SUBLIME – $5 At The Door – 2LP – Yellow Vinyl

2LP – Limited Edition YellowVinyl. Live At Tressel Tavern, 1994.

We’re not trying to write punk rock. We’re not trying to write reggae. We’re not trying to write ska,” Sublime‘s Bradley Nowell told KROQ in 1995. “We’re just trying to write a good song.” They did exactly thattime and time again. “What I Got,” “Santeria,” “Wrong Way,” and “Doin’ Time” remain innovative staples from the ’90s alternative boom. But they accomplished even more: In less than a decade within the national limelight, the laid-back Long Beach trio spawned an entire genrefusing reggae grooves, punk grittiness, ska energy, back porch folk introspection, and hip-hop swagger.

Decades after the tragic death of singer-songwriter Bradley Nowell, Sublime remain an institution: They’ve sold over 18 million albums to date; and their merchandise, emblazoned with the iconic sun logo, dominates sales at retailers like Target, Urban Outfitters, Spencer Gifts and Target. Most importantly, the music remains timelessa rite of passage for misfit listeners who refuse to color within the lines of conventional genre.

Pitchfork Quote: “A countercultural melting pot that extended its hand to skate-punks, surfers, burnouts, tape-trading jam kids, and hip-hop fanatics alike, inviting them all to gather around the same bongin a spirit of radical inclusion.”

Tracklist:

Side A
1. Don’t Push / Right Back / New Thrash
2. Work That We Do
3. 40oz. To Freedom
4. House Of Suffering
5. Badfish

Side B
1. Leaving Babylon
2. Prison Oval Rock
3. We’re Only Gonna Die For Our Arrogance
4. Let’s Go Get Stoned
5. Pool Shark
6. S.T.P.
7. I’m Not a Loser

Side C
1. Scarlet Begonias
2. Loving / Good Hole College
3. Cost of Living
4. DJs
5. Saw Red
6. Jah Is My Light / Greatest Hits
7. Jailhouse

Side D
1. 54-46 That’s My Number
2. Date Rape
3. Ebin
4. Youth Are Getting Restless
5. Romantic Girl / Winner Takes All
6. Myage
7. Slow Ride