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How JIMMY EAT WORLD redefined emo (more than "The Middle")

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The strange history of Jimmy Eat World and "The Middle"! I look at: the early year of Jimmy Eat World ("Static Prevails" and "Clarity"), their breakthrough with "The Middle" and "Bleed American," "Futures" and Jimmy Eat World's influence on emo and alternative music in general.
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0:00 Intro
2:33 Early years of Jimmy Eat World
7:10 "Clarity" & getting dropped
9:50 "The Middle" and "Bleed American"
13:18 Their impact & influence

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@ThePunkRockMBA
@ThePunkRockMBA Жыл бұрын
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@Airfryer208
@Airfryer208 Жыл бұрын
where’s the tool video
@josefk.122
@josefk.122 Жыл бұрын
I first heard J.E.W on a Doc Martens sampler CD in 1995 and they blew that shit out of the water. The song was “Call It in The Air” worth a listen for sure
@thelodownmusicchannel7041
@thelodownmusicchannel7041 Жыл бұрын
Have you done a video on Authority Zero?
@benkendall5562
@benkendall5562 Жыл бұрын
Jimmy Eat World had the star power of Fall Out Boy mixed with the authenticity of a band like American Football - not 'too' shiny but not pretentious either. Extremely underrated band
@spoookym3728
@spoookym3728 Жыл бұрын
Agree but you could hardly call them underrated. One of the biggest and most consistent emo bands of all time.
@moonboogien8908
@moonboogien8908 Жыл бұрын
​@ghost mall i have a feeling no matter how he covers it, a small but very emotional group of people will be upset.
@channingchills
@channingchills Жыл бұрын
You should work in music journalism. This was a masterfully worded compendium on Jimmy Eat World. Not necessarily underrated in my opinion, but certainly not given deserved due for being the absolute forefathers of emo alt-rock that they are.
@ashtongarcia6894
@ashtongarcia6894 Жыл бұрын
@@spoookym3728 nah most ppl rly only know the middle and maybe a couple other songs
@passi951
@passi951 Жыл бұрын
Also their new stuff ist sooo good.
@proposalsmusic
@proposalsmusic Жыл бұрын
Unpopular opinion: Clarity and Futures are way better than Bleed American but the mainstream pop-punk sound they made was actually the thing that saved them. There are no words in the dicitonary to explain how much I love Clarity. I'm 21 years old and it is crazy to know that after all this time this album is still so special to college kids all around the world, it will always be relevant for people who are at this stage of their lives.
@steeljaw19
@steeljaw19 Жыл бұрын
Clarity released when I was 18 and it's still in my top 10 greatest albums ever made. Glad to hear that it's still being discovered and appreciated by young adults!
@machineoutlivestheman1192
@machineoutlivestheman1192 Жыл бұрын
No, you’re right. Love all 3 but the other two are well ahead
@banwavy
@banwavy Жыл бұрын
Clarity >
@FrankieKaro
@FrankieKaro Жыл бұрын
Futures is by far my favorite of their albums.
@darrenthetuber743
@darrenthetuber743 Жыл бұрын
I think they knew that, so they had to hook em, pop style. Bleed American is not better than those I agree, but like say I Get Wet by Andrew WK it is an album of primarily singular mood, Bleed American ("Peppy"), I Get Wet ("Animal from The Muppets")
@RzK084
@RzK084 Жыл бұрын
Sweetness is one of the most criminally underrated songs of that era. So good.
@Robdoesitall
@Robdoesitall 3 ай бұрын
Pain is my favorite song from them. Sweetness is dope tho too!
@baileyyyyyyyyyyyy
@baileyyyyyyyyyyyy 3 ай бұрын
a praise chorus was also a criminally underrated song
@luism.palaguachi9874
@luism.palaguachi9874 Жыл бұрын
Futures is such a good album, from beginning to end. Dare I say it's one of the best underrated concept album of the 2000's.
@dev_with_me
@dev_with_me Жыл бұрын
23 is their best song
@MrKyuriel
@MrKyuriel Жыл бұрын
@@dev_with_me I think Kill is their best, but that’s me. That album fucking rules.
@wonderboytroy7484
@wonderboytroy7484 Жыл бұрын
Agreed with above comment 23 is their best song and one of the best songs of the 2000’s hands down. I’m sure a lot of people discredited this band because of how big they got, but make no mistake they are an excellent band.
@caitlynkogge7238
@caitlynkogge7238 Жыл бұрын
Such a great album. Also, the demo versions of those songs are also incredible!
@darrenthetuber743
@darrenthetuber743 Жыл бұрын
Night Drive is still rough to listen to, the lyrics are so cringe, but other than that, it's mint
@Kevinized100
@Kevinized100 Жыл бұрын
I've seen them live 4 times, and they are almost TOO good live. They sound just like their albums, very impressive.
@ConfuzzledPugs
@ConfuzzledPugs Жыл бұрын
I would agree. 23 live is a dopamine trip. Honestly, I think THe Middle is a bit overrated. Hear You Me, My Sundown, Please Say No are amazing songs.
