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Seven More Minutes

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Released
  
April 13, 1999

Length
  
58:17

Release date
  
13 April 1999

Recorded
  
1998-1999

Artist
  
The Rentals

Producer
  
Matt Sharp

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Seven More Minutes (1999)
  
The Last Little Life EP (2007)

Label
  
Maverick Recording Company

Genres
  
Alternative rock, Power pop

Similar
  
Return of the Rentals, Lost in Alphaville, Pinkerton, Make Believe, Maladroit

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).

Contents

Theme

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

  • "Getting By" mentions "a girl who lives off the coast of Spain"
  • "She Says It's Alright" mentions the line "she says it's alright that you don't speak the language"
  • "Barcelona," which is about the Spanish city and has the line "My sweet angel, Barcelona, hide me safely, give me shelter"
  • "Say Goodbye Forever", ("Your place is so much different than mine, It's so calm and peaceful") This song was written before Return of the Rentals.
  • "Man With Two Brains" ("The Europeans say...")

    • 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:

  • "The Cruise" (which features Miki Berenyi) is a reworking of the song "So Soon" (featuring Petra Haden), previously released as a b-side for the "Friends Of P" single.
  • "Barcelona" is a reworking of "California", the very first Rentals song.

    • Performers

  • Matt Sharp - Bass guitar, vocals
  • Rod Cervera - Guitar
  • Jim Richards - Moog synthesizer
  • Kevin March - Drums

    • Additional musicians

  • Damon Albarn - vocals on "Big Daddy C"
  • Petra Haden - vocals on various tracks.
  • Miki Berenyi - vocals on "The Cruise"
  • Donna Matthews - vocals on "Must be Wrong" and "Say Goodbye Forever"
  • Sharon McConochie - vocals on "The Man With Two Brains"
  • Maya Rudolph - vocals on "Barcelona" and "My Head Is In The Sun"
  • Tim Wheeler - guitars on "Overlee" and "Hello, Hello"
  • Danny Frankel - percussion on "Hello, Hello"
  • Sharon McConochie - main vocals on "The Man with Two Brains"

    • Songs

    1Getting By2:52
    2Hello - Hello4:18
    3She Says It's Alright4:00

    References

    Seven More Minutes Wikipedia
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