Live at the London Camden Barfly<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Less Than Jake selling out the Barfly was no surprise to anyone. Tickets were snapped up and the buzz preceding the show was ecstatic to say the least. The chance to see a band who have sold out the Astoria and hit Readings main stage multiple times in a venue no bigger than your average bathroom is always an opportunity to be relished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Upon arriving it was obvious that there were some very high expectations from the band this evening and that the crowd weren\u2019t here to mess about. In ska, they trust, and the simple fact of the matter is, if Less Than Jake can\u2019t pull it off, no-one can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Opening with a new track is always a risky business and unfortunately Less Than Jake are no exception to the rule. \u2018Does The Lion City Still Roar?\u2019 is a fantastic track and sounded great but using it to kick off what was predicted to be an explosive set slightly dampened peoples fires. Fortunately for the fans \u2018Sleep It Off\u2019 \u2018Plastic Cup Politics\u2019 and \u2018Johnny Quest Thinks We\u2019re Sell Outs\u2019 fixed the back-fire of an opening song and set the band up nicely for \u2018Look What Happened\u2019 and another new track \u2018Summon Monsters\u2019. \u2018Ghosts Of Me and You\u2019 is warmly received however the double edged combo of \u2018\u2019History of a Boring Town\u2019 and \u2018Great American Sharpshooter\u2019 sent the crowd into a relative frenzy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2018The Science Of Selling Yourself Short\u2019 followed and the third and final new track \u2018Conviction Notice\u2019 cemented the fact the band are definitely on the right path in regards to new material. It sounds fantastic and although I haven\u2019t heard the record if the three tracks played tonight are anything to go on its sounding pretty good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2018Rest Of My Life\u2019 is up next followed by \u2018Krazy Glue\u2019, but the final four tracks are undoubtedly the icing on the cake. \u2018Al\u2019s War\u2019 followed by \u2018Last One Out Of Liberty City\u2019, \u2018Gainsville Rock City\u2019 and \u2018All My Best Friends Are Metal Heads\u2019. The sound at the Barfly was pretty spot on and the band played exceptionally well, however it\u2019s fair to say there was a certain edge missing. For a small, intimate, sold out show, the band did little to wow the audience. Yes, they played well, yes they played hits old and new, but yes, we\u2019ve seen it all before. It was exciting at the time, but it did little to make the audience look forward. Back \u2013 most definitely. It\u2019s good to reminisce, and Less Than Jake never fail to play well, but that wow factor was definitely missing and it noticed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Less Than Jake are currently on tour supporting their latest album ‘GNV FLA’. For more information and to find out your nearest tour dates click here!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":255,"template":"","meta":{"type":"LIVE","artist":"LESS THAN JAKE","releasetitle":"","releasedate":"","label":"","format":"","single1":"","single1vid":"","single2":"","single2vid":"","single3":"","single3vid":"","preorder":"","spotify":"","apple":"","eventdate":"","supports":"","city":"","venue":"","img1":"","img2":"","img3":""},"class_list":["post-254","reviews","type-reviews","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"mb":[],"mfb_rest_fields":["title"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heaviest.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/reviews\/254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heaviest.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/reviews"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heaviest.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/reviews"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heaviest.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heaviest.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heaviest.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}