Losers, Kings And Things We Don't Understand - Less Than Jake

Less Than Jake's 1995 album 'Losers, Kings, and Things We Don't Understand' is a compilation of early material recorded by the band comprising of a grand total of 21 tracks. Their first studio album 'Pezcore' was released in 1995 also, but three years worth of material is included here from the early independent releases of the band. In the early days of Less Than Jake many 7" vinyl records were put out and this is therefore fundamentally what this release is made up of; tracks featured on these early 7" records. The quality is not excellent, but nonetheless ownership of this album is essential for hardened fans of the band. With 21 tracks on ...  Read the complete review

well i've had this for years (the origional on No Idea records thank you very much) and it still notches up regular spinnage. this is basically a compilation of early 7", 10" and comp tracks if you've heard their later stuff you'll know the basic sound, hi energy tuneful ska punk but here it's free of the glossy sanitized production that all the punk bands get these days. twenty songs and everyone a winner from the originals like "where the hell is mike sinkovich?" and "whipping boy" to the covers "laverne and shirley" and "dukes of hazzard" you'll be singing along and jumping all over the place. in a ...  Read the complete review