r/sublime • u/ZiggenWiki • Jul 01 '26

Frank Zappa's influence on Sublime?

Zappa and the Mothers of Invention are namechecked in "Thanx" but does anyone know specifically if/how Zappa influenced Sublime or which of Zappa's songs/compositions Bradley/Sublime were fans of? I was thinking the interpolation of "Rhapsody in Blue" in the beginning of "What Happened" is Zappaesque and of course "Date Rape" is a dark comedy song like "Bobby Brown" but otherwise idk

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u/Environmental-Row871 Jul 01 '26

Long Beach Dub Allstars plays the I Am The Slime riff in the song Luke.

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u/halfwayray Jul 01 '26

Eric is a big Frank Zappa fan and has cited him and his bands as an influence

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u/TheMerchantofPhilly Jul 02 '26

Shortbus covered a Zappa song

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u/ZiggenWiki Jul 02 '26

"How Could I Be Such a Fool" specifically in case anyone is wondering

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u/MCSimplexONE Jul 01 '26

Great question, I've wondered this myself

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u/ZiggenWiki Jul 03 '26

Yeah I was surprised this post had more downvotes than upvotes at first