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Title: Typical live Sublime - very tweakin' good
Review: Loose, playful, and at times even inspired, live Sublime is very different from studio Sublime. Stand by Your Van typifies these differences - sometimes for worse, but more often for better. Gone are the samples, the overdubs, the loops - many of the hip-hop elements that make 40 Oz. to Freedom and Sublime so unique and great.On this live record, in place of technology is (synthetic) raw emotion. The band never toured to support its eponymous third album, which is only represented by a very raw "Caress Me Down" on this disc. Nonetheless, Sublime had more than enough material on 40 Oz. and Robbin the Hood to make this a must-have for any Sublime fan or novice.P.S.: Second Hand Smoke still blows.
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