A young musician with catholic tastes, Nowell introduced his new friends to reggae, ska, and hip-hop, all of which would soon be detectable in the DNA of their newly-formed trio, Sublime, when they first trod the boards during the summer of 1988.Īkin to Californian contemporaries like Red Hot Chili Peppers and the fledging No Doubt, Sublime set about creating an original sound through cross-pollinating the musical styles they loved. This prompted the lineup of Wilson, Gaugh and Ramirez to change their name to Sublime with Rome, which has since released two albums, although Gaugh left the group shortly after the release of their 2011 debut Yours Truly.Nowell’s death, at just 28, brutally truncated eight solid years of dues-paying, which began when childhood buddies Floyd “Bud” Gaugh (drums) and Eric Wilson (bass) began playing together in their Long Beach high-school outfit The Juice Bros: a formative group which also featured Sublime’s future manager, Michael Happoldt.Īt this stage, the youthful Californians were exclusively punk fans, but when they befriended guitarist/vocalist Nowell, their horizons broadened significantly. However, not long after performing at Cypress Hill's Smokeout Festival, a Los Angeles judge banned the new lineup from using the Sublime name as they needed permission from Nowell's estate, which owns the rights to the Sublime name. In 2009, the surviving members attempted to reform the band with Rome Ramirez, a young guitarist and admitted Sublime fan from California. Michael "Miguel" Happoldt and Marshall Goodman "Ras MG" contributed to several Sublime songs. As of 2009, the band has sold over 17 million albums worldwide, including about 10 million in the U.S. 1 hit single (on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart) in their musical career. 13 on the Billboard 200, and spawned the single "What I Got", which remains the band's only No. to Freedom (1992) and Robbin' the Hood (1994)-were quite popular in the United States, Sublime did not experience major commercial success until 1996 with their self-titled third album, released two months after Nowell's death, which peaked at No. radio.Sublime released three studio albums, one live album, five compilation albums (one of which also contains never-before released material), three EPs, and one box set. In 1997, posthumous songs such as "What I Got", "Santeria", "Wrong Way", "Doin' Time", and "Ap(Miami)" were released to U.S. Nowell died of a heroin overdose in 1996, resulting in Sublime's breakup. Lou Dog, Nowell's dalmatian, was the mascot of the band. The band's line-up, unchanged until their breakup, consisted of Bradley Nowell (vocals and guitar), Eric Wilson (bass), and Bud Gaugh (drums). Sublime was an American ska punk band from Long Beach, California, formed in 1988.
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