Been a fan even longer, but their best work is this: 25 years anniversary of Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American. --> One of my personal top 10 albums ever. Man, I am old; but "A praise chorus" changed my life. Nice article here (free): www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

The L.A. roots of Jimmy Eat World’s biggest record — 25 years of ‘Bleed American’A quarter-century after “Bleed American,” Jimmy Eat World is touring its breakthrough album front to back, turning sold-out amphitheaters into cathartic sing-alongs for fans raised on “The Middle.”www.latimes.com