The band's name derives from a bird Vinnie had while growing up, which was treated better than the rest of the family. It's also a reference to the phrase "everything is jake," which is an old phrase meaning everything is cool.
Less Than Jake released their debut album, Pezcore, in 1995, following a series of independent seven-inch single releases. The band's subsequent two studio albums, Losing Streak (1996) and Hello Rockview (1998), were released on major label, Capitol Records, leading to increased exposure. The band's fifth studio album Anthem (2003) was their most commercially successful to date, featuring the singles, "She's Gonna Break Soon" and "The Science of Selling Yourself Short".
In 2008 the band founded its own label, Sleep It Off Records, and released its seventh full-length album, GNV FLA. The band has recently stated its preference for EP releases, and independently issued Greetings from Less Than Jake (2011) and its counterpart, Seasons Greetings from Less Than Jake (2012). In late 2012, the band combined the two to create the compilation album, Greetings and Salutations (2012) Their eighth studio album, See the Light, was released on November 12, 2013.
Miscellaneous Info:
Vinnie was previously the owner of the independent record label Fueled by Ramen, as well as a toy company called Wünderland War (formerly Monkey Vs. Robot). This label has signed bands such as Fall Out Boy, Punchline, The AKAs, Gym Class Heroes, Panic! At The Disco and Days Away. Roger, meanwhile, is in a second band, called Rehasher, for whom he composes lyrics and plays guitar. JR played sax on the last track of Off Key Melodies. JR works with a promoting company called the CT Mafia, as well as composing solo music. He contributed one track to the Drive-Thru compilation tribute to Bob Dylan, using the band name The Stay At Home Joneses (Roger sang backup for this track).
Roger and Vinnie have an unexplained fetish for Pez candy and they reportedly have sizeable dispenser collections. This love for Pez goes so far as to name one of their albums, Pezcore (parodying of the way in which many bands are described as [something]-core, starting with hardcore) and Pez dispenser motifs are a common feature of their merchandise.
Roger's employment history includes a smoke shop in the band's hometown Gainesville, Florida known as Knuckleheads which has since been transformed into a similar establishment named Smoke. Band member haunts have included Eddie C's, the Hardback (which was transformed into the Lyric), and Insomnia (which used to be the Covered Dish, and is now the new location of Common Grounds).
The members of Less Than Jake also served as backup musicians for Asian Man Records owner Mike Park in the B.Lee Band (once called "the Bruce Lee Band", changed for legal reasons).
The track "Look What Happened" appeared on two of their albums, "Borders & Boundaries" (2000) and "Anthem." (2003) The "Anthem" version is completely re-recorded, and has eschewed the brass at the beginning of the song that was featured in the previous recording. The re-recording features guest vocals from Teen Idols/Bullets To Broadway's Heather.
They have also re-recorded many other songs, including "Johnny Quest Thinks We're Sellouts," "Jen Doesn't Like Me Anymore" and "Shotgun".
They recorded the main theme song "We're all Dudes" for the 1997 film "Goodburger" based on the sketch from the Nikelodeon TV show "All That." The song features Kel Mitchell (main character, Ed, in the movie). The song is based off of the jingle "Ed" would always sing while waiting for the next situation to come up in the Goodburger sketches. At the end of the song Mitchell says "Ah, Ed and Less than Jake, oh, uh... no?"
In 2004, Less Than Jake appeared on the Projekt Revolution Tour, joining such artists as The Used, Snoop Dogg, Korn, and the headlining band: Linkin Park.
