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Advantages: Great melodies, catchy lyrics
Disadvantages: none!

...1996 on Capitol Records, and Hello Rockview followed two years later. They were re-released as a double album in 2000. Later full length albums by the band are Borders and Boundaries (2000), Anthem (2003) and In with the out crowd (2006). Hello Rockview is more 'mainstream' Less Than Jake, being classic punky ska, while songs on Losing Streak put heavier emphasis on a ska style horn section. The fact that its almost a 'buy one get one free' with ...
...16. Lockdown Hello Rockview: ----------------------- 1. Last One Out Of Liberty City 2. Help Save The Youth Of America From Exploding 3. All My Best Friends Are Metalheads 4. Five State Drive 5. Nervous In The Alley 6. Motto 7. History Of A Boring Town 8. Great American Sharpshooter 9. Danny Says 10. Big Crash 11. Theme Song For H Street 12. Richard Allen George...No, It's Just Cheez 13. Scott Farcas Takes It On The Chin 14. Al's War ... Read review

Advantages: Some excellent 'anthems' from Gainesville's Ska Punk's
Disadvantages: Horn section is not as prevalent as with previous albums

Having formed in Gainesville, Florida in 1992 as a Power pop three piece, the music of Less Than Jake soon progressed and evolved meaning that the band now stand strong as one of the best known American Ska Punk bands of the past decade. Having now released eight albums and with another on the way; Less Than Jake are a band that are definitely still going strong. 'Anthem' was the bands seventh studio album, released in 2003 and containing the hit ...
...Selling Yourself Short', two of the bands most commercially successful single releases to date. Although perhaps not the best album to have been released by the band, 'Anthem' is still a high quality album containing a number of excellent tracks. Less Ska Punk based and more deeply rooted in the depths of harder hitting Punk Rock music, 'Anthem' starts strongly with the track 'Welcome To The New South' getting the ball rolling. This track kicks ... Read review

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This was the first Less Than Jake album I bought, after having heard "Gainesville Rock City" round a mates house. After hearing that song I really wanted to find out what the rest of their music was like. I put the CD on and upon hearing the bassy intro to the first track, pretty much fell in love with the band. The CD itself is upbeat, chirpy and bouncy as you would expect ska-punk to be, but at the same time they also manage to vary the pace - ... Read review

Advantages: Awesome Covers
Disadvantages: Less Ska

...I'm Sandra Dee 4. Greased Lightning 5. Hopelessly Devoted To You 6. Blue Moon 7. Beauty School Dropout 8. We Go Together The album is quite short as it has been done in a punky/ska so most songs are around 1.30 - 3.0 minutes. Well worth the listen, plus its a nice cheap album. Its only a few squids, so if you got some extra pennies lying around I would definately recommend that you head down to your local record shop and purchase this fantastic ... Read review

Advantages: Cheerful, catchy, clear non-stupid lyrics.
Disadvantages: Most tracks are not ska in the slightest.

...hears them, as well as in a vocal range easy enough for the majority to sing along to. There are also several opportunities to pretend to know the lyrics 'waaahh ohhhhhhh'. The tracks are still pretty fast, as is typical for a ska band, but the tunes are now caught in the guitars, rather than the brass. However the last track 'P.S Shock The World' seems to be Less Than Jake returning to their ska roots. For the hardcore ska-only fan, this Less ... Read review