Remembering Bradley Nowell: 24 Years Later

CrimsonFan said:
I punched my sisters boyfriend in the gut so hard he cried for talking shit about the Beatles.

People who hate on universally liked music/art or anything annoy me.
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The Beatles suck. Fight me. Maybe he just actually didn’t like The Beatles. You don’t find people pretending to like something to seem hip and cool annoying?
 
The GOAT, When I was in LBC, Sublime was played non stop, I never got tired of it either, Bradley was one of those white boys who had a lot of love from the Chicanos and blacks, its a shame he passed so young, I still rock his music. Dude died just before he could enjoy mainstream success and then some copy cat groups came in to take advantage of his style and sound, the LBC and OC area was Sublime and No Doubt back in the mid 90s Gwen Stefani was close to Bradley he was like her big bro.



Gwen always sings a Sublime song at her concerts in honor of Bradley
 
I love sublime but they’re def overrated. Most of their popular songs are covers and They weren’t great live either. They will however always have a special place in my heart.
 
louiscyphere said:
I love sublime but they’re def overrated. Most of their popular songs are covers and They weren’t great live either. They will however always have a special place in my heart.
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What popular song of theirs is a cover?
 
louiscyphere said:
I love sublime but they’re def overrated. Most of their popular songs are covers and They weren’t great live either. They will however always have a special place in my heart.
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You watched Sublime live? overated? nobody even mentions Sublime other than people in California it seems he has been forgotten more than overrated, more like underrated and rarely mentioned.
 
keeping the sound somewhat alive, more mellow reggae vibes with this band.
 
Robbin' the Hood is one of my favorite albums of all time. I love it for is gritty DIY psychedelic sounds and beats and covers.







Robbin' the Hood and Check Your Head by the Beasties are both still in heavy rotation for me. They both embody that DIY grittiness and psychedelic shit that I love.
 
WaylonMercy5150 said:
What popular song of theirs is a cover?
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Covered songsEdit
  • "Pawn Shop" is a cover of "War Deh Round A John Shop" by The Wailing Souls with modified lyrics.
  • "What I Got" is based on Half Pint's "Loving" and features a similar melody to The Beatles's "Lady Madonna".[10][11][12]
  • Sublime also covers The Wailers' 1965 song "Jailhouse", written by Bunny Wailer, combining it with a partial cover of Tenor Saw's "Roll Call" in "Jailhouse".[13]
  • "The Ballad of Johnny Butt" is largely a cover of a Secret Hate song from their Vegetables Dancing + Live & More album.[14]
  • "Doin' Time" is a loose cover of the jazz standard "Summertime" by George Gershwin.[3]
  • "Get Ready" is largely based on Frankie Paul's 1987 single of the same name.
Borrowed elementsEdit
Some of the album's original compositions also have borrowed elements:

  • While "April 29, 1992" is an original song, it features samples from "La Di Da Di" by Doug E. Fresh featuring MC Ricky D (a.k.a. Slick Rick), "Original Gangster of Hip-Hop" by Just-Ice, and "Shook One (Part 1)" by Mobb Deep.[15]
  • The heavy bass line of "Garden Grove" is based on Courtney Melody's 1988 7' single "A Ninja Mi Ninja",[16] and a synth loop in the third verse is lifted from The Ohio Players' "Funky Worm."
  • Much of the rhythm and melody of "Wrong Way" was borrowed from The Specials "It's Up To You" off their 1979 self-titled album.[17]
  • Part of the melody from "Seed" was taken from The Bel-Airs 1961 single "Mr. Moto" as well as "Lori Meyers" by NOFX.[18]
  • The guitar solo and chords in "Santeria" were a reuse of the ones in their song "Lincoln Highway Dub" featured on the previous album, Robbin' the Hood.[19]
  • "Burritos" is a reworked version of one of Sublime's earliest recordings called "Fighting Blindly", albeit with vastly different lyrics.
  • The bass line of "Caress Me Down" features the famous Sleng Teng riddim from Wayne Smith's 1985 song "Under Me Sleng Teng" and lyrics and melody are primarily from the 1980s 12-inch single "Caress Me Down" by Clement Irie.[20

  • that’s just the self titled album you can look up the others on Wikipedia they all have a bunch.
 
