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Sublime was an American SkaPunk band from Long Beach, California that consisted of the late Bradley Nowell on lead vocals and guitar, Eric Wilson on bass guitar and sometimes keyboards, and Floyd "Bud" Gaugh on the drums. A few of their friends also appeared on multiple albums in various capacities: [[HospitalHottie Dr. Todd Foreman]], the saxophonist; "Field" Marshall Goodman (also known as Ras MG) providing DJ duties, occasional rap solos, and filled in as drummer during Bud Gaugh's stint in rehab; Kelly Vargas, who also filled in on drums while Bud was unavailable; and Opie Ortiz, who not only sang on various albums, but was the band's favorite tattooist, and behind most of the artwork on their albums. Oh, and [[TeamPet Lou]] [[CanineCompanion Dog]], Bradley's beloved Dalmatian, who frequently joined the band on stage.

Sublime was an American ska band from Long Beach, California that consisted of the late Bradley Nowell on lead vocals and guitar, Eric Wilson on bass guitar and sometimes keyboards, and Floyd "Bud" Gaugh on the drums. A few of their friends also appeared on multiple albums in various capacities: [[HospitalHottie Dr. Todd Foreman]], the saxophonist; "Field" Marshall Goodman (also known as Ras MG) providing DJ duties, occasional rap solos, and filled in as drummer during Bud Gaugh's stint in rehab; Kelly Vargas, who also filled in on drums while Bud was unavailable; and Opie Ortiz, who not only sang on various albums, but was the band's favorite tattooist, and behind most of the artwork on their albums. Oh, and [[TeamPet Lou]] [[CanineCompanion Dog]], Bradley's beloved Dalmatian, who frequently joined the band on stage.

* CoverVersion: They have covered Music/BadReligion's "We're Only Gonna Die", as well as "Jailhouse" and "Smoke Two Joints", both by Music/BobMarley.

Sublime had only three full studio albums -- ''40oz. to Freedom'', ''Robbin’ the Hood'', and ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Sublime]]'' -- before Bradley Nowell fatally overdosed on heroin. Their third, final, and most successful album was released less than two months after Bradley’s death and eventually went five times Platinum in America. It may even be reasonably argued that, were it not for Music/{{Nirvana}}'s ''Music/{{Nevermind}}'' and Music/PearlJam's ''Ten'', ''Sublime'' might very well be remembered as the album that defined the '90s. At the very least, it's somewhere on the list.

Sublime was an American ska band from Long Beach, California that consisted of the late [[FaceOfTheBand Bradley Nowell]] on lead vocals and guitar, [[TheQuietOne Eric Wilson]] on bass guitar and sometimes keyboards, and Floyd "Bud" Gaugh on the drums. A few of their friends also appeared on multiple albums in various capacities: [[HospitalHottie Dr. Todd Foreman]], the saxophonist; "Field" Marshall Goodman (also known as Ras MG) providing DJ duties, occasional rap solos, and filled in as drummer during Bud Gaugh's stint in rehab; Kelly Vargas, who also filled in on drums while Bud was unavailable; and Opie Ortiz, who not only sang on various albums, but was the band's favorite tattooist, and behind most of the artwork on their albums. Oh, and [[TeamPet Lou]] [[CanineCompanion Dog]], Bradley’s beloved Dalmatian, who frequently joined the band on stage.

* TheBandMinusTheFace: Ever since Brad Nowell's death, according to many fans. See BrokenBase.

Sublime consisted of the late [[FaceOfTheBand Bradley Nowell]] on lead vocals and guitar, [[TheQuietOne Eric Wilson]] on bass guitar and sometimes keyboards, and Floyd "Bud" Gaugh on the drums, with a few of their friends appearing on multiple albums in various capacities. Most notably: [[HospitalHottie Dr. Todd Foreman]], the saxophonist; "Field" Marshall Goodman (also known as Ras MG) providing DJ duties, occasional rap solos, and filled in as drummer during Bud Gaugh's stint in rehab; Kelly Vargas, who also filled in on drums while Bud was unavailable; and Opie Ortiz, who not only sang on various albums, but was the band's favorite tattooist, and behind most of the artwork on their albums. Oh, and [[TeamPet Lou]] [[CanineCompanion Dog]], Bradley’s beloved Dalmatian, who frequently joined the band on stage.

Known for their combination of laid back surfer attitude and punk mentality, Sublime is very hard to pin down. Any song can be a delightful mash-up of punk, hip-hop, and reggae, with lyrics that make you laugh even as you think, [[RefugeInAudacity "Did he really just say that?"]] before switching to sobering reality about drug use, life in the ghetto, and sexually transmitted diseases. Although they became popular as a part of the Third Wave of {{Ska}} and often toured with SkaPunk bands, Sublime only released a handful of actual SkaPunk songs, and were more influenced by reggae than ska music.

The band would continue to record, drink, tour, [[OdeToIntoxication drink]], cause serious mayhem, and [[RuleOfThree drink]], on the West Coast for the next several years. They even started their own record label, Skunk Records, to distribute their albums, which they famously did out of the trunks of their cars.

Sublime had only three full studio albums, ''40oz. to Freedom'', ''Robbin’ the Hood'', and ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Sublime]]'', before Bradley Nowell’s overdose and death from heroin. The third, final, and most successful album was released less than two months after Bradley’s death. According to Website/TheOtherWiki ''Sublime'' eventually went 5x Platinum in the U.S. If you were in high school or college in the mid to late 90s, you probably remember the self-titled album spinning endlessly at almost every party, and in everyone's CD collection. Seriously, punks, metalheads, classic rock fans, jocks, dorks, '''everyone''' had this album. It may even be reasonably argued that, were it not for Music/{{Nirvana}}'s ''Music/{{Nevermind}}'' and Music/PearlJam's ''Ten'', ''Sublime'' might very well be remembered as the album that defined the '90s. At the very least, it's somewhere on the list.

