Guitar Teacher REACTS: Sublime - Santeria - Coachella 2024 feat. Jakob Nowell

[@evangelionl0vr857]

Sublime has been my favorite band for as long as I have memories. I remember seeing Jakob as a newborn lying on the bed while Bradley played guitar to him on the artwork for one of their albums. Bradley died when I was 5, so I have long accepted the fact that I would never get to see my favorite band live. That is until last night. I saw Sublime playing in the AZ Diamondbacks stadium and I was blown away at how much Jakob is exactly his dad. The mannerisms, the voice, even the changes from how the vocals are on the album to how he does it live.. it’s not just a cover or a cheap copy. It’s exactly how Bradley did it in live performances but organically. I can’t even explain the emotions I felt experiencing something that I thought was impossible. I was literally tearing up. I am so happy for Jakob, Bud and Eric. I can’t imagine how proud those two are to see the spirit of their best friend reincarnated. Jakob several times in between songs let out the most sincere “this is so cool” It was the greatest moment I’ve ever experienced. They managed to full an entire 70k capacity stadium with sound and still managed to sound like they were playing in a small bar in Long Beach. Jakob is experiencing what his dad always wanted but never got to. It’s such a beautiful thing.

[@cyasi]

Sublime’s music never feels old.

[@wowOKlol]

This makes me so happy for Eric and Bud. Jakob as well. The whole Sublime Family!

[@darkstar92772]

I’ve just recently rediscovered Sublime after a 20 year hiatus. I had forgot how good they were.

[@TortillaPapi]

Welcome back

[@timschenk658]

I love that mess up at the end. Human. Coolest ever. Love that band.

[@uns33n]

Mess up at the end? The whole thing is a blooper

[@Illiyinmusic]

people talking about rome apparently dont realize that Sublime was in Brad's estate. Bud and Eric couldnt use the name carrying on without him. Bud quit after the first album. Jakes not perfect, but neither was Bradley live. Even when he wasnt in active addiction he'd still be really loose on stage, and have fun with it. As a long time fan of the band; I love seeing him up there playing his Dad's guitar, and going for it. Sublime is, NOWELL, Bud, and Eric. I'm very surprised though that Miguel isnt playing lead guitar. He plays in Long Beach Dub All Stars, and as the 4th member of sublime, recorded Brads solos when he wasnt feeling well, and sang on Scarlett.

[@slowboyfuelpump5438]

Miguel is busy doing other stuff including being a Mayor

[@uns33n]

No, it's that the fans want the best music possible. And would really prefer the more talented Rome to this. Jakob is worse than any of the sublime cover bands. Both vocally and musically.

[@danilohm]

@@slowboyfuelpump5438 you’re confusing Ras MG with Miguel. Ras MG was the mayor.

[@HAUNTED-DOLL]

​@@uns33nThe real Sublime fans know that it's not about the technicality. Bradley barely ever hit all the notes live... Sublime shows were just a great time. And Jakob brings back that same energy. ❤

[@jimhimesjr]

@@HAUNTED-DOLLI saw both Sublime w Rome and Sublime within the last month. Rome may have been technically better because he has been playing this stuff for like 15 years and Jacob just started but with Jacob, Bud and Eric it hit way differently to me. Felt way more like Sublime. Jacob is improving over this performance too

[@cgrist7000]

very honest and heart warming… great already and getting better everyday

[@jeffrey.a.hanson]

My college band got requested to play this song 4 times in one night…by the same guy. 🇲🇽 🍺🍺

[@michaelkozma5929]

From one Michael to another that was a beautiful theory breakdown as well as your playing and PRS. This is only the 3rd time in history Nowell flesh and blood has ever played Santeria live, it's a big moment for Sublime and their fans. A Major biopic movie release is coming out on Sublime in theaters and Net-flix as well as a Documentary I'm releasing.

[@rmar2158]

Finally, there is like 15 Cobain docs, why not Sublime!?

