Jim Ward, Guitarist of At The Drive In & Sparta

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  • @vidukadavor
    @vidukadavor 2 роки тому +28

    Jim Ward is the heart of ATDI, and their founder. Reunion without him makes no sense at all. That's why the band ended up like that.

  • @Nekroman111
    @Nekroman111 6 років тому +50

    I love how he says, he travels, plays music, and money earned he invests it in his town...El Paso, it hits home literally. Im still in El Paso, i love my town. And he gets good bands into town to play at Tricky Falls venue, and its amazing. Thanks Jim, for all you do for our town, and for bands to get a taste of our culture and welcoming spirits.

  • @riverman2062
    @riverman2062 4 роки тому +11

    one of the most humble and nice persons i ever seen. 101% respect

  • @RiskyIOM
    @RiskyIOM 4 роки тому +10

    Jim Ward is just the definition of a good lad. Who is also a brilliant songwriter.

  • @IsleyReust
    @IsleyReust 8 років тому +39

    Jim speaks the truth. So much respect for him and his talents

    • @ericpritch
      @ericpritch  8 років тому +2

      +Isley Reust I agree! Thanks for checking out this piece.

    • @IsleyReust
      @IsleyReust 8 років тому +2

      +Eric Pritchard Thanks for making this piece

  • @Ryanbaggarly
    @Ryanbaggarly 2 місяці тому +1

    Just saw Sparta play Club Dada in Dallas an hr ago. They killed it.

    • @ericpritch
      @ericpritch  Місяць тому

      Nice! Greaat Sparta is getting back out there.

    • @Ryanbaggarly
      @Ryanbaggarly Місяць тому

      ​@ericpritch ​@ericpritch they have been playing shows for years and touring bro

  • @ronniemoe5657
    @ronniemoe5657 8 років тому +14

    Oh Jim please come back

    • @ericpritch
      @ericpritch  8 років тому +2

      +Ronnie Moe I know right.

    • @home10slice
      @home10slice 8 років тому +3

      Likewise, hidinginlowlight also nailed it. Saw ATDI last week, good effort but felt so incomplete sans Jim. I keep watching a bunch of the old shows here trying to fill in the gap. Much love and respect JW, whatever you do!

    • @Califool85
      @Califool85 Місяць тому

      @@home10slice 1000%
      i don't think its really at the drive in without him.

  • @mofugggz
    @mofugggz 3 роки тому

    I still have my ticket subs stubs from all of your san Diego tours. Some of the best concerts I've ever been to.

  • @aleswanson4152
    @aleswanson4152 4 роки тому +1

    That last part. Holy shit. So blunt. ❤

  • @tayb.3417
    @tayb.3417 4 роки тому +2

    I love him.

  • @j.r.lozano1318
    @j.r.lozano1318 6 років тому +2

    Didn't see this before.
    I like listening to his way of living music still as an art. Hope to keep having new music. I loved broken songs btw.
    Nice interview. Thank you for doing this !

  • @creatifetudes8553
    @creatifetudes8553 3 роки тому +1

    A Real musician

  • @WALLYDRAG502
    @WALLYDRAG502 5 років тому +3

    "The goal is to make records, you know?" That's why I still draw in from jim still. That's the truth. Now jim help me make mines. I'll pay I just want someone to light me a pathway. xD

  • @ililililil8385
    @ililililil8385 7 років тому

    OMG I FUCKING LOVE JAWBOX!!!

  • @ronanmg
    @ronanmg 4 роки тому

    Hey I talked to this guy

  • @cobyleech3460
    @cobyleech3460 7 років тому +7

    the true last rock star

  • @gumshake689
    @gumshake689 11 місяців тому

    1:43 why is there two songs playing?

    • @ericpritch
      @ericpritch  11 місяців тому

      Good ear. No idea. Lol.

  • @itsMrNoble
    @itsMrNoble 5 років тому +1

    I nearly spat my tea out when he mentioned J Church as an influence. J Church? I love them a lot still but have never heard anyone site them as an influence

    • @ericpritch
      @ericpritch  5 років тому

      Yeah J Church was one of those bands that weren't for everyone but some people loved them.

  • @lewisbush7732
    @lewisbush7732 7 років тому +2

    he forgot ranier maria quicksand and the promise ring

    • @smittenthekitteninmittens2679
      @smittenthekitteninmittens2679 6 років тому

      i am sure he could have reeled off a hundred great bands from back then..hey i saw the promise ring play in manchester uk supporting jimmy eat..this was when jew were getting all big..the audience sucked and pretty much booed promise ring off stage..i have never felt so ashamed to be part of an audience as i did that night because i loved that band and all the Capp n Jazz/Joan Of Arc/Owls other projects..fucking Manchester hipster's didn't even know who they were booing

  • @EtcEtcAndEtc
    @EtcEtcAndEtc 7 років тому +23

    Great artist, shame some of his bandmates feel the need to be such arseholes to him, not that they're not talented too.

    • @temporarymomentary
      @temporarymomentary 7 років тому +3

      What did they do ?

    • @williambryantofficial
      @williambryantofficial 7 років тому +6

      They raped him.

    • @kirad
      @kirad 6 років тому +2

      For a while in the later years of ATDI, Cedric and Omar became kind of the frontmen of the band. Shows would include stage banter where Cedric would shout at reporters "Hey there's members of the band that don't have afros". Jim co-wrote a lot of those songs and it felt like their very democratic group was going to be controlled by only Omar and Cedric. When the band re-united in 2012, they still tried to keep that spirit of democracy alive. In 2016 however, ATDI was booked for a festival tour around the world without even contacting Jim once about it. His worst fears of the band being this thing out of his complete control had come true.

