I saw JEW in 2001 opening for Weezer. I thought they were absolutely fantastic and immediately went out and bought "Clarity" and "Bleed American." I listened to both for a while and latched on to a few songs ("Blister" and "Authority Song" were my favorites), but in the end it didn't stick. I'll definitely grant that they function on a higher level of musicianship than most of their emo peers, but these days they still seem like they have more rather than less in common with them.
Around that time I was desperately searching for some good music on radio or TV, and the only thing that didn't disgust me was Jimmy Eat World. From what I remember, I didn't like their other albums, so they didn't stick.
Bleed American is a solid pop-rock record. It's the only Jimmy Eat World album I've ever listened to, but I like it because of its poppiness. Funnily, "Authority Song" is one of my least-favorite tracks on there; I like "If You Don't Don't" and "Your House" the best.
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