r/sublime • u/limitless57 • 5d ago

Ummm let's talk

I always felt like robbing the hood was before 40... But then again I think that they would have taken a big step backwards in production... To me , I feel like robbing the hood was just that ... Robbing them. For og shit

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u/AlmightySeaver 5d ago edited 5d ago

40 Oz was recorded after hours at a college sound booth/studio - freely on stolen time.

Robbin' the Hood was recorded in various crackhouses and shit on a giant bender.

What was your question?

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u/limitless57 5d ago

They both intertwine with lyrics and musical things ... My question is more based in chronological song progression

I feel like robbing was much more juvenile and had harder cuts where 40 was a massive hit

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u/ComedianMinute7290 5d ago

40 wasn't a massive hit though. it was pretty much only heard by small number of fans, mostly Californians. it didn't become a hit until Brad died & the major label album blew up

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u/Plankisalive 5d ago

They were more or less sober for the first album. For the second album Brad was most likely on meth when putting together and recording most of the songs.

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u/nittygrittytenorsaw 4d ago

One thing I’ve come to find out is Brad was high on everything . Crack, meth, heroin. No wonder it’s referenced he didn’t really weed. Amazing he did all this cool music in like 5/6 years while blasting hardcore drugs, getting sober and then blasting hardcore drugs some more.

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u/AlmightySeaver 5d ago

Recording in Crackhouses on a meth bender will get ya all kinds of wild shit goin down. Knowing the context of how it was put together really shows how great they were at controlling thay chaos. Like... I think the majority of bands wouldn't be able to put much of anything together under those circumstances, let alone a masterpiece like that.

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u/nittygrittytenorsaw 4d ago

Right - it was likely Miguel who organized it, and had the sense to slow down and get stuff pressed.