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List Price: $7.98 | | Label: Fat Wreck Chords
Salesrank: 89995
Released: October 24, 2000 |
| Our Price: $4.98 |
| Used Price: $1.74 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Borders & Boundaries Track Listing:
1. Magnetic North
2. Kenhoe
3. Suburban Myth
4. Look What Happened
5. Hell Looks a Lot Like L.A.
6. Mr. Chevy Celebrity
7. Gainesville Rock City
8. Malt Liquor Tastes Better
9. Bad Scene and a Basement Show
10. Is This Thing On?
11. Pete Jackson Is Getting Married
12. 1989
13. Last Hour of the Last Day of Work
14. Bigger Picture
15. Faction
Editorial Review:
Road tested punk rock with horns and just a touch of ska for good measure make up this 2000 release and fifth full length release for Gainesville, Florida natives, Less Than Jake. 15 tracks including 'Suburban Myth' and 'Hell Looks A Lot Like L.A.'. Special Digi-pack.
Borders & Boundaries Reviews:
LTJ at its best 
2006-07-28 - I've been listening to less than jake for like 6 years now, they've been my favorite band ever since and this is in my opinion is the best record they have ever made, don't get me wrong less than jake has never put out a record i that i could'nt listen to straight through or that wasn't incredible with the exception of "goodbye blue and white" which had about 4 good songs on it and was pretty much a waste of a record. This record was a lot like a rebirth of less than jake into a more rock style of music and not the ska that they had been doing for quite sometime. This record was also the begining of Vinnie's lyrics becoming more personal and more meaningful that ever before. The record features some of the best songs ever written by less than jake, Look What Happened-best song ever written by LTJ adn this version is a 1000 times better than the "anthem(another incredible record)" version, due to the fact that the whole instrumental intro is taken out on anthem when live LTJ still plays this version, ganieseville rock city and last hour of the last day of work are also 2 of the best LTJ songs out there if your really into alternative music buy this record, if you are in need of a cd that will really make your day buy anthem, if your just starting to get into LTJ i'd recommand this record or "hello rockview" and then anthem and in with the out crowd.
Good Album
2006-02-01 - This album contains a lot of my favorite Less Than Jake songs, Gainesville Rock city, Look What Happened, Magnetic North, among others. Overall it has a great sound. The horns are awesome, there is some really cool guitar, and vocals/lyrics are great. This album is most definitely worth the money, it will keep you dancing for years.
LTJ's Best
2005-12-23 - Actually, I'm 16, but I don't want too log in. Anyway, yes this CD is less ska than previous efforts, but I still like it the best. This pop-punk sound works really well for them. Yes, there aren't as many horn parts, but I wouldn't want horns to appear just as filler, only when the song needs them (okay, I do think the awesome guitar leads on Kenhoe and Pete Jackson is Getting Married should have been done with horns, but they are still good). As the reviewer below me said, J.R. admitted that their next album will have only 6 songs out of 12. That isn't quite correct (it's worse-for him). They are recording 15-20 songs for In With the Out Crowd (next album, due March 2006), and only 6 have horn parts, but a couple of them might be cut (12 songs were cut from the Anthem sessions, remember?). But I don't care. It will still kick rear. But I'm getting sidetracked. here is a summary of the tracks (@ indicates ska song, % indictates "hornless" song, to be helpful. (C) indicates Chris-sung song, (R) indicates Roger-sung song).
1. Magnetic North: A Good opener. Gets you pumped for the rest of the album
2. Kenhoe: B+ This song would have gotten an A if the lead was played on sax and trombone.
3. Suburban Myth: A @ Sweetness. Sounds like it would fit perfectly on Losing Streak or Hellow Rockview)
4. Look What Happened: A+++++ This is LTJ's best song (the remake for Anthem did not do it justice at all: the intro is longer (and more touching) here). Lyrics are well written/sung, horns are flawless, and guitars & bass are top-notch
5. Hell Looks a Lot Like L.A.: C- This song never really clicked with me. Don't know why.
6. Mr. Chevy Celebrity: A- % Good song all around. Fast, yet bouncy at the same time.
7. Gainesville Rock City: A+ See the review for Look What Happened, except it is their 5 best song as opposed to THE best (All My Best Friends are Metalheads, National Anthem, & Automatic are the other 3)
8. Malt Liquor Tastes Better When You've Got Problems: A Good song. That's all I can say
9. Bad Scene and a Basement Show: A Creeps me out for some reason. Don't know why. That's why I like it.
10. Is this Thing On? B % Needs horns.
11. Pete Jackson is Getting Married: A % Not a song you'd expect from them but great nonetheless.
12. 1989: A- Houston, we have horns!
13. Last Hour of the Last Day of Work: B- % Okay...
14. Bigger Picture: A % I like it. A lot.
15. Faction: A+ @ Perfect closer. Wouldn't change a thing if I wrote it myself.
Overall: A
This is a great CD. It definitely shows LTJ going in a new direction. The horns and Ska and whoa-whoas are disappearing, but I'm not mad about that, as long as the stuff that they put out is still good. Buy it if you like ska, pop-punk, orboth, you needs this.
Not the best, but still great 
2005-12-08 - Okay this has been my first Less Than Jake CD. I bought it about 2 years ago, and since then I've gotten Hello Rockview, Anthem, Losing Streak, and a couple cool live clips off their myspace. This album is in the stage before Less Than Jake decided to be "pop-punk" but tried to blend the two styles. Overall this CD is not their best, but still fun to listen to. Its definately more poppy than Losing Streak and such, but its more ska than Anthem and their new CD is gonna be. (Holy cow, theres only gonna be 6 out of 12 songs with horn parts on that CD according to JR. WHAT THE DEUCE IS THIS?!?!?) My favorite songs are Suburban Myth, Gainesville Rock City, Magnetic North, Bad Scene and a Basement Show, and whatever the last song is. I forgot what its called, but i love it. So don't be turned away by people saying this CD is pop-punk. It has pop-punk bits, but still has LTJ's great lyrics, speed, and the horn section is still there (for the most part) "So strike a match. I hope it lasts. Heres to following your own lead."
WHAT HAPPENED???!?!?!?!?!?! 
2005-04-23 - hey guys. this album is kinda boring.... there are only like two ska songs. less than jake is a ska band... what happened? chack out sublime... they are the definition of ska.
