Less Than Jake discography
Less Than Jake performing in August 2006. From left to right: JR, Roger, Vinnie, Buddy, Chris. |
| Releases |
| ↙Studio albums |
8 |
| ↙Live albums |
4 |
| ↙Compilation albums |
5 |
| ↙EPs |
8 |
| ↙Singles |
17 |
| ↙Video albums |
3 |
| ↙Music videos |
13 |
| ↙Soundtracks |
23 |
The following is a discography of Less Than Jake, a Florida-based pop punk/ska punk band.
Less Than Jake's first full-length LP Pezcore debuted in August 1995, featuring such staples as "Liquor Store" and "My Very Own Flag", originally on Dill Records. Shortly following the release of Pezcore, the band was signed to Capitol Records. They debuted on the major label in 1996 with Losing Streak. The album was full of the band's wry, fast-paced brand of ska-punk anthems, producing such fan favorites as "Johnny Quest Thinks We're Sellouts," "Jen Doesn't Like Me Anymore," and "Automatic".
In 1998 the band released Hello Rockview, one of their most acclaimed albums. In September 2000, the band released Borders & Boundaries. While it was neither as commercially successful or as musically appreciated as previous releases initially, the album was a display of significant growth for the band, showcasing much more mature music than the band had ever shown before. Still, the album provided fans with two instant hits in "Look What Happened" (which received minor airplay on college stations) and their hometown anthem, "Gainesville Rock City" (which received some airtime on MTV2).
Less Than Jake returned to major label status with their next album Anthem, releasing the 2003 LP on Warner Bros./Sire Records. It featured hit singles in both the US and the UK, with "She's Gonna Break Soon" (which spent a couple weeks on TRL), "The Science Of Selling Yourself Short" (#36 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart). The DVD retrospective "The People's History of Less Than Jake" appeared a month later, featuring both professional and bootleg recordings of the band, as well as home movies of the members' own creation.
In April 2006, the band released the four-song EP, Absolution for Idiots and Addicts, followed a month later with their next full-length, In with the Out Crowd, on Sire Records. The album, while still receiving generally positive reviews, was viewed far more negatively than compared to previous albums. On June 24, 2008 the band released their latest studio album, GNV FLA, on their own label Sleep It Off Records. This album was widely viewed as a welcomed return to the sound and musical style heard on their early records.
In 2011, members of the band stated their distaste for full-length studio albums,[1][2] and suggested that the band will be releasing only EPs in the future. The band subsequently released Greetings from Less Than Jake in 2011 and its follow-up, Seasons Greetings from Less Than Jake in 2012.
Studio albums
| Album details |
Peak chart positions |
| US[3] |
UK[4] |
Pezcore
- Released: August 22, 1995
- Label: Dill Records
- Formats: CD, LP
|
— |
— |
Losing Streak
- Released: November 12, 1996
- Label: Capitol Records (CDP 7243-8-37235-2-2)
- Formats: CD, LP
|
— |
89 |
Hello Rockview
- Released: October 6, 1998
- Label: Capitol Records (CDP 7243-8-57663-2-9)
- Formats: CD, LP
|
80 |
89 |