Sublime had only three full studio albums, ''40oz. to Freedom'', ''Robbin’ the Hood'', and ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Sublime]]'', before Bradley Nowell’s overdose and death from heroin. The third, final, and most successful album was released less than two months after Bradley’s death. According to Wiki/TheOtherWiki ''Sublime'' eventually went 5x Platinum in the U.S. If you were in high school or college in the mid to late 90s, you probably remember the self-titled album spinning endlessly at almost every party, and in everyone's CD collection. Seriously, punks, metalheads, classic rock fans, jocks, dorks, '''everyone''' had this album. It may even be reasonably argued that, were it not for Music/{{Nirvana}}'s ''Music/{{Nevermind}}'' and Music/PearlJam's ''Ten'', ''Sublime'' might very well be remembered as the album that defined the '90s. At the very least, it's somewhere on the list.

->''"Let me tell you about a girl I know, had a drink about an hour ago..."''
-->-- Opening line to Sublime's first hit "Date Rape"

The band would continue to record, [[TheAlcoholic drink]], tour, [[OdeToIntoxication drink]], cause serious mayhem, and [[RuleOfThree drink]], on the West Coast for the next several years. They even started their own record label, Skunk Records, to distribute their albums, which they famously did out of the trunks of their cars.

* RefrainFromAssuming: The song is called "Doin' Time", not "Summer Time".

->''"Let me tell you about a girl I know, had a drink about a hour ago..."''

Sublime consisted of the late [[FaceOfTheBand Bradley Nowell]] on lead vocals and guitar, [[TheQuietOne Eric Wilson]] on bass guitar and sometimes keyboards, and Floyd "Bud" Gaugh on the drums, with a few of their friends appearing on multiple albums in various capacities. Most notably: [[HospitalHottie Dr Todd Foreman]], the saxophonist; "Field" Marshall Goodman (also known as Ras MG) providing DJ duties, occasional rap solos, and filled in as drummer during Bud Gaugh's stint in rehab; Kelly Vargas, who also filled in on drums while Bud was unavailable; and Opie Ortiz, who not only sang on various albums, but was the band's favorite tattooist, and behind most of the artwork on their albums. Oh, and [[TeamPet Lou]] [[CanineCompanion Dog]], Bradley’s beloved Dalmatian, who frequently joined the band on stage.

Known for their combination of laid back surfer attitude and punk mentality, Sublime is very hard to pin down. Any song can be a delightful mash up of punk, hip-hop, and reggae, with lyrics that make you laugh even as you think, [[RefugeInAudacity "Did he really just say that?"]] before switching to sobering reality about drug use, life in the ghetto, and sexually transmitted diseases. Although they became popular as a part of the Third Wave of {{Ska}} and often toured with SkaPunk bands, Sublime only released a handful of actual SkaPunk songs, and were more influenced by reggae than ska music.

The band started in 1988, when Bradley came home on Spring Break and jammed with Eric and Bud for a week in Eric’s sound proof garage. The band would get back together that summer and start playing bars, clubs, parties, and BBQ's. That summer also saw the infamous "Riot on the Peninsula", where a concert got out of control while Sublime was playing, culminating in police being called in to stop the show and clear out the crowd.

The band eventually gained serious recognition on the original Warped Tour in 1995. They were kicked off the tour [[{{Irony}} due to bad behavior]]. Bud Gaugh was arrested for drug possession twice on tour, all three were pretty much constantly drunk, the band once started a mud slinging fight with their audience, but the final straw was when Lou Dog bit two fans. They were invited back to finish the tour after missing several shows.

->''"Let me tell you about a girl I know, had a drink about a hour ago"''

-->''Believe me when I say that I've got something for his punk ass''

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: They usually sit at 2-3. By contrast, they would occasionally do a HardcorePunk song that gets up to a 7.

Sublime consisted of [[AuthorExistenceFailure the late]] [[FaceOfTheBand Bradley Nowell]] on lead vocals and guitar, [[TheQuietOne Eric Wilson]] on bass guitar and sometimes keyboards, and Floyd "Bud" Gaugh on the drums, with a few of their friends appearing on multiple albums in various capacities. Most notably: [[HospitalHottie Dr Todd Foreman]], the saxophonist; "Field" Marshall Goodman (also known as Ras MG) providing DJ duties, occasional rap solos, and filled in as drummer during Bud Gaugh's stint in rehab; Kelly Vargas, who also filled in on drums while Bud was unavailable; and Opie Ortiz, who not only sang on various albums, but was the band's favorite tattooist, and behind most of the artwork on their albums. Oh, and [[TeamPet Lou]] [[CanineCompanion Dog]], Bradley’s beloved Dalmatian, who frequently joined the band on stage.

* {{Jailbait}}: Annie, the girl from "Wrong Way," is 12-14 years old.

* JerkassToOne: "Doin Time" has a line suggesting his girlfriend acts lovingly to everyone else but is a nasty bitch to him, although said line could also be interpreted as meaning [[YourCheatingHeart she cheats on him a lot in addition to being abusive.]]

* CoverVersion: They have covered the Music/BadReligion song ''We're Only Gonna Die From Our Own Arrogance,'' as well as ''Jailhouse'' and ''Smoke Two Joints,'' both by Music/BobMarley.