Sublime (good ass band 1988-1996)
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California. Sublime consisted of three members: Bradley Nowell (vocals
and guitar), Bud Gaugh (drums), and Eric Wilson (bass guitar). The
band achieved major mainstream success with their self-titled third
album; however, Nowell died of a heroin overdose, in his hotel room on
the West side of San Francisco, shortly before it was released,
resulting in the band's split in 1996.[1] Worldwide, Sublime has sold
17 million albums.[2], including about 10 million in the U.S. alone.
Combining a variety of genres, such as reggae, punk, ska, funk, and
hip hop, Sublime released just two albums during its first seven
years. The band played its first gig on the Fourth of July in 1988 in
a small club in Long Beach, California, having played as a garage band
earlier that year. Eventually, Sublime gained a large following within
the Long Beach area; after concentrating on playing live shows, the
band released its debut album 40 Oz. to Freedom in 1992 under lead
singer Brad Nowell's record label Skunk Records. Initially being sold
exclusively at live Sublime shows, the album became wider known in the
greater Los Angeles area after rock radio station KROQ began playing
the song "Date Rape" from the album. The radio exposure led to Sublime
being signed to MCA in 1994 to release Robbin' the Hood, which was
regarded as having a more experimental type of sound deviating from
the style of Sublime's debut album
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