Jimmy Eat World is an American alternative rock band from Mesa, Arizona, formed in 1993. Location in Maricopa County and the state of Arizona Coordinates: , Country State County Maricopa Government  - Mayor Keno Hawker (R) Area  - City  125. ... Official language(s) English Spoken language(s) English 74. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Alternative music redirects here. ... Pop punk is used for two separate subgenres of punk rock music: the kind typically found on Lookout! Records, which stray very little from the three-chord formula that The Ramones pioneered, as well as a newer subgenre of melodic, more emotional punk, which includes by bands like NOFX and... Look up emo in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Interscope Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMGs Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group. ... When David Geffen sold his Geffen Records to MCA Records he joined Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg to form Dreamworks SKG, with subsidiary DreamWorks Records. ... Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label, owned by EMI. // The Capitol Records company was founded by the songwriter Johnny Mercer in 1942, with the financial help of movie producer Buddy DeSylva and the business acumen of Glenn Wallichs, (1910-1971) (owner of Music City, at the... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Tom Linton plays guitar in the American rock band Jimmy Eat World. ... Rick Burch is the bassist for the rock band Jimmy Eat World. ... Zach Lind is the drummer for the american rock band Jimmy Eat World. ... Mitch Porter was the first bass player in Jimmy Eat World. ... Alternative music redirects here. ... Location in Maricopa County and the state of Arizona Coordinates: , Country State County Maricopa Government  - Mayor Keno Hawker (R) Area  - City  125. ... Official language(s) English Spoken language(s) English 74. ... See also: 1993 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1993 Record labels established in 1993 // Date Unknown- Christian Rock label Tooth and Nail Records is formed. ...

History

Formation and origin of name

Jimmy Eat World was formed in Mesa, Arizona in 1993. Singer/guitarist Jim Adkins and drummer Zach Lind, who had been friends since kindergarten, joined with guitarist Tom Linton and bass player Mitch Porter to try their hand at music. In its early years, the band emulated the style of its punk-rock influences, with Linton serving as the band's primary singer. Within the span of a couple of years, the band recorded and released three singles and a full-length on local label Wooden Blue Records. Location in Maricopa County and the state of Arizona Coordinates: , Country State County Maricopa Government  - Mayor Keno Hawker (R) Area  - City  125. ... Official language(s) English Spoken language(s) English 74. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Zach Lind is the drummer for the american rock band Jimmy Eat World. ... Tom Linton plays guitar in the American rock band Jimmy Eat World. ... Mitch Porter was the first bass player in Jimmy Eat World. ...

The band's name came from a crayon drawing made after an incident between Linton's younger brothers, Jim and Ed. After getting roughed up by Jim, Ed retreated to his bedroom. There, Ed drew a picture of Jim shoving the Earth into his mouth, with the picture bearing the caption "Jimmy eat world".^[5]

Static Prevails

Eventually, spurred by bands such as Fugazi and Sunny Day Real Estate, the band began to experiment with a sub-genre of the hardcore punk scene called "emocore". As they began writing songs and touring in the indie scene, the band was surprised to find like-minded bands such as Christie Front Drive, Sense Field, and Seven Storey Mountain working on similar sounds. Fugazi redirects here. ... Sunny Day Real Estate or SDRE was an alternative rock band formed in Seattle, Washington. ... Hardcore punk, now commonly known as hardcore, is a subgenre of punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s. ... Look up emo in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... In popular music, indie music (from independent) is any of a number of genres, scenes, subcultures and stylistic and cultural attributes, characterised by perceived independence from commercial pop music and mainstream culture and an autonomous, do-it-yourself (DIY) approach. ... Christie Front Drive was an indie rock/emo outfit formed in Denver in 1993, part of a Colorado post-hardcore scene that also included Savalas, Angel Hair, Junkdrawer, Juhl, Pilot Car, Small Dog Frenzy, etc. ... Sense Field was a pop-rock/post-hardcore band from California that formed in 1991 out of the ashes of hardcore band, Reason to Believe. ... The subject of this article may not satisfy the notability guideline or one of the following guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia: Biographies, Books, Companies, Fiction, Music, Neologisms, Numbers, Web content, or several proposals for new guidelines. ...

