The stage was set for Jimmy Eat World to become another "one-hit wonder" artist. Their debut album Bleed American unearthed the mammoth tune "The Middle," and it was played ad nauseam on modern rock stations. But something strange happened -- they released countless other radio friendly tunes like "Sweetness" and "Work" -- to name two, delivered a moody, melodic masterpiece in "Futures" in 2004 (methinks anyway), and toured the planet either as a headliner or opening up for mega acts like Green Day or Foo Fighters. The multi-hit wonders are on the road headlining again in support of their Sept. 28 release "Invented," which follows chart-topper "Chase This Light" which was released in 2007. In the inner sanctum of the New York City venue Terminal 5 I chatted with the band (lead singer/ guitarist Jim Adkins, guitarist Tom Linton, bassist Rick...
- 10/20/2010
- by Jon Chattman
- Huffington Post
A Conversation with Jimmy Eat World's Jim Adkins Mike Ragogna: Jim, you have a new studio album, Invented. What's the band's roster this time out? Jim Adkins: It's me, Jim Adkins, playing guitar and singing, Rick Burch playing bass, Tom Linton on the other guitar and vocals, Zach Lind playing drums, an assorted cast of extra players here and there like string session people, and a lot of the female backups on the record are by a local, Phoenix person named Courtney Marie Andrews. Mr: And you've got Mark Trombino. Ja: Yes, that's correct. Mr: Now, the reunion starts with a tour centered around your earlier album, Clarity? Ja: We did a tour over America where we were kind of celebrating the tenth anniversary of our record, Clarity, and at the San Diego show, we met up with Mark who...
- 9/27/2010
- by Mike Ragogna
- Huffington Post
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