10.10.2007 Jimmy Eat World / Maritime

I wasn't planning on going to this show, but a phone call from a buddy with an extra ticket (thx T!) changed my mind.

Maritime I've been told is ex-Promise Ring. This means next to nothing to me, but apparently a lot to my buddy as he says he'd rather see Maritime than Jimmy Eat World. I don't think I'd pay to see them exclusively, but I wouldn't mind seeing them again as an opener. Their drummer kind of reminds me of Dino from dredg. They like to hit their drums really hard. The live show was also a lot better than the album I heard on the way over.

Admittedly, I didn't think I'd enjoy Jimmy Eat World's set as much as I did. After all these years, the band, who's no longer as commercially popular as they once were, seem just as tight live as they were in their heyday sometime around 2001. Also Jim Adkins still sweats on stage like someone just gave him a gatorade shower. Their set is basically half new songs and with old songs scattered throughout to keep guys like me interested every 10 min. It was pretty nostalgic to hear songs like A Praise Chorus and Sweetness after not hearing them for a good 5+ years. So yes thanks Jimmy, for playing the hits. I still think Jimmy Eat World would be a better band if they only made up-tempo rock songs and no slow numbers, because they can do a pretty good job at rockin out.

Intro
Big Casino
A Praise Chorus
Crush
Always Be
Like She'll Always Be
Blister
Lucky Denver Mint
For Me, This Is Heaven
Disintegration
Get It Faster
Fire Fight
23
Bleed American
Pain
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Your House
Hear You Me
Polaris
The Middle

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