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Sublime: Stories, Tales, Lies, & Exaggerations

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First off, I want to refer you to the first review posted for this video. Now read a few of the other, more positve reviews. My intent is to define a middle ground. I totally understand the first reviewers complaints. It's produced and edited like "home video meets survelliance footage." It's a hodge-podge of whatever video they had, basically. A clear lack of experience in the editing room is evident througout

I think the people who made this were very close to the band. Specifically, Miguel and such folks. Thusly, they may not have been comfortable asking Brad's dad the tough and compelling questions. Or maybe they just weren't experienced enough in interviewing. Don't forget they were probably staying pretty mentally altered at the time they made this, it being after Brad's death.

Here's the kicker: none of that matters. The typical Sublime fan is just overjoyed to have something to look at having to do with Sublime. All we have is what we had in April of 1996, so at some point I think Sublime fans collectively went into kind of a hoarding mode; grabbing any bootleg, any video snippet and anything with Brad's voice on it just to make sure you always have it. You want every piece of anything that's out there.

So, there's my little story of the two halves. I wish a better job were done on it, and if it were anyone else I wouldn't spend my hard-earned twenty dollars it. But it's not anyone else. It's Brad. It's the band. It's Sublime.

This video is for any Sublime fan who truely loves their music. It tells about how they lived how they played. It tells about road trips and other bizzare tales. There's a lot of legal footage of when they played live including the Warped Tour '95. Other bands such as Pennywise, No Doubt, and Lords of Brooklyn tell their experiences wit Sublime. Troy, Jim, Jakob James Nowell, and Miguel. They're all in there. U even get to see Opie paint some art. It comntains graphic language and content. Well peace out enjoy!

I think this video is great for anyone who loves sublime or wants to know more...There's a bunch of stories from Gwen Stefani (as well as a few preformances w/ her and ND)Pennywise, Troy, Ron Jeremy...the list goes on. It really makes me realize how great Brad was and how sad that it is that he's gone. It's good for any collector or fan and well worth the price, although it's not HIGH quality, it's LONG and filled with alot of good stories.

Stories, tales, lies, and exaggerations presents a "sublime" insight into the lives of Brad, Eric, and Bud. It contains a variety of concert footage, interviews from the people who knew Brad the most, hilarious stories from the road, and a heart-breaking rendition of "A B C's" by Brad's son, Jakob. If you are a fan of sublime you clearly must see this documentary... NO... you must own this documentary...and you will understand how Bradley Nowell will forever remain a musical genuis!!! Peace be with you.

I am a HUGE Sublime fan, and I really enjoyed this movie. Along with videos and interviews, you get a very in depth look at Bradley Nowell's life and his friends and families lives. Parts of this movie made me laugh and others made me cry. A wonderful buy for any Sublime fan.

If you love Sublime I guarantee you will love this documentary. Bradley was already deceased once this was made, so the only clips you'll see (of him)are pre-recorded. You'll see all of Sublime's friends telling their stories, tales, lies, and exaggerations--no joke! Such as comments from The Ziggens(they rock-check em out!), Falling Idols, former Sublime members Eric, Bud and Miguel, No Doubt and ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE! And what's a Sublime video without Lou dog! The video clips are great because they are live--not the lame edited videos on MTV. I would suggest getting the DVD, if you have the option.That way you can just choose where in the documentary you want to go. Its a really long story, but if you are a true Sublime fan, you won't be able to get enough! I was VERY SATISFIED with this documentary. I'm sure you will be too. If you want to hear bands that are inspired by Sublime and bands alike check out Slightly Stoopid, The Expendables, and The Ziggens.

And this video is no exception. I could not watch this video without the constant recurring thought of, "What a tragedy! Brad Nowell died too young." He was such a great talent and he seemed to have so much soul.

On a more critical note, this video could have used a better editor. Some of the footage on this video isn't much better than what you would get from the average hand-held VHS recorder. And some of the stories seem to ramble a bit, lack focus, and to be about things that just don't seem very pertinent.

This video is at its best when it is focused on people telling stories about Brad Nowell, as opposed to the seemingly endless stories of life on the road. One story that is interesting is Gwen Stefani's story about her work dueting with Brad on the song "I Saw Red." In this video she comments that he seemed really nervous about the duet (this was before either of them were famous). The other moving account is given by Brad's widow. She tells the story of the time that Brad's dog, the famous "Lou Dog" dalmation that graces many Sublime covers and even makes its way into the lyrics of a few Sublime songs, got lost. She tells how Brad was heartbroken and laid on the couch and cried for days.

Okay, there is one story that is not focused on Brad but that I found fun anyway. It is the story of their time in Portland, Oregon, and the "encounter" they had with a certain restaurant in north east Portland. You'll have to watch this video to hear the story. But I found it funny because I used to eat at the restaurant in question. It was a little hard to eat there again after having heard this story. Another great story is told about the time they toured with schizophrenic singer Wesley Willis. But that is yet another one you will have to hear from the video (I think it would get edited out by the administrators of this site if I told it here). There is also an interview with the famous/infamous Ron Jeremy. Ron talks about meeting the guys from the band and how he ended up being in the "Date Rape" video.

This video would have benefitted from more footage of Brad Nowell himself and less footage from people none of us have heard of. There is very little footage of Brad himself aside from live footage of him performing (and boy is he chubby in some of the footage [not complimented by his love of performing shirtless in almost every live scene shown here]). But that's Brad in his full humanity. He really seemed to have been a beautiful soul, and it's a shame we lost him before most of us even knew him.

Oh, okay...I also feel a spiritual connection with his work, along the lines of the way you hear people talk about Cobain and Lennon. Brad "spoke" to me. Which, like I said, can only make this video, and all things Sublime, a little bittersweet.

This DVD is the best thing i own that is sublime, just to be able to see Brad perform while he was still alive, it's well worth the price. They go into depth about the band, the members, their friends, it's just an awesome DVD and i would recommend it to anybody who loves sublime.

I bought this for my 15 year old son as his big brother of 27 had introduced him to Sublimes music. sadly the 27 died suddenly in May this year and the 15 yr old plays the music in memory of him. this DVD gives him a sense of being close to his brother. I have watched it and find the story of the band rather sad but gives out a good message about drugs.
regards Helen

This dvd is awesome. it gives you footage of the band and what their like when their not playing. highly reccomended for any sublime fan.