Smithsonian: Less Miserables

Disc: 1

1. Bishop - Alan Devitt, Agnes Moorehead, Frank Readick, Orson Welles

2. Javert - Ray Collins, Alice Frost, , Betty Garde, Agnes Moorehead, Hiram Sherman

3. Trial, Pt. 1 - Ray Collins, Alice Frost, , William Johnstone, , Hiram Sherman, Orson Welles

Disc: 2

1. Trial, Pt. 2 - Ray Collins, Alice Frost, , William Johnstone, , Hiram Sherman, Orson Welles

2. Cosette - Ray Collins, , William Johnstone, , Agnes Moorehead, Hiram Sherman, Orson Welles

3. Grave - Ray Collins, William Johnstone, , Hiram Sherman, , Orson Welles,

Disc: 3

1. Barricade - Ray Collins, , William Johnstone, Hiram Sherman, Orson Welles,

2. Final Episode - Ray Collins, William Johnstone, Frank Readick, Hiram Sherman, Orson Welles,

Smithsonian: Less Miserables,Various Artists,Radio Spirits,Nostalgia,Pop,Radio Shows,Spoken / Comedy / Radio Shows,Spoken Word Recordings

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Average customer rating: Great Songs... Not definitive: Selling Melissa short 4.5 Stars... Definitive overview of Mellisa Etheridge's career Coming Back To Her Window

Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled (Eco Friendly Packaging) Melissa Etheridge Manufacturer: Island ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music $9.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $9.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Lucky Skin Yes I Am Melissa Etheridge Never Enough ASIN: B000ND91RM Release Date: 2007-02-27

Tracks:

1. Refugee
2. Similar Features
3. Like The Way I Do
4. Bring Me Some Water
5. You Can Sleep While I Drive
6. No Souvenirs
7. Ain't It Heavy
8. I'm The Only One
9. Come To My Window
10. If I Wanted To
11. I Want To Come Over
12. Angels Would Fall
13. Lucky
14. Christmas In America
15. Piece Of My Heart (live at the Grammys)
16. This Is Not Goodbye
17. I Run For Life
18. I Need To Wake Up

Album Description

The Number 1's series is a brand-new line of CDs featuring #1 radio hits from the biggest names in music. This collection includes decade compilations as well as individual artist CDs and is being released by Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) in its ground-breaking, environmentally-friendly packaging format. A first for the music industry, the standard package (both sleeve and tray) will be completely paper-recyclable, continuing the company's long-standing commitment to being "green."

To further reduce the amount of paper in the Eco-Pack, the CD booklet will no longer be offered.UMe is the first North American music company to replace the traditional jewel case with recycled paperboard sleeves and the plastic tray with trays made from PaperFoam®, a new packaging technology from Shorewood Packaging, a business of International Paper, that is paper-recyclable and biodegradable. Shorewood Packaging is the first North American packaging supplier to produce disc trays from PaperFoam®.

Customer Reviews:

Great Songs..........2007-07-18

A moving tribute to our need to WAKE UP and change... Whatever that needs to be changed ouside needs first to be changed from the inside...

Not definitive: Selling Melissa short.......2007-07-08

Melissa Etheridge is, simply stated, one of the most important female artists of the last two decades. She not only made it as a woman rocking on her own terms, she also put her sexuality on the line and then made her personal battle with cancer into a public crusade. These qualities frame her as a person and are important markers of her integrity.

But more importantly, she has made some brilliant music with at least two five star albums. Both the debut and her breakthrough, "Yes I Am," are must-own records. Naturally, they are the two CD's from which the lion's share of "The Road Less Traveled" is culled; six of the 18 songs here. Add the six songs that are previously unreleased, and that leaves only six songs culled from the rest of Melissa's library.

The diference between this and the previous version is the addition of the Oscar winning "I Need To Wake Up" from "An Inconvenient Truth." The CD booklet is gone to make it more environmentaly freindly and the plactic jewel box is replaced by a recycled paper shell with foam tray. While it changes the packaging, it doesn't change the fact that there are too many ommissions here to make it listener friendly.

This presents a problem. It leaves off such terrific popular favorites and singles. "Dance Without Sleeping," "Your Little Secret," "Breathe" and the entire contents of "Skin" wind up being neglected. That is not to say that "The Road Less Traveled" is a poor collection; it's just that it is not as thorough as it could have been.

As for the new material, it's all good stuff. Melissa's covers of Tom Petty's "Refugee" and (finally!) a studio version of Janis Jopin's "Piece Of My Heart" are, alone, worth the price of the disc. Her anthems of survival "This Is Not Goodbye" and "I Run For Life" are heartfelt and solid. Too bad the collection is a little too tame and not enough crazy. I am sure the inevitable double disc collection will eventually appear, but for now, "The Road Less Traveled" is a less than perfect primer.

4.5 Stars... Definitive overview of Mellisa Etheridge's career.......2007-07-02

Melissa Etheridge is one of the premier female singer-songwriters from this era, and after 8 studio albums, issued from 1988 to 2004, Melissa got a very deserved "Greatest Hits" treatment in 2005. Two years later, the album is reissued to include an unexpected development.

"Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled" (18 tracks, 76 min.) brings a terrific overview of Melissa's career. The set starts off with a nice new cover of the Tom Petty hit "Refugee". After that the set rolls chronologically. "The Way I Do" from her debut album is very typical of the "Etheridge sound": acoustic guitar driven rock-and-roll. I perseonally love that sound. 1993's "Yes I Am" album, arguably Melissa at her commercial peak, gets 3 tracks: "I'm The Only One", the beautiful "Come To My Window" (her biggest hit ever), and "If I Wanted To". Other highlights include "I Want To Come Over" and the new cover of Janis Joplin's "Piece of My Heart".

The reissue comes with a new track, the excellent "I Need to Wake Up", which plays over the closing credits of the "Inconvenient Truth" documentary. The song went on to win the Oscar for Best Original Song in the 2007 Oscars. Overall, this makes the compilation just that much better than the original 2005 compilation. If you were on the fence about getting this, go ahead and buy this, surely the definitive Melissa Etheridge compilation.

Coming Back To Her Window.......2007-03-17

There are very few female singers that seem to show that their words come from the heart. While more of the artists are about the outside image like Jessica Simpson, Beyonce', and Kelly Clarkson, there are much fewer singer/songwriters that still sing with feeling and compassion. Melissa Etheridge is one of those who still has the drive and has definitely shown it the past few years. She had struggled and defeated her battle with breast cancer, and reclaimed herself as a defiant, down to Earth female performer. Her hits record which was released a few years ago, showed that she was good, but it didn't completely showcase her career definitively. Now that it has been re-issued, has it gotten any better?

