Stand By Your Van (Sublime Live In Concert) [PA] - Sublime

Advantages: Laid back grove
Disadvantages: Second version of "What I Got"

...If you are looking for a laid back CD to chilli out to, Sublime’s self-titled album may be the one for you. “Sublime” is the band’s 3rd album and the one that made them “the next big” thing in the US. Sadly for the record companies (who surely wanted to cash in on their new found fame) and for the fans, this album was released four months after the lead singer Bradley Nowell’s death from a drugs overdose. So why should you buy this album… I got this record after a friend of mine who lives in Texas sent me a compilation tape with the single “What I got” on it. He’d been ranting on about it in every email he sent me and when I finally got to hear it I understood why he loved it so much. It’s a very laid back song with acoustic guitar and heavy bass line... Read review

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Advantages: perfect for chilling
Disadvantages: none whatsoever

...ideas from? An excellent song looking at the upside of life even when you’re down at the bottom. Wrong way Ska number explaining why prostitution occurs without ever moralising Same in the End Doesn’t matter how we live – we’ve all got to die in the end. Musically this is punk with a ska beat in the verses, which turns into thrash in the chorus. April 29, 1992 (Miami) A song about the Rodney King riots in Miami has 2 faces like the band: the serious side makes the point that the riots weren’t about police brutality but were just an excuse for anarchy. Whilst the humorous side says that they joined in and managed to refurbish their flats and get their PA system. Musically this has a chilling guitar sound that echoes the menace in the lyrics with the odd sample to lighten the mood. Santeria Gentle... Read review

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Advantages: One word ... BEAUTIFUL!
Disadvantages: Might not be the best Sublime album to start your collection with.

...Being a huge Sublime fan myself, i have heard a few of their songs accoustic and absolutely loved them, so when i came across this album, i simply had to purchase it. The first thing to note about this CD, is that it includes some live accoustic tracks and some studio recorded ones, some of the live tracks are lacking quality as expected but if you like this band as much as i do then this probably won't really bother you. I am not entirely sure but i am under the impression that this album might be quite rare to come across, simply because i have been a huge Sublime fan for about 7 or 8 years now and only discovered this sometime last year. The album begins with a somewhat rushed version of "Wrong way" a live track which is intended as no more than an introduction to the album. The next track is a song that became well... Read review

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