Genre: Ska-Punk
Country: USA
Less Than Jake is a ska-punk band formed in 1992 in Gainesville, Florida. Their current line-up consists of Chris DeMakes (vocals, guitar), Roger Lima (vocals, bass), Vinnie Fiorello (drums, lyrics), Buddy Schaub (trombone) and Peter “JR” Wasilewski (saxophone). The band’s name derives from a bird 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.
Less Than Jake released their debut album, Pezcore, in 1995, following a series of independent seven-inch single releases. The band’s subsequent two studio albums, Losing Streak (1996) and Hello Rockview (1998), were released on major label, Capitol Records, leading to increased exposure. The band’s fifth studio album Anthem (2003) was their most commercially successful to date, featuring the singles, “She’s Gonna Break Soon” and “The Science of Selling Yourself Short”. In 2008 the band founded its own label, Sleep It Off Records, and released its seventh full-length album, GNV FLA. The band has recently stated its preference for EP releases, and independently issued Greetings from Less Than Jake (2011) and its counterpart, Seasons Greetings from Less Than Jake (2012). In late 2012, the band combined the two to create the compilation album, Greetings and Salutations (2012) Their eighth studio album, See the Light, was released on November 12, 2013.
On October 24, 2018, Fiorello stated that, while he would remain a member of Less Than Jake, he would no longer be touring with the band. On October 26, following Fiorello’s announcement, the band announced that former Teen Idols drummer Matt Yonker would be the touring drummer moving onwards. Yonker subsequently joined the band on a full-time basis, having worked with the band previously in a number of behind-the-scenes capacities. Roger Lima noted: «It was a fairly smooth transition having long time friend and LTJ workhorse Matt Yonker jump on the drum kit late in 2018. He had done merch, guitar tech, stage, and more recently, live sound and tour managing and management for us! So we had some restructuring to do.»
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Less Than Jake — 1995 — Pezcore
Year: 1995
Quality: mp3, 320 kbps
Size: 114.59 MB
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01. Liquor store
02. My very own flag
03. Johnny Quest thinks we’re sellouts
04. Big
05. Shotgun
06. Black coffee
07. Throw the brick
08. Growing up on a couch
09. Blindsided
10. Downbeat
11. Jen doesn’t like me anymore
12. Out of the crowd
13. Robo
14. Where in the hell is Mike Sinkovich
15. Process
16. 3 quarts drunk
17. Boomtown
18. Short on ideas
19. One last cigarette
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Less Than Jake — 1996 — Greased
Year: 1996
Quality: mp3, 320 kbps
Size: 35.43 MB
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01. Summer nights
02. You’re the one i want
03. Look at me, i’m Sandra Dee
04. Greased lightnin’
05. Hopelessly devoted to you
06. Blue moon
07. Beauty school dropout
08. We go together
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Less Than Jake — 1996 — Losers, Kings And Things We Don’t Understand
Year: 1996
Quality: mp3, 320 kbps
Size: 120.68 MB
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01. Soundman / Soundcheck
02. 24 Hours In Paramus
03. Whipping Boy
04. Time And A Half
05. Econolodged
06. Pez King
07. Where The Hell Is Mike Sinkovich
08. This Is Going Nowhere
09. Laverne And Shirley
10. Fucked
11. 867-5309 (Jenny)
12. Dukes Of Hazzard
13. Shotgun
14. Down In The Mission
15. St. James Hotel
16. Glumble
17. Lucky Day
18. Who Holds The Power Ring
19. Wish Pig
20. Awkward Age
21. Good Time For Change
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Less Than Jake — 1996 — Losing Streak
Year: 1996
Quality: mp3, 320 kbps
Size: 81.30 MB
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01. Automatic
02. Happyman
03. 9th at pine
04. Sugar in your gas tank
05. Shindo
06. 107
07. Johny Quest thinks we’re sellouts
08. Krazy glue
09. Never going back to New Jersey
10. How’s my driving, doug hastings
11. Just like frank
12. Ask the magic
13. Dopeman
14. Jen doesn’t like me anymore
15. Rock-n-roll pizzeria
16. Lockdown
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Less Than Jake — 1998 — Hello Rockview
Year: 1998
Quality: mp3, 320 kbps
Size: 86.81 MB
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01. Last One Out Of Liberty City
