Misplaced Pages

Ourselves
Studio album by 7 Seconds
Released	1988
Genre	Hardcore punk
Label	Restless
7 Seconds chronology
Walk Together, Rock Together (1985) Ourselves (1988) Soulforce Revolution (1989)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music

Ourselves is a 1988 album by hardcore punk band 7 Seconds.

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." Spin called it "fun, fast and smart—a pleasant alternative to mall-born pop slush and three-time losers retreading Dolls riffs."

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

This 1980s punk rock album–related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

• 1988 albums
• 7 Seconds (band) albums
• 1980s punk rock album stubs