Melissa Etheridge's 2007 re-released Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled, spans her near 20 year career with 18 tracks that are bold, and defiant to her voice. The songs here have all been remastered nicely, and sound better than they were released a few years ago. Although not much has changed on this record as before. The album still includes a lot of great tracks including I Want To Come Over, Come To My Window, I Am The Only One, and Ain't It Heavy. The album also includes her adult contemporary hit I Run For Life, and a cover of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Refugee. The only new addition in this reissuing is I Need To Wake Up, her Oscar-winning song from the Al Gore documentary, An Inconvient Truth. The song is very bold and speaks a clear message to life around us, and fits nicely in the package. Nevertheless, the album still overlooks a few great tracks like it did before such as Breathe, Your Little Secret, and her soulful song I Wanna Be In Love from her
album Skin.

Still, despte the record overlooking a few songs, Melissa Etheridge's Greatest Hits: The Road Less traveled isn't a bad record worth listening too, for anybody who doesn't own a Melissa Etheridge album. It is a little better than it was before. I still love listening to her music, and I hope she comes back with a new record soon. Even with all the stuff that is going on, many of us are still coming to her window for great music.

Album Cover: B

Songs: C+

Price: B

Remastering: B+

Overall: B-

Average customer rating: Great vocal warmup, especially of breath control, with unique syllabic exercises! Enjoyment great service Good tool GREAT INVESTMENT

Voice Lessons To Go Volume 1: Vocalize and Breath Ariella Vaccarino Manufacturer: SheSingsOut ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Spoken Word | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Instructional | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Voice Lessons To Go Volume 2: Do Re Mi Ear and Pitch Training Singing for Dummies Set Your Voice Free: How To Get The Singing Or Speaking Voice You Want Singing Coach Unlimited Vocal Technique - A Guide to Finding Your Real Voice: Book with Two CDs (Essential Concepts) ASIN: B000297VQA Release Date: 2004-01-15

Tracks:

1. Introduction
2. Posture
3. Vocal Exercises- #1 Ma , 5 notes separate
4. #2 Ma, 5 notes smooth
5. #3 123454321
6. #4 Ma up 5 down 5
7. #5 We up 5 down 5
8. #6 1 3 5 3 1
9. #7 We (13531)
10. #8 tweet
11. #9 hmm down 5
12. #10 hmm up 5 down 5
13. #11 hmm octave jump
14. #12 Br down 5
15. #13 Br up 5 down 5
16. #14 Br 1 3 5 8 5 3 1
17. #15 hweet 1 3 5 8 5 3 1
18. #16 hweet down 5
19. #17 hweet add 1 3 5 8 5 3 1
20. #18 hweet add more
21. #19 wu same as #18
22. #20 Ma Me Mi each 5 down
23. #21 Ma Me Mi Mo Moo
24. #22 Hweet down 5 staccato
25. #23 ha hi ho each down 5 staccato
26. Words of encouragement!
27. Introduction to Breathing
28. Dizziness- listen to this one!
29. Breathing Exercises #1 Surprise breath
30. #2 Surprise breath silent
31. #3 Sip
32. #4 Sipping Staccato
33. #5 pf 1x
34. #6 pf 2x
35. #8 pf 3x
36. #9 pf 5x
37. #10 Candle
38. #11 dog pant he
39. #12 dog pant ha
40. #13 dog pant he ha
41. #14 Long Sips

Album Description

Voice Lessons To Go! Volume 1 Vocalize and Breath

Voice Lessons To Go! is a great way to get going on your singing voice. Whether just beginning or as an addition to the work you have done. Now there is no excuse not to practice and improve because this CD makes it so convenient and easy.

Vocalize and Breath is the first CD of the Voice Lessons To Go! series. It consists of a half hour of vocal warms ups, then fantastic breathing exercises, and finally excellent advice on posture and training. You will be guided through the exercises with vocal examples and piano accompaniment by Ariella Vaccarino an excellent experienced voice teacher and professional singer from Los Angeles. Ariella's explanations are clear and easy to follow.

Developing your singing voice no longer has to be just for people trying to make a career with their voice, or those with disposable income who can afford private lessons. The weekly price for voice lessons averages $45-150 an hour depending on your city.

Who is this CD for?

Singers, Actors, Dancers- This is an inexpensive way for the struggling artist to get and keep their voices in shape.

Teenagers - Whether you are watching American Idol with pangs of desire to be on there, sing loudly along with your favorite pop stars, are trying out for the school musical, or dreaming of singing at the MET some day.

People who struggling singing- There are those out there who feel, (it could be true or not) that they can't sing and are embarassed when they have to be heard by others. This is an excellent private way to improve your singing with out having to deal with embarassment or shyness. This CD will increase your abilities and confidence.

Adults- Always singing in your car, shower, or doing Karaoke? -but just are not willing or able to shower yourself with private lessons yet.

Customer Reviews:

Great vocal warmup, especially of breath control, with unique syllabic exercises!.......2007-06-17

I am a piano teacher who also teaches voice, and this CD has been a lifesaver for me, it has helped improve problems with my voice students that
common popular exercises have failed to achieve. The breath control exercises especially have been an enormous help, and my students find them
not only challenging but fun as well. The warmup exercises are a little unique, bringing in tweet, hweet, and unique ways to improve sound production with exercises that combine air production with compression against the lips and teeth. The exercises as a whole help students with the lower register as well as the upper, and effectively improve power without yelling. A great program, I highly recommend!

Enjoyment.......2007-05-20

I haven't had the opportunity to review it for myself. However, my niece in california was so excited to receive this. She said she's enjoying it. She's working on her vocals daily.

great service.......2007-05-13

Came really quickly and just in time! I needed some help warming up for an early morning service I had to sing for and I was hoarse. this really helped.

Good tool.......2007-05-12

I find this material very useful. The teacher makes it feel like you are in actual face to face voice lessons. Technically acceptable.

GREAT INVESTMENT.......2007-03-09

IT COVERS THE BASICS AND THAT'S PERFECT FOR ME. IF YOU ARE MORE ADVANCED AND HAVE HAD PRIOR VOICE LESSONS YOU MAY FIND THIS TO BE TOO SIMPLE TECHNIQUES. I ENJOYED FOLLOWING THE EXERCISES AND REPATING THEM. I WILL DEFINATELY BUY THE NEXT VOLUME. [...]

Average customer rating: My review Melissa's Past Meets My Past Great collection and I Loved the new tunes! Melissa Rocks! Grabs you by the heart...

Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled Melissa Etheridge Manufacturer: Island ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Wildflower Souls Alike Where You Live Taking The Long Way Lucky ASIN: B000AMJE7S Release Date: 2005-10-04

Tracks:

1. Refugee
2. Similar Features
3. Like The Way I Do
4. Bring Me Some Water
5. You Can Sleep While I Drive
6. No Souvenirs
7. Ain't It Heavy
8. I'm The Only One
9. Come To My Window
10. If I Wanted To
11. I Want To Come Over
12. Angels Would Fall
13. Lucky
14. Christmas In America
15. Piece Of My Heart (live at the Grammys)
16. This Is Not Goodbye
17. I Run For Life

Album Description

This collection covers Melissa Etheridge's 17-year career in 17 dynamic songs, including hits like "Come to My Window," "I Want to Come Over," and "Bring Me Some Water." It also includes four new recordings: her simmering take on Tom Petty's "Refugee"; a reprise of "Piece of My Heart," which wowed the world in her stunning Grammy Awards show performance this past February; an emotional and heartfelt original song called "This Is Not Goodbye"; and the brand-new "I Run for Life," an inspiring anthem for those who, like Etheridge, have had their lives impacted by breast cancer. Regarding its release, Etheridge says, "I always thought that a greatest hits album was something to aspire to. When you got to the point in your career where you could have one, you did something right."

Etheridge has recorded eight albums over the course of her career. She has won the Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance twice: for the song "Ain't It Heavy" in 1992, and "Come to My Window" in 1994. In 1996, she was honored with the prestigious ASCAP Songwriter of the Year award. The Kansas-born singer/songwriter has sold more than 30,000,000 records worldwide.

Customer Reviews:

My review.......2007-04-01

Fantastic CD. Melissa's voice is so incredible, the passion that she has with each track makes this a must have

Melissa's Past Meets My Past.......2007-03-28

When I purchased this CD, I did so because Melissa sings a song very dear to my heart - I Run for Life. As an 11 year cancer survivor, I've never forgotten those with whom I shared the "dark" times with. The important thing that Melissa says and I believe is that we, as survivors, have to continue to represent those who have died, those like us who have survived and to support anyone in the future whose body is "darkened" by this disease. I'm with you Melissa... I run for life.

As I began listening to the entire CD, I heard songs from her past and some songs I had never heard before. All in all, I enjoy to this day listening to The Road Less Travelled, maybe that's because it is the road I usually take.

Rosemarie

Great collection and I Loved the new tunes!.......2007-03-28

There are several new songs on this album and they really do make it worth purchasing even if you own all of her other albums like I do. Sit back relax and enjoy. A wonderful collection from a fantastic artist.

Melissa Rocks!.......2007-01-17

I am a huge fan of Melissa Etheridge. I love this cd. While none of the songs are new I feel that all of them come together to pull off a stellar Greatest Hits. Some of these songs I haven't heard before because I don't own all of Melissa's CDs yet but I will eventually. You won't be disappointed...this is a cd you can listen to over and over again and never get bored.

Grabs you by the heart..........2007-01-14

Yes, she speaks to your heart, mind and soul. You can read between the lines, of her passionate relationships with lovers past, the hurt, the yearning, the pain of abandonment, the fire of love and jealousy. After her bout with Cancer, she wrote some very touching songs about this experience. All that she sings sounds true to the core of one's heart, it is what she means. Great rock sound, too! Go Melissa! She is the best!

Average customer rating: Awesome CD It's a nice album with repeats of her first album in most of her songs. Life Less Ordinary - Mindi Abair Another Hit! Three Cheers for Mindi

Life Less Ordinary Mindi Abair Manufacturer: Grp Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music GRP | Verve Music Group | Specialty Stores | Music $9.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Jazz | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $9.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Come As You Are It Just Happens That Way Playin' Favorites Shine Just Getting Started ASIN: B000EHSVEQ Release Date: 2006-04-18

Tracks:

1. Do You Miss Me?
2. Long Ride Home
3. It Must Be Love
4. The Joint
5. Rain
6. True Blue
7. Slinky
8. Ordinary Love
9. Bloom
10. Far Away

Customer Reviews:

Awesome CD.......2007-02-23

Mindi has done it again - I love this CD just as much as I love her first!

It's a nice album with repeats of her first album in most of her songs........2007-02-19

I'm a big Mindi Abair fan. The first time I heard her was when I was in my car waiting for my day to start at work. I changed the station to the jazz station and I was blown away. I didn't know the artist. And...yet I loved her sax playing so much that I was almost late for work trying to get the artist name. The announcer came on after the song was done and said Mindi Abair. I jotted her name on a piece of paper. Later that night when I got home, I order her first album and her third because I thought the sound was on either one of them. Besides I wanted to see what else she could do. I got those CDs and I popped the 1st CD in the CD player, and it blew me away. The CD itself was excellent! This last week, I popped the other CD in, her latest one....I heard the songs. It didn't impress me that much. Like all artist now pop and Jazz, their songs sound alike from one song to album over and over again. I did like a lot of the songs though. Her voice is nice. It doesn't impress me when she puts her voice as a sound bite. I like it when she sings the song though. It was still fun, but I hope the next one she gets out of the same routine over and over again. Be a little more like Kenny G than let's say some pop princess like Christina Aguilerra.

Life Less Ordinary - Mindi Abair.......2006-12-13

This is the second purchase I have made of the music of this artist. As before, there is quite a bit of energy expressed in the music. Some how this recording seems a bit more forward and I have always wondered why the studios seem to do this to a female artist. This is an excellent artist and I really do enjoy her presentation.

Another Hit!.......2006-11-13

Great CD, a must have for the sax lover. With her vocals and unique style, much more then just a sax CD.

Three Cheers for Mindi.......2006-11-10

Each succeeding CD released by Ms. Abair gets incresingly better and better. Just when I thought smooth jazz had reached its peak, Mindi comes along and releases another CD to exceed all expectations. Buy a copy of this CD, throw it into your player, and I guarantee you won't let it stop spinning until you have heard each song at least 5-6 times. Each and every song is peppy and upbeat, conveying that essential groove to it that Mindi expresses so well. You will not be disappointed with this latest release!

Average customer rating: Goth primer Not all it's cracked up to be Nice to seem them all in one place, but.... Gothic 101 So gothic the sun hurts my eyes

Life Less Lived: The Gothic Box Various Artists Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Goth | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt Industrial | Industrial | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Box Sets at 30% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Left of the Dial: Dispatches from the '80s Underground Goth Industrial Club Anthems Rockin' Bones: 1950s Punk and Rockabilly Goth Anthology: Underground Anthems from Rock's Dark Side No Thanks! The '70s Punk Rebellion ASIN: B000GIWS4M Release Date: 2006-09-19

Tracks:

1. Dead Souls -- Joy Division
2. Charlotte Sometimes -- The Cure
3. She's In Parties -- Bauhaus
4. Temple Of Love -- The Sisters Of Mercy
5. Christian Says -- Tones On Tail
6. Mutiny In Heaven -- The Birthday Party
7. Spellbound -- Siouxie & the Banshees
8. Fatman -- The Southern Death Cult
9. Mirror People -- Love And Rockets
10. Power -- Fields Of The Nephilim
11. Now I'm Feeling Zombified -- Alien Sex Fiend
12. Snake Dance -- The March Violets
13. Walking On Your Hands -- Red Lorry Yellow Lorry
14. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang -- Specimen
15. Wasteland -- The Mission UK
16. The Grip Of Love -- Ghost Dance
17. His Box -- Dali's Car

