A solid sixth album by the Arizonan based Rockers (Chase This Light - Jimmy Eat World)

Member Name: itsgreg

Product:	Chase This Light - Jimmy Eat World
Date:	17/07/08 (20 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: 'Big Casino', 'Always Be' & 'Feeling Lucky'

Disadvantages: 'Gotta Be Somebody's Blues' & 'Chase This Light'

'Big Casino' is a great start to the sixth studio album by the Arizona based band Jimmy Eat World. A great guitar powered song with a strong chorus. One of the best on the album.

'Let It Happen' is next. I love the backing vocals on this track. It's another strong song. The song is very much about fighting those who don't understand you.

"Say whatever you want 'cause I can laugh it off."


'Always Be' is one of my favourite songs on the album. The song starts off with clicking, and is joined by the guitar. Then the drums joins. It's hard to explain how powerful it sounds. The lyrics are simple yet meaningful, and the vocals are up to the normal standard.

'Carry You' is next - and it's one of the few weak tracks on the album. The song is slightly boring but it has some good lyrics.

'Electable (Give It Up)' seems to be a song about the upcoming Presentational elections in the US - though could be about any elections. It is a song for the people - and very much against politicians. It's not one of the best tracks on the album, but it's still a solid track.

'Gotta Be Somebody's Blues' is a song that I mainly skip out when listening to the album. It gets boring after the first few plays and isn't really very memorable.

'Feeling Lucky' is an amazing song. The song is just 2:32 but manages to fit a good story in to it. It's a very catchy track with amazing lyrics.

"I could ask, but what's an answer gonna prove?"


'Here It Goes' is a song that makes you want to tap your feet along to the beat. It's about wanting to be unique - and not wanting attention from everyone.

"Waiting for attention, I'm not."


'Chase This Light' is the title track of the album. I am not a fan of this track. Along side 'Gotta Be Somebody's Blues' - they are the weaker tracks on the album.

The opening of 'Firefight' is a bit slow and boring, but once the song gets started it is another big sounding song.

Lasting a little under five minutes, 'Dizzy' is the final track of Chase This Light. It's a nice way to end the album, it has a more relaxed sound but still carrying the strong lyrics that Jimmy Eat World love to write. It's hard to pick out one lyric from this song, so I'll give you a verse :

"I tried, but it rang and rang, I called all night
On a payphone, remember those from another life?
If everything I meant to you,
You can't lick and seal then fold in two
Then I've been so blind."


The bonus tracks include 'Be Sensible' and 'Distraction'. I am disappointed that 'Distraction' didn't make the final cut for the album because it's a very good track.
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'Big Casino', 'Always Be' and 'Feeling Lucky' stick out as the best tracks on the album while 'Gotta Be Somebody's Blues' & 'Chase This Light' are the weaker tracks.

The album art is amazingly rubbish - but it's all about the music I suppose!

Summary: 8/10 - A solid album