06-24-2006, 09:38 AM
I got the new Less Than Jake CD last week, "In with the Out Crowd." Actually, I got the special edition with live MP3's, remixes, and acoustic tracks, but I'm just here to talk about the new CD. For those of you unfamiliar with Less Than Jake, technically, they're a ska band. They have a track on the Digimon: The Movie Soundtrack, "All My Best Friends Are Metalheads" (an awesome song). For their new CD, they're more punk than ska, which I feel is an improvement, but the Amazon ratings show disagreement. Here's a breakdown:
"Soundtrack of My Life": 10/10, This is a great song with lyrics I can relate to.
"A Still Life Franchise": 10/10, Most likely about how cigarette smoking will lead to an early grave. It sounds really good.
"Overrated (Everything Is)" 10+/10, A true punk song! Lyrically, the best song on the album. "Having sex is overrated, so is always getting wasted [...] classic rock is so outdated."
"Fall Apart" 7.5/10, Great intro, and good verses, but the chorus is weak. This song falls apart.
"In-Dependence Day" 8/10, It's a good song, but it's not very catchy.
"Landmines and Landslides" 8/10, Another solid song.
"The Rest of My Life" 10/10, Similar in theme to Track 2, but with very different music. "It's gonna kill me the rest of my life." The music sounds kind of like a sad carnival ride.
"Mostly Memories" 9/10, A very catchy song. This is what Less Than Jake does best.
"Let Her Go" 7/10, The low point on the album is still pretty catchy, just lyrically sub-par.
"Hopeless Case" 7/10, Good lyrics, but musically lazy.
"P.S. Shock the World" 10+/10, Thirty seconds into this song, I found myself turning up my stereo. The horns are amazing on this one. Musically, the best track, and lyrics that mean a lot to a fellow writer.
So far, this is the best commercial rock album of the year. I think Good Riddance's new album (coming soon) will be the best album of the year (in my opinion), but that's not a major label rock album. So, right now, I'm saying that Less Than Jake's "In with the Out Crowd" is the best commercial rock album of the year.
"Soundtrack of My Life": 10/10, This is a great song with lyrics I can relate to.
"A Still Life Franchise": 10/10, Most likely about how cigarette smoking will lead to an early grave. It sounds really good.
"Overrated (Everything Is)" 10+/10, A true punk song! Lyrically, the best song on the album. "Having sex is overrated, so is always getting wasted [...] classic rock is so outdated."
"Fall Apart" 7.5/10, Great intro, and good verses, but the chorus is weak. This song falls apart.
"In-Dependence Day" 8/10, It's a good song, but it's not very catchy.
"Landmines and Landslides" 8/10, Another solid song.
"The Rest of My Life" 10/10, Similar in theme to Track 2, but with very different music. "It's gonna kill me the rest of my life." The music sounds kind of like a sad carnival ride.
"Mostly Memories" 9/10, A very catchy song. This is what Less Than Jake does best.
"Let Her Go" 7/10, The low point on the album is still pretty catchy, just lyrically sub-par.
"Hopeless Case" 7/10, Good lyrics, but musically lazy.
"P.S. Shock the World" 10+/10, Thirty seconds into this song, I found myself turning up my stereo. The horns are amazing on this one. Musically, the best track, and lyrics that mean a lot to a fellow writer.
So far, this is the best commercial rock album of the year. I think Good Riddance's new album (coming soon) will be the best album of the year (in my opinion), but that's not a major label rock album. So, right now, I'm saying that Less Than Jake's "In with the Out Crowd" is the best commercial rock album of the year.
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