Bleed American by Jimmy Eat World

Pros: Fairly diverse mixture of pop, punk, modern rock and the dreaded "emo".
Cons: A few songs are somewhat monotonous.

I know I’m probably a day late and a dollar short on this one, but I figured it was about time I put in my two cents worth on Jimmy Eat World, what with the surge of popularity the band has experienced this year. It seems like I’d been hearing a...

Pros: A nice mood-booster of sorts. Jim Adkins' voice. Pretty consistent!
Cons: A couple of weak tracks...some cringe-inducing lyrics...but not much!

April 22nd, 2002. Please, please don't ask why I remember the exact date, but just know that I was a high school sophomore at the time. So, on this very day, I found out that my Algebra II average was a 33. THIRTY-THREE. I didn't know ...

Pros: Plenty of catchy and upbeat moments with a few exceptional tunes
Cons: Far, far too much dwelling in the "emo" stereotypes

Let's start by making one thing absolutely clear: When a piece of art is released to the general public, it cannot be retroactively renamed in response to the current events of the day. In specific, if you release an album entitled Bleed American ...

Pros: Catchy tunes and lyrics.
Cons: Probably not the most innovative album.

I discovered Jimmy Eat World (JEW) in the summer of 2001. Back then they were a featured artist on audiogalaxy.com, trying to get their name out. Their first major label releases on Capital Records, “Static Prevails“ (1996) and...

Pros: Adkins' voice and lyrics, great musicianship
Cons: the opening two songs suck: HARD

There are times when a music fan hears a buzz and has to find out what it's all about. In the past year alone, buzz has probably contributed to the success of The Strokes, Andrew W.K., and on a lesser scale, The White Stripes....

Pros: Ambitious, upbeat and catchy for the most part
Cons: The usual suspects in the pop-punk genre

You know a survey I would like to see the results of? A pie-chart of our human lives displaying the basic emotions we as humans constantly emit, and the percentage of our lives we spend sweating, swearing or laying/acting out those emotions. Something ...

Pros: Energetic when it wants to be and thoughtful when it wants to be.
Cons: Vocal issues here and there. Nothing exceptionally original. A couple weaker tracks.

Desperate for reviews, I have dived into the dregs of my CD collection and found albums I’ve almost entirely forgotten. Some are good, some are not. Jimmy Eat World’s self-titled album leans towards the former. While this band has almost ...

Pros: solid mastering, strong instrumentals, and Rachel Haden's backing vocals!
Cons: stupid "enhanced" cds enhance my headache.

I must say that I hate these "enhanced" CD things that everyone is coming out with these days. When I pop a cd into my cd player, I want to listen to the music. Do I want to be confronted with a big IE window with a huge jukebox image and a bazillion...

Pros: ::First 5 tracks are amazing::
Cons: ::Some horrible lyrics. Less entertaining songs towards the end::

Pop has dominated the charts long enough, isn’t it time for a new type of music to rule? In my opinion, yes. But is the latest effort by Jimmy Eat World worthy of this title? Well, for one, I know that I am a lover of all types of music...

Pros: Jim Adkins's vocal stylings and lyrics. Just an awesome album all round
Cons: 11 songs is a little low.

You put a CD in your disc player and you sit down to read a book. A novel, something of substance, maybe something by Anne Rice or John Grisham and you fall back onto your bed and relax. Wrong. You're not relaxing. Not when stifling guitars come...

Pros: Lyrics, good harmonies, generally unique songs
Cons: Certain sticking points of boredom.

Summary Jimmy Eat World, led by a personal favorite, Jim Adkins, released their new dual-named album (Self-Titled or Bleed American) quietly, but after a few uses of the music in major motion pictures like "Life or Something Like It", and the ...

Pros: Foot-tapping, heart wrenching, thought inspiring music.
Cons: Some lyrics are little mindless and uncreative.

When you incorporate something as complex as EMO into a review, you tend to lose sight of the album as whole. And EMO is complex because I have yet to find someone with a real concrete definition of the term. All I have gotten is a few bands that truly ...

Pros: Good lyrics, mostly fast songs, cheaper than most other CD's.
Cons: Only has 11 tracks.

This Epinion updated 7-29-2001


I was recently over at a friends house who had the Jimmy Eat World CD. At first when I saw the name of the band I thought that it would be one of those bands that nobody really likes....

Pros: Jim Adkin's vocals, keyboard, good guitar melodies, "Hear You Me", "Bleed American.
Cons: None.

Bleed American- Starting off...
December 5, 2001... Walking into the arena where Weezer, Jimmy Eat World, and Tenacious D were playing on the Hyper Extended Midget Tour. My ears picked up the sound waves of Jimmy Eat...

Pros: Jimmy Eat World hit all the bases on their tightest set yet
Cons: None. A flawless album.

Jimmy Eat World has had a fanbase for years now, and with the release of Bleed American (or self-titled) it's only going to get better. This Mesa, Arizona quartet never overstays their welcome, and hit almost every emotional base possible with this...