@Spiritofdarkandlonelywater
@Spiritofdarkandlonelywater Жыл бұрын
My Sundown is such a simple, sad, life-affirming song. My favourite on the album.
@StoneHands25
@StoneHands25 Жыл бұрын
I agree!
@zacknelson7839
@zacknelson7839 Жыл бұрын
I didn't get to see them for the first time despite listening to them for over 20 years until last September...but yes they absolutely killed it.
@_xiosa
@_xiosa Жыл бұрын
They’re great live!
@shortlivedglory3314
@shortlivedglory3314 Жыл бұрын
As a millennial, I can confirm that "The Middle" has our feels on speed dial.
@donofarrell3188
@donofarrell3188 10 ай бұрын
The lamest comment award goes to ...
@TheBrandonn
@TheBrandonn 8 ай бұрын
sweetness
@LordKishi
@LordKishi 6 ай бұрын
@@TheBrandonn if you’re listening…
@antiembishop07
@antiembishop07 Жыл бұрын
Bleed American is an incredible album.
@texasrenegade325
@texasrenegade325 Жыл бұрын
Agree
@artyomkarma
@artyomkarma Жыл бұрын
Totally. And sounding so fresh even with not so expensive production process. Pure talent
@KodyeWhobrey
@KodyeWhobrey Жыл бұрын
Jimmy eat world is one of my favorite bands and are criminally underrated. I'm glad they are finally getting the love they deserve.
@aaroncapricorn5867
@aaroncapricorn5867 Жыл бұрын
no worries. only the people that really mattered were in love with their music
@nathanglennie
@nathanglennie Жыл бұрын
They just make beautiful music and have remained super consistent throughout the years. Jim just has one of those nostalgic sounding voices where even a newer song can take you back 20 years
@RGT85
@RGT85 Жыл бұрын
Sweetness is one of the greatest songs ever and I will fight anyone who disagrees.
@sophibeans
@sophibeans Жыл бұрын
The Middle still makes me cry when I'm having a hard time and gives me hope in the depths of depression. Grateful for that entire album
@a-dashof-pepper4710
@a-dashof-pepper4710 Жыл бұрын
Life long metalhead, and I'm gonna say that "The Middle" has one of my favorite guitar solos. 😂
@CoverBandConfidential
@CoverBandConfidential Жыл бұрын
"Futures" is one of those albums that changed my life. It came out just as I was graduating college and it was the perfect soundtrack to a confused kid trying to figure out what was next.
@samwelltarly8265
@samwelltarly8265 Жыл бұрын
Same here. It was the soundtrack of my college life in my mid twenties, trying to deal with life, love, pain etc. So good
@CoverBandConfidential
@CoverBandConfidential Жыл бұрын
@@samwelltarly8265 "23" still fucks me up....."I won't always live in my regret" hits different at 40.
@samwelltarly8265
@samwelltarly8265 Жыл бұрын
@@CoverBandConfidential Amen. 23 is one of my all time favorite songs. Always instantly lets some old heavy hearted kinda feeling swell up. Amazing what music can do to you
@DuelingPeaks
@DuelingPeaks Жыл бұрын
​@@CoverBandConfidentialI just turned 30 and 23 still makes me cry floods of tears. Masterpiece.
@johnlockie
@johnlockie Жыл бұрын
Clarity is up there with Led Zeppelin 4 and Joshua Tree. 100% absolutely defining. I think Mark Trombino’s influence is hugely understated here too. I’ve also had the privilege of seeing them live over a dozen times - and they are hands down the best club room band I’ve ever seen. I was at the showcase in LA when they were courting labels and Reuben’s Accomplice opened for them. Saw them at El Rey, Troubadour, Whiskey…all so amazing. Saw them more recently at the Greek and while good the experience wasn’t the same.
@MBustos828
@MBustos828 Жыл бұрын
Jim seems like a genuinely kind human being in interviews. They deserve any and all recognition they get.
@HughesyTech
@HughesyTech Жыл бұрын
Jim Adkins is a genius. Always loved how when he plays 23 live, he improvises and changes the solo up every time.
@moegoggles
@moegoggles Жыл бұрын
At a show in STL, Jim said something like “I’m so happy that I get to come to work and make music for all of you.” And he said it in this sweet soothing (almost like his singing) voice. He had the most genuine smile and look on his face. It was toward the end of the show. I was lucky to be like 15 feet from him the whole time, totally star struck. 😊
@mywhychromosome
@mywhychromosome Жыл бұрын
If you hang out after the show, 99.9% of the time Jim will just come out to talk to whoever's around. I think I've spoken to him at every show I've seen of theirs. The first couple times I was nervous and excitedly rambling, trying to question him as to why "Clarity" is such an anomaly in their discography, but it happened so much that eventually I got used to it, lol. Super down to earth guy
@torstenscholz6243
@torstenscholz6243 Жыл бұрын
Jim and the other guys in the band really seem to be great, nice guys. That's what makes them so relatable - they are the perfect anti-rockstars. They don't look like rockstars, and they don't have any allures to be stars either, they have remained normal down-to-earth people.
