Review / 200 Words Or Less
Less Than Jake
TV EP

In theory, Less Than Jake covering catchy theme songs and product jingles sounds like a good idea. It seemed to work in the past. However, Less Than Jake’s TV/EP will fall short of your expectations.

It’s hard to be too critical of an EP that was meant to be a fun project. The problem is, this project doesn’t have much replay value for listeners. At times, the covers on the TV/EP just sound like louder versions of the originals. It’s nice to hear them have fun with a cover of the "Big Mac Jingle" by turning it into a hardcore song. Most of the themes and jingles are too short to have much appeal as individual pop-punk songs. The longest is an inferior updated cover of the "Lavern and Shirley Theme Song" from the band’s earlier days, and it clocks in at just a minute and twelve seconds.

Less Than Jake should stick to covering themes and jingles in smaller doses. The TV/EP is good for killing eleven minutes. For the older fans, it’s great it you want a little taste of nostalgia. Overall, this EP is something that would have been better suited as a limited collector’s item.