[@michaelkozma5929]

@@rmar2158 Actually from inside word at least 3-5 Documentaries have actually been shut down by the Family. Cobain went down as a Legend cause he was propped up by the industry for a movement, while Nowell died before the album came out sadly.. The world is going to learn of Nowell's Genius this or next year though. He was not only a lyrical, melodic, musical genius but he was extremely high aptitude in academia which none of the other greats had except for a few.

[@evangelionl0vr857]

@@michaelkozma5929yeah his mom was a music teacher so he also played like a ton of instruments not just guitar

[@michaelkozma5929]

@@evangelionl0vr857 Right, his Mom taught him how to play a little piano

[@aucklandsadventures]

Gen Z is in for a real treat. Sublime Light, Jack Osborne playing Black Sabbath songs, Madonna’s kid doing her catalog, The Jackson 3? , Cobain’s and Grohl’s daughters should tour as Nirvana.

[@oghash4912]

Yes🎉

[@kydzs]

😂 all horrible ideas

[@dimforest]

I grew up on Sublime - RIP Brad

[@weets69]

Same here and still crank them, The Peppers and No Doubt all the time.

[@pikap8649]

@@weets69yes, but there is no way you left out 311

[@weets69]

@@pikap8649 Not a 311 fan 😎

[@Michael-----]

*Bradley. No one called him "Brad." Don't wear your cluelessness so blatantly.

[@pikap8649]

@@Michael----- ok Mikey

[@mcasuse]

at the beginning he is getting his groove and he keeps his vocal and feel for the notes with the beginning part i feel, as he progressives through the song he starts to feel it all and is at home with it all....like a warm up

[@supernothing77]

living alone as teenager in OC Md sounds fun. as long as you had food and a guitar!

[@Adefesio94]

He has gotten so much better since this performance. Jakob is amazing.

[@sweetman714]

This is all Southern California....nothing better than rolling down PCH in Sunset Beach at 4:30 PM on a Tuesday with your buds while listening to these tunes. So many memories!

[@The_Bigshow]

Wanted to share this with everyone especially you Michael I know you would appreciate it. Stephen Wilson Jr- '94

[@jukejointjack]

Love the sublime family…. Keep up the great work Jakob

[@highdesertsunbeam]

wow! so jealous you got to see phish in vegas. thanks brother, love your teaching. you rock.

[@raymondgallagher8933]

Great vid, loved it, brings me back 😅to

[@テトラポット水谷]

Watching this concert, I felt that Bradley was living through his son. That's wonderful.

[@davidmreyes77]

It’s pretty cool that Jakob is playing his father’s guitar.

[@Pablo-sr5bx]

This is great!

[@danilohm]

Good example of why guitar lessons or at least some proficiency at guitar are so important if you want to be playing at that level.

[@andrewkoffsky4484]

Great running into you in the Vegas Fontainebleau last Sunday morning brotha! Hope you enjoyed that show as much as I did!

[@Guitargate]

yes sir! Good to meet you on the casino floor in my running clothes lol

[@ekojar3047]

They're all new again, getting back into this. Jakob is extremely talented, he slips a bit on guitar, but he'll get it rock solid, and it'll sound incredible. I Its easy to either sing, or play a song on guitar alone. But it's a real challenge tying it all together singing and playing guitar at the same time. It's a muscle memory thing, and memory thing. Think of it like this. Your not only having to remember and recall allllll of the lyrics, but you also have to remember what frets your fingers are supposed to be on. It can be 3 simple notes on guitar that's easy to play alone, but you also don't want to sing a wrong word while trying to find the guitar note at the same time. When I'm learning a song, I always end up hitting the right note with my voice, but the wrong note on guitar a few times. Then im like. How did I mess that up? Haha. For me, I focus too much on the difficult parts, then I mess up the easiest parts that I was super confident at. More practice live with the band is the best way to iron out those little kinks. And making sure your key word is at the same time as the right note on that part of the riff. Sometimes lyrics have a few words before the down beat, and sometimes the guitar had a few notes before the down beat. Getting those 2 things lined up on the down beat makes all the difference!

