Jimmy Eat World Band • Page 322

Clarity is a pretty good album altogether, but I agree that the closer is a bit too long to revisit alot. The coda being like 12 minutes long and the actual song being more like 4 minutes long just gets a bit boring to me.

 

JEW didn’t really learn how to “trim the fat” until BA. That being said, Clarity is still awesome and has quite a few all time greats on it... and some of the album’s greatness can be attributed to its rawness.

Blister, Lucky Denver Mint, Ten, and Tables for Glasses really get me.

 

Sometimes the fat is the best part... er something idk.

That might be why I regard Damage so much more highly than others seem to— it was the first album cycle I experienced as a true fan of the band, rather than just a casual listener.

 

Yup that makes total sense. That first JEW album cycle is always special. I guess futures was really my first since I got BA after it was out

 

My first was BA and, while I dont consider it their best, it holds a ton of importance in my life still.

 

Invented was my first album cycle. What a great one. I remember tuning into XM radio and hearing the premiere of Stop.

 

Futures was my first album cycle I guess cause I bought bleed American after it was released. I was always so upset cause we didn't have Fuse, but my grandma did so one summer we got to visit her and I watched Fuse like the entire vacation and they'd play the Work video a lot so I have fond memories of that

 

I love every single second of Stay On My Side Tonight except for the remix - which I just deleted from my library anyhow. So I just pretend it doesn’t exist.

 

Definitely a top 5 song for me

Same!!!

They were my wife’s favorite band before they were mine. They’ve always been a top 3 band for me but they’re for sure my favorite now (actually they’re kinda second to blink but I don’t even count them anymore)

This man knows what’s up

 

the fuckin truth!!!!!!!

 

my first album cycle as a jimmy eat world fan was chase this light i think? i had loved the singles from bleed american and futures but it took me forever to actually hear those records

my favorite is still clarity every song on that album is enormous

 

this is a wild take to me, the electronic drums finally coming in is like a top 50 moment in music (with "I still see you" being straight up top 5)

 

Carry You is a true hidden gem. I used to skip over it but one day it just clicked. Special song.

 

Agreed - the first 4 songs on Chase This Light are incredible

 

"carry you" is my favorite song on chase this light??? i think

 

The first 6 tracks of CTL is one of the best runs in all their discography imo. Feeling Lucky is maybe the only song on that record I don't absolutely love. And yes, Electable is a certified banger.

 

I also deleted the remix from my library! Otherwise that EP is just magical, with Disintegration being perhaps my favorite JEW track. It's an incredible release, but I also bought it the night I asked my wife out for the first time, and it was on pretty heavy rotation the first few months we were together. So, pretty significant sentimental value.

 

Appreciation is definitely a top tier album opener now that I’m revisiting damage right now

 

and the title track is one of the best track two’s easily

 

It's all what you do
When no one is there
It's all what you do
When no one cares

^^^ this should be the tagline for humanity as a whole

 

I’ve been back in my hometown all week so naturally it’s just been nothing but jimmy eat world, if you couldn’t tell by my incessant posting itt. It’s just...god I’ve been through so so so much in my life. I’m really not anywhere close to the person I wanted to be, and it’s been really hard to come to grips with that fact. I have a very low sense of self worth. But I have to tell you, no other band makes me feel as good about myself as jimmy eat world does. Because this music reminds me that idealistic kid who wanted the best for himself is still somewhere inside me...and maybe I’m a better person than I ever really give myself credit for. I know I put on this big persona on this site but I’m nothing more than a ridiculously self destructive 20 something that’s fucking terrified of the world and of myself. But JEWs music lessens that fear to a manageable degree. There’s little else out there as outwardly therapeutic than tossing on futures or bleed American or integrity blues and remembering I’m only human and my feelings are natural. I’ve been working through a lot of shit the last few years and many years beyond that...my fight with substance abuse has completely drained me emotionally and physically. Cliche as it sounds this bands music reminds me what’s worth fighting for and why I can never give up on myself. Sorry for the rant and getting so emotional about this band lately I just have become eternally grateful they exist. I’m lucky to have this music to lean on when I need it the most.

 

these lyrics hit especially hard lately. what a powerful message

 

Waiting for attention

I'm not

 

Cut is a fantastic vocal achievement