#hello Rockview

[vintagepromotions]

Poster advertising the Hello Rockview album by Less Than Jake (1998).

[big-bad-shorty-king]

Just realized I’ve somehow never heard Hello Rockview in full so I’m changing that today

[anarchywoofwoof]

Hey, I'm just getting into the punk music genre, and I was wondering if you had any recommendations?

oh boy anon strap in because you activated my trap card on this one. for those who may not know, punk rock is one of my true loves. here are some of my favorite albums of all time

Misfits - Everything with Danzig, particularly Static Age, Walk Among Us and Earth AD/Wolfs Blood

NOFX - Everything before 2003, particularly Punk in Drublic, White Trash, Two Heebs & A Bean and Pump Up the Valuum

Propagandhi - Everything, particularly Today's Empires, Tomorrow's Ashes

The Clash - London Calling

Ramones - Rocket to Russia

Black Flag - Damaged

Rancid - Let's Go & ...And Out Come the Wolves

The Distillers - Coral Fang

Reagan Youth - Youth Anthems for the New Order

Angry Samoans - Back from Samoa

Anti-Flag - Die for the Government

Pennywise - Land of the Free?

AFI - Answer That & Stay Fashionable, Very Proud of Ya, All Hallows EP, Sing the Sorrow, pretty much everything before 2006.

Transplants - Self Titled

Suicidal Tendencies - Self Titled

Flogging Molly - Swagger, Drunken Lullabies

Dropkick Murphys - Sing Loud, Sing Proud

Catch22 / Streetlight Manifesto - Keasbey Nights (Ska Punk)

Less Than Jake - Hello Rockview, Anthem (Ska Punk)

Against Me! - Reinventing Axl Rose (Folk Punk)

this list is not comprehensive but covers the vast majority of my most frequently played albums. feel free to add any in the tags i may have missed

[yogurtverse]

Which Straw Hat is getting the aux?

Albums for people who want them

Luffy:

Stadium Arcadium (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Nonagon Infinity (King Gizzard and the Wizard Lizard)

Gorillaz (Gorillaz)

Zoro:

Ultra Beatdown (Dragonforce)

Rust in Peace (Megadeth)

The Number of the Beast (Iron Maiden)

Nami:

Electra Heart (Marina and the Diamonds)

Sour (Olivia Rodrigo)

Red (Taylor Swift)

Usopp:

Scaring the Hoes (JPEGMAFIA and Danny Brown)

Exmilitary (Death Grips)

Wlfgrl (Machine Girl)

Sanji:

Flower Boy (Tyler, the Creator)

Currents (Tame Impala)

BALLADS 1 (Joji)

Chopper:

Merriweather Post Pavilion (Animal Collective)

Spirit Phone (Lemon Demon)

Good and Evil (Tally Hall)

Robin:

Everything Goes Numb (Streetlight Manifesto)

Debut (Bjork)

The Sufferer and the Witness (Rise Against)

Franky:

Hello Rockview (Less Than Jake)

Remain in Light (Talking Heads)

Tenacious D (Tenacious D)

Brook:

Highway 61 Revisited (Bob Dylan)

Pink Moon (Nick Drake)

At Folsom Prison (Johnny Cash)

Jinbe:

3 Feet High and Rising (De La Soul)

What's Going On (Marvin Gaye)

Fear of a Black Planet (Public Enemy)

[josephlikesmusic]

Anthem - Less than Jake (2003)

Anthem is album that I feel often get's overshadowed by Less than Jake's much more popular Hello Rockview, yet when I do make the time to relisten I find Anthem to be equally enjoyable. While the album started to shift away from the horn-heavy sound of the band's previous albums, Less than Jake didn't lose their ability to write extremely catchy hits.

The Ghosts of Me and You and Best Wishes to Your Black Lung were songs that brought me back to when I first discovered the band a few years ago, and while I hadn't listened to either song for a few years, they were just as catchy and put the same smile on my face that they had during my first listen. Even the songs I have continued to listen to regularly, such as Plastic Cup Politics and The Science of Selling Yourself Short, continue to get me moving and grooving no matter how much I listen. I love the vocal performances of Roger Lima and Chris DeMakes throughout the album. Roger easily has one of my favorite voices in ska, even in punk music as a whole, so I love that he really got to shine on songs like The Science of Selling Yourself Short. While I would never complain about more horns on a ska album, I do like the simpler ska-rock style of Anthem, which really allows for both singers to shine.

While I do wish such a great album didn't end on a cover song, I have little to nothing to complain about while listening to Anthem. It's not the most significant or complicated album released, but it still puts a smile on my face the entire runtime. I haven't done a full listen of this album in a few years, so many songs gave me instant nostalgia for my mid-teen years when I first started to discover ska and ska-punk, two genres that really formed my music taste today. Less than Jake continues to be one of my favorite bands, and I hope to have the chance to see them live in concert again sometime soon.

