TV/EP

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.

TV/EP
EP by
Less Than Jake
ReleasedOctober 12, 2010
Recorded2010
GenreSka punk, punk rock, pop punk
Length11:30
LanguageEnglish
LabelSleep It Off
ProducerLess Than Jake
Less Than Jake chronology
GNV FLA
(2008)		 TV/EP
(2010)		 Greetings from Less Than Jake
(2011)

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". 14 September 2010.
  2. Punknews.org. "Music: Less Than Jake: 'TV/EP'". www.punknews.org.
  3. http://www.crawdaddy.com/index.php/2010/10/18/album-review-less-than-jake-tv-ep/
  4. "CD Review: Less Than Jake – TV/EP". 11 October 2010.
  5. https://www.allmusic.com/album/tvep-r1972868/review


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