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I'm a pretty cool cat, or like to think so. I can be found frequently adding to my movie collection, which is a library for all my friends. I love playing soccer, because it is the best sport ever. Young Life is probably my only passion in the world, at the moment. Mark Ashbaugh, Dave Harris, Steve Rawls...3 of the greatest dudes on Earth. I also enjoy Taco Bell, El Rodeo, or any mexican resturant.

Wednesday, September 27, 2006

LTJ Top 10?

It's been a while, I know. We'll just start anew here

So...I've decided, in honor of "A Circus of Outcasts and Idiots" tour, to compile a list of my top 10 favorite Less than Jake songs.

10. Showbiz? Science? Who Cares?
This is off of what many consider Less than Jake's worst album, B is for B-sides, but it's just a song that really stuck out from the album to me, and I think that it should be given a closer look by LTJ fans.

9. The Science of Selling Yourself Short
Probably Less than Jake's biggest single, maybe tying with Look What Happened. Prominitly a horn song, which is a huge reason why I love it. Also, Roger sings it, and I love that, because even the "back-up" vocalist can hold his own in this band...It's awesome.

8. Landmines and Landslides
Hot off of LTJ's newest album, Landmines instantly hit me as my favorite song on the album. The lyrics are amazing. My only gripe about this song, is that I wish they could have done something with horns in it.

7. Malt Liquor Tastes Better When You Have Problems
Off of the older album "Borders and Boundries", Malt Liquor hit me when I had a little strife in my life, and I've been blaring it out of the speakers in my car since I found it.

6. 9th at Pine
It's no secret that I played trombone in the marching band in high school. So this song, which is almost just a feature for the glorious instrument, would break my top 10. Also, it's got great lyrics.

5. Look What Happened
Less than Jake's other huge hit, Look What Happened actually made waves when it was re-released on the Anthem album. This version, however, sucks. They cut out the biggest portion of the horn part, and it just doesn't sound the same.

4. All of My Friends are Metalheads
One of the many good songs on Less than Jake's best album, Hello Rockview, Metalheads became an anthem of mine when I first heard it. The words just hit where words should hit, and it's just crazy good. Another one of the better horn songs, Metalheads can be found as many peoples favorite Less than Jake song.

3. How's My Driving, Doug Hastings
Off of one of the oldest Less than Jake albums, Losing Streak, How's My Driving is a short, great song. I've considered this the second best song off of the album, and is one of those "Listen to anytime" songs.

2. Dopeman
The best song off of Losing Streak, this song came into play when I began looking around at my friends at the time, and realized how crazy it is that people like this exist. Just a great song, with true meanings.

1. Last Rites to Sleepless Nights
My favorite Less than Jake song comes off of B is for B-sides. I know what you are saying, "The worst album has your favorite song?". It's true. This song was found when I just had a breakup, and it was my anthem for about 4 months. It's just a great "get over" song.

Ok...here are a few songs that almost made the list. This might have been the hardest thing I've ever done, to narrow down Less than Jake songs to 10 "elite" songs, when they are all amazing.

Plastic Cup Politics
Help Save the Youth of America from Exploding
Gainsville Rock City
Never Going Back to New Jersey
Motown Never Sounded So Good