''Losing Streak'' is the second studio album by
ska punk
Ska punk (also spelled ska-punk) is a fusion genre that mixes ska music and punk rock music together. (sometimes spelled skacore) is a subgenre of ska punk that mixes ska with hardcore punk. Early ska punk mixed both 2 tone and ska with hard ...
band
Less Than Jake, released on November 12, 1996 on
Capitol Records. The album was recorded at Criteria Studios in
Miami, Florida
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and Mirror Image Studios in
Gainesville, Florida, both with producer Michael Rosen. Drums and bass were recorded at the former, while everything else was recorded at the latter. The album includes re-recordings of "Jen Doesn't Like Me Anymore" and "Johnny Quest Thinks We're Sellouts", both of which appeared on ''
Pezcore''. ''Losing Streak'' was re-released with ''
Hello Rockview
''Hello Rockview'' is the third studio album by ska punk band Less Than Jake, released on October 6, 1998. Produced by Howard Benson, it is the band's second and final album on Capitol Records, and recorded at Mirror Image Studios in Gainesville, F ...
'' as a double album in 2000.
The album reached #18 on the
Top Heatseekers
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chart.
[AllMusic Charts: ]Losing Streak
''Losing Streak'' is the second studio album by ska punk band Less Than Jake, released on November 12, 1996 on Capitol Records. The album was recorded at Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida and Mirror Image Studios in Gainesville, Florida, bo ...
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Music videos
The album's first track, "Automatic" was featured in a music video on MTV alternative music showcase
120 Minutes. The video consisted of fan video footage from shows in
Gainesville, Florida and
Chicago
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A controversial video was also made for "Dopeman".
MTV has refused to air the video allegedly due to drug references. Band supporters maintain that the song has fewer references to drugs than many videos played on MTV and is actually commenting on the negative aspects of a "Dopeman" lifestyle. In addition claims have been made that the band
Sugar Ray
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copied the video's concept in one of their own music videos.
Hidden track
''Losing Streak'' features a
hidden track accessible only by rewinding the CD about a minute and forty one seconds before the beginning of track 1. The track features banter spoken by former band mascot "Howie J. Reynolds", an elderly Gainesville local, similar in concept to
Sublime's recorded rantings of a mentally ill man on
Robbin' the Hood
''Robbin' the Hood'' is the second studio album by American ska punk band Sublime, released on March 1, 1994 on Skunk Records. It is noted for its experimental nature, low production values, and numerous samples and interpolations of other art ...
. This leads into track 1, which begins with him stating, "This is the old dude, Howard J. Reynolds, and you're listening to 'Less Than Jake'".
Not all CDs have this hidden track.
Track listing
# "Automatic" – 2:06 (plus 1:45 hidden pre-track)
# "Happyman" – 1:59
# "9th at Pine" – 1:56
# "Sugar in Your Gas Tank" – 2:06
# "Shindo" – 2:17
# "107" – 1:59
# "Johnny Quest Thinks We're Sellouts" – 2:49
# "Krazy Glue" – 1:58
# "Never Going Back to New Jersey" – 3:18
# "How's My Driving, Doug Hastings?" – 1:24
# "Just Like Frank" – 1:50
# "Ask the Magic 8 Ball" – 2:15
# "Dopeman" – 2:06
# "Jen Doesn't Like Me Anymore" – 2:50
# "Rock-n-Roll Pizzeria" – 2:00
# "Lockdown" – 2:33
Personnel
*
Chris Demakes
Less Than Jake is an American ska punk band from Gainesville, Florida, formed in 1992. The band consists of Chris DeMakes (guitars, vocals), Roger Lima (bass, vocals), Matt Yonker (drums), Buddy Schaub (trombone), and Peter "JR" Wasilewski (saxop ...
- guitar, vocals
*
Roger Manganelli - bass, vocals
*
Vinnie Fiorello
Vincent "Vinnie" Fiorello (born June 24, 1974) is an American rock musician and businessman. He co-founded the ska punk band Less Than Jake in 1992, and was the band's drummer and lyricist until 2018. He also founded the record labels Fuele ...
- drums, lyrics
*
Buddy Schaub - trombone
* Jessica Mills - alto saxophone
* Derron Nuhfer - baritone saxophone
References
External links
''Losing Streak''at
YouTube
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(streamed copy where licensed)
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Less Than Jake albums
1996 albums
Capitol Records albums