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SENIOR ROCK EDITOR MARC CUSA COUNTS ON VIRGINIA'S SEVEN MARY THREE

These days, American Rock has become practically synonomous with
the powerful, emotive music of such bands as Pearl Jam, Live,
Stone Temple Pilots, and others. On their major-label debut, Seven
mary Three display an honest, epic quality that not only exceeds the
"American Standard" set by those bands, but breaks exciting new
ground as well.  At the heart of the Virginia quartet's sound lies
lead singer Jason Ross's ragged, earnest vocals and often poetic
lyrics.  On the first single, Cumbersome, where the band punches out
a crunchy groove similar to Collective Soul's driving rock, Ross uses
his knack for wordplay to weave through a chorus that had me singing
along - "Too heavy, too light, too black or too white, too wrong or
too right, today or tonight."  My My Packs an even harder wallop, as
Ross wails atop the band's slashing yet melodic power chords.  Seven
Mary Three aren't afraid to experiment either: Punch In, Punch Out,
which features only Ross's vocals and a thunderous torrent of
marching drums and tom toms, is a primal scream against the daily
grind that you'll find impossible not to join in with.  In all, with
music that combines quality and innovation, Seven Mary Three truly
satisfy the "American Standard," and have quickly become one of my
favorite new bands.


Seven Mary Three: American Standard
Springing from college & club scene, rock quartet churns out emotive,
organic sound.