Tracks:

1. The Weeping Song -- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2. Exterminating Angel -- The Creatures
3. God's Zoo -- Death Cult
4. Heartache -- Gene Loves Jezebel
5. I Go Crazy -- Flesh For Lulu
6. Cuts You Up -- Peter Murphy
7. Open Your Eyes -- The Lords Of The New Church
8. Heaven Is Waiting -- The Danse Society
9. All My Colours -- Echo & The Bunnymen
10. Don't Fall -- The Chameleons UK
11. Dreamland -- The Rose Of Avalanche
12. Fall -- The Jesus And Mary Chain
13. Coming Down Fast -- Daniel Ash
14. Muscoviet Mosquito -- Clan Of Xymox
15. Incubus Succubus II -- Xmal Deutshland
16. Starblood -- Cranes
17. Ardera Sempre -- Miranda Sex Garden
18. Blood Bitch -- Cocteau Twins
19. The Arcane -- Dead Can Dance
20. Rain -- The Cult

Tracks:

1. Away -- The Bolshol
2. Watch Without Pain -- Rubicon
3. Pagan Lovesong -- Virgin Prunes
4. Morning Dew -- Einsturzende Neubauten
5. Hamburger Lady -- Throbbing Gristle
6. To Blame -- Kommunity FK
7. Melody Lee -- The Damned
8. Romeo's Distress -- Christian Death
9. Party Time -- 45 Grave
10. Kiss -- London After Midnight
11. Dieche -- Sex Gang Children
12. Assimilate -- Skinny Puppy
13. Halloween -- Misfits
14. Tomorrow's World -- Killing Joke
15. So What -- Ministry
16. The Hanging Garden -- AFI

Tracks:

1. Lullaby [DVD] -- The Cure
2. Bela Lugosi's Dead [DVD] -- Bauhaus
3. Lucretia My Reflection [DVD] -- The Sisters Of Mercy
4. Moonchild [DVD] -- Fields Of The Nephilim
5. Deliverance [DVD] -- The Mission UK
6. Ball Of Confusion [DVD] -- Love And Rockets
7. Head On [DVD] -- The Jesus And Mary Chain
8. The Killing Moon [DVD] -- Echo & The Bunnymen
9. Where The Wild Roses Grow [DVD] -- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
10. Stigmata [DVD] -- Ministry
11. Spiritwalker (Live) [DVD] -- The Cult
12. Cities In Dust [DVD] -- Siouxie & the Banshees

Amazon.com

Yes, I was one of those kids: big, messy hair; black clothes; makeup on the weekends; surly demeanor with everyone but my friends. But my friends were legion. And what bonded us all? Goth music--dark, arty, dramatic, epic, apocalyptic. It gave us focus and refuge during those formative years. Now, it appears some of those kids have grown up and started working for Rhino. A Life Less Lived: The Gothic Box hones in on the territory started by their expansive Left of the Dial box set and gives it a smear of red lipstick and a down-turned glance. And in usual Rhino fashion, it's lovingly designed (the slipcase is a faux-leather corset!), with an extensive booklet that will answer all of your questions about goth, and this box set in particular. It will be needed. One can already hear the cries of "What about...?," "Why that song?," and "Is that goth?" These questions are addressed and gotten out of the way in quick succession. Rhino has the cachet to pull together artists that wouldn't normally be part of such a box set, so they rightly concentrate on including the biggies (the Cure, Bauhaus, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Sisters of Mercy). Also present less well-known bands, such as Red Lorry Yellow Lorry, the March Violets, and the Virgin Prunes. What about the Jesus and Mary Chain, the Misfits, and Echo & the Bunnymen? Are they goth? Not strictly, but every goth I knew loved them. There's even an "instructional" essay for those new to the scene, and a cover of the Cure's "The Hanging Garden" by new-schoolers A.F.I. to bring in the uninitiated. Go on, break out those velvet vests and pointy boots and put this on--it's still amazingly vibrant stuff. --Robert Arambel

Album Description

Five hours of mood-lowering music & video from the foremost names in gloom.

Customer Reviews:

Goth primer.......2007-03-13

THIS IS A GREAT STARTING POINT FOR ANYONE JUST DISCOVERING "GOTH". THE LINER NOTES ABND SHORT BACK STORIES OF EACH SONG ARE INTERESTING AND INFORMATIVE. WELL DONE ALL AROUND.

Not all it's cracked up to be.......2007-02-14

This box really falls short of the genre and does not do it much justice. Anyone remotely familiar with this material will already know the obvious ones.... Joy Division, Bauhaus, Nick Cave, Cure, etc. Come on already!

There's some stuff that really shouldn't be on here and lot's of mediocrity, bands that may have been included due to the presenter's lack of knowledge on the topic in an effort to fill space with numbers.
Rhino should have delved deeper into bands like Christian Death with their off-shoots like Mephisto Waltz. Or into acts like The Names, Durutti Column, Pale Fountains and even My Bloody Valentine or The Sound. I'd also go with Samhain over the Misfits if Danzig has to be polled into the mix.

No doubt that there's some great music here but in terms of the comp it's supposed to be I'd have to say it's a bust.

md

Nice to seem them all in one place, but...........2007-01-24

Goth is a tag that's been retroactively applied to many of these bands. It means very different things to different people on different sides of the Atlantic. The folks at Rhino have done a really great job assembling this collection along thematic lines, and despite what some people have said in their reviews, there's no denying the relationship between industrial and "goth," just like there's no denying the close relationship between punk and goth. Too many of the great bands that we now associate with the goth movement feel much more strongly tied to punk (see: Sisters of Mercy, and listen to their old stuff next to the Ramones - you'll see what I mean), and rightfully so. American bands loosely associated with goth (Misfits, Ministry) happen to have arrived at a goth-esque place through very different means, but that doesn't make their inclusion here any less suitable. And industrial groups like Skinny Puppy and Ministry and Throbbing Gristle and Die Einstuerzende Neubauten were very much part of the same scene, even if they approached their dance music with a more or less performance artsy bent. And Jesus and Mary Chain, who could rock out with the best of the cheesy, vampy, 80's pop bands, made an album that couldn't have sounded much more like early Sisters (Psychocandy). The problem, for me, with this collection, is that it's clearly marketed to an American fanbase, one which puts altogether too much stock in labels (the packaging doesn't help either).

