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: 7/9/2007 Subject: EUTS's new studio tracks
Question I thought I had a pretty extensive collection of bootlegs by sublime but On the everything under the sun album,there are versions of songs that I have never heard and of really good quality. Were these songs (like foolish fool and 89 vision) reworked, or were they sitting on a shelf somewhere at universal where noone could hear them until now?
Answer You're probably thinking of the new versions of tracks from Pure Anus (Foolish Fool/89 Vision). I personally hate what they did to 89 Vision, cutting it all down to make it radio friendly, but yes, you're right, they took the original cuts and reworked them. Pure Anus was released and distributed on a bootleg CASSETTE by a friend of the band, so it's not in high quality anywhere but on the originals. It holds my favorite version of Doin Time, the Hip Hop Dub with the Heiroglyphics (though Del the Funky Homosapien told me he doesn't think it is them who recorded that track). All of the music that is not on the original reels was added recently in studio. It's a lot of spit and polish on some really rough recordings.
I can't tell, but had you never heard "89 Vision" or "Foolish Fool"? If not, get Pure Anus right away! (Same places as I told you in your previous question, or email me).
