AboutMatt Maguire Expertise I am new to allexperts, but have plenty of knowledge and experience in the realm of Sublime. Guarantee: you will receive an answer within 2 days of posting the question -- I have no feedback so far and would like to build some.
I can answer most questions about the band, the significance of the lyrics, the show dates,
the unreleased albums and tracks, misinformation, and, above all, I am an expert on their
influences and related music.
Experience I have been a huge fan for 14 years, I ran a server which distributed Sublime's live and unreleased music 24/7 for 4 years, I have answered questions about the band daily for years on their old website, and I know some of the largest collectors in the world. I created the 5 CD bootleg "Rewind Selector" which documents the influences of Sublime and was the topic of a Spin Magazine interview.
Education/Credentials I did not study music in college, but I majored in English, so I can write a clear response. I worked as a research assistant in the past, so I have skills in research if I need to figure out an answer.
Past/Present Clients Sublime fans aren't my clients, but I have distributed swag and rare tracks to all those who want them for years at no cost.
Expert: Matt Maguire Date: 12/13/2007 Subject: Dont Push-Garden Grove-Right Back medley
Question Hey Matt,
I've always been a big Sublime fan but only recently have I been looking for clips of live performances online. The Live @ the Palace set they did in October '95 (found it on YouTube) has what I would consider to be the best version of Dont Push they have ever done...the guitar work sounds a lot different than the other versions I have heard and I love the way they work Garden Grove into the middle of the song and flow into Right Back immediately after. My question is...is there a studio-quality recording of either this medley or at least this version of Don't Push? I'd love to have it in my music collection. Also, I can't seem to find some of the more obscure covers they did available for download, especially Warning Sign/Prison Oval Rock by Born Jamericans. Any thoughts on this as well?
Answer It's funny that you ask about the 10/21/95 show which is my favorite. If you asked about other videotaped shows that have quality recordings, I'd tell you you're out of luck, but that show (also known as Contact Buzz) is one of very few that have the Digital Audio Tape released. I believe that show ends with Ring the Alarm and might include Warning Sign (Prison Oval Rock isn't the Born Jamericans). Now getting that show is tricky because you may think you're buying it on ebay, but you're actually getting an audio rip from the VIDEO recording which is not nearly as good and cuts out the part where Eric breaks a bass string and Brad starts talking to the crowd and playing Mary. Email me (my email is in several of my past answers) and I'll see what I can work out for you.
As far as the covers, are you looking for the originals or the Sublime version? Both are on Rewind Selector available at http://rewindselector.bwlng.com.
