Childhood friends Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh formed Sublime in Long Beach,
California, in 1988. The pair started off as a garage punk band but soon
branched out to reggae and ska, mainly due to the influence of newly added
vocalist Bradley Nowell. In the following years, Sublime played small clubs and
venues throughout Southern California and cut a handful of demos, released via
their own Skunk Records label. After building a substantial following among the
surfing and skateboarding scenes, they dropped their studio debut 40oz. to
Freedom in 1992. The album contained the single "D...