[@willywayne5299]

Practice,practice,practice!

[@ernestocorral3980]

Love this band and always will brings back so much memories hearing his son brings tears to my eyes. I love the fact that he’s not trying to sing exactly like his father. He has his own spin on it, which makes it even better. I think the band is 100% betterwith Bradley son than it was with Rome

[@aggit8]

My Sublime T-shirt finally fell apart after 24 years. He is Bradley’s son all the way. Eric and Bud, best rhythm section ever. Vibe was here and nothing wrong with being a nepo baby. He’s got it. Dad wasn’t perfect live either. 😊

[@nahf4m]

That moment when you realize he's going to make you listen to the solo again 🥴

[@youseeus]

haha, yeah I punched out at that point

[@TortillaPapi]

😬

[@ams2230]

Man this show just brings all smiles and my eyes swell up with Big Salty Tears. Jakob holding it down for his Pops. I just hear Brad’s voice coming through often. Beautiful. Great vid man! And also just back from PHISH @ the SPHERE?! Couch tour here😂 That had to be an incredible experience. Did you go all four nights? And if so- which was your fav? Anyway🫡 much love from Alabama🤘🏼…. My Friend, My Friend

[@cjsawinski]

I grew up on Sublime… a kid on the bus made me listen to 40oz, changed my life… then a few years later What I got was on the OG X Games soundtrack, as a skater/snowboarder punk kid I took the deep dive into Sublime… And ya never gave Rome a chance lol.

[@twowombmates]

i think there's another guitar playing... cause there is another guitar player on the stage- such insights! M

[@frankjerardenno2678]

❤great song,great podcast ❤

[@bwaredapenguin]

I definitely have to endorse The Sphere! I'm not the biggest U2 fan but I scored a pit ticket for the 10th ever show there the night before I went to When We Were Young. The visuals were beyond astounding! At one point the graphics were spinning backwards and everyone around me in the pit was getting disoriented because it made us feel like we were spinning! The sound in there is incredible too. I think they have over 100k speaker drivers aimed at every seat.

[@Guitargate]

bananas

[@GetMasty]

I'm amazed that they can direct the sound with such accuracy that one person could be hearing the lyrics in one language and a couple seats over they're hearing it in a different language. I can't wrap my head around the whole thing yet. lol. The Phish videos from the Sphere are bonkers. Look for the one with the robot and his eyes shining down into the crowd.

[@oghash4912]

Hell ya, rock on jakob 💚🙌😎

[@814Taylor]

Awesome blue PRS!

[@luteburgett]

Really need to look up, Ole60 Brother Joe! Very good story!

[@jirikrajnak9047]

music is definitely moving in a direction

[@patmayer7222]

,,,..the crowd was treated to the new ........,,,,,EPIC ,,,,,...2024😮

[@BrettM765]

Pretty cool. Many nights to Sublime.

[@bdauphinee81]

Amazing

[@johnohrstrom5112]

That was a tasty little lick to kick us off there.

[@TheLagwagon6040]

Check out the east coast FL band "Brothers Within" killer Sublime/regae vibe

[@pippin45]

This is the only video I've watched with Jakob. I desperately want him to nail down his playing. He doesn't have to be an absolute stud on the guitar, just tighten up the screws and settle in. If he can do that, it'll be Sublime as they've always been meant to sound.

[@MouseInYourEye]

His solo stuff and his stuff with law are worth checking out. It's very good and often very not sublime sounding. Dude can sing his ass off and is a clever lyricist also.

[@njf08]

Jakob should join guitar gate like Jacob who sent it to you

[@gabrielanthony7874]

💀

[@Grylliade3]

Sublime was beach, bud lights and smoking buds under a towel in the beach for me.

