If you're a stickler for original lineups Sublime with Rome is going to disappoint but that's obvious. However, even you're one of those rare hanger-oners who is willing to listen to a band with an entirely new vocalist you'll still feel betrayed by the surviving Sublime members' new work.
While you can hear remnants of the guitar and drums of Sublime proper the new vocalist's delivery is puerile and limp-wristed compared to the endlessly charming Bradley Nowell. As a ska record it's not irredeemably awful. The awful part about the venture is the fact that they're all capitalizing on the Sublime name and not calling it something else because it's just not Sublime.
Grade: F
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