TV/EP

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TV/EP
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EP by
Less Than Jake
ReleasedOctober 12, 2010
Recorded2010
Genre
Length11:30
Language English
Label Sleep It Off
Producer Less Than Jake
Less Than Jake chronology
GNV FLA
(2008)		TV/EP
(2010)		 Greetings from Less Than Jake
(2011)

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.

Contents

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

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

No.TitleLength
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

  1. ↑ "Less Than Jake To Release TV/EP on October 12". September 14, 2010.
  2. ↑ Punknews.org. "Music: Less Than Jake: 'TV/EP'". www.punknews.org.
  3. ↑ James Greene Jr. "Album Review: Less Than Jake, TV/EP". Archived from the original on October 20, 2010.
  4. ↑ "CD Review: Less Than Jake – TV/EP". October 11, 2010.
  5. ↑ https://www.allmusic.com/album/tvep-r1972868/review


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