@migrantson
@migrantson Жыл бұрын
I wasn't even into Emo back in 01 - but man- "The Middle" dropping after 9/11 happened...I get emotional now remembering how it helped bring a sense of stability.
@TheRealGras
@TheRealGras Жыл бұрын
I had the original CD that was still called Bleed American before they pulled it and changed the title.
@hesherette
@hesherette Жыл бұрын
I was in late elementary school when a friend's older brother burned us all copies of Static Prevails bc he was obsessed. I became obsessed + bought Clarity (amazing album), then loved hearing them get recognition all over the radio/ TV with "The Middle"/ Bleed American a few years later. a few years after that, they were doing a meet + greet at my fave local record store to promote their new album (at the time) Futures. my mom pulled me out of school to take me + told the record store I wanted to do an interview w them for the school paper (we didn't have one lmfao), which they excitedly agreed to. they were so wonderful + kind to awkward, star struck young teen me; they even recognized me at their show a few years later when i saw them live for the first time! love this band, thanks for the great video finn! that's SO cool you saw them play a tiny show in cleveland.
@LeanneModenPoet
@LeanneModenPoet Жыл бұрын
Bleed American is a perfect album from start to finish. Clarity, Futures, Chase this Light, Invented, and Surviving are all absolutely gorgeous too. Favourite band of all time. No question.
@JoniKoltrane
@JoniKoltrane Жыл бұрын
I highly appreciate you for making a video about these gentlemen. I started listening to them sometime between Futures and Chase This Light. They were one of the first bands I really felt different about, and still listen to today. As you said, they’re not so focused on making hits, but more so making great music and providing the best live performances for their fans. I’ve seen them several times, and I was never disappointed. It’s also so rare to see a band keep the same roster for as long as they have. You change one person in a band and it can change the dynamic entirely, potentially ruining it. We’ve been fortunate enough to see them consistently put out great music over the years, and I hope it continues for a long time.
@jeremysiron9622
@jeremysiron9622 Жыл бұрын
I said it on the “one hit wonder” video, “the sweetness” was a breakthrough hit ! Even if it only got to like number 70 on the 200 list, on the rock radio list, it charted really high and was HEAVY rotation for like two years….that’s a breakthrough hit, if a song breaks through, even on a station that just plays one genre, it can still be a breakthrough hit without being top 40 on the top 200 which is some people’s standard for the definition of a hit, which is insane
@HotStrange
@HotStrange Жыл бұрын
A Praise Chorus, Pain, and Kill got a ton of airplay as well. I remember hearing them everywhere for a solid 4 years.
@jeremysiron9622
@jeremysiron9622 Жыл бұрын
@@HotStrange yeah, I was probably actually lowballing it on my guess when I said two years with “the sweetness“, that song was probably more like four years as well, and I wouldn’t be surprised if it still gets played on the rock radio stations that are frozen in the 90s and early 2000s
@darrenthetuber743
@darrenthetuber743 Жыл бұрын
​@@HotStrangeI remember praise chorus was a low key hit, in the same way Losing A Whole Year was for 3EB, where it didn't rise high but kicked around for a while
@christophergureski3863
@christophergureski3863 Жыл бұрын
Massively underrated band and one of the first bands I really felt connected with
@zelkovabright7723
@zelkovabright7723 Жыл бұрын
One of the few bands that continues to age like fine wine. Seen them 20 times in the last 15 years and they just keep getting better. Such an authentic band, and the reason I started playing guitar and writing songs. I love them and owe them so much.
@nickchellsen
@nickchellsen Жыл бұрын
I think Jimmy Eat World is also an a good example of the “1,000 True Fans” theory. Even though they don’t have the same level of mainstream success that they did with Bleed American and The Middle, they still have a core fan base that supports them and their work. Case in point, I’ve seen them live 3 times over the past several years. The venue in my city has a max occupancy of around 1,000 people. Each time, the show was sold out.
@Whyzee12
@Whyzee12 6 ай бұрын
So true! I just saw them headline the Hollywood Bowl and they completely sold it out. It made me so happy
@Kendallhess
@Kendallhess Жыл бұрын
Ahhh! Jimmy Eat World is my absolute favorite band ever! So glad to see them getting some more recognition! They are by far the most consistent band I’ve listened to!:-)
@AM-hv3pd
@AM-hv3pd Жыл бұрын
Hands down my favorite band of all time. So many songs are tied to important and emotional memories in my life.
@samwelltarly8265
@samwelltarly8265 Жыл бұрын
I will forever love JEW! Their sound were like a movie soundtrack of my emotions in my twenties (basically the 2000s). Songs like "23", "Clarity", "Lucky Denver Mint", "Polaris" and many others still give me goosebumps and are connected to old memories of heartbreak, being in love and so on... Very, very underrated band.
