| I've been a fan of Sublime since my parents first | | | | what to call themselves. They are doing this to honor |
| deemed me old enough to buy their music. Who could | | | | Nowell, so naturally they want to honor his wishes not |
| forget childhood summers drifting away on the beach | | | | to use their old name as well. So far Brad's family is |
| with Sublime blasting out of a boombox. It was a tough | | | | not consenting to the former members of Sublime |
| pill to swallow when lead singer Bradley Nowell died of | | | | using the name either. However, the new and exciting |
| a heroin overdose in 1996. But it seemed at the time | | | | focus is on the fact that two of the three original |
| Sublime was too huge to die with the lead singer. Fans | | | | members of Sublime will be back on stage, playing |
| like me and my friends flocked to buy their albums, | | | | music both new and old, and honoring Brad Nowell's |
| listened to them year after year, never tiring of the | | | | legacy. |
| raw beauty and fresh feel to Nowell's voice. And | | | | Determined to keep their name and their music, |
| though Sublime tried to carry on, as Long Beach Dub | | | | Sublime recently brought the house down at KROQ's |
| All-Stars, it wasn't going to happen without their | | | | Almost Acoustic Christmas at the Gibson |
| cherished lead singer; whose relatable songs about his | | | | Amphitheater. It was an unveiling of promise. Rome |
| Dalmatian Lou Dog and his daughter could not be | | | | Ramirez is to sublime what Arnold Pineda now is to |
| replaced; oh, and whose legal representative refused | | | | Journey; incredible. He captures ever voice nuance and |
| to allow to play or assume the name "Sublime" without | | | | fluctuation that Bradley Nowell had. Rome Ramirez is |
| Nowell. | | | | just 21 but no one can deny his beautiful voice that |
| It seems however, that Sublime has carried on without | | | | couldn't be a more fair match to Brad Nowell's voice |
| a lead singer for long enough finally. Finally, in 2009 | | | | were Nowell to suddenly be found alive. Sublime |
| Sublime decided to reconvene with a new face at the | | | | tickets, though fans love to hate the new Sublime they |
| mic, Rome Ramirez. However, because Brad Nowell | | | | still can't resist hearing their favorite reggae-ska-punk |
| owned the name Sublime and did not want any group | | | | band up on stage and are flocking to clean-out Sublime |
| to use that name unless he was a member, so far the | | | | tickets from wherever they may be found. |
| remaining members of the original "Sublime" aren't sure | | | | |