The Best of Sublime 3/5 Stars

I am at the St Albert Inn, on the outskirts of Edmonton. I will be posting much of my log over the next days, in the meantime, here is a review of an album I picked up on the road.

The Best of Sublime

3/5 Stars

The album starts with 'Date Rape,' from Sublimes 1992 release '40oz to Freedom,' a hit song I enjoy on a completely different level than their more mature introspective hit 'What I Got,' which is track six on the album. The second and third tracks, Smoke Two Joints and Badfish are great choices for a greatest hits album, they both capture the anti-pop feeling that is Sublime. Then comes the song, 'Greatest-hits' which is without a doubt my least favorite song on the album. I suspect it may have been selected due to its ironic name.

'Saw Red' captures a borrowed glimpse from Gwen Stefani's more credible years as the front girl for No Doubt. Bradley Nowell's voice blends with the voice of today's queen of pop increadibly well. The drive of this song opens up a space for the soulful hit 'What I Got.'

The rest of the album is seamless definitive Sublime. Santeria, Wrong Way, Doin' Time, and April 29th, 1992 (Miami) each carry the depth of honest bad ass Sublime feel. I was slightly disappointed by a number of songs that didn't make this too short album. One noticeably absent song for me was 'Same in the End,' from the self-titled disk 'Sublime' which transitioned so naturally after 'Wrong Way' that I personally think of them as one song. The transition from 'Wrong Way' to Doin' Time on this album left a hole that I would have preferred filled.

This is a great album, but it was a little easy. The finest gems of this album come from only two albums. 'Sublime' and '40oz to Freedom.' Pick up this record only if it is convenient. Otherwise, buy the originals and get the real perspective of where this album came from.

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