@lionmanemusic
@lionmanemusic 10 ай бұрын
JEW! 😂
@HotStrange
@HotStrange Жыл бұрын
One of my favorite bands as a young teen and still love them today. Clarity is one of the most beautiful albums I’ve ever heard. Bleed American and Futures are masterful as well.
@MichelJPW
@MichelJPW Жыл бұрын
Clarity and Bleed American is one of the best back to back album releases in Emo. Incredible stuff tbh
@JedmondFish
@JedmondFish Жыл бұрын
Thanks for making this! Jimmy Eat World is my all time favorite band. For those who gave up on them after "The Middle" are REALLY missing out.
@fadence
@fadence Жыл бұрын
Bleed, Futures and CTL are absolute master classes in song writing, especially back then. The fast ones were fast, the slow ones made you cry. I feel like the reason they never took the world by storm was just a sheer lack of 'coolness'. They forever just look like a bunch of dads who have 9 to 5 office jobs.
@joebobhenrybob2000
@joebobhenrybob2000 Жыл бұрын
Jimmy Eat World is really the boy who pulled the sword from the stone. Part of a huge pack of bands from that genre and time. From that first album - the one BEFORE Static Prevails, nobody would have known it'd be them. From doing a straight-out punk album (their first), to a legit early emo album (Static Prevails), to defining/redefining the genre with their THIRD album Clarity to settling into their own particular thing for life, they went the distance. VERY difficult to think of another legit Emo band that went the full distance like that. (I wish they'd just cranked out more stuff like Static, personally, but THEY'RE happy) Appleseed Cast is the other obvious success story. Coheed and Cambria although they weren't Emo for long. Planes Mistaken For Stars, although they may have been Emo for only one EP. Penfold actually has kept going for a long while. Since the grandaddy Emo bands were Embrace and Rites of Spring, (Emo started the moment a musician first yelled "Don't call our music Emo!!!") which became Fugazi, perhaps THAT's the most legit long term Emo success story of all. Anyway, thanks - you did really REALLY good
@krxahfb
@krxahfb Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for making a video about Jimmy Eat World! Absolutely amazing song writers and have an amazing live show! Praise Chorus and Always Be are two of my favorite songs for my running playlist
@anubismontagner
@anubismontagner Жыл бұрын
Your channel it's a treasure to anyone who loves music and music prodution. Grats, dude!
@beingexemplary06
@beingexemplary06 Жыл бұрын
This channel sucks 😹😹
@Mrb00st
@Mrb00st Жыл бұрын
I think very few bands have had a run of INCREDIBLE albums like jimmy eat world. Bleed American, Futures, Chase This Light, Invented, and Damage. A 12 year stretch of putting out albums that hit from the first play through but still hold appeal many years later. Amd 2019's Surviving shows they've still 1000% got it, and they're SO GOOD LIVE. Hugely underrated.
@wonderboytroy7484
@wonderboytroy7484 Жыл бұрын
Different genre but another band that goes woefully underrated and misunderstood and dropped more than 2 classic albums, Kings of Leon.
@Mrb00st
@Mrb00st Жыл бұрын
@@wonderboytroy7484 another solid indie rock band for sure.
@R-Dub241
@R-Dub241 Жыл бұрын
One of my favorite bands of all time. I’m from Arizona and saw them as a budding local band to what they are now. They deserve all the success they’ve achieved. Well done Finn. Great video.
@baddayoverdosed
@baddayoverdosed Жыл бұрын
One of the things that a lot of people overlook is just how skilled of musicians they are. I spent so much time trying to learn how to play Cautioners bass line, which is so difficult in its simplicity.
@royalvalkyrie
@royalvalkyrie Жыл бұрын
LOVED THIS! Saw them recently on tour with My Chemical Romance. Definitely another iconic staple of the Emo scene.
@pfzt
@pfzt Жыл бұрын
I loved their Corona-time streaming only concerts from one or two years ago. It's really hard nowadays to get everyone of your friends back together again, because everybody has kids and lives someplace else but at these shows we could reunite, holding a conference call (lol) and enjoy the gig. Wonderful idea and they did a marvelous job from a technical perspective, great sound, great stage and flawless streaming quality. Worth every penny.
@_xiosa
@_xiosa Жыл бұрын
I saw this band 10 years ago. They were an opening act and I was completely swept away because they are amazing performers. Jim’s voice comes off incredibly clear and controlled. The band sounded like they have been playing with each other for years and we’re so in synced.
@devil_pls
@devil_pls Жыл бұрын
This Band is soooo underappreciated its insane. I mean yes ofc they had their success in a few ways you could say but still I feel like they are on a level of talent that too many people sadly overlook. Love them so much!
@hunterking6033
@hunterking6033 Жыл бұрын
Futures is one of my favorite albums. Just Tonight, 23, Pain, and Drugs or Me are some of my favorite songs of all-time. Also, some of my favorite karaoke songs. Futures, Work, and The World You Love are also really great song in their own rights. Electable and Always Be off Chase This Light are also great songs. Electable is so relatable the last few years as well with some of it's political and social commentary.
