Ska is something that some bands easily fit into, like when you hear it you go oh that's Ska. But some are sort of on the outskirts of it, like sublime.
Ska is actually an earlier genre than reggae, and was Jamaican musicians mixing the r&b and doo-wop and American soul they were hearing with mento and Jamaican music. Rock-steady, lover’s rock, reggae and dub then evolved out of ska.
"Seed", "don't push", "get out" "5446 that's my number/Ball And chain", "ebin", "what happened", "DJ's", "jailhouse", "under my voodoo", "April 29, 1992", "badgish"... sublime got so many dope songs. So sad he OD'd so early in his career. Would love to see what he be doing now... R.I.P. Brad
Ultimate dusk, hot summer evening song this. Just grooving sat there as the room starts to go from sunlit to that light summer violet. Same as Unfinished Sympathy by Massive Attack. A song that plays when everyone's left.
This album was like a household item back in the 90's haha. Any CD book, under the floor mat, sometimes you somehow have 2 copies but never even bought one!
I think it was originally covered by Billie Holiday and later by Janis Joplin, among others. Sublime sampled the tune and the chorus and put their own spin on it.
Long time sublime fan here! I'm really enjoying your videos! Thanks for sharing. The beauty of art interpretation is it can mean different things to different people at different times. It's neat to hear other people's perspective. Especially after a first time listen. Very cool. Keep up the good work!
It still breaks my heart that Bradley (lead singer of Sublime) died RIGHT before this album was released. Sublime found fame AFTER they’d been disbanded by his untimely death. I’m so glad I was one of the young weirdo’s who loved those 90’s ska beach concerts and got to see and hang with these folks. Only saving grace to Sublime going platinum after Bradly died was that his infant son had that $$ to rely on. Always will remember sitting on Venice Beach with Bradley and Louie!! If ya don’t know…Louie was his beloved dog and features in many of their lyrics and samples💗💗💗
Love you guys!!! Thanks for posting this jam reaction!!! I saw Sublime way back in the day in Long Beach!!! I’m old as balls. Good to see you young peeps getting into Sublime awesome guys. Peace and ❤️🕺
Ska refers to the upstroke of the guitar on the up beat. Its basically regea. Its just a term that sound like what that guitar sound is. It was huge in the 90s. Sublime, No Doubt, Might Mighty Bosstones, Reel Big Fish, Goldfinger, and countless others.
It made me sooooo happy that you guys like Sublime. 😍🥰 I was worried for a minute after listening to Wrong way. 😆 lol they are so unique and in a class of their own.
Check out Don’t Push, STP, Jailhouse, KRS-One, Slow Ride, 40oz to Freedom, DJs, Badfish, Wrong Way, etc by Sublime Ska is pronounced like “skah” with an ah not ay. It’s a genre that originated in Jamaica and is the precursor to reggae
Great suggestion! I don't believe I have seen anyone suggest Morphine on any of the reaction channels. Show me another "Rock" band with a two-string bass!
You two are lovely. I enjoyed watching you discover one of my favorite bands. My fav is 5446 that's my number / ball and chain. For SKA... Try Hepcat, The Toasters, Reel Big Fish... a wonderful genre. Enjoy.
Love that one! I was always taught that Boy meets girl, fall in love and forget the world, 9 months later baby on its way kiss him on the cheek and that's okay!!!!
I fuckin love Sublime didn’t even know y’all reviewed them before !! I had a chance to see sublime with Rome and it was still fuckin lit...or maybe I was just high then a mf 🤣🤣🤣
It's called a *sample* It can be used in many ways. Sublime will even take 3 different songs and sample them in one. They are fantastic! 40 oz to freedom is my favorite release! Waaay ahead of it's time!
Love Sublime. Was in highschool when they were around, Bradley was a genius R I P. Some of my favorite songs were Paddle Out and Bad Fish. Another great band from that era were Kottonmouth Kings.
