Jimmy Eat World - Classic or Dud?

These guys went the same way as The Promise Ring for me. I had them on a pedestal and then they blew it. All their songs sound too similar now and they seem to have replaced their authenticity with production.

Pre Bleed American - Classic
Overall - DUD

(from one of Ryan Pitchfork's lowest moments)

I think "Praise Chorus" is the one that cites the other lyrics -- "Crimson and Clover"; The first song from "Nothing Feels Good" by The Promise Ring; "Don't Let's Start" by They Might be Giants.

-- chaki in charge (chaki.tim...), January 6th, 2005.

Mostly he just talked about how he really liked meditation, and a bit about Boston bands that were around when he first went to school. Nice enough guy, just impossible to get him to say anything really. Shy in a way that unnerves.

There's lots that I like about JEW, and Bleed American was a really good (pop) album. So was Clarity, for that matter. Futures -- I've listened to it through 3-4 times. The more attention I'm paying, the better it sounds; lots of craft there, and nice touches. But five minutes after the disc ends I can't remember a single song on it. (I probably heard Pain on the radio 5 times before I focused on what it was. And I still can't remember what it sounds like.) That's not a good thing.

These guys totally screwed themselves by waiting too long to sell something new after Bleed American finally took off.

they used to do splits with christie front drive and the like. definitely a part of that "midwestern" emo sound. shimmering arpeggiated indie rock with a boner for loud/soft dynamics.

i don't want to get into an emo thing. go to fourfa.com

new record comes out june 11

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BG8JiH4CEAEFFAX.jpg:large

Yay, but wtf is with that cover?

marry poppins themed

still better than the new Yeah Yeah Yeahs cover.

and here's a new song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gnjeNqrG3w

sounds pretty good imo

I agree, that sounds very promising!

there was some awful "tweet to unlock the stream" gimmick going on but it seems you can listen to the new record without advertising it now http://damage.jimmyeatworld.com/

record is great btw

JIMMY EAT WORLD ANNOUNCES FUTURES
10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY HEADLINE TOUR
BAND CONFIRMS VINYL REISSUES
(PRE-ORDER AVAILABLE NOW)
STATIC PREVAILS, CLARITY, FUTURES TO BE REISSUED ON 180G COLORED VINYL


Santa Monica, CA - June 24th, 2014 - Jimmy Eat World has announced a fall North American headlining tour to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of their lauded album, Futures. Slated to kick off October 2nd at the Ventura Theater, the band will perform their 2004 release from front to back.

A listing of confirmed dates can be found below. Fan presales to begin Thursday, June 26th at 10am (local time), with public on sales commencing Friday also at 10am (local time). Additional dates to be announced soon.

Visit jimmyeatworld.com/tour for further details.

Jimmy Eat World will also reissue three titles on double LP via Universal Music Enterprises in partnership with SRCvinyl. Static Prevails will be released on August 19th, Clarity on September 2nd and Futures on September 30th. Remastered from the highest quality 16-bit/44.1 khz recording and cut as 33 1/3 RPM, each LP contains bonus song(s). Pressed by Pallas, in Germany, and mastered for the reissues by Kevin Gray.

All three titles are available for pre-order now at: http://shop.jimmyeatworld.com/ and www.srcvinyl.com. An exclusive pre-order bundle is available via Jimmy Eat World's website. In this bundle, fans will find a limited edition numbered t-shirt and LP, for each of the titles. The LPs will be for sale at all major and independent retail outlets in the US and Canada.

Pumped about the vinyl reissues, but why no Bleed American?

Okay I'm probably among the bigger mid-period Jimmy Eat World stan on this board, but jesus fuck not every album needs to be celebrated with an anniversary guys.

i agree? but far as i can tell there are a ton of ppl who are all about futures

unfortunately i don't think i'll get an invented anniversary tour

fucking classic just for THE MIDDLE and its 1979-aping video. BLEED AMERICAN the song also geat. SWEETNESS might be their best song

I don't get how someone can give Bleed American a 3 and Source Tags & Codes a 10.
― m1cc1o, Friday, January 7, 2005 12:49 PM (9 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

SO FUCKING OTM

DROP D CITY

once in a while I go through their whole discography and start thinking they're the best rock band ever

sooo ready for a new jimmy eat world record

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5KiGB0fp3U

what an awful album title
love them tho

Wasn't crazy about the first advance single, but I like this! Excited for the new record now.

Yup, same reaction here re: "Get Right" vs. this new one.

I have decided that Futures is my favorite JEW album. Integrity Blues has higher highs but also 3-4 tracks I have no use for.

fav overall?

clarity will basically never be supplanted as my fav, but integrity is prob my second favorite jew album at this point. it's def their dreamiest

for some reason i have found myself in a lot of conversations about this band lately (i didn't even bring them up!)

audio from the phoenix sessions has been gradually appearing on streaming services, futures and clarity so far. listening back to clarity this morning... it sounds so good

our weakness is the same
we need poison sometimes

is tomorrow just a day
like all the rest

attn: spottie!!!! the phoenix sessions have all been uploaded to youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ96wkcGOpo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAlS5m2JKCI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTBTkahIdvo

bless you, brad! will be watching these asap

"Just Watch the Fireworks", wow.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOWnhMxJMMk

yes!!!!!

so consistent these guys

4:20 smoke weed listen to "just watch the fireworks"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SYFqlshllM

the core, the heart music

"The Middle" is a total ear worm.

The video is a bit of a headscratcher, although I suppose having bunches of young people in their underwear sounded like an easy sell.

lol yeah, huge gap between the video concept and the band's image/song subject matter. but also very 00s.

thanks for posting the warped video, ivy! enjoyed that, and the blink set too

love that concert footage