List RulesVote up the bands that Sublime fans should check out ASAP.
Looking for more good bands like Sublime? You've come to the right place. During the early '90s, Bradley Nowell, Eric Wilson, and Bud Gaugh became regarded as one of the best ska bands of all time, and thanks to their masterful fusion of ska-punk with reggae rock and dub, many bands have been inspired by the Long Beach trio.
Bands like Slightly Stoopid and Pepper are perhaps most often cited as related artists, both having appeared on Nowell's Skunk Records label in their early career, while top ska and reggae rock bands like 311 and the Dirty Heads are widely considered to sound like Sublime. Of course, if you're looking for the group with music the most similar to Sublime, you need look no further than Sublime with Rome - a spinoff trio consisting of Wilson, Rome Ramirez, and Carlos Verdugo. While the band is best known for performing classic Sublime hits, Sublime with Rome also has recorded three original albums' worth of new songs which have the flavor we all know and love.
Undeniably, Sublime has had a massive influence on the ska-punk, reggae rock, and dub scenes, inspiring both their contemporaries and modern bands. And, while there are a lot of awesome groups and artists that sound like the legends behind 40 Oz. to Freedom, it's up to you to decide which are the best of the best. Vote up the bands you'd be most likely to recommend to people who are fans of Sublime, and be sure to add any that you feel we might have missed.
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167101311 (pronounced "three-eleven") is an American rock band from Omaha, Nebraska. The band was... more2
12571Slightly Stoopid is an American band based in the Ocean Beach neighborhood of San Diego,... more3
9248Pepper is a rock band with three members, two originally from Hawaii, and one from California.... more4
9860Dirty Heads is an American alternative band from Huntington Beach, California. Their debut... more5
11580Sublime with Rome is a musical collaboration between Eric Wilson, formerly of the band... more6
The Long Beach Dub Allstars are a dub/ska/rock band formed in 1997 and disbanded in 2002, but... more7
8862Rancid is an American punk rock band formed in Berkeley, California in 1991. Founded by former... more8
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones (informally referred to as The Bosstones) is an American ska punk... more9
8058Reel Big Fish is an American ska punk band from Orange County, California, best known for the... more10
4842Less Than Jake is an American ska punk band from Gainesville, Florida, formed in 1992. The... more11
4741Operation Ivy was an American punk rock band from Berkeley, California formed in May 1985. The... more12
157The Specials, also known as The Special AKA, are an English 2 Tone and ska revival band formed... more13
4142The Expendables is an American reggae rock band from Santa Cruz, California.... more14
3435Rebelution is a rock, world and reggae band formed in Santa Barbara, California. Current... more15
2135The Mad Caddies (or the Caddies) are a ska punk band from Solvang, California. The band formed... more16
1831The Toasters are one of the original American third wave of ska bands. They have released nine... more17
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1730Iration is a reggae group from Santa Barbara, CA. All members originally hail from Hawaii.... more19
Skankin' Pickle was an American ska punk band formed in San Jose, California that was active... more20
Streetlight Manifesto is an American ska punk band from New Brunswick, New Jersey formed in... more21
28MU330 are a ska punk band from St. Louis, Missouri. Formed by students of St. Louis University... more22
1530Mustard Plug is a ska punk band from Grand Rapids, Michigan, consisting of Dave Kirchgessner... more23
The Suicide Machines is an American punk rock band formed in March 1991 in Detroit, Michigan... more24
2038Catch 22 was an American ska punk band from East Brunswick Township, New Jersey. The band was... more25
4071Sugar Ray is an American rock band from Newport Beach, California. Originally forming in 1986... more