 | Sublime Robbin' the Hood
3.5
great
| Ranking: #74 for 1994 | |
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| 5.0 classic | DallasD | June 27th 08 |
The music in the nineties came in like lion and out like a well polished luxury car, Bling Bling! Early in the decade a handful of bands managed to open the doors and let in the flood, washing away years of hair product and sequined spandex. By the mid nineties, music had once again lost it's fire. As a high school freshman I was just beginning to develop an interest in music and the cultures fueled by underground bands. Yes, 1996 was my year of discovery. The same year the "Macarena" was blazing up the charts, a new generation of music was brewing. Just under the surface, below the pop wreckage that had become of grunge so many new bands were emerging. Words like Alternative and Ska were falling in between the broad genres of Metal and Rock and replacing dated terms like New Wave. Leading the charge was a So Cal party band called Sublime.
My first experience with Sublime was the same as so many others, mid nineties watching late night MTV. From the very first measure in Santeria, I was enamored with new sound. I had certainly heard the name of this band around my school, but this was before widespread internet access or even a drivers license. When I finally did make it to the record store, I purchased the only Sublime CD in stock; Robbin' The Hood. I was completely blown away by this album. Not only did this sound absolutely nothing like what was playing on the radio, it was raw chaos cut deep with soul. Driven by a thunderous bass sound recycling dub style riffs into something completely new, the rhythm section was rounded off with tight drums and the unique blending of a DJ. Bradley Nowell used this foundation to unleash some of the most passionate and personal lyrics in the last decade. For me the track that defines this album is STP. The pain and desperation leave you questioning your own choices in life.
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| 4.0 excellent | mandan | May 18th 14 |
An underrated gem, Robbin' the Hood is so good it's almost a shame 40 Oz. to Freedom exists. Give it time and jam it patiently, you'll be glad you did.
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| 3.0 good | atmanknows1 | September 14th 13 |
I used to think this album was fucking tits. But that's because I always listened to it on Mushrooms, and everything's tits on boomers. But the album lacks a lot of cohesion, uses a bunch of rehashed material, pits it up against some hilarious soliloquies from a crazy drunk dude, and some really great songs on top of it all. For me, it's a classic, but not because it's a great album. In the end it's just a really good one.
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| 0.0 | Bitchfork | May 1st 10 |
Sluggish ska for the stoner does not translate well to the sober mind.
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| 4.0 excellent | CrazyFool84 | October 7th 08 |
Sublime's second offering isn't exactly their best outing, but this definitely has a place amongst the hearts of fans of the band. Though there is a lot of filler on the album, there are also quite a few gems that would become more or less staples: Greatest Hits, Saw Red, Pool Shark, Steppin' Razor, Lincoln Highway Dub, S.T.P., and Boss D.J. are all more than solid Sublime tunes that are able to keep this record a float. There is also some nice dub work from the band, and it's pretty impressive that this was recording with less than modest equipment in a basement/home-studio setting.
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| 4.5 superb | dub sean | November 9th 07 |
Robbin' the Hood is a completely underrated album. The questionable quality and prominent joke tracks may be a turn-off for some, but when Sublime really lets loose on tracks like Pool Shark, Greatest Hits, and STP, the groovin' really gets goin.' Boss DJ is another highlight, just frontman Bradley Nowell crooning to us alone with his guitar. Humorous lyrics grace some of the other tracks and the Raleigh Soliloquys are hilarious. If you're looking for straightforward Sublime music I wouldn't go for this album, but if you've acquired the Sublime taste then definitely pick this up.
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| 4.0 excellent | random | June 13th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | KuyJuk | April 17th 23 |
| 2.5 average | platttt | February 28th 23 |
| 3.0 good | Mac | January 25th 22 |
| 3.5 great | Harlz | February 28th 21 |
| 2.5 average | Source | July 6th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Josh | March 20th 20 |
| 3.5 great | wojodta | February 25th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | DiGio991 | November 22nd 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | 0w0 | April 15th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Sarah | April 19th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | dzhondo | November 12th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Jokurr | November 3rd 17 |
| 3.0 good | gilly | April 24th 17 |
| 2.5 average | El Olam | January 22nd 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | jpjpablo | December 11th 16 |
| 3.5 great | san073 | August 30th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | stakis | July 31st 16 |
| 2.5 average | SB129 | May 16th 16 |
| 2.5 average | wham49 | April 20th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | timmy36 | February 5th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Nrap | October 22nd 15 |
| 3.5 great | yep123 | March 15th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | "Tab" | February 7th 15 |
| 5.0 classic | dkkc | January 28th 15 |
| 3.5 great | slaps | December 18th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | ctorres | December 31st 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ringo00 | December 19th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | eazye | November 8th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | rigooz | October 31st 13 |
| 3.0 good | Trey STAFF | September 5th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Knave | July 29th 13 |
| 3.5 great | SamPJ93 | February 15th 13 |
| 3.0 good | H2okot | September 29th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Piglet | September 21st 12 |
| 3.5 great | Smevin | August 10th 12 |
| 3.5 great | iancd | July 25th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | JBowl | July 25th 12 |
| 3.0 good | DFL | April 2nd 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Spacey | March 17th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Vuzin2 | January 14th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | uman32 | January 4th 12 |
| 3.0 good | jbassp | November 14th 11 |
| 3.0 good | divoz | October 4th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Manic_ | August 23rd 11 |
| 3.5 great | Styten | August 12th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Apollo | July 21st 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | conm17 | February 4th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | jmh886 | January 26th 11 |
| 2.5 average | JonLith | December 8th 10 |
| 3.0 good | Spec | September 26th 10 |
| 3.0 good | mike838 | September 19th 10 |
| 3.0 good | noisy | September 6th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | gWIZ | July 5th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | SlyJak | June 18th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | SHINFO | April 11th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | chewy | April 1st 10 |
| 4.5 superb | lenius | February 10th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Fuff24 | January 28th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Bamboo | December 7th 09 |
| 3.0 good | pride | November 9th 09 |
| 3.5 great | Yay | October 23rd 09 |
| 4.5 superb | JesusV4 | September 2nd 09 |
| 5.0 classic | Ubicuo | August 30th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Baked | April 17th 09 |
| 3.5 great | zack16 | March 29th 09 |
| 3.0 good | SVIIB | February 25th 09 |
| 3.0 good | CxLTxN | December 3rd 08 |
| 3.5 great | f2f | October 8th 08 |
| 3.0 good | jsousa | September 13th 08 |
| 3.0 good | dieto | August 31st 08 |
| 3.0 good | kral | May 13th 08 |
| 3.0 good | GOme | May 7th 08 |
| 3.5 great | MrKite | March 22nd 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | midas | March 20th 08 |
| 3.5 great | timbo8 | March 12th 08 |
| 3.5 great | tom79 | January 21st 08 |
| 3.5 great | Egglord | September 16th 07 |
| 3.0 good | TheDMV | September 5th 07 |
| 3.0 good | Pizza | August 22nd 07 |
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