Jimmy Eat World - Integrity Blues (October 21, 2016) Album • Page 77

I'm actually pretty sure we've done JEW album rankings like four times in this thread alone.

 

I love Hear You Me and Cautioners so much much. They carry such a heavy punch to me. They're up there for my absolute favorites from BA alongside A Praise Chorus

 

Cautioners is top 10 songs for me I think. Or very close.

 

Jimmy Eat World put out incredible albums and I enjoy each of them immensely. They are a very talented band and they seem like great guys. I think my favorite album of theirs is Chase This Light even while knowing it's probably not objectively their best. I am very ready to hear Integrity Blues. Also, their b-sides are better than 99% of what makes it onto other bands' albums.

 

For what it's worth: You can buy Integrity Blues on CD from Newbury Comics, autographed by the band, for $15.99.

Integrity Blues With Autographed CD Booklet

 

Jimmy Eat World “Integrity Blues” – Washed Up Emo

Another review this time from an obvious mega fan.

 

first time>third time>fourth time>second time

 

He has been around the emo scene for a long time, and has interviewed the band a couple of times. They know him personally. This review though, wasn't particularly well-written in my opinion.

 

Meh, I think it works for what it is: being directed to hardcore JEW fans and essentially saying, "You're a JEW fan and worried you won't like it? Don't."

 

The band are almost certainly going to release You Are Free tomorrow (I have a source). That's 4 songs before the album's release. That's unprecedented from this band. I love it and think it's great to keep people talking about the band on a regular basis.

 

I know who Tom Mullin is. It has his one glaring weakness that he always brings things back to the late 90s and how great that time is.

 

That's true he does do that. The mention of Digits, and the inclusion of the live video of it, is completely irrelevant other than to show that he likes the old stuff. However, it is his demographic I think. The Washed Up Emo site is mainly about his love of the 90s scene... so at least the review is playing to his audience.

 

Does anyone here personally know people that refuse to accept any JEW material post-Clarity?

I have a friend who was about 18 when Clarity released. He worships that album and was disgusted with BA as a follow up. I've played him about every album up through Damage at one time or another on a road trip or something, and he simply can't accept it. The only song that he kind of gave a "hmm, it's not bad" was Invented. He was in a somewhat popular local/regional band 15 years ago and seems to only like material from that era though. After listening to the songs off Infinity Blues that have been released so far, I always wonder if THIS will be the release that brings him back. I don't think it will be, but it's always an entertaining game.

 

I've never met anyone like that with JEW, but I have a couple friends who won't listen to Thursday post-Full Collapse.

 

Does the guy listen to anything modern. It almost seems like he's upset that JEW got big and what went from being this band that no one knew and was special to him now everyone knows and he can't accept that.

 

That's pretty much what it is. But it's not that black or white. For instance, he still likes anything the Foo Fighters put out (not his favorite band or anything, just an example off the top of my head). I know he hates the new Green Day. I think he accepts American Idiot but prefers anything from Insomniac and earlier. His taste is odd. A lot of times his opinion of a band comes from his personal experience with the band when he was touring. ha. Ohhh, I also just realized I don't know how he feels about American Football yet. I'll have to ask him. He loves their first album.

 

I do know someone who doesn't like anything after "Bleed American," but I think that's the only album he likes period.

And in response to an earlier post, I would prefer "Polaris" live over "Hear You Me" any day. I have no hatred over HYM though.. used to be one of my favorite JEW songs

I cannot rank BA. I've been trying.. but "If You Don't, Don't" is definitely at the top for me.

 

It's already "out there".

At this point they should just give us a full album stream.

 

Yup, that's pretty much it. My top 3 I think.. and 3 of my favorite songs of all time from any band.

 

Where is it "out there?" The studio version?

 

Yes, the studio version. As for where . . .

 

Well... I wasn't going to outright say that. But yeah my "source" is just deduction from the fact that it's "out there". And last week You With Me was "out there" one day before official release.

 

I don't think there's any issue with reporting the existence of a leak (to be clear, just the track "You Are Free" leaked, not the entire album). I'm not going to help anyone find it, but most people here know of some place they can go.

And based on these 4 tracks, this album is going to be great. I'm just glad I have the Kevin Devine stream to prevent me from listening to these on repeat today, and the Crying, Dillinger Escape Plan, From Indian Lakes, Jeff Rosenstock, and Two Tongues albums out tomorrow to give me something through the weekend and next week.

 

I'm done with these "leaked" tracks. By the time I hear the full album, it will be tough to really take it all in properly - that's my issue, at least. I had the same problem with Chase This Light. I heard all the demos before the album released and I don't think I ever formed a properly objective opinion of the album for months as a result. It just messed with my "first impression" too much.