As the band continued touring, it began to attract modest attention in the indie underground. In 1995, the band caught the ears of a talent scout at Capitol Records and was surprised to find itself being offered a deal shortly thereafter.^[6] Just prior to signing with Capitol, bass player Mitch Porter 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 its major-label debut, Static Prevails. Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label, owned by EMI. // The Capitol Records company was founded by the songwriter Johnny Mercer in 1942, with the financial help of movie producer Buddy DeSylva and the business acumen of Glenn Wallichs, (1910-1971) (owner of Music City, at the... Rick Burch is the bassist for the rock band Jimmy Eat World. ... Drive Like Jehu were an American post-punk/post-hardcore band led by Rick Froberg and John Reis, formed in 1990 in San Diego, California and disbanded in 1995. ... Mark Trombino is a rock music producer. ... Static Prevails is the second album by Jimmy Eat World. ...

In the ensuing years, the band was allowed to release singles on independent labels, including split 7-inch's with Christie Front Drive, Jejune, Sense Field, and Mineral. Where most major-label bands were ostracized from the underground as "sell-outs," Jimmy Eat World found itself in a unique position as a major label band embraced by the indie community. Christie Front Drive was an indie rock/emo outfit formed in Denver in 1993, part of a Colorado post-hardcore scene that also included Savalas, Angel Hair, Junkdrawer, Juhl, Pilot Car, Small Dog Frenzy, etc. ... Jejune is the name of a band which formed in the mid-90s at Berklee College of Music, Boston, Massachusetts. ... Sense Field was a pop-rock/post-hardcore band from California that formed in 1991 out of the ashes of hardcore band, Reason to Believe. ... Mineral is an Austin, Texas emo band. ...

Clarity

In 1998, the band entered the studio (again with Mark Trombino) to record its follow-up, titled Clarity. The band delivered the completed album to the label mid-way through the year, but found itself out of favor with the new label heads at Capitol, who shelved the album to focus on more popular acts.^[6] As a way to help promote what had been recorded, the band negotiated with Capitol to release a self-titled EP on indie-label Fueled by Ramen (run by labelmates Less Than Jake) containing two songs from Clarity and three b-sides. The band sent the EP to several key alternative stations, including Los Angeles' KROQ, in the hopes that they might give the songs some airplay. To its surprise, several of the stations added lead single "Lucky Denver Mint" to regular rotation. Recalled Lind in 2001, "It's sad to say, but when 'Lucky Denver Mint' got played on KROQ, it was probably the first time a lot of people at Capitol had heard us."^[6] Capitol reacted to the response at radio by scheduling the full album for release in February 1999. Clarity is the second album by Jimmy Eat World. ... Fueled By Ramens Logo Fueled by Ramen is an independent record label from Gainesville, Florida started by John Janick and Vinnie Fiorello in August of 1996, the drummer for Less Than Jake. ... Less Than Jake is an American ska punk band from Gainesville, Florida. ... KROQ-FM is a commercial radio station located in Los Angeles, California, broadcasting on 106. ...

On the subsequent tour for Clarity, the band was surprised to find itself playing to larger and larger crowds.^[7] The band found itself receiving much more attention from its label, who released a video for "Lucky Denver Mint" and featured the song on the label's soundtrack to the movie Never Been Kissed. However, the label's enthusiasm was short-lived. Plans to release "Blister" as a single were axed, and the band was dropped by the label by the end of the year. As Lind related in 2002, "I think that it was a case of us not being ready to be on a major label and them not being ready to promote us. Capitol was just sort of the wrong place at the wrong time."^[8] Never Been Kissed is a 1999 comedy directed by Raja Gosnell and starring Drew Barrymore, David Arquette, Michael Vartan, Molly Shannon, Leelee Sobieski, John C. Reilly, Jessica Alba, Marley Shelton, James Franco, Giuseppe Andrews, Jeremy Jordan and Garry Marshall. ...

