JASON POLLACK, LEAD GUITARIST for Seven Mary Three, firmly believes that 
classic American rock and roll could very well be the next big thing. 
"Alternative isn't the flavor of the month anymore," says Pollock. And 
audiences seem to agree, judging by the brisk sales of the band's debut 
album, American Standard (Mammoth), and by the way their single, 
"Cumbersome," has stormed the college radio charts in several months.

    Defiantly retro, Pollack and vocalist/rhythm guitarist Jason Ross 
formed the band two and a half years ago based on their mutual 
admiration of Neil Young, the Allman Brothers and John Cougar Mellencamp. 
"I think of our songs as a refuge," explains Pollack." We create a 
comfortable space where the listener can hear each drum beat, bass line 
and the melody of the vocal over the top. There is no noise, everything 
has is place and wraps neatly into a single whole."

    And as for their somewhat cryptic moniker, Ross confesses: "People 
like to interpret it in a lot of different ways. My professors thought it 
was a reference to something medieval, that it had to do with the 
Trinity, the Virgin Mary and the seven deadly sins. But to tell you the 
truth, we came up with the name one day just sitting around watching 
[Seventies cop show] C.H.i.P.s. on TV -- 'seven mary three' was the blond 
guy's call sign!"

                                    -Guitar School, February 1996