02. Help Save The Youth Of America From Exploding
03. All My Best Friends Are Metalheads
04. Five State Drive
05. Nervous In The Alley
06. Motto
07. History Of A Boring Town
08. Great American Sharpshooter
09. 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
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Less Than Jake — 1998 — Live From Uranus
Year: 1998
Quality: mp3, 320 kbps
Size: 53.86 MB
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01. Liquor Store (Live)
02. Time And A Half On 2nd Avenue And 6th Street (Live)
03. Econolodged (Live)
04. Just Like Frank (Live)
05. Automatic (Live)
06. Lockdown (Live)
07. Never Going Back To New Jersey (Live)
08. How’s My Driving, Doug Hastings? (Live)
09. Shindo (Live)
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Less Than Jake — 1999 — Bootleg A Bootleg, You Cut Out The Middleman
Year: 1999
Quality: mp3, 320 kbps
Size: 82.60 MB
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01. Automatic
02. Time and half on 2nd ave and 6th st. econolodged
03. Happyman / 9th at pine
04. Johnny Quest thinks we’re sellouts
05. Lockdown
06. Leverne and Shirley
07. Shindo
08. Liquor store
09. Jen
10. Big
11. Sugar in your gas tank
12. Rock-n-roll pizzeria
13. We’re not gonna take it
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Less Than Jake — 1999 — Pesto (EP)
Year: 1999
Quality: mp3, 320 kbps
Size: 25.41 MB
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01. Good time for change
02. Black coffee on the table
03. Process
04. Green eyed monster
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Less Than Jake — 1999 — Pez Collection
Year: 1999
Quality: mp3, 320 kbps
Size: 119.02 MB
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01. Al’s War
02. Johnny Quest Thinks We’re Sellouts
03. My Very Own Flag
04. Liquor Store
05. Jen Doesn’t Like Me Anymore
06. Last One Out Of Liberty City
07. Son of Dick
08. Where The Hell Is Mike Sinkovich?
09. Robo
10. Rock-N-Roll Pizzeria
11. Whipping Boy
12. 867-5309 (Jenny)
13. Cheeze
14. Automatic
15. Growing Up On A Couch
16. Just Like Frank
17. You’re The One That I Want
18. We Go Together
19. Soundcheck
20. Fucked
21. Mixology Of Tom Collins
22. Modern World
23. Short On Ideas
24. One Last Cigarette
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Less Than Jake — 2000 — Borders & Boundaries
Year: 2000
Quality: mp3, 320 kbps
Size: 94.17 MB
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01. Magnetic North
02. Kehoe
03. Suburban Myth
04. Look What Happened
05. Hell Looks a Lot Like LA
06. Mr Chevy Celebrity
07. Gainesville Rick City
08. Malt Liquor Tastes Better
09. Bad Scene at a Basement
10. Is This Thing on
11. Pete Jackson Is Getting
12. 1989
13. Last Hour Of The Last Day Of Work
14. Bigger Picture
15. Faction
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Less Than Jake — 2002 — Goodbye Blue & White
Year: 2002
Quality: mp3, 320 kbps
Size: 98.98 MB
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01. Modern world
02. Losing streak
03. Mixology of Tom Collins
04. I think i love you
05. Son of Dick
06. Teenager in love
07. Freeze frame
08. Your love
09. Hamburger hop
10. Scott Farcus takes it on the chin
11. Descant
12. The reflex
13. Evil has no boundaries
14. Antichrist
15. Cheese
16. Mississippi mud
17. Grandma got run over by a reindeer
18. Rock and roll pizzeria
19. We’re not gonna take it
20. How’s my driving doug hastings (live)
21. Johnny quest thinks we’re sellouts (live)
22. Sugar in your gastank (live)
23. Laverne and shirley (live)
24. KROQ song
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Less Than Jake — 2003 — Anthem
Year: 2003
Quality: mp3, 320 kbps
Size: 100.78 MB
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01. Welcome To The New South
02. The Ghosts Of Me And You
03. Look What Happened
04. The Science Of Selling Yourself Short
05. Short Fuse Burning
06. Motown Never Sounded So Good
07. The Upwards War And The Down Turned Cycle
08. Escape from The A-Bomb House
09. Best Wishes To Your Black Lung
10. She’s Gonna Break Soon
11. That’s Why They Call It A Union
12. Plastic Cup Politics
13. The Brightest Bulb Has Burned Out/Screws Fall Out
14. Surrender
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Less Than Jake — 2004 — B Is For B-Sides
Year: 2004
Quality: mp3, 320 kbps
Size: 63.89 MB
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01. Portrait of a Cigarette Smoker
