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Mesa, Arizona, USA (1993 – present)
Jimmy Eat World formed in Mesa, Arizona, USA in 1993. They are associated with an array of genres including alternative rock, indie rock and pop punk. Singer/guitarist Jim Adkins and drummer Zach Lind, who had been friends since kindergarten, joined forces with co-vocalist/guitarist Tom Linton and bass player Mitch Porter to try their hand at music. In its early years the band emulated the style of their punk rock influences, and they eventually recorded and released three singles and a full-length, self-titled album on local label Wooden Blue Records.
The name Jimmy Eat World did not refer to lead singer Jim Adkins. Tom Linton’s younger siblings, Ed and Jimmy, fought constantly when they were younger. Jimmy, who was stronger and heavier, would usually win. On one instance, Ed, as revenge, drew a picture with crayons of Jimmy shoving the entire world into his gaping mouth with the caption, “Jimmy eat world.” The picture, and by extension the band name, may have been inspired by an episode of the cartoon show ‘Tiny Toon Adventures’, where the main characters put on a student film festival. Dizzy Devil’s film, “Dizzy Eat World”, was a 5 second piece drawn crudely in crayon where Dizzy’s gaping jaw engulfed the Earth.
In 1995 the band signed to Capitol Records. Around this time bass player Mitch parted ways with the band and was replaced by Linton’s friend Rick Burch. After a brief scouting for producers, the band joined up with Drive Like Jehu drummer Mark Trombino to record their debut album Static Prevails.
The name Jimmy Eat World did not refer to lead singer Jim Adkins. Tom Linton’s younger siblings, Ed and Jimmy, fought constantly when they were younger. Jimmy, who was stronger and heavier, would usually win. On one instance, Ed, as revenge, drew a picture with crayons of Jimmy shoving the entire world into his gaping mouth with the caption, “Jimmy eat world.” The picture, and by extension the band name, may have been inspired by an episode of the cartoon show ‘Tiny Toon Adventures’, where the main characters put on a student film festival. Dizzy Devil’s film, “Dizzy Eat World”, was a 5 second piece drawn crudely in crayon where Dizzy’s gaping jaw engulfed the Earth.
In 1995 the band signed to Capitol Records. Around this time bass player Mitch parted ways with the band and was replaced by Linton’s friend Rick Burch. After a brief scouting for producers, the band joined up with Drive Like Jehu drummer Mark Trombino to record their debut album Static Prevails.
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Futures
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Clarity
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Always Be
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If You Don't, Don't
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Get It Faster
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xxxlizdudexxx wrote:
If you like Jimmy Eat World, check out Liz Ball www.last.fm/music/liz+ball she is a singer-songwriter from the UK.
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green_boy182 wrote:
nice ) and..it's NOT emo!
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allghostwritten wrote:
all the jimmy albums are good. 3 of those are just great(static, clarity, bleed), but futures transcends. thank you jimmy
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Carn1fex wrote:
Listen not to music, and a shit! Continue in the same spirit...
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Mulaggi wrote:
Yeah, I know that they have released a selftitled abum in 1994. But there were only 1000 copies made (I got one :D ), so I don't count it as an regular album.
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neurolysis wrote:
This band is weird. I really like Clarity, like seriously, one of my favourite albums, but I can't stand any of their other stuff. I find it hard to tolerate. Make another Clarity please.
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pianistman1337 wrote:
i don't want to be one either, but their first one was actually a 1994 wooden blue records release that is entirely tom linton singing except on one track; and sounds like propaghandi, in a sense that it is all a derivative of punk. static prevails, 1996, was their first major label record, for capital records.
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Mulaggi wrote:
I don't want to be a nitpicker, but Static Prevails was their first (regular) album ;)
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JBertClassic wrote:
If you're a Futures fan, definitely check out Clarity. Their first album, and man what an album.
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lisztomaniaa wrote:
there's something about "Work" that's so sentimental and it always gets me in down. good song though
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Phazix wrote:
Clarity is kind of like Futures. The only two albums worth downloading.
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FuturesPassed wrote:
"Walk Away" is going to be a great song... The live performance sounded like it was from the Clarity era.
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allmyfaults wrote:
Still a great band; but nothing beats Static Prevails and Clarity. [2]
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sean_MSP wrote:
Epic
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Siberiandreamer wrote:
Yeah, they were a part of the mid-west emo scene in the 90's but obviously moved away from that. Still a great band; but nothing beats Static Prevails and Clarity.
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sparklemestars wrote:
The Stay on my side tonight EP is similar as It's mostly tracks that didn't make the final cut for Futures :)
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tonavin wrote:
<3
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ShotgunGold wrote:
Does anyone know of any albums similar to "Futures"? I just really love that album and the only other JEW album I have (Bleed American) is totally different.
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sparklemestars wrote:
cannot wait for the new album :D here's hoping for a return to the sound on clarity/static prevails
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Genuma wrote:
uh, yeah it's a music genre.
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