    • @RiskyIOM
      @RiskyIOM 5 років тому +9

      I think there's some leaps you've made there to make a story. And the whole "guys without afros" thing was actually the opposite of what you seem to be implying, in that it was Cedric telling people to not just focus on Omar and himself. Personally, I think there's little more to it now that Jim being his own man and simply not wanting to do the latest ATDI stuff. He does seem to not like to get bogged down in the same stuff for too long and it would make sense that he didn't want to go back to that.

    • @GhANeC
      @GhANeC 5 років тому +1

      Ian, wtf, i had never heard about any of those things. Is there even a reasonable basis of info where you pulled that from? At most, cedric has blamed himself from causing the breakup of atdi by leaving because he wanted to do something else. But neither him nor omar ever sought protagonism in atdi, they were just their irreverent selves. And whats this of cedric and omar booking tours for reunited atdi behind jims back?? None of them has ever talked about jims sudden departure yet, as far as i know, so how did you come up with this??

  • @lilith6697
    @lilith6697 6 років тому +1

    what does "intelligent punk" means?

    • @ericpritch
      @ericpritch  6 років тому +4

      He's referring to Jawbreaker and J-church or punk bands with with smart thought out lyrics.

  • @joshua9097
    @joshua9097 6 років тому

    sparta is a huge influence on my band!!! - alleydirt.bandcamp.com

    • @ericpritch
      @ericpritch  6 років тому

      Nice. Alley Dirt songs sounds good!

  • @NIGHTDARK010
    @NIGHTDARK010 7 років тому +1

    any idea when this is from?

    • @ericpritch
      @ericpritch  7 років тому +3

      I directed this 5 years or so back before ATDI got back together. We originally just released it on Vimeo and I recently put it on youtube.

    • @NIGHTDARK010
      @NIGHTDARK010 7 років тому +1

      Eric Pritchard I see, I was just hoping Sparta got back

    • @ericpritch
      @ericpritch  7 років тому

      Hopefully at some point :)

    • @dancesnitch45
      @dancesnitch45 7 років тому +1

      Hey Eric,
      Does anyone know what happened to Jim Ward? I've been searching for him online, it's almost as if he's a ghost.

    • @ericpritch
      @ericpritch  7 років тому +1

      unfortunately no idea. i'm sure he'll be back soon doing rad stuff.

  • @aligboyakasha
    @aligboyakasha 8 років тому

    I'm so confused. so was he never going to be a part of the reunion?

    • @ericpritch
      @ericpritch  8 років тому +3

      +aligboyakasha I heard he was but the rehearsals didn't work out. Maybe he'll be back.

    • @aligboyakasha
      @aligboyakasha 8 років тому

      +Eric Pritchard Interesting. thanks for the response. did you conduct this interview?

    • @ericpritch
      @ericpritch  8 років тому +1

      yes. this video piece was done 4 years ago though.

    • @hidinginlowlight
      @hidinginlowlight 8 років тому

      Hi Eric, I'm curious where you heard that information. I saw ATDI yesterday, and even though the show was well played, it felt wrong to celebrate that music without Jim there. I have so much respect for him, his music, and the way that he carries himself.

    • @hidinginlowlight
      @hidinginlowlight 8 років тому

      This is a great interview, by the way.

  • @deadeyes2803
    @deadeyes2803 4 роки тому +7

    still sounds exactly the same since 20 years ago, unfortunately i cant say the same for cedric, he burnt out his voice really hard during at the drive in and even after in The Mars Volta

  • @almostideal1306
    @almostideal1306 7 років тому +45

    Jim Ward, the reason why ATDI is now kinda average..

    • @irotinmyskin
      @irotinmyskin 6 років тому +13

      i never wanted to believe that... until the newest ATDI album came out... and there's definitely something big missing

    • @osoloco3651
      @osoloco3651 5 років тому +3

      i agree 100%

    • @GhANeC
      @GhANeC 5 років тому +10

      Still don’t get it, man. Cedric and Omar, who had pretty much broken up atdi years before (and not on good terms), return to reform. Then, mere days before atdi is to properly kick off, Jim leaves, gets replaced with Davis, who had been brought into Sparta by Jim, and then Sparta reunite without Davis and without Tony hajjar who was cofounder of Sparta and Jim's proper bro (i mean Jim did a movie about his life!), and still until now no one wants to SAY A WORD ABOUT IT??! Man, something went down.

    • @kevinli9126
      @kevinli9126 5 років тому +2

      I've been a big fan of ati, tmv, sparta, since inception… it really is jarring , and mysterious. I agree, something went down, which made jim let down his fans, which means it must've been something big. I hope cedric and Omar didn't relapse in their old ways.

    • @mercutiomurphy2743
      @mercutiomurphy2743 5 років тому

      maybe just differing personalities, even though they were great together as ATDI, they grew apart, it's sad but true.

  • @kingjames1322
    @kingjames1322 7 років тому +4

    the greatest job this guy ever did,was starting a great rock band with kinky hair,then have them kick them out of his own band.Thanks Jim.

    • @AProblemSituation
      @AProblemSituation 5 років тому +1

      Let's be honest here, Jim's the best and most important member of ATD-I.

    • @michaelgraham9774
      @michaelgraham9774 4 роки тому +4

      @@AProblemSituation I wouldnt say he's best or most important but he's definitely a huge piece of the puzzle that made it gel together properly though.