7 SECONDS
Good To Go (Side One Dummy)
Reviewed by Shaun Dale

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You could probably list all the hardcore bands that have managed to hang together since the Jimmy Carter administration in less than, well, seven seconds. Let's see....there's 7 Seconds, and then there's....

Yep, well into their second decade of thrash, 7 Seconds have a new label, a new album and the same old spirit. There have been lineup changes over the years, with singer Kevin Seconds being the sole founding member, but the band has been remarkably stable since the mid- eighties. The sound has been, too. This is straight ahead, hard core punk rock music. 7 Seconds hasn't changed direction much, they've just moved further down the road, getting tighter and tougher along the way. They haven't gotten stale, either, a fact which is proven by the enthusiastic receptions they continue to get on youth oriented bills like the Punk-O-Rama and Warped tours.

If you want to know what hard core used to sound like, 7 Seconds was there and still is. If you want to know what hard core is going to sound like, these guys are still pointing the way.

Track List:

Sooner Or Later * Sour Grapes * One Big Guessing Game * Best Friend * Slow Down A Second * Safety Net * Change The Key * 4,1,4,1...Done * Message From A Friend * True Roots Show * This World Of Mine * You See The Flaws * I See You Found Another Trophy * Good To Go * Never Try * Here We Go Again Kids

© 1999 - Shaun Dale