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Anthem (CD)

By: Less Than Jake (Artist)

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Less Than Jake Artist Snapshot:

Formed in Gainesville, Florida, during the early 1990s, Less Than Jake made its first big mark on the musical map with `96's LOSING STREAK, a collection of caffeinated ska-punk tunes. Although the band seemed destined to fade like many other third-wave ska acts, the group rebounded from a slump with `03's highly melodic ANTHEM, allowing LTJ to have a second lease on its musical career. Less Than Jake boasts a strong connection to the highly influential Fueled By Ramen label, which was started by drummer Vinnie Fiorello and groomed the renowned emo ensembles The Academy Is. and Fall Out Boy.

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DISC 1 for Anthem (CD) Album By Less Than Jake (Artist)
1   Welcome To The New South
2   Ghosts Of Me And You
3   Look What Happened
4   Science Of Selling Yourself Short, The
5   Short Fuse Burning
6   Motown Never Sounded So Good
7   Upwards War And Downturned Cycle, The
8   Escape From The A-Bomb House
9   Best Wishes To Your Black Lungs
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 - (bonus track)
 

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Review

Rolling Stone (6/12/03, p.88) - 3 out of 5 stars - "...A precision-produced guided missile seeking the hearts of socially awkward skate punks everywhere..."
Spin (7/03, p.110) - "...Their way tuneful, sorta emo seventh album often lives up to its title..." - Grade: B
CMJ (6/2/03, p.6) - "...A high energy joyride that's pleasantly fast-paced..."
Kerrang (Magazine) (p.52) - "[With] the speed and fury of their live shows, and, above all, real lyrical depth. LTJ's full potential is finally realised."

Title Note

This limited-edition of ANTHEM features a bonus DVD and T-shirt.

Less Than Jake: Chris (vocals, guitar); Roger (vocals, bass); JR (saxophone); Buddy (trombone); Vinnie (drums).

Additional personnel: Jamie Muhoberac (keyboards); Luis Conte (percussion); Heather Tabor (background vocals).

This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.

Still soldiering on in 2003 after spending the prior decade being overlooked by the commercial masses during the pop-punk revolution, Less Than Jake hits the ground running with ANTHEM and its collection of songs touching on the insecurity and social woes afflicting the band's core teen audience. When this Florida quintet isn't bashing out songs about a girl on the verge of a nervous breakdown ("She's Gonna Break Soon") or lacking faith in yourself ("The Science of Selling Yourself Short") they're keeping the mood suitably bleak by singing about lacking direction in life ("The Upwards War and the Down Turned Cycle").

Amid all this doom-and-gloom, horn players Buddy and JR give the proceedings a peppy edge with a one-two punch that accentuates Less Than Jake's ska influences, particularly on the caffeinated "Plastic Cup Politics" and Mighty Mighty Bosstones-flavored "Look What Happened." Even though Less Than Jake take an unusually serious approach towards ANTHEM, this former Bon Jovi opening act manages to inject some levity by including a bonus cover of "Surrender" and doing Cheap Trick proud.

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