Seven Mary Three

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Seven Mary Three
Also known as 7 Mary 3, 7M3
Origin Williamsburg, Virginia, U.S. Flag of the United States
Genre(s) Post-Grunge
Alternative rock
Years active 1992 – present
Label(s) Mammoth, Atlantic,
DRT Entertainment, Bellum
Website 7M3.com
Members
Jason Ross
Giti Khalsa
Casey Daniel
Thomas Juliano
Former members
Jason Pollock

Seven Mary Three is an American rock band best known for their hit single "Cumbersome".

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[edit] Formation and members

Seven Mary Three formed in 1992 when Jason Ross and Jason Pollock met while attending the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. Originally a duo, Ross and Pollock split song-writing duties and performed with Ross singing and Pollock playing guitar. Later, drummer Giti Khalsa and bassist Casey Daniel joined the band, and the foursome played coffeehouses and clubs throughout the Southeast.

The present members of the band are Casey Daniel, Jason Ross, Thomas Juliano, and Mike Levesque. Giti Khalsa has stopped touring with the band, but still performs on studio recordings.

[edit] Origin of group name

This is often interpreted in many ways. Incorrect speculation points to a reference to something medieval, that it had to do with the Trinity, the Virgin Mary and the seven deadly sins.

According to the band, they came up with the name one day sitting around watching Seventies cop show CHiPs on TV—'7 Mary 3' was the call sign for character Officer Jon Baker, who was played by actor Larry Wilcox. (7M3: police radio call sign; 7 designates the patrol beat, M for Mary designates that he is a motorcycle unit and 3 is his unit number).

[edit] Mainstream success

1994's album Churn, a self-produced independent release garnered the band airplay on an FM rock station in Orlando, Florida for the future hit single "Cumbersome". Given this minor success, the band relocated to the Orlando area where they continued to expand their fan base. This regional success soon caught the attention of major-label scouts. The band signed with Mammoth and rerecorded the songs on Churn, plus two new ones, to create the commercially successful American Standard.

Only seven months after its release, American Standard achieved platinum status (1,000,000 copies sold). This accomplishment can certainly be attributed to the success of "Cumbersome", which was a Top 40 hit.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Title Release Date Label US Peak
Churn 1994 5 Spot Records N/A
American Standard September 5, 1995 Mammoth #24
RockCrown June 3, 1997 Atlantic #75
Orange Ave. July 14, 1998 Atlantic #121
The Economy of Sound June 5, 2001 Mammoth #178
Dis/Location May 11, 2004 DRT N/A
day&nightdriving February 19, 2008 Bellum N/A

[edit] Singles

Year Song The Billboard Hot 100 U.S. Mainstream Rock U.S. Modern Rock Album
1996 "Cumbersome" 39 1 7 American Standard
1996 "Water's Edge" - 7 37 American Standard
1996 "My, My" - 19 - American Standard
1997 "RockCrown" - 17 - RockCrown
1997 "Make Up Your Mind" - - - RockCrown
1997 "Lucky" - 35 19 RockCrown
1998 "Over Your Shoulder" - 7 16 Orange Ave.
1998 "Each Little Mystery" - - - Orange Ave.
2001 "Wait" - 7 21 The Economy of Sound
2001 "Sleepwalking" - 39 - The Economy of Sound
2004 "Without You Feels" - - - Dis/Location
2008 "Last Kiss" - - - day&nightdriving

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