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JIMMY EAT WORLD Futures (2004 UK 13-track CD album including the singles Pain & Work plus 2 Bonus Tracks Shame & When I Want)
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
A lot of JEW fans stand firm that Bleed American is the best JEW album but I disgree and would choose Futures as my favourite album from the band. The reason for this is simple - from the opening and title track, Futures, I cannot stop singing when I listen to this album. The music and lyrics are just so fabulous it draws me into a world of music where whatever I am doing at the same time (washing up, cleaning etc) becomes easier. It is quite simply an album to turn up loud and get lost inside.
The album contains a perfect mix of loud rock tracks and slower ballad style songs. My favourite tracks of the "louder" variety are Work, Pain and Kill all of which are fabulous rock songs. On the slower side it is songs such as the Shame and Polaris which I adore. The stand out track on this album though is undisputed as far as I am concerned and that is 23. Seven minutes which pass by all too quickly from the beautiful introduction to the stunning vocals and heart breaking lyrics. This song is one of my all time favourite songs and it alone is my reason why Futures is the best JEW album.
I would buy this album for 23 alone but the rest of the album is fabulous aswell - a real emotional ride along which everyone should relish.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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It's unlikely that Jimmy Eat World will reach the same heights with 'Futures' that they achieved with 'Bleed American'. However, it's the better record of the two. The logic? 'Futures' is a secular, dense, brooding album of 11 tracks that hearkens back to the days of the band's sophomore major-label album 'Clarity' moreso than their platinum-selling follow-up. That's not to say that the tracks aren't immediate; lead single 'Pain' is a snarling 3-minute gem about paranoia and drug-culture (topically similar to Bleed American's Title Track), follow-up 'Work' is an upbeat highlight, and Just Tonight is a vivaciously danceable number. Even so, most of these tracks have a dark, almost sinister undertone; 'You fill me up but just to watch me break' Adkins proclaims on 'Kill'. Jimmy Eat World have been heralded as 'Kings of Emo', but Adkins finds a voice on Futures that maintains its sincerity and catharsis without branching into screamo territory, distancing Jimmy Eat World from the modern-day emo scene of acts like The Used, Taking Back Sunday and Thrice.
The band have never been shy of releasing a few epic 6-minute-plus numbers-- the unforgettable 'Goodbye Sky Harbor' and yearning 'Just Watch the Fireworks' to name but two-- and Futures deals another great hand in this area: the piano-centred ballad of 'Drugs for Me' and the epic album-closer '23', the latter in serious contention for the best thing the band have yet released. They've even strayed into blatant political territory with the title track, as well as the obscure connotations towards old Label 'Capitol' in 'NothingWrong' ('Turn them off/Our blacklist singers/Don't ask why/Don't cry; don't make a scene').
If there's any problem with Futures it's most probably due to its slight over-production, which is mostly prominent on 'Kill'. Thankfully the song has become a staple on their recent tour setlist, seeing it return to its raw form. Indeed, you may be better served buying the Deluxe 2CD Edition of Futures; the second CD features demos of every track on the album from various stages in their conception.
Sure, nothing says media hit like 'The Middle', but 'Futures' harnesses the side of Jimmy Eat World wanting to be taken more seriously...and what it reveals, listen after listen, is that desire unfolding, and it's a startling thing to behold. My album of 2004.
The band have never been shy of releasing a few epic 6-minute-plus numbers-- the unforgettable 'Goodbye Sky Harbor' and yearning 'Just Watch the Fireworks' to name but two-- and Futures deals another great hand in this area: the piano-centred ballad of 'Drugs for Me' and the epic album-closer '23', the latter in serious contention for the best thing the band have yet released. They've even strayed into blatant political territory with the title track, as well as the obscure connotations towards old Label 'Capitol' in 'NothingWrong' ('Turn them off/Our blacklist singers/Don't ask why/Don't cry; don't make a scene').
If there's any problem with Futures it's most probably due to its slight over-production, which is mostly prominent on 'Kill'. Thankfully the song has become a staple on their recent tour setlist, seeing it return to its raw form. Indeed, you may be better served buying the Deluxe 2CD Edition of Futures; the second CD features demos of every track on the album from various stages in their conception.
Sure, nothing says media hit like 'The Middle', but 'Futures' harnesses the side of Jimmy Eat World wanting to be taken more seriously...and what it reveals, listen after listen, is that desire unfolding, and it's a startling thing to behold. My album of 2004.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Bleed American is a great album so I couldn't wait for the new one. I was certainly not disapointed. Futures is a masterpeice. Absolutely love it. Jimmy eat world have come up with another great album. This is really a must have. Drugs or me is ace along with kill, work polaris okay yeah the whole album is amzing. Also if you ever get the chance to see them live go! they were awesome at birmingham!
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Nothing Wrong
After Jimmy Eat World's self titled/bleed american album, many suspected a bright future for the arizona quartet. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mr. J. F. Clarke
Quite Awful
Uninspired, cliched lyrics just utterly ruin the pop sound that Jimmy Eat World create. If you are not already a JEW listener or a fan, do not by this album. It's dreadful.
Published 12 months ago by CodexRios
Not their best work
This is another solid punk/pop/emo record from Jimmy Eat World, with excellent production courtesy of the semi-legendary Gil Norton. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Ian Coulson
Shape of Things To Come
Futures is not the best JEW album but saying that is like saying silver isn't very goldy. Every album is different and has a special tone of its own. Read more
Published 20 months ago by ratmonkey
Review...?
This is my favourite album of all time. Even though some of the songs are slow and less "rock"-the lyrics are fantastic. Read more
Published on 25 Dec 2006 by T. Frankland
More mature Jimmmy
As Bleed American was such a hard act to follow I would admit to being initially slightly underwhelmed by Futures on the first couple of listens. Read more
Published on 18 Nov 2006 by R. A. Forsyth
Bright Futures
This is only the second Jimmy Eat World CD I've bought, and I was expecting the upbeat, pop success of the Bleed American CD. I was, happily, disappointed. Read more
Published on 11 Oct 2006 by Gotham Night
Brilliant
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The fact is it is not "Bleed American". It is "Futures", a stunning piece of work that the band should be proud of. Read more
The fact is it is not "Bleed American". It is "Futures", a stunning piece of work that the band should be proud of. Read more
Published on 5 Oct 2006 by Ashley Marks
Jimmy Eat Eat - Futures
Perhaps the fact I sat listening to Jimmy Eat World's Clarity on the four hour car journey from Palm Springs to Las Vegas is the reason why the album remains my favourite. Read more
Published on 12 May 2006 by D. Stephens
In My Top 5 Albums Of 2004
This album in a word Breathtaking, there is not a bad song on this record except 'Drugs Or Me' could be better and is remidied on the 'Stay On My Side Tonight... Read more
Published on 3 Mar 2006 by James
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