Losing Streak
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| Studio album by Less Than Jake | ||
| Released | 1996 | |
| Recorded | Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida and Mirror Image Studios in Gainesville, Florida | |
| Genre | Ska Punk | |
| Length | 35:24 | |
| Label | Capitol | |
| Producer(s) | Michael Rosen | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Less Than Jake chronology | ||
| Losers, Kings and Things We Don't Understand (1995) |
Losing Streak (1996) |
Greased (1998) |
- This article is about the ska punk album. For the sports usage, see losing streak (sports).
Losing Streak is the third album by ska punk band Less Than Jake and the band's first album with Capitol Records. The album represents a slight departure from the raw sound characteristic of Pezcore and a turn toward the refined sound of a major record label release while maintaining the band's punk element and social commentary. 'Losing Streak' was re-released with 'Hello Rockview' as a double album in 2000.
The album includes re-recordings of "Jen Doesn't Like Me Anymore" and "Johnny Quest Thinks We're Sellouts" which were both on Pezcore.
[edit] Losing Streak's music videos
The album's first track, "Automatic" was featured in a music video on MTV alternative music showcase 120 Minutes and Dr. 90210 . The video consisted of fan video footage from shows in Gainesville, Florida and Chicago.
A controversial video was also made for "Dopeman". MTV has refused to air the video allegedly due to drug references. Band supporters maintain that the song has less references to drugs than many videos played on MTV and is actually commenting on the negative aspects of a "Dopeman" lifestyle. In addition claims have been made that the band Sugar Ray copied the video's concept in one of their own music videos.
[edit] Hidden track
Losing Streak features a hidden track accessible only by rewinding the CD about a minute and a half before the beginning of track 1. The track features banter spoken by former band mascot "Howie J. Reynolds", an elderly Gainesville local, similar in concept to Sublime's recorded rantings of certified lunatic Raleigh Theodore Sakers on Robbin' the Hood.
[edit] Track listing
- "Automatic" – 2:06
- "Happyman" – 1:59
- "9th at Pine" – 1:56
- "Sugar in Your Gas Tank" – 2:06
- "Shindo" – 2:17
- "107" – 1:59–
- "Johnny Quest Thinks We're Sellouts" – 2:49
- "Krazy Glue" – 1:58
- "Never Going Back to New Jersey" – 3:18
- "How's My Driving, Doug Hastings?" – 1:24
- "Just Like Frank" – 1:50
- "Ask the Magic 8 Ball" – 2:15
- "Dopeman" – 2:06
- "Jen Doesn't Like Me Anymore" – 2:50
- "Rock-n-Roll Pizzeria" – 2:00
- "Lockdown" – 2:33
