Kicking Clarity off with this song was a masterstroke, delicately and lovingly reintroducing the band and setting the almost impossibly high standard that the band would maintain over the following twelve tracks.ġ1. With it’s slow, shuffling beat and delicately picked notes, “Table For Glasses” could almost be a lullaby, though as it rises to its aching crescendo it is more than a little rousing. A rush of delirious excitement from the start, the chorus is shout-along nirvana, and if you’re not smiling by the time it’s done, there’s a good chance you’re dead inside. Perhaps Jimmy Eat World’s finest rock anthem, “Big Casino” is sunshine in a can with a whole lot of roaring guitars. However, the lyrics are wrought with exquisite pain in the wake of a failed relationship, and the desperate need to break all contact with an ex to allow the healing to begin.ĩ. On the surface, “Your House” is an understated, shimmering, almost bouncy pop song, its jangly acoustic strum and delicate vocal melodies making a lovely soundtrack to a summer evening.
Clearly, it was something they needed to get out of their system before penning the largely effervescent Chase This Light. Clocking in at 7:44, the track is dominated by a brooding, almost apocalyptic tone that carries somber lyrics, and subdued melodies and clattering drums conveying ever-building threat. The Stay On My Side Tonight EP walked a dark path, and with “Disintegration” it yielded their most ambitious, experimental song. “Disintegration” – Stay On My Side Tonight EP (2005) With lyrics that capture the acute pain of staying in a relationship you know is bad for you set to chiming, uneasy melodies, it is one of the most disarming and affecting songs released in the ’00s.ħ. Simultaneously urgent and haunting, “Kill” raises goosebumps no matter how many times you have heard it. When it comes to perfect pop songs you can’t do much better than “Here It Goes.” With lively handclaps, tightly interwoven guitar and electronic parts, and huge overlaid vocal harmonies, there’s such genuine excitement to it, which makes even the subtle melancholy it suggests seem uplifting. Brittle, aching and straight-up gorgeous, it tugs on the heartstrings like nothing else.ĥ. So, they opted to keep “Gotta Be Somebody’s Blues” and “Be Sensible” (arguably the finest track the sessions yielded) relegated to European/iTunes bonus track status. Upon completing tracking of Chase This Light, the band decided that two longer, slower tracks would affect the overall dynamic of the record too much. Its deceptively simple riffs and lively beat demand bouncing bodies, while the refrain lifted from Tommy James And The Shondells’ “Crimson And Clover” has been sung by capacity crowds the world over.Ĥ. “A Praise Chorus” – Bleed American (2001)Ī live favorite before Bleed American even hit the shelves, “A Praise Chorus” is equal parts excitement, optimism and fun. Alongside the Afghan Whigs’ “Faded,” it may just be the greatest closing track. Clocking in at over seven minutes, “23” is a flawless track that captures the band at their very best: Guitars, pianos and layered melodies build and build and build. Jimmy Eat World have always demonstrated a knack for ending albums on an emotional highpoint, and none conclude more magnificently than Futures. Simply put, one of the most beautiful, passionate, saddest and rousing songs ever recorded. Between its clattering drum intro and outro, an insistent beat drives layers of shimmering guitars and an almost impossibly wonderful, tragic vocal melody carries it into the ether. Sixteen years old, “Lucky Denver Mint” still stands as the jewel in Jimmy Eat World’s crown. But we took a shot at selecting the songs that stand out.
Any of the aforementioned albums could stand as such a list in its own right, and a “greatest hits” could be assembled from their singles. Consequently, they don’t make picking a Top 15 list easy, and trying to narrow that to a Top 10 list is alarmingly stress-inducing. Whether penning hard-edged rockers, pure pop songs or indulging their more melancholy or brooding sides, the quartet––who have maintained the same lineup across all but their ’94 self-titled debut––wield an enviable melodic savvy, and Jim Adkins’ evocative lyrics effortlessly capture the intricate, interwoven emotions involved in love and loss without ever pandering. Formed in 1993, Jimmy Eat World have released a string of seminal rock albums, every one of them boasting at least a handful of “classic” tracks, while Clarity (1999), Bleed American (2001) Futures (2004) and Chase This Light (2007) are arguably perfect from start to finish.
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