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Seven Mary Three (occasionally abbreviated to 7 Mary 3 or 7M3) is an American rock band. They released seven studio albums and one live album, and are best known for their hit single "Cumbersome".
CareerEdit
FormationEdit
Seven Mary Three formed in 1992 when Jason Ross and Jason Pollock met while attending The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.<ref>Template:Citation</ref> Ross and Pollock split songwriting duties with Ross on lead vocals and rhythm guitar and Pollock on lead guitar and backing vocals. Bassist Casey Daniel and drummer Giti Khalsa joined the two, and the band began playing in coffeehouses and clubs.
Origin of group nameEdit
Guitarist Jason Pollock revealed in The Cavalier Daily that they came up with the name while watching the 1970s TV series CHiPs. '7 Mary 3' was the call sign for Officer Jon Baker, 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.) Pollock noted, "There's no great significance or anything. We were just tired of trying to think of a cool name."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Mainstream successEdit
In 1994 the band released the album Churn independently. The album garnered the band airplay on WJRR 101.1 FM, a rock station in Orlando, Florida, for the future hit single "Cumbersome".<ref name="The Great Rock Discography"/> Given this minor success, the band relocated to the Orlando area where they continued to expand their fan base.<ref name="LarkinHR">Template:Cite book</ref> This regional success soon caught the attention of major-label scouts.<ref name="LarkinHR"/> In May 1995, Ross, Pollock, and Khalsa graduated from William & Mary and moved to Florida.<ref name="LarkinHR"/> The band signed with Mammoth and re-recorded the songs on Churn, plus two new ones, to create the commercially successful American Standard in 1995.<ref name="LarkinHR"/> Despite some critics accusing the band of mimicking Pearl Jam and other alternative rock acts, only seven months after its release, American Standard achieved platinum status. This accomplishment can be attributed to the success of "Cumbersome," which was a Top 40 hit, as well as another single, "Water's Edge", which fared well on the rock charts.
After touring throughout 1996, the band returned to the studio for a follow-up to American Standard. During this time, Mammoth and Atlantic split, forcing Seven Mary Three to sign with Atlantic Records, releasing RockCrown in 1997.<ref name="LarkinHR"/> The album saw the band de-emphasize hard rock, focusing more on acoustic folk rock and a "traditional singer/songwriter" style. RockCrown did not match fan expectations, reaching No. 75 on the Billboard 200 and failing to match the success of its predecessor.
A second effort under Atlantic, Orange Ave. debuted the following year and charted considerably lower; although, its single "Over Your Shoulder" performed moderately.
In 1999, Jason Pollock left the band after suffering from burnout and writer's block. Thomas Juliano was chosen as the band's new guitarist. In the summer of 2001, Seven Mary Three returned to Mammoth Records and producer Tom Morris. The resulting effort became The Economy of Sound. This fifth studio album included the single "Wait", a track that served as the lead single from the Crazy/Beautiful film soundtrack.
After The Economy of Sound, the group shifted once again to DRT Entertainment and, in 2004, released Dis/Location. Their sixth studio album, it failed entirely to chart as did its only single. Four years later, a seventh album, Day & Nightdriving, was released under Bellum Records.
Giti Khalsa left the band in 2006 after recording the drum tracks for Day & Nightdriving, and Mike Levesque joined the band on drums.
In December 2008, the group re-released their long out-of-print debut album Churn. On February 9, 2010, Seven Mary Three released the live acoustic album Backbooth.
Seven Mary Three broke up suddenly in December 2012, without any announcements or updates to their website or Facebook page. The following year, Jason Ross became the head of media and strategic partnerships for The Bowery Presents, one of New York's most powerful music production companies.
On December 15, 2021, Seven Mary Three's Facebook page was updated for the first time since 2012, with a link to a website called High Shelter, where Jason Ross addressed the hiatus, the current status of the band, and future plans.
