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40 Oz. to Freedom [Australia]
Release Date: 1992
Label: Import
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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. [An Australian version of the CD was also released.] Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks:

	Title	Composer	Time
1	Waiting for My Ruca	Sublime [Rock]	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 Arrogance	Aukerman	3:06
5	Don't Push	Sublime [Rock]	4:19
6	5446 That's My Number/Ball and Chain	Hibbert, Sublime [Rock]	5:17
7	Badfish	Sublime [Rock]	3:04
8	Lets Go Get Stoned	Sublime [Rock]	3:32
9	New Thrash	Sublime [Rock]	1:25
10	Secret Begonias	Garcia, Hunter	3:35
11	Live at E's	Sublime [Rock]	3:08
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]	3:26
16	New Song	Sublime [Rock]	3:15
17	Ebin	Sublime [Rock]	3:32
18	Date Rape	Sublime [Rock]	3:37
19	Hope	Sublime [Rock]	1:43
20	KRS-One	Sublime [Rock]	2:23
21	Rivers of Babylon	McNaughton, Dowe	2:29
22	Garden Grove	Sublime [Rock]	2:12
23	[Untitled]	Sublime [Rock]	2:50
24	Ebin [Original Version]	Sublime [Rock]	4:08

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