Split [EP, Single]

Jimmy Eat World | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 31, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: EP, Single
• Label: Big Wheel Recreation
• ASIN: B000050IET
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #356,710 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Most Beautiful Things - Jimmy Eat World

2. No Sensitivity - Jimmy Eat World

3. Cautioners - Jimmy Eat World

4. Animal - Jebediah

5. The Less Trusted Pain Remover - Jebediah

6. Harpoon - Jebediah

Customer Reviews

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4.0 out of 5 stars Best JEW songs ever., May 27, 2002

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Scott Heisel (Cleveland, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Split (Audio CD)

Poor Jebediah.

Poor, poor Jebediah.

At first glance, I'm sure these Aussie boys thought it would be a good idea to do a split CD with Jimmy Eat World. I mean, is there a better way to get inside of thousands of emo kids' bedrooms than tag-teaming with the reigning kings of emo-pop? The only problem, though, is I don't think Jebediah knew that JEW would be contributing their three best songs ever. To make matters worse, Jimmy apparently won the coin toss and got to go first on the CD, so who knows how many kids even got past the third track. Regardless, let's take a look at the music contained within this shiny plastic disc.

"The Most Beautiful Things" is a love song to end all love songs, with quietly plucked guitar strings matching quivering vocals. Then, with a roaring crescendo, the drums and cymbals kick in, sending the song down the emo version of a power ballad. This song is one of the most beautiful things I've ever had the pleasure to hear.
Next up is "No Sensitivity." This is the best song JEW has ever written, hands down. With it's fist pumping chorus of "I'm taking my kisses back, wooooah, I want my kisses back from you" and it's crunchy guitar and drum attack, this song will be stuck in your head for the rest of your life. The breakdowns and acoustic guitar are in exact places you'd put them in, the lyrics are exactly what you'd want to say at the end of a relationship, and the music is the perfect kind to get your head bobbing along and your[booty]shaking. This is the best Jimmy Eat World song ever. Ever.
The band closes out their portion of the disc with an early version of "Cautioners," now located on their new CD "Bleed American". While the "BA" version is a bit more fleshed out and refined, this version has the benefit of more layering and tracking, which really swirls the sparse melody around and around in your brain like a goldfish being flushed down the toilet [although the song is not nearly that traumatic]. Pretty isn't the best word for this song, but it's the first that comes to mind. It's the perfect slow number after about 6 minutes of rocking out. And thus, Jimmy Eat World's contributions come to a close.

Jebediah is up next. They contribute three songs. They all sound kind of pop-punky with an Australian overtone, kinda like if Frenzal Rhomb was on Jade Tree. Nothing is really memorable from their set, although it's kind of hard to find space in my memory banks for their hooks since JEW just overloaded my senses only minutes prior. Honestly, though, it makes no difference what Jebediah sounds like. It could be them farting into a mic for all I care, as nothing would compare to Jimmy Eat World's tracks on this release. Seriously. Everyone should buy this simply for those 3 songs. Have I ever led you astray?

4.0 out of 5 stars A decent split, March 9, 2007

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Jason L. Walsh "bossman" (Melbourne AUS) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Split (Audio CD)

I must say that I was a huge Jebediah fan back in the day (still am) so I was excited when this split was announced in 2000. I do agree that the song selection was a little strange from the jebs. 'Animal', the first single off 1999's 'Of Someday Shambles' ais far more superior when played live compared to the album version, 'Star Machine', 'Did you really' or 'Feet Touch The Ground' may have been a better choice. 'The Least Trusted Pain Remover', a b-side off the 'Animal' single, is rather too long and, for me, doesn't really kick in until towards the end which turns out to be the songs' redemption. The next song is 'Harpoon', a classic from 1997's 'Slightly Odway' with its tale of love and confusion. The australian release of this split (on Redline records) has a different song line up with the awesome 'Simple' and a crappy re-mix of 'Please Leave'

JEW's three songs are all great. 'No Sensitivity' is my favourite of the three and is such a great pop song (well, my version of pop anyway. This version of 'Cautioners' is far superior to the 'Bleed..' version. Although I love Rachel Hayden's voice, the album version feels overproduced and looses some of its impact.

Its hard to compare which band is better as they both have different styles although the bands themselves are quite good friends. Jebs trump Jimmy in live performances though..just

The vinyl release is quite stunning with its three clear 7inches. I recommend it. I have given up looking for the red and white vinyl release of this.

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Split EP With A Band No One Knows Here In America, March 27, 2003

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Tim Van Boening (Palmdale California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Split (Audio CD)

I got this cd last Christmas from my parents. It has three Jimmy Eat World songs, and two by Australian band Jebediah. It's a darn good album. Every Jimmy Eat World song is solid, including original version of Bleed American's "Cautioners", and the two from Jebediah are good. All in all, a nice addition for fans to their Jimmy Eat World collection.