On October 4, 2023, Seven Mary Three released the song "Settle Up" as a single for the re-issue of their 2004 album, Dis/Location. <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Band membersEdit
- Jason Ross – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (1992–2012, 2021-present)
- Jason Pollock – lead guitar, backing vocals (1992–1999)
- Casey Daniel – bass (1992–2012)
- Giti Khalsa – drums (1992–2006)
- Thomas Juliano – lead guitar, backing vocals (1999–2012)
- Mike Levesque – drums (2006–2012)
Note: Paul Smith of Megaphone contributed guitar tracks to Seven Mary Three's second and third studio albums (Rockcrown, and Orange Ave.), and toured as an additional guitarist with the band in support of both albums.
TimelineEdit
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DiscographyEdit
Studio albumsEdit
| Title | Release date | Record label | U.S. Billboard 200 peak position | NZ peak position <ref name=nz>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
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Certification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Churn | 1994 | 5 Spot Records | - | - | - | |
| American Standard | September 5, 1995 | Mammoth | 24 | 21 | RIAA: Platinum<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> MC: Platinum<ref>Template:Cite certification</ref> |
| RockCrown | June 3, 1997 | Atlantic | 75 | - | - | |
| Orange Ave. | July 14, 1998 | 121 | - | - | ||
| The Economy of Sound | June 5, 2001 | Mammoth | 178 | - | - | |
| Dis/Location | May 11, 2004 | DRT | - | - | - | |
| Day & Nightdriving | February 19, 2008 | Bellum | - | - | - |
Live albumsEdit
| Title | Release date | Record label | U.S. Billboard 200 peak position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backbooth (live album) | February 9, 2010 | Settle Up | - |
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SinglesEdit
| Year | Song | US | US Main | US Alt | AUS <ref>Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
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CAN Alt | NZ <ref name=nz/> |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | "Cumbersome" | 39 | 1 | 7 | 80 | 8 | 31 | American Standard | |
| "Water's Edge" | - | 7 | 37 | - | 22 | - | |||
| "My, My" | - | 19 | - | - | - | - | |||
| 1997 | "RockCrown" | - | 17 | - | - | - | - | RockCrown | |
| "Make Up Your Mind" | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| "Lucky" | - | 35 | 19 | - | 24 | - | |||
| 1998 | "Over Your Shoulder" | - | 7 | 16 | - | - | - | Orange Ave. | |
| "Each Little Mystery" | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 2001 | "Wait" | - | 7 | 21 | - | - | - | The Economy of Sound | |
| "Sleepwalking" | - | 39 | - | - | - | - | |||
| 2004 | "Without You Feels" | - | - | - | - | - | - | Dis/Location | |
| 2008 | "Last Kiss" | - | - | - | - | - | - | day&nightdriving | |
| 2023 | "Settle Up" | - | - | - | - | - | - | Dis/Location | |
| 2023 | "Bark No Bite" | - | - | - | - | - | - | Dis/Location |
EPsEdit
- B-Sides & Rarities (1997) Seven-cut promo EP issued by Atlantic Recording Corp. and Mammoth Records. PRCD 8339-2
- Weed, CA (2002)
- Welcome Race Fans (2003)
Compilation and soundtrack contributionsEdit
- "Cumbersome" & "Water's Edge" – Edgefest 96 Live CD (Dayton, Ohio) WXEGFM (https://www.discogs.com/release/2454087-Various-Edgefest-96)
- "Shelf Life" – The Crow: City of Angels (1996 soundtrack)
- "Blackwing" – MOM: Music for Our Mother Ocean (1996 Surfrider Foundation benefit album)
- "My, My" – Milk It for All It's Worth (1996 compilation)
- "My, My" – ESPN Presents X Games Volume 1: Music from the Edge (1996 compilation)
- "Blackwing" – Hurricane Streets (1998 soundtrack)
- "Lucky" – Pepsi Pop Culture (1998 compilation)
- "Lucky" – 101.5 KZON The Zone Collectibles: Volume Six (1998 compilation)
- "Wait" – Crazy/Beautiful (2001 soundtrack)
- "Cumbersome" – Live in the X Lounge IV (2001 charity album)
- "Sleepwalking" – 8 Ways to Rock: A Mammoth Records Thriller (compilation)
- "Laughing Out Loud" – Paste Magazine Issue 40 CD Sampler (2008 compilation)