02. Sleep It Off
03. Last Rites To Sleepless Nights
04. Bridge and Tunnel Authority
05. Goodbye in Gasoline
06. A.S.A.O.K.
07. Jay Frenzal
08. Showbiz Science Who Cares
09. Sobriety is a Serious Business and Business Isn’t So Good
10. Nine-one-one To Anyone
11. Robots One, Humans Zero
12. National Anthem
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Less Than Jake — 2006 — Absolution For Idiots And Addicts (EP)
Year: 2006
Quality: mp3, 320 kbps
Size: 26.38 MB
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01. Overrated
02. Negative side of optimistic eyes
03. We, the uninspired
04. The rest of my life
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Less Than Jake — 2006 — In With The Out Crowd
Year: 2006
Quality: mp3, 320 kbps
Size: 89.57 MB
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01. Soundtrack Of My Life
02. A Still Life Franchise
03. Overrated (Everything Is)
04. Fall Apart
05. In-Dependence Day
06. Don’t Fall Asleep On The Subway
07. Landmines And Landslides
08. The Rest Of My Life
09. Mostly Memories
10. Let Her Go
11. Hopeless Case
12. P.S. Shock The World
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Less Than Jake — 2008 — GNV FLA
Year: 2008
Quality: mp3, 320 kbps
Size: 82.00 MB
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01. City of Gainesville
02. The State of Florida
03. Does the Lion City Still Roar?
04. Summon Monsters
05. Abandon Ship
06. Handshake Meets Pokerface
07. Settling Son
08. Malachi Richter’s Liquor’s Quicker
09. Golden Age Of My Negative Ways
10. The Space They Can’t Touch
11. Conviction Notice
12. This One’s Gonna Leave A Bruise
13. The Life Of The Party Has Left The Building
14. Devil In My DNA
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Less Than Jake — 2012 — Greetings & Salutations
Year: 2012
Quality: mp3, 320 kbps
Size: 79.44 MB
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01. The New Auld Lang Syne
02. Younger Lungs
03. Goodbye, Mr. Personality
04. A Return to Headphones
05. Harvey Wallbanger
06. Flag Holders Union
07. Can’t Yell Any Louder
08. View From the Middle
09. Oldest Trick in the Book
10. Done and Dusted
11. Finer Points of Forgiveness
12. Life Led Out Loud
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Less Than Jake — 2013 — See The Light
Year: 2013
Quality: mp3, 320 kbps
Size: 54.88 MB
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01. Good Enough
02. My Money Is on the Long Shot
03. Jump
04. The Loudest Songs
05. Do the Math
06. Bless the Cracks
07. John the Baptist Bones
08. American Idle
09. The Troubles
10. Give Me Something to Believe In
11. Sunstroke
12. A Short History Lesson
13. Weekends All Year Long
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Less Than Jake — 2016 — Live From Astoria
Year: 2016
Quality: mp3, 320 kbps
Size: 150.13 MB
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01. My Very Own Flag (Live)
02. Ask the Magic 8 Ball (Live)
03. Kehoe (Live)
04. Sugar in Your Gas Tank (Live)
05. Magnetic North (Live)
06. Just Like Frank (Live)
07. Help Save the Youth of America from Exploding (Live)
08. Nervous in the Alley (Live)
09. Look What Happened (Live)
10. How’s My Driving Doug Hastings (Live)
11. Happy Man (Live)
12. 9th at Pine (Live)
13. Johnny Quest Thinks We’re Sellouts (Live)
14. Never Going Back to New Jersey (Live)
15. Pete Jackson Is Getting Married (Live)
16. All My Best Friends Are Metal Heads (Live)
17. Anchor (Live)
18. Suburban Myth (Live)
19. Automatic (Live)
20. Gainesville Rock City (Live)
21. Last One out of Liberty City (Live)
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Less Than Jake — 2017 — Sound The Alarm
Year: 2017
Quality: mp3, 320 kbps
Size: 52.65 MB
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01. Call To Arms
02. Whatever The Weather
03. Bomb Drop
04. Welcome To My Life
05. Good Sign
06. Years Of Living Dangerously
07. Things Change
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Less Than Jake — 2020 — Silver Linings
Year: 2020
Quality: mp3, 320 kbps
Size: 84.22 MB
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01. The High Cost of Low Living
02. Lie to Me
03. Keep on Chasing
04. Anytime and Anywhere
05. The Test
06. Dear Me
07. Monkey Wrench Myself
08. King of the Downside
09. Lost at Home
10. Move
11. Bill
12. So Much Less
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