Seven More Minutes

Seven More Minutes
Studio album by The Rentals
Released April 13, 1999
Recorded 1998-1999
Genre Alternative rock, power pop
Length 58:17
Label Maverick/Reprise/Warner Bros. Records
Producer Matt Sharp
The Rentals chronology

Return of the Rentals
(1995)
Seven More Minutes
(1999)
The Last Little Life EP
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [1]
Entertainment Weekly B+[2]
Hot Press 9/12[3]
NME 6/10[4]
Pitchfork Media 5.9/10[5]
Popmatters [6]
Rolling Stone [7]

Seven More Minutes, the second album by The Rentals, was released on April 13, 1999 and features numerous guests such as: Petra Haden (of that dog.; also appeared on The Rentals' first album), Donna Matthews (of Elastica), Miki Berenyi (of Lush), Tim Wheeler (of Ash), Kevin March, and Damon Albarn (of Blur).

Theme

Seven More Minutes was written by Matt Sharp while in Barcelona, Spain.[8] There is a constant theme on the album about a Spanish girl he met there:

Also, CD artwork is based on photographs taken in Barcelona as La Rambla appear on the CD and images of Montjuïc and El Raval (cover).

Track listing

All songs written by Matt Sharp, except where noted.

  1. "Getting By" - 2:52
  2. "Hello, Hello" - 4:17
  3. "She Says It's Alright" - 3:59
  4. "The Cruise" - 4:04
  5. "Barcelona" - 4:04
  6. "Say Goodbye Forever" - 3:56
  7. "Overlee" - 5:31
  8. "Big Daddy C." - 3:20
  9. "Keep Sleeping" - 3:43
  10. "Man With Two Brains" - 4:39
  11. "Must Be Wrong" - 4:30
  12. "Insomnia" - 1:56
  13. "It's Alright (Reprise)" - 1:09
  14. "My Head Is in the Sun" (Rivers Cuomo/Matt Sharp) - 4:41
  15. "Jumping Around" - 5:36
  16. "The Great Bank Robbery" (Japanese Bonus Track)

Album background

A well-known bootleg called Little Russell Street features many of the demos and early mixes of songs from this album, all original songs by Matt Sharp except "My Head is in the Sun", co-written by Weezer lead singer Rivers Cuomo. Two tracks, however, were salvaged from earlier Rentals releases:

Performers

Additional musicians

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References

  1. Seven More Minutes at AllMusic
  2. Mirkin, Steven (May 7, 1999). "Seven More Minutes". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  3. Walshe, John (July 21, 1999). "Seven MoreMinutes". Hot Press. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  4. "Seven More Minutes". NME. Inspire. September 12, 2005. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  5. Pitchfork Media review at the Wayback Machine (archived March 8, 2008)
  6. Zupko, Sarah. "The Rentals, Seven More Minutes". Popmatters. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  7. Rolling Stone review at the Wayback Machine (archived December 17, 2009)
  8. http://www.discogs.com/Rentals-Seven-More-Minutes/release/697054
  9. http://s.pixogs.com/image/R-697054-1232084914.jpeg

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