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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
When i first picked up this CD, after listening to 40 oz far too much, i through it in my CD player hoping id get the same awesome music.
The first track...it was a bit short and didn't have much to it, i thought ok, that must be the intro song, lets listen to the rest of the album. The next track, steady bloop dub, another short song ("hummmm this is a bit poo" i thought) then came raleigh. I thought what the hell is this...this is poor. So i skipped through the rest of the album and wished i hadn't bought it.
Afew months later i thought i'd give it another listen, abd kept it in my player for afew plays...and the thing started to grow on me. I started to appreciate the amazing bass lines from eric ("the bass lines were so deep you could feel the vibrations in Jamaica")and the dub reggae was actually damn good. The ska i thought beat the selection from self titled and this is actually an awesome CD.
This has know become my favourite sublime CD. It shows raw sublime. This cd has everything, ska, dub, reggae, brilliantly used samples, beautiful acoustic songs and a crazy guy talking....it just takes afew listens to get into it.
The first track...it was a bit short and didn't have much to it, i thought ok, that must be the intro song, lets listen to the rest of the album. The next track, steady bloop dub, another short song ("hummmm this is a bit poo" i thought) then came raleigh. I thought what the hell is this...this is poor. So i skipped through the rest of the album and wished i hadn't bought it.
Afew months later i thought i'd give it another listen, abd kept it in my player for afew plays...and the thing started to grow on me. I started to appreciate the amazing bass lines from eric ("the bass lines were so deep you could feel the vibrations in Jamaica")and the dub reggae was actually damn good. The ska i thought beat the selection from self titled and this is actually an awesome CD.
This has know become my favourite sublime CD. It shows raw sublime. This cd has everything, ska, dub, reggae, brilliantly used samples, beautiful acoustic songs and a crazy guy talking....it just takes afew listens to get into it.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Robbin' the Hood is often seen as the 'middle' album. Surrounded on both sides by the cult 40oz. to Freedom and the critically acclaimed Sublime, it stands as the album that if pushed, many ska fans wouldn't buy. They're warded off by the reviews that focus on the poor production costs, and tales of incessant ramblings here and there.
It doesn't matter. Even though Robbin' the Hood contains some God-awful songs, and 'songs' that aren't even songs, it contains some of Sublime's best work.
'Greatest Hits' is easily one of their top ten ever songs, as is 'Boss DJ', 'Steppin' Razor' and 'Saw Red'. 'STP' must go down as, IMO one of their top 3, ever. Two of the dubs, 'Lincoln' and 'Steady B' are, for want of a better word, Sublime, 'Lincoln' itself is an early instrumental version of 'Santeria'.
So, there we are. 5 or 6 of Sublime's best ever songs are on this album. You're a Sublime fan? Then get this album.
There's quite a few poor songs on here, but you don't need to be listening to them. This album expertly combines reggae with rock, but this album sees some more accomplished songwriting from Nowell, which improves the album no end.
It doesn't matter. Even though Robbin' the Hood contains some God-awful songs, and 'songs' that aren't even songs, it contains some of Sublime's best work.
'Greatest Hits' is easily one of their top ten ever songs, as is 'Boss DJ', 'Steppin' Razor' and 'Saw Red'. 'STP' must go down as, IMO one of their top 3, ever. Two of the dubs, 'Lincoln' and 'Steady B' are, for want of a better word, Sublime, 'Lincoln' itself is an early instrumental version of 'Santeria'.
So, there we are. 5 or 6 of Sublime's best ever songs are on this album. You're a Sublime fan? Then get this album.
There's quite a few poor songs on here, but you don't need to be listening to them. This album expertly combines reggae with rock, but this album sees some more accomplished songwriting from Nowell, which improves the album no end.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
this is actually a very good, raw, punk, ska, typical sublime album, however people are put off by the "raleigh solliquys". if u skip these, and the other fillers, the rest of the songs are actually exceptional, and so are the instrumentals (lincoln highway dub, the beautiful bass line that would go on to form the brilliant santeria). the standouts are 'greatest hits'(possibly sublimes greatest song) STP, boss dj(brads beautiful voice) and both poolsharks. if u don't trust me, get it for eric wilsons bass playing, incredible, possibly the best bassist of the past 20 years
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Published on 6 Sep 2007 by C. Wiggle
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Published on 4 Aug 2001 by jjselliot@btinternet.com
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