Circa 1985-95, Sublime was to the Long Beach-based Los Angeles alternative music scene what Nirvana was to the grunge movement. Before they were destroyed by the death of singer-guitarist-songwriter Bradley Nowell from a heroin overdose, Sublime garnered tremendous love and respect from their peers, both for Nowell's tuneful songs and for the band's refusal to be pigeonholed into any particular category: they melded punk, ska, reggae, and rock, opening up whole new worlds of possibility for a number of their contemporaries. The huge appreciation is on full display in this too-brief account of an October 2005 all-star tribute show at the Music Box in Hollywood. Los Lobos, Ozomatli, Blackalicious, and Fishbone are among those on hand to pay homage with high-energy versions of Sublime songs (Fishbone in particular shines with a manic rendition of “Date Rape”), presented in Dolby Digital 5.1. The performances all hold up pretty well until a three-song jam session at the end—which includes Sublime bassist Eric Wilson—becomes a little too loose. DVD extras include an amateurish slideshow, interviews, and a music video, and the package features a bonus audio CD. Recommended. Aud: P. (M. Moore)
Look at All the Love We Found: LIVE—A Tribute to Sublime
(2006) 60 min. DVD: $19.95 (bonus audio CD included). Music Video Distributors (avail. from most distributors). Color cover. Volume 21, Issue 5
Look at All the Love We Found: LIVE—A Tribute to Sublime
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