The track sevens (part two)

So I was down and out for 4 days with no computer. Long boring story that you don’t want to hear. The moral of the story is don’t leave your only copy of your music on your computer. I am a traditionalist in that sense. I have mounds of cdr’s laying around with all my music from the computer. But I am glad to be back. I hope to get back to more regular updates with my new computer!

So this is where I am with the track seven issue. I am going to post these last five track sevens and I’ll leave it alone. I was hoping to hear from all of you on this topic, because all of the people (in person) I have talked to about this seem to agree whole heartedly with the topic. And maybe that’s why no one is saying anything in the comments. You all just accept this theory and you’ve known about it for years. But please if you got something to say, leave it in the comments section below. Especially if you disagree. Give me your argument. Because I’ve thought of a few track sevens that are not that great, but I’m certainly not going to nullify our own theory. That’s your job. Enjoy.


Shine a Light—Wolf Parade. It’s my favorite Wolf Parade song. It just got such a good feel to it. I may be in the minority here, but I never really loved this record. Don’t get me wrong, It’s really good, but there are times where it just doesn’t do it for me. But track seven saves it every time.

Explain—Jeremy Enigk. So with all this Jeremy Enigk talk I went back to Return of the Frog Queen to listen. Yet again, I get to track seven and its brilliant. His voice is simply amazing on this track. When he is singing “how can I explain dear, you’ve been gone for some time. Man that’s some good stuff. You may argue that Shade and the Black Hat is better, and you can make your case here, but it’s track 8 and that’s close enough for me.

This Modern Love—Bloc Party. I’m sure RD will argue that there is no track on this record that’s worthy of a post. But I really got into Bloc Party last year and it often finds its way into my cd player. While not the most rocking song, it’s undeniably the most catchy. Yet it was the single and there weren’t to many track sevens that I have mentioned that were the single.

Grace Cathedral Hill—The Decemberists. This was actually the first decemberists song I heard (thank your RD) and it is still probably my favorite. This was a tough one, because there are a handful of songs on Castaways and Cutouts that are just as good.

Soma—Smashing Pumpkins. I was discussing this topic with the brother in law on Saturday and he made this suggestion. I put it up here for him becuase it fits here, but mayonnaise always was my favorite from Siamese Dream.

Anyway enjoy the songs and leave a comment if you’ve got the time. ZC

And if you’ve got the time you should check out Out with the Kids. It’s a fun website for parents and Jeff is a great guy who runs things over there. He’s got some really interesting history with music. I’m gonna add his website to our links over on the left real soon, because RD and I are going to change up the site a little bit.