The Crew is the debut studio album by American hardcore punk band 7 Seconds, released in 1984 by BYO Records.[2][7] The original LP was released with 18 tracks, and later re-released on compact disc with six live bonus tracks.
Critical reception
The Austin Chronicle called the album a "stone classic," writing that "precious few third wave punk-hardcore outfits have aged as stoically – or as relevantly – as vox/guitar sibling duo Kevin Seconds and Steve Youth."[3] In a retrospective review, Tiny Mix Tapes wrote that the band's sound "is distilled ... to a steady grind of too-pah beats and blender-like three-chord sounds, but it’s the combination of this minimalism and Kevin Seconds’s voice — passionate, melodic, hopeful — that makes you believe everything he says."[8]LA Weekly placed The Crew at #3 on its list of the top twenty hardcore albums in history, writing that "7 Seconds wrote the book on positive hardcore and that book is called The Crew."[1]
Track listing
All songs written by Kevin Seconds, except for where noted.
"Here's Your Warning" - 1:18
"Definite Choice" - 0:55
"Not Just Boys Fun" (Seconds, Steve Youth) - 1:29
"This Is the Angry Pt. 2" - 1:09
"Straight On" - 0:24
"You Lose" - 0:36
"What If There's a War in America" - 0:42
"The Crew" - 0:51
"Clenched Fists, Black Eyes" - 1:30
"Colourblind" - 1:42
"Aim to Please" - 1:14
"Boss" (Seconds, Youth) - 0:45
"Young 'Til I Die" - 2:01
"Red and Black" - 0:37
"Die Hard" - 0:57
"I Have a Dream" - 1:00
"Bully" - 1:05
"Trust" - 2:13
"Here's Your Warning" (Live) - 1:35
"Spread" (Live) - 1:21
"I Have a Dream" (Live) - 0:58
"Young 'Til I Die" (Live) - 1:51
"Not Just Boys Fun" (Live) (Seconds, Youth) - 1:26
