With their debut, 40oz. to Freedom, Sublime attempt to have it both ways. The group wants to appeal to alterna-punks, but they want to cut a little deeper and make some sort of social statement, both with their lyrics and their self-consciously eclectic music. Since the group has a knack for combining dancehall reggae with hardcore punk, the music can be nervy and invigorating, but their joyous blend of cultures doesn't fare so well at the lyrical level. No matter how you look at it, "Date Rape" isn't a bold, ironic satire on macho mores -- it's frat rock that's bound to be misinterpreted, especially with its homophobic "I can't take pity on men of his kind, even though he now takes it in the behind" conclusion. Lyrics like that prevent 40oz. to Freedom from being the cracking, skanking skatepunk record that it had the potential to be.

2xLP Remastered Reissue

Waiting For My Ruca 2:21
Get Out! 3:32
40oz. To Freedom 3:02
Smoke Two Joints 2:54
We're Only Gonna Die For Our Arrogance 3:28
Don't Push 4:19
5446/Ball And Chain 5:18
Badfish 3:05
Lets Go Get Stoned 3:38
New Thrash 1:27
Scarlet Begonias 3:35
Live At E's 3:09
D.J.'s 3:18
Chica Me Tipo 2:16
Right Back 2:50
What Happened 3:27
New Song 3:15
Ebin 3:32
Date Rape 3:36
Theme From "Rawhide" 1:03
Hope 1:44
KRS-One 2:24
Rivers Of Babylon 2:30
Thanx Dub 4:23