Damn, swap out Polaris for The World You Love and I'd essentially agree with that I don't like Big Casino either. Just screams Big Dumb Single to me - no idea why they didn't release Here It Goes in its place
In no order: Work Kill A praise chorus let it happen dizzy sure and certain 23 Always Be Futures After that it starts getting hard.
Ha, well, feel free to swap "Let It Happen" into that part of the sentence if you like. My point was that those are kind of the last JEW songs that REALLY get a huge response at live shows, at least from my experience. I really love "Big Casino," especially live. I'd have a few other songs on Chase ahead of it in the queue, though ("Carry You," "Chase This Light"). I'm pretty close on those two, and could have gone either way. Lyrically, "The World You Love" is one of my favorites. As for "Here It Goes" as the lead single, they were following up what had worked super well for them on Futures, so "Big Casino" made perfect sense.
Surviving Carry You The World You Love Futures Fire Fight A Praise Chorus If You Don’t, Don’t 23 You With Me Cut In that order.
Here It Goes doesn’t come close to Big Casino. Probably one of my least favorite songs on the album (although I enjoy the whole thing).
The ballad part of "Invented" is some of my very favorite Jim Adkins lyrical work. It's really evocative, scene-setting stuff that is pretty unique from his usual style. And yeah, the big payoff at the end is wonderful.
What direction would you like them to go on their next album? I wonder if we get one sooner rather than later with the whole COVID thing.
If You Don’t, Don’t Cautioners My Sundown Kill Polaris 23 Here It Goes Evidence Invented You with Me In chronological order only. I don’t know lol, I could make a list tomorrow and it could be completely different
In no order Here It Goes Polaris If You Don't, Don't Closer Sure and Certain 555 Kill 23 Dizzy Invented What is a Big Casino exactly, can anyone say? Aren't all casinos fairly big? Has anyone ever told you you're so cool that all the salt in the world couldn't melt that ice? It's just a catchy rock song filled with the clunkiest shit Jim ever wrote down
Honestly i would love if they did another album that's musically/sonically in the vein on Integrity Blues. Absolutely adore that record. Alternatively, if they could somehow blend the poppiness of Chase This Light with Integrity Blues.... wow that'd be an album.
Besides this being my second favorite JEW record (if not my top tbh) here’s another weird JEW take of mine: big casino might be my favorite JEW single
I completely disagree. I'd absolutely love to see them play Sure and Certain or you Are Free or Pol Roger live. And My Best theory and I Will Steal You Back both go off live.
In no order, if we're doing songs as well. 23 Bleed American Pol Roger Sure and Certain Integrity Blues Always Be Big Casino Work The World You Love A Praise Chorus
Tried doing a ten. Failed. Top 20, not in any order and I feel like I’m leaving off awesome songs 23 Dizzy Disintegration The Middle Pol Roger Kill Open Bar Reception Futures A Praise Chorus Work Littlething Here It Goes The Sweetness Delivery Closer Big Casino Over Cautioners Sure and Certain Let It Happen