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Less Than Jake - Goodbye Blue and White By Brian Campbell  |
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Less Than Jake
Goodbye Blue and White
Sleep It Off Records
 I’m not sure if I have said this before, but I never really got into ska until the first time I actually saw Less Than Jake live in concert. After seeing them in action, I was hooked. Less Than Jake is, and always have been, one of, if not the, very best band in ska/punk music. I guess you could sort of think of them as the ambassadors of ska if you will.
Less Than Jake throughout their career have released a lot of 7” and limited edition vinyl, and if you weren’t a serious collector, you probably missed them. Well, they figured on this and hand-picked some of their favorites for the full length, 2002’s Goodbye Blue and White.
Why am I reviewing an album six years old? Because it was just re-released through the fine people at Sleep It Off records.
The record was named in honor of their old, original touring van, and turned out to be one of their more classic records to date. Goodbye Blue and White is full of b-sides and hard to find tracks from Less Than Jake’s part, and for a b-side album, it is pretty good.
Normally, b-side and unreleased albums are just filler, but Less Than Jake has some fun with it. They actually transferred some 7” vinyl versions of songs (Rock-N-Roll Pizzeria, Scott Farcas Takes It on the Chin, Cheez) and even a remix (Dopeman). This album is basically everything you would want from the boys in Less Than Jake; punchy guitars, bouncy vocals, and enough horns to make to you want to start a dance pit.
The album was good, and the reissue is good, not to mention it comes with a DVD, so you can’t beat that. Bottom line, pick this bad boy up.
Grade: A
Listen to: Yo-Yo Ninja Boy, I Think I Love You
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