While the crowd cooed and awed, one could only think about how painful the loud noise must have felt to this beautiful puppy. No one will ever replace original frontman and chief songwriter Brad Nowell, who succumbed to a drug overdose in 1996, but Rome turned out to be a formidable great frontman who commanded the audience’s attention throughout.Īside from a few tracks from Sublime with Rome’s recent recordings the night was a celebration of Nowell’s legacy with nearly all of the band’s classics, including “Doin’ Time,” “Wrong Way,” and “Badfish.” As guitarist Cheese joined the band onstage for the regular set ender “What I Got,” the band’s Rottweiler pranced the stage, playing fetch with a nearby roadie. Although it would be easy to write off the California ska band’s latest lineup as a glorified covers band, it would not be fair. It was nice to see parents and their teens sharing in the experience and appreciation for bands who first came to prominence more than two decades ago.Īs the sun began to set on the Holmdel, New Jersey amphitheater, Sublime with Rome took the stage. The now near-capacity crowd was a mix of all ages. Although the female punk trio’s treated the audience to their most popular songs, including as “Take Me Away” and “Beachy,” the highlight of their short set was a reverent cover of The Go-Gos’ classic “Vacation.” The sultry New Jersey evening began with The Aquadolls who did yeomen’s work warming up the early arriving crowd.
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