Jimmy Eat World
"Self-Titled/Wooden Blue"
(Wooden Blue)
Like Weezer and The Bronx, Jimmy Eat World has about fifteen different "self-titled" recordings. This is their first album which came out on Arizona's defunct Wooden Blue Records. Unlike the popular J.E.W. albums, Tom Linton sings all the songs on this recording, and it's ridiculously fast and is very much in the vein of bands like J. Church and random Fat Wreck bands.
Labels: Indie Rock, Jimmy Eat World
Jimmy Eat World
"Live at Sonic Boom Records"
(Unreleased)
Whether you're a 30 year old Jade Tree Records devotee or an 18 year old college freshman, you've surely crossed paths with Arizona's finest band, Jimmy Eat World, at one point or another. Maybe it was the first time you heard "The Middle" while shopping at Macy's, or it could be getting drunk on New Year's Eve and pontificating the meaning of life while listening to "A Sunday."
This recording was made using a Mini-Disc recorder and edited by yours truly. It was during a stop on their 2002 fall tour with Weezer and Tenacious D. The band was really just Jim and Tom, along with Rachel Hayden of That Dog and The Rentals playing an acoustic set at Sonic Boom Records (Ballard) in Seattle.
1. The Middle
2. Lucky Denver Mint
3. If You Don't, Don't
Labels: Acoustic, Jimmy Eat World, Live
i haven't updated this batch in a while. right after i thought i would make my triumphant return to the mp3 blogging world, too.
i've thought about shuttering backed with and posting these mp3s at random on chasing coolness. let me know what you think.
1. the simpsons - "they'll never stop the simpsons"
featured on a clip show episode where springfield roasts homer, "they'll never stop the simpsons" is an awesome jaunt that pretty much brings validity to the title of the song.
2. prozack turner - "bang it (madlib remix)"
prozack turner was the white guy who rapped in foreign legion. after some time toiling away in the underground scene, dude signed with dreamworks and used some of that spielberg money to fund his impressive debut, "death, taxes and prozack," featuring production from pete rock, jake one, dilla, organized noize, the alchemist and a host of others. sadly, dreamworks rejected the record and prozack was left wander the earth with one of the best albums ever. "bang it" features madlib behind the boards, as well as some pretty killer one liners.
3. jimmy eat world - "sweetness (demo)"
so for whatever reason, you mickiefickies aren't listening and have gone out of your way to buy those stupid jimmy eat world reissues. if you have no idea what i'm talking about,
read this. anyway the only really "rare" track is this song, which i've taken the liberty of uploading for all y'all.
Labels: Jimmy Eat World, prozack turner, the simpsons
week...whatever...
it's been a little bit more than a few weeks since i last updated this. let me assure you that the problems with blogamp have since ceased (read comments below) and really it was about me catching up with my life. admittedly, mp3blogs are fun, but setting deadlines for myself, the shit became work. now it's back to fun.
this week i thought i'd set it off with some of my favorite cover tunes. if you don't like these versions of the songs, take it up with the performers, but in some cases, i prefer them to the originals.
1. Jimmy Eat World, "New Religion"
This track from Mojo Records' "Duran Duran Tribute Album" was a lost track in a sea of pop-punk and ska bands reworking other hit tunes such as "Hungry Like the Wolf," "Girls On Film" and "A View to Kill." "New Religion" is one of Duran Duran's lesser known songs and Arizona's finest give it their emotional makeover, complete with haunting harmonies and loud bridge. It's a definite precursor to their style on 2001's "Bleed American" and 2004's "Futures."
2. Mock Orange, "Only In Dreams"
Back in 2002, there were two Weezer tribute albums that came out, one with relatively unknown bands and one with fairly well known bands. The former had stronger tracks on it, yet was pretty hard to find, while the latter was released on a larger indie and no doubt pressed numerous copies based on the strength of who appeared on it. Mock Orange's version of the Weez's slow jam, "Only In Dreams" showed up on the latter comp via Dead Droid Records, "Rock Music: a Tribute to Weezer." In spite of other well known bands (Dashboard Confessional, Midtown, Piebald, Further Seems Forever, Elliot, The Ataris, The Stereo, Glasseater, etc.), "Only In Dreams" had the kind of pop appeal and romantic morose feeling that made the original tune so great. In many ways, I prefer this cover to the original, missing bass intro and all.
3. Pedro the Lion, "Metal Heart"
This originally appeared on Pedro's "Tour EP '04," a limited release collection of cover songs and old PTL standards. Here, David Bazan and T.W. Walsh take a stab at Cat Power's "Metal Heart" and are able to do it justice. At least a little bit, anyway.
Labels: Cat Power, Duran Duran, Jimmy Eat World, Mock Orange, Pedro the Lion, Weezer