[@BrentLane1]

Huge sublime fan here, I think Bradley was one of the most soulful singers ever, sure he got sloppy when he played live, but his voice was just special. Jakob has a voice really similar to his dad’s. This was their first big gig (they played an HR tribute show back in December). So imagine the pressure. If you listen to the second weekend at Coachella, you’ll hear a big improvement in his voice (and he let Trey take the Santeria solo that time haha). Then listen to their recent show at Brightside festival in Orlando, and they sound even better. So it seems he’s taking constructive criticism and applying it to the shows. I think they’ll keep getting better and better with time, and you can’t go wrong with Bud and Eric as your rhythm section.

[@aarond3193]

Michael, we recently lost a brother in the law enforcement community in charlotte nc. Please react to, Dearest Sarah by Goodnight Texas. It's about a war, but it parallels the lives of law enforcement. Thank you Sir

[@Nicklukens]

🤘

[@aaronprewitt9641]

I know I probably won’t get this request, but have you heard Wyatt Flores’ song “Running Out of Time”? I mean hooooly smokes the feels.

[@matthewsommerville88]

Don’t forget Sublime was PUNK at their core. Solo’s don’t have to be perfect. It can be dirty. The kid is killing it and reminds me of his dad on vocals. I loved Brads voice, he comes very close and knowing it is his son makes me happy.

[@TheBigburcie]

He was a little sloppy but I'm sure he will work out the kinks as they play more. I suspect his other band may have been more rhythm playing, which he seemed to handle pretty well. I also think there was a little adrenaline and nerves going on here.

[@evangelionl0vr857]

Saw them last night in a freaking stadium and they were incredible. Jakob offloaded the solos to the other guitarists, so it was cleaner but he brought the energy Bradley had. It literally felt like Brad was on stage.

[@GetMasty]

Hey...we're like twinsies. I have the same NASA shirt. lol. Love your channel, btw.

[@jonaskarlstrom4152]

The ending is raw stonerpunkshit.... Hahahah... Gives me hope for myself. LOVE IT TO.

[@MrStropparo]

Frank Marino live It’s begun to rain ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@robertbarnaba241]

David Gilmour at the Vegas sphere, would be awesome!

[@agung4logic]

Man.. You should check Strung Out - Daggers. They have a lot cool pattern chord and guitar feels.. Nice video btw

[@SaminYasarwasbruello]

Can someome educate me on how this sort of review/react videos dont get copyright striked or face any flagging issues?

[@ericmsandoval]

12:20 my face the entire performance

[@DMR_CreativeRelaxation]

great video, Just a small request. Review Princes version of creep by radiohead at coachella. there's two good quality versions of it on youtube. But the best sound quality is the one with 97k views not 10mil.

[@petekellerman9236]

just a random question mike, modest mouse: doin the cockroach. id love to hear your take. love your vids and edutainment. much appreciated

[@AntonioGonzales-qk3vb]

Can you please do a video on "I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love" by Santana feat. Los Lonely boys?? You'd be My hero!

[@thenewholistic]

Bradley was a beautiful mess on stage, but his genius mixed wjth charisma was the magic. Jakob was nervous naturally in front of that huge Coachella audience. He is not a great guitar player, obviously but like the original Sublime, its all about vibe and the rhythm section of Bud and Eric allowing the vox to soar... Jakob relinquished the lead guitar parts to the 2nd guitarist on Weekend 2 of Coachella, which was a FAR better performance from the whole band, especially Jakob. Imagine how emotional it is for him, how cathartic... The kid did great all things considered! Watch, in a year, they'll be so hot on stage, no one will ever bring this performance up again #sublime4ever

[@YEM_]

So glad you went to see Phish!

[@Guitargate]

it was bananas!!

[@plectrumura]

Man, one of the great regrets of my life is that when Sublime came to my hometown on the Warped tour in 1995, I decided to go skateboard during their set because they played my town every other week it seemed like. Needless to say, I felt pretty stupid since that was my last chance to see the original band. Don't assume you get second chances at anything, peeps.

[@plotevil5884]

Side note; you should check out Metallica covering Elton John's Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding at the 2024 Gershwin Prize in front of Elton.

