Sublime

“It all comes back to you, you'll finally get what you deserve
Try and test that you're bound to get served
Love's what I got
Don't start a riot
You'll feel it when the dance gets hot

Lovin', is what I got, I said remember that..”

These are bits of the hit song "What I Got" that, together with other hits like "April 29, 1992 (Miami)", "Santeria", "Wrong Way" and "Doin'Time", made the third self-titled record of sublime an all-time success. What's unfortunate is the death of their front man--Bradley Nowell (guitar and vocals)just two months before this album's release. In May 25, 1996 Nowell was found at the Ocean View Motel in San Francisco dead of a heroin overdose.

Just as the song goes, I sure remembered that: 'Try and test that you're bound to get served'.

Sublime is an American reggae, ska and rock punk band that originally comprised of Brad Nowell, Eric Wilson on bass and Bug Gaugh on drums. Once an average underground punk band, their success became one hell of a wild ride starting with their first gig in the summer of '98. It was said that the band's performance was what incited the infamous "Peninsula Riot" in their hometown- Long Beach, California. The rise to fame caught fire as they teamed up with the legendary SKUNK RECORDS to do their first recording. And band's career was all uphill from there.

Through their soar to success, temporary members got to get on with their gigs. Kelly Vargas was chosen to play drums while Gaugh was out doing time in rehab. And for a short time, Michael Happoldt, in guitars, has also jammed with the group for quite a short time.

The death of Nowell caused the disband of Sublime but their legacy lives on. Earning themselves and their music a place in the industry, and in the faves of their and even up to today's generation.