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JimmyEat World

In the midst of the mid-nineties grunge reign, four childhood friends formed a band that would eventually impact modern rock of the new millennium. Jimmy Eat World formed in 1994 with kindergarten pals Jim Adkins (vocals/guitar) and Zach Lind (drums), Tom Linton (guitar/vocals), and Mitch Porter (bass). The foursome derived the band's moniker from Linton's younger brothers, Ed and Jimmy. Ed and Jimmy had a fight one day and Ed resorted to drawing a picture of his cherubic older brother eating the world with "Jimmy Eat World" printed beneath. The band thought it was a perfect fit. Soon, they tinkered around with heavy punk-rock sounds, playing small shows around their native Mesa, AZ. Influences ranged from Rocket from the Crypt, early Def Leppard, and Jesus and Mary Chain to...
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