[@chelseahaley8350]

Jakob is a little rough around the edges, but imagine being the son of Bradley and trying to live up to his dad! That had to be more than nerve racking! I got to see Sublime with Rome live last summer and I have to say that he did a way better job! But this is still cool AF! 😎

[@TheeBizzyB]

I remember first hearing Jakob sing maybe 10 years ago and was blown away by how much he sounded like his dad. He's only grown to look and sound even more like his dad over the years. Almost makes me emotional.

[@evangelionl0vr857]

I just saw them live this weekend. I had chills the entire time, and teared up several times. I finally got to see my favorite band. Brad’s spirit definitely lives on through Jakob. He was incredible

[@KaszaWspraju]

plz plz take a look at this PINK FLOYD "Another Brick in the Wall" | Fingerstyle Acoustic Guitar Cover and PURPLE RAIN - Acoustic Fingerstyle Prince Cover by Justin Johnson

[@tpslowbie]

You can definitely tell how nervous he was.

[@EasyProsGaming]

Your face at 12:20 😂😂😂

[@jukejointjack]

I think The other guitar player is from LBC band falling idols

[@michaelcannon7640]

Brad was an excellent guitarist. Jakob is not nearly as good, but if he treats playing guitar like a full time job he can be very good. If you watch videos of their performances since this one, he’s already a little cleaner. I’m sure nerves played a big part.

[@shifu9276]

the hunt for the second guitar player was so mind numbing, like... dude, you paused on him like 15 times... he's right there? 🤷‍♀

[@gabrielanthony7874]

12:21 😭

[@alex24mamba]

Rome live kills this tbh

[@gramual]

Found it funny you were trying to figure out if there was another guitarist even though he was on stage the whole time playing 😂

[@oldmanjunkins]

"NOT crazy Jazz Land 😂"

[@melian9999]

That solo was hard to listen too, i can play it cleaner and in tune at least, like you did Michael. Im not sure how i feel about him calling it sublime, but life and all that

[@supernothing77]

that three per string chromatic run is deceptively tricky

[@s4ndm4n3]

Mike is so great 👍🏻 but... I hate prs guitars

[@dogsigh]

In my older age I'd appreciate the view from the drummers stool more than Jakob's 😅

[@ben_joven]

His son is now the lead singer? 😢

[@Daddio719]

I wonder if he's playing Brad's guitar?

[@elongrimes6033]

He is

[@SkatePunkBanana]

Brad's guitar and his Triple Rectifier. Miguel was holding onto them apparently and when the were talking about getting Sublime back he gave them to Jakob.

[@johnb153]

Love to see the guys playing with Jaccob. I hope they find enjoyment as people. But it wasn't great music

[@usernamewaster]

Just got back from the sphere!?!? Didn’t he swear off phish when he couldn’t monetize their charity stream over COVID!? Lol wut. Regardless, another good video. We need a disco biscuits reaction. It’s long overdue.

[@joseteem8032]

Think he had a looper going

[@BigolCockenhammer-pp9sj]

Brad was awesome but ...damn wheres Rome..

[@skytobler2153]

React to mkgee on jimmy kimmel!

[@TKHiser]

Maybe I'm not seeing it, but, the fact that you haven't done a video about Reverend Proton's Big Damn Band is, a travesty. I don't know if there's a better finger pickin' slide guitarist out there currently performing, and the sound they get from a guitar, a washboard, and a drum set is crazy! I'd love to hear your breakdown of them.

[@TheCarelessAquarius]

To say the kid is terrible is silly. Don’t know if a lot of you were around when Bradley was still alive. They were infamous for being too fucked up to play their instruments. And having terrible shows. Was kinda their thing.

[@skeletonheads]

That solo was straight up hilarious. It's interesting that people are eating this up after giving Rome shit for so many years. This was pathetic

[@iwillnevergetone5]

i say the same thing every chance i get. the son is about as good as you're typical drunken guy playing it in a bar. Rome was so much more solid in every way. people just love same-ness, in this case: the DNA haha

[@jeffe9083]

because Rome made money off a name he didnt have permission to use. The Nowell family owns all the rights to the sublime name. he disrespected their family

[@iceman10129]

@@jeffe9083 well then technically Jakob should get the same treatment. Brad's legal wording was "any person but himself". That would exclude his son.