@Lint6
@Lint6 Жыл бұрын
I recently read Sellout: The Major-Label Feeding Frenzy That Swept Punk, Emo, and Hardcore (1994-2007) and its kinda funny. A lot of those late 90s/early 2000s bands that got called Emo HATED it. I think it was Taking Back Sunday (not 100% sure about that) that said they got tagged as "that emo band" and their response was "We're not emo!"
@roger1724
@roger1724 Жыл бұрын
Yes, even Gerard Way from MCR disliked the label. But, you know, it's more cool and marketable now, lol
@FieldsA2
@FieldsA2 Жыл бұрын
Jimmy is incredibly underrated and I’d put Chase This Light and Surviving right up there with their best albums, so they’re STILL dropping bangers and STILL putting on one of the best live shows you will ever see. Jim is an incredibly talented singer and songwriter and he’s never forsaken his style, which is one of the reasons I absolutely still consider them one of my favorite bands today.
@no1goose
@no1goose Жыл бұрын
One of my all time favourite bands. Came across them in 2003 when a friend gave a me minidisc copy of Bleed American. Integrity blues has to be up there as one of their best albums, Pol Roger is an epic album closer.
@brentos96
@brentos96 Жыл бұрын
Chase This Light is such an incredible album! I find myself going back to it constantly!
@RoderickSeban
@RoderickSeban 5 ай бұрын
This
@mrselfdestructs
@mrselfdestructs Жыл бұрын
Another interesting thing with the bleed american album was after 9/11 they changed the name of the album to ANOTHER self titled album and changed the title track to "salt sweat sugar". It used to be really hard to find anything pressed with the original album title. It was such a weird time.
@MichaelHenshaw-j9k
@MichaelHenshaw-j9k 7 күн бұрын
I saw them this year, 2024, in OKC with Fallout Boy. They finished with In the Middle, and when the open riff hit, the whole arena EXPLODED! I have not seen a crowd go nuts like that at a show. I think it says it all about their influence.
@peterw2880
@peterw2880 Жыл бұрын
Never clicked on a video so fast. Absolutely love this band
@horbaty
@horbaty Жыл бұрын
One of my most favourite bands when I was 19-20. As they were not known much in my country, bought their CD in Prague. Greetings from Ukraine!
@ASM881
@ASM881 Жыл бұрын
I hope you guys are doing ok! Fuck the Wagner Group!
@torstenscholz6243
@torstenscholz6243 Жыл бұрын
Slava Ukraini!
@jeffnicholas6342
@jeffnicholas6342 Жыл бұрын
I’m glad bands like Jimmy Eat World can provide a positive reprieve from aggressive powers that actually want to eat the world
@shoutingdollspunk
@shoutingdollspunk Жыл бұрын
Nice! Our drummer is Ukrainian teaching him about the whole Emo also i rly like your countries band Nervy! 🍕
@shanelucas8036
@shanelucas8036 Жыл бұрын
I appreciate you for making a video on Jimmy Eat World. They’re my absolute favorite band, and I’ve always felt that they were under-appreciated in the scene.
@chrono.v-trigger
@chrono.v-trigger Жыл бұрын
Not sure if anyone else has pointed this out yet, but your reasoning concerning their impact and influence--as well as their longevity and unconcern with chasing popularity, or with replicating the initial success of The Middle--parallels the careers of the guys from Rush pretty well. Rush's initial albums were not considered commercial successes, and were on the chopping block of their label; until, that is, 2112. From there, the largest singular success was that of Tom Sawyer, and never did they have a song as popular as Sawyer, nor did they care. They were just 3 kindhearted Canadians who were interested in writing and performing music that they found compelling and enjoyable. Anyway, I remember discovering Jimmy Eat World around the time that Static Prevails came out, and found this to be a really nice video. Thanks for allowing me to make a connection between both Rush and Jimmy EW.
@johnathanmichael6717
@johnathanmichael6717 Жыл бұрын
That's a really awesome comparison and I agree completely. Im a big fan of both bands and never thought of that but you're spot on with the similarities in their career ups and downs, and all the members from both bands come across as really down to earth, mellow and laid back as well as being insanely talented musicians.
@LiamP589
@LiamP589 Жыл бұрын
Some of the songs are extremely underated: lucky Denver mint, 23, Polaris, sweetness...
@dt-hf8vz
@dt-hf8vz Жыл бұрын
man, sweetness is so fuckin solid
@jamlemon
@jamlemon Жыл бұрын
Static Prevails, Clarity and Bleed American were such great albums.
@jessi4894
@jessi4894 Жыл бұрын
Authority Song is my fav
@torstenscholz6243
@torstenscholz6243 Жыл бұрын
Rockstar, Sweetness, Pain, Work and Always Be are my favourites of them. Such a shame that, typical for bands considered a one hit wonder, most people only know them for one song when they had so many great ones more.
@oakenmaus
@oakenmaus Жыл бұрын
Fucking love Lucky Denver Mint
@mxwx51
@mxwx51 Жыл бұрын
Incredibly consistent band. You can put on any JEW album and enjoy the listen. I think Damage is criminally underrated.
