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I like Chase this Light, as I was pretty familiar with the demos before the album actually dropped. Invented still hasn't grown on me, but I will be honest and say I haven't given it much of a chance.

I am about to listen to Damage for the first time - looking forward to it.
 
Got back from the last show of the Futures 10 year anniversary tour.

What an amazing show. The longest show of the tour before that was 25 songs (the second last show), and they busted out 29! They just kept going. Amazing feeling, the guys obviously totally into it.

Futures
Just Tonight...
Work
Kill
The World You Love
Pain
Drugs or Me
Polaris
Nothingwrong
Night Drive
23
Encore:
Appreciation
Big Casino
My Best Theory
I Will Steal You Back
Lucky Denver Mint
The Authority Song
Book of Love
You Were Good
(Acoustic)
Damage
Dizzy
Let It Happen
Blister
Disintegration
Encore 2:
Get It Faster
Bleed American
A Praise Chorus
Sweetness
The Middle
 
Axver said:
The two shows in Melbourne were pretty fucking great.
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Did you go to both? Gotta say I wasn't expecting it to be THAT good. My wife is the big JEW fan, I have what I'd have called a passing interest. I loved a few songs in my high school / uni days, but was never an obsessive fan. That is in my top 10 live shows easily. Probably top 5.
 
Yeah I went to both. I was a fan back in my teenage years, then became a prog dickhead and tried to ditch any bands I thought I should be embarrassed of, but I couldn't discard them and they worked their way back rather strongly since 2009. There was no way I was missing them this time - especially since I'd not been able to go to their last couple of Aussie tours for various reasons.

First show was the better one, though I say that in part because I prefer the older stuff to the most recent couple of albums and the first night had classics like "Blister". Glad I went to both though; across the two nights I got most of the songs in the epic Sydney setlist. The only stuff we didn't get were a couple of new songs that I barely know and "Get It Faster", which I would've loved but can't complain given the great selection we did get.

I'm gutted they didn't play "Claire" at all in Australia though, after doing it at a few US shows in October. That's one of my favourite Jimmy Eat World songs and I pretty much assumed they'd never play it again. When it was dug out for the US shows I was hoping it would be a chance to show up on at least one night in Melbourne.
 
Was at the Sydney show, so much love. I think it was after Work they said it was the final stop on the tour and they might go on for a while and they were not lying.

Was Chase This Light big back in the day? A few if its songs got some of the biggest reactions outside of Bleed American.

23 and Disintegration pretty much slayed all for me though, such epic set closers. And that final encore didn't mess around.
 
Axver said:
Yeah I went to both. I was a fan back in my teenage years, then became a prog dickhead and tried to ditch any bands I thought I should be embarrassed of, but I couldn't discard them and they worked their way back rather strongly since 2009. There was no way I was missing them this time - especially since I'd not been able to go to their last couple of Aussie tours for various reasons.

First show was the better one, though I say that in part because I prefer the older stuff to the most recent couple of albums and the first night had classics like "Blister". Glad I went to both though; across the two nights I got most of the songs in the epic Sydney setlist. The only stuff we didn't get were a couple of new songs that I barely know and "Get It Faster", which I would've loved but can't complain given the great selection we did get.

I'm gutted they didn't play "Claire" at all in Australia though, after doing it at a few US shows in October. That's one of my favourite Jimmy Eat World songs and I pretty much assumed they'd never play it again. When it was dug out for the US shows I was hoping it would be a chance to show up on at least one night in Melbourne.
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Yeah, I'd pretty much written off hearing anything of Static Prevails - Claire would have been great. I think I am where you are with these kind of bands - I tried to discard some that I tied to teenage angst, or bands that were mis-labelled as 'emo', but Jimmy just kept cmoing back. In prep for this show I listened to Damage and invented a lot, and have to say they both grew on me so much. 'Higher Devotion' off Invented is the song that flicked the switch.

monkeyskin said:
Was at the Sydney show, so much love. I think it was after Work they said it was the final stop on the tour and they might go on for a while and they were not lying.

Was Chase This Light big back in the day? A few if its songs got some of the biggest reactions outside of Bleed American.

23 and Disintegration pretty much slayed all for me though, such epic set closers. And that final encore didn't mess around.
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Great to hear! Chase This Light was pretty big here - it rode the wave of Bleed American and Futures, and got a bit of radio play. It's still probably my favourite, mostly because it is just so fucking listenable and catchy. It walks the tightrope between quality and garbage because it is so poppy and hook-laden, but for mine it pulls it off all the better for it. It's still Jimmy Eat World, but it was a welcome departure from the previuos two. Dizzy, Chase This Light, Big Casino, Let it Happen, Always Be, Carry You, Firefight, Feeling Lucky, Here it Goes. All amazing.
 
