LESS than Jake... no LESS than 5 stars

LTJ`s best album by far. It has the perfect blend of ska and punk, whih makes hello rockview enjoyable for everyone.



1. Last One Out Of Liberty City - 8.5/10 - fast song, cool bass in begining, great way to start the album.

2. Help Save The Youth Of America From Exploding- 8.5/10 - fun song, i like the way it starts out soft but then really kicks in

3. All My Best Friends Are Metalheads - 10/10 - well known by any ltj fan, great ska guitar and great horns.

4. Five State Drive - 10/10 - great ska song, catchy horn melody

5. Nervous In The Alley - 10/10 - 1rst song i heard by ltj, and i loved it, once again great horns and also the organ in the backround

6. Motto - 8.5 - punk sounding song w/ good guitar

7. History Of A Boring Town - a personal favorite, another outstanding ska song, w/ catchy lyrics

8. Great American Sharpshooter - 8/10 -no horns, kind of short but pretty good song

9. Danny Says - 9/10 - great horns in the begining and throughout the song, good quality ska song

10. Big Crash - 10/10 - great contrast of rock and ska! another catchy song

11. Theme Song For H Street - 9/10 - similar song to others but a good mix of ska and punk

12. Richard Allen George...No, It's Just Cheez - 7/10 - wierd, but, in a way, funny. i think they were drunk when they wrote this song.

13. Scott Farcas Takes It On The Chin - 10/10 - not as well known, but my favorite ltj song. it shows the real talent behind their music, a great ska song.

14. Al's War - 9/10 - not any ska, but a great song. a great album finisher.

The Best Ska Album Ever? No just overated Ska!

When I heard people raving about how this album was so good I had to buy it. After hearing Losers, Kings, and Things my expectations were quite high. When I heard how good History of a Boring Town and Scott Farcas were and when I heard them for the first time I was upset. The real problem with this cd is that all of the songs sound the same. The ska feel is still there but the vocals and the horns sound exactly the same. Yes the songs are good and some are awesome but this cd runs together so badly. Every songs sounds the same, yes every song! This cd bores me everytime I listen to it because this album was supposed to be good, this was a major upsetment. When I read these reviews it makes me sick, it's like the only good ska bands out there are LTJ and Reel Big Fish. If you listen to more than five bands then you would find ska way better than this.



However this album isn't a complete bust. There are two stand out tracks. #1, and #6. I have to listen to this cd about once a month or else I get tired of it way to fast. If you want better ska get a Mustard Plug or a Hepcat cd. Basically this album is like watching Pimp My Ride, it's ok once in a while, but that's it.

The Punkiest most ska album ever!

Hello Rockview is definetly the best LTj and ska CD you can ever find! If you like LTj by it immediately. Here are summaries of the songs:

Last one out of Liberty City:10/10

This song is so awesome and has a great ska beat to it. The horn section is pretty amazing too.

Help save the youth of America from exploding:5/10

The worst song on the Cd. No horns,and not punk at all.

All my best friends are metalheads:10/10

The best song on the CD! It has awesome horns and cool guitar parts! it rocks!

Five state Drive:9/10

This song is pretty awesome and very catchy. You can hear some good hoprns here and there.

Nervous in the alley:9/10

This song is very good. It has a great opening horn section and is incredibly fast.

Motto:10/10

This song is so awesome!! It has cool lyrics and it is amazingly fast!

History of a boring town:6/10

This song is SO boring! I don't like it at all!

Great American sharpshooter:10/10

This song is very fast and always gets its very ska choruses stuck in my head. Awesome song!

Danny says:8/10

This song is okay but LTJ could have done a much better job.

Big crash:10/10

Oh my God! I love this song! It rules and has a great message for punks everywhere!

Theme song for H street:10/10

This song is really good! It is so catchy!

Rich Al George,no it's just cheez:10/10

This is the weirdest most bizzare song I've ever heard but it is very fun to listen to.

Scott Farcas takes it in the chin:10/10

WOW! What an awesome song! I absolutely love the horn section and slower tempo of this song!

Al's war:9/10

This is a catchy little tune but it isn't great.