Seven

James | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 17, 1992)
• Original Release Date: March 17, 1992
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Island / Mercury
• ASIN: B000001DU3
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #200,826 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Import reissue of 1992 album includes new sleeve notes & four bonus tracks, 'Protect Me' (Live at KROQ), 'Sound' (Live at Warrington), 'Heavens' (Live at Warrington) & 'Don't Wait That Long' (Live at Warrington). 2001. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars love can mean anything..., October 7, 2002

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J. mikitson "www.superstarcastic.com" (chicago, illinois) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Seven (Audio CD)

ok, let me start off by saying that this is one of my favourite albums in the entire world...and i'm a music junkie so that's saying quite a lot. i had listened to james prior to the release of "seven" in 1992 and even owned several of their previous albums but it was this record that made me fall in love with the band and decide to get everything they had ever touched with their talented little paws. it's the texture of the music and the way that it builds sonically that grabbed me...and grabs me to this day, i might add. plus the lyrics are classically james as well, thoughtful and intelligent poetry that talks of real things in a meaningful way.

some of the highlights for me are the songs "ring the bells," "seven," (from which i got the title of this review) and of course "born of frustration," the single that had a very short-lived run on college radio here in the states. "live a love of life" tackles some interesting religious questions and spiritual dilemmas, another classic james issue, and the song "don't wait that long" is truly incredible as well - i have a lot of memories of lying in a drunken broken-star formation in the dark with my friends and listening to that song over and over again. ah, the good ol' days of college...i sure don't miss that at all.

but back to james - the song "heavens" is another amazing little snippet of musical and lyrical genius...
"i've been looking through microscopes to see how our life begins,
i've been training my lens on the stars to see where it ends
but it's this living in-between that is bringing me down..."
now how can you argue with that? that's good stuff, man, and if you could hear the music with it, i'm sure you'd totally agree with me...or else.

one more interesting little tidbit about the song "sound" - i read an interview a long time ago with tim booth, the lead singer, and he said that the part at the end where he yells "do something out of character" and other things of that nature was totally ad-libbed and organic. they were in the studio recording and he wanted the band to break out of playing it the way they were used to and started yelling things out, things that happened to fit so well with the music that they kept it that way. pretty cool, eh?

so blah, blah, blah...i obviously highly recommend this album, and most of the other james albums as well. an amazing record by an amazing band - you're definitely missing out if you love music and haven't heard and assimilated this little gem.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Their best album by a mile, July 2, 2001

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Jay M "jay_mc" (Dublin, Ireland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Seven (Audio CD)

A highlight of the musical scene of the beginning of the 90's. Though mainly considered somewhat of a 'students' album, 'SEVEN' has has become much more than that.

Vastly superior to the bands other albums, 'SEVEN' has a feeling of timelessness about it. The album speaks to the listener, appealing to all emotions that we experience, love, hate, joyful optimism, despair and anger.

I remember listening to this on my headphones on long coach trips. It took me away and made the trip an actual 'journey'.

From the opening, tingling notes of 'Born of Frustration' to the closing 'Seven' the listener will be part of the album.

Highlights of the album are 'Born of Frustration', the aching duet 'Don't wait that long' and the mournfully sweet 'Heavens'.

A snapshot in time from a band who were at their peak. Relive those memories.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best james album, and that's saying something, May 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Seven (Audio CD)

I've listened to James since their first album, Stutter, fell in love with them with Sit Down, and will continue to love them in the future. SEVEN made me into a James-aholic. Every song hits you, from the urgency of Born of Frustration to the heart-pounding beauty captured in the title track. Every time I hear this album, I wish it would never end. By far, this is their most even and complete album. LAID has some powerful tracks, but its songs stand apart from each other. SEVEN is a great band at its best and most together, musically, lyrically, and spiritually.