(Ska/Reggae/Punk/Hip-Hop) Sublime - Greatest Hits

[Drunk Hobo]

Sublime are one of the most influential bands ever in modern ska, reggae and punk circles. They were known for their catchy ska, chilled-out reggae, fast solos, walking bass and an overall lack of giving a **** what people thought.




There are only 10 tracks on this CD and it seems like a bit of a piss-take when a band has a greatest hits album with this many tracks. To be fare, they are all amazing tracks and there is a lot of variety on this album.

1. What I Got - Very laid-back acoustic song, almost hip-hop. Really cool solo.

2. Wrong Way - A great ska track in the usual 3rd wave style. Great lyrics and a trombone solo that sounds pretty random

3. Santeria - One of the best songs I have ever heard, without a doubt. This is as good as reggae gets.

4. 40 Oz. To Freedom - A slower ska song with a distorted chorus. Another good song to kick-back to.

5. Smoke Two Joints - Ska song with some cool solos. The lyrics in the first verse are a bit too obvious but it soon picks up.

6. Date Rape - A great fast ska song. Sax intro and some hilarious lyrics. Bitchin' solo

7. Saw Red - This track features Gwen Stefani from No Doubt. It's a cool ska-punk song and she really proves she can sing. After the weird intro the ska guitar kicks in and that little muting thing he does still brings a smile to my face. It taught me a lot about upstroke guitar.

8. Badfish - Slow reggae with an acoustic intro. Another awesome solo. Christ, he can pull them out of the bag.

9. Doin' Time - Decent hip-hop, and the first song of it's type that I actually liked. Catchy. I like the bassline on this one especially, it sounds really cool when it kicks in.

10. Pool Shark - I hadn't heard the punked-up version of this before I got the CD, only the acoustic version (which is still one of my favourite songs). This was recorded live, and to be honest it sounds like a bit of a mess (at least until you listen to it a few times). I can't help feeling that the acoustic version should be here, or Boss DJ.

There are also videos for What I Got and Wrong Way. What I Got basically shows the band and their mates having a laugh, and Wrong Way... **** knows what that's about

So there you go. It's a great album, but I don't know if I'd buy it full price (I bought it off eBay on the cheap). Since nearly every Sublime album I've seen here in a shop is around the £16 mark I opted for this instead. It's definately worth buying if you've heard a few songs and you like what you hear. It's also a very good album to take a chance with, as I'm sure everyone will find something they like on here.

[YDload]

There's no "Under My Voodoo!" It may not have been a hit, but I think it's one of the best from Sublime.

[simplephotographinthesun]

no same in the end?

[Drunk Hobo]

Exactly. There's a lot that's left out

[sublime-et-lager]

ye but think of how many fantastic songs sublime wrote, i like every song ive heard. they should have at least put on 15 songs just to fill up the album....grrr...angry

[awes0melilangel]

i think that all of their songs should be on the greatest hits because to me they all were great. Sublime was one of the greatest bands ever! I will always and forever miss the best guitarist Bradley James Nowell (1968-1996)

[Badmoon]

I've been thinking of buying an album by these guys. Being that I'm a fan of Reggae, the chance that I would like them is pretty high. So, I might as well.

[The NPC]

Meh...the Sublime culture and band never really appealed to me. The LBC sound I always thought was pretty lame, but I'd rate this album a 3/5.

[sublime-et-lager]

Badmoon id recomend getting 40 oz. to freedom if you want a brilliant Sublime album. I think it's unmatched.

[Damrod]

There exists another kiond of Best Of album by Sublime. It's a double CD with a Dalmation and Black Roses on the Cover. Pretty all songs mentioned here missing are on it.

[El Gran Orgo]

Recently got this album. Great stuff I could listen to it all day. Great guitar work catchy bass lines all the way through the album. Love it.

[Badmoon]

Originally Posted by sublime-et-lager

Badmoon id recomend getting 40 oz. to freedom if you want a brilliant Sublime album. I think it's unmatched.

I actually ended up buying Sublime, because for some reason that was the cheapest one. Thanks for the recomendation , I'm going to buy 40 oz. next chance I get.

[Big Tube]

You just have to love Sublime. Truly one of a kind.

*rolls a joint and throws on 40 oz.*

[YDload]

I have the self-titled album in my CD player right now. It's amazing how many styles they shove into each other in every song, but for sheer guitar brilliance nothing beats "Under My Voodoo," "Pawn Shop," or "Santeria."

let it die

[LTJ386]

Originally Posted by psyco path

let it die

Why, this is the CD Review forum and what if someone wanted to make a comment on this CD? Stupid noob.