Lineups:
Chris DeMakes - vocals and guitar (1992–present)
Roger Lima - vocals and bass (1993–present)
Buddy ''Goldfinger'' Schaub - tenor trombone and backing vocals (1993–present)
Peter ''JR'' Wasilewski - tenor saxophone and backing vocals (2000–present)
Matt Yonker - Drums (2018–present)
Past members:
Jessica Mills - alto saxophone (1993–1998)
Derron Nuhfer - tenor and baritone saxophone (1995–2000)
Pete Anna - tenor and alto trombone (1998–2001)
Vinnie Fiorello - drums (1992–2018)
Website: http://www.lessthanjake.com/
I Think I Love You
Less Than Jake Lyrics
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Like all at once I wake up from something that keeps knocking at my brain
Before I go insane I hold my pillow to my head
And spring up in my bed screaming out the words I dread
I think I love you (I think I love you)
This morning I woke up with this feeling
I didn't know how to deal with and so I just decided to myself
And did not go and shout it when you walked into the room
I think I love you (I think I love you)
I think I love you so what am I so afraid of
I'm afraid that I'm not sure of a love there is no cure for
I think I love you isn't that what life is made of
Though it worries me to say that I never felt this way
I don't know what I'm up against
I don't know what it's all about
I got so much to think about
Hey, I think I love you so what am I so afraid of
I'm afraid that I'm not sure of a love there is no cure for
I think I love you isn't that what life is made of
Though it worries me to say I never felt this way
Believe me you really don't have to worry
I only wanna make you happy and if you say "hey go away" I will
But I think better still I'd better stay around and love you
Do you think I have a case let me ask you to your face
Do you think you love me?
I think I love you
I think I love you
I think I love you
I think I love you
I think I love you
I think I love you
I think I love you
I think I love you
The song "I Think I Love You" by Less Than Jake explores the feeling of falling in love and the fear that comes along with it. The lyrics describe a situation where the singer wakes up from an intense dream and realizes that they have feelings for someone they may not have expected. The fear of rejection and uncertainty are evident in the lyrics as the singer struggles to come to terms with their emotions.
The singer goes back and forth between hiding their feelings and wanting to express them. They worry about the possibility of not being loved back and the vulnerability that comes with loving someone. However, despite their fears, they express their desire to make the person they love happy and stay around to love them.
The song explores the relatable theme of falling in love and the universal fears and emotions that come along with it. The lyrics also touch on the idea of vulnerability and the courage it takes to open up to someone.
Line by Line Meaning
I was sleeping and right in the middle of a good dream
I was having a pleasant dream when suddenly something started bothering me.
Like all at once I wake up from something that keeps knocking at my brain
Suddenly, something started bothering me and I woke up from my dream.
Before I go insane I hold my pillow to my head
In order to calm myself down and not go crazy, I hold my pillow to my head.
And spring up in my bed screaming out the words I dread
I suddenly sit up in my bed and shout out some words that I really don't want to say.
I think I love you (I think I love you)
The words I dread shouting are 'I think I love you.'
This morning I woke up with this feeling
This morning I woke up with the feeling that I might be in love.
I didn't know how to deal with and so I just decided to myself
I didn't know how to handle my feelings, so I decided to keep them to myself.
I'd hide it to myself and never talk about it
I planned to keep my feelings a secret and never tell anyone about them.
And did not go and shout it when you walked into the room
When you walked into the room, I didn't shout out my feelings for you.
I think I love you (I think I love you)
The feeling I woke up with is the feeling that I might love you.
I think I love you so what am I so afraid of
I am afraid because I think I might love you, but I'm not sure.
I'm afraid that I'm not sure of a love there is no cure for
I'm afraid because I'm not sure if this love is real, and if it is, there's no cure for it.
I think I love you isn't that what life is made of
I think that loving someone is what life is all about.
Though it worries me to say that I never felt this way
I feel worried admitting that I have never felt this way before.
I don't know what I'm up against
I don't know what I'm dealing with or what the outcome will be.
I don't know what it's all about
I don't understand what's happening or why I feel this way.
I got so much to think about
I have a lot to think about and figure out.
Hey, I think I love you so what am I so afraid of
I really think that I might love you, but I'm still afraid because I'm not sure.
Believe me you really don't have to worry
Please don't worry, I only want to make you happy.
I only wanna make you happy and if you say "hey go away" I will
My only goal is to make you happy, and if you tell me to go away I will.
But I think better still I'd better stay around and love you
But I really think that I should stay around and love you.
Do you think I have a case let me ask you to your face
Do you think that I have a chance with you? Let me ask you to your face.
Do you think you love me?
Do you have any feelings for me at all? Do you think that you might love me?
I think I love you
I'm pretty sure that I'm in love with you.
I think I love you
I really do think that I love you.
I think I love you
I'm confident that I love you.
I think I love you
I think that my feelings for you are love.
I think I love you
I'm pretty sure that I'm in love with you.
I think I love you
I can't deny it anymore, I really do think that I love you.
I think I love you
I'm certain that I have fallen in love with you.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: TONY ROMEO
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