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: 10/5/2007 Subject: Garden Grove....again
Question Thanks so much, the rewind selector is helping me learn so much more about Sublime. I was wondering if you knew what Brad was saying at the end of the song with the heavy reverb? I've heard it's "one more, one more" and that he's referring to his heroin addiction. Any thoughts? And as for the synth, are they playing a similar synth riff themselves or actually sampling the ohio players?
Answer Keith --
They may be playing a similar riff...I haven't found the EXACT fit. However, they often sped up/slowed riffs and changed the pitch when sampling. I wouldn't put it past them.
The voice in the background is definitely Brad, though I haven't heard anyone discuss what he's mumbling. It's mostly incoherent and chopped up and resampled for certain. I think the heroin addiction theory is someone projecting his own beliefs because I don't hear anything that suggests it. It almost sounds like cut up and reverbed sections of Brad singing "Ring the Alarm" ("rock out the black, sweet reggae music on the attack") and saying "One more" or "One love". Much of the heroin addiction influence is in Robbin the Hood which was thoroughly peppered with drugged out songs and scrapped together with samples and music laid over drunken recordings.
Matt
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