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  Review by: The Evil Monkey See others by this writer Less Than Jake (link) Only registered users can post comments 
 
Published on September 10th 2002
Less Than Jake takes a big risk here. They foray into the genre many call Skeemo. And is it? No. This CD does not get the chance it deserves. Is this CD a Less Than Jake CD in true form? No, and I am not hesitant to say so. Some Less Than Jake fans will be turned off by this CD. But make no mistake about it- Less Than Jake has a winner in B&B. While the first couple of songs have that same old Less Than Jake feeling- they probobly won't be favorites. Track four marks the beginning of the Less Than Jake border crossing. And I loved every second of it. Possibly one of the highlights of this CD is on track four, "Look What Happened". Chris delivers a solo, which just blows me away. His rough edgy voice takes on a softness, and it is really worth listening to. Same old lyrics, but good variety on vocals. Tracks 5 and 6 once again give a toned down Less Than Jake feeling, and track 7, "Hello Rockview" is a great song that incorporates Roger's voice more than usual, and uses it well. The track only struggles because of the fact that the whole leaving and missing home thing can get a little tired. And that leads up to the real turning point in this CD- "Malt Liquor Tastes Better When You've Got Problems"- which really strays from the usual Less Than Jake formula. But this track is simply amazing. I can't describe this song, it is really that good. Tracks 9 and 10 are once again pretty much toned down Less Than Jake usuals. Then we get to track 11. "Pete Jackson Is Getting Married" has to be one of the strangest songs I've ever heard. It is a fun song to listen to, but it is strange. My one gripe is the "na na na"s that are thrown in at the end. Just doesn't work. Track 12 is a good song worth listening to, but the real meat of this album is on track number thirteen, "Last Hour Of The Last Day Of Work", and it is a great song having to deal with the father of one of the guys. Amazingly deep song, and the lyrics really make it so- the chorus is very emotional, and makes it one of my favorite songs. People who liked this also liked:           Please login or register to post comments. What are the benefits of having a Punknews.org account?
i would say this cd holds what their old stuff doesnt however in many cases its lost parts that their old stuff had...so to put it bluntly, you canot just buy this cd without buying 'hello rockview' and perhaps 'losing streak'. "Hello Rockview" wasn't a song Is skunk anything like crunk? naw i hadnt noticed that =) Not sure if you noticed, but Sublime was on a label called "Skunk" which is a clever word for Ska/Punk. By the way, this cd is good. Not very LTJ'ish, but good no less. Josh Whats next? Ska/Punk is gonna be referred to as "Skunk"? Crap... "Fuck you buddy, Less Than Jake rules all." This CD ROCKS! One of my favorites. "i've said it before, and i'll sing it till i die fuck Less Than Jake" Great album, when is everyone going to stop talking about emo? Fuck its just rock music. Emo is another trendy word for all you fuckin losers to use. This album is amazing. Rock with horns, I think that there is two songs out of 15 that have the chinky chinky guitar in it. When I first got it, I played it untill it disintegrated. Fucking love this album. Keep an open mind...Genre doenst exist ya but remeber punk and ska use to never exist...and look where its at now this whole cd rules....i don't really think it's skeemo though, i think it's more rock and ska. don't confuse rock with emo. i've said it before, and i'll sing it till i die skeemo.....i like that. I think the na na na's go just fine. What the fuck is skeemo? its good, but i miss ska and oh yeah! the skeemo things gotta go sry buddy wait a second, why did u say track 7 (gainesville rockcity) is called hello rockview? could some one fill me in... and yeah this is a great cd u gotta give it some time tho and after listnin to it for a while i like almost everysong. at a ltj sho i went to they said " were going to play a b&b song and we dont give a fuck if u like b&b" so that kinda says it all amazing review man, seriously. this might be just for me, but... lol i don't know, but he wrote that review like how a friend tells you about an album. it doesn't sound like some over-researched rolling stone mag review, or some some review with big words and deep analisys of songs. it's just plain good to read. good job man. i hate gainsville rock city, but i like the rest (and 1 IS one of my favorites) just because a song has emotional lyrics doesn't make it emo dumbass... ska emo. that's the dumbest thing I've ever heard. this genre does not exist (I hope it never does). WHat the hell is skeemo, i'm pretty sure they are not trying to be a emo band with horns skeemo!???!?!???!?!? SKEEMO?!?!?!??!?!?!??!?!??! WHAT THE FUCK DOES THAT MEAN?!?!?!?!??! Yeah, i meant to say Gainesville Rock City, sorry about that. Great CD. Suburban Myth is a great song too. This CD probably extended their longevity just by toning down the ska. Can't wait for another album of ska now! I totally agree that tack 8 the malt liquor song is freakin incredible! I'm a huge fan of Less Than Jake and I love this cd very much, however it seems a bit darker than the rest of their stuff. A bit more losing streak style ska would have been nice in there but they did a great job on this nevertheless. Good live band, but I didn't find this record to be amazing or great, just plain good. This is a great album. ANd it's a great LTJ album. This review is not very good. And if the word "Skeemo" ever catches on, I hope someone dies. I think he meant Hellow Rockview to be actually Gainseville Rock City, because that is truly track #7. This cd is pretty good, let me tell you it grows on you, the first time I heard it I didn't like it much. What is wrong with you monkey? #1 is one of the best songs on the album, it rocks! I agree track 4 is great, but also to tell you, damn I had a lot of things to say...anyway, good cd, not the best, And isn't that track 7 by the way. Shitty review dood. Not even a mention of "Gainesville Rock City." A true over-sight. Amazing album... Great band. |
