10 Greatest Final Rock Music Albums Of The 1990s
5. Sublime - Sublime
Though they were formed in 1988, Sublime were a '90s band through and through, as all three of their studio releases came out in the decade.
They began with 40 oz. to Freedom (a very '90s album title), then Robbin' the Hood (see above), before wrapping things up with a record named after themselves.
Fusing laidback ska and reggae with elements of alternative rock, the album Sublime caught fire when it came out in 1996, going five-times platinum in the United States and spawning the hit single, Santeria, along with its Western-inspired music video.
Tragically, lead singer and guitarist Bradley Nowell wouldn't live to see this success, as he died from a heroin overdose two months prior to the album's release. The album had originally been called Killin' It, but for obvious reasons, this was changed.
Nowell's death brought Sublime to an end, although they still occasionally put out remixes and other pieces. The band had captured a moment in time, bringing together so many different elements of '90s culture into one place. They serve as an emblem of the era, albeit one that ended far too soon.