REBELS, ROMANTICS, AND GHOSTS REVIEW--------->
Rebels, Romantics and Ghosts is in many ways
typical of DIY punk albums – rough around the
edges, with the focus on capturing the essence of
the band rather than obscuring with a veil of overproduction.
It's raw, honest and occasionally
awkward - all the things that typically separate punk
from the mainstream.
Overall the Seven Drinks sound is brash and basic,
drawing on a wide range of influences, but never
letting them take over. Elements of roots music are
evident throughout - several songs feature mandolin,
banjo and harmonica - often injected with more
than a hint of irony. The bands playing has a loose,
live feel which brings a good deal of energy to the
songs. Lyrically, Seven Drinks Too Many seem to be clinging
to their youthful idealism, though not without a healthy measure of self-doubt. Josh's singing is pretty harsh, but it serves the lyrics well given their
generally angst-ridden nature. In keeping with the band's anarchic, anti-capitalist ideals, the CD is released with a copyright waiver
printed right on the jacket, very much in the spirit of
the Creative Commons movement.
Musically speaking, it's apparent that Seven Drinks
Too Many are still honing their compositional skills.
Several of the tracks go on longer than they need
too and a little more textural variety wouldn't hurt
(though the latter may be more of a production
issue). Fortunately the band is dynamic enough to
minimize the effect of such minor deficiencies.
Although Rebels, Romantics and Ghosts is
certainly not for everyone, it definitely hits the spot
from a punk perspective. Not necessarily "ready for
prime time", but it is an excellent document of
Seven Drinks Too Many at a crucial stage in their
development. -SUBROSA MAGAZINE
can you send me the lyrics to Hey Darlin' (or at least the part "and i want you to know .." to "..make it worth your while") there's one part i can't quite hear and its botherin me ;s
yeah, am i less than a person is a couple years old now, it was on here with my original recordings. do you guys come up to st.albert and play at gfcbs at all?
One day I hope to go on nice road trip with you fellows, and play our folk inspired music along the way! And perhaps many years later marry all of you and live long lives sitting on the back porch of our house listening to The Jackson Five, reminiscing on the good ol' days! -nic mac
thanx again for the show on fri, i had a blast all weekend it was just great minus the crappy weather on sat. Whats JDs number btw so i can get in touch with him for recording.
If your music was a person, I would seduce and wed it as soon as humanly possible. Please come back to Peace River, and shake ya ass. Love and biscuits,
starla took my room when I moved out of my house, so no, we're not living together. I'm not sure if we'll be playing together either, but I'll come to the show regardless. & thank you for listening. I am really into your songs as well.
I am indeed, I'm working out lineups and sponsorships and the like. We're also finally gonna become a legit non profit organization, just going through the paperwork now, so hopefully we'll have some government grants in place to fund this show of epic proportions
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