Jimmy Eat World Band • Page 659

It’s one of my favorites on Invented!

Action Needs An Audience is one I’m conflicted on. Love the rockier sound but it sounded better live with Jim on lead vocals.

 

Yeah, Higher Devotion and Action are the bumps in the road on that one for me

 

I have no notes about Invented. amazing album

 

HANG UP THE SHEET

BETWEEN THOSE WHO LOVE/HATE DAMAGE AND SURVIVING

 

My hot take is that Chase This Light is one of their weaker albums. It was an attempt to try to recapture some of their success from Bleed American and resulted in some, albeit still strong but sterile songs. Still has some gems though (Gotta Be somebody's Blues, Big Casino, Dizzy, Electable) but also some CVS music.

 

I feel the heat coming from that take from here.

 

I go to CVS for the amazing tunes

 

As I wrote that, looking back at the track list, I still like every song (though "Carry You" is a bit bland) but compared to the rest of their catalog, definitely on the lower tier. "Chase This Light" (the song) is definite CVS-core.

 

I really like Higher Devoton. I’ve always interpreted the album as a failing relationship, where the girl’s POV (i think? Cut and Stop, and the album art, make me think that?) is someone who is trying to work up the courage to finally leave, and Higher Devotion does an excellent job alongside Evidence at presenting the cracks of the relationship, with HD being about failed communication styles

 

The last few pages of this thread has apparently been designed to make me angry.

 

I agree that CTL is probably their attempt at winning over the pop crowd. Great album though.

 

see? Jason thinks Damage is amazing too!

 

I usually only ever listen to everything pre-Chase This Light. I just hit play on CTL though to do a "later discography" run.

 

That’s what happens when a band doesn’t release an album for centuries, people get feral

A new album will purify this thread from the dark energy emanating from it

 

No it won't lol

 

Nah it’s just easier to point out the bad songs because there’s way less of them

 

The intro of "Always Be" made me think a YouTube ad was open on another tab haha

 

movielike, littlethings and the title track are easily my favorites off invented

 

"Carry You" being called bland has me needing to sign off for a few hours.

 

I do miss the days of...someone adjacent to the band? leaking the album demos...would be fun to hear early versions of Invented and Damage songs.

 

If "Carry You" was a liiiiiittle slower, people would probably say "this belongs on Futures" and they'd love it.

 

I am a Damage truther, in case y'all wanted even more unpopular opinions.

 

It's not BAD but if I heard it from another band, wouldn't think much of it.