@cristinamorrison2862
@cristinamorrison2862 Жыл бұрын
"Just Watch the Fireworks" has always been my favorite song. Excellent live band, too!
@mywhychromosome
@mywhychromosome Жыл бұрын
What giving up gives you. Where giving up takes you. I've had and I've been
@wolfiemueller9946
@wolfiemueller9946 Ай бұрын
I met the guitar tech for Jim and Tom, and Jim came out and talked to me. Absolutely one of the coolest guys ever. I love his band! He was so happy that FOB legit picked them up for a tour. He is happy making music and doing his thing. :D
@berndstromberg1424
@berndstromberg1424 Жыл бұрын
Bleed American was in Rolling Stones 100 greatest albums of all time. Totally deserved.
@SteedRuckus
@SteedRuckus Жыл бұрын
I saw Jimmy Eat World at Summerfest in like..2012 or 2013, and we were just standing by the gate when Jim just randomly came out and signed autographs and took pictures with EVERYONE who asked. It wasn't announced or planned or anything, just came out and stuck around for a good 30 minutes about an hour before the show started. It's like the most Jimmy Eat World thing he could have done and it's representative of exactly how they are, just chill guys that love playing music and are really, truly dedicated to their fans.
@dahaganator
@dahaganator Жыл бұрын
For anyone who hasn’t read it, I’d highly recommend Dan Ozzi’s book “Sellout.” Super interesting look at how major labels were salivating to sign the next big punk/alternative act after Nevermind blew up. There’s an entire chapter about Jimmy Eat World and how they basically had to create their own scene from scratch in Arizona. Love this band ❤️
@trevorkilbourne4270
@trevorkilbourne4270 Жыл бұрын
Very good book, it is super in depth and made me want to revisit a lot of the bands featured. I gained a lot of respect for Jimmy Eat World after reading their section. I also felt a bit of shame for writing off hard working bands as being sellouts just for wanting to get their music to larger audiences and god forbid, make a living.
@TattooedTabletop
@TattooedTabletop Жыл бұрын
Jimmy Eat World is a band that I can always go back to and find great music whether it be their new music or their old music. They absolutely crush it
@ChreeNumber12
@ChreeNumber12 Жыл бұрын
Hey Fin, I hope you're doing well. This is why I love your youtube channel, I haven't thought about Jimmy Eat World in years also I forgot how good they were back then....Take care man.
@steeljaw19
@steeljaw19 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this Finn, I was so excited when I saw the notification for this video! Clarity is in my top 10 albums of all time. When that came out I was 18 and into punk and metal, but my brother had got into the emo scene in college and we shared an hour commute to work everyday in his car (which means he was in control of the music). I saw them play with Sense Field at top of the hill and they were so good it made my appreciation grow by leaps and bounds. Speaking of, I'd love to see you do a video about Sense Field, they're criminally underrated!
@khairulbasirrudin732
@khairulbasirrudin732 Жыл бұрын
I know them thru "The Middle" (heh) but I "really" listened to them on Chase This Light in 2007. It really brought meaning to my life back then. I actually dedicated Chase This Light to my firstborn when she was born. Boy I actually felt goosebumps listening to it now. My daughter is 11 this year! THANK YOU for changing me! Hence they ARE a meaningful band to me! Please come to Malaysia!
@KowProdMedia
@KowProdMedia 4 ай бұрын
I'm someone that listened to them sort of peripherally in the 90's, but never paid too much attention as I was too busy listening to TOOL & Dillinger Escape Plan & ZAO & Deftones etc, but now a man in my 40's I've sort of rediscovered their catalog and I've been enjoying it a lot. It's just hard enough to let me rock out without having my c0ck out, just poppy enough that I don't feel dirty and some really solid songwriting with what seems to me like ridiculously genuine lyrics. Wife won free tix to see them open for Fallout Boy and while their "show" was basically non-existent, I didn't care because it was just 5 dudes on a stage playing their heart out and I think that's somehow more genuine to me and I appreciated it and connected with it and they seemed very happy to be there and genuinely thankful to be out and playing, I respect that. I hope they continue to have a long career.
@Spiritofdarkandlonelywater
@Spiritofdarkandlonelywater Жыл бұрын
I saw them on TV in the UK playing The Middle, and what stuck out to me was not the song, but that they looked absolutely terrified! Which instantly piqued my curiosity. I think Invented was the last record of theirs I've heard, but Clarity has become one of my favourite albums of the late '90s.
@fredbergeron2193
@fredbergeron2193 Жыл бұрын
This band make a big impact on my life till to this day... The song "Big Casino" is so wellwriten and sooooo undsrrated
@amstreater
@amstreater 5 ай бұрын
I absolutely loved them around the time Bleed American dropped, and then I found Static Prevails in a discount CD store. I was so confused because Jim’s distinctive vocals weren’t there. It just didn’t feel the same. In any case the Jimmy Eat World sound just makes me smile and feel warm while also being great to rock out to. I love the analogy of sweater vest emo vs hot topic emo (I love both)
@tarantinoish
@tarantinoish Жыл бұрын
I got into Jimmy Eat World after hearing Tom DeLonge say he was into them on The Urethra Chronicles. I would listen to Clarity all the time and I bought Bleed American the week it came out. Good times.
