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Flying Ship of Fantasy

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Album Review
In 1996 Sublime was the talk of the music world, until the lead singer died of a heroin overdose, but from the ashes that is sublime a new band has formed. That bands name L. B. Shortbus, which is short for Long Beach Shortbus. This band started by the members of sublime and Long Beach dub All-stars which combines the style sublime and gives it a new twist. This style of California rock infuse reggae, ska, and punk rock. There newest album Flying Ship of Fantasy does that and more. Between the chilled out beats of Beautiful to the adrenaline rush that is Walking Man. You are sure to find at least one song in this 18 song C.D. that you are bound to like. In all L. B. Shortbus provides you a great mix of different styles of music, just perfect for any party you are planning. If you're a fan of sublime, long beach dub all-stars, or just of fan of punk, reggae, or ska I would give this C.D. a look. It's about as close to sublime as you going to get.
4 out of 5

The whole album rocks. It's a great CD to play when drinking some beer and chillin with your boys

L.B. Shortbus is a very talented band. if ur into Sublime, LBDA, Slightly Stoopid, i suggest you pick this up, you will not be dissapointed. Eric Wilson in an amazing bassist. I think he is one of the greatest bass players of all time, just because he can flow so good. I love the rolling bass lined that he can deliver. Every song on here is amazing and Ras 1's vocals are better than ever. Let's just say that this cd definetly delivers to my expectations.

I dig this CD quite a bit, although I honestly skip over the few punk songs on here. I love the California ska reggae type jams from Slightly Stoopid and Sublime and I think these guys do a d@mn good job. I see people asking not to compare them to Sublime, but its the same style like it or not. Sublime -> LBDA -> Shortbus. They're not the same bands, but the pieces transferred and you can hear influences from the subsequent band. Its a great style of music and I only wish Shortbus didn't quit after one album. I don't know where Ras-1 is these days, but he does an excellent job vocally and would like to hear what he's up to with any new bands.

The funny thing was that I actually liked Long Beach Dub Allstars second album. It had some catchy tunes. This album just isn't that good. The lyrics suck. The beats suck. What the hell were they thinking? Just don't buy it. It is nothing like Sublime and nothing special. The singer they use has hardly any voice and there's no substance to the lyrics. There's no personal statement and I can see why it didn't develop a big following. Don't buy it. It's not worth it. Unless you like generic, mundane music with no real purpose. There's just no passion behind it.

If you're looking for Sublime, this ain't them; bUT an excellent CD. A lot of really good songs, some mellow, some flow harder. Certainly would recommend it to anyone.

Unless you are a So Cal music freak, you wouldn't have followed the remnants of Sublime this far, but you should have. This is one of the greatest albums of the past 4-5 years. Just as the Dub All-Stars made great albums, this is a little different, more true to rock music. Buy it NOW!

do not mistake the lbsb for sublime or lbdas. they sound nothing like either one. you will be quite disappointed if you are buying this album to hear sublime / lbdas. they may have a a member or two from both bands, but the music sounds nothing like sublime or long beach dub all stars. that being said, it is a solid record musically. nothing spectacular, but a good effort that is musically all over the place in terms of style and influence.

Constantly looking for music that is white boy reggae influenced. This is such a disappointment, it's lame to even say I heard it. Long Beach Dub Allstars were lousy enough, though sometimes they came through with a catchy song. This has nothing but copycat Sublime beats, an awful voice, and kindergarden lyrics. Try State Radio (lead singer of Dispatch) for some substance.

first of all Opie Ortiz, Jack Maness, Marshall Goodman, and Tim Wu were NOT members of Sublime. They were guests on some sublime albums. They were from LBDA. Sublime was Brad Nowell, Eric Wilson, and Bud Gaugh. Anyway this album is is awesome.