Thanks for another good reaction. So, this borrows concepts from Gershwin's "Summertime", as Lex pointed out. If you want to get even more meta, Lana Del Ray does a cover of this version
I'm new to your RU-vid channel but I'm really digging the vibes you two are putting out. As a massive Sublime fan a few songs that I would definitely check out are Garden Grove, New Song, 54-46 was my Number/ Ball and Chain (it's a reimagining of a Toots and the Maytals song), or Badfish.
One of the greatest singer/ Songwriters/ and Composers ever in my opinion. Though not my all time favorite groups, I absolutely love this Music.🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼
Love this song, especially in the summertime. I’d love to hear you guys react to Digable Planets...maybe Pacifics or Dial 7 (Creamy Spies) or Jettin’. Or their biggest hit, Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat). Nobody reacts to these guys, and they’re so unique. Also- eponymous just means self-titled in this case.
Ska! It's a genre of music that is an offshoot of Caribbean and reggae music. It started in the Caribbean and actually became popular in England along side Punk in the 70s and started to die off again in the 80s. Ska and Ska/punk made a comeback in the late 90s and early 00s in the states. Sublime is known for mixing elements of Ska, Jazz, Reggae and Hip Hop.
He’s talking about it as a past tense relationship… something he’s already been through. He’s just painting a picture of how the dynamics were and how, contrasting how some people stay in relationships past their expiration dates
When I would play this my dog would bark when she heard Louie 😂 I’m pretty sure it’s about a BAD relationship and he’s being a little sarcastic too. Lots of people stay in bad relationships unfortunately ✌🏼 and ❤️
Ska is originally from Jamaica in the 50s (before Reggae). It has had several revivals or waves. What is considered the 2nd wave of Ska happened in the UK in the 80s with groups like UB40. The third wave of Ska was in the 90s on the west coast of the US which brought us groups like Sublime, Reel Big Fish, and many others.
Can’t wait till you guys go live again I have so many recommendations since you guys are so down to earth and open with different music. I’ll try to settle down but I’ve been drinking so no promises
Louie is Bradley the singers dog. Lou Dog went everywhere with them, you can see him on stage during the few live performances on youtube before Bradley passed away.
Ska is a hodgepodge of Reggae, Calypso, Jazz, and R & B music, horn sections(trumpet, trombone, and sax) tend to be involved with modern ska.... Caress Me Down, April 29,1992, Jailhouse, Garden Grove, Get Ready, and Pawn Shop ALL MUSTS from this album!!
Dude I forgot about that game. I have been playing the remastered version of Tony Hawk pro skater on PC so have been hearing Same in the End a lot lately.
So definitely one you should check out is saw red the version that he did with Gwen Stefani when she was very young. Or his own acoustic version of it is very good as well
Yes LBC is Long Beach Ca. And when he says “me and Louie, we gon run to the party” he’s talking about his Dog…A Dalmatian , aka Lou Dog, that was always by his side. Even when they preformed he was up on stage…they were inseparable. Rest In Peace Bradley & Louie 🙏🏽
I'd suggest "Let's Go Get Stoned", "Garden Grove" or "Badfish" they are all great songs and very accessible to the general public. You guys probably would like most of their stuff, same for anyone reading this far, but some more standouts: "Ballad of Johnny Butt" "Waiting for my Rucca" "Wrong Way" "Seed" "Work that We Do" "STP" "Right Back" "5446/Ball & Chain" "Great Stone" "Foolish Fool" "Ebin" "Same in the End" "Date R@pe" "40oz To Freedom" "DJ's" "Under My Voodoo" Also, the Stand By Your Van live album is criminally underrated and even older fans sleep on it. I prefer the live versions of several songs
Garden. Grove. This song sums up the true sublime. Start anew from there. Take everything lightly but also deeply. They are great at creating songs and lyrics that make you go "hmm.?.." I think you will really dig them with their groovy reggae sound and profound lyrics full of in your face raunchiness and subliminal double and even triple entendres. You just gotta realize that they are artists and not everything they create comes from their personal points of view, even though they express many points of view as well as their own.
