For all his tattoos and bulked-up frat-boy persona, singer Bradley Nowell had real soul, which made his fatal heroin overdose even more tragic. There's more to this Long Beach, California, trio's debut, released shortly after Nowell's death in 1996, than white suburban punks imitating Jamaican ska music. The band comes up with great songs, notably the catchy MTV hit "What I Got"; spooky dub-reggae undertones, produced by the Butthole Surfers' Paul Leary, to go with the snappy horns; and surprisingly progressive lyrics that attack sexism and other social ills, especially on "Wrong Way." Like the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Fishbone, obvious forebears, Sublime become slightly tiresome after 17 songs, but the band is great in short doses. --Steve Knopper

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tracklisting:	Garden Grove What I Got Wrong Way Same in the End April 29, 1992 (Miami) Santeria Seed Jailhouse Pawn Shop Paddle Out Ballad of Johnny Butt Burritos Under My Voodoo Get Ready Caress Me Down What I Got (Reprise) Doin' Time
title:	Sublime
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genre:	Punk Revival Ska Punk Third Wave Ska Funk Rock
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