Gnv Fla

Less Than Jake | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 24, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: SLEEP IT OFF RECORDS
• ASIN: B00197U0O4
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #114,142 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

This is a 180 gram LP with a signed limited edition print of the cover art GNV FLA. Mark that as your destination to be one with Less Than Jake, an American ska punk band from Gainesville, Florida. Originally formed in 1992 as a power pop trio, the band evolved into a hybrid of third-wave ska and punk pop, with added elements of modern rock and even metal. GNV FLA is the seventh full-length studio album from Less Than Jake. The album's title is an abbreviation of the band's hometown, Gainesville, Florida. --This text refers to the Vinyl edition.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars More than Less Than Jake's last album, June 27, 2008

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Christopher Bennett - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gnv Fla (Audio CD)

Remember the first time you heard 'Borders and Boundries'? If you're like me, all the greatness of that album didnt really sink in on the first listen.. I came to love 'Borders' over time. This album works in exactly the same way - it is not as over-the-top-catchy as 'In with the Out Crowd' which is probably why the first listen doesnt pack all the punch.

What we have here is a welcome return-to-form from Less Than Jake with a new collection of fresh and enjoyable songs that sound like they could have appeared on earlier LTJ albums (particularly 'Borders and Bounderies'). The band have included way more horns throughout GNV FLA than on the last album, bringing the true LTJ sound back. Youre going to love it!

It doesnt earn the 5 star rating for me however, as it doesn't quite meet 'hello rockview' standards... but is that even possible?

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Old school ways coming back..., July 17, 2008

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The Dude - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gnv Fla (Audio CD)

Less Than Jake, is one of my (3) favorite bands of ALL times, (Rancid & Goldfinger)...

Proud of the boys for "ditching" the idea of NOT putting horns in every song just because they have them. Yes, one of the main reasons we listen to LTJ is because they have horns. Its their staple sound.
...and they figured that out. There are horns all over the new CD.

After all, when you choose to listen to an AC/DC tune, you are not expecting a ballad and soft vocals... its AC/DC and you know it.

By the way, I went to the LTJ show last night at the H.O.B. in New Orleans... they were at the top of there game !!! Fantastic show, sounded great, and as always, LTJ played only (3) songs from the new CD and played tons of old tunes. They played for 1-1/2 hours and did a (3) song encore... (Gainsville Rock City, Dope Man and Plastic Cup Politics) ...outstanding show!!!

Back to the new CD;
With "Hello Rockview" and "Borders and Boundaries" being their two best CD's to date, (I would rate them as 5 stars) GNV FLA gets close but falls a bit short (just a taste under 4 stars.) To me it sounds like the latter (2) CD's I mentioned, but a bit more mature than those two CD's (musically).
The lyrics, however, are like novels. Way too many words in each song, to crowded with lyrics, they need to let their tunes breath a bit.

GNV FLA lacks vocal hooks...

I have been listening to the CD since its release (and digging it) and found only 2 or maybe 3 vocal hooks on the whole CD. Hell, when I want to sing along with one of the songs, I get the lyrics sheet out of the inside cover and each song is like reading a novel. Who wants to do that.

Anyway, that is my 1 and ONLY complaint with GNV FLA, too many lyrics and not enough vocal hooks. Well, that is technically 2 complaints.

The sound production is great, as always, the horns are back, finally, and musically, the mature LTJ sound is great! just too many lyrics.

This CD is definitely worth the buy, if you like Ska and Punk!!!
...and the show is one you DO NOT want to miss!
So, enjoy both.

Lil' Gleason

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Return to Form, June 24, 2008

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C. Stepp - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gnv Fla (Audio CD)

I'm loving this album. I got my preorder in the mail the other day, and I've been spinning it nonstop since. Definitely a return to form for LTJ, and no doubt WAY better than In With the Out Crowd. Personally, I think it's their best album since Hello Rockview. Time will tell where this album stands in Less Than Jake's catalog, but for now I'm just going to enjoy this fun album just in time for summer.