r/Music

Last year, I saw Jimmy Eat World play with Manchester Orchestra on the last night of their Amplified Echoes tour. It was my first time seeing both bands. I grew up around Jimmy Eat World, but I never really gave them a fair listen past their hits. I bought Futures when it released after hearing "Work," and I liked it, but not enough to dive further into the band. My point is that I'd have given them a 6/10.

After seeing them on stage, it's like I was awakened. They played a great set of songs and they played them damn good. I have been to my fair share of shows and then some, but I can comfortably say that they're one of the best bands I've ever seen live. I went back and listened to Clarity, Futures, Bleed American, all of them. I don't know what it was about them that I didn't care for, but it washed away. 10/10 band, and we're lucky to be in the timeline that gets Jimmy Eat World.

Oh, and Manchester Orchestra was just as good, if not better.