[rockmusicassoc]

In The Rock 10/6/1998: Less Than Jake release ‘Hello Rockview!’ The biggest record ever, for a ska-punk band from Gainesville FLA. #LTJ #LessThenJake #Ska #Skapunk #RockHonorRoll

[tobblok]

Hello Rockview '23

We all have the band that we have listened to an embarrassing amount of, especially when we were younger. For me, that band will always be Less Than Jake, one of the Ska/Punk bands that managed to make it into the mainstream. Though I will always argue that their next album 'Anthem' is their best due to their ability to truly explore the genre of Ska, their 3rd album ‘Hello Rockview’ is still a classic. But this album has two songs that have made it a nostalgic pillar of my musical journey. 

These two songs are “All My Best Friends Are MetalHeads” and “History of a Boring Town.” Mixing the brass instruments with a 2-Tone guitar riff, these songs to me atleast still stand up as perfect examples of what Ska/Punk can be. ‘Metalheads’ is their most popular song, deling with people judging each other based upon what they look like, whilst ‘Boring Town’ is the band talking about the small town they grew up in and struggled to leave, two things that reached my younger self on a personal level. Currently, ‘Metalheads’ is sitting at 52 million views on Spotify with ‘Boring Town’ at 20 million, showing that for many other people, these songs are still being constantly played since their release in ‘98.

This now brings us to the topic of this post. Earlier this week, Less Than Jake published from their own publishing company ‘Pure Noise Records’ their 25th anniversary single to commemorate the release of ‘Hello Rockview’. As musical language is weird, this ‘single’ contains two songs, those previously mentioned, re-recorded with the current band. Though it is disappointing not to see other songs from this album be there, ‘Five State Drive’ and ‘Nervous In The Alley’ being another two of my favourites from it, the site of this appearing in my new releases did get me excited.

However, like many people I have seen talk about this online, I was disappointed with this release. My honest opinion on these new recordings is that they do not have the same level of quality as those recorded 25 years ago. Some things are expected. People’s voices change as they grow older and for some artists ageing can unfortunately bring an end to their careers. Though Chris Demakes can still sing, there is the presence of auto-tune in ‘Metalheads’ that does ruin the song personally for me. The levels of the recording are also off, making it seem more like a recording of a live event than a produced album. One of my favourite features of ‘Boring Town’ is the growth present in it. It starts with just vocals and a guitar riff, growing with the addition of additional instruments as the drums and brass sections join in, adding to the cathartic crescendo that makes the song for me. Though of cause this is still there as these songs have not been rewritten, it lacks the punch of the original that made it an instant classic for me as I don’t feel like the trombone and sax is going to drown me in their crescendo. 

I will say though that a positive addition to a song is the reworked introduction of ‘Metalheads’. In both, a recording of a man pretty much explains the message of the song, which is not to judge people based on their looks. Here a different introduction is made which changes little but I prefer to the old version. 

Overall, these new recordings are not great, unable to beat their original recording. But having this appear has caused me to go back over their old work, especially those two songs, and rediscover my love for them and why they work. So I guess their plan worked in the end.

[chorusfm]

Less Than Jake Announce Tour

Less Than Jake are celebrating the 25th anniversary of Hello Rockview with a new tour. --- Please consider becoming a member so we can keep bringing you stories like this one. ◎ https://chorus.fm/news/less-than-jake-announce-tour/

[thevenomouspinks]

🎷ANNOUNCEMENT! 🎷 WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE "WELCOME TO ROCKVIEW" TOUR! Join us in celebrating 25 years of our classic album "Hello Rockview!" We are hitting the road with @lessthanjake • @toastersnyc • @devonkayistheham ! VIP PACKAGES AVAILABLE NOW! Pre-sale - tomorrow (3/22) General On Sale - Thursday (3/23). Go to www.lessthanjake.com/shows for more information! ⬇️ Dates below ⬇️ Mon Aug-21 2023 Seattle WA | Showbox Tue Aug-22 2023 Portland OR | Revolution Hall Thu Aug-24 2023 San Francisco CA | Great American Music Hall Fri Aug-25 2023 Los Angeles CA | Echoplex Sat Aug-26 2023 Santa Ana CA | Observatory OC Sun Aug-27 2023 Tempe AZ | Marquee Theatre Tue Aug-29 2023 Dallas TX | Granada Theatre Wed Aug-30 2023 Austin TX | Mohawk #lessthanjake #thetoadies #devonkay #thevenonouspinks #covertbooking #sbamrecords #skapunk #punk https://www.instagram.com/p/CqDq_VAJsJp/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[squidgnz]

hmmm okay i can roll w this

i dont have anyone to tag but uh. @f4nd0mz i guess

tagged by @thewizardscurse !!! to post an album from my top 5 artists as a poll 💥

tagging: @nonsenseplayercharacter, @thelostravioli, @mayorofcowtown, and you 🫵 you do it too

[rastronomicals]

4:31 PM EDT June 12, 2024:

Less Than Jake - "All My Best Friends Are Metalheads" From the album Hello Rockview (October 6, 1998)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

[noiseneverends]

Less Than Jake Discography (updated) Genre: Ska Punk/Pop Punk Origin: Gainesville, Florida Years active: 1992–present

[iamtryingtobelieve]

Do you know about her strength in convictions Or how she puts all her faith in religion Did we take the time to really discover How little we know about each other

[princess-interrobang]

Song Of The Day #131

July 8, 2019: Less Than Jake- Nervous In The Alley