| Borders and Boundaries
|
103 |
99 |
Anthem
- Released: May 20, 2003
- Label: Sire Records (Sire 48386-2)
- Formats: CD, LP
|
45 |
37 |
In With the Out Crowd
- Released: May 23, 2006
- Label: Sire Records (Sire 49984-2)
- Formats: CD, LP
|
78 |
55 |
| GNV FLA
|
61 |
171 |
| See the Light
|
154 |
— |
|
EPs
Live albums
Compilation albums
| Year |
Album details |
Peak chart positions |
| US[3] |
UK[4] |
| 1995 |
Losers, Kings, and Things We Don't Understand
- Released: April 22, 1996
- Label: No Idea Records (No Idea 22)
- Formats: CD, LP
|
— |
— |
| 1999 |
The Pez Collection
- Released: December 14, 1999
- Label: Moon Ska UK
- Formats: CD, LP
|
— |
— |
| 2002 |
Goodbye Blue and White
- Released: February 19, 2002
- Label: Fueled by Ramen
- Formats: CD, LP
|
— |
— |
| 2004 |
B Is for B-sides
- Released: July 20, 2004
- Label: Sire Records (Sire 48788-2)
- Formats: CD
|
157 |
— |
| 2012 |
Greetings and Salutations from Less Than Jake
- Released: October 15, 2012
- Label: Fat Wreck Chords
- Formats: LP
|
|
— |
|
Vinyl and 7″
| Title |
Label |
|---|
| AAA/LTJ split 7″ |
Far Out Records |
| All My Best Friends Are Metalheads 7″ |
Golf Records |
| All My Best Friends Are Metalheads Jukebox 7″ |
Capitol Records |
| Birthday Cake 7″ |
Fueled by Ramen |
| Birthday Cake 7″ (Moldy) |
Fueled by Ramen |
| Borders & Boundaries LP |
Fat Wreck Chords |
| Cheese 7" |
Fueled by Ramen |
| Cheese 7″ (Moldy) |
Fueled by Ramen |
| Chicago Halloween 7″ |
Fueled by Ramen |
| Crash Course in Being an Asshole 7" |
Rhetoric Records |
| Crash Course in Being an Asshole Picture Disc |
Rhetoric Records |
| Dopeman / Johnny Quest Thinks We're Sellouts Jukebox 7″ |
Capitol Records |
| Food Not Bombs 7″ |
Fueled by Ramen |
| G-Man Training Target 7" |
What Else? Records |
| G-Man/Crash Course in Being an Asshole double 7″ |
Rhetoric Records |
| Goodbye Blue and White LP |
No Idea Records |
| Greased LP |
No Idea Records |
| Hello Rockview Box Set |
Capitol Records |
| Hello Rockview LP |
Liberation Records |
| Hello Rockview Picture Disc |
Drive-Thru Records |
| I Think I Love You 7″ Flexi |
Capitol Records |
| J Church/LTJ split 7″ |
Dead Beat Records |
| Kemuri/LTJ split 7″ |
Fueled By Ramen |
| Kemuri/LTJ double split 7″ |
Fueled By Ramen |
| Live From Chicago 7″ |
Capitol Records |
| Liverache: Tales From the Livers’ Edge double LP |
Very Small Records |
| Losers, Kings, and Things We Don't Understand LP |
No Idea Records |
| Losing Streak Picture Disc |
No Idea Records |
| Losing Streak b/w Mixology of Tom Collins 5″ |
No Idea Records |
Madison 8″ Flexi
|
Fueled by Ramen |
| Making Fun of Things You Don't Understand 10″ |
Far Out Records |
| Megadeth/LTJ split 7″ |
Fueled by Ramen |
| Megadeth/LTJ split 7″ (Europe) |
Fueled by Ramen |
| Muppets 7" |
Liquid Meat Records |
| Pesto 7″ |
Too Many Records |
| Pez Kings 7″ |
Toybox Records |
| Pezcore LP |
Rhetoric Records |
| Pezcore LP (Special Edition) |
Fueled by Ramen |
| Pezcore Picture Disc |
Rhetoric Records |
| Pung/LTJ split 7″ |
No Idea Records |
| Punk TV LP |
Red Dawg Records |
| Rock-n-Roll Pizzeria 7" |
No Idea Records |
| Rock-n-Roll Pizzeria 7″ (Japan) |
Nat Records |
| Slayer 7″ |
No Idea Records |
| Smoke Spot 7″ |
No Idea Records |
| Songs About Drinking double LP |
Too Many Records |
