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Less Than Jake
Less Than Jake is a ska-punk band formed in 1992 in Gainesville, Florida. They were recently released from their contract with Warner Brothers. Their current line-up includes Chris (vocals, guitar), Roger (bass, vocals, guitar at certain live shows), Vinnie (drums, lyricist), Buddy (trombone, bass at certain live shows) and JR (saxophone). The band's name derives from a dog Vinnie had while growing up, which was treated better than the rest of the family. It's also a reference to the phrase "everything is jake," which is an old phrase meaning everything is cool. Read more at last.fm
Less Than Jake Album Reviews
In With the Out Crowd (2006)
I'm a huge Less Than Jake fan. Hello Rockview is one of my favorite albums ever recorded, so when I heard that the band would be working with Howard Benson (who produced that stellar record)…
TV EP (2010)
In theory, Less Than Jake covering catchy theme songs and product jingles sounds like a good idea. It seemed to work in the past. However, Less Than Jake’s TV/EP will fall short of…
Losing Streak (Reissue) (2011)
It’s been close to fifteen years since Less Than Jake first released Losing Streak and now holding the rights, they’re re-releasing it with redesigned artwork and a live version of the album (a…
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Less Than Jake on tour
Less Than Jake at Jewish Mother
Thu 17th May 2012
Lineup: Less Than Jake (Headliner)
Location: Virginia Beach, United StatesPouzza Fest at to be announced
Fri 18th May 2012
Lineup: Less Than Jake (Headliner), Lagwagon, The Bouncing Souls, The Suicide Machines, Hot Water Music, Voodoo Glow Skulls, The Lawrence Arms, The Flatliners, and 148 more artists.
Location: Montreal, CanadaThe Bamboozle Festival at Beachfront
Fri 18th May 2012
Lineup: Bon Jovi (Headliner), Foo Fighters, Incubus, My Chemical Romance, Jimmy Eat World, The All-American Rejects, Brand New, Motion City Soundtrack, and 92 more artists.
Location: Asbury Park, United StatesPowered by last.fm
Less Than Jake
Hello Rockview (Reissue)
Sleep It Off, 2011
It has been nearly 13 years since Hello Rockview was first released, and the album still holds up. Like with the first couple of re-releases, Sleep It Off have redesigned the original cover and coupled the original album with a live recording of it in its entirety.
There isn’t much left to be said about the studio recording of the album that hasn’t already been said over the past decade. It’s still one of the best ska-punk albums released. The main appeal of the re-release is the live recording of the entire album from a 2007 show in their home state of Florida with crystal clear audio. They manage to rip through every song with oodles of energy and excitement. When they do take a break between songs—you can enjoy some occasional funny banter that involves them cracking some jokes about themselves, dealing with a heckler, and some trivia regarding a few of the songs.
I’d recommend this for fans of live albums or if you’re looking to get someone into Less Than Jake. The CD release comes with a DVD of the live performance, while the audio of the show can be acquired from digital media outlets.
7.0 / 10
by Aaron H on Tuesday 15th March 2011
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Comment posted by James 1 year ago
oh come on, this album is legendary, it deserves at least a 9/10, doesn't really get better than this.
Comment posted by Aaron 1 year ago
Well, had I been reviewing the album itself when it was first released, I would have given it a higher score. As a reissued (digital) release though with just a live version of the album and nothing really new like rare b-sides or something, it deserved a 7 at best. Thanks for your input though, and I'm sure the actual DVD would lead to a bump in the score.
Comment posted by Otto Gutierrez 1 year ago
The best Ska-pùnk ever !