Music the Message

7 Seconds | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 17, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000002BA3
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #308,825 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Ghost

2. Such & Such

3. The Music, the Message

4. Kinda Future

5. My Gravity

6. See You Tomorrow

7. Get a Different Life

8. Talkbox

9. My List

10. First Ya Told Us

11. Born Without a Mind

12. Punk Rock Teeth

13. Girl Song

14. I Can Remember

15. Even Better Plan

16. The Kids Are United [*]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Moment Of Clarity, November 13, 2005

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Dustin J. G. Griffin (Calgary, Alberta) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Music the Message (Audio CD)

It seems almost every punk rock band with a decent following is offered a spot on a major label at some point, usually when punk is going through a surge in popularity. The band's that take the contract's usually either surprise or disappoint their fans. It's obvious that a band like 7 Seconds would be offered a major label deal at one point or another in their career. With a little smooth production and enough time in a professional studio, some of their music could nearly pass for pop-punk. Their fans would never admit that though. Myself included. To me 7 Seconds, are and always will be, hardcore punk rock. Enter Sony Records, offering a contract and a more commercially appealing album. The surprising, and disappointing, thing is that 7 Seconds took the contract, this is a surprise because, along with Bad Religion and The Descendents, 7 Seconds helped pioneer the sound of punk rock as we now know it. And their underground status held a source of pride for punk rock outcast's and lover's of music that was all the more special because not everybody was listening to it.
The Music, The Message, when released, was the most smoothly commercial album released by the legendary band to date. And while those of us who felt a touch of betrayal by the band nevertheless stood by them, the new album was really not much different than their previous albums, Kevin Seconds still sang the same message and played the same catchy punk.
Evolution is inevitable, everyone of those three pioneers of modern hardcore started throwing gloss into their albums sooner or later, but it didn't make any worse a band because of it.
This album is still 7 Seconds, still spitting a positive message and still one of the three best catchy-hardcore groups around. (Along with Bad Religion and The Descendents), besides, after this album they came back to their senses and rejoined an indie label (Side One Dummy) where they remain today.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Suprisingly excellent!, September 16, 2005

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J. C Duval "bangsmith" (cumberland, rhode island United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Music the Message (Audio CD)

This is the only major label release by 7seconds, but, if you like pop-punk as well as hardcore punk, this is the best album of theirs since "Walk Together..", and is almost as good. This one, along with "New Wind", are the only albums that are "pop-punk", but "New Wind" stinks to high hell, and is their worst! All the others are either hardcore or college-rock(Ourselves; Soulforce Revolution)! In typical industry undersight, this is the only one that is currently out of print!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 7 Seconds, May 28, 2003

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Tom Servo "Robot" (Satelite of Love) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Music the Message (Audio CD)

Great album. Nothing but turbocharged, melodic punk rock from 7 Seconds, The Music, the Message is a surprisingly inspired and energetic outing for the veteran band, who successfully bring together the velocity of their earliest hardcore recordings with the spirited sing-along melodies that sprouted up during the middle of their career. Songs like "Ghost," "My Gravity," and the title track are lean, adrenalized, utterly infectious blasts of punk perfection. A high point for the band. You must buy this if you're a real punk rawker.