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| 5.0 classic | Lucman | October 15th 19 |
Static Prevails may be the most tragically overlooked album in the band's discography, perhaps even more so than Damage. In my ears, this nothing short of brilliant. Granted, a lot of that is how this album moves me personally. This album, along with Clarity, reminds me of Christmas and evokes a lot of warm memories. It's impossible for me to rate this on an objective scale, I just can't. I can barely see the album for what it is anymore.
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| 4.5 superb | justanothername | November 9th 14 |
Not even a big Jimmy Eat World fan but for some reason I love this album...and I have only played it once so far
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| 3.5 great | Titan50 | June 6th 11 |
After the lo-fi punk of their s/t debut, Jimmy Eat World upped their ambitions for Static Prevails, their major-label debut. Static Prevails shows glimpses of what was to come for the band, from the pop rock sing-a-long of Rockstar, to the sprawling Slint-esque Digits, which is mostly instrumental. Static Prevails' appeal lies in it being far more complex, and even darker, than most pop punk. However, it is less memorable than anything JEW would go on to release. Not essential, but still worth a look.
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| 2.0 poor | EasterInTheBatcave | June 7th 16 |
A raw and darkly-tinged record that is less generic and more indicative of the emo scene than the band's debut. The vocals on this one are split between Jim Atkins and Tom Linton. There is one fantastic song ("Claire") and a couple of pretty good ones ("Thinking, That's All", "Episode IV"), but mostly the material ranges from average to poor.
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| 4.0 excellent | Marxman | January 19th 24 |
| 3.0 good | BADNEW | January 10th 24 |
| 5.0 classic | JTFly17 | August 29th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | FunJan | July 6th 23 |
| 2.5 average | FlakMT | April 29th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Halez | March 22nd 23 |
| 2.5 average | Timmy | January 12th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | hortanz | September 16th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Bren80 | July 24th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | xxm | May 1st 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Watch | March 8th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Josh | January 16th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Sowing STAFF | September 21st 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | bSmith | August 7th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | shira | July 14th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | Tooey | June 11th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | mallen- | April 27th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | peahat | December 15th 19 |
| 3.5 great | mEyck07 | November 17th 19 |
| 3.5 great | fog CONTRIBUTOR | October 23rd 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kechos | October 18th 19 |
| 3.0 good | iglu | October 11th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | josh | June 10th 19 |
| 2.5 average | nbats | May 17th 19 |
| 2.5 average | Prole | March 31st 19 |
| 4.5 superb | Josh | February 3rd 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | mommypig | September 19th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | bnest | April 26th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Bismark | November 11th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | BigHans | August 30th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | AriDoe | August 23rd 17 |
| 3.5 great | Josuke | July 27th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | PWalst | May 11th 17 |
| 3.5 great | nch223 | February 10th 17 |
| 2.5 average | El Olam | December 11th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Trebor. EMERITUS | November 30th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Acole9 | November 9th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | tadeoc | October 26th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | SB129 | October 22nd 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Baehr52 | October 21st 16 |
| 2.0 poor | Jade | September 1st 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Limbo | July 27th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | NateMa | July 21st 16 |
| 3.5 great | mttgry | March 10th 16 |
| 3.5 great | peanut | November 3rd 15 |
| 3.5 great | tom79 | September 15th 15 |
| 3.0 good | Lassie | August 3rd 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Xhoven | March 4th 15 |
| 3.0 good | Brabiz | February 20th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | TVparty | January 27th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Sithese | January 1st 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ezmonee | August 22nd 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | pbass0 | August 15th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | betray | August 5th 14 |
| 3.0 good | kenneh | August 1st 14 |
| 2.5 average | lecube | July 8th 14 |
| 3.0 good | Sebe | June 11th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | 7OPHER | April 27th 14 |
| 3.0 good | Joejk3 | March 25th 14 |
| 2.0 poor | GAU19 | March 11th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | msm008 | March 1st 14 |
| 3.5 great | xbogx | February 26th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Pndi | January 2nd 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | aircycle | September 28th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Surette | December 10th 12 |
| 3.0 good | Happy | November 22nd 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Fleeba | September 7th 12 |
| 3.5 great | xevman | June 20th 12 |
| 3.0 good | ru5t1c | March 28th 12 |
| 2.5 average | Eons | March 21st 12 |
| 2.5 average | bain89 | March 10th 12 |
| 3.5 great | vinceG | March 9th 12 |
| 2.5 average | nibbles | February 29th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Crawl | February 26th 12 |
| 3.5 great | elry2k | February 13th 12 |
| 3.5 great | jmh886 | February 1st 11 |
| 3.5 great | Jips | October 18th 10 |
| 2.5 average | bth2376 | October 13th 10 |
| 3.5 great | fenny4 | October 6th 10 |
| 3.5 great | CutMan | October 2nd 10 |
| 3.5 great | NateT | September 28th 10 |
| 3.0 good | wy2sl0 | September 23rd 10 |
| 3.0 good | ThePove | September 16th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | krinkle | August 21st 10 |
| 3.0 good | Rawrz | August 14th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Triple6 | July 13th 10 |
| 2.5 average | cb123 | June 25th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | kroglor | January 18th 10 |
| 2.5 average | neesh | December 1st 09 |
| 3.5 great | mjr20 | November 29th 09 |
| 3.0 good | Thef | November 2nd 09 |
| 3.5 great | gafel | October 17th 09 |
| 2.5 average | Warborn | October 26th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | CoreySzn | December 29th 07 |
| 4.0 excellent | AB89 | December 6th 07 |
| 5.0 classic | AHeap | November 22nd 07 |
| 3.0 good | bpkybe | October 10th 07 |
| 4.0 excellent | armfarm | August 30th 07 |
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