Gothic 101.......2007-01-17

I really love this box set. I grew up in the age of goth was around for it's birth. Of course at the time I never considered myself a goth in anyway and I wouldn't have looked the part either. But the music is another thing altogether and I truly loved the music that became known as GOTH. This is great example of some great songs from the goth age and well represented across the genre and through time. Although I owned most of these songs already, either on CD or Vinyl, there were some gems in the mix that I didn't have. I also liked the DVD, which features some videos for songs that didn't make it onto the music CD's themselves. My friends and I had a great laugh as well when we read the instructions on how to dance goth. As funny as it read, it was dead on with my memory of how "goths" danced at the clubs I visited in my youth and maybe, just maybe, it rubbed off on how I danced at the time as well. All in all a Life Less Lived is a great box set for those who love goth or for those who wish to get a definitive initiation into the goth music genre.

So gothic the sun hurts my eyes.......2007-01-16

A very good compilation that includes crossover bands like Joy Division, The The Cure, The Cult and other "big name" goths like Sisters of Mercy, Dead Can Dance, Bauhaus & Nick Cave. Compares favorably to Cleopatra's "Gothic Rock vols. I & II," which was the last comprehensive effort I have seen to really represent the Goth movement, but didn't include any of those bands. The Gothic Box also drifts into Industrial (Ministry, Skinny Puppy, Killing Joke), and includes some more obscure entries, too. Very highly recommended.

Average customer rating: Worth owning if you're a fan of the genre. Their best yet Wow! Good Music! They've done much much better... Ska?

Anthem Less Than Jake Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk Revival | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Ska Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk-Pop | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Hello Rockview Losing Streak Borders & Boundaries In with the Out Crowd B is for B-Sides ASIN: B000093U1G Release Date: 2003-05-20

Tracks:

1. Welcome To The New South
2. Ghosts Of You & Me
3. Look What Happened (The Last Time)
4. The Science Of Selling Yourself Short
5. Short Fuse Burning
6. Motown Never Sounded So Good
7. The Upwards War & Downwards Cycle
8. Escape From The Bomb House
9. Best Wishes To Your Black Lung
10. She's Gonna Break Soon
11. That's Why They Call It A Union
12. Plastic Cup Politics
13. The Brightest Bulb Has Burned Out
14. Surrender

Amazon.com

The firecrackers on the sleeve give a good idea of what to expect on this Florida ska-punk group's third major-label album after a brief sojourn back in the indie world. Horns, chugging guitars, and crashing rhythms mesh to create a high-energy racket that refuses to subside until the band has rolled out its raucous closing cover version of Cheap Trick's "Surrender." The label turbulence does little to affect its angular wit, as focus returns to the heady party vibes of the group's hugely successful major label debut, Losing Streak: pogo-driven "Best Wishes to Your Black Lungs" and "That's Why They Call It a Union" are standard-issue Less Than Jake. As with the band's other releases, the music inspires clear feelings of love and hate. --Aidin Vaziri

Album Description

Florida's Less Than Jake flies the banner of the New Punk South with its Sire debut album Anthem. The CD is enhanced with the video for 'She's Gonna Break Soon' & more plus the bonus track 'Surrender'. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

Worth owning if you're a fan of the genre........2006-10-09

This is vintage Less Than Jake. Fun, slightly homogenous, but fun enough to make up for that for the most part. The new version of "Look What Happened", "Science of Selling Yourself Short" and their cover of "Surrender" are LTJ at their best. The album does kinda fade into a blur towards the middle, but snaps out of it with the decent "She's Gonna Break Soon" and the excellent "Brightest Bulb Has Burnt Out" There isnt anything quite as brilliantly simple yet easygoing and fun as "History of a Boring Town" or "Gainesville Rock City". But there's plenty here to add to the library. It isnt a highlight in their career, but far from a blemish.

Their best yet.......2006-05-04

Their maturity as songrwriters gets better and better with every album... None of their other albums quite compare to the songwriting talent displayed in this.

Wow! Good Music!.......2006-04-04

Just because of this album, Less Than Jake goes to #2 on my list of favorites(No one can kick Sublime out of my #1)

They've done much much better..........2006-03-24

Ok, First of all... this message goes out to all the reviewers who say that I'm stupid or wrong for rating Anthem less than 5 stars. A review is an opinion and I will rate based on MY opinion. If you don't agree with me, then so be it. All you judgemental naysayers can just ignore my review and go buy this CD and listen to it all day long. You can love it, marry it, sleep with it, and cook it dinner. Good for you. Thats Your opinion.
As far as my opinion goes... THIS ALBUM WAS A DISAPPOINTMENT.

I first started listening to Less Than Jake when they released Losing Streak, dead set in the middle of the late 90's ska revival. I loved em. I love the ska/punk sound in general. I love the upbeat songs, skankin' guitars, and the horns all rolled into happy little 3 minute packages that barrage your eardrums with fun. I thought Losing streak was a really good album. Then Hello Rockview was released. That album convinced me that Less Than Jake was one of the best ska/punk bands anywhere because I was crazy about every single track on the disk and I couldn't have asked for more. Next out was Borders and Boundaries, which was ALMOST as good as Hello Rockview, but not quite. I still enjoyed it immensely.

and then came ...Anthem...

I bought the CD almost immediately after its release date expecting another fantastic album.
WOW. I couldn't believe the disappointment I'd bought, and it was a doozy!
The very first thing I noticed, and it may well be the one thing that upset me most, was the fact that they rerecorded one of the best songs from Borders and Boundaries, Look What Happened. In the rerecorded version, they removed the entire horn intro and made the song more of a punk song, removing much of the horn parts, or making them barely audible over the other instruments. That annoyed me right from the start. So after the initial shock and annoyance, I listened to the album once though as I do with most new CDs. I found about half of the tracks to be rather lousy. The songs weren't interesting or catchy and they seemed difficult to sing or hum along with for lack of an interesting melody (I'm a sucker for a good melody). Much of the horn sound for which Less Than Jake had become heavily assiciated with was either missing altogether, or barely audible over the other instruments. After a few more listens through the CD... and 3 years later, I STILL find that I only like about half of the songs on the CD... and that may be a generous estimate. I admit that one or two have grown on me since, but a truly good album shouldn't have to grow ion you.
I did eventually burn myself a custom copy of Anthem using only the tracks that I like and the GOOD version of Look What Happened from the Borders and Boundaries album (YES, I already owned both of the CDs!) and now I can enjoy my copy of Anthem without all the garbage tracks.

My Final Thought:
My opinion is that Anthem is a big disappointment from previous Less Than Jake CDs. If you're considering this album, I strongly suggest you listen to the sound clips and base your decision on them. I also mention that if you were a big fan of earlier Less Than Jake albums, you may well be disappointed with this one.
...But hey, thats just my opinion...

Ska?.......2006-03-22

So yeah, I know ska is pretty much dead, but did LTJ really have to cross over? This record is pure pop-punk, with a horn thrown in (almost never) here and there. Fans of older LTJ and ska should look elsewhere. Pop-punk blows!

