Nostalgic: Jimmy Eat World- Bleed American

Jimmy Eat World (or JEW to their fans), is one of the first indie/emo bands to break out main stream. It wasn’t until there 4th cd when they broke out huge with their cd Bleed American (or Jimmy Ear World after 9/11). It was something big and loud at the time, and something fresh, it was the right blend of the underground music that was that was making a huge up rise, with a blend of the main stream music that was getting played on every day on TRL (back when MTV did still play music). The cd opens with the title track Bleed American, it’s one of those songs that really gabs you by the collar, and makes you listen. It’s edgy, and at a live show even if they were the opening band. The song will wake you up. Just like any live show the next song is something were you would introduce yourselves, and that brings me to A Praise Chorus. It’s a song were I believe Jimmy Eat World says now that we woke you up, this is what we really sound like, it’s also where you can start to see Jim (yes the lead singer is named Jim) humanize with himself witch is a great blend of harmony and voice work. The Middle, the song that broke them out into superstardom. This is the perfect single. Honestly if this song came out today I would break out my iPhone and use the shazam app to found out who this band is (it also helps that the video was hot). It’s really hard to describe this song and just how wonder and great it is, and I think it was also great that every radio station played this song. Even county cover bands played this song. I think it was also great that it was a summer song, it made you want to have a great time. Skipping to their next single was Sweetness. Sweetness also topped the radio charts for months on end. It also showed that they had some staying power.  The fact that, they were just more than a one hit wonder (which was almost a trend around that time). Then comes along a song called Here You Me. This song is about Mykel and Carli Allen, the women who ran the Weezer fan club. They died in a car accident driving back from a Weezer concert. They would often look for up and coming bands and would give them a place to stay. The line, "There's no one in town I know, you gave us some place to go" is talking about how when they would be in town for a concert and didn't know anyone, they stayed with Mykel and Carli, who gave them a place to stay. This Song is still played at almost every JEW show, and it can still bring a tear some someone’s eyes. The last song I want to point out is My Sundown. JEW has kind of a tradition to have epic closing on their albums. It just a nice quiet song with harmonies (with Rachel Haden who also sang on Here You Me) and an acoustic guitar. I think it’s a great closer and a wonderful way to close out an epic album (though I always still wonder about the out of sync drum in the back round).  I think this is a great album that anyone of any music fan could like, and get in to. It has that fresh and new sound to it. I still till this day love this album, and it’s one of my top 10 favorite albums that I have ever bought. The year is now 2011, and 3 albums later JEW still holds up the test of time as one of the best break out bands ever of the music I listen too, and I hope that I still love JEW 10 years from now as I did back then in 2001 when I first discovered Jimmy Eat World.

Got to start somewhere

( this is my 2nd post first one got deleted so if this seems off im trying to remember what i said the first time)....So i've come to a point in my life where i just feel like i have something to say and i want people to hear it. I guess you you can say im going to start with going on in my life right now. In 3 weeks im getting laid off from the company im working at. Now ive been laid off before, but this time, it feels different, well first i can say i know its coming they told me. Witch i really like, i can spend less and prepare for it. I have like 19 days of vacation that im going to get paid out (i never went any where), all my stock, and severance pay. There is where im kind of upset at. its like really this is all im getting, ive been here 3 years, never asked for a raise, and this is all im worth? I guess you can say i feel really bitter about the reasoning. That im not good enough and there not going to train me for the new building. It's also hard because i have never met my new boss in person sense our companies has merged. He's out of NJ, and I'm here in CA. Now there was a lack of communication on both parts. On his end because he expected a lot from me witch i didn't know what he wanted because he never asked, and maybe i should of asked him everyday what should i do, other than continue to do the job i was doing. Now i am not degrading him or the company, but its one of those things where you think about are they really thinking this though. I'm not saying that because i am losing my job, but more alongs the company wise. you see were moving to a new building and it was my job to see everything though. Whos going to take care of that when im gone? Now im at a point in my life where i want my next job to be something i want to do more than 3 years, something where i can walk in and enjoy it (more than just going in for the people). Like right know i feel like i want to be a writer, like concert reviews, interview bands, review cd's......If you ever known me, than you know i have always been passionate about music, and i guess you can say that started when my mom passed away. It was the only thing i felt that was there for me at that time, because i was just starting high school, i have vary few friends, and your at point in your life where your just now trying to think of who you are as a person, your trying to find your place in the world. I guess also im bitter because, just the depression of finding a new job. It took me a long time to get this one and i had to go though a temp agency to get it. I dont really want to do that unless i know for sure its a perm spot. I dont want to get a 3 month job and lose the unemployment could be getting. I should be fine for a while with my leave package if i did the math right (but i always hated math). its just one of those things like what to do now. where to go? I dont want to be stuck in my room all the time searching for a job like last time, and i can only go to the mall so many times. I got lots of people here that has my back, and are going to try to keep there eye out for me, they to also feel bad and thing its wrong why am i getting let go. So its good i got a support system here, and i can use anyone as contacts. I'm sure i'll find something that will land me on my feet, and really really do hope its something i want to do for a vary long time.