Can’t fight against the youth…
Today is one of those classic summer heat wave Saturdays. The type of day where chillin is the only option. The type of day relaxation was built for, and memories are built on. Many of best memories from my childhood revolved around days such as these. I’m many years past being a child, however, the one constant now and then was and always will be summer time music, specifically Sublime.
As I write, and for over an hour before this, Sublime has grooved through the speakers and straight into my welcoming ears. They say you strongly correlate the memory of a smell with, say, some great tasting food? Well for me, listening to Sublime brings me right back to those timeless childhood summers.
Note: I’m now gonna put on my mid-20s Sublime fan hat now. I’m going to talk as if “we” means anyone of my age +/-10 years.
Praising them and breaking down all of their amazing songs would be an all-day activity. It’s too easy. I could also ponder if there’s even a more overall well-liked band of the past 20 years. Of all time. Everyone knows Sublime. (Basically) Everyone loves Sublime. They are permanently engrained in our culture. We literally grew up with them as our soundtrack. They are still the soundtrack to so many parties and hanging-around sessions. I can’t imagine them not being the soundtrack for as long as I’m alive.
I’ll be seeing Badfish (the beloved, and super fucking good, Sublime cover band) tonight with some good buddies. I have no doubt the amazing memories I make tonight will not even be close to the last ones I have with Sublime providing the tunes.
Speaking of summer time, have a listen to my Summer Jams Spotify playlist. It’s full of Sublime, of course, as well as a ton of other jams perfect to highlight your summer fun. There is a regular version, and a family/party version (no rap songs, more easy-listening version you can play around Grandma).
Whisper Yells 