{"id":705,"date":"2020-04-23T20:13:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-23T20:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abandonedcouches.com\/?p=705"},"modified":"2026-06-23T20:15:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T20:15:22","slug":"jimmy-eat-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abandonedcouches.com\/?p=705","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Eat World"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>February 2011, 40 Watt, Athens, Ga.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Midway through the sold-out show, a sweat-laden Jim Adkins made apologies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s like the front row at Sea World, sorry about that guys,\u201d the lead singer\/guitarist for Jimmy Eat World told the laughing crowd. \u201cHey, that\u2019s rock and roll.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rock and roll indeed.<\/p>\n<p>A year before the show I interviewed guitarist Tom Linton about where the band stood almost two decades after forming, and how it became such a tight band, both live and on album. Apparently this happens to bands from Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s so hot in the summer it\u2019s almost unbearable to go outside,\u201d he told me. \u201cWhen I was younger starting to play music I would just lock myself in my room and play guitar all day because it was just so hot. When we first started we would practice long hours \u2014 we started out a Zach\u2019s (Lind) parents\u2019 house practicing during the day and then go to Jim\u2019s parents\u2019 house. It was something to keep us busy during those hot days.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a certain confidence you get from a band when it goes about its business the right way, and this feeling emanated from the stage in spades from Jimmy Eat World. The spirited and professional band roamed through the 20-song set with care, covering its entire catalog in what could best be described as a night of greatest hits. The band opened up with \u201cBleed American,\u201d from the 2001 album of the same name, and didn\u2019t let up until \u201cSweetness\u201d ended the night in a wild ruckus.<\/p>\n<p>In between there were quiet acoustic moments (\u201cHear You Me\u201d), sing-alongs (\u201cBig Casino,\u201d \u201cBlister,\u201d \u201cPain\u201d) and full-on head bangers (\u201cAction Needs an Audience,\u201d \u201cEvidence\u201d). The set ended with an excellent version of \u201cGoodbye Sky Harbor,\u201d where Adkins recorded notes on the mic which ran on a loop and layered over one another. It was smart and inventive, what you\u2019d expect from a band with 18 years under its belt.<\/p>\n<p>The three-song encore opened with an acoustic-driven Invented and ended with \u201cThe Middle\u201d and \u201cSweetness,\u201d sending the crowd into a jumping mass of pump-fisting fury.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been trying to come and play at the 40 Watt for years but it never worked out,\u201d Atkins said. \u201cIt\u2019s so great it finally happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Right back at you, Jim.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 2011, 40 Watt, Athens, Ga. Midway through the sold-out show, a sweat-laden Jim Adkins made apologies. \u201cIt\u2019s like the front row at Sea World, sorry about that guys,\u201d the lead singer\/guitarist for Jimmy Eat World told the laughing crowd. \u201cHey, that\u2019s rock and roll.\u201d Rock and roll indeed. 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