— Universal Hub
Excerpts:
“Jim and I may not agree politically on some things, but I find that I kind of don't care what he's singing about sometimes because it's just awesome music and they really are an amazing band.”
“Jim professes that he doesn't write love songs. Perhaps not in the standard sense, but this album is full of lines that poke at the most universal parts of our modern human experience. He caricatures our most common neuroses, and so betrays the necessity of love. Check it out, and go see him if you can!”
— Sally Walkerman, Sally Walkerman
“This album is an absolute knockout. If you like my work, you're almost guaranteed to love this masterpiece that is the fifth release by JBE, Jim Infantino's incredibly rocking trio, featuring Infantino on guitar and vocals along with percussionist Dan Cantor and bassist Jesse Flack (who both also help with the singing). Numerous guests (including old friend Catie Curtis (on International) join in on the magnificence.”
— Barry Crimmins, barrycrimmins.com
“Pascagoula Pawn & Gun - a country/western song from Jim's Big Ego! "Had to pawn my gun to buy the bullets, had to sell the bullets to get the gun - one day I'll get them both together, then everybody had better run!" Hilarious.
Award Show - they've been doing this one at concerts for awhile, and it's still funny.
International - Jim's modern take on the Communist anthem, which, dare I say it, makes socialism catchy.
Depravity - as Jim says, depravity is all around us! A wonderfully sarcastic slap at the right.
Utopia - a really beautiful song, the kind for which you take out the lighters at the concert. Reminds me a lot of the earlier JBE and solo Jim albums.”
Award Show - they've been doing this one at concerts for awhile, and it's still funny.
International - Jim's modern take on the Communist anthem, which, dare I say it, makes socialism catchy.
Depravity - as Jim says, depravity is all around us! A wonderfully sarcastic slap at the right.
Utopia - a really beautiful song, the kind for which you take out the lighters at the concert. Reminds me a lot of the earlier JBE and solo Jim albums.”
— Nat Budin, the Secret Life of Pudding
“If you've never listened to Jim's Big Ego, you have been missing out.”
— Patrick T. Lafferty, Fortuna Faveat... may fortune favor us
