{"product_id":"sublime-icon-cd","title":"Sublime - Icon [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eLong Beach's favourite sons get the essentials treatment on Icon, a tight twelve-song Sublime collection presented here on CD.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReleased in 2011 as part of Universal's Icon series, it pulls from the band's three albums, from the scrappy 40oz. to Freedom through Robbin' the Hood to their breakthrough self-titled release. Bradley Nowell, Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh mixed reggae, punk, ska and hip-hop in a way that felt effortless, and this set shows how much ground they covered in a short time before Nowell's death in 1996.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Santeria\" is the obvious centrepiece, a sunny, lilting groove wrapped around one of the band's most quotable stories. \"Wrong Way\" bounces on bright ska horns and a catchy chorus, while \"Badfish\" shows Nowell at his most soulful and reflective. \"Doin' Time\" borrows from Gershwin's \"Summertime\" for a hazy, late-afternoon classic that still sounds like summer in Southern California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRougher moments sit alongside the hits, giving a fair picture of the band's punk edge as well as its laid-back side, and the running order flows like a well-made mixtape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor anyone getting started with Sublime, or fans wanting a compact set of favourites, Icon covers the key songs and captures the warmth and attitude that made them a California institution.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57453237305649,"sku":"602527616322","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/2026\/7313\/files\/Sublime-Icon_CD.jpg?v=1794229380","url":"https:\/\/vinyl.com\/products\/sublime-icon-cd","provider":"Vinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}