TV/EP
| TV/EP | ||||
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| Released | October 12, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
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| Length | 11:30 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Sleep It Off | |||
| Producer | Less Than Jake | |||
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TV/EP is an EP by Less Than Jake. Apart from re-masters of their earlier albums, this EP is the second Less Than Jake release to be distributed by their own label Sleep It Off Records, following 2008's full-length album GNV FLA. The recording consists of covers of TV theme songs and product jingles.
The album was released as a CD and digital download on October 12, 2010.[1] A few weeks prior to the release date, a video of the band's version of the Animaniacs theme song was released on their official website as a teaser to EP.[2] Each song is tracklisted on the album, not by the title of the actual song being covered, but by a succession of tracks titled "Channel 1", "Channel 2", etc. "Channel 4" contains a reference to the song "Weinershnitzel" by the Descendents.
Reception
[edit]The TV/EP received generally mixed to positive reviews from critics, many of which note the EP's positive feeling but its limited appeal. James Greene Jr. of Crawdaddy.com said that "[the] TV/EP will surely appease the band’s legions of rabid fans and anyone who likes a good 15-minute chunk of novelty music."[3] TheyWillRockYou.com gave the album 4-out-of-5 stars and concluded that it is a "fun throwaway album from a great band" but that its "lasting value... is debatable."[4] Likewise, Allmusic.com called the record "fast and fun," with a "cool idea" but ultimately "too disjointed to be anything more than a one-listen novelty."[5]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Channel 1" ("Leave It All to Me", the theme song to iCarly) | 1:12 |
| 2. | "Channel 2" (Hungry Hungry Hippos jingle) | 0:30 |
| 3. | "Channel 3" (Theme song to Animaniacs) | 1:05 |
| 4. | "Channel 4" (McDonald's' jingle for the Big Mac) | 0:23 |
| 5. | "Channel 5" (Theme song to Diff'rent Strokes) | 0:54 |
| 6. | "Channel 6" ("Boss of Me", the theme song to Malcolm in the Middle) | 0:40 |
| 7. | "Channel 7" (General Mills' Pac-Man breakfast cereal jingle) | 0:33 |
| 8. | "Channel 8" (Theme song to Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!) | 0:55 |
| 9. | "Channel 9" (Kit Kat jingle) | 0:11 |
| 10. | "Channel 10" (Theme song to SpongeBob SquarePants) | 0:43 |
| 11. | "Channel 11" ("In The Street", the theme song to That '70s Show) | 0:53 |
| 12. | "Channel 12" (Oscar Mayer Weiners jingle) | 0:30 |
| 13. | "Channel 13" ("Love and Marriage", the theme of Married... with Children) | 0:46 |
| 14. | "Channel 14" (Toys "R" Us jingle) | 0:28 |
| 15. | "Channel 15" ("Making Our Dreams Come True", the theme from Laverne & Shirley) | 1:15 |
| 16. | "Channel 16" (FreeCreditReport.com Pirate-themed restaurant jingle) | 0:33 |
| Total length: | 11:30 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Less Than Jake To Release TV/EP on October 12". 14 September 2010.
- ^ Punknews.org. "Music: Less Than Jake: 'TV/EP'". www.punknews.org.
- ^ James Greene Jr. "Album Review: Less Than Jake, TV/EP". Archived from the original on 2010-10-20.
- ^ "CD Review: Less Than Jake – TV/EP". 11 October 2010.
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/tvep-r1972868/review
External links
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