| Sprocket Wheel/LTJ Split 7″ |
Snuffy Smile Records |
| Theme for Yo-Yo Ninja Boy 7″ Flexi |
Erika Records |
| Three Way Split 7″ |
Toybox Records |
| Unglued 7″ |
No Idea Records |
| Viva La Vinyl vol. #2 LP |
Dead Beat Records |
| Wood Panel Pacer Wagon with Mags LP + 7″ |
Too Many Records |
|
Demos
| Year |
Details |
|---|
| 1992 |
Four Songs Demo
- Released: 1992
- Label: Self-Released
- Formats: Cassette
|
| 1992 |
Freebie Demo
- Released: 1992
- Label: Self-Released
- Formats: Cassette
|
Singles
| Year |
Single |
Peak chart positions |
Album |
|---|
US Mod
[5] |
UK
[6] |
| 1997 |
"Automatic"[A] |
— |
— |
Losing Streak |
| "Dopeman"[A] |
— |
— |
| "Dopeman" (Remix)[A] |
— |
— |
Non-album single |
| "Howie J. Reynolds"[A] |
— |
— |
| 1998 |
"History of a Boring Town"[A] |
39 |
— |
Hello Rockview |
| 2000 |
"All My Best Friends are Metalheads" |
— |
51 |
| "All My Best Friends are Metalheads" (Remix)[A] |
— |
— |
Non-album single |
| 2001 |
"Gainesville Rock City" |
— |
57 |
Borders & Boundaries |
| 2003 |
"She's Gonna Break Soon" |
— |
39 |
Anthem |
| "The Science of Selling Yourself Short" |
36 |
78 |
| "Surrender"[A] |
— |
— |
| 2006 |
"Overrated (Everything Is)" |
— |
61 |
In with the Out Crowd |
| "The Rest of My Life" |
— |
77 |
| 2008 |
"Does the Lion City Still Roar?" |
— |
— |
GNV FLA |
| "Abandon Ship"[A][B] |
— |
— |
| 2014 |
"My Money is on the Long Shot" |
— |
— |
See the Light |
| "Do the Math" |
— |
— |
Notes
- A ^ Released as a promotional single only.
- B ^ Released in the UK only.
Other charting songs
| Year |
Song |
Peak chart positions |
Album |
|---|
| US Mod
[5] |
UK[6] |
| 2006 |
"A Still Life Franchise" |
— |
61 |
In with the Out Crowd |
| "Don't Fall Asleep on the Subway" |
— |
77 |
| "P.S. Shock the World" |
— |
96 |
Cover albums
| Year |
Album details |
Peak chart positions |
| US[3] |
UK[4] |
| 1997 |
Greased
- Released: November 18, 1997
- Label: No Idea Records
- Formats: CD, LP
|
- |
- |
|
| Year |
Album details |
Peak chart positions |
| US[3] |
UK[4] |
| 2010 |
TV/EP
- Released: October 12, 2010
- Label: Sleep It Off Records
- Formats: CD, LP
|
- |
- |
|
Videos
| Year |
Album details |
| 2002 |
Avant Tarde
- Released: 2002
- Label: Fueled by Ramen
- Formats: VHS
|
| 2004 |
The People's History of Less Than Jake
- Released: August 10, 2004
- Label: Fueled by Ramen
- Formats: DVD
|
| 2011 |
Anthology
- Released: 2011
- Label: Sleep It Off Records
- Formats: DVD
|
|
Music videos
| Year |
Single |
Album |
|---|
| 1996 |
"Automatic" |
Losing Streak |
| "Dopeman" |
| 2000 |
"All My Best Friends Are Metalheads" |
Hello Rockview |
| 2001 |
"Gainesville Rock City" |
Borders & Boundaries |
| 2003 |
"She's Gonna Break Soon" |
Anthem |
| "The Science of Selling Yourself Short" |
| 2006 |
"Overrated (Everything Is)" |
In With the Out Crowd |
| "The Rest of My Life" |
| 2008 |
"Does the Lion City Still Roar?" |
GNV FLA |
| 2009 |
"Conviction Notice" |
| 2012 |
"Goodbye, Mr. Personality" |
Greetings & Salutations |
| 2013 |
"My Money Is on the Long Shot" |
See the Light |
| 2014 |
"Do The Math" |
|
Soundtracks
References
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- Shaun Grief
- Jessica Mills
- Derron Nuhfer
- Pete Anna
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