Ourselves (album)

Ourselves is a 1988 album by punk band 7 Seconds.[3][4]

Ourselves
Studio album by 7 Seconds
Released	1988
Genre	Pop punk Melodic hardcore
Label	Restless[1]
7 Seconds chronology
Walk Together, Rock Together (1985) Ourselves (1988) Soulforce Revolution (1989)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]

Critical reception

Trouser Press called Ourselves "state of the art: intelligent lyrics of personal and political consequence, moderately powerful singing, buzzing guitars and brisk tempos."[5] Spin called it "fun, fast and smart—a pleasant alternative to mall-born pop slush and three-time losers retreading Dolls riffs."[6]

Track listing

All songs written by Kevin Seconds, except where noted.

1. "Escape and Run" - 2:52
2. "Far Away Friends" (Seconds, Steve Youth) - 2:41
3. "Save Ourselves" - 3:07
4. "If I Abide" - 3:23
5. "Wish I Could Help" - 2:27
6. "Sleep" (Youth) - 3:35
7. "Sister" - 2:04
8. "Middleground" - 4:28
9. "When One Falls" (Seconds, Youth) - 3:30
10. "Some Sort of Balance" (Seconds, Youth) - 2:49
11. "Seven Years" (Seconds, Youth, Troy Mowat) - 4:06

Personnel

• Kevin Seconds: Lead Vocals
• Bob Adams: Guitar, Vocals
• Troy Mowat: Drums
• Steve Youth: Bass, Piano

References

1. "7 Seconds | Biography & History". AllMusic.
2. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 7: MUZE. p. 356.CS1 maint: location (link)
3. "Hardcore devotion - Feature Story - Local Stories - March 11, 2004". Sacramento News & Review.
4. Cogan, Brian (2006). Encyclopedia of Punk Music and Culture. Greenwood Press. p. 195.
5. "7 Seconds". Trouser Press. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
6. "Spins". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. December 2, 1988 – via Google Books.