Jimmy Eat World Band • Page 610

If someone is a fan of early 90s emo bands like Texas is the Reason, Knapsack, Braid, Mineral, The Get Up Kids, etc., it's bizarre that they wouldn't give Static Prevails a shot. I'd lump that album right in there with those bands, even before Clarity.

Thinking That's All, Rockstar, and What Would I Say To You Now are up there with my favorite Jimmy Eat World songs, especially WWISTYN

 

yeah, it's just a fucking great emo album. crunchy, driving, atmospheric, and full of heart. I don't know why anyone would exclude it. just goes to show they rip no matter what sound they go with

 

I have always preferred the first half of their discography over their later half, personally. Thank gosh downvotes don't exist on this site!

 

static prevails is in my top three for jimmy eat world.

 

my rankings would be in line with mark hoppus': clarity, static prevails, futures, bleed american, etc.

 

Tell me you're a Mineral/Braid fan but not a fan of this:

 

Hard to say which half of their discogs is stronger but I do know that Clarity is in my top 2 of all time

 

STATIC PREVAILS
CLARITY
BLEED AMERICAN
FUTURES
STAY ON MY SIDE
--
CHASE THIS LIGHT
INVENTED
DAMAGE
INTEGRITY BLUES
SURVIVING

If the dividing line is the first 5 or the second 5, I'd say first 5.

But I'd put SP as my least favorite of their albums, easily.

If we start with the self titled, meh, and don't have the EP:

SELF TITLED
STATIC PREVAILS
CLARITY
BLEED AMERICAN
FUTURES
--
CHASE THIS LIGHT
INVENTED
DAMAGE
INTEGRITY BLUES
SURVIVING

That's harder, cause those first two are pretty weak, but the next three are unreal good, and then the second half is all good to great, with two (CTL and IB) getting close to the highest highs, but maybe one slight lower tier.

Ridiculous catalog. Ridiculous.

 

This morning, I'm listening to all the old Jimmy stuff. Old 7" splits, the Static Prevails demos, Singles, etc. So much good/overlooked stuff!

I think I'm also going to listen to some of the old Jimmy Eat Pod episodes about some of these unreleased songs/demos and hear what kind of cool tidbits @David Parke has about these songs.

 

I'd love to see the Singles album added to streaming platforms - this thread is making me want to revisit 90s Jimmy a lot.

 

Sophie's Floorboard: Jimmy Eat World

 

Totally agree, though throwing my hat in the ring to say Integrity Blues, for me, is absolutely in the top tier with Bleed American and Futures (and Clarity I suppose). Great band lol

 

It does feel like his most "theatrical" album in terms of vocal performance, but I love that about it. It sounds like he's experiencing the emotions as he sings rather than just remembering them. It helps that the production is so crisp that you can hear every little nuance (including the squeaks you're talking about). The bridge of "Carry You" is is a good example, his tone is doing so much storytelling on its own. And of course the bridge of "Dizzy" is the same way.

It's also an underrated album lyrically. The chorus of "Carry You" hits so hard with barely any words, "Let It Happen" captures that specific relationship dynamic perfectly ("I must look like I'm running away to you at your faster pace" is an absolute gut-punch if you've ever experienced that), the bridge of "Electable" resonates as much as ever, etc. I know they've been writing amazing songs and lyrics forever, but for me Futures and CTL have a sort of yin and yang relationship that is tough to beat. I go for one or the other depending on my mood, but if I had to pick one to be with me forever it'd probably be CTL because of how bright and optimistic it skews.

 

I'd be surprised if we don't get a new album scoop in this!

Rock Sound Issue 307 - Jimmy Eat World

 

https://www.instagram.com/stories/jimmyeatworld/3408523907320167136?igsh=cHg4aWZtYm85NW5q

 

At their rate, I bet it’s one new song coming March 2025 :*

 

This is going to be the best Jimmy Eat World album released this decade

 

Truer words were never spoken.

 

they could’ve picked any other JEW song lol

 

I mean, pretty clear they picked it due to the lyrical content.

 

serves me right not reading the video description. still. im sure theres another song about death somewhere in their discog? maybe? lol

 

Despite its title, I don’t think Kill fits haha

 

their entire last album is about the opposite of dying. alas,

 

Is there something bad about their song choice that I'm missing?