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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sublime Box DVD Easter Egg, April 25, 2007
Check out the two easter eggs on the boxset's DVD, live versions of "Pool Shark" and "DJ".
To access "DJ," on the Main Menu keep the highlight on the option for 'Roll It' and press the arrow keys on your DVD remote in this order: Right, Down, Left, Up, Right, Down, Left, Up. This will automatically play the clip.
To access "Pool Shark," on the second menu page for 'The Cuts' put the highlight on "Main Menu" and press the arrow keys on your DVD remote in this order: Right, Left, Right, Left, Up, Up, Down, Down. This will change the highlight to the color green and then press the Enter/OK button on your remote to access it.
And if you haven't taken the time to notice, each menu is a full-length song, bonus tracks in their own right.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Decent collection for true fanatics, November 14, 2006
This box set is a good buy for die-hard fans, but I would guess most of them have already acquired most of these rarities one way or another. As one of those fans, I was surprised that certain songs were not included, such as "Kingstep Dub", "Romantic Girl", "Saw Red/Bandelero", and the original mix of "Get Out!". Also, I was disappointed with the lack of liner notes. With all the cover songs, resung lyrics, reworked versions, and recycling of classic reggae riddims, I was hoping for notes on how Bradley Nowell came to use this material -- I think it would have benefitted fans who don't have an appreciation of Sublime's overwhelmingly Jamaican influences. Plus, these influences need to be given credit: Don Carlos (beginning part of "Lou Makes Friends" taken from his "Lazer Beam"), Half Pint ("Great Stone", parts of "At It Again" from his "Dancehall Vibes"), Yellowman (parts of "Roots of Creation" from his "Mi Believe/Summer Holiday"), Roots Radics/Barrington Levy ("Soundcheck Jam" riddim is from their "Send a Moses"), iNi Kamoze ("Doin' Time" line from his "Jump for Jah")... among others. The DVD of live material and video collages is worth a look, although I admit I skipped through a lot of it. Even though I'm a big fan of Sublime, I can't deny that their live performances lacked professionalism. It was obvious that they didn't rehearse enough for their shows, and even Sublime collaborator Marshall Goodman commented (in the documentary "Stories, Tales, Lies, & Exaggerations") on how Bradley was frequently so intoxicated that he couldn't perform well and often stopped playing his guitar mid-song. Perhaps I'm expecting too much from a band that originally played shows for beer. Anyway, highlights of this box set for me were "Ball & Chain", "Perfect World", "Get Out!" (acoustic), "Foolish Fool", and definitely the awesome acoustic versions of "Wrong Way" and "New Realization". Worth buying for these few gems, but I think casual listeners may find some of the other material to be sloppy.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Almost everything under the sun, November 16, 2006
I agree with the previous reviews..the album is ONLY for the truest and hardcore of Sublime fans. Non-fans or casual fans will immediately be turned off by the live sound quality and will not be able to look beyond it to understand Sublime's genius talent of superbly talented improvisational performances and songwriting. My only complaint is that the title of the album is a lie. Die hard Sublime fans know all the unreleased songs, and a few of their best were not included in this box set. Case in point, romantic girl, bandolero, pass me the lazerbeam, world of inflation, MTM, total hate (with Gwen Stefani) and kingstep. Personally, it doesn't bother me that those songs were not included because I already have them and have been listening to them on a regular basis for years. But I believe those songs would have been the clinching factor for any new or curious fans to truly grasp to uniqueness and originality that flew through the band mates of this Long Beach trio. But all in all, good effort, near perfection...let Bradley Nowell's spirit carry on to the next millenium.
"Lord have his grilled cheese,"
Brad Nowell
R.I.P
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