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brycey
02-02-2004, 01:35 PM
Less Than Jake - Borders And Boundaries
Golf Records
2000

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Chris - Guitar, Vocals
Roger - Bass, Vocals
Vinnie - Drums
Buddy - Trumbone
J. R - Saxophone

Track Listing:
1. Magnetic North
2. Kehoe
3. Suburban Myth
4. Look What Happened (the last time)
5. Hell Looks A Lot Like L.A
6. Mr Chevy Celebrity
7. Gainesville Rock City
8. Malt Liquor Tastes Better When You've Got Problems
9. Bad Scene And A Basement Show
10. Is This Thing On?
11. Pete Jackson Is Getting Married
12. 1989
13. Last Hour Of The Last Day At Work
14. Bigger Picture
15. Faction

Bonus Live Tracks:
16. Help Save The Youth Of America From Exploding
17. Rock & Roll Pizzeria
18. Down In The Mission
19. Anchor / Sugar In Your Gas Tank
20. Just Like Frank
21. 9th At Pine
22. How's My Driving Doug Hastings?

This record had to live up to the past successes of "Hello Rockview" and "Losing Streak", and to be honest, it didn't. I love this album, but many people hate it, which confuses me. The lack of horns on this album is probably the reason. Pete, a former trumbone player for Less Than Jake, had quit beforehand because he didn't like the direction the band was taking.

Vinnie keeps doing well with the lyrics and drums. He's a great writer. Roger still writes amazing bass riffs, that you'll hear throughout the album. Chris is still playing catchy guitar parts, with "Gainesville Rock City" an example of this. The brass parts, as few as there may be, are still sounding great, thanks to the work of J. R and Buddy.

The downside to this album would be the lack of horns, as i have mentioned, and also the song "Is This Thing On?". i don't like this song, and i feel it doesn't fit in with the album.

Other than that, it really is an amazing album.

Recommended Tracks:
Look What Happened
Gainesville Rock City
Malt Liquor Tastes Better When You've Got Problems
Pete Jackson Is Getting Married
Faction

This album, in my opinion, is an outstanding album. I love almost everything about it ("Is This Thing On?" brings it down). I give this 4.5/5.

dazed and confused444
02-03-2004, 11:31 AM
ye i agree with you on "is this thing goin on" and ye it is a great album the first LTJ album i got.....then i got hellow rockview and realised that hellow rockview was way better.....but i didnt know that you got bonus live tracks on the album....i didnt

anyways....good review

my5thname
08-01-2004, 05:03 PM
Bonus Live Tracks:
16. Help Save The Youth Of America From Exploding
17. Rock & Roll Pizzeria
18. Down In The Mission
19. Anchor / Sugar In Your Gas Tank
20. Just Like Frank
21. 9th At Pine
22. How's My Driving Doug Hastings?


uh where did you get those! ANyway, this albulm is all punk...THATS NO GOOD! Look What Happened is the only song on here listening to.

brycey
08-01-2004, 06:39 PM
I got them on the album because I'm cool and you're not.