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: 8/20/2007 Subject: Inspiration
Question What were the bands that each member listened too?
Answer Magnus --
I answered this question this morning, but on occasion, AllExperts loses a response and tells me I still owe one. Here it is again!
I can not tell you INDIVIDUALLY who listened to what, but I can give you a very good idea of what influenced the band's sound. In interviews you can know that Eric loved Bad Brains and Mike Watt, they all loved the Decendents, etc. But through the samples and direct influences and musical references, you can almost recreate their music collection. I would highly recommend downloading a text file I created to supplement the bootleg "Rewind Selector" at this site:
It far exceeds the response limit that AllExperts imposes for my responses and has a ton of information that might be useful. If you want an abridged list, many of the bands mentioned in that text file are in the list below.
Aswad -- Bad Brains -- Bad Religion -- Barrington Levy -- The Beach Boys -- Beastie Boys -- The Beatles -- The BelAires -- Betty Wright -- Biggie Smalls -- Black Flag -- Bob Marley & The Wailers -- Bobby Darin -- Boogie Down Productions -- The Boomtown Rats -- Born Jamericans -- Butthole Surfers -- Camper Van Beethoven -- Circle Jerks -- Clement Irie -- Courtney Melody -- Dee Dee Warwick -- Descendents -- Don Carlos -- The Doors -- Eazy-E -- Eben Sterling -- Eek-a-Mouse -- Eric Monty Morris -- Falling Idols -- Fishbone -- Frank Zappa -- The Fugees -- George Clinton -- George Gershwin -- Geto Boys -- Grateful Dead -- Guru -- Half Pint -- Horace Andy -- HR -- Ice Cube -- James Brown -- Jah Rubel -- Jerky Boys -- Jimi Hendrix -- Just ICE -- KRS-One -- Kurtis Blow -- Led Zeppelin -- Linton Kwezi Johnson -- Love and Rockets -- Mad Lion -- Meat Puppets -- The Melodians -- Michigan & Smiley -- Miles Davis -- Minor Threat -- The Minutemen -- Mobb Deep -- Mudhoney -- Nirvana -- No Doubt -- NWA -- Pato Banton -- Peni -- Peter Tosh -- The Pharcyde -- The Pinchers -- Pink Floyd -- Primal Scream -- Public Enemy -- Queen Latifah -- Ray Charles -- Red Hot Chili Peppers -- Richard Prior -- Rolling Scabs -- Run DMC -- Secret Hate -- The Selecter -- The Slickers -- Snoop Dogg -- The Specials -- Steady B -- Steely Dan -- Supercat -- Tar Babies -- Tenor Saw -- Too Short -- Toots and The Maytals -- The Toyes -- UB40 -- The Vandals -- Wailing Souls -- The Who -- Winston Reedy -- Wyclef Jean -- X -- Yellowman -- The Ziggens
If you are interested in the music's roots, definitely check out that bootleg Rewind Selector at http://rewindselector.bwlng.com
