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Seven Mary Three

Dis/Location

  • AMG Review of Dis/Location

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    Greg Prato
    All Music Guide

    The grunge movement of the early '90s certainly spawned its fair share of imitators, as evidenced by the likes of Bush, Candlebox, Days of the New, and Sugartooth. The majority of these bands only managed to last for a handful of albums however, but Seven Mary Three have stuck around the longest -- having released albums on a somewhat regular basis since their 1995 debut, American Standard. 2004 saw the release of their fifth album overall, Dis/Location, and while it seemed like the rest of the world was focusing on emo and /p>

    ew wave revival bands, Seven Mary Three was still emulating the sounds of their heroes from a bygone Seattle era. Singer Jason Ross' voice still recalls Eddie Vedder, and the music has MTV Buzz Bin written all over it -- if it was 1992. Still, fans of the group's earlier works will be pleased to learn that the group continues to stick to preferred sound (something not a lot of the aforementioned bands did). The song remains largely the same on such tracks as "Settle Up" and "Oceans of Envy," where big grungey riffs do battle with Ross" heart on his sleeve lyrics. Seven Mary Three's sound and approach on Dis/Location would sound right at home between such early 21st century grunge revivalists as Puddle of Mudd and Staind.

One of the most underrated bands of the 90's
over 2 years ago

I hate that 7m3 got lumped into all that post-grunge nonsense and is thought of as a blip on the radar. American Standard and Rock Crown are two of my favorite discs from my teen years. Though the next two were substandard, Dislocation finds them at the top of their game. I'm really surprised that the quality of the cd didn't overcome the anonymity of the release. A must have for tradition...

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One of the most underrated bands of the 90's
over 2 years ago

I hate that 7m3 got lumped into all that post-grunge nonsense and is thought of as a blip on the radar. American Standard and Rock Crown are two of my favorite discs from my teen years. Though the next two were substandard, Dislocation finds them at the top of their game. I'm really surprised that the quality of the cd didn't overcome the anonymity of the release. A must have for tradition...

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