Despite their lack of a label, the band decided that they wanted to push into Europe. The band purchased copies of Clarity at-cost from Capitol and shipped them to stores in Europe. Upon arriving in Germany for a short European tour, the band were surprised to find a packed house waiting for them, despite not having a European label. Having already cut ties with their management, the band used the experience as motivation to start working for themselves to build an audience.^[6]

Bleed American

Bleed American original album art, before 9/11

The band decided to record its next album without the help of a label, supporting itself with touring and by compiling its previously-released singles onto a single CD, titled simply Singles, released on indie label Big Wheel Recreation. The band also took on day jobs, saving as much as they could to spend on the sessions.^[9] The band worked for a third time with Trombino, who agreed to defer his expense until after the album's release in order to keep costs down.^[10] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Bleed American is the fourth album by Jimmy Eat World. ... The date that commonly refers to the attacks on United States citizens on September 11, 2001 (see the September 11, 2001 Attacks). ... Singles is a collection of previously unreleased songs and rare b-sides. ... Boston Based Record Label started by Rama Mayo in the early 90s. ...

The finished album was titled Bleed American. Joining with Gersh's new management company, GAS Entertainment, the band scouted for a new label. The result was a short bidding war, with interest coming from several major labels, including, ironically, Capitol Records.^[6] The band eventually signed with DreamWorks. The completed album was released in July 2001 with the title track (titled "Salt Sweat Sugar" in the UK) as the lead single. (Following the September 11, 2001 attacks, the band decided to re-issue the album as Jimmy Eat World out of concern that the title Bleed American might be misinterpreted.^[11]) Bleed American is the fourth album by Jimmy Eat World. ... When David Geffen sold his Geffen Records to MCA Records he joined Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg to form Dreamworks SKG, with subsidiary DreamWorks Records. ... A sequential look at United Flight 175 crashing into the south tower of the World Trade Center The September 11, 2001 attacks (often referred to as 9/11—pronounced nine eleven or nine one one) consisted of a series of coordinated terrorist[1] suicide attacks upon the United States, predominantly...

The album's second single, "The Middle", became the band's biggest single to date, reaching #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The video for the song received significant airplay on MTV, including on Total Request Live. The Middle was a top 5 Billboard Hot 100 hit by American emo band Jimmy Eat World in 2002 from their Bleed American album of 2001. ... “Hot 100” redirects here. ... TRL redirects here. ...

Futures

After lengthy touring in support of Bleed American, the band regrouped to work on the follow-up in early 2004. Once again, the band joined up with Trombino, but the collaboration was short-lived. As the sessions began, the band began to believe that they didn't have enough material for a cohesive album. The band's desire to spend more time writing songs conflicted with Trombino's availability, as he already had other projects on his schedule.^[12]

Instead, the band brought in producer Gil Norton, well-known for his work with the Pixies and the Foo Fighters. As Lind explained in 2007, "After we left the studio with Trombino, we came up with "Polaris", "Work", "Pain", [and] "23" – the songs that really gave Futures its heartbeat."^[12] Futures was released in October 2004, with "Pain" serving as the lead single. (By this time, Dreamworks had been acquired by Interscope Records.) Gil Norton is a British record producer known for his work with such bands as Feeder, Counting Crows, Pixies, Terrorvision, Echo and the Bunnymen, The Triffids, Del Amitri, Foo Fighters, Jimmy Eat World, James, The Feelers, Dashboard Confessional and Span. ... The Pixies are an American alternative rock music group formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1986. ... This article is about the band. ... Futures is the fifth studio album by alternative rock band Jimmy Eat World. ... Interscope Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMGs Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group. ...

