hoagie central: Afternoon Scene: Jimmy Eat World

Thursday, May 03, 2007

Afternoon Scene: Jimmy Eat World

A few thoughts on Jimmy Eat World, from Mesa, Arizona. It was hard to find actual videos, and when they were, they weren't their best songs. So that's why I'm going with mostly live performances and one instance of just the song. Also, their 2001 album was called Bleed American, which is an awesome name, but after 9/11 they changed it to be self-titled. Lame.

Also, the success of their song "The Middle" brings up a point related to online social sites, like Reddit, that rank stories based on collective up and down votes. The problem is that things that are very interesting to some people, might be unappealing to others. The stories that rise to the top are the ones that appeal to everyone, even if they aren't that great. Well, the analogy comes up sometimes in music, where the song that a band gets known for because it appeals to a lot of people, isn't their best work, or even is among their worst.

Anyways, he's a block of rock times five, spanning three albums, from JEW:

"Table for Glasses" (live)