Just how huge was Jimmy Eat World following their breakthrough with Bleed American/Self-Titled and The Middle as well as during Futures?
Jimmy Eat World are one of the most well-known failure to success stories in music history with how they went from being dropped by their label following a commercial failure (of course later deservedly regarded as a landmark title of emo) to having one of the most enduring alternative crossover hits of the 2000s that is still heavily played 20 years later with The Middle (as well as the also instantly recognizable follow-up single Sweetness). But as someone who was born a decent while after their heyday, I've been wondering about the scope and extent of their popularity and heights at their biggest peak era which I'd say was from 2002 to around 2004/05.
u/tragic_girl13 — 7 days ago