@TheDwarfInvasion
@TheDwarfInvasion Жыл бұрын
The drawing of jimmy eating the world is a drawing from one of the many Linton brothers, not from Zack or his brother. I went to school with one of the Linton brothers and we heard the story a handful of times. But.....really great video. Loved the accurate history of the early part of this band! Did not expect that. And of course clarity is a classic.
@jessenunez7205
@jessenunez7205 Жыл бұрын
I love how you see the songwriting evolve too. Extremely mature take on emo music in their later albums and even their early albums are pretty mature without being too whiny or too angsty.
@tabiBLAKEMORE
@tabiBLAKEMORE Жыл бұрын
My heart when I saw this title! I think that being featured on One Tree Hill several times at the height of that show helped a big subset of fans find JEW that might not have otherwise. Particularly on the Futures album.
@machineoutlivestheman1192
@machineoutlivestheman1192 Жыл бұрын
Sensefield, Jimmy Eat World, Quicksand, Texas is the Reason. All my favorites right there. Never looking away
@mickcollins1921
@mickcollins1921 Жыл бұрын
My 14 year old, who saw his favorite band - Motion City Soundtrack - last summer for his first concert going experience, will be seeing Jimmy Eat World this summer in Indy for his second. Their music has an authenticity to it that makes it timeless. It relates to you on a human level in a way a lot of bands simply can't achieve. On a personal note, the Middle - written as a love song to themselves at a tough time in their lives - has helped me get through many a tough moment, and as I have aged, the following line from Big Casino still gives me chills every single time: "And I'll tell you something else that you ain't dying enough to know, there's still some living left when your prime comes and goes."
@benjepson
@benjepson Жыл бұрын
Fun story - I really liked static, after that a few good songs but not my thing. That's ok. Saw them in 2002 and it was so weird, what I knew as a small band had exploded and the audience was full of early 2000's jocks. which was fine but unexpected. Good to see them getting some success but it was a weird feeling. Cave In was there, a friend had told me how awesome/brutal they were, of course the band had just released tides of tomorrow which was good but yeah massive sound departure. Saw Jimmy again in 2004(?) and the amount of audience screaming was deafening, like an old Beatles show. Hard to hear the actual music. Until they played thinking that's all from static, and the room fell silent. anyways recover played with them, if you haven't heard Recover check out the Ceci n'est pas Recover ep. So good. Anyways I'm old now I guess.
@jeffnicholas6342
@jeffnicholas6342 Жыл бұрын
That ‘Sweater Vest’ emo from the DIY HC scene in late 90’s was awesome! Becuz girls would come out to the otherwise sweaty dude shows. The spirit and energy from the scene was there…just fun times for everyone
@IIMIKEYMOII
@IIMIKEYMOII 6 ай бұрын
“Sweetness” from Bleed American is still played in hockey arena’s to this day because of NHL 2003 video game. Legendary song with hockey fans.
@austintrousdale2397
@austintrousdale2397 Жыл бұрын
I remember seeing “Lucky Denver mint” played on 120 Minutes during the last days of that show on MTV. My local college radio station also played that song. Quickly became one of my favorite singles of 1999. Then… nothing for about 2 years. But what a pleasant surprise to see “The middle,” which had this-is-going-to-become-iconic written all over it, earn its frequent plays on MYV and VH1 in late 2001-early 02. Several months later, “The Sweetness” surpassed its predecessor, IMHO. Jimmy Eat World didn’t become as high-profile as some of their genre’s bands later in the decade, but I’ve always respected their talent. Thanks for this upload, Finn 💯
@loganpeters7543
@loganpeters7543 Жыл бұрын
I had no idea about their work other than "The Middle". Very informative, thank you.
@joebobhenrybob2000
@joebobhenrybob2000 Жыл бұрын
Good job! lol it was almost like a response video to my The Real Emo comment from a couple weeks ago on your Emo video. One day, you could do a "How Many Emos ARE There Anyway?" video. Everyone thinks everyone else's Emo is not the real one. What are there now, 7 of them? 10 Emos? Each with those claiming it is the real one. And then there's Post-Hardcore. The genre every real emo band begged to be called instead of "emo." (Until new "true" post-hardcores appeared, complicating things further) For me, Emo is bands that still have a Post-Hardcore Punk sound and listen to Punk (real Punk not Greenday or Blink182), but are doing new things WITH it. And the 80's DC Punk scene people will beat me over the head with Embrace and Rites of Spring, at which point I'll hang my head and acknowledge they've got me there. Anyway, I'm sure you'd get a lot of engagement on such a video at the very least. People are passionately loyal to THEIR true Emo - I know I am.