I am still shocked by the lack of love for this band on this forum. Catchy as fuck, but with depth. Anyway - Integrity Blues is out October 21 and the first two tracks are epic.



 
I like the first single they released quite bit, not so high on the second. Regardless, I'll check out anything they put out, their first decade or so of music is still so great. I've been listening to some Futures tracks here and there lately, I have really good memories about that album.
 
They never came anywhere near the level of Clarity again. Bleed American had a good number of standout tracks, but didn't have the same gravity.

It's amazing that they regressed in sophistication instead of the other way around.
 
lazarus said:
They never came anywhere near the level of Clarity again. Bleed American had a good number of standout tracks, but didn't have the same gravity.

It's amazing that they regressed in sophistication instead of the other way around.
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It's a fair point - though I think Invented gets a hard rap. Damage was poor (though it did grow on me a few years later). Get Right and Sure and Certain are better than anything on Damage
 
I think they are actively trying to distance themselves from writing over the top catchy music any more, for better or worse. Regardless, Clarity and Bleed American are awesome. So is Futures. Chase This Light has some really great songs on it too. Never put much time into Static Prevails, for whatever reason.
 
They certainly needed more balance after Static Prevails. Clarity hit the mark, Bleed American expanded it, Futures and Chase This Light tapped the well. For better or worse, the attempt to bring back an edge to the music sacrificed what made the run from BA to CTL good.
 
To be perfectly honest I rate Bleed American and Futures above Clarity, but whatever way you rank them is a killer run of albums, not to mention some of the non-album material. Stay on My Side Tonight is a great EP, and "No Sensitivity" from a split with Jebediah is one of their very best songs.

I don't really care too much for the albums that have followed. Chase This Light has a few good songs, and "My Best Theory" is fucking awesome, but otherwise my interest is rarely piqued. I'm curious about the new stuff, so I guess I'll check it out soon but there's no tremendous urge to do it now now now like there would have been ten, fifteen years ago.
 
A little surprising, as Bleed American went in a considerably more poppy direction. As I said, some great tracks, but I just don't hear the majesty of something like Just Watch The Fireworks or 12.23.95, let alone the daring, towering brilliance of Goodbye Sky Harbor (which is a peak most bands never hit).
 
Goodbye Sky Harbor is a music orgasm. I think as a band we as a collective (u2) fans don't obsess over I suppose it's like a u2 fan of the rights hating 90s u2 (or vice versa). Damage is their 2000s u2


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It is certainly safer than I had hoped. Some solid tunes - sure and certain, get right, through, and it matters are all pretty good. Pass the baby is strange - awesome finish, plodding start.


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monkeyskin said:
Have yet to hear the new album, but might have to get on it because they're coming down under:

Jimmy Eat World Announce 2017 Australian Tour - Music Feeds

Tickets on sale Thursday 17/11 @ 10am.

Wednesday, 18th January (AA)
Enmore Theatre, Sydney

Friday, 20th January (AA)
Australian Open Live Stage, Melbourne

Sunday, 22nd January (18+)
Eatons Hill Hotel, Brisbane
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I'll be going to Enmore - saw the Futures 10 Tour last year - was insane - long and epic setlist, they just kept going!

Futures - Start to finish
01. Future
02. Just Tonight
03. Work
04. Kill
05. The World You Love
06. Pain
07. Drugs or Me
08. Polaris
09. Nothingwrong
10. Night Drive
11. 23

Act 2
12. Appreciation
13. Big Casino
14. My Best Theory
15. I Will Steal You Back
16. Lucky Denver Mint
17. The Authority Song
18. Book of Love
19. You Were Good
20. Damage
21. Let it Happen
22. Dizzy
23. Blister
24. Disintegration

Encore
25. Get it Faster
26. Bleed America
27. A Praise Chorus
28. Sweetness
29. The Middle

This new album is pretty good - as Ax says, pretty safe, but doesn't mean it isn't good for what it is. Better album than Damage or Invented.
 
Was at that Sydney show, it was awesome.

Ax, I think they're playing between sets at the Open.
 
Yeah, I guess I won't be going then.

Still haven't been motivated to listen to the new album a second time.
 
Since I've been all over this thread in the past, let me say that I cannot get into Integrity Blues. Pass the Baby is a big steaming turd right in the middle of it.

So I spend a lot of time listening to the Stay on My Side Tonight EP instead. And a couple years back, I got to see Jim Adkins play a solo show for charity here in Phoenix. Good stuff.


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