Sublime

Sublime一支來自美國南加洲的樂隊，1988年成立，他們的音樂風格融合了Reggae、SKA,Punk和hip hop.在這之前，我先要說說SKA這種音樂形式。SKA可以說是Reggae音樂的一個變種，它繼承了Reggae的閑散與放松的特點，同時又加入了一些歡快的元素。
 
SKA的節(jié)奏比較鮮明，而且穩(wěn)定。最初它是作為一種熱舞音樂的形式出現(xiàn)的。這種音樂掌握起來比較容易，但真正做好不簡單。由于節(jié)奏穩(wěn)定，它很容易被人們所厭煩。很多SKA樂隊由于缺乏創(chuàng)意，一直停留在二流樂隊的階段。Sublime在節(jié)奏變化與技巧運用上，比其他的樂隊高明的多。但似乎SKA在音樂中的比重更大一些。
 
樂隊由三名成員組成：Brad Nowell (主音吉他)，Bud Gaugh (鼓手)和Eric Wilson (低音吉他)。他們的成功帶有一定的偶然性，但也有必然性。他們的作音樂的意識、感覺，以及從技術(shù)角度而言相較于其他同類樂隊，都要好的多。
 
Formed in Long Beach, CA, in 1988 as a garage punk band, Sublime grew to fame in the mid-90s on the back of the Cali punk explosion engendered by Green Day and the Offspring, though Sublime mixed up their punk rage with reggae and ska influences. The band released just two albums during its first seven years, finally finding a hit with its self-titled third one. It was Sublimes last, however, as lead singer Brad Nowell died in May 1996, just two months before the albums release.
 
The trio which comprised Sublime — vocalist/guitarist Nowell, bassist Eric Wilson, and drummer Bud Gaugh — played their first gig on the 4th of July 1988 at a small Long Beach club (a show that sparked the infamous Peninsula Riot). The group began aggressively touring around the area with an increasingly substantial following, especially among the surf/skate beach crowd. After four years of concentrating strictly on live shows, Sublimes first album (40 Oz. to Freedom) was recorded in 1992. The LP was released on Skunk Records — the label formed by Nowell with Sublime manager Miguel — and sold at shows, but it really started to break when KROQ began playing the single Date Rape two years after its initial release.
 
Mostly due to the radio exposure, Sublime signed to MCA for 1994s Robbin the Hood, which revealed an experimental ethic more in keeping with cut-and-paste dub than the well-tuned rage of the Cali punk revival. The album performed well at college radio and set the stage for the breakout success of their self-titled third album. On May 25, 1996, however, Nowell was found in a San Francisco hotel room, dead of a heroin overdose. The band collapsed, but Sublime was still slated for a July release. On the strength of the alternative radio hit What I Got, the album was certified gold by the end of 1996. As Sublimes legend lived on, Wilson and Gaugh formed a new band called Long Beach Dub Allstars. There were also a number of posthumous Sublime releases, among them 1997s Second Hand Smoke, 1998s Stand by Your Van and Acoustic: Bradley Nowell & Friends, Greatest Hits in 1999, and Gold in 2005.