Average customer rating: oldies but goodies.. Wanted: Thomas Newman Scores Classical/ Orchestra Music / Glenn Danzig Less Than Zero Soundtrack Fair 80s nostalgia, but the score is best

Less Than Zero (1987 Film) Various Artists Manufacturer: Def Jam ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music 1980s | By Decade | Soundtracks | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Soundtracks General | Soundtracks | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Soundtracks General | Soundtracks | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music $7.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Soundtracks | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $7.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rap & Hip-Hop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Soundtracks | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Less Than Zero Pretty In Pink: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack The Lost Boys: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack The Breakfast Club: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Valley Girl: Music From The Soundtrack ASIN: B0000024K5 Release Date: 1995-05-30

Tracks:

1. Rocking Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu - Aerosmith
2. Life Fades Away - Roy Orbison
3. Rock And Roll All Nite - Poison
4. Going Back To Cali - L.L Cool J.
5. You & Me (Less Than Zero) - Glen Danzig & The Power & Fury Orch
6. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - Slayer
7. Bring The Noise - Public Enemy
8. Are You My Woman? - Black Flames
9. She's Lost You - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
10. How To Love Again - Oran 'Juice Jones'
11. Hazy Shade Of Winter - Bangles

Customer Reviews:

oldies but goodies.........2006-11-01

good songs, very romantic sing by danzig one of my favorites... recomend it if into 80 nostalgic, cocaine habit, retro lifestyle was your thing.

Wanted: Thomas Newman Scores.......2006-10-04

It's astonishing what Newman can do in this score with a simple crescendo. I hope someone comes to their senses and releases the score to 'Less than Zero' as well as 'Men don't Leave', another of Newman's heart-wrenching, unreleased scores.

Classical/ Orchestra Music / Glenn Danzig.......2006-09-04

I rate this soundtrack a 5 just from Glenn's performance!
If Raymond Rosswell and Peetus want to hear some GREAT Clasical/Orchestra Music then check out Black Aria from Glenn Danzig! It's not your typical metal/classical music you might expect from Danzig!
It is trully great!

Joey Harper

Less Than Zero Soundtrack.......2005-12-20

Good collection of songs. Poison has a neat rendition of KISS's "Rock and Roll All Nite". A great Slayer cover of "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" is a great slash metal tune. Aerosmith's cover of "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu" sounds like nothing else, on par with "Train..", "Walking the Dog" and "Come Together" as Aerosmith's great cover songs. But, perhaps the steal of the record is a great Public Enemy song for enthusiasts and casual fans alike, "Bring the Noise" might have you coming back for more. Great collection on the car stereo or anywhere. The 4 out of 5 stars is mostly because of the song-to-song transition. Great artist sampler. Try it!!

Fair 80s nostalgia, but the score is best.......2005-04-12

For those who are looking for the original soundtrack score to the film, it's done by Thomas Newman. The same artist who did some other more recent and great soundtracks: American Beauty, Meet Joe Black, etc. I'm trying to find it too, but believe it may be unavailable.

Average customer rating: a class album by Less Than Jake Welcome to Rockview... A CD worth your money Not really ska One of Their Best

Hello Rockview Less Than Jake Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk Revival | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Ska Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk-Pop | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Third Wave Ska | Ska | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Ska General | Ska | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post Grunge | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Losing Streak Anthem Borders & Boundaries Losers, Kings, and Things We Don't Understand In with the Out Crowd ASIN: B00000C2MC Release Date: 1998-10-06

Tracks:

1. Last One Out Of Liberty City
2. Help Save The Youth Of America From Exploding
3. All My Best Friends Are Metalheads
4. Five State Drive
5. Nervous In The Alley
6. Motto
7. History Of A Boring Town
8. Great American Sharpshooter
9. Danny Says
10. Big Crash
11. Theme Song For H Street
12. Richard Allen George...No, It's Just Cheez
13. Scott Farcas Takes It On The Chin
14. Al's War

Customer Reviews:

a class album by Less Than Jake.......2006-09-02

I've just recently gotten into this band and I have to say they are awesome! Hello Rockview is a great album that's fast, upbeat, and just overall really fun to listen to from beginning to end. Some standout tracks include "History of a Boring Town", "Scott Farcas Takes It on the Chin", and "All My Best Friends are Metalheads."

Being a ska fan, I really enjoyed the ska-punk sound of this album, and it's easily my favorite Less Than Jake album I've heard so far (my first cd was Anthem, which is also very good, but definitely lacking in ska). If you are new to LTJ, I would recommend buying this album first, along with Losing Streak, as it demonstrates the band at their best.

(Also, if you are a Less Than Jake fan and haven't seen them live, you definitely should! They are fun and energetic, and a whole lot better than most of these new bands around today.)

Welcome to Rockview..........2006-08-09

Ok, first off, I'm not a kid, but I don't have an account on here.

Less Than Jake's 'Hello Rockview', is a masterpiece. It kind of departs from the ska sound of their previous efforts, but not too much. Anyway, ignore that last sentance, becuase it was what almost stopped my from buying it, as I had oringinally planned to buy Pezcore and Losers, Kings, Things instead, but the store didn't have them. I was mildly dissapointed at first, but I gave it a listen, and I was blown away. So, please, do not let the 'a little less ska' convince you to not buy this.

I think one of the greatest things about this album, is that the horn parts have improved drastically. Before, the horn parts sounded almost the same throught the whole song, which got boring after a while, but they vary here, and I think it is much better. There are also more key changes, and tempos change more than previous LTJ songs. This album has 5 hornless songs, but once again, please do not let that fool you.

Last One Out of Liberty City-10/10 - A great way to start this album, the horns are great, and the bass is amazing

Help Save the Youth of America From Exploding 7/10 - A hornless song, but it's still great nonetheless. Roger plays a finger sweet finger tapping solo, but it sounds kinda just like another punk song

All My Best Friends are Metalheads 10/10 - One of the first LTJ songs people hear, and one of the best on the album. Most regognizable becuase it was on Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4.

Five State Drive 10/10 - GREAT opening bass line here. A lot of heavy horn useage here.

Nervous In the Alley 10/10 - Doesn't use the horns as much, but is very catchy. I couldn't stop listening to it after I first bought the album. Has a synthesiser thing in it.

Motto 8/10 - Another hornless song; I tend to like this one more than Help Save the Youth... for some reason. It's the heaviest song on the album.

History of a Boring Town 8.5/10 - Ok, now I never understood why people made this song out to be at some godlike status. It's a really good song, but after reading all these good reviews about it, it can't possibly what you exepcted, and you are dissapointed at it not being as great as you were expecting.

Great American Sharpshooter 10/10 - A short, hornless song. It's super catchy, and great. It's even better than some of the songs with horns.

Danny Says 10/10 - By far, the most underrated song on the album. It's a ska song, with pretty good horns, and bassline. I don't understand why people don't like it that much.

