AboutGMan Expertise I can answer any/all questions in regard to "sublime". I was down with the band and Skunk Records since 1991; the year they released their second cassette, "Jah Won't Pay the Bills" until the end in 1996. I have answers to all of your questions about their music, their releases, their unreleased music, their promos, merchandise, and the like. You ask it, I'll answer it.
Experience I have extensive knowledge of "sublime" from their origin(s)through the end of their career. I have been involved with "sublime" from the early years when Kelly Vargas was on Drums, I know everything that there is to know about their early career, their rise to fame in the early 90's, & on through until May 96' when Brad passed away. I specialize in the band's merchandise. I have been collecting everything that is "sublime" since the beginning and have extensive knowledge on the subject. They released an unparalleled amount of DYI promotional merchandise before being signed to MCA & I would be glad to help you find out what piece of their BIG puzzle you are holding on to and/or what you'd like to get your hand on!
Publications I am a regular on all of the sublime chat boards and was a constant on the now defunct sublime board, "The Curb" where many people considered me the "go to guy" for information on "sublime" and the rarities that they left behind for us all.
Question So I know that Sublime really didn't like to play Date Rape cause it got overplayed at one point....and I know they were not the kind of band or people in general who wanted it to be that overplayed...but anyways...what are some other songs that they didn't like to play??? Oh and I missed seeing Eric at Knickerbockers in Lincoln with Stone Wing, I was bummed.
Answer Hey Train,
You are exactly right about "Date Rape" & you've gotta remember that D.R. was one of the first songs that Brad ever wrote way back in like 1988 and they played that for years. Way before it broke on the local radio station, KROQ, that was their most requested song. So, you can only imagine how they might of gotten sick of it because they had; as you can see from "40 oz. to Freedom" that they had a million songs in their repertoire. Feel me?
From what I know, "Lincoln Hwy Dub"; which became "Santeria" was one of (or was on it's way to becoming) those songs that Brad didn't like to play once again. That song, as well, had been around for years & when they played it live, Brad would sing all kinds of different lyrics.
What he didn't like was when he, sublime, or his songs got "labeled" & at that point (which you can see with either song) Brad would either switch up the lyrics & phrasing all the time or just not play the song all together.
Brad always wanted sublime to continue moving forward because he had a lot to say, so when one of this pieces got too popular, he would get pissed and feel like people (or the label, etc.) was trying to pigeon-hole sublime & he would move on to something else, play the "popular" song reluctantly (which was totally apparent) or refuse to play it at all.
