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40 Oz. to Freedom [Japan 1998]
Release Date: 1992
Label: Universal Distribution
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With their debut, 40 Oz. to Freedom, Sublime attempt to have it both ways. The group wants to appeal to alterna-punks, but they want to cut a little deeper and make some sort of social statement, both with their lyrics and their self-consciously eclectic music. Since the group has a knack for combining dancehall reggae with hardcore punk, the music can be nervy and invigorating, but their joyous blend of cultures doesn't fare so well at the lyrical level. No matter how you look at it, "Date Rape" isn't a bold, ironic satire on macho mores -- it's frat rock that's bound to be misinterpreted, especially with its homophobic "I can't take pity on men of his kind, even though he now takes it in the behind" conclusion. Lyrics like that prevent 40 Oz. to Freedom from being the cracking, skanking skatepunk record that it had the potential to be. [The Japanese edition adds several bonus tracks.] Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks:

	Title	Composer	Time
1	Waiting for My Ruca	Nowell	2:21
2	40 Oz. to Freedom	Sublime [Rock]	3:02
3	Smoke Two Joints	Kay, Kay	2:53
4	We're Only Gonna Die for Our Own Arrogance	Graffin	3:07
5	Don't Push	Sublime [Rock]	4:18
6	5446 That's My Number/Ball and Chain	Hibbert	5:17
7	Badfish	Sublime [Rock]	3:04
8	Let's Go Get Stoned	Sublime [Rock]	3:32
9	New Thrash	Sublime [Rock]	1:30
10	Scarlet Begonias	Garcia, Hunter	3:31
11	Live at E's	Sublime [Rock]	3:09
12	D.J.s	Sublime [Rock]	3:18
13	Chica Me Tipo	Sublime [Rock]	2:16
14	Right Back	Sublime [Rock]	2:49
15	What Happened	Sublime [Rock]	3:27
16	New Song	Sublime [Rock]	3:14
17	Ebin	Sublime [Rock]	3:32
18	Date Rape	Sublime [Rock]	3:37
19	Hope	Aukerman	1:43
20	KRS-One	Sublime [Rock]	2:23
21	Don't Push [Original Version]	Sublime [Rock]	3:45
22	We're Only Gonna Die for Our Own Arrogance [*]	Graffin	3:18
23	Rivers of Babylon [*]	Dowe, McNaughton	2:29
24	Thanx [*]	Parker, Nowell	4:23

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