April 29, 1992

[CYVADER]

I was negative 6 months old. However, Sublime is awesome. Totally unique sound that is incomparable to any other ska/reggae band.

????????5446=coverScarlet Begonias=coverRivers of Babylon=coverWe're only gonna die=coverJailhouse=coverDoing' time=loose cover/total rip-off of SummertimeAnd these are only the songs off the top of my head. With a little research, this list is much longer.But hey, if ripping others off and giving them little to no credit is unique, then I guess they are totally unique.

he said sound not songs or lyrics. but those are all definitely covers.I'm sure there are more too. they still kick ***.

[CYVADER]

hope
legalize it
saw red
rudy
eye of fatima
I'm sure there are more. still kick ***.

[CycloneYoda]

I like Sublime, even paid for their music. But they did nothing groundbreaking, and bastardized some of my favorite reggae songs.

People like to put them on a pedestal, but they don't deserve this much love.

[CycloneYoda]

I was negative 6 months old. However, Sublime is awesome. Totally unique sound that is incomparable to any other ska/reggae band.

he said sound not songs or lyrics. but those are all definitely covers.I'm sure there are more too. they still kick ***.

That "unique" sound was not found on about half their songs, which are the covers. They are pretty much the same.

I don't mind cover songs, especially during live events. But when about half of your songs are covers, it tells me there is a certain talent level missing.

[CarlHungus]

All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
Hurt - Johnny Cash
The man who sold the world - Nirvana
Crossroads - Cream
Black magic woman - Santana
Turn the page - Metallica

I guess Yoda thinks all of these songs are overrated too since they're all cover songs

[CycloneYoda]

All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
Hurt - Johnny Cash
The man who sold the world - Nirvana
Crossroads - Cream
Black magic woman - Santana
Turn the page - Metallica

I guess Yoda thinks all of these songs are overrated too since they're all cover songs

Carl, did you even my last post? You know, the one before your post?

All of the bands/artists that did show up in you cover list did not RELY on the cover song to make it big. They actually wrote more music than they covered. Sublime, not so much.

[CarlHungus]

Carl, did you even my last post? You know, the one before your post?

All of the bands/artists that did show up in you cover list did not RELY on the cover song to make it big. They actually wrote more music than they covered. Sublime, not so much.

Its Mr. Hungus to you. Actually, I was doing my reply when you typed yours so I missed it. I see your point. I don't agree with it, but you are certainly entitled to your opinion.

[CycloneYoda]

Its Mr. Hungus to you. Actually, I was doing my reply when you typed yours so I missed it. I see your point. I don't agree with it, but you are certainly entitled to your opinion.

Very rare is a cover better than the original. I still think Sublime's rendition of Scarlet Begonias is tons better than the original Dead version.

But you are entitled to your opinion also, CARL.

[SWCy13]

I like Sublime, even paid for their music. But they did nothing groundbreaking, and bastardized some of my favorite reggae songs.

People like to put them on a pedestal, but they don't deserve this much love.

I said unique sound. Not unique songs. Big difference. Those songs all being covers actually proves my point. They all sound waaaay different than the original. IMO Sublime is revered for their sound, which was amazing. They did rip off a ton of songs, and I'd venture to guess about 25% of the material they put out were covers. This doesn't take away from the way they sounded on those covers.

IMO Sublime is a very important band in the 90s, I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree on this one.

[besserheimerphat]

Did any of Sublime's covers get radio play? About all I ever heard on the radio was "Lovin is What I Got" and "Santaria." If they made it on the radio with original material, I'd say they made their names by themselves. Limp Biskit's first single was a George Michael cover - that should have been an omen for the suckage that was to come (though I thought their version of "Faith" was fun to listen to).

[Slammer]

[CyCrazy]

All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
Hurt - Johnny Cash
The man who sold the world - Nirvana
Crossroads - Cream
Black magic woman - Santana
Turn the page - Metallica

I guess Yoda thinks all of these songs are overrated too since they're all cover songs

Bob Dylan was the creator of that song.

[MrOtter]

he said sound not songs or lyrics. but those are all definitely covers.I'm sure there are more too. they still kick ***.

That "unique" sound was not found on about half their songs, which are the covers. They are pretty much the same.

I don't mind cover songs, especially during live events. But when about half of your songs are covers, it tells me there is a certain talent level missing.

I just love that Vader and Yoda are fighting! I'm not totally happy that I'm siding with Vader in this either...

[CYVADER]

wow. didn't notice that. haha.

[4429 mcc]

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5446=cover
Scarlet Begonias=cover
Rivers of Babylon=cover
We're only gonna die=cover
Jailhouse=cover
Doing' time=loose cover/total rip-off of Summertime

And these are only the songs off the top of my head. With a little research, this list is much longer.

But hey, if ripping others off and giving them little to no credit is unique, then I guess they are totally unique.

You do realize the band leader died right as they were getting big? All bands start playing covers.

People liked Sublime's music and probably got turned on to "your" bands, I'm sure Toots is actually happy that Sublime existed.

Imitation is the sincerest form flattery.