With their third album Clarity being one of the most overlooked masterpieces of 1999, Static Prevails is Jimmy Eat World paying their dues in 1996.
It could be the slight over-production (a curse that has always haunted the band), being on a major label for the first time, or them trying to get a feel for pulling fancy studio tricks (i.e., numerous backing vocals, cellos, and Moog additions).
Maybe it's all three, but what Static Prevails essentially lacks is the songwriting maturity that Jimmy Eat World could have perfected; but it's almost as if the studio heads at Capitol wouldn't let them so that there would be more room for radio-friendly pop songs.
In the end, nobody won.
However, tracks such as "Anderson Mesa," "Call It in the Air," and "Seventeen" don't cross that line of boring alternative rock but remain in that aggressive pop status.
Nothing close to classic, but definitely a sign of better things to come.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thinking, That's AllJimmy Eat World | Jimmy Eat World | Play | 02:52 | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| 2 | RockstarJimmy Eat World | Jimmy Eat World | Play | 03:47 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 3 | ClaireJimmy Eat World | Jimmy Eat World | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 4 | Call It in the AirJimmy Eat World | Jimmy Eat World | Play | 03:00 | 6 MB | 22 MB |
| 5 | SeventeenJimmy Eat World | Jimmy Eat World | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 6 | Episode IVJimmy Eat World | Jimmy Eat World | Play | 04:28 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 7 | DigitsJimmy Eat World | Jimmy Eat World | Play | 07:29 | 17 MB | 41 MB |
| 8 | CavemanJimmy Eat World | Jimmy Eat World | Play | 04:34 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 9 | World Is StaticJimmy Eat World | Jimmy Eat World | Play | 03:56 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 10 | In the Same RoomJimmy Eat World | Jimmy Eat World | Play | 04:57 | 11 MB | 29 MB |
| 11 | Robot FactoryJimmy Eat World | Jimmy Eat World | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 12 | Anderson MesaJimmy Eat World | Jimmy Eat World | Play | 05:14 | 12 MB | 32 MB |
| 51 mins | 118 MB | |||||
| 51 mins | 336 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Aaronson | Art Direction, Executive Producer, Repertoire |
| 2 | Jim Adkins | Guitar, Photography, Vocals |
| 3 | Billy Bowers | Assistant Engineer |
| 4 | Rick Burch | Bass |
| 5 | Peter Doell | Assistant Engineer |
| 6 | Paul Drake | Ambience, Cover Photo, Photography |
| 7 | Larry Elyea | Pre-Production |
| 8 | Steve Genewick | Assistant Engineer |
| 9 | Cappy Japngie | Assistant Engineer |
| 10 | Jimmy Eat World | Composer, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 11 | Wes Kidd | Guitar (Acoustic), Producer |
| 12 | Zach Lind | Accordion, Concertina, Drums |
| 13 | Tom Linton | Guitar, Vocals |
| 14 | Stephen Marcussen | Mastering |
| 15 | Andy Mueller | Photography |
| 16 | Sarah Pont | Violin |
| 17 | Eric Richter | Vocals |
| 18 | Tom Rothrock | Mixing |
| 19 | Rob Schnapf | Mixing |
| 20 | Jeff Sheehan | Assistant Engineer |
| 21 | Billy Smith | Assistant Engineer |
| 22 | Mark Trombino | Engineer, Mixing, Moog Synthesizer, Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |