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comment by pleb

I think I've pinpointed what I don't like about the viewpoint of Sublime displayed in that article. I don't like the idea that music has to have a message for it to be good.

There's plenty of good music that has no message whatsoever. I think it's silly to write off an artist merely based on the lyrical content and barely take into account the actual music.

I think Sublime did a very good job of writing music that's enjoyable to listen to. Sure they're not campaigning to change the world or fight the system but not everyone needs to do that.