@simonwilliams3227
@simonwilliams3227 Жыл бұрын
I went back to Jimmy Eat World a few months ago and became angry with myself that I hadn't kept up with them. The last few albums of theirs have been really strong.
@robertquihuis6661
@robertquihuis6661 Жыл бұрын
I see them every time they come to the bay and they never phone it in. They always seem energetic, sincere and just happy to be there. Even at when we were young, most of my favorites didn’t seem too happy to be there but JEW came out and gave 100%
@Fournierthe4th
@Fournierthe4th Жыл бұрын
This is an amazing channel @thepunkrockmba. I have listened to rock music my entire life but never was interested in learning or hearing about the background or history of artists/sub- genres of rock. However all these videos have super interesting stories and are told very well. Awesome content!
@itspabbs
@itspabbs Жыл бұрын
The second half of the Bleed American album that is devoid of "hits" contains some incredible songs.
@tormmac
@tormmac Жыл бұрын
in recent years "555" was a total banger, JEW have been pumping out quality for decades
@marcusm6698
@marcusm6698 Жыл бұрын
Once upon a time many moons ago, I did a show with Jimmy Eat World with the Format as openers in Arizona in a packed 900 person venue. The stage presence of Jim Adkins and Nate Ruess was undeniable. The next year we did Pennywise, Social Distortion, and Jimmy Eat World as the main features for KUPD. Life was good then.
@lemong1443
@lemong1443 Ай бұрын
you mentioning Jets To Brazil finally put my search to find others that knew of it to rest
@TheGoodMidlifeCrisis
@TheGoodMidlifeCrisis 11 ай бұрын
"Hear you me" was great when I heard it in my early 20s, now, in my 40s, it means even more. I've always been a lyric person and those are some great lyrics.
@max.harvroom
@max.harvroom Жыл бұрын
great video Finn. I've loved jimmy eat world since way back when, so happy seeing them being able to keep at it and keep producing good music. I really enjoyed this vid, and while you don't really make bad ones, seeing my teen idols keep getting love is so great.
@lionhearttx7156
@lionhearttx7156 5 күн бұрын
Another band of this era to check out is No Knife from San Diego. They were amazing live and opened for Jimmy, Sunny Day etc. Jim sang on a song on one of their records.
@shelbyandblush
@shelbyandblush Жыл бұрын
Yooooo... Bleed American was a track I absolutely wore out in like 6th grade and I totally forgot about it until you played it. It holds up!!
@vvt17
@vvt17 Жыл бұрын
Hey Finn, thanks for another great video! I love Jimmy Eat World and I think your video managed to capture their essence perfectly - when you finished with the word "honesty", it all just clicked. Brilliant! As always, looking forward to the next one - no idea what band it will be about, but thrilled to be surprised :)
@BeeKay5150
@BeeKay5150 4 ай бұрын
I had tickets to see Jimmy Eat World on a normal, regular Tuesday in 2001. That Tuesday morning came and I couldn't wait. By noon, that concert wasn't happening that night.
@TruthJusticeVictory
@TruthJusticeVictory 7 ай бұрын
When I was 15 I saw Jimmy Eat World open for New Found Glory and Blink, and during Blink's set someone hit my left leg with something and broke my knee. I'm 37 now and anytime I have to get down on my knees to do something or pick something up I remember how fucking awesome Jimmy Eat World's set was and smile, massively underrated band.
@carpeimodiem
@carpeimodiem Жыл бұрын
Good vid. Few missed nuggets... The band always hated being called "emo". But so did all the titans of that genre in the 90's. Little known fact: the demo version of Bleed American, which released about 8 months before the studio release, became the most downloaded unreleased album in Napster history at that time. The band had to temporarily change the name of the Bleed American album to a 2nd S/T LP immediately after 9/11, because many of the radio stations didn't want to seem insensitive. Chances are, when you saw that CD at Tower Records, it was S/T. Also they are still putting out solid music. Check out Something Loud. So good!
@rco401
@rco401 Жыл бұрын
The Jimmy Eat World library is layered with great music. Go listen to their album Invented front to back if you haven't heard it.
@frederickdelius1106
@frederickdelius1106 Жыл бұрын
Finn just wanted to be able to say " i saw them back in the day". Great video
@randehhhb21
@randehhhb21 Жыл бұрын
In the 90’s Arizona was a hot spot for alternative music with the Gin Blossoms, the Refreshments, and the Meat Puppets ( I know the Meat Puppets were around before the 90’s)
@torstenscholz6243
@torstenscholz6243 Жыл бұрын
The desert climate somehow seems to be good for making good alternative rock. Las Vegas has also produced some great bands, e.g. The Killers, Panic! at the Disco, Five Finger Death Punch, etc.
@oleksiigorlatykh2375
@oleksiigorlatykh2375 Жыл бұрын
I was lucky to see them live, and my impression was like "ok, they are playing The Middle, but why second guitar sounds like it's Sonic Youth?" It was very strong performance and much more interesting than a studio record.
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