Subsequent months saw the release of "Work" and the title-track as singles. Having already toured the U.S. alone and with Taking Back Sunday, the band signed on to tour in the summer and fall of 2005 with Green Day. In September 2005, the band released the Stay on My Side Tonight EP, containing reworked versions of demos recorded with producer Mark Trombino that were not used for the album.^[12] Taking Back Sunday is a band from Amityville, New York, Long Island, New York. ... This article is about the band Green Day. ... Stay on My Side Tonight is a five-track EP released by Jimmy Eat World through downloads on September 13, 2005 and physically released on October 4, 2005. ... Mark Trombino is a rock music producer. ...

Chase This Light

After its tour, Jimmy Eat World headed home to Tempe and started working on material for a sixth album. The band decided to self-produce the album, enlisting Chris Testa (Dixie Chicks) and John Fields (Switchfoot, Mandy Moore) as co-producers, and Butch Vig (Nirvana, The Smashing Pumpkins) as executive producer. As Burch explained to the St. Petersburg Times, "[Vig's] role wasn't in the studio everyday. We would send Butch samples of what we were doing every couple of days."^[13] Chase This Light was released in October 2007, with "Big Casino" as the lead single. The Dixie Chicks are a country/rock music trio from the United States comprising Emily Robison, Martie Maguire and Natalie Maines. ... Switchfoot is a Grammy-nominated alternative rock band from San Diego, California, United States. ... Amanda Mandy Leigh Moore (born April 10, 1984) is an American pop singer, songwriter and actress. ... Butch Vig (born Bryan David Vigorson, August 2, 1957 in Viroqua, Wisconsin) is both a record producer and the drummer of the popular rock band Garbage. ... This article is about the American grunge band. ... The Smashing Pumpkins are an American alternative rock band that formed in Chicago in 1988. ... Singles from Chase This Light Released: September 24, 2007 Released: December 3, 2007 Chase This Light is alternative rock band Jimmy Eat Worlds sixth studio album, released on October 16, 2007. ... Big Casino was released on August 28th. ...

Band members

Current line-up

• Jim Adkins - vocals, guitar
• Tom Linton - guitar, vocals
• Rick Burch - bass guitar
• Zach Lind - drums, percussion

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Past members

• Mitch Porter

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Discography

Main article: Jimmy Eat World discography

• 1994 - Jimmy Eat World
• 1996 - Static Prevails
• 1999 - Clarity
• 2001 - Bleed American (retitled Jimmy Eat World after the September 11, 2001 attacks)
• 2004 - Futures
• 2007 - Chase This Light

// Jimmy Eat World (1994) Static Prevails (July 23, 1996) Clarity (February 23, 1999) Bleed American (retitled Jimmy Eat World after the September 11, 2001 attacks, July 24, 2001, #54 Billboard charts, certified Platinum by the RIAA) Futures (October 19, 2004, #6 Billboard charts, certified Gold by the RIAA) Chase This... This article needs to be wikified. ... Static Prevails is the second album by Jimmy Eat World. ... Clarity is the second album by Jimmy Eat World. ... Bleed American is the fourth album by Jimmy Eat World. ... A sequential look at United Flight 175 crashing into the south tower of the World Trade Center The September 11, 2001 attacks (often referred to as 9/11—pronounced nine eleven or nine one one) consisted of a series of coordinated terrorist[1] suicide attacks upon the United States, predominantly... Futures is the fifth studio album by alternative rock band Jimmy Eat World. ... Singles from Chase This Light Released: September 24, 2007 Released: December 3, 2007 Chase This Light is alternative rock band Jimmy Eat Worlds sixth studio album, released on October 16, 2007. ...

References

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External links

• Official web site
• Jimmy Eat World on MySpace
• Jimmy Eat World on Buzznet