[@njf08]

⁠@@jeffe9083your forgetting that Eric Wilson asked a then 20 something year old Rome to front the band and wanted to tour with the name Sublime until the family said no, so they called it Sublime with Rome. Rome did what any kid his age would do when their Hero’s asked them to front their band. If anyone wants to be mad about a money grab using the sublime name, then I would point at Eric, the same guy who bailed on a fully booked final Sublime with Rome tour for his next money grab with Jakob. Disclaimer I am a huge Sublime fan and am happy as long the music lives on, I just don’t like the mis-pointed hate at Rome.

[@jeffe9083]

@@njf08 Rome is still touring and using the sublime name. With out any original members.

[@CurbBlurbs]

This kid has to get more discipline in his cadence but he’s good

[@jamescotner2459]

The other guitarist is to his left…man

[@elongrimes6033]

What about him?

[@jamescotner2459]

@@elongrimes6033 I was speaking to Rob. He wasn’t noticing the other guitarist yet.

[@MouseInYourEye]

Frankly, it wouldn't be sublime if the guitar parts were played correctly live.

[@attackscorpion5323]

Respectfully, that solo was horrible.

[@bwaredapenguin]

I really hope he gets better at both guitar and vocals. He doesn't need to "play the guitar like a mf'ing riot" like his dad, but so far he's not even close to Rome's level. Cool tribute though!

[@Guitargate]

He went for it! Gotta give it to him.

[@czguy3045]

Nah... I mean, it wasn't A+ level but he's in the moment. He didn't detract from the vibe of the song. I remember back in the day, we saw a band cover Santeria and the lead was a FANTASTIC player, but his vibe was all wrong. It's like he was technically correct, but had the feeling completely wrong. Jakob is exactly the opposite. Far from technically perfect, but 100% has the vibe correct. I'll take the vibe over technical precision EVERY TIME. When I can't have both.

[@annmarie3573]

​@@czguy3045 you're of course correct.

[@iceman10129]

@@bwaredapenguin whats really sad, I remember hearing Jakob's solo work years and years ago and he sounded 10x better than this. Im going to assume this was the last song of the set, and his voice was gone by that point or something.

[@1683clifton]

Tracked af, shit solo, badass delivery though.

[@Traceleeholland]

The intro was definitely not there, the solo was rough for sure, I’m a huge Sublime fan since I first heard them at a house party in 1991. Jacob’s vocals are kind of schizophrenic sounding like Bobcat Goldwait talks. It’s difficult to play guitar, It’s really difficult to lead sing and play guitar and remember lyrics and be In rhythm and in key. The ending was botched for sure.

[@darkstar92772]

Bobcat Goldthwait. That’s a name I haven’t heard in a long time. That’s pretty funny and on point.

[@Dave-yc8bw]

this version is not it , oof

[@uns33n]

Fuck nepotism

[@iwillnevergetone5]

lol the Son is terrible, especially at this level considering they're about to be playing for thousands every single show over the next year. he's had so many years to get it together and be amazing from the jump. Rome was much more solid in every way but people gave him crap for no good reason. oh well

[@Illiyinmusic]

They'll get there...and that wasnt sublime.. especially that the name was in Bradleys estate, and was stopped from being called sublime...why they just added the Rome on there, and why Bud quit after the first album. Bradley wasnt perfect live by any means from the partying.. they never played the songs like the albums live either even when bradley wasnt in active addiction. This is much closer to the original, not whatever Pop band rome tried to be in..everything after the first was awful. So it makes perfect sense why OG fans will take jake not being on point. Its his son, and its a raw not perfect sound live

[@Ripley-Eve]

I never liked Roma. He didn't have much personality, he just tried to sound good, and just like Bradley, only more polished, his son at least gives his contribution and maintains the rawness that Sublime had when playing live.

[@richardmckrell4899]

Takes guts to suck at lead and try and play in front of so many people.