Seven More Minutes

Seven More Minutes
Studio album by The Rentals
Released	April 13, 1999
Recorded	1998-1999
Genre	Alternative rock, power pop
Length	58:17
Label	Maverick/Reprise/Warner Bros. Records
Producer	Matt Sharp
The Rentals chronology
Return of the Rentals (1995) Seven More Minutes (1999) The Last Little Life EP (2007)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[2]
Hot Press	9/12[3]
NME	6/10[4]
Pitchfork Media	5.9/10[5]
Popmatters	[6]
Rolling Stone	[7]

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).

Theme

Seven More Minutes was written by Matt Sharp while in Barcelona, Spain.^[8] 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"^[9]

References

1. Seven More Minutes at AllMusic
2. Mirkin, Steven (May 7, 1999). "Seven More Minutes". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
3. Walshe, John (July 21, 1999). "Seven MoreMinutes". Hot Press. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
4. "Seven More Minutes". NME. Inspire. September 12, 2005. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
5. Pitchfork Media review at the Wayback Machine (archived March 8, 2008)
6. Zupko, Sarah. "The Rentals, Seven More Minutes". Popmatters. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
7. Rolling Stone review at the Wayback Machine (archived December 17, 2009)
8. "The Rentals - Seven More Minutes (CD, Album)". Discogs.com. 1999-04-13. Retrieved 2016-03-05.

External links

• Seven More Minutes at MusicBrainz