Impressive. I'm going to give this kid a chance. I really enjoyed that. I'm really interested to hear these three guys create some new music.
Sublime has sold 17 million records in the U.S. alone according to this L.A. Times article. That figure kind of changed my mind with regards to the whole cash crab concept. http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-sublime25-2010feb25,0,4540548.story
He was the heart of Sublime. He gave them that hard edge. I always saw Eric as a pretty laidback guy so I can't see him making much noise during shows and "behind the scenes" shit. Bud and Brad seemed pretty lively though!
It's so sad that Bradley died before Sublime's biggest album was released. Also married and had a kid!
I still contend it's one of the biggest all time tragedies in American rock history. Brad was flat out born to be in Sublime, and was flat out genius. I was pretty devastated when he passed. This whole "reunion" thing is opening some old wounds, but I'm behind it. As long as I continue to believe they're doing it for the right reasons.
I liked one of the Long Beach Dub All Stars "Right Back" but not their second album as much. Trailer Ras!
American Rock History = Death at an early age. Most of the greatest rockers were high as hell on drugs, and guess what they died. Tragic yes, but also predictable RIP Brad, Jimmy, Elvis, Michael
I understand what you're saying, but the difference between Brad and the others is brad died days after their quintessential album was released. He never reaped the rewards of his genius, but the thought of him actually living the high life is almost equally as frightening. In all fairness, he probably would have OD'd once he hit the pinnacle of his fame and fortune. But you never know....
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I don't think Sublime (or Nirvana) would be nearly as big as they are today if it weren't for their front man dying. It's tragic, but it's the best thing that could have happened for either band in terms of records sales and recognition.
Completely incorrect, IMO. Nirvana was HUGE when Kurt died. The biggest band in America, without question. Sublime, on the other hand, were just a SoCal band that released their first album on a major label. No one outside of SoCal really knew who they were. Their MUSIC spoke for itself. Not until after the majority of people HEARD their music did they find out that the lead singer was dead.
I recognize that Nirvana was huge and Kurt was pretty much the biggest rock star of his time but didn't Pearl Jam's albums actually sell better than Nirvana's? What if Eddie Vedder died after Vs. or Vitalogy? His legend and the legend of Pearl Jam could very well be the bigger of the two. Both Nirvana and Pearl Jam came out with great music the first two albums then started to get crappier (my opinion). Kurt died before Nirvana could fully jump the shark and get tired to everyone. Pearl Jam continued making mediocre music and now Vedder is doing all kinds of non-grunge stuff. This is coming from a huge Sublime, Pearl Jam, and Nirvana fan. Not dissing any of them but I do think there's truth to popularity of bands over time having to do with front men dying. Then again I also typically think that most popular bands make great music for a few albums before they either a) get old and repetitive and lose their edge or b) start to branch too far off from the original music they were making (or the band gets older and calms down). By that theory, musicians can't sully their spotless musical legacies if they die or the band breaks up before they can start jumping the shark (Hendrix, Nirvana, Sublime, Guns and Roses assuming you don't include any of their work after Slash and co. left, etc.).
There is some truth to that, but it's not an exclusive reason for Nirvana or Sublime's success, but I see what you're saying. I'm a huge PJ fan, too. And I still love what they're producing these days, but that's for another thread.
I was just thinking something similar about The Chappelle Show. Obviously, he's still alive. But the show seemed to play out their great ideas in a couple of years. Maybe Cha[pelle sensed that and bailed while his reputation was intact.