Thank you for making this thread. Sublime was awesome and should be kept alive. The first song I learned on the guitar was Pawn Shop, followed by Santeria and Same in the End. The minutes leading up to my first fight, I listened to Pawn Shop while warming up before I walked to the ring.

Also, this is eerie, I went down a Sublime rabbit hole the other day and ended up watching old performances and inteviews with Brad Nowell for a few hours. I was in disbelief when I saw his name in this thread title.
 
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louiscyphere said:
Covered songsEdit
  • "Pawn Shop" is a cover of "War Deh Round A John Shop" by The Wailing Souls with modified lyrics.
  • "What I Got" is based on Half Pint's "Loving" and features a similar melody to The Beatles's "Lady Madonna".[10][11][12]
  • Sublime also covers The Wailers' 1965 song "Jailhouse", written by Bunny Wailer, combining it with a partial cover of Tenor Saw's "Roll Call" in "Jailhouse".[13]
  • "The Ballad of Johnny Butt" is largely a cover of a Secret Hate song from their Vegetables Dancing + Live & More album.[14]
  • "Doin' Time" is a loose cover of the jazz standard "Summertime" by George Gershwin.[3]
  • "Get Ready" is largely based on Frankie Paul's 1987 single of the same name.
Borrowed elementsEdit
Some of the album's original compositions also have borrowed elements:

  • While "April 29, 1992" is an original song, it features samples from "La Di Da Di" by Doug E. Fresh featuring MC Ricky D (a.k.a. Slick Rick), "Original Gangster of Hip-Hop" by Just-Ice, and "Shook One (Part 1)" by Mobb Deep.[15]
  • The heavy bass line of "Garden Grove" is based on Courtney Melody's 1988 7' single "A Ninja Mi Ninja",[16] and a synth loop in the third verse is lifted from The Ohio Players' "Funky Worm."
  • Much of the rhythm and melody of "Wrong Way" was borrowed from The Specials "It's Up To You" off their 1979 self-titled album.[17]
  • Part of the melody from "Seed" was taken from The Bel-Airs 1961 single "Mr. Moto" as well as "Lori Meyers" by NOFX.[18]
  • The guitar solo and chords in "Santeria" were a reuse of the ones in their song "Lincoln Highway Dub" featured on the previous album, Robbin' the Hood.[19]
  • "Burritos" is a reworked version of one of Sublime's earliest recordings called "Fighting Blindly", albeit with vastly different lyrics.
  • The bass line of "Caress Me Down" features the famous Sleng Teng riddim from Wayne Smith's 1985 song "Under Me Sleng Teng" and lyrics and melody are primarily from the 1980s 12-inch single "Caress Me Down" by Clement Irie.[20

  • that’s just the self titled album you can look up the others on Wikipedia they all have a bunch.
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One cover on that list was a semi-hit. The rest are derivative which is unavoidable in music.
 
TidWell said:
You watched Sublime live? overated? nobody even mentions Sublime other than people in California it seems he has been forgotten more than overrated, more like underrated and rarely mentioned.
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maybe you’re right I’ll say instead they were overrated at the height of their popularity and for many years after.
 
louiscyphere said:
maybe you’re right I’ll say instead they were overrated at the height of their popularity and for many years after.
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first time I ever heard this, Sublime rarely gets mentioned at all among those 90s group, you re over 36 right?
 
They seemed to single-handedly end the reign of grunge/alternative, and usher in the new era of party-pop and abercrombie frat culture
 
superking said:
Robbin' the Hood is one of my favorite albums of all time. I love it for is gritty DIY psychedelic sounds and beats and covers.







Robbin' the Hood and Check Your Head by the Beasties are both still in heavy rotation for me. They both embody that DIY grittiness and psychedelic shit that I love.
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Robbin the hood is definitely my favorite as well. I love that I can still find tracks from that album on jukeboxes.
 
Another great band from CA.


You’re welcome.
 
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