Sublime: Greatest Hits

This thing is just a rehashing of a meager ten songs and misses out on a lot of their greatest songs like Rivers Of Babylon, Right Back, Seed, Same In The End, Boss MC, DJs, etc....

You can't package a band that is as good as Sublime into 10 songs and call it their "greatest", they're too good, every one of their songs is great and this lacks a ton of my favorites. Pick up the first 3 Sublime cds, the acoustic and live cds, and the DVD, avoid this.


Great, but could have been so much more...   January 7, 2000
John McKay (Flint, MI USA)
17 out of 24 found this review helpful

This is a good CD for the mainstream Sublime fan.. it has their big hits like What I Got, Wrong Way, Santeria, Date Rape, etc. but sadly, these songs are missing: krs-one, Boss D.J., Caress Me Down, Same in the End, and a bunch of others... and for the person saying they weren't big until Bradley died... please... have you ever seen "Mallrats"? That was made in 1995 (a year before Bradley's death) and they played "Smoke Two Joints" in the background during a scene... another thing, saying that Long Beach Dub All Stars is a clone of Sublime... I do not think that at all, though they do cover a song written by Nowell, (Saw Red), their singer sounds nothing like Bradley, and looks nothing like him... and if he did look like him, if would be purely coincidencal... and saying they cashed in with his death by making music videos? Well, I'm sure he would have been in the music videos had be still been alive... most artists have music videos to reflect their biggest songs, and this is no exception.. they had music videos before their self-titled album, too... the remaining members of the band still need to make a living, too! Suppose you were in a band on the rise and as soon as you get your big break (big record deal like what Sublime had) and your big-label debut was about to be released, and your lead singer dies... what would you do? Would you call it quits and retire? Or would you continue doing what you love most and continue playing music in another band? Look at David Groehl (drummer) from Nirvana... after Kurt Kobain died, he took the songs he had written on the bus and between practice sessions and started up a new band (Foo Fighters) as lead guitarist/vocals with a fellow member from Nirvana and look where he's at now (though the rest of the band has evolved since then) Do you call that cashing in on Kobain's death and riding his "drummer of Nirvana" title? People need to move along and make livings just like the rest of us, so stop whining!


What is This?   December 10, 2000
12 out of 13 found this review helpful

This CD is a disgrace to Sublime. I mean, 10 songs?! All of Sublime's recordings have about 20 tracks each, and whoever compiled this actually thinks that 10 songs do these musical geniuses justice? I just don't understand. OK, I admit, the songs included on this CD are good, but they are nothing but the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Sublime. Where are songs like Right Back, KRS-1, Boss DJ, Greatest Hit, Don't Push; the songs that truely represent what Sublime was about. This CD is nothing but a poor corperate attempt to make money off of Bradley's death and to get every dollar they can out of the Sublime name. I just don't understand why they would even bother putting this out. Where are Same In The End, Waiting For My Ruca, Caress Me Down, Get Ready (The Bong Song for those of you who own Sinsemilla)? This CD is missing a whole lot, and to tell you the truth, it makes me sick to think that it even exists. Where is Jailhouse, or Romeo? It baffles me why the people responsible for this abbomination even attempted a Greatest Hits LP. Every Sublime song is appealing and has so many aspects to it, that to single out 10 songs that are basically just mainstream Sublime songs doesn't do them justice. So, basically, to anyone who can truely call themself a Sublime fan, this CD is a total waste of money. If you are just getting into Sublime and want a little taste of what they are about, this LP will get you started, but it is in no way a testiment to what Sublime truely is. It gets 3 stars simply because no Sublime CD deserves to have 1.


Looks Good for the average Sublime fan   November 19, 1999
Huge Sublime Junky (jctach@aol.com) (Washington, USA)
9 out of 14 found this review helpful

Ok...this CD looks awesome for the kind of Sublime fan who just listens to the self titled album and maybe 40 oz to Freedom but for me it just doesnt look that great....i mean i have 6 Sublime cd's--Sublime, 40 oz, second hand smoke, brad nowell and friends, stand by your van and robbin the hood. Now if your a true Sublime fan you gotta go pick up Robbin the hood or second hand smoke and of Course 40 oz to freedom. But this cd can be heard just through all the other cds...doesnt look like there are any cool remixes or anything on it so i dont think its worth buying. I give it 5 stars just because its got good songs on it.


How About Somebody makes a REAL Sublime Greatest Hits CD   June 19, 2004
8 out of 8 found this review helpful

Sublime is one of the best bands of all time, and to make a Greatest Hits album that only features 10 songs is a disgrace. There are so many Sublime songs left off this album that it is even hard to begin. They left off great songs such as Same in the End, April 29 1992, Waiting for my Ruca, and Dont Push, but that is not all. I am an owner of all 6 sublime albums (2nd Hand Smoke, Self-Titled, 40 oz., Robbin Da Hood, Acoustic, and Stand by your Van) and there were so many tracks that were great songs but were not as well-known but should definitely make any compilation of their best songs such as Pawn Shop, Ballad of Johnny Butt, Caress me Down, Were Only Gonna die from our own Arrogance, and Rivers of Babylon.

I think somebody should make a real Sublime CD to truly showcase all of their great songs, not just the 10 biggest radio hits.

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