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Jun 10, 2013These songs aren’t just lovelorn poetry or odes of heartbreak; they’re full stories, five-minute films, expansive novels written in staves, rests, and music notes for the rest of us to bleed to.
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Jun 12, 2013Just as the music on Damage is a sophisticated, fully realized version of the urgent, rambunctious rock Jimmy Eat World played early their career, the lyrics are more sophisticated as well.
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Jun 10, 2013Thankfully, Damage easily bests the previous two Jimmy Eat World full-lengths, and its high points rival those of Futures and Bleed American.
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Jun 10, 2013In their quest to update the breakup record for those a bit too old to mope and stew in their juices, Jimmy Eat World succeeds here for the most part.
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Jun 10, 2013The irony is that perhaps in trying to grow old a little too gracefully Jimmy Eat World have lost some of the youthful exuberance that so endeared them to us in those heady days around the turn of the millennia.
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Jun 10, 2013There's flashes of Jimmy Eat World brilliance and even a few classics in there, but this is an album that's also prone to a few fillers and cheesy one liners.
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Kerrang!Jun 26, 2013Damage finds them rejuvenated. [8 Jun 2013, p.53]
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MagnetJul 17, 2013Jimmy Eat World has become a purveyor of modern rock that just so happens to have a noisier background that jerks like me won't let it live down. This permits recognition of well-penned, upbeat numbers like Appreciation" and "How'd You Have Me." [No. 100, p.55]
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Jun 11, 2013It’s an album that comes from an older, more mature band than the Jimmy Eat World that yearningly whined on Bleed American, one that has refined their melodic craft.
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Jun 17, 2013There are a couple of duds, (‘Book Of Love’, ‘Please Say No’), but, as forlorn closer ‘You Were Right’ ably demonstrates, few bands do heartache with as much majesty.
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Jul 25, 2013Respectable in execution, but not as recommendable compared as some of their previous works, Damage is nevertheless a serviceable effort from a still very talented band.
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Jun 12, 2013Fans who dismissed the band as being on autopilot after Invented was released should give Damage a try; they'll find a band that's focused, relatable and on top of their game.
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Jun 10, 2013With no reason to buck the trend, Damage very much continues the Arizonan four-piece’s reliability streak.
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Jun 11, 2013Twenty years later, on their first album since 2010, the Arizona guys still sound sweet. They're also hall-monitor dull--these meat and potatoes sure could use some fresh gravy.
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Jun 21, 2013If you are over 25 and have been in a romantic relationship, Damage will not confront you with the unfamiliar, or make you suddenly realize you've never understood yourself like you do now. Still, some of it will comfort you when you've been depressed or confused by your life.
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Jun 11, 2013Eight albums into their career, Jimmy Eat World still know how to generate and craft some brilliant songs, but most importantly, they continue to demonstrate a keen sense for how to connect with any audience.
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Jun 11, 2013Damage doesn’t offend, but it doesn’t offer much that’s memorable, either.
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