Big Crash 11/10 - Absoultely great. Not ska, but punk with horns. Another underrated one. My second favorite song on the album. Very catchy

Theme Song for H Street 7/10 - I understand why people don't like this one as much. Not ska, but punk with horns. It isn't skippable at all, but it just isn't as good as the others.

Richard Allen George.... No, It's Just Cheez 9.5/10 - I like this song. It's a short ska song, without horns. Resembles a ska core song, but it isn't "core" enough. There's a pretty cool thing at the end too.

Scott Farcas Takes It On the Chin 15/10 - By far, the best song on the album. Everything is perfect about it. Ska song with great horns, extremly great bass, vocals, everything.

Al's War 5/10 - And we come to the end... the only skippable track I think. I don't always skip this track. But 75% of the time I do. It's hornless, and kind of boring. It brings back the fade-out ending from Pezcore though. It get's a five, mainly becuase it can usually keep my attention for a minute or so, and I like the ending.

I know, my rating isn't an average, but I belive that it is a 5 star album. It's great for any LTJ fan, if you like their newer or older stuff.

There really is no perfect time to get this album; it works great as your first, or your last LTJ album, and is definatly LTJ's best effort so far.

I will also recomend some other albums you might like if you enjoy this:

Less Than Jake-Losing Streak, Pezcore, Losers,Kings, and Things We don't Understand

The Suicide Machines- Destruction by Definition, Battle Hymns, A Match and some Gasoline

Catch 22- Keasbey Nights

Streetlight Manifest- Everything Goes Numb

The Aquabats- The Return of the Aquabats, The Fury of the Aquabats

Operation Ivy- Energy

A CD worth your money.......2006-05-16

This is a CD worth buying. I listen to it a lot and it doesn't get old. Includes cool songs like "Nervous in the Alley" and "All my Best Friends Are Metalheads" (which was feaured on Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4"). If you like ska, punk, or just plain anything fun to listen to, get this CD. Every song on here is worth listening to.

Not really ska.......2006-04-11

When i think of Less than Jake i really dont think of ska too much just really good punk music with a touch of ska. The reason is if you listen to early catch 22.....er wait scratch that how bout we just go streetlight manifesto since tom was the real brains behind thier success and he redid Keasbey Nights and made his own original alblum better than nething catch 22 ever did even with him in it. And then theres reel big fish now those are truly ska bands. which makes since LTJ was everyones first taste of ska until they went on to truly ska music. I mean even NOFX busts out a horn now and then. LTJ is a great fun band and if you like ne of the bands i metioned u should at least give em a try.

One of Their Best.......2006-02-01

This CD is amazing. Right off the bat Last One Out of Liberty City gets you going with the amazing bass line. Then songs like Scott Farcas Takes it on the Chin have super catchy horns that just make you jump up and dance. All My Best Friends Are Metalheads is also an amazing song. This album starts a trend that was seen in all the albums after this one as well, that is Roger, the bass player, sings lead more than he usually has before. This adds some different flavor to songs and sounds really good. Chris does amazing vocals as well, but the change just spices it up. Cool album, i say buy it.

Average customer rating: another album i can worship First off, I'm not a kid, I just didn't want to take up my time signing in. Best of the Best Fine Tasting Ska LTJ at their best

Losing Streak Less Than Jake Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk Revival | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Ska Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk-Pop | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Third Wave Ska | Ska | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Ska General | Ska | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post Grunge | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Hello Rockview Anthem Borders & Boundaries Losers, Kings, and Things We Don't Understand In with the Out Crowd ASIN: B000002U3V Release Date: 1996-11-12

Tracks:

1. Automatic
2. Happyman
3. 9th At Pine
4. Sugar In Your Gas Tank
5. Shindo
6. 107
7. Johnny Quest Thinks Were Sellouts
8. Krazy Glue
9. Never Going Back To New Jersey
10. How's My Driving, Doug Hastings?
11. Just Like Frank
12. Ask The Magic Ball
13. Dopeman
14. Jen Doesn't Like Me Anymore
15. Rock-N-Roll Pizzeria
16. Lockdown

Customer Reviews:

another album i can worship.......2006-11-09

I am sitting here wondering what I can say in this review that will make me sound like a knowlegable and reliable source for music information (or spelllig). That sounds pretencious. I can't think of anything else to say about Less Than Jake (big fan(and this album inperticular)) other than everyone will be a fan after they listen to this. So listen.

First off, I'm not a kid, I just didn't want to take up my time signing in........2006-05-26

This is one of my favorite LTJ albums. I am going to review each song searately so you can decide if you want this cd. (and you probably will.)
1. Automatic 5/5: The album opens with an old guy saying "This is the old dude Howie J. Reynolds and you're listening to Less Than Jake." Right after that, Automatic begins starting out with a great bass and then the trombone comes in. This is a very good song.
2. Happy Man 4/5: This is a pretty good, fast song, but it isn't my favorite. The lyrics are about a guy who is constantly working.
3. 9th at Pine 5/5: This is a pretty good one.
4. Sugar in Your Gas Tank 5/5: If I had it in me I'd stop my random thoughts and my dumb dreams, then I could deal with this non-stop spinning world (lyrics from the song.)
5. Shindo 4/5: Slower, but still good. Nice duet with both singers (Chris and Roger).
6. 107 5/5: This song is awesome! At one part, the singer yells "You're going down!" And now I always imitate that when one of my friends does something to antogonize me (like flicking my ear with a spoon.)
7. Johnny Quest thinks we're Sellouts 4/5: HahAhaHa! this is funny since Johnny Quest is an old cartoon character!
8. Krazy Glue 5/5: A pretty cool song about following your own point of view and not giving in to tradition.
9. Never Going back to New Jersey 5/5: Pretty cool.
10. How's my driving, Doug Hastings? 3/5: It could have gotten a 5 out of 5, but there is just too much profantiy in this one.
11. Just Like Frank 4/5: Nice one
12. Ask the Magic 8 Ball 5/5: Something about this makes me think of Lego Island. Don't ask. I have no clue why.
13. Dopeman 4/5: Cool drums and horns on this one.
14. Jen Doesn't like me anymore 5/5: How can Jen not like him when he's the lead singer of one of the best bands ever?
15. Rock N' Roll Pizzeria 4/5: Why is this song called Rock N' Roll Pizzeria!?!
16. Lockdown 4/5: Nice close to a great album.

All in all, this is a great album. If you like ska, punk, or rock in general, you have to get this for your collection. Also check out the albums "Hello Rockveiw" and the new one "In With the Out Crowd."

Best of the Best.......2006-02-23

This CD is one of their best by far. All my favorite songs are on this. They truly shine through this CD, if your a Less Than Jake fan this is a must buy CD!

Fine Tasting Ska.......2006-02-01

This CD is awesome. This is what really established Less Than Jake in the public scene. This is a great album, full of catchy horns and just overall great ska. Some would say this is LTJ's best album, but I tend to like their newer stuff. That's the only reason I gave it a four, because I was comparing it to those. It's worth it if you are a LTJ fan at all.

LTJ at their best.......2005-09-25

If you're a fan of ska, you should like this. It really is one of the better Less Than Jake albums. Some personal favorites are "Automatic," "Dopeman," and "Jen Doesn't Like Us Anymore." Losing Streak is definitely a more horn-driven record than any of their other albums. I recommend it.

Average customer rating: Is this LTJ? Great album! This is depressing... Need to add my thoughts A strong offering from LTJ, as they head into a new direction

In with the Out Crowd Less Than Jake Manufacturer: Sire / London/Rhino ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk Revival | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Ska Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk-Pop | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Third Wave Ska | Ska | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Ska General | Ska | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Anthem Losing Streak Hello Rockview The Gold Record Wolves in Wolves' Clothing ASIN: B000F8OIFK Release Date: 2006-05-23

Tracks:

1. Soundtrack Of My Life
2. A Still Life Franchise
3. Overrated (Everything Is)
4. Fall Apart
5. In-Dependence Day
6. Don't Fall Asleep On The Subway
7. Landmines And Landslides
8. The Rest Of My Life
9. Mostly Memories
10. Let Her Go
11. Hopeless Case
12. P.S. Shock The World

Album Description

Punk-pop stalwarts Less Than Jake return with the adored band's first original album in three years, In With the Out Crowd, produced by Howard Benson. The punk 'n' horns group has sold more than 1 million records over the past decade, thanks to incessant touring, including on the Warped Tour, where it has been the #1 merchandise seller. Less Than Jake gets out the crowds once more with In With the Out Crowd.

Customer Reviews:

Is this LTJ?.......2007-02-05

This is such a generic sounding alblum. It's terrible stay away at all costs. Their new direction is so bland and boring its sickening.

Great album!.......2007-01-22

I'm a big LTJ fan. I've listened to their old albums repetitively over the years and I was really impressed by this one. I agree with the other people that reviewed this album, it's more 'poppy' and less ska/punk as the other albums have been, but I still think it's a great album. My favorite track has to be 'In-Dependence Day', it sounds a bit like the older songs and has a catchy chorus and beat. I love all the songs on this CD, though. Keep it up, LTJ, you're doing great!

This is depressing..........2007-01-21

You know...as I listen to the GREAT LTJ albums "Losing Streak", "Hello, Rockview" and "Borders and Boundaries", I can't help but think "WHAT HAPPENED?!". Losing Streak is an album I can listen to from start to finish multiple times without getting bored, there isn't one bad song. Then I listen to this and it doesn't even sound like the same band. Right when I heard "She's Gonna Break Soon" from "Anthem", I knew they were heading a direction that was basically abandoning their ska roots and I hate to say that I was right. What a shame...

Need to add my thoughts.......2007-01-16

OK so i was like many of you guys, i got the new album and immediately thought WOW this sucks, and put it on the shelf. then some time passed and i went to my cds and said "hey i'll give it another try", and that was two months ago and i haven't stopped listening yet. like many of you i have been following LTJs career for a long time. first heard them around the release of pezcore when i was 17 and i've been hooked ever since. fast forward to me at the ripe ago of 30 and i'm still hooked. yeah the sound may have change a bit and they don't use the horns as much (which they need to), but it is still LTJ, no doubt about it, the songs, the lyrics, the playing and everything else. this is one of those rare bands that i've kept up with for 10+ years and they have yet to disappoint. i mean sure i wish every album was pezcore or losing streak, but it can't be that way, we don't live in a vacuum. also i would never say they sound like good charlotte or any of those crap MTV bands, if anything good charlotte sounds like less than jake. i mean when i hear LTJ i know it's LTJ, i don't compare them to other bands cause LTJ is there own sound. even though it has changed over the years it is still the same LTJ i fell in love with 10+ ago. there, now i feel a little better...

mike

A strong offering from LTJ, as they head into a new direction.......2006-12-02

Well, first off I am a 16 year old who is too lazy to create an account and I actually started my five album LTJ library with this one. I heard "Motown Never Sounded So Good" from Anthem at a friend's house, and I thought I would pick up the newest album. I am actually very impressed, and while I see now after buying the older albums that they do not retain the same ska elements as they did in albums such as "Losing Streak" and "Hello Rockview", "In With the Out Crowd" is a very enjoyable rock album from a band who obviously went in a new direction. Here is the track by track breakdown:

1. Soundtrack of My Life - A good opener that I thought sounded much like songs from the album Anthem, which I liked a lot. Somewhat poppy, but a fun track. 8/10

2. A Still Life Franchise - Hands down my favorite track on this album. It was the first I heard of any LTJ at all with any good horns. Repetitive chorus, however I love it anyways. Very nice. 10/10

3. Overrated (Everything Is) - I really don't know why the other reviewers are giving this a 1/10. It isn't that bad to deserve such a low score, but it isn't worth a high one either. The song was obviously made with the intention to give LTJ a radio hit. It is a poppy song and that was the apparent goal. I don't care for it, but I do not despise it like the rest of them. 5/10

4. Fall Apart - Makes up a bit from the last track. Not a ska song but it's a good rock track anyways. 8/10

5. In-Dependence Day - I don't mind this song, but it wouldn't make my day bad if I skipped it. I skip it 60% of the time. 6/10

6. Don't Fall Asleep On The Subway - Cool track. Has some horns. Sounds like a mix of Anthem and Hello Rockview. 8/10

7. Landmines and Landslides - I like this track a lot. No horns, but for some reason I like it a lot. Reminds me of New Found Glory, who I still like a little bit. 9/10

8. The Rest of My Life - This song is almost a ballad. It is a really good rock song. No horns but I really enjoy it. One of my favorites on the album. 9.5/10

9. Mostly Memories - Good, fast track. Enjoyable with horns and other things. Sounds more like the old, but only a little bit. 8/10

10. Let Her Go - This song sounds the most like something from Hello Rockview or Losing Streak. Has the ska guitar style and almost everything is there. Really good. 9/10

11. Hopeless Case - Another good track. I enjoy the style of this song. The singing is good and is more defined in this song. Stands out from the rest of them in that it has its own sound to it. 8/10

12. P.S. Shock The World - This song is one of the best on the disc. It has horns, and if anyone has heard "The Science of Selling Yourself Short" from Anthem, then they will think of it when they hear this at first. It starts to turn back to the new LTJ sound in the chorus and such, but it is still a very good song. 10/10


Also, LTJ released a b-side to this album on their Myspace (although I am not sure if it is still on it):

"13". Only Human - Has the horns back! I am not sure why this song was removed from the final album, it would have been a great song to have in there. Good singing, great use of the horns, and just everything is good. 9/10

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