Orange Ave.

Seven Mary Three | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 23, 2010)
• Original Release Date: July 14, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Atlantic
• ASIN: B000007ROP
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #85,137 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Better than horrific...., July 31, 2008

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Marcus T. Brody (Tampa Bay, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Orange Ave. (Audio CD)

Orange Ave. is better than horrific, but less than bad, if you catch my drift. :) This album is an awkward, dis-jointed record from beginning to end. From what was written about the album by Jason Ross, there was a lot of turmoil in the band during the recording, and as a result, they put out a pretty bad stinker. With that said, I gave it 2 stars because there are actually a few good songs, "Hang On" is my favorite song on the CD. "Flagship Eleanor" is also good, and "Peel" is a very good song. I wasn't big on the first and only release "Over Your Shoulder", and never will be. All in all, I'd give it 2.5 stars out of 5, but certainly not 3, so I'll stick with 2.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Why is this band not played more?, April 3, 2001

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"wysimdnwyg" (Nashville, TN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Orange Ave. (Audio CD)

This album has an outstanding mix of styles and shows where this band can go when allowed to perform the way THEY want. Rock Crown, while good, was IMO, unfinished. It left something to be desired, both with many of the individual tracks and as an album. Orange Avenue, on the other hand, brought 7M3 back up to the level of their first offering, American Standard.

On A.S., the band was making the most of the grunge sound ("Cumbersome", "My My"), but not without displaying their individuality on songs like "Margaret" and "Roderigo". On O.A., they seem to have left most of the grunge sound in the past, but retained enough to keep this album rocking with songs like "Peel", "Hang On" and "Over Your Shoulder". Where 7M3 really shines on this album, though, is when they tone it down a little with tracks like "Joliet" and my personal favorite, "Each Little Mystery". With the exception of "In Between" (Ross' attempt at rapping leaves much to be desired, and the yelling by the band leading into the chorus is worse), every song on O.A. is excellent. Even the hidden track, "(Don't Let Me) Talk to You Like That", is a keeper.

Will this album turn into a classic, destined to be in everyone's collection? Doubtful. But it SHOULD be.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Different doesn't mean Bad, September 25, 2000

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Scarecrow (Orlando, Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Orange Ave. (Audio CD)

I really can't stand seeing so many people so closed minded. All they can say is, "the singer sounds like eddie vedder". If that's the case then you could say a firebird looks like a corvette. Only a novice music lover would say such things. They both do a growling vocals,? so what, it's just a style of singing. Then I guess nirvava sounds like offspring, and all the other grunge bands, and all the 80's bands? What I am getting at is, it's just a style of singing. So I don't know why people have to be so quick to label. I don't know a single 7m3 fan that can honesly say Ross sounds like vedder!Ok, now that I have that off my chest, my review! The album is a bit different. Popish yes. Basically their first album was full of anger, second was pain and love, slower more melodical. and this album is more of them kicking back, having fun, trying new things, more of a happy album. Like a peace with themselves. It is a bit different, and at first I didn't like it too much. But a real fan will appreciate this album. I think it just shows how much talen hey have. They can play all these different kinds of music and still sound great! Basically if you like a bit of a more upbeat poppish "let's kick back" kind of sound/album check this out. It really is worth listening to.