Influences and Covers
Gwen Stefani, of No Doubt, contributes guest vocals on the track "Saw Red", notably before either Sublime or No Doubt enjoyed mainstream success. Steppin' Razor is a cover of The Wailers song of the same name, later popularized by Peter Tosh in his solo career. The band's subsequent popularity resulted in a legal dispute over the song's usage.a In "Greatest Hits", Nowells mentions The Ziggens, their "brother" band signed to the same label. The guitar riff and associated rhythm in the song was borrowed from Yellowman. Boss D.J. is partially a cover of a song by British reggae band Aswad, "Roots Rocking". The Free Loop Dub borrows melody from the song Loaded by Scottish alternative rock band Primal Scream. STP's lyrics "Baby you wanna give me kisses ... but a taste of honey is worse than none at all" are borrowed from I Second That Emotion.
A number of other bands are either mentioned explicitly, alluded to, or sampled including: Steady B, Barrington Levy, Geto Boys, The Doors, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bob Marley, Flava Flave, Just-Ice, and Jack Owens.
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