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Classic Album Review: Various Artists | SB1: A SkiBoarding Journey

This sports-doc soundtrack fuses the danger of gangsta-rap & the speed of punk.

This came out in 1999 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):

 


SkiBoarding, I am told, is the cool new extreme sport that combines the fast-paced thrills of skiing and snowboarding.

Fittingly, this sports documentary soundtrack combines two extreme musical styles: The cool danger of gangsta rap (album cuts from the likes of Master P and Mo Thugs) and the rip-snorting speed of punk (previously released tracks from bands such as Pennywise, Sublime and NoFX). With only a couple of new songs — an unreleased Kurupt track and a song from Gob’s upcoming album — SB1 may not be as adventurous as flying down a mountain. But it’s undoubtedly a lot cheaper — and safer.