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After being dropped by Capitol, Jimmy Eat World returned in 2001 with their most consistent and accessible album to date. Recorded entirely on the band's dime before they had a new record deal, Bleed American features compelling lyrics, driving guitar work, and insanely catchy melodies. Left to their own devices during the recording process, it wouldn't have been surprising if the band had turned out another layered, sprawling album akin to their previous full-length masterwork, Clarity. Perhaps sensing that they wouldn't be able to top their previous work when it came to spacy emo, Bleed American heads in a new direction. There are no 16-minute songs here, just straight-ahead rock & roll, performed with punk energy and alt-rock smarts. The title track sets the tone for the album with its blistering guitar attack and aggressive vocals. "A Praise Chorus" and "The Middle improve upon that formula, maintaining the forceful instrumentation but toying with the lyrical themes. "A Praise Chorus" uses the most basic of rock emotions for lyrical inspiration, "I wanna fall in love tonight," while lifting lyrics from Tommy James' "Crimson and Clover," They Might Be Giants' "Don't Let's Start," and Mötley Crüe's "Kick Start My Heart," among others. When used in a song about the comfort and trappings of nostalgia, this borrowing comes off more like a well-placed tribute than stealing. "The Middle" offers a pep talk about self-acceptance and fitting in, and one of the most memorable guitar riffs this side of Angus Young. Bleed American's quieter moments recall some of the band's signature instrumentation from their previous work. Gentle keyboards, bells, and stirring background vocals from former that dog. member Rachel Haden enhance the understated beauty of ballads like "Hear You Me" and "Cautioneers." Haden's most enjoyable contribution, however, is to the up-tempo rocker "The Authority Song." On the surface a song about a song (John Mellencamp's "Authority Song), it also name drops the Beatles' "What Goes On." The numerous references to other bands and other songs reveal that although Jimmy Eat World is a critically acclaimed and incredibly talented band, the members are really just rock fans themselves. If they maintain this level of quality, however, don't be surprised if the next generation of ambitious rockers start writing songs that pay tribute to Jimmy Eat World.
© Mark Vanderhoff /TiVo
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Zach Lind, ComposerLyricist - MARK TROMBINO, Producer - Rick Burch, ComposerLyricist - Jim Adkins, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Eat World, Producer, MainArtist - Tim Linton, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Peter Lucia, ComposerLyricist - Tommy James, ComposerLyricist - Zach Lind, ComposerLyricist - MARK TROMBINO, Producer - Rick Burch, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Eat World, Producer, MainArtist - Dennis Adkins, ComposerLyricist - Tim Linton, ComposerLyricist - Davey Vonbohlen, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2001 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Zach Lind, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - MARK TROMBINO, Producer - Rick Burch, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Adkins, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Linton, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Eat World, Producer, MainArtist - James Adkins, ComposerLyricist - Richard Burch, ComposerLyricist - Zachary Lind, ComposerLyricist - Thomas Linton, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Zach Lind, ComposerLyricist - MARK TROMBINO, Producer - Rick Burch, ComposerLyricist - Jim Adkins, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Eat World, Producer, MainArtist - Tim Linton, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Zach Lind, ComposerLyricist - MARK TROMBINO, Producer - Rick Burch, ComposerLyricist - Jim Adkins, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Eat World, Producer, MainArtist - Tim Linton, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rachel Haden, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Zach Lind, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - MARK TROMBINO, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rick Burch, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Adkins, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Linton, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Eat World, Producer, MainArtist - James Adkins, ComposerLyricist - Richard Burch, ComposerLyricist - Zachary Lind, ComposerLyricist - Thomas Linton, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Zach Lind, ComposerLyricist - MARK TROMBINO, Producer - Rick Burch, ComposerLyricist - Jim Adkins, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Eat World, Producer, MainArtist - Tim Linton, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Zach Lind, ComposerLyricist - MARK TROMBINO, Producer - Rick Burch, ComposerLyricist - Jim Adkins, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Eat World, Producer, MainArtist - Tim Linton, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Zach Lind, ComposerLyricist - MARK TROMBINO, Producer - Rick Burch, ComposerLyricist - Jim Adkins, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Eat World, Producer, MainArtist - Tim Linton, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2008 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Zach Lind, ComposerLyricist - MARK TROMBINO, Producer - Rick Burch, ComposerLyricist - Jim Adkins, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Eat World, Producer, MainArtist - Tim Linton, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Zach Lind, ComposerLyricist - MARK TROMBINO, Producer - Rick Burch, ComposerLyricist - Jim Adkins, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Eat World, Producer, MainArtist - Tim Linton, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Zach Lind, ComposerLyricist - MARK TROMBINO, Producer - Rick Burch, ComposerLyricist - Jim Adkins, ComposerLyricist - Tom Linton, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Eat World, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2002 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Zach Lind, ComposerLyricist - MARK TROMBINO, Producer - Rick Burch, ComposerLyricist - Jim Adkins, ComposerLyricist - Tom Linton, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Eat World, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2001 UMG Recordings, Inc.
MARK TROMBINO, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Eat World, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 UMG Recordings, Inc.
DISC 2
Zach Lind, ComposerLyricist - MARK TROMBINO, Producer - Rick Burch, ComposerLyricist - Jim Adkins, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Eat World, MainArtist - Tim Linton, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2002 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Trevor Horn, ComposerLyricist - Liam Howlett, Composer - Keith Flint, ComposerLyricist - Gary Langan, ComposerLyricist - Anne Dudley, ComposerLyricist - MARK TROMBINO, Producer - Kim Deal, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Eat World, MainArtist - Jonathan Edward Jeczalik, ComposerLyricist - Paul Robert Morley, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2002 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Zach Lind, ComposerLyricist - Chris Douridas, Producer - Rick Burch, ComposerLyricist - Jim Adkins, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Eat World, MainArtist - Tim Linton, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2008 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Zach Lind, ComposerLyricist - MARK TROMBINO, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Guy Charbonneau, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rick Burch, ComposerLyricist - Jim Adkins, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Eat World, MainArtist - Tim Linton, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Peter Lucia, ComposerLyricist - Tommy James, ComposerLyricist - Zach Lind, ComposerLyricist - MARK TROMBINO, Producer - Rick Burch, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Eat World, MainArtist - Dennis Adkins, ComposerLyricist - Tim Linton, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Zach Lind, ComposerLyricist - MARK TROMBINO, Producer - Rick Burch, ComposerLyricist - Jim Adkins, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Eat World, MainArtist - Tim Linton, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2008 UMG Recordings, Inc.
MARK TROMBINO, Producer - Jimmy Eat World, MainArtist - James Adkins, ComposerLyricist - Richard Burch, ComposerLyricist - Zachary Lind, ComposerLyricist - Thomas Linton, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Zach Lind, ComposerLyricist - Rick Burch, ComposerLyricist - Jim Adkins, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Eat World, MainArtist - Tim Linton, ComposerLyricist - Corin Giles, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 XFM Limited
Guided By Voices, ComposerLyricist - MARK TROMBINO, Producer - Jimmy Eat World, MainArtist - Robert Pollard, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Zach Lind, ComposerLyricist - MARK TROMBINO, Producer - Rick Burch, ComposerLyricist - Jim Adkins, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Eat World, Producer, MainArtist - Tim Linton, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Zach Lind, ComposerLyricist - MARK TROMBINO, Producer - Rick Burch, ComposerLyricist - Jim Adkins, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Eat World, MainArtist - Tim Linton, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2004 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Zach Lind, ComposerLyricist - MARK TROMBINO, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rick Burch, ComposerLyricist - Jim Adkins, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Eat World, MainArtist - Tim Linton, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2008 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ken Andrews, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - GEORGE MICHAEL, ComposerLyricist - MARK TROMBINO, Producer - Jimmy Eat World, MainArtist
℗ 2002 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Zach Lind, ComposerLyricist - MARK TROMBINO, Producer - Rick Burch, ComposerLyricist - Jim Adkins, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Eat World, MainArtist - Tim Linton, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 UMG Recordings, Inc.
David Gedge, ComposerLyricist - MARK TROMBINO, Producer - Jimmy Eat World, MainArtist - Simon Smith, ComposerLyricist - Gary Dorrington, ComposerLyricist - Darren Belk, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2002 UMG Recordings, Inc.
MARK TROMBINO, Producer - Jimmy Eat World, MainArtist - James Adkins, ComposerLyricist - Richard Burch, ComposerLyricist - Zachary Lind, ComposerLyricist - Thomas Linton, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2004 UMG Recordings, Inc.
MARK TROMBINO, Producer - Jimmy Eat World, MainArtist - James Adkins, ComposerLyricist - Richard Burch, ComposerLyricist - Zachary Lind, ComposerLyricist - Thomas Linton, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Zach Lind, ComposerLyricist - Rick Burch, ComposerLyricist - Jim Adkins, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Eat World, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Tim Linton, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2008 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
After being dropped by Capitol, Jimmy Eat World returned in 2001 with their most consistent and accessible album to date. Recorded entirely on the band's dime before they had a new record deal, Bleed American features compelling lyrics, driving guitar work, and insanely catchy melodies. Left to their own devices during the recording process, it wouldn't have been surprising if the band had turned out another layered, sprawling album akin to their previous full-length masterwork, Clarity. Perhaps sensing that they wouldn't be able to top their previous work when it came to spacy emo, Bleed American heads in a new direction. There are no 16-minute songs here, just straight-ahead rock & roll, performed with punk energy and alt-rock smarts. The title track sets the tone for the album with its blistering guitar attack and aggressive vocals. "A Praise Chorus" and "The Middle improve upon that formula, maintaining the forceful instrumentation but toying with the lyrical themes. "A Praise Chorus" uses the most basic of rock emotions for lyrical inspiration, "I wanna fall in love tonight," while lifting lyrics from Tommy James' "Crimson and Clover," They Might Be Giants' "Don't Let's Start," and Mötley Crüe's "Kick Start My Heart," among others. When used in a song about the comfort and trappings of nostalgia, this borrowing comes off more like a well-placed tribute than stealing. "The Middle" offers a pep talk about self-acceptance and fitting in, and one of the most memorable guitar riffs this side of Angus Young. Bleed American's quieter moments recall some of the band's signature instrumentation from their previous work. Gentle keyboards, bells, and stirring background vocals from former that dog. member Rachel Haden enhance the understated beauty of ballads like "Hear You Me" and "Cautioneers." Haden's most enjoyable contribution, however, is to the up-tempo rocker "The Authority Song." On the surface a song about a song (John Mellencamp's "Authority Song), it also name drops the Beatles' "What Goes On." The numerous references to other bands and other songs reveal that although Jimmy Eat World is a critically acclaimed and incredibly talented band, the members are really just rock fans themselves. If they maintain this level of quality, however, don't be surprised if the next generation of ambitious rockers start writing songs that pay tribute to Jimmy Eat World.
© Mark Vanderhoff /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 32 track(s)
- Total length: 02:09:56
- Main artists: